Richard Strauss finished this tone poem at the age of 25, establishing himself as a master of the form and an innovator who had synthesized his own musical style. Then Music Director Zubin Mehta conducts this performance from 1982.
R. STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Don Juan, Tone Poem after Nikolaus Lenau, Op. 20 (1888)
Nothing evokes a Viennese New Year’s ball quite like Strauss waltzes. Hear the famous Blue Danube and other Strauss family pieces in this effervescent performance from New Year’s Eve 1984.
J. STRAUSS II (1825–99)
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltzes), Op. 437 (1889)
Tritsch-T...
Though he’s best known as a violin virtuoso, Fritz Kreisler was also a skilled composer who wrote several popular works. Three of his best known are featured here.
KREISLER (1875–1962)
Liebeslied (1954)
Schön Rosmarin (1912)
Liebesfreud (1941)
Superstar Yo-Yo Ma performs the lyrical, moving Cello Concerto by Antonín Dvořák, which was written during the Czech composer’s extended stay in New York City and bears the imprint of his engagement with American music.
DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (1894–95)
1. Allegr...
