Strauss II | Frühlingsstimmen | Voices of Spring (1882)
"Frühlingsstimmen", Op. 410 or "Voices of Spring" is an orchestral waltz, with optional solo soprano voice, written in 1882 by Johann Strauss II.
1882-05-08 18:00:00 - Strauss II
Strauss dedicated the work to the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld. The famous coloratura soprano Bertha Schwarz (stage name Bianca Bianchi) sang this concert aria at a grand matinée charity performance at the Theater an der Wien in aid of the "Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth Foundation for Indigent Austro-Hungarian subjects in Leipzig".
The waltz was not a great success at its premiere, but was more successful when performed on Strauss' tour of Russia in 1886. A piano arrangement by the composer contributed much to its success beyond Vienna.
Grünfeld, the work's dedicatee and a pianist and composer in his own right, also wrote and recorded his own concert transcription of the work for solo piano.
PERFORMANCE
Music video by André Rieu.