With the 1867 Vienna Carnival over, the three Strauss brothers made preparations to present a 'Revue' of all the dance pieces they had composed for that year's festivities -- a practice which had by now become a tradition. Although they had written a record 24 new works -- 5 by Johann, 11 by Josef and 8 by Eduard -- Johann was conscious that his own carnival offerings (which included the Blue Danube and Artist's Life waltzes) lacked a quick polka, a dance with which Josef Strauss had recently enjoyed much success. With all speed Johann crafted a quick polka of his own, giving it the title Leichtes Blut, which he presented for the first time, alongside that year's carnival novelties, at a benefit concert in the Vienna Volksgarten on 10 March 1867.
Johann Strauss II: Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 © by WJSO-Archive
Sunday, 31. May 199216.00 o' clock Krakau ⁄ Juliusz Slowacki theater
Concert in Krakau Tournee durch die Türkei und Polen 1992
Alfred Eschwé conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Josef Strauss : Moulinet Polka / Polka française op. 57 Josef Strauss : Without a Care! / Quick polka op. 271 Johann Strauss II : Accelerations / Waltz op. 234 Johann Strauss II : Town and Country / Polka mazurka op. 322 Eduard Strauss I : By Express Post / Quick polka op. 259 Johann Strauss II : Voices of Spring / Waltz op. 410 Johann Strauss II : Thunder and Lightning / Quick polka op. 324 Break Johann Strauss II : Wine, Women and Song / Waltz op. 333 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Johann & Josef Strauss : Pizzicato Polka Johann Strauss II : Bandits Galop / Polka schnell op. 378 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Johann Strauss II : Eljen A Magyar! « Long Live the Magyar!» / Quick polka op. 332 Johann Strauss II : Chit-Chat Polka op. 214 Johann Strauss I : Moan gallop op. 9 Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
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