Wine, women and song (waltz)

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Wein, Weib und Gesang is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 333). The work was composed in 1869 as a choral work for the Vienna Men's Choir and premiered on February 2, 1869, the club's fools' evening, in the Dianabad Hall in Vienna.

Remarks

The waltz is one of nine choral works (six waltzes, two polkas and a march) by Johann Strauss (son) that he composed for the Vienna Men's Choir. The waltz was dedicated to the musician and honorary chorister of the choral society, Johann von Herbeck . The waltz was enthusiastically received. Some critics said it could become as popular as the waltz On the Beautiful Blue Danube . Johannes Brahms , a personal friend of Johann Strauss, was also enthusiastic. He musically quoted this waltz in his string quartet Opus 51. The motto of the waltz wine, woman and song ("Who does not love wine, woman, song, remains a fool all his life") has a long tradition and has in the meantime been incorrectly attributed to Martin Luther . It probably comes from the 18th century. On March 16, 1869, the waltz was first performed as an instrumental version. In this form it has been a popular repertoire piece on concert schedules to this day. Motifs from the waltz were also used in the operetta Wiener Blut , which Adolf Müller compiled based on Strauss motifs . The playing time on the CD mentioned under itemization is 11 minutes and 39 seconds. The time varies from performance to performance depending on the artistic imagination of the conductor.

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literature

  • Peter Kemp: The Strauss Family: History of a Musician Dynasty. Heyne Biographien, ISBN 3-453-04621-8 , pp. 72, 149 and 197.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 75) of the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the ninth track on the 27th CD.