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Also available: Legendary Moments from the New Year's Concerts
3 CDs featuring Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Carlos Kleiber's famous 1989 concert, plus a DVD of Herbert von Karajan's 1987 concert with Kathleen Battle, all recorded in Vienna's Musikverein.
Since 1939, the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert has become a tradition and the world’s most famous classical music event. The list of names of leading conductors who have led the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concerts reads like a veritable who’s who of great maestros: Herbert
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von Karajan, Lorin Maazel, Claudio Abbado, Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti to name a few. For the second time in three years, celebrated conductor Franz Welser-Möst returned to the podium in 2013 for this extraordinary event. Welser-Möst is the music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera and has been nominated for two Grammy® Awards.
The Vienna New Year’s Concert is unique and has often been imitated, but not equaled, with a live broadcast on television in over 70 countries around the world with over 40 million viewers. PBS aired the 2012 concert on over 181 stations and broadcasted it nationally again in 2013. The program traditionally revolves around waltzes and polkas by the Strauss family and includes works by other composers of that era. This proven formula blends well-known classics with premieres of works that have never been recorded and rarely heard. The repertoire for the New Year’s Concert 2013 includes more premieres than any previous concert. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Die Soubrette, Op. 109 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1861; Vienna, Austria
2.
Der lustige Krieg: Kuss-Walzer, Op. 400 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Vienna, Austria
3.
Theater-Quadrille, Op. 213 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria
4.
Aus den Bergen, Op. 292 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865; Vienna, Austria
5.
Die leichte Kavallerie: Overture by Franz von Suppé
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; Vienna, Austria
6.
Sphären-Klänge, Op. 235 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Vienna, Austria
7.
Die Spinnerin, Op. 192 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; Vienna, Austria
8.
Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude by Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
9.
Unter vier Augen by J. "Pepi" Hellmesberger
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Vienna, Austria
10.
Hesperusbahnen, Op. 279 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1870; Vienna, Austria
11.
Galoppin-Polka, Op. 237 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Vienna, Austria
12.
Steyrische Tanze, Op. 165 by Josef Lanner
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Austria
13.
Melodien-Quadrille, Op. 112 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852; Vienna, Austria
14.
Don Carlos: Ballet Music - Prestissimo by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
15.
Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Vienna, Austria
16.
Erinnerung an Ernst oder Der Carneval in Venedig, Op. 126 by Johann Strauss Sr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Vienna, Austria
17.
Plappermäulchen, Op. 245 by Josef Strauss
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Vienna, Austria
18.
An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria
19.
Radetzky March, Op. 228 by Johann Strauss Sr.
Conductor:
Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Vienna, Austria
Customer Reviews
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( 4 Customer Reviews )
A lively and happy New Year's concert February 8, 2013
By Linda H. Goddard (Reno, NV) See All My Reviews
"The selections were brisk and melodious, well suited for the happy affair of ringing in the New Year. Finally, we see some female musicians in the orchestra!Overall, real enjoyable and on a par with prior years' concerts, I think."
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Wow! February 6, 2013
By R. Jones (Hamilton, VA) See All My Reviews
"What an amazing pair of discs from two perspectives. The range of works, performances, and sound are the best ever from these New Year's concerts. I watched it on TV on Janaury 1, was alerted to its availablity by ArkivMusic, ordered it, and had it delviered by the Postal Service on January 10. Talk about speed! Under no circumstances should you miss this album. Order it today."
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