Persischer Marsch

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Naser Din Shah, to which the march was dedicated Levitsky, Sergey (1819-1898). Portrait of Naser-od-Din Shah.jpg
Naser Din Shah, to which the march was dedicated

"Persischer Marsch" ("Persian March"), Op. 289, is a march in G minor composed by Johann Strauss II in the autumn of 1864. The composer conducted the first Viennese performance of the march in December 1864 at a festival concert in the Volksgarten, Vienna, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut as a composer. [1] When Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, to whom Strauss had dedicated the march, visited Vienna for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, a military band, unable to acquire the music for the authentic Persian anthem, instead played this march as a hymn for the Shah. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Strauss II, J.: Edition – Vol. 22 (CD)". Naxos Records . Retrieved 29 December 2020.; "About this recording"
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