New Year's in Vienna [Live]

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What could be more magical than Andre Rieu and his world famous Johann Strauss Orchestra performing before a live audience in Vienna on New Year's Eve! Join Andre and his musicians and guests as they celebrate the year's most special evening with this collection of all time favorites captured live in concert.

Tracks:

Die Fledermaus- Overture
Sphnkle Op. 235: Music Of The Spheres Op. 235
Anna Polka op. 117
Delirium op. 212
Pleasure- Train op. 281
Pizzicato-Polka
Beloved Anna Polka op. 137
Thunder And Lightning op. 324
Voice Of Spring op. 410
Without Cares op. 271
The Blue Danube op. 314
Radetzky March op. 228

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For the lightness and lilt, one need look no farther than Herbert von Karajan's New Year's Day 1987 offering with the Vienna Philharmonic. Playing to the manner born, the Viennese are on their very best behavior for Karajan and summon every last nuance out of the music. Kathleen Battle sings the Voices of Spring exquisitely, and every one of the performances vibrates with life. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

Still A Splendid New Year's Concert Recording from the Wiener Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan.......2007-04-11

In 1986 the Wiener Philharmoniker decided to invite annually a guest conductor to conduct its popular New Year's Day concerts, which still do garner interest from devout classical music fans around the globe. The first conductor so honored, Herbert von Karajan, made the concert his own memorial tribute to the Strauss family (Johann Strauss, Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss), emphasizing such popular pieces as the "Die Fledermaus" overture and "Voices of Spring" waltz, featuring an elegant solo from acclaimed American soprano Kathleen Battle. It still remains one of the finest concert recordings in the history of the Wiener Philharmoniker's annual concerts, holding its own against recent recordings featuring the likes of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mariss Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti among others. Devout fans of the Strauss family, Wiener Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan won't be disappointed with this memorable concert performance, which this single CD has captured almost virtually in its entirety.

A great and moving valedictory.......2007-02-16

Despite his long association with the Vienna Phil., I don't believe Karajan was invited to conduct a New Year's concert until this event in 1987. He wasn't a beloved personality, but as the DVD shows, he seemed tiny and frail that night, and he delivered the traditional New Year's greeting to the audience with obvious emotion. Death was not far from anyone's mind. For me, Karajan is the pre-eminent conductor of Johann Strauss in his generation, and all his recordings of waltzes and polkas, going back to an EMI disc made literally in the rubble of post-war Vienna, are must-listens. Here he's not as lively or alert as in the past, but the orchestra still plays beautifully and thhere's a patina of nostaliga in every bar.

Musically the high point is a ravishing Voices of Spring sung by Kathleen Battle in her most magical style. Look to other Karajan recordings for more sparkle and zest; look to this one for a once-in-a-lifetime event.

The best Strauss collection on CD.......2001-06-02

If you're looking for a single CD of the Strauss family's music, look no further than this recording of the 1987 New Year's Day concert (which is also available on DVD, and is perhaps the most recommendable Karajan concert film).

Every work is marvellously conducted, played, and recorded. Highlights include the wonderful Fledermaus Overture, Spharenklange (Music of the Spheres), and Fruhlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring, with Kathleen Battle in superb voice). As for the Blue Danube, has it ever been played more magically than on this record?

The only snag is the absence of any notes in the fold out booklet.

Missing Battle? :-(.......2000-02-29

I am a big fan of Kathleen Battle and the Vienna Philharmonic. The quality of the recording was excellent as is the case for all the New Year's Day concerts. The main reason I purchased this Cd was to hear Kathleen Battle. Although she is said to perform 3 selections this is not the case. Miss Battle only is present on one selection-Voices of Spring.

Kathleen Battle's "Rite of Spring was indeed the highlight........1999-06-18

Of the entire Strauss repertoire presented, none could compare to the splendid soprano solo by Kathleen Battle on "Rite of Spring." Ms. Battle demonstrates why, despite her Met dismissal, her colloratura remains unequalled in classical music, past and present. Certainly there has never been and will never be a soprano who can match her voice control and tonal precision. Without a doubt, hers is one of the greatest soprano voices of the century.

