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
Thursday, 01. May 201411.00 o' clock Vienna ⁄ Musikverein ⁄ The Große Musikvereinssaal
Frühlingskonzert im Goldenen Saal
Johannes Wildner conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta «Waldmeister» (Woodruff) Johann Strauss II : We’re Not That Worried / Quick polka (Galop) op. 413 Josef Strauss : Gnomen / Polka française op. 217 Josef Strauss : Village Swallows from Austria / Waltz op. 164 Johann Strauss II : At the Double! / Quick polka op. 348 Josef Strauss : From Afar / Polka mazurka op. 270 Johann Strauss II : Where the Lemon Trees Blossom / Waltz op. 364 Break Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Johann Strauss II : In Praise of Women / Polka mazurka op. 315 Franz Lehár : Gold and Silver / Waltz op. 79 Johann Strauss II : Artists Quadrille op. 201 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Magic Bullets / Polka schnell op. 326 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Eduard Strauss I : Clear the Track! / Quick polka op. 45 Josef Strauss : Without a Care! / Quick polka op. 271 Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
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