Live from Vienna
Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra All the splendour of the traditional start to Vienna's New Year televised live from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, with music by members of the Strauss family including the Blue
Danube and Emperor waltzes by Johann Strauss (son) and the Radetzky March of his father. In the waltz Voices of Spring the soprano soloist is Kathleen Battle. Among the other attractions are a polka executed by the horses of the Spanish Riding School, and dancers of the Vienna State Opera performing waltzes in the Schoenbrunn Palace.
Introduced by Richard Baker Choreography GERUNDE DILL Presented by the AUSTRIAN TELEVISION SERVICE Director HUMPHREY BURTON (Part 1 can be heard on Radio 3 only, 10. 5-10.45 am)
A simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3. Viewers with stereo Radio 3 may wish to turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative.