Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, Op. 164 (c. 1865)

Josef Luckhardt Strauss (20 August 1827 – 22 July 1870) was an Austrian composer. He was the brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. His father wanted him to choose a career in the Austrian Habsburg military. He studied music with Franz Dolleschal and learned to play the violin with Franz Anton Ries.

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Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, Op. 164 (1864 or 1865)

Wiener Philharmonic conducted by Willi Boskovsky

Dorfschwalben aus Österreich (Village Swallows from Austria), Op. 164, is a Viennese waltz and was inspired by August Silberstein's novel Dorfschwalben aus Österreich. It was premiered at the Volksgarten, Vienna, on September 6, 1864 (1865?). The polka-mazurka "Frauenherz" was premiered at the same time. Both compositions were played during Josef Strauss's memorial ceremony under the direction of his brother, Johann Strauss II.

Vienna New Year's Concert
It was played at the Vienna New Year's Concert in these years:

1947 – Josef Krips
1956 – Willi Boskovsky
1963 – Willi Boskovsky
1977 – Willi Boskovsky
1986 – Lorin Maazel
1992 – Carlos Kleiber
2001 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2008 – Georges Prêtre
2015 – Zubin Mehta
2025 – Riccardo Muti