Tags: Classical Music Composition.
Lava-Ströme (Streams of Lava) opus 74 is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written to commemorate the volcanic activity within Vesuvius in 1850. The waltz was first performed at a benefit ball going under the title of a Ball in Vesuvius at the Sofienbad-Saal in Vienna on January 29 1850.Lava-Ströme was one of the more imaginative of Strauss’ waltzes having a dramatic 105-bar introduction symbolising the eruption of the volcano.