The quick polka So ängstlich sind wir nicht! is one of six dances arranged from the melodies of Johann Strauss’s operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice), which was first performed in Berlin on 3 October 1883. The title of the polka is taken from the refrain of the song sung by Agricola, the wife of Senator Stefano Barbaruccio, at the beginning of the second act (no. 8 in the piano edition). The melody to which this refrain is sung is used as the first theme of the middle section of the polka. Its second theme is derived from a duet performed by Annina and Agricola which is not included in the piano edition, ‘Überall Karneval!’ (Carnival is everywhere!). The two melodies of the outer sections of the polka are taken from the opening number of the first act, Pappacoda’s entrance song, ‘Ihr habet Euren Marcusplatz’ (You’ve got your Saint Mark’s Square). On 5 December 1883 the publication of the piano edition was advertised in the Fremden-Blatt newspaper. This suggests that the first performance of the quick polka So ängstlich sind wir nicht! was given in the autumn of 1883, probably after the first performance of the operetta in Vienna in the Theater an der Wien on 9 October, but before the publication of the piano edition on 5 December. The exact date of the polka’s first performance is not known.
Sunday, 26. October 196919.00 o' clock Zurich ⁄ (Exact place unknown)
Concert in Zürich Netherlands, German and Suisse Tour
Willi Boskovsky conductor
Program Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Anna Polka op. 117 Josef Strauss : Without a Care! / Quick polka op. 271 Johann Strauss II : Where the Lemon Trees Blossom / Waltz op. 364 Johann & Josef Strauss : Pizzicato Polka Johann Strauss II : Town and Country / Polka mazurka op. 322 Johann Strauss II : We’re Not That Worried / Quick polka (Galop) op. 413 Johann Strauss II : Perpetual Motion / Musical joke op. 257 Break Johann Strauss II : Overture to the operetta "The Gypsy Baron" Josef Strauss : Watercolours / Waltz op. 258 Johann Strauss II : Light of Heart / Quick polka op. 319 Johann Strauss I : Moan gallop op. 9 Johann Strauss II : New Pizzicato Polka, from the Operetta «Fürstin Ninetta» op. 449 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Johann Strauss II : Champagne Polka op. 211 Eduard Strauss I : Clear the Track! / Quick polka op. 45 Johann Strauss II : Thunder and Lightning / Quick polka op. 324 Encore Johann Strauss II : Hunting / Quick polka op. 373 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228 Johann Strauss II : Opening march from the operetta «The Gypsy Baron»
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