Dorfschwalben aus Österreich

Dorfschwalben aus Österreich (Village Swallows from Austria), Op. 164, is a Viennese waltz composed by Josef Strauss in 1864 or 1865.

August Silberstein

It was inspired by August Silberstein's novel Dorfschwalben aus Österreich. It was premiered at the Volksgarten, Vienna, on September 6, 1864 (1865?). The polka-mazurka "Frauenherz" was premiered at the same time. Both compositions were played during Josef Strauss's memorial ceremony under the direction of his brother, Johann Strauss II.

Structure

Introduction.

Waltz 1

Waltz 2

Waltz 3

Waltz 4

Waltz 5

Coda

Vienna New Year's Concert

It was played the Vienna New Year's Concert in these years:

• 1947 – Josef Krips
• 1956 – Willi Boskovsky
• 1963 – Willi Boskovsky
• 1977 – Willi Boskovsky
• 1986 – Lorin Maazel
• 1992 – Carlos Kleiber
• 2001 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
• 2008 – Georges Prêtre
• 2015 – Zubin Mehta

External links

• Dorfschwalben aus Österreich: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project