Telegrams (waltz)
Telegramme is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 318). The work was performed for the first time on February 12, 1867 in the Sofienbad Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The waltz was composed in 1867 for the carnival ball of the journalists and press association Concordia . Strauss must have finished the composition a long time before the premiere because the printed version was already available at the same time as the premiere. Back then it always took some time between completion and printing of a work. Usually Johann Strauss performed his works first and then released them for printing through his respective publisher. The waltz contains some nice melodies and was well received at first. As a result, the work disappeared from the concert schedule. This was also due to the large number of Strauss compositions in those years, which displaced each other from the concert plans.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 9 minutes and 31 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to 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 , p. 137.
Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 65) 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 23rd CD.