Horse March (1887)
The Reitermarsch is a march by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 428). The work was performed for the first time either on December 18, 1887 or on January 15, 1888 in the Vienna Volksgarten or in the concert hall of the Wiener Musikverein .
Remarks
The march was put together based on motifs from the operetta Simplicius , which premiered in 1887 . The work thus joins a series of compositions (opus numbers 427 , 429 , 430 , 431 and 432 ) that take up all the themes from this operetta. This also includes the Old German Waltz , which was published without an opus number . During the march, the equestrian song (part of the first operetta scene), song No. 8 of the score , was on fire throughout the country…. That's why I say goodbye to you, universityand a marching motif from the overture. The march was probably played for the first time on December 18, 1887 in the Volksgarten under the direction of Karl Komzak . The title played back then was called Simplicius March . Most likely, but not definitely proven, this is the equestrian march discussed here. It is certain that Eduard Strauss played the equestrian march on January 15, 1888 in the concert hall of the Wiener Musikverein.
The playing time on the CD listed under itemization is 2 minutes and 57 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
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Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 111) 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 first track on the 43rd CD.