Triumph March (Johann Strauss)
The Triumph-March is a march by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 69). The work was first performed in late 1849 or early 1850.
Remarks
The genesis of this march is largely in the dark. The piano version was published in early 1850. Before that there was obviously an orchestral version that was played on January 17, 1850 in the Volksgarten in Vienna on the occasion of a charity concert. When exactly this was created is not documented, but it is probably the end of 1849. The orchestral version was then lost. The version that can be heard on the CD recording mentioned below is based on an orchestral version by the Viennese city music director Gustav Fischer. The composition itself was created against the background of the failed revolution of 1848 , with which Johann Strauss had sympathized. After the end of the revolution, the composer quickly switched sides and dedicated many musical numbers to the emperor and his family. You might call that opportunistic. On the other hand, it was probably the only way for him to remain artistically active. Whether it was really necessary, of all things, to honor the bloody suppression of a Hungarian uprising with the triumph march remains to be seen. The march is not one of the composer's great and successful works.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 5 minutes and 3 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 98) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), published by Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the first track on the 37th CD.