Im Krapfenwald'l

Johann Strauss II, Arranged by Peter Hartley

Instrumentation: Brass Band

Length: 4 Minutes

Difficulty: B Grade

Im Krapfenwald'l (In Krapfen's Woods) op. 336 is a polka by Johann Strauss II written in 1869 and was originally titled 'Im Pawlowsk Walde' (In the Pavlovsk Woods) when first performed in Pavlovsk on 6 September (= 25 August Russian calendar) 1869. Reportedly, several encores of the piece were called for and Strauss felt moved to retitle the piece to suit his audience back in native Vienna.

The new title 'Im Krapfenwald'l' alludes to the popular Krapfenwald area of the Wienerwald located in the scenic village of Grinzing and the heights of Cobenzl and Kahlenberg. The piece may also refer to the owner of the local tavern 'Krapfenwaldel', Franz Josef Krapf who opened his establishment in the same area. Eduard Strauss, who was responsible for performing many of his elder brother's works from his Russian tour first performed the work in Vienna at the Vienna Volksgarten on 24 June 1870.

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