▁Alfred ▁Gr ün feld . ▁The ▁famous ▁color atura ▁sop rano ▁Ber tha ▁Schwar z ▁( stage ▁name ▁Bian ca ▁Bian chi ) ▁sang ▁this ▁concert ▁aria ▁at ▁a ▁grand ▁mat in ée ▁char ity ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Theater ▁an ▁der ▁Wien ▁in ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁" Em peror ▁Franz ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Em press ▁Elisabeth ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Ind igent ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁subjects ▁in ▁Leipzig ". ▁The ▁w alt z ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁at ▁its ▁premi ere , ▁but ▁was ▁more ▁successful ▁when ▁performed ▁on ▁Stra uss ' ▁tour ▁of ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁A ▁piano ▁arrangement ▁by ▁the ▁composer ▁contributed ▁much ▁to ▁its ▁success ▁beyond ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁Gr ün feld , ▁the ▁work ' s ▁dedic ate e ▁and ▁a ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right , ▁also ▁wrote ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁own ▁concert ▁trans cription ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁solo ▁piano . ▁ ▁Bian ca ▁Bian chi ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁famous ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Court ▁Opera ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Stra uss ▁was ▁sufficiently ▁inspired ▁to ▁compose ▁a ▁new ▁work , ▁a ▁w alt z ▁for ▁solo ▁voice , ▁for ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁singer . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁his ▁world - ren owned ▁" Fr ühl ings st im men " ▁w alt z ▁which ▁celebrated ▁spring ▁and ▁remained ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁re per toire ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁w alt zes . ▁The ▁piece ▁is ▁sometimes ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁insert ion ▁aria ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁ 2 ▁ball