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A Magical, fun-filled event for all.

New Year's in Vienna

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ASIN: B000BF0DHO
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

Gold and Silver Waltz
Without A Care (Ohne Sorgan)
Come, Zigany
Emperor Waltz
Juliska of Budapest
Vienna Blood Waltz
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Strauss & Co. Medley
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Carnival of Venice
Circus Renz
Second Waltz
Stars and Stripes Forever

Album Description

What could be more magical than Andre Rieu and his world famous Johann Strauss Orchestra performing before a live audience in Vienna on New Year's Eve! Join Andre and his musicians and guests as they celebrate the year's most special evening with this collection of all time favorites captured live in concert.

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A Magical, fun-filled event for all........2006-07-01

After watching "New Years In Vienna" for the umpteenth time, I feel safe in saying that this DVD brings any Andre Rieu fan to the heights of a fun and glorious celebration of the New Year.The music selections are superb, and varied for all tastes.No one can stay depressed or sad when watching the beautiful showmanship of Andre and his magnificent orchestra.And his ability to involve everyone in the festivities shows why he is the very best at bringing classical music to the forefront again. This DVD is an absolute must, and will keep you smiling and start your New Year off with a bang-just like it should do,

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Amazing cd!

New Year's Concert 1998

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ASIN: B000003FSF
Release Date: 1998-02-24

Tracks:

Where Our Flag Waves March, Op. 473
Moth Waltz, Op. 157
Little Announcement Gallop
The Floating Polka Mazur, Op. 110
Jocus Polka: Jocus Polka, Op. 216
Pictures From The North Sea Waltz, Op. 390
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214
Overture To Operetta 'Prince Methuselah'
Vienna Bonbons Waltz, Op. 307
Marianka-Polka, Op. 173
In The Homeland Polka Mazur, Op. 231
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Chatterbox (Musical Joke) Polka, Op. 245
New Melody Quadrille, Op. 254
Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
Make Way! Polka Schnell, Op .45

Tracks:

Be Gone! Polka Schnell, Op. 383
Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
Radetzky March, Op. 228

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Amazing cd!.......1999-01-19

I am not one to listen to classical music but this cd was amazing!!! I think anyone how enjoys music will enjoy this.

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Best of New Year's Concert Vol. 2

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ASIN: B0002UNQFY
Release Date: 2004-11-09

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Yet Another Excellent New Year's Day VPO Concert
Another Beautiful Concert

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Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Indigo March, Op.349
Haute-Volee-Polka, Op.155
Pleasure Seekers, Op.91
Winter Pleasure, Op.121
The Emancipated Woman, Op.282
A Thousand And One Nights, Op.346
The Bayadere, Op.351

Tracks:

Beautiful Galatea
Speech Dr. Clemens Hellsberg
Klipp-Klapp, Galopp, Op.466
Pictures Of The North Sea
Peasants' Polka, Op.276
Fata Morgana, Op.330
Pleasure Train, Op.281
In The Viennese Manner
Russian March Fantasy, Op.353
One Heart, One Mind, Op.323
Pizzicato-Polka
Tales From The Vienna, Op.325
Electrisch, Polka Schnell
At The Hunt, Op.373
New Year's Address
The Blue Danube, Op.314

Customer Reviews:

Yet Another Excellent New Year's Day VPO Concert.......2005-04-27

This year's concert was devoted almost exclusively to music by Johann Strauss II. Without question, it is among the Vienna Philharmonic's best New Year's Concerts, led by a long-time collaborator at the podium, American conductor Lorin Maazel, who has conducted the orchestra since the early 1960s. The orchestra responded enthusiastically to him, following his tempi even when he wasn't conducting (In two works he plays violin solos, most notably the "Tales from the Vienna Woods" waltz.). On a somber note, the traditional final piece of the concert, Johann Strauss' Radetzky March was not played, a silent tribute offered to the victims of the December 26th earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean (However, the other traditional encore, the "Blue Danube" waltz was played.). Fans of both the Vienna Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel will be interested in acquiring this CD.

