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, 15. May 197421.00 o' clock São Paulo ⁄ Teatro Municipal
Concert in Sao Paulo 1st. South America-Tour
Kurt Woess conductor
Program Walter Goldschmidt : Feierliche Eröffnung Johann Strauss II : Ouverture to «Die Fledermaus» Johann Strauss II : Emperor Waltz op. 437 Johann Strauss II : Anna Polka op. 117 Break Johann Strauss II : Eljen A Magyar! « Long Live the Magyar!» / Quick polka op. 332 Josef Strauss : Watercolours / Waltz op. 258 Johann Strauss II : Cuckoo Polka / Polka française op. 336 Johann Strauss II : Perpetual Motion / Musical joke op. 257 Johann Strauss II : The Blue Danube / Waltz op. 314 Encore Johann Strauss I : Radetzky March op. 228
The fist South America tour started with some troubles. Some say, because of missing of promised subsidies, some because of mistakes of the organizers, the orchestra couldn't afford the cost for the flights, so the tour almost couldn't take place. The orchestra travelled after all then, only with a smaller cast. The people of Sao Paulo welcomed the orchestra anyway, especially those, who had german and austrian antecedents.
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