Sanssouci Quadrille
The Sanssouci Quadrille is a quadrille by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 63). It was first performed in the course of the first half of 1849 in a place that has not been passed on.
Remarks
This quadrille is a mystery. There is no evidence for what reason it was created, nor what the name refers to. The fact that the Sanssouci (worry-free) refers to the mood in Vienna at the time is impossible because it was a time of unrest and tension. The name could refer to a coffee house that may have played the quadrille. Speculations have also been made about a reference to the Prussian palace in Potsdam called Sanssouci . None of these versions can be verified. The place and date of the premiere are also not known. According to a press release on June 10, 1849, the work was just up to date at that time. In the meantime the original orchestral version has been lost. The CD recording mentioned below was made with the help of an arrangement by Professor Ludwig Babinski . This suggests that the work was no longer or hardly played after the time it was written.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 4 minutes and 55 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 75) 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 tenth track on the 27th CD.