Johann Strauss II - Tscherkessen Marsch

“Circassian March, Op. 335” [“Tscherkessen-Marsch”], Johann Strauss II, 1869. This masterpiece was written by Strauss during his tour of Russia in the 1860s. “Circassian March” was premiered in St. Petersburg in 1869. On his return to Vienna, Strauss re-released the piece as “Egyptian March” [“Ägyptischer Marsch”], as it was adapted to the opening of the Suez Canal in November 1869.