Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert 2025

[LMcD]

I’ll take your word for it…

I might record the concert and fast-forward anything balletic.

[hmvman]

Confession time: I quite enjoy the ballet sequences, but mostly for the wonderful locations superbly lit.

[Sir Velo]

Disappointed there's no Suppe time.

[oddoneout]

Confession time: I quite enjoy the ballet sequences, but mostly for the wonderful locations superbly lit.

I enjoy them as well, although seeing the dancers in their cloth footwear dancing on some of the hard surfaces(bound gravel especially) makes me wince. That kind of formal ballet may be a bit odd in some respects but it is graceful, decorative, skillful, and doesn't offend the sensibilities.
I like the travelogue sequences as well, not least as I have never been, and am never likely to go, to the locations shown. I still remember the neolithic piled lake dwellings from a few years ago.

[Pulcinella]

Any bets on when the CD will be released?

[Petrushka]

Any bets on when the CD will be released?

Bets are off. Amazon have it as being released on January 17.

[bluestateprommer]

Many thanks for your work on this concert: it is much appreciated. I am particularly intrigued by the Constanze Geiger work as I had not heard of her before.

You're welcome; happy to help out. The NYT had a recent article from Rebecca Schmid about Constanze Geiger:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/arts/music/composer-constanze-geiger.html

Did have a quick look at the wikipedia article, but the NYT article gave fresh insights. I found on YT what look to be two videos that RS alluded to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC8SCSWU14A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TyOtTuwr7o

[Prommer]

Looking forward to this. Approve of the programme. I'll take the classics over forgotten fancies. Muti will surely have a good Verdian 'go' at the Gypsy-Baron...

Am sure the wimmin-(as well as Geiger-)counters will be out in force ().

[hmvman]

I see that the R3 broadcast starts at 09.30 but the BBC2 TV broadcast is at 10.15. I couldn't glean from the R3 website if they were doing something in advance of the concert starting; 10.15 is the usual start time in UK.

[oddoneout]

I see that the R3 broadcast starts at 09.30 but the BBC2 TV broadcast is at 10.15. I couldn't glean from the R3 website if they were doing something in advance of the concert starting; 10.15 is the usual start time in UK.

45 minutes of Essential Classics wittering* I imagine(as that's the slot that's been hijacked by the NYDC) - setting the scene, history factoids, human interest stories, listener input, etc etc.

*My brain supplied witterage instead of wittering but apparently that's a place in Shropshire so I had to correct it...

[Petrushka]

45 minutes of Essential Classics wittering* I imagine(as that's the slot that's been hijacked by the NYDC) - setting the scene, history factoids, human interest stories, listener input, etc etc.

*My brain supplied witterage instead of wittering but apparently that's a place in Shropshire so I had to correct it...

There's also an East and West Wittering near Colchester and Wittering near Stamford. I seem to recall my father mentioning RAF Wittering as one of the many places at which he was stationed during the war.

And yes, the NYDC begins at it's customary time of 10.15 GMT or 11.15 in Vienna.

[MickyD]

Disappointed there's no Suppe time.

Me too, a very neglected composer in my opinion.

[hmvman]

45 minutes of Essential Classics wittering* I imagine(as that's the slot that's been hijacked by the NYDC) - setting the scene, history factoids, human interest stories, listener input, etc etc.

*My brain supplied witterage instead of wittering but apparently that's a place in Shropshire so I had to correct it...

Thanks, yes, that makes sense. I shall avoid the wittering as usual!

[Barbirollians]

Gracious from the very first bars in a different class to Thielemann ‘s dull offering .

[Prommer]

Vintage, already.