"Le beau monde" (Fashionable Society), Op. 199, is a quadrille composed by Johann Strauss II in 1857, while Strauss was conducting a tour of Russia with his orchestra. The work exudes the authentic musical flavour of Russia, and the Saint Petersburg edition of the work describes the composition as a Quadrille sur des airs Russes (Quadrilles on Russian Airs). The title of the quadrille reflects the fashion then in Russia for the French language.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Strauss II, J.: Edition – Vol. 23 CD". Naxos Music. 8.223223. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
External links
edit- "Le beau monde", quadrille, Op. 199 (Johann Strauss II): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Work details, Schott Music
- Audio on YouTube, Slovak Philharmonic, conductor: Alfred Walter
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