Wallberg / Vso Fruhling In Wienvol.1

Highlights of the Vienna
Symphonic Orchestra Vol. 1
F. Schubert, W.A. Mozart,F. Chopin, R. Strauss
C.M. Ziehrer, F. Léhar, J. Strauss
Orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor: Heinz Wallberg
In volume 1 – a concert recording from 1984 – the conductor Heinz Wallberg has invited three outstanding soloists who, together with the renowned orchestra from Vienna, build a bridge across Mozart to Schubert and Chopin to Franz Lehár: the famous tenor Nicolai Gedda, who celebrates his 75th birthday this year, sings Lehárs infectuous operetta song “Friends, life is worth living!”. Soprano Tamara Lund contributes an excerpt from the „Zarewitsch“ („One will come“). One of the highlights of the programme is the contribution of the pianist Hans Graf (also known as conductor), who offers with Chopin’s variation on „Reach me your hand, my life“ from Mozart’s „Don Giovanni“ a rarely played piece of music. The orchestra presents some musical rarities as well: Besides Schubert’s superb overture from „Rosamunde“ and Richard Strauss‘ colourful series of waltzes from „The Knight of Roses“, it performs the last completed waltz of the immortal Johann Strauß – „Embrace each other, madding crowd“ – a work in which the waltz king approaches his „fan“ Johannes Brahms by means of a cunning orchestration technique. This piece and Carl Ziehrer’s powerful waltz „Come and See“ evoke the atmosphere of the New Year’s Concert in a programme which especially in its diversity is typical Viennese.


Technical Details:
Interactive Menu: Six Languages
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1.+ Digital Stereo
Region Code:0 Picture Format: 4:3 Specials:Orchestral Recordings plus Ballet Sequences, Landscape Views and Impressions from Vienna
Running Time: ca. 90 min.