Another Beautiful Concert.......2005-02-24

Tremendous in the Dobly 5.1 surround sound. Great ballet to the Blue Danube waltz. Maazel does some violin solos on the Tales from the Vienna Woods

Best of the New Year's Concerts in Vienna

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Release Date: 1990-10-12

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Good Stuff
perfect!
not so gripping if you weren't there....
Harnoncourt never boring
Yet Another Splendid VPO New Year's Concert From Harnoncourt

New Year's Concert 2003
Johann Strauss , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tracks:

Johann Strauss II: Kaiser-Franz-Joseph I. Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch op. 126
Johann Strauss II: Schatzwalzer op. 418; Treasure Waltz (from The Gypsy Baron)
Johann Strauss II: Niko-Polka op. 228
Johann Strauss II: Scherz-Polka op. 72, Joke Polka
Josef Strauss: Delirien (Walzer) op. 212; Delirium (Waltz)
Josef Strauss: Pjle-Mjle (Polka schnell) op. 161
Carl Maria von Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanz (Rondo brillant) op. 65, Invitation to the Dance
Johann Strauss II: Secunden (Polka francaise) op. 258
Johann Strauss II: Helenen-Polka op. 203

Tracks:

Johann Strauss II: Kaiser-Walzer op. 437, Emperor Waltz
Johann Strauss II: Bauern-Polka (Polka francaise) op. 276, Peasants' Polka
Johann Strauss II: Lob der Frauen (Polka mazur) op. 315, Praise of Women
Johann Strauss I: Chineser-Galopp op. 20, Chinese Galop
Johannes Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 g-moll, Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
Johannes Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 6 D-Dur, Hungarian Dance no. 6 in D major
Johann Strauss II: Krvnungslieder (Walzer) op. 184, Coronation Songs
Johannes Strauss II: Leichtes Blut (Polka schnell) op. 319, Light of Heart
Johannes Strauss II: Furioso-Polka (Polka quasi galop) op. 260
New Year's Address
Johannes Strauss II: An der schvnen blauen Donau (Walzer) op. 314, The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss I: Radetzky-Marsch op. 228, Radetzky March

Customer Reviews:

Good Stuff.......2006-07-19

A couple years ago, I saw the 2002 Concert in an SACD bin and I decided to pick it up because I really like the SACD format. I was amazed to hear that it was an actual live recording. You don't usually hear clapping and cheering on classical CD's. The really amazing part is all the clapping during the Radetzky March. I was not aware that they show these every year. So I finally got to catch one on TV and I was impressed especially of the scenes of Vienna.

Anyways, I've been slowly picked up the rest of this series. I'll have to say that this one is not bad. I like and dislike that they mostly use STrausses. I like the Strausses because they create some very beautiful music, but I wish they would do some more composers. I also wish they would release more of these on SACD.

perfect!.......2005-01-22

This recording of the Wiener Philharmoniker's 2003 Concert conducted by Harnoncourt is excellent. This is a traditional and historical occasion. Harnoncourt really knows all-traditional dances (waltz, polka, czardas...) and his orchestra plays with emotion, impressive.

The concert opens with a majestic march,"The Jubilee March for return of Emperor franz Joseph I". After this fast prelude, the famous "Schatzwalzer" (Treasure Waltz) begins. And then there are two intermezzo-polkas : Niko-Polka and Scherz-Polka (especially the last is very interesting). And there is a waltz by brothr Josef Strauss: Delirien-Waltz. Harnoncourt says about Josef: I think, he is may be more romantic than Johann's. Josef paints like Turner, Johann paints like Caspar David Friedrich. And there is a guest-composer in the program of New Year Concert: Carl Maria von Weber and his famous "Invitation to the Dance" (originally for piano) with the succesful orchestration of Berlioz. And there are polkas again: Seconds-Polka and Hellenen-Polka.

