Freuet euch des Lebens

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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

 
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Cover of the piano score

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:

References

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