Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1021844 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Albert Schwarzmann. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 84 pages. Edition Schwalbe #6497229. Published by Edition Schwalbe (A0.1021844). Johann Strauss jr. wrote this quick polka in 1859 in Pavlovsk, Russia, located 30 kilometers south from St. Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire. It was dedicated to Prince Niko Dadiani of Mingrelia, a very appreciated guest at the Russian court. The first performance in Vienna was in November of that year. This transcription was commissioned by Wind Philharmonic Mozarteum Salzburg. A live recording of this piece is included on the CD Von der Donau zur Wolga UMR37, Barcode 9120007611861 available at https://naxosdirekt.de/items/von-der-donau-zur-wolga-557958