Auf Ferienreisen, Polka schnell, Op. 133 - Josef Strauss

"On a Holiday Trip!". During the carnival season of 1863, doctors had forbidden his brother Johann any mental exertion—including composing—in view of his deep depression. Josef stepped in and provided all the dedication compositions for the magnificent Student’s Ball, held on 11 February 1863 in the ballrooms at the Imperial Palace. Vienna’s university students had organised an Association for the Sick as a way to provide needy students with opportunities for recovery and convalescence. The goals set by the Association and the use intended for the considerable proceeds to be obtained from the Ball explain the title and the form of the composition which Josef Strauss dedicated to the students. A merry trumpet call signals the start, and Strauss adapted student songs (Edite, bibite) and melodies of his own vim and vigour, as befits a true Strauss work.

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Painting: Waiting for the Ferry
Artist: Edward Lamson Henry

Wiener Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta
Neujahrskonzert 1995