Wo die Zitronen blühen
"Wo die Zitronen blühen" (German pronunciation: [ˈvoː diː tsiˈtʁoːnən ˈblyːən]; "Where the Lemons Blossom", or "Where the Citrons Bloom"), Op. 364, is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1874. The waltz was composed during a tour of the composer in Italy where he travelled with the Langenbach Orchestra of Germany and performed the work at the Teatro Regio in Turin on 9 May 1874.
The waltz came after a successful premiere of his famous operetta Die Fledermaus and Strauss originally entitled the waltz as "Bella Italia" (Beautiful Italy) for his Italian audiences before renaming it "Wo die Zitronen blühen" after a quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre – "Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn?" (Do you know the land where the lemons blossom?).
Strauss's waltz (as most of his waltzes dating from around this time) follows the structure of an introduction followed by three two-part waltz sections and a coda, instead of his earlier format of five two-part sections. This structure was to feature in most of his later waltzes although he did not set it as a definite and permanent structure.
Waltz 1
The work begins in a tranquil fashion in G major, with a reflective solo violin melody in the introduction. A series of loud chords precedes the gentle first waltz section. The second section is more animated with a second part in D major. The wistful nature of the waltz is further expanded in the third section. A lively coda recalls earlier melodies and the first waltz section makes another entry. Near the end of the work, the introduction's solo violin melody returns before the waltz rises to a forte and climaxes with a timpani drumroll.
Vienna New Year's Concert
The waltz was part of the Vienna New Year's Concert programmes as follows.
- 1951 – Clemens Krauss
- 1960 – Willi Boskovsky
- 1965 – Willi Boskovsky
- 1972 – Willi Boskovsky
- 1983 – Lorin Maazel
- 1988 – Claudio Abbado
- 1993 – Riccardo Muti
- 2007 – Zubin Mehta
- 2013 – Franz Welser-Möst
- 2020 – Andris Nelsons
References
- Wo die Citronen blüh'n!: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Based on original text by Peter Kemp, The Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain. Used with permission.
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- Indigo und die vierzig Räuber (1871)
- Der Karneval in Rom (1873)
- Die Fledermaus (1874)
- Cagliostro in Wien (1875)
- Prinz Methusalem (1877)
- Blindekuh (1878)
- Das Spitzentuch der Königin (1880)
- Der lustige Krieg (1881)
- Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883)
- Der Zigeunerbaron (1885)
- Simplicius (1887)
- Waldmeister (1895)
- Die Göttin der Vernunft (1897)
- Wiener Blut (arr. by Adolf Müller, 1899)
- Casanova (arr. by Ralph Benatzky, 1928)
- Walzer aus Wien (arr. by Erich Korngold and Julius Bittner, 1930)
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- Sträußchen, Op. 15 (1846)
- Klange aus der Walachei, Op. 50 (1850)
- Frohsinns-Spenden, Op. 73 (1850)
- Lava-Ströme, Op. 74 (1850)
- Rhadamantus-Klänge, Op. 94 (1851)
- Idyllen, Op. 95 (1851)
- Mephistos Höllenrufe, Op. 101 (1851)
- Liebeslieder, Op. 114 (1852)
- Phönix-Schwingen, Op. 125 (1853)
- Novellen, Op. 146 (1854)
- Nachtfalter, Op. 157 (1855)
- Glossen, Op. 163 (1855)
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- Phänomene, Op. 193 (1857)
- Abschied von St. Petersburg, Op. 210 (1858)
- Hell und voll, Op. 216 (1859)
- Promotionen, Op. 221 (1859)
- Accelerationen, Op. 234 (1860)
- Immer heiterer, Op. 235 (1860)
- Grillenbanner, Op. 247 (1861)
- Klangfiguren, Op. 251, (1861)
- Dividenden, Op. 252
- Karnevalsbotschafter, Op. 270 (1862)
- Leitartikel, Op. 273 (1863)
- Morgenblätter, Op. 279 (1863)
- Studentenlust, Op. 285 (1864)
- Aus den Bergen, Op. 292 (1864)
- Bürgersinn, Op. 295 (1865)
- Flugschriften, Op. 300 (1865)
- Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307 (1866)
- An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (1867)
- Künstlerleben, Op. 316 (1867)
- Die Publicisten, Op. 321 (1868)
- G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 (1868)
- Illustrationen, Op. 331 (1869)
- Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 (1869)
- Freuet euch des Lebens, Op. 340 (1870)
- Neu Wien, Op. 342 (1870)
- Tausend und eine Nacht, Op. 346 (1871)
- Wiener Blut (waltz), Op. 354 (1873)
- Carnevalsbilder, Op. 357 (1873)
- Bei uns z'Haus, Op. 361 (1873)
- Wo die Zitronen blühen, Op. 364 (1874)
- Du und du, Op. 367 (1874)
- Cagliostro-Walzer, Op. 370 (1875)
- O schöner Mai!, Op. 375 (1877)
- Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 (1880)
- Nordseebilder, Op. 390 (1880)
- Kuss-Walzer, Op. 400 (1881)
- Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 (1883)
- Lagunen-Walzer, Op. 411 (1883)
- Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418 (1885)
- Wiener Frauen, Op. 423 (1886)
- Donauweibchen, Op. 427 (1887)
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- Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 (1875)
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- Aschenbrödel (Ballet 1899)
- Henrietta Treffz (wife)
- Johann Strauss I (father)
- Eduard Strauss (brother)
- Josef Strauss (brother)
- Johann Strauss III (nephew)
- Eduard Strauss II (grandnephew)
- Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
- The Great Waltz (1938)
- Vienna Waltzes (1951)
- The Strauss Family (1972)
- The Great Waltz (1972)
- The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
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