The Spirit of Vienna
Let’s Celebrate! • 31-Dec-1984
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-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 (1858)
Perpetuum mobile, musikalischer Scherz (Perpetuum Mobile, Musical Joke), Op. 257 (1862)
An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314 (1866–67)
J. STRAUSS (1804–49)
Radetzky March (1848)
Up Next in Let’s Celebrate!
-
Celebrating 200 Years of Mendelssohn
The Philharmonic celebrated Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with a program including his beloved Violin Concerto, with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist, and the magical evocation of Die erste Walpurgisnacht.
MENDELSSOHN (1809–47)
Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95 (1839)Concerto in E ...
-
Sir James Galway, Maestro of the Flute
Sir James Galway solos in Jacques Ibert’s sunny, spirited Flute Concerto. This 2008 performance is conducted by then Music Director Lorin Maazel.
IBERT (1890–1962)
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1932–33)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro scherzando
