Johann Strauss I

Johann Baptist Strauss, to avoid confusion with his son of the same to avoid the " Waltz King ", Johann Strauss father usually called ( Johann Strauss, born March 14, 1804 in Leopoldstadt, Vienna today, † 25 September 1849 in Vienna), was German - Austrian composer and conductor. His most famous work to date is the 1848 premiered " Radetzky March ", which traditionally closes the New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Although the name " Strauss " in modern reference works can be found mostly with "ß", Strauss himself wrote his name over with "ss" in the spelling of " Strauss " with long and round "s".

Life

He was the son of an innkeeper, who killed himself in 1816, and appeared quite early in the bar trio on. In 1817 he began a bookbinder and took off the journeyman's examination. In 1824 he became the high - and German masters, the Viennese house Regiment, confiscated; even there he was active as a musician.

He received lessons in violin with Michael Pamer and Johann Polischansky as well as in music theory with Ignaz von Seyfried. Strauss played together with Josef Lanner in the chapel of the Brothers Scholl. Lanner founded in 1825 a chapel, in which initially also played Strauss. However, they soon went their separate ways. Strauss was able to found at this time no own chapel, as this was prohibited by a treaty with his father Josef Streim him.

In 1825 he made ​​his first public appearance as a composer, and in 1827 he was finally able to start his own business. He stepped in several places - including " For Sperl " - in Leopoldstadt on, in 1832 head of the band of the 1st Regiment citizens and in 1835 at the Imperial kk Hofballmusikdirektor. Concert tours with his now larger orchestra led in German cities, to Paris and to London.

In 1834 he moved into the no longer existing, the " Sperl " adjacent so-called Hirsch House (For golden deer ) in Leopoldstadt, Tabor Road 17, where he anmietete four apartments for himself and his family, including one that was intended for his work.

Johann Strauss was indeed with the innkeeper's daughter (Mary) Anna Streim ( 1801-1870 ) married, but left his family and then lived in a community with the milliner Emilie Tram Pusch (1814 - after 1865 ), with whom he had eight children. His three surviving sons of Anna - Johann, Josef and Eduard - were also musicians. His son Johann was - massive support from his mother against his father's wishes - from 1844, a serious competitor of his father.

Joseph Lanner, the colleague and rival of Strauss father died, 1843. 1849 Strauss died in Emilie Tram Pusch's apartment in the Kumpfgasse (now 1st district) of scarlet fever. He was buried on the old, later abandoned Döblinger cemetery. On 13 June 1904 he was and Lanner side by side in graves of honor at Vienna's Central Cemetery (Group 32 A, No. 15, Lanner: No. 16) reburied. Your old grave stones have been included in the opened in 1928 in place of the cemetery Strauss - Lanner Park design.

1905, Strauss- Lanner Memorial was built at the City Hall Park, where the two composers stand side by side in the Biedermeier tails. The complex was designed by architect Robert Oerley, the metal figures designed sculptor Franz Seifert. After Strauss's abandoned wife, the mother of the " Waltz King ", 2006, the Anna -Strauss Square was in Hietzing, since 1892 the 13th district of Vienna, named, not far from Dommayers casino where Strauss father, Josef Lanner and Strauss auftgereten son often were.

Works

Johann Strauss father wrote 152 waltzes, quadrilles 32, 13 polkas and marches 18. His most famous work is the " Radetzky March", its probably the most successful Viennese Waltz are the Loreley -Rhein sounds.

Marches

  • Radetzky -Marsch, Op 228 (1848)
  • Jelacic march op 244

Quadrilles

  • Jubilee Quadrille, Op 130
  • Louise - Quadrille, Op 234

Polka

  • Sigh Galop, Op 9
  • Chinese Galop op.20
  • Catchment gallop op 35
  • Sperl Galop, Op 42
  • Fortuna Galop, Op 69
  • Travel gallop op 85
  • Ball Night Gallop op 86
  • Youth Fire gallop op 90
  • Cachucha Galop, Op 97
  • Indian Galop, Op 111
  • Sperl -Polka, Op 133
  • Popular Annen -Polka, Op 137
  • Salon- Polka op 161
  • Eisele and Beisele jumps op 202
  • Katinka - Polka op 218
  • Vienna Cruiser Polka op 220
  • Piefke and Pufke Polka op 235
  • Alice Polka, Op 238
  • Ladies Souvenir -Polka, Op 236
  • Exeter Polka op 249

Waltz

  • Täuberln - Walzer op 1 (1826 )
  • Döblinger Reunion - Walzer op 2 (1826 )
  • Vienna Carnival, Op 3 (1827 )
  • Chain Bridge Waltz Opus 4 (1827 )
  • Company Walzer op 5 (1827 )
  • Wiener Caprice Walzer op 6 (1817 )
  • Charming Waltz Op 31 (1829 )
  • Benifice Waltz Op 33 ( 1830)
  • Good opinion for the joy of dancing, Op 34 ( 1830)
  • Tivoli slip Waltz op 39 ( 1830)
  • Vive la Danse! op 47 (1831 )
  • Op Clear in serious time 48 (1831 )
  • Life is a dance, or the dance a life! Waltz op 49 (1832 )
  • Bayaderes Waltz op 53
  • My best day in Baden, Op 58 (1835 )
  • Gabriella waltz op 68
  • Elisabethen Waltz Op 71
  • Pink Waltz op 76 (1836 )
  • Zweyte garland waltz op 77 (1835 )
  • Homage Waltz op 80 (1836 )
  • Philomelen Waltz Op 82 (1835 )
  • Brussels lace, Op 95 (1837 )
  • Ball rockets op 96 (1837 )
  • Paris -Walzer, Op 101 by 1838, it contains a three-quarter time version of the Marseillaise in the coda
  • Delight ... Regards, Op 105 (1839)
  • Gemüths Wiener - Walzer op 116 (1840)
  • Cecilia Waltz op 120 (1839)
  • Apollo -Walzer, Op 128 (1839)
  • Adelaide, Waltz, Op 129 (1841)
  • Egerien Waltz, Op 134 (1842)
  • Lorelei Rheinklänge Op 154 (1843)
  • Secret from the Vienna Dance World Op 176 (1845)
  • Heart sounds Waltz Op 203
  • Helen Waltz Op 204 (1848)
  • The messengers of peace op 241
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