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Glossen op. 163 - Johann Strauss II

"Glossen" (Marginal Notes) was the title of the waltz Johann dedicated to the students of law at Vienna University on the occasion of their ball held in the elegant surroundings of the Sofienbad-Saal on 30 January 1855, and attended by some 1,200 to 1,500 guests. The work's title refers to explanatory notes appearing in the margins of draft statutes, prior to their becoming law. Just under a fortnight later, on 11 February, the Sofienbad-Saal also witnessed the first performance of the Glossen-Walzer for the general public, when Johann performed it at his benefit bail there. The work has a special place in the musical history of the Strauss family: for this performance Johann scored the work for accompaniment by two harps, and allowed his youngest brother, Eduard, to make his public début with the Strauss Orchestra as virtuoso performer on one of the instruments. Though an excellent harpist, it was as conductor of the family orchestra that Eduard was to distinguish himself in later years.