New Year's Concert 2004
Tradition abides with an engaging seasonal mix of the rare and the familiar
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Composer or Director: Joseph (Franz Karl) Lanner, Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss, Eduard Strauss
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Magazine Review Date: 3/2004
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 474 900-2GH2

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Es war so wunderschön, 'It was so wonderful' |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Beliebte Sperl-Polka |
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Philomelen |
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Frederica |
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Cachucha |
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Hofball-Tänze |
Joseph (Franz Karl) Lanner, Composer
Joseph (Franz Karl) Lanner, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Tarantel-Galopp |
Joseph (Franz Karl) Lanner, Composer
Joseph (Franz Karl) Lanner, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
(Das) Spitzentuch der Königin, '(The) Queen's La |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Zigeunerin-Quadrille on themes from Balfe's 'The B |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Accelerationen, 'Accelerations' |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Satanella |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Eislauf, 'Skating' |
Josef Strauss, Composer
Josef Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
(Die) Fledermaus Csárdás |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Mit Vergnugen! |
Eduard Strauss, Composer
Eduard Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Stiefmütterchen, 'Pansies' |
Josef Strauss, Composer
Josef Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Champagner-Polka, 'Champagne Polka' |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Sphären-Klänge, 'Music of the Spheres' |
Josef Strauss, Composer
Josef Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Im Sturmschritt, 'At the double!' |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Indianer-Galopp |
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
An der schönen, blauen Donau, 'Blue Danube' |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Johann Strauss II, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Radetzky March |
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Bass Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Author: Andrew Lamb
Whether it’s the rarities or the traditional favourites that attract, there’s no reason to hold off buying this latest offering. The reading of Joseph Lanner’s Hofball-Tänze may be a shade sluggish; but otherwise the performances are all one might reasonably hope, with Josef’s Sphären-Klänge especially sublime. There’s still no orchestra to match the Vienna Philharmonic for natural grace and ease in this music. As usual, the absence of track timings is the only outward sign of the rush to issue the concert on CD that has become an integral part of the New Year Concert tradition.
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