Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1489659 Composed by Josef Strauss. Arranged by Albert Schwarzmann. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 70 pages. Edition Schwalbe #1066531. Published by Edition Schwalbe (A0.1489659). Ohne Sorgen (Without Cares), a Polka schnell (Quick Polka) by Josef Strauss, younger brother of the famous king of waltz Johann jr., was composed in 1869,while passing the summer with the Strauss orchestra in Pavlovsk near St. Petersburg, Russia. It was premiered there on 10 September 1869. As a special feature of this piece, laughing by the musicians is demanded at certain points in the Trio. This is more difficult to execute with a wind band, as wind players can't laugh and play simultaneously like string players. The arrangement is kept in the original key of the composition for symphony orchestra. Is was first time performed by Mozarteum Wind Philharmonic Salzburg conducted by Hansjoerg Angerer at their Three Kings' Concert on 6 January 2015 in the Grosses Festspielhaus (Large Festival Hall) in Salzburg, Austria, repeated on 6 January 2023 by Salzburg Wind Philharmonic and broadcasted both times live by Austrian television. Live recordings of both concerts are available at https://www.salzburg-windphilharmonic.at/de/wien-trifft-london/ and https://www.salzburg-windphilharmonic.at/de/freunde-das-leben-ist-lebenswert/ or https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/freunde-das-leben-ist-lebenswert/hnum/11521748 and https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/wien-trifft-london/hnum/10428729?iampartner=303&subid=umr3&ref=partner.jpc.de.