Sound waves (waltz)
Sound waves is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op.148). The work was performed for the first time on February 7, 1854 in the Sofienbad Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The waltz was composed for the technicians' ball. The name goes back to the physical sound waves. Here too, as in the waltz novellas premiered shortly before , the composer broke new ground. He took musical impulses from contemporary composers such as Giacomo Meyerbeer , Giuseppe Verdi , Franz Liszt and above all from Richard Wagner . In addition to a lot of approval, there were also many critical voices in this case. Among them were celebrities, especially the music critic Eduard Hanslick , who described the work as a waltz requiem . But it must also be noted that Johann Strauss with his commitment to Wagner (he also performed Wagner music with his orchestra) contributed to the fact that his music was also known in the Habsburg lands and especially in Vienna.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 11 minutes and 42 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can vary by up to about 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. 111 and 113.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 30) 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 fourth track on the 8th CD.