What prompted Johann Strauss to choose ‘By the beautiful, blue Danube‘ as the title of his composition? Was it the regulation of the river Danube that was being planned at the time? Or the poems by Karl Beck in which the phrase appears? Had Strauss been planning a waltz with such a title for some time, or did this thought not come to him until he was reminded by the Vienna Men’s Choral Society of the promise he had once made to compose a work dedicated to them?
Johann Strauss (Sohn) : An der schönen blauen Donau / Walzer op. 314 © by «Kulturverein Wiener Blut»
Wednesday, 21. May 202519.00 o' clock Vienna ⁄ Musikverein ⁄ The Große Musikvereinssaal
Concert in Vienna
Alfred Eschwé conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Etwas Kleines / Polka française op. 190 Johann Strauss II : Explosions Polka op. 43 Johann Strauss II : Accelerations / Waltz op. 234 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Orpheus Quadrille op. 236 Johann & Josef Strauss : Pizzicato Polka Franz Lehár : Gold and Silver / Waltz op. 79 Johann Strauss II : Electromagnetic Polka op. 110 Johann Strauss II : Perpetual Motion / Musical joke op. 257 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314
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