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2008 New Year's Day Concert from Vienna
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Programme for the 2008
New Year's Day Concert in Vienna
The 2008 concert was conducted by Georges Prêtre
and contained of the following works.
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First half
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| Johann Strauss II |
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Napoleon-Marsch, Op. 156 |
| Josef Strauss |
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Dorfschwalben aus Österreich (Village Swallows from Austria) Waltz, Op. 164 |
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Laxenburger Polka, Op. 60 |
| Johann Strauss I |
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Paris Waltz, Op. 101 |
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Versailler Galopp, Op. 107 |
| Johann Strauss II |
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Orpheus-Quadrille, Op. 236 |
| Joseph Hellmesberger |
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Kleiner Anzeiger, Galop, Op. 4 |
Second half
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| Johann Strauss II |
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Overture, "Indigo und die vierzig Räuber" (Indigo and the Forty Thieves) |
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Freuet euch des Lebens, Walzer, Op. 340 |
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Bluette, Polka française, Op. 271 |
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Tritsch-Tratsch, Polka schnell, Op. 214 |
| Joseph Lanner |
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Hofball-Tänze, Walzer, Op. 161 |
| Josef Strauss |
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Die Libelle, Polka Mazurka, Op. 204 |
| Johann Strauss II |
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Russischer Marsch (Russian March), Op. 426 |
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Die Pariserin, Polka française, Op. 238 |
| Johann Strauss I |
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Chineser-Galopp (Chinese Galop), Op. 20 |
| Johann Strauss II |
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Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437 |
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Die Bajadere, Polka schnell, Op. 351 |
Encores
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| Josef Strauss |
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Sport-Polka, Polka schnell, Op. 170 |
| Johann Strauss II |
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An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Blue Danube),
waltz, Op. 314 |
Johann Strauss I |
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Radetzky March, Op. 228 |
Decca have released the CD of the concert.
For details of this and the DVD, please see the link below.
Our Honorary Life President, Peter Kemp, was recently commissioned
by The Decca Music Group to prepare detailed programme texts on each item in the
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's 2008 New Year's Day Concert, for inclusion in the
official press pack to promote their CD and DVD of the concert.
Decca have subsequently truncated Peter's texts for inclusion on their own website
promoting these products.
These texts do not appear in either the CD or DVD booklets, but are provided
for the interest of potential purchasers and browsers.
Click on this image for further details:

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