Johann Strauss II knew better than any other operetta composer how to arrange and utilize the melodies of his stage works as concert and dance music. This example was eagerly imitated by his colleagues well into the 20th century, albeit not with the same efficiency. Strauss (son) was a born dance composer. The fast polka «Tik-Tak» is like an ingenious mosaic of various melodies from the operetta «Die Fledermaus» (The Bat) and was performed in Strauss concerts soon after its premiere on April 5, 1874 at the Theater an der Wien, for the first time by Eduard Strauss on September 11, 1874 in the Volksgarten. Johann had been in Italy in the meantime and was also temporarily in Graz. The quick polka takes its title from the “Clock Duet” between Rosalinde and Eisenstein in the second act of the operetta. The main theme “Tik-Tak” comes from this, but subsequently fragments from the scenes of the third act (chorus passage “Kein Verzeih'n, der Eistenstein”) and the second act (chorus “Wie fliehen so schnell die Stunden fort”), and even from Adele's couplet “Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande”, are inserted so artfully that the enchanting flow of melodies is self-evident. A masterpiece based on the motifs of the masterpiece «Die Fledermaus» (The Bat).
Johann Strauss II: Tick Tock / Quick polka op. 365 © by WJSO-Archive
Friday, 18. September 199820.00 o' clock Guizhou ⁄ National Song & Dance Theater
Concert in Guiyang 3rd. China tour
Franz Bauer-Theussl conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta «Waldmeister» (Woodruff) Josef Strauss : Moulinet Polka / Polka française op. 57 Johann Strauss II : Chit-Chat Polka op. 214 Johann Strauss II : With Us at Home / Waltz op. 361 Josef Strauss : Heart of Woman / Polka mazurka op. 166 Johann Strauss II : Egyptian March op. 335 Johann Strauss II : Roses from the South / Waltz op. 388 Johann Strauss II : Furioso Polka op. 260 Break Johann Strauss II : Wine, Women and Song / Waltz op. 333 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Tick Tock / Quick polka op. 365 Johann & Josef Strauss : Pizzicato Polka Johann Strauss II : Eljen A Magyar! « Long Live the Magyar!» / Quick polka op. 332 Eduard Strauss I : Clear the Track! / Quick polka op. 45 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
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