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Auf Ferienreisen
by Josef Strauss (1827–1870)
Josef Strauss
Auf Ferienreisen (Off on Holiday) - quick polka, Op.133
Sensitive composer though he was, Josef could be as boisterous as his brothers when the occasion required it - as his Steeple-chase, Pêle-mêle, Sport and Jokey polkas confirm. In the Off on Holiday Polka he also seems to share something of Eduard’s enthusiasm for travel although, to judge by the post-horn fanfares, he prefers the coach to the train, particularly if his fellow-travellers are in as a good mood as they are here.
From Gerald Larner’s files: “Auf Ferienreisen”