Valery Gergiev & Wiener Philharmoniker - Sommernachtskonzert 2018 / Summer Night Concert 2018 (2018) [24/96]

With this open air concert in Schönbrunn, the Vienna Philharmonic wishes to provide all Viennese, as well as visitors to the city, with a special musical experience in the impressive setting of Schönbrunn Palace and its beautiful baroque gardens, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. Since 2008 the Vienna Philharmonic have provided an outstanding experience for all visitors. In the recent years the orchestra has been conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Franz Welser-Möst, Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach and Zubin Mehta. Among the previous guest solists: Renée Fleming, Lang Lang, Rudolf Buchbinder, Katia and Marielle Labèque. This year Valery Gergiev returns to conducts the Summer Night Concert and is joined by star Soprano Anna Netrebko in what promises to be one of the most popular concerts this year. The theme for this year is An Italian Night. The evening’s repertoire is an attractive combination of extremely popular works for orchestra including the William Tell Overture, the March from the opera Aida and the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, as well as famous Soprano arias like Vissi d’arte,vissi d‘amore from the Opera Tosca.

Tracklist:
1. Guillaume Tell: Overture: Allegro vivace (Finale) 03:48
2. La forza del destino: Overture 07:34
3. Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I: Io son l'umile ancella 03:42
4. Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo 04:04
5. Aida: Triumphal March and Ballet Music 11:00
6. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III, No. 22: Neapolitan Dance 02:38
7. Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: 1. Montagues and Capulets 05:08
8 Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore 03:43
9. Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo 05:35
10. Pagliacci, Act I: Stridono lassù 02:35
11. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro 02:59
12. Florentiner Marsch, Op. 214 05:43
13. Wiener Blut, Walzer, Op. 354 09:21

Personnel:
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Valery Gergiev, conductor