Flywheels (waltz)
Flywheels is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 223). The work was performed for the first time on February 27, 1859 in the Redouten Hall of the Vienna Hofburg .
Remarks
The work was composed and performed on the occasion of the technicians and engineers' ball. With the waltz, the composer created a musical memorial for railway engineers in particular. The expansion of the railway network, especially to and from Vienna, but also in other parts of the Danube Monarchy (with a few exceptions in rural areas) had progressed rapidly. The engineers responsible for this were thanked for their success with this work. The name flywheels comes from physics and describes a rotating wheel that constantly maintains movement and thus symbolically symbolizes unstoppable progress. In contrast to his waltz promotions , published only two weeks earlierAfter a short start-up period, this work was well received by the public in the long term. It stayed on concert programs for a long time and is still played occasionally today.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 8 minutes and 26 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 99) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eighth track on the 37th CD.