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
Sunday, 26. October 202515.30 o' clock Vienna ⁄ Musikverein ⁄ The Große Musikvereinssaal
Anniversary concert «200 Years of Johann Strauss II»
Johannes Wildner conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta «Waldmeister» (Woodruff) Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Johann Strauss II : Fantasy Flowers / Polka mazurka op. 241 Johann Strauss II : Danube Maidens / Waltz op. 427 Johann Strauss II : Chit-Chat Polka op. 214 Johann Strauss II : Greetings from Austria / Polka mazurka op. 359 Johann Strauss II : With Us at Home / Waltz op. 361 Break Johann Strauss II : Excursion Train / Quick polka op. 281 Johann Strauss II : An der Elbe / Waltz op. 477 Johann Strauss II : By the Moldau / Polka française op. 366 Johann Strauss II : Where the Lemon Trees Blossom / Waltz op. 364 Johann Strauss II : Csárdás from the opera «Knight Pásmán» op. 441 Johann Strauss II : Emperor Waltz op. 437
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