Rokonhangok
Rokonhangok ( "Related Voices" in Hungarian ) is a polka française by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 246), which is also known as Sympathieklänge . The work was performed for the first time on February 6, 1861 in the Dianabad Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The work was composed for the carnival ball of the Hungarian students at the University of Vienna in 1861 and dedicated to them. The ball was held entirely in the Hungarian style, which explains the attire of the guests in the appropriate costume. The music of the polka, the German translation of which is something like sympathy sounds, was heavily colored in Hungarian. Some historians want to see a political demonstration by Hungarians against the then central government of the Habsburg Monarchy at the event . To what extent this was planned and understood by the Vienna government must remain open. Based on Johann Strauss's strategy of rapprochement with the imperial family, which earned him the title of court ball music director in 1863 , it is more than unlikely that he would have consciously joined a demonstration against the government. Except for the Hungarians, however, the work did not reach the Viennese population, nor did the Russians later on another trip to Russia by the composer. It simply fell through and was forgotten until it was rediscovered on the Naxos CD recording of all Johann Strauss (Sohn) works mentioned below.
The playing time on the CD listed under itemization is 2 minutes and 56 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 67) 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 seventh track on the 24th CD.