New Year's Concert 2003

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Product Description Out-of-print in the US. .co.uk The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year Concert, which has taken place annually since 1941, is possibly the most famous musical event in the world. Broadcast live from Vienna's Musikverein to dozens of countries, the concert has a worldwide audience in excess of 50 million people. Equally impressive is the time it has taken for Deutsche Grammophon to produce this two-CD live recording--just 27 days. The 2003 concert, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, was the usual Straussfest, with favourites such as The Blue Danube, the Emperor Waltz and the Radetzky March. For the first time, music by Brahms (his Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 and 6) and Weber (Berlioz's orchestration of Invitation to the Dance) were on the programme; they fit in perfectly. The New Year Concert is always a joyous occasion, conveyed here not only by the energetic and poised performances from the Vienna Phil (clearly no hangovers from the previous night's celebrations!) but also by the receptive audience whose cheers and applause can be heard throughout. Also included is Harnoncourt's short address--delivered in German but with no English translation given. --Rebecca Agnew