In the autumn of 1888, Johann Strauss II returned to Vienna from his engagement in Russia at the end of November. His first contract with the Russian railway company, where he had conducted these events as its conductor, had expired, and nobody in Vienna really knew what Strauss was planning for the near future. The city was full of rumours: they concerned the artistic projects of the young music director, but above all the alleged or actual amorous adventures of the dashing artist. In addition, at the same time, a joke paper entitled "Tritsch-Tratsch“ (Chit-Chat) was founded in the imperial city. Johann Strauss II designed a polka titled "Tritsch-Tratsch" and brought it home from his trip to Russia. On November 24, 1888, he used the opportunity of a concert in the cozy setting of the "Zum Grossen Zeisig" establishment and performed this work there for the first time. There was cheering and commotion in the audience. A few weeks later the first edition of the amusing polka, which the publisher Haslinger had rushed to issue, was already sold out. Such a paragraph would certainly also have been welcome in the "Tritsch-Tratsch" joke. Text: Prof. Franz Mailer
Johann Strauss II. : Chit-Chat Polka op. 214 © by WJSO-Archive
Sunday, 14. January 202417.00 o' clock Incheon Art Center
Concert in Incheon (Korea) 1st Korea tour
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Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Josef Strauss : Ardent Love / Polka mazurka op. 129 Johann Strauss II : Chit-Chat Polka op. 214 Johann Strauss II : Where the Lemon Trees Blossom / Waltz op. 364 Johann Strauss II : Melodien-Quadrille op. 112 Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Break Carl Michael Ziehrer : Walk In / Waltz op. 518 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Eduard Strauss I : Brakes off / Quick polka op. 238 Franz Lehár : Gold and Silver / Waltz op. 79 Johann Strauss II : Excursion Train / Quick polka op. 281 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314
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