Thermal baths (waltz)
Thermen is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 245). The work was performed for the first time on January 22, 1861 in the Sofienbad Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The waltz was dedicated to the medical students of the University of Vienna and premiered at the medical ball. The name is derived from the many therapeutic baths with thermal baths in the vicinity of Vienna. The work was enthusiastically received and was later also very well received on the occasion of the composer's trip to Russia. Today it is one of the composer's masterpieces.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 8 minutes and 1 second. 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 42) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the seventh track on the 13th CD.