The polka mazurka Brennende Liebe (Ardent Love), op. 129, was composed by Josef Strauss in Pavlovsk in 1862. However, there it was performed as Amorette, or Küsse mich (Kiss me), with the opus number 122, although there is no connection to the polka française Amourette, op. 147, which he composed later. Josef gave the first performance of the work as one of several new pieces at his first benefit concert in Pavlovsk on 1 [13 NS] September 1862. The polka mazurka must have been well received as it was, rather unusually, also performed on the two following days. In the month to the final concert of the season it appeared on the programme no fewer than ten times. After his return to Vienna, Josef presented the piece to the public there on 9 November at the Sperl establishment, for the first time under the title Brennende Liebe — ‘ardent love’. It is now no longer possible to determine who was responsible for the renaming and why it was done. The new title is taken from one of the everyday German names for plants of the genus Lychnis, variously known in English as, for example ‘ragged robin’ or ‘cuckooflower’. The plant, shown on the title page of the first edition for piano, has bright red flowers. The romantic associations of the German name were explored in a poem by Julius Mosen which appeared in 1836: ’In my little garden there smile many flowers bright and red, But of them all it’s burning love which troubles heart and head.’
Sunday, 15. May 201611.00 o' clock Vienna ⁄ Musikverein ⁄ The Große Musikvereinssaal
Spring concert in the Golden Hall «Eduard-Strauss-Schwerpunkt» anlässlich des 100. Todestages
Johannes Wildner conductor
Program Heinz Sandauer : Festive Fanfare of the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta "The Gypsy Baron" Eduard Strauss I : Brakes off / Quick polka op. 238 Josef Strauss : Heart’s Sorrow / Orchestral Fantasy * Eduard Strauss I : Jubilee Waltz / Waltz op. 296 Josef Strauss : Ardent Love / Polka mazurka op. 129 Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Johann Strauss II : Thunder and Lightning / Quick polka op. 324 Break Josef Strauss : Allegro fantastique / Orchestral Fantasy* Josef Strauss : Mysterious Powers of Attraction (Dynamiden) / Waltz op. 173 Johann Strauss II : Csárdás from the opera «Knight Pásmán» op. 441 Johann Strauss II : The Sighs of the Liguorian Monks / Playful polka op. 57 Johann & Josef Strauss : Pizzicato Polka Eduard Strauss I : Who’ll Join the Dance? / Quick polka op. 251 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Johann Strauss II : Niko-Polka (Quick polka) op. 228 Josef Strauss : Eingesendet / Polka schnell op. 240 Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
Hinweis: * Bei den mit dem Stern gekennzeichneten Werken handelt es sich um eine österreichische Erstaufführung. Wir danken der Wienbibliothek im Rathaus für die Zurverfügungstellung des Notenmaterials und die wertvolle wissenschaftliche Kooperation! «Einführungsvortrag im Hotel Imperial» Alle Informationen zum Einführungsvortrag finden Sie HIER «Orchester-Dîner Johann Strauss» Genießen Sie nach dem Konzert das exklusive «Orchester-Dîner Johann Strauss» im Hotel Imperial. Weitere Informationen zu diesem Angebot finden Sie HIER «FAQ» Wenn Sie weitere Fragen rund um unsere Musikvereins-Konzerte haben, besuchen Sie bitte den FAQ-Bereich unserer Webseite.
Vienna ⁄ Musikverein ⁄ The Große Musikvereinssaal Musikvereinsplatz 1 1010 Vienna Austria Website About the concert hall Travel Directions Show Map
Dieses Konzert wurde ermöglicht durch die freundliche Unterstützung von:
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien
Vienna Culture
Thomastik Infeld Vienna
Hotel Imperial Vienna
Wienbibliothek im Rathaus
Concerts
Orchestra
Media
Shop
Licenses
Contact
Sitelinks
Partner
Newsletter