At the annual New Year's concert in Vienna, the hall is even more resplendent than usual and the music is light and fun. Conductor Franz Welser-Most had the baton this year, which he says is tremendous fun despite being "the most stressful experience you can have in a conductor's life." He'll explain more on Tuesday's Performance Today, and we'll hear some New Year's concert highlights featuring Franz Welser-Most and the Vienna Philharmonic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johan Halvorsen: Gigue from Suite ancienne, Op. 31
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
Halvorsen: Suite Ancienne, Mascarade/Rasilainen
NKF 50033
Charles Ives: Quartet No. 1, "From the Salvation Army": 1. Andante con moto
Emerson String Quartet
The Sunday Sessions - American Air - Music from Saint Paul Sunday
MPR 201
George Gershwin: Summertime
Jan Boland, flute; John Dowdall, guitar; Carey Bostian, cello
Red Cedar Chamber Music, First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, IA
Frank Campos: The Water is Wide and Variations
Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet
Ford Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in A, Wq 172
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Paul Watkins, cello and conductor
Radio Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Johann Sebastian Bach (orch. Reger): Bourree in G minor from English Suite No. 2, BWV 806
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Alastair Willis, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX
Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
Alecia Lawyer, oboe; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Church of St. John The Divine, Houston, TX
Hour 2
Franz Waxman: Auld Lang Syne Variations for String Trio and Piano: 1. Eine kleine Nichtmusik, 4. Hommage to Shostakofiev
Gidon Kremer, violin; Ula Ulijona, viola; Marta Sudraba, cello; Louis Lortie, piano
Gidon Kremer - Happy Birthday
Nonesuch 79657
Antonin Dvorak: Bagatelles, Op. 47
Harumi Rhodes, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Pedja Muzijevic, harmonium
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Franz von Suppe: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
Vienna Philharmonic; Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Goldener Saal des Wiener Musikvereins, Vienna, Austria
New Year's Concert 2013
Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28
ZOFO piano duo: Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano; Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
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