At CD 2, begins with the celebratde "Emperor Waltz". This majestic and lovely waltz is one of my favourites. And then, there is brilliant and wonderful polka: Peasants' Polka. I will not say about the surprise of this polka! (But when you listen this, you will just love it!). And there is a unknown but very interesting and amazing galopp by Father Johann: Chinese-Galop.
And then, there is another and more famous guest-composer and very close friend of the "Waltz King": Johannes Brahms and his Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 in G-minor and No. 6 in B-falt major, orchestrated not by Dvorak, but by Friedrich Reichert, who the first orchestrator of these wondreful dances. And these versions discovered new, beacuse these are unpublishe manuscripts. And again a waltz: Coronation Songs. And the last polkas: famous "Light of Heart" and very nervous "Furioso-Polka". And the traditional encores beging with the New Year's Address of Harnoncourt and then, beautifully played "An der schönen Blauen Donau" and Father Johann's "Radetzky March" accompanied by claps the hands of the people, as usual! OK, but why this father Johann's Radetzky March played last and why the last piece doesn't of "the only rival of father" Johann II? Because, THE "FATHER" SAYS THE "LAST WORDS" USUALLY!!

This concert recorded reaaly excellent. I don't think about the critic, "this is not so gripping, if you weren't there". It is really worth-listening, without hesitation at all.

Highly recommended.

not so gripping if you weren't there...........2003-04-13

How quickly the world turns! At New Year's, filled with holiday cheer we hoped that our lives would improve. Barely four months later, anxiety about war and disease prevails. Memories of that happier time seem irrelevant. So too does this live recording of the 2003 Vienna New Year's Concert. The annual event is a social occasion, and criticizing the programming of light dance music from the time of Emperor Joseph I ignores the importance of tradition; it's rather like criticizing a 4th of July concert for having too many Sousa marches. Nevertheless, we are left with the equivalent of a 12-course banquet in which every dish is a meringue. Waltz fans, nostalgia buffs and escapists may enjoy this. The rest of us may want something meatier in our musical diet, especially now.

Polkas, Waltzes, Galops and Marches from the Strauss family make up the majority of the programme. Of these, most are by the Waltz King himself, Johann Strauss II. Performing this music, the Vienna Philharmonic should be the greatest orchestra in the world. They do play precisely, with impeccable intonation. The sparkling piccolo and raucous percussion of Johann Strauss I's Chinese Galop are delightful--the highlight of this two CD set. At other times, Nikolaus Harnoncourt's direction is reserved and somewhat emotionless. Warhorses like The Blue Danube and the Emperor Waltz may simply be too familiar to the performers. Not so to the audience-in one piece, apparently anxious to clap, the audience fills the pause before the coda with inappropriate applause. Clearly they enjoyed the event, but it is not as certain that we will be as thrilled with the recorded audio.

Harnoncourt never boring.......2003-03-20

Another fine Vienna New Years concert with a few new twists. The Weber Invitation to the Dance was a welcome addition, although it almost sounded out of place. However, the Brahms Hungarian Dances sounded perfectly appropriate and it is amazing they have never been programmed for these concerts before now. As always, Harnoncourt provides an interesting point of view. I was excited to see the Emperor Waltz for the first time in several years, and of course the familiar Blue Danube and Radetzky. The other novelties are delightful. I was personally a bit disappointed with the recording from a sound quality perspective. I don't think the recording is up to par with Harnoncourt's other New Year's recording in 2001, or with Ozawa's recording in 2002. Both of those were afforded better sound in my opinion. The sound is not as immediate here, but it is a marginal complaint in any case. Of course, the VPO are unsurpassed in this music and they play beautifully. It is an excellent value too as there are two discs for the price of one.

Yet Another Splendid VPO New Year's Concert From Harnoncourt.......2003-02-16

Once more the Vienna Philharmonic has made an inspired choice as its conductor for its annual New Year's Concert by choosing Nikolaus Harnoncourt again. The splendid musicologist/conductor offers a rather engaging selection of obscure works by the Strauss family coupled with such standard fare as the Emperor Waltz and the Blue Danube waltz, a brilliant Hector Berlioz orchestration of Carl Maria von Weber's Invitation to the Dance, and two of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Of historical note this is the first time that works composed by Johann Strauss Sr., Johann Strauss Jr. and Josef Strauss have been performed during the same New Year's Concert program. Needless to say, the Vienna Philharmonic plays with ample enthusiasm for him, yielding some of the best performances I've heard at a New Year's Day Concert. The liner notes are indeed a celebration of Harnoncourt's longstanding ties to the orchestra and are well worth reading. And of course, the sound quality is splendid, though perhaps not nearly as fine as Harnoncourt's previous New Year's Concert recording with Teldec. Still, this two CD set will be sought after by fans of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the Strauss family, and the Vienna Philharmonic.

