Snow bell (waltz)
Snow bell is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 143). The work was performed for the first time on December 2, 1853 in the dance hall Zum Sperl as part of a banquet given by the Russian ambassador Felix Baron Meyendorff.
Remarks
The work was published on the occasion of a dinner by the Russian ambassador in honor of the pianist Countess Maria Kalergis-Muchanow, b. Nesselrode (1822–1874). This moved in the vicinity of such well-known musicians as Frédéric Chopin , Franz Liszt and later Richard Wagner . The waltz was dedicated to her. Musically, the composer describes the blossoming of a snow bell out of the snow and thus indirectly and flatteringly compares the beauty of the plant with that of the countess. The waltz is already a first step away from a pure dance piece towards a concert waltz. The first public performance of the waltz (the premiere in the Sperl was a private party) took place on February 13, 1854 in the Sofienbad hall on the occasion of a carnival event. The reviews were mostly good to very good.
The playing time on the CD below is 9 minutes and 36 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.
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Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 27) of the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the fourth track on the 7th CD.