Freuet euch des Lebens
# 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

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## 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
