Tritsch-gossip polka

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Modern arrangement for accordion (accordion orchestra Hof, 2010)

The Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka ( op. 214) is a work by the Austrian conductor and composer Johann Strauss (son) . Johann Strauss composed the Schnellpolka in 1858. After his return from a summer concert in Russia , it was premiered on November 24th of the same year in the Zum Großer Zeisig restaurant on Spittelberg near Burgglacis in Vienna .

History of origin

In the 1858 season, Johann Strauss conducted the summer concerts in Pavlovsk near Saint Petersburg for the third time . Shortly before his return to Vienna, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung reported on September 24, 1858: “During his stay in St. Petersburg this year, Kapellmeister Johann Strauss completed the following compositions: 'Mes adieux à St. Petersbourgh' - Waltz, 'Bon -Bon '- française polka, Tritsch-Tratsch' - Schnellpolka, Szechenyi dances' -. waltz "In fact, this polka has not yet such as Mes adieux à St. Petersbourgh ( farewell to St. Petersburg op (210). ) performed in Pavlovsk, as the composition was not yet completed at that time.

Also at the concert in Vienna's Volksgarten on November 21, a few days after Johann Strauss returned to his hometown, many of the pieces he composed during the summer in Russia were on the program, but not the Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka . After the gossip had been covered in the newspapers as to whether the "brisk Jean" had just fallen in love, engaged or even married in Petersburg, Strauss completed the composition in Vienna. He made fun of these reports in the humorous magazine Tritsch-Tratsch, which had been published in Vienna since 1858 . The title of this magazine was based on the farce of the same name Der Tritschtratsch (1833) by Johann Nestroy , therefore scenes from both sources of the name can be seen on the title page .

Great Siskin Inn. Watercolor by Carl Wenzel Zajicek

A few days later, on November 24th, 1858, the time had come: Johann Strauss and his brother Josef gave a concert very close to their birthplace in Ortisei , namely in the Großer Zeisig, which at the time was a popular music venue well-known inn on the site of today's Hotel Sans Souci in Burggasse No. 2. This is where the long announced Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka was premiered .

The Theater-Zeitung wrote on November 27th about the latest work: “No dance composition with such freshness, humorous coloring and piquant instrumentation has appeared in years.” The piano sheet music published by the publisher Carl Haslinger was sold out within a few hours.

György Cziffra wrote a transcription of the Polka for piano solo, which is one of the most demanding piano literature.

Recordings (selection)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tritsch-Tratsch Polka at the Johann Strauss Society ( Memento from March 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Alfred Estermann: The German literature journals 1850-1880: Bibliographien - Programs. Volume V: Sp - Z. Saur, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-598-10713-7 , pp. 80 f. ( limited preview in Google Book search).