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.
- Waltz 1
Influence
In the opening movement of his Ninth Symphony, Gustav Mahler quotes from this waltz.
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
External links
- Freuet euch des Lebens: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
