Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418

Composer: STRAUSS JR., Johann
  • First published in 1886
  • English translation is “Treasure Waltz” or “Sweetheart Waltz”
  • The music of this waltz is based on themes from Strauss’s successful operetta from the previous year (1885), Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron). Strauss took the most popular tunes from the operetta and published them as a new work for the Viennese dance floor.1

Full synopsis for Der Zigeunerbaron

Sources

  1. “Schatz-Walzer, Op.418 (Strauss Jr., Johann),” IMSLP, accessed April 26, 2023, https://imslp.org/wiki/Schatz-Walzer%2C_Op.418_(Strauss_Jr.%2C_Johann).

Cut IDs

22327