Viennese women (waltz)
Wiener Frauen is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 423). The work was first performed on April 27, 1886 under the title Les Dames de St. Peterbourgh in St. Petersburg , Russia.
Remarks
In 1886 Johann Strauss visited Russia for the first time since 1869. He accepted an invitation from the ladies of the St. Petersburg Society to participate in some charity events. At a gala concert in the huge hall of the riding school of the Russian Cavalry Guard Regiment , the composer presented the waltz Les Dames de St. Peterbourgh, written especially for his trip to Russia . Under this title the work was very popular in Russia and it was also printed under this name.
In January 1887 it was announced in Viennese newspapers that Johann Strauss would perform a new waltz entitled Viennese Women on the occasion of the Concordia writers' association ball . The ball took place on February 14, 1887 in the Sofienbad hall . The supposedly new waltz of his brother Johann was premiered under the direction of Eduard Strauss . In fact, this was just a renaming of the work listed in Russia in the previous year under the name Les Dames de St. Peterbourgh .
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 8 minutes and 49 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.
Web links
literature
- Peter Kemp: The Strauss Family: History of a Musician Dynasty. Heyne Biographien, ISBN 3-453-04621-8 , pp. 112 and 242.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 40) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eleventh track on the twelfth CD.