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Regards To The Ticket-Holders Of Tivoli, March
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Salute March Of King Frederik VII
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Caroline Polka Mazurka
Artist Carnival Locomotive Galop
Hesperus (Klannge), Waltz
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Among The Best Vienna Philharmonic Strauss Recordings Ever
This is good value at any price.
An Amazing New Years Concert

New Year's Concert 2000

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Laguner-Walzer, Op.411
Hellenen-Polka (Polka schnell), op.203
Albion-Polka, op.102
Liebeslieder-Walzer, op.114
Csardas aus 'Ritter Pasman, op.441-1
Mit Extrapost (Polka schnell), op.259

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Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Ouverture
Gruss an Prag (Polka francaise), Op.144
Wein, Weib und Gesang (Walzer), Op.333
Persischer Marsch, Op.289
Die Libelle (Polka Mazur), Op.204
Process-Polka (Polka schnell), Op.294
Kunstler-Gruss (Polka francaise), Op.274
Marien-Klange (Walzer), Op.214
E'ljen a Magyar! (Polka schnell), Op.332
Zugaben - Encore - BIS: Vom Donaustrande (Polka schenll), Op.356
Zugaben - Encore - BIS: An der schonen blauen Donau (Walzer), Op.314
Zugaben - Encore - BIS: Radetzky-Marsch, Op.228

Customer Reviews:

Among The Best Vienna Philharmonic Strauss Recordings Ever.......2003-01-05

Along with my recording of Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 2001 New Year's Concert, this has become my favorite in the longstanding Vienna Philharmonic series. Muti leads the orchestra in a series of elegant, unmannered performances of the Strauss family's music, with exquisite interpretations of the waltzes "Wine, Women and Song" and "On The Beautiful Blue Danube". The sound quality from EMI's recording team is absolutely first rate and much better than most who've recorded these concerts. The Penguin Guide To Classical Music rates this performance as among the definitive Vienna Philharmonic New Year concerts. ...

This is good value at any price........2001-08-02

Happy the reviewer who was lucky enough to attend this concert! In far distant Australia we can only watch and listen enthralled to a telecast, a yearly rite which always brings tears to this reviewer's eyes. A CD of each concert is soon on the market, and the New Year 2000 issue is one of the best. The program itself is well balanced in all respects, not least in that it provides four items receiving their first performance at these concerts alongside many perennial favourites. Johann Strauss Jnr's longest waltz "Wein, Weib und Gesang" is here, complete with its superb introduction. Wagner selected this 1869 waltz to be played in the foyer at Bayreuth during intermission. Ricardo Muti achieves largely unfussy and unmannered performances. Some might consider the slight holding back of the flow early in IA and 3A sections of the waltz "An der schonen blauen Donau" a little excessive. Elsewhere the dynamic shadings, and the subtleties of phrasing sound as natural and as easy as breathing. EMI's engineers were on hand to record the event and they provide some of the most realistic sound quality I have ever heard. The well-mannered and well-heeled morning audience provide never an audible cough or sniffle (such is the magic of the Strauss Family), and they provide some disciplined clapping during the "Radetzky March". There is 92 minutes of music here, spread over 2CDs. This is good value at any price.

An Amazing New Years Concert.......2001-07-07

I was lucky enough to attend two of the three performances of this concert in Vienna, (Tickets are awarded via a raffle conducted by the Vienna Philharmonic).

The concert was wonderful, the music well paced, the audience was enthralled. Muti had a working relationship with the orchestra not like any other concert in recent history.

The recording captured all of the acoustical excitement of the concert, right down to the Triangle being played in the Blue Danube Waltz. The listener feels as if they are in the concert hall with the rest of the audience.

This is probably the best New Year's Concert recording ever.