Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka

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Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214, is a polka in A major by Johann Strauss II, written in 1858 after a successful tour of Russia where he performed in the summer concert season at Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg. It was first performed in a concert in Vienna on 24 November 1858.^[1]

Tritsch-Tratsch (chit-chat) refers to the Viennese passion for gossip. Strauss may also have been referencing the burlesque Der Tritschtratsch [de] by the famous Austrian dramatist and actor Johann Nestroy, which premiered in 1833 and was still in the stage repertoire when the polka was written.

The mood of the piece is jaunty and high-spirited, as were many of Strauss' polkas.

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• Media related to Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka at Wikimedia Commons
• Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, vienna.cc
• Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka on YouTube, Vienna Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta (Heldenplatz, Vienna, 1999)
• Piano transcription on YouTube, by György Cziffra, played by Yuja Wang