From the stock exchange
Von der Börse is a polka- french by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 337). The work was first performed on September 6, 1869 in Pavlovsk , Russia.
Remarks
The polka was created in the summer of 1869 during the composer's trip to Russia. It was successfully premiered on September 6th under the title Nje sabud menja , which means something like don't forget about me , and was in a sense a farewell gift to his Russian audience before they later returned home to Vienna. There the polka was incorporated into the carnival program of the year 1870. The first performance in this context took place during the ball of the writers and journalists' association Concordia on January 25, 1870 in the Sofienbad hall . On this occasion the plant was given its current name. The reference to the stock exchange is derived from the fact that stock market transactions were very popular in Vienna at the time and the topic was repeatedly taken up in the press. Back then, no one thought of the risks of a negative stock market development. If the composer had known what effects a stock market crash could have, he would hardly have written such a lively, cheerful polka on the subject. A few years later, Vienna's stock market speculators, to whom Johann Strauss was not a member, would learn the negative effects of a stock market crash.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 3 minutes and 16 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 114) 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 third track on the 44th CD.