Wild fire (polka)
Wildfire is a French polka by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 313). The work was first performed on November 18, 1866 in Vienna's Volksgarten .
Remarks
The polka was created against the backdrop of the war of 1866 , which ended unhappily for the Danube monarchy. The mood in Vienna was accordingly and Johann Strauss and his brothers tried to lighten this mood. A first attempt had already taken place in August 1866 in the Volksgarten. Among other things, the polka flirting was performed. On November 18 of the same year, the three Strauss brothers held another concert at the same location, with the Express-Polka (op. 313) and the waltz Feenmärchen (op. 312) premiering. On this occasion the Polka Wildfire was presented to the public. In these works, Johann Strauss demonstratively turned away from the sad events of the recent Austrian past and tried to give his listeners new confidence for the future with cheerful music.
The composer took the title name Wildfire from the drama of the same name by Friedrich Halm , which was played in the Hofburgtheater at the time . However, there is no contextual connection between the two works d. H. Musically, Strauss did not go into the stage work. Interestingly enough , Carl Michael Ziehrer , who was one of the main competitors of the Strauss brothers, also composed a polka of the same name at that time . Strauss's work was much more successful and, in contrast to Ziehrer's Polka, remained in the concert programs for a long time. Even Adolf Müller use parts of the polka when he operetta in 1899 Wiener Blut compiled based on themes by Johann Strauss (son).
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 2 minutes and 57 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 105) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the third track on the 40th CD.