Johann Strauss II: Freuden-Salven (Salvos of Joy 祝砲) Walzer Op. 171 - (1) Piano (2) Orchestra

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Johann Strauss II (1825-1899): Freuden-Salven (Salvos of Joy 祝砲) Walzer Op. 171 (1855) – (1) Piano (2) Orchestra [7:54]　　　
1st Performance: Tuesday July 17, 1855 – Festival Concert in the k.k. [Imperial] Volksgarten on the safe return of his Imperial-Royal Apostolic Majesty the Emperor Franz Josef I on July 9 1855 [from the Galicia region of Austria – Today, the eastern half of Galicia is part of Ukraine, and the western half is part of Poland.] – performed by the Strauβkapelle conducted by Johann Strauss II
Source: 1st edition Piano Score published by Carl Haslinger, Wien Plate no. C. H. 11,755 (9.30.1855)
Performed by Dr. Taka S. Otagawa https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ua5y...
Recorded LIVE (12.3.1977) at Herr Karasawa (唐澤俊三)* Residence, Yokohama, JAPAN
[* Founder/Director of the Tokyo Johann Strauβ Ensemble] Equipment: Top-of-the-line Yamaha Upright Piano, TEAC Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder, Professional Recording Microphone
ANALYSIS of “The HISTORICAL PIANO RECORDINGS” by Herr Karasawa https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JEPK...
The Orchestral Performance: Courtesy of Otto Schulz-Biedermeier Orchestra (1950s)

In the INTRODUCTION two (2) sets of the three (3) chords: B7 + G#-diminished-7th-chord (G#dim7) + B7 are effectively employed at “forte (f)” to “mimic” forceful “Canon-Fire Noises”.

31 years later in 1886 the Imperial-Court-Ball-Music-Director Eduard Strauss created his own version of “Freuden-Salven (Salvos of Joy 祝砲), which would “sound”, by far, more “symphonic” (!!!):    • Eduard Strauss: Freudensalven (Salvos of J...