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1992 New Year's Concert / Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker

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Composer
STRAUSS JR., JOHANN
Artist
Carlos, Kleiber
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Sep 16, 2010
Catalog #
SONY48376
UPC
074644837629

About

In every respect, this is superb. Here is not merely a wonderful souvenir of a special event but a thing of joy forever.

In every respect, this is superb: a 'must'. I recently listened to DG's historic issue of VPO Johann Strauss ((D 435 335-2GWP2), reviewed enthusiastically in February by RO. Here the present needs fear nothing from the past. Indeed Carlos Kleiber combines in one baton, miraculously, every attribute of his predecessors—his father Erich's discipline and élan, Krauss's Schwung, Karajan's elegance, Boskovsky's lift and Krips's insinuating charm. Anyone who saw and heard the concert on television (the video incidentally will be released on Philips) will know just how delightfully Kleiber, with his unorthodox, seemingly effortless methods, achieves his aims and how willingly his complaisant orchestra responds to his peculiar gifts.

If I had to decide between so many winners, I might choose Eine Tausend und eine Nachi for the translucency of its introduction and the champagne elation of its main section, and Spharenklange for ethereal wonder. But then there is the irresistible verve of the Pizzicato Polka where the rubato is perfectly judged, and the tremendous panache of Unter Donner und Blitz. Is there a touch of the mannered just once or twice, as in the opening bars of The Blue Danube? If so, it is usually justified as a means to an entirely convincing end—in this case a familiar piece given with a swooning spontaneity that invites the body to sway with the music.

To crown one's pleasure, the recording is faultless: it has presence, warmth, depth, and captures ideally a sense of the occasion. Here is not merely a wonderful souvenir of a special event but a thing of joy forever. And now if you'll excuse me, I shall go and listen to it again.

-- Gramophone [4/1992]

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor): Overture 08:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor): Overture
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Otto Nicolai
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  2. 2 Stadt und Land, Polka Mazurka, Op. 322 04:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Stadt und Land, Polka Mazurka, Op. 322
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  3. 3 Dorfschwalben aus Osterreich, Op. 164 08:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Dorfschwalben aus Osterreich, Op. 164
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Josef Strauss
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  4. 4 Vergnugungszug, Polka schnell, Op. 281 02:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Vergnugungszug, Polka schnell, Op. 281
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  5. 5 Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture 07:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  6. 6 Tausend und eine Nacht, Op. 346 08:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Tausend und eine Nacht, Op. 346
    Duration
    08:20
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  7. 7 Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449 03:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  8. 8 Marche Persanne (Persischer Marsch), Op. 289 01:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Marche Persanne (Persischer Marsch), Op. 289
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  9. 9 Tritsch-Tratsch, Op. 214 02:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    Tritsch-Tratsch, Op. 214
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  10. 10 Spharenklange, Op. 235 09:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    Spharenklange, Op. 235
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Josef Strauss
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  11. 11 Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), Polka, Op. 324 03:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), Polka, Op. 324
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  12. 12 An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314 10:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber
  13. 13 Radetzky March, Op. 228 03:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    Radetzky March, Op. 228
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Johann Strauss I
    Ensemble
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Carlos Kleiber