Best of Neujahrskonzert - New Year's Concert (2008)

Best of New Year's Concert DVD is the very first DVD collection of highlights of one of the most popular classical music events in the world; the famous annual New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic. This is a true "best of" in terms of the conductors: ranging from the legendary era of Willy Boskovsky in the 70's to the enthusiastically acclamation of this year's 2007 concert under the baton of Zubin Mehta, including unforgettable interpretations of Carlos Kleiber, Mariss Jansons, Seiji Ozawa and Lorin Maazel. It includes well-known hits of the Strauss family, like Blue Danube Waltz, Radetzkymarsch, Kaiserwalzer, Fr hlingsstimmen etc.

Tracklist

Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Die Fledermaus
1 Die Fledermaus, Overture [8:06]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
2 Voices of Spring, Op.410 (Frühlingsstimmen) [6:33]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons
3 Elisen - Polka française, Op.151 [4:18]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Seiji Ozawa
4 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op.325 [12:54]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
5 Die Libelle - polka mazur, Op.204 (1867) [5:20]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899)
6 Wo die Zitronen blüh'n, Op.364 [9:21]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta
Joseph Hellmesberger (1855 - 1907)
7 Auf Wiener Art. Polka francaise, o.Op. [2:42]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899)
8 Tritsch Tratsch Polka Opus 214 [2:49]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
9 Kaiserwalzer, Op.437 [10:32]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky
10 Accelerationen Waltz Opus 234 [8:51]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti
11 Du und Du - waltz Op.367 (1874) (based on themes from 'Die Fledermaus') [7:16]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons
Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899), Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
12 Pizzicato Polka (1870) [3:24]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Indigo und die vierzig Räuber - Operetta in 3 Acts (1871)
13 Tausend und eine Nacht-Walzer, Op.346 [8:54]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
14 Unter Donner und Blitz Polka, Op.324 [3:09]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
15 Wiener Blut, Op.354 [9:38]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta
16 An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 [9:31]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Johann Strauss (1804 - 1849)
17 Radetzky-Marsch, Op.228 (Arr. Leopold Weninger) [3:09]
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber

Total Playing Time: [1:56:27]




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