Carl M. Ziehrer - Cis und Trans, Op. 161 (1871)

Carl Michael Ziehrer (more rarely spelled Karl Michael Ziehrer) (2 May 1843 – 14 November 1922) was an Austrian composer. In his lifetime, he was one of the fiercest rivals of the Strauss family; most notably Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans "Cis und Trans", Polka - Mazurka, Op. 161 (1871) Dedication: Count Leopold Gondrecourt (1816 -1888) Das Große Orchester des Österreichischen Rundfunks conducted by Max Schönherr Ziehrer was Kapellmeister of the 55th Infantry Regiment under Gondrecourt. The explanation of the title I got from the comments on my post about this work:    • Post   @christophmartyn2063 Cis stands for Cisleithanien, the northern and western part of the Austrian empire. Trans stands for Transleithanien, the southern and eastern part of the Austrian empire. @pietervoogt Sorry if you don't like AI but Gemini says: 'The title refers to the two main administrative regions of the Dual Monarchy, which were divided by a relatively small river called the Leitha. In Latin-influenced legal and political speak of the time, the two sides were known as: Cisleithania ("Cis"): Meaning "on this side of the Leitha." This referred to the Austrian half of the empire (including territories like Bohemia, Galicia, and Dalmatia). Transleithania ("Trans"): Meaning "on the other side of the Leitha." This referred to the Kingdom of Hungary. The dedicatee was quite the character: In 1864 Gondrecourt was appointed chief steward and tutor of the six-year-old Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf. The boy, who was appointed colonel at birth, was to be raised to be a soldier. For this purpose, Gondrecourt used harsh military educational methods, such as water treatment, waking up with pistol shots, nocturnal exposure in the zoo, as well as hours of exercise. Eventually one of his subordinates, Josef Latour, informed the archduke's stay abroad mother, Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary, about the negative effects of these methods on her son. She presented an ultimatum resulting in Emperor Franz Joseph I dismissing Gondrecourt in 1866. The Prussian commander Friedrich Graf von Wrangel suggested to the Prussian King Wilhelm I that Gondrecourt be awarded the order Pour le Mérite 'for his praiseworthy behavior in the battle near Oberselk and the storming of the Königsberg, as already mentioned in my earlier proposal, but also for his excellent bravura in Veile on the 8th of the month'. King Wilhelm I then awarded him this medal on 18 August 1864.