Patroness
Patroness is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 264). The work was performed for the first time on February 24, 1862 in the Redoutensaal of the Vienna Hofburg .
Remarks
The waltz was written in 1862 for the first general student ball in Vienna after the revolution of 1848 and also performed there. It was dedicated to all those people (ladies from aristocratic circles, high administrative officials and university teachers) who had made this ball possible. The name of the waltz is derived from this, as these patrons were also referred to as patrons. For several years there had been balls from the individual university faculties such as medicine, technicians or lawyers. But there has not yet been a general student ball since the revolution of 1848. The political background of this ball was the gradual rapprochement of the general student body, which had participated in the revolution in 1848 and has since been viewed critically and suspiciously, with state power . In this context, the location of the ball is certainly symbolic: the Vienna Hofburg, the center of power of the Danube monarchy. The waltz itself was initially enthusiastically received. As a result, the work gradually disappeared from the concert schedule. This was also due to the large number of Strauss compositions in those years, which displaced each other from the concert plans. Occasionally it is still played today.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 9 minutes and 38 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 54) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eighth track on the 18th CD.