Die Abonnenten, Walzer, Op. 116 - Eduard Strauss

"The Subscribers". In autumn 1870 Eduard Strauss took over sole leadership of the Strauss Orchestra after his brother Johann chose to devote himslef to operetta composition. Eduard was thus responsible for conducting at the ball festivities of the nobility, university faculties and various professional and industrial associations, and also for composing their traditional dedication pieces. His lovely waltz "Die Abonnenten", referring to the subscribers of periodicals, was written for the ball of the Vienna Authors' and Journalists' Association, "Concordia", held on 10 February 1874 in the Sophienbad-Saal. The waltz is dedicated to the Concordia Ball Committee.

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Painting: Subway riders in New York City, aka Evening News
Artist: Francis Luis Mora
Date: 1914

Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Jack Rothsein