Freuet euch des Lebens

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: $\relative c' { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \key g \minor \time 3/4 \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo "" 2. = 64 << { f'( d f) f( d f)( g2.~) g2 g4 a( d, a') g( c, g') g2.~ g2 f4 s\< s s s s s g2.~ g2\! } \\ { d4 bes d d bes <d f,> <g, d'>2.~ <g d'>2 g4 a2 a4 g2 g4 <a ees'>2.~ <a ees'>2 ees'4 <ees f>^( c <ees f>) <d f>^( b <d f>)^( ees2.~) ees } >> } \new Dynamics { s\p } \new Staff { \key g \minor \time 3/4 \clef bass bes,,4 <f' bes d> <f bes d> f, <f' bes d> <f bes d> bes, <f' bes d> <f bes d> f, <f' bes d> <f bes d> bes, <f' bes d> <f bes d> f, <f' bes d> <f bes d> bes, <f' a ees'> <f a ees'> f, <f' a ees'> <f a ees'> a, <f' c' ees> <f c' ees> gis,4 <f' b d> <f b d> a, <f' c' ees> <f c' ees> f, <f' c' ees> <f c' ees> } >> }$

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

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

External links

Freuet euch des Lebens: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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[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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