tritsch tratsch johann strauss – great hits / a remix

With all his sonic wizardry, Wolfgang Mitterer foregrounds Strauss the contemporary, combining and reworking 19 timeless hits to bring out their intriguing ambiguities. The main theme is rumour and hearsay: gossip in the 19th century, fake news today. A notorious ladies’ man, Strauss was a frequent target of insinuations by the scandal-mongering Tritsch Tratsch magazine: Was “Jean” really going to Russia to compose? Or to spend time with a new girlfriend? Strauss’ hit back with the famous Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka.