Freuet euch des Lebens

Freuet euch des Lebens (Enjoy Life), Op. 340, is a Viennese waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written for the Vienna Musikverein, and premiered at the new Musikverein building in Vienna in 1870.


 * Waltz 1

Influence
In the opening movement of his Ninth Symphony, Gustav Mahler quotes from this waltz.

Vienna New Year's Concert
The waltz was played at these Vienna New Year's Concerts:
 * 1947 – Josef Krips
 * 1962 – Willi Boskovsky
 * 1974 – Willi Boskovsky
 * 1988 – Claudio Abbado
 * 1997 – Riccardo Muti
 * 2008 – Georges Prêtre
 * 2012 – Mariss Jansons
 * 2020 – Andris Nelsons