Town hall ball dances
Rathausball-Tänze is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 438). The work was performed for the first time on February 12, 1890 in the New Town Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The waltz was premiered on the occasion of the first concert in the New Town Hall of Vienna under the direction of Eduard Strauss . The town hall itself had already been opened in 1883, but the concert hall only followed now. A lot of celebrities from all over the Danube Monarchy came to celebrate this occasion. In addition to the Strauss band, several other civil and military bands played. The response to this Strauss waltz was limited. This work has not become really popular.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 8 minutes and 36 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.
Web links
literature
- Peter Kemp: The Strauss Family: History of a Musician Dynasty. Heyne Biographien, ISBN 3-453-04621-8 , pp. 250 and 254.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 55) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), published by Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the twelfth track on the 18th CD.