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Ohne Bremse (Brakes off) Polka schnell
by Eduard Strauss (1835–1916)
Eduard Strauss (1835-1916)
Ohne Bremse (Brakes off) Polka schnell
Johann, Josef and Eduard Strauss were all expert in the three varieties of polka - the Polka-schnell or quick polka, the polka française or slow polka, and the polka-mazurka. They did, however, have their specialities. Eduard, the youngest of the three brothers, was inexhaustibly prolific in creating quick polkas and was particular inspired by images of locomotion - as in Ohne Bremse, which runs non-stop through four high-speed tunes until it is somehow brought to a halt.
From Gerald Larner’s files: “Ohne Bremse polka”