Freuet euch des Lebens

Cover of the piano score

Freuet euch des Lebens (Enjoy Life), Op. 340, is a Viennese waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written for the Vienna Musikverein, and premiered at the new Musikverein building in Vienna in 1870.[1]

Waltz 1

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Influence

In the opening movement of his Ninth Symphony, Gustav Mahler quotes from this waltz.[2]

Vienna New Year's Concert

The waltz was played at these Vienna New Year's Concerts:

  • 1947 – Josef Krips
  • 1962 – Willi Boskovsky
  • 1974 – Willi Boskovsky
  • 1988 – Claudio Abbado
  • 1997 – Riccardo Muti
  • 2008 – Georges Prêtre
  • 2012 – Mariss Jansons
  • 2020 – Andris Nelsons

References

  1. ^ "Strauss II, J.:Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures". NaxosDirect. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  2. ^ Barford, Philip (1971) Mahler Symphonies and Songs, London: BBC Publications, ISBN 9780563092742, p. 55.

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