description Where the Lemon Trees Bloom Overview
Where the Lemon Trees Bloom, also known by the German title Wo die Zitronen blüh'n, is a concert waltz by Johann Strauss II, published in 1874 as Op. 364. Strauss wrote it after a tour of Italy, drawing its title from Goethe's description of Italy in the poem associated with Wilhelm Meister. The work belongs to the Viennese waltz tradition but uses an Italian subject and imagery as its organizing theme.
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What is the original German title of Where the Lemon Trees Bloom?
Johann Strauss II titled the waltz Wo die Zitronen blühen!, or Where the Lemon Trees Bloom. It is cataloged as Opus 364 and was composed in 1874.
What Goethe work inspired Where the Lemon Trees Bloom?
The title comes from Goethe's question about the land where lemon trees bloom. The line appears in the Mignon material from Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship.
Why is Where the Lemon Trees Bloom associated with Italy?
Strauss wrote it after his 1874 concert tour in Italy, and the title evokes Goethe's image of Italy. The waltz is also commonly described as dedicated to Umberto I, the future king of Italy.
Is Where the Lemon Trees Bloom an opera or a song?
It is an instrumental orchestral waltz by Johann Strauss II. Its connection to Goethe is literary inspiration, not a direct operatic setting.
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