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(in German) is a

polka Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the ...

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (; ; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (), was an List of Austrian composers, Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well ...

, written in 1858 for his successful tour of Russia where he performed in the summer concert season at

Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg Pavlovsk ( "

he town He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...

of Pavel" after Emperor Pavel (Paul) of Russia) is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, municipal town in Pushkinsky District, Saint Petersburg, Pushkinsky District in the suburban part of the federal cities of ...

, where it was played for the first time on 12 August 1858. Strauss dedicated the Champagne-Palk to

Karl Ludwig von Bruck Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Bruck (Elberfeld, 8 October 1798 – Vienna, 23 April 1860) was an Austrian statesman. Biography In 1821 Bruck went to Trieste in order to take part in the War for Greek Independence, and, remaining there several years, ...

(1798–1860), the Austrian Minister of Finance from 1855 to 1860. The polka itself references the chorus of a popular tavern song by Hungarian composer

János Fusz János Fusz (Johann Evangelist Fuss) (15 June, baptised on the 16th 1777 in Tolna, Hungary – 9 March 1819), aged 41, was a Hungarian people, Hungarian composer. Although he composed in many different genres, he was highly popular during his life ...

(Johann Fuß), "Mir is’ alles ans" (What do I care).

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