New Year's Day Concert from Vienna

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Radio 3 presents coverage of the traditional New Year's Concert from Vienna.

Radio 3 presents coverage of the traditional New Year's Concert from the Musikverein Large Hall in Vienna.

New Year's Day Concert: 01/01/2021

01/01/2021

BBC Radio 3 - New Year's Day Concert, 01/01/2021

The traditional New Year's Day Concert, given by the Vienna Philharmonic

The traditional New Year's Day Concert, given by the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Riccardo Muti. Broadcast live and presented by Petroc Trelawny

In normal times, the traditional New Year’s Day concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Vienna Musikverein is a moment to remember the past and look forward to the coming year with hope and optimism.  In these unprecedented times where live music making has largely been silenced, the joy at hearing the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Riccardo Muti once again perform these familiar tunes, on this day, on that concert platform, will be a moment to celebrate and perhaps also mark a corner being turned.  Though the music may evoke a time of glittering balls, flickering candles, and nostalgia for a mythical better time, perhaps this new year, just maybe, it will be the herald for a brighter future where once again people can hold each other close, dance around a room and celebrate music together as a social human activity.  

Broadcast live from the Musikverein, Vienna

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

First Part
Franz von Suppé: Fatinitza March 
Johann Strauss Jr: Sound Waves Waltz op.148 
Johann Strauss Jr: Niko Polka op.228 
Josef Strauss: Without a Care, Fast Polka op.271 
Carl Zeller: Mine Lamps Waltz  
Carl Millöcker: Living It Up Galop 

Second Part 
Franz von Suppé: Overture to Poet and Peasant 
Karl Komzák: Girls of Baden Waltz op.257 
Josef Strauss: Margherita Polka op.244  
Johann Strauss Sr: Venetian Galop op.74  
Johann Strauss Jr: Voices of Spring Waltz op.410 
Johann Strauss Jr: In the Krapfenwald‘l, Polka Française op.336 
Johann Strauss Jr: New Melodies Quadrille op.254 
Johann Strauss Jr: Emperor Waltz op.437 
Johann Strauss Jr: Tempestuous in Love and Dance, Fast Polka op.393

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