Josef Strauss: Dorfschwalben aus Österreich ('Village Swallows from Austria') waltz op. 164

Introduction

Dorfschwalben aus Österreich (Village Swallows from Austria) op. 164 is a Viennese Waltz composed by Josef Strauss in 1864 (1865?).

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

Vienna New Year's Concert

The advent of the Vienna New Year's Concertis as follows.

• 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