Rotunda Quadrille
The rotunda quadrille is a quadrille by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 360). It was first performed in May 1873 in the Vienna Prater .
Remarks
The work was compiled based on motifs from the operetta Carnival in Rome , which premiered in 1873 . It joins a series of compositions (opus numbers 356 , 357 , 358 , and 359 ) that take up all the themes from this operetta. The Quadrille was premiered on the occasion of the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873 . The rotunda that gave it its name was a domed structure on the exhibition grounds. The exact date of the premiere is not known. Many events were postponed several times that May due to bad weather. In general, the whole world exhibition was overshadowed by a number of unfavorable factors. For a long time there was bad weather, a cholera epidemic and a stock market crash. The Rotunda Quadrille was premiered by the World Exhibition Orchestra, which was actually the orchestra of Julius Langenbach from Elberfeld, under the direction of the composer. The work was dedicated to Wilhelm Freiherr von Schwarz-Senborn , the organizer of the world exhibition.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 5 minutes and 22 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 61) 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 eighth track on the 21st CD.