It was on 5 January that Kaiser Franz Joseph I laid the final stone of the stately Musikverein building in Vienna, known today to millions as the venue of the annual New Year's Day Concert. For the opening ball, held on 15 January 1870 in the magnificent Goldene Saal (Golden Hall) of the Musikverein, all three Strauss brothers were in attendance, and each presented a specially composed dedication work. Johann conducted his walz Freut euch des Lebens, and Eduard the polka-mazurka Eisblume, whilst Josef dedicated to "the Association of the Friends of Music" his charming french-polka Künstler-Gruß. Text: Peter Kemp, 1978 The Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain
Josef Strauss Artists's Greeting / Polka française op. 274 (1870) © WienBibliothek im Rathaus (Mc-6664-2020)
Thursday, 01. May 202511.00 o' clock Vienna ⁄ Musikverein ⁄ The Große Musikvereinssaal
Concert in Vienna
Alfred Eschwé conductor
Program Franz von Suppè : Ouverture zu «Boccaccio» Josef Strauss : Artists's Greeting / Polka française op. 274 Josef Strauss : On Holiday Travels! / Quick polka op. 133 Johann Strauss II : North Sea Pictures / Waltz op. 390 Josef Strauss : From Afar / Polka mazurka op. 270 Johann Strauss II : Persian March op. 289 Johann Strauss II : Fairy tales from the Orient / Waltz op. 444 Break Richard Heuberger der Aeltere : Ouverture zur Operette "Der Opernball" Johann Strauss II : Singers Joy / Polka française op. 328 Joseph Hellmesberger jun. : Danse Diabolique / Devil dance Johann Strauss II : Mephisto’s Summons to Hell / Waltz op. 101 Hans Christian Lumbye : Copenhagen Railway Steam Gallop Josef Strauss : Forward! / Quick Polka op. 127 Josef Strauss : My Character is Love and Joy / Waltz op. 263
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