Sylph polka
The Sylph Polka is a French Polka by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 309). The work was first performed on February 4, 1866 in the Dianabad Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The polka was originally written on the occasion of the engagement of the then Russian heir to the throne Nikolai Alexandrowitsch Romanow (1843–1865) to the Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847–1928) . Accordingly, the work was entitled Dagmar-Polka . The Polka was also published in print in Russia under this title. Whether it was actually played there is not known. The prince couple never married because the groom died on April 24, 1865. The bride later married his brother, the future Tsar Alexander III. Johann Strauss came back to this work in Mardi Gras in 1866. Under the new title Sylphen-Polka it was premiered in Vienna at the ball of the artists' association Hesperus in the Dianabad hall.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 4 minutes and 4 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
Web links
Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 103) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the third track on the 39th CD.