{{Short description|1873 waltz composed by Johann Strauss II}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} '''Carnevalsbilder''' (''Carnival Pictures''), [[opus number|opus]] 357, is a [[waltz]] composed by [[Johann Strauss II]]. The waltz is based on melodies from Strauss' [[operetta]] ''[[Der Karneval in Rom]]''. Strauss conducted its first performance in Vienna on 9 July 1873. [[Oscar Straus (composer)|Oscar Straus]] later arranged the second waltz theme of ''Carnevalsbilder'' for his operetta ''{{ill|Drei Walzer|de}}'' (''Three Waltzes'') as the [[soprano]] [[aria]] "{{lang|de|Ich liebe das Leben|italic=no}}" (better known in its French version, "{{lang|fr|Je t'aime|italic=no}})".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.223209|title=Strauss II, J.: Edition – Vol. 9 CD |access-date=2024-11-09|publisher=Naxos Records}} [https://www.naxos.com/MainSite/BlurbsReviews/?itemcode=8.223209&catnum=223209&filetype=AboutThisRecording&language=English liner notes]</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMSLP|work=Carnevalsbilder, Op.357 (Strauss Jr., Johann)|cname="Carnevalsbilder", Op. 357 (Johann Strauss II)}} * {{YouTube|hp8xzAFz7fg|Audio}}

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