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Background: The New Year's Concert in Vienna has been a glorious tradition for over six decades. A best-selling classical event year on year, the concert has unique global appeal. The 2009 New Year's Day Concert is conducted by the Argentinean-Israeli pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim for the first time.

The concert programme for 1st January 2009 is the customary collection of Viennese delights, with six first time performances. The first part of the concert is inspired by the conductor’s biography. For example, the waltz Märchen aus dem Orient (Tales from the Orient), alludes to a modern “fairy tale” – the founding of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a symbol of inter-cultural tolerance. Other first performances in the first half include J. Strauss II’s Schnellpost-Polka (Express Mail Polka) and J. Hellmesberger’s Valse Espagnole (Spanish Waltz).

The second part of the concert makes constant allusions to the life and work of Joseph Haydn, culminating with the final movement of Haydn’s Symphony No.45 - 'Farewell Symphony'. This is the first time a work by Haydn has featured in the New Year’s Concert programme, and it will launch a year of events marking the bicentenary of the death of this great Austrian composerwho died in Vienna in May 1809. Other first appearances in the second half of the concert include Johann Strauss I's Zampa-Galopp and Johann Strauss II’s Alexandrine's Polka.

CATALOGUE NR: 0743317
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.99
RELEASE DATE: 09-Feb-2009

COMPOSER: Johann Strauss II
TITLE: New Year's Concert 2009
TRACKS: Ouverture zu Eine Nacht in Venedig - A Night in Venice - Overture (Strauss II). Marchen aus dem Orient Walzer Opus 444 - Fairy Tales from the Orient - Waltz Opus 444 (Strauss II). Annen-Polka Opus 117 - Anna's Polka Opus 117 (Strauss II). Schnellpost-Polka - Polka schnell Opus 159 - Express Mail - Polka Opus 159 (Strauss II). Rosen aus dem Suden Walzer Opus 388 - Roses from the South - Waltz Opus 388 (Strauss II). Freikugeln Polka schnell Opus 326 - Magic Bullets Polka Opus 326 (Strauss II). Ouverture Zigeunerbaron - The Gypsy Baron Overture (Strauss II). Einzugsmarsch Zigeunerbaron - The Gypsy Baron - Entrance March (Strauss II). Schatz-Walzer Opus 418 - Treasure Waltz Opus 418 (Strauss II). Valse espagnole - Spanish Waltz (Hellmesberger II). INTERVAL. Zampa-Galopp Opus 62 - Zampa Galopp (Strauss I). Alexandrinen-Polka Opus 198 - Alexandrine's Polka Opus 198 (Strauss II). Unter Donner und Blitz Polka schnell Opus 324 - Thunder and Lightning Polka Opus 324 (Strauss II). Spharenklange Walzer Opus 235 - Music of the Spheres Waltz Opus 235 (Josef Strauss). Eljen a Magyar! Polka schnell Opus 332 - Hurrah for Hungary! Polka Opus 332 (Strauss II). Abschiedssymphonie : Satz (Haydn). Symphony Number 45 in F sharp minor Farewell : Finale (Haydn). ENCORES - So angstlich sind wir nicht! - We're not that worried! Polka Opus 413 (Strauss II). An der schonen blauen Donau - Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314 (Strauss II). Radetzky-March Opus 228 (Strauss I). BALLET EXTRAS - Treasure Waltz Opus 418 Polka Opus 413 (Strauss II). Thunder and Lightning Polka Opus 324 (Strauss II). Music of the Spheres Waltz Opus 235 (Josef Strauss). INTERVAL FILM.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Barenboim

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: Vienna 1-Jan-2009

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