Time (well, a bit early) for the annual Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra New Year's Day concert thread, for 2020, with the VPO and Andris Nelsons. First, some standard links:
VPO programme (which has actually been on their website for weeks now): https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/...event-id/10034
ORF: https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20200101/583109
BBC R3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cq0k
As has been the case for some years now, Petroc gets the R3 presenter's call. (Side note: I wonder if he actually gets to hear the concert on the 31st, since on Jan. 1 itself, he has to be in the presenter's box and thus not in the concert hall proper itself.)
The program, minus the one unknown and two fixed-in-stone standard encores, is as follows, with (*) to mark what looks to be first performances at the VPO New Year's Concert, to the best of my knowledge (and working from my Excel database):
Carl Michael Ziehrer: Overture to Die Landstreicher (The Vagabonds) (*)
Josef Strauss:
(a) Liebesgrüße (Greetings of Love) Waltz, op. 56 (*)
(b) Liechtenstein March, op. 36 (*)
Johann Strauss II:
(a) Blumenfest (Flower Festival) Polka. op. 111
(b) Wo die Citronen blüh'n (Where the Lemons Blossom), Waltz, op. 364
Eduard Strauss: Knall und Fall (Without Delay), Fast Polka, op. 132 (*)
Franz von Suppé: Light Cavalry Overture
Josef Strauss: Cupido, Polka française, op. 81 (*)
Johann Strauss II: Seid umschlungen, Millionen (Be Embraced, You Millions), Waltz, op. 443
Eduard Strauss: Eisblume (Ice Flower), Polka mazurka, op. 55 (Arr. W. Dörner) (*)
Josef Hellmesberger II: Gavotte (*)
Hans Christian Lumbye: Postillon Galop, op. 16/2 (Arr. W. Dörner) (*)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Twelve Contredanses, WoO 14 (selections) (*)
Johann Strauss Jr.
(a) Freuet euch des Lebens (Enjoy Life), Waltz, op.340
(b) Tritsch-Tratsch, Fast Polka, op. 214
Josef Strauss: Dynamiden, Waltz, op. 173
Part of me wonders if the radio and or full ORF TV presentation will include a tribute to Mariss Jansons, since Jansons conducted 3 of these VPO New Year's concerts, and his compatriot "musical son", so to speak, is on the podium.
On US TV, likewise as usual, we will get only a part of the concert as part of the Great Performances series on PBS, basically the 2nd half of the concert, again as has been the practice in recent years. Hugh Bonneville is now well ensconced as the emcee for the PBS relay, and he'll present again for US audiences, including the travelogue segments. When I get the chance to watch the videos, I'll do the distaff count (as Petroc will probably do also, with one comment during the proceedings at one point).
In any case, always a nice way to start the New Year. Cheers
VPO programme (which has actually been on their website for weeks now): https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/...event-id/10034
ORF: https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20200101/583109
BBC R3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cq0k
As has been the case for some years now, Petroc gets the R3 presenter's call. (Side note: I wonder if he actually gets to hear the concert on the 31st, since on Jan. 1 itself, he has to be in the presenter's box and thus not in the concert hall proper itself.)
The program, minus the one unknown and two fixed-in-stone standard encores, is as follows, with (*) to mark what looks to be first performances at the VPO New Year's Concert, to the best of my knowledge (and working from my Excel database):
Carl Michael Ziehrer: Overture to Die Landstreicher (The Vagabonds) (*)
Josef Strauss:
(a) Liebesgrüße (Greetings of Love) Waltz, op. 56 (*)
(b) Liechtenstein March, op. 36 (*)
Johann Strauss II:
(a) Blumenfest (Flower Festival) Polka. op. 111
(b) Wo die Citronen blüh'n (Where the Lemons Blossom), Waltz, op. 364
Eduard Strauss: Knall und Fall (Without Delay), Fast Polka, op. 132 (*)
Franz von Suppé: Light Cavalry Overture
Josef Strauss: Cupido, Polka française, op. 81 (*)
Johann Strauss II: Seid umschlungen, Millionen (Be Embraced, You Millions), Waltz, op. 443
Eduard Strauss: Eisblume (Ice Flower), Polka mazurka, op. 55 (Arr. W. Dörner) (*)
Josef Hellmesberger II: Gavotte (*)
Hans Christian Lumbye: Postillon Galop, op. 16/2 (Arr. W. Dörner) (*)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Twelve Contredanses, WoO 14 (selections) (*)
Johann Strauss Jr.
(a) Freuet euch des Lebens (Enjoy Life), Waltz, op.340
(b) Tritsch-Tratsch, Fast Polka, op. 214
Josef Strauss: Dynamiden, Waltz, op. 173
Part of me wonders if the radio and or full ORF TV presentation will include a tribute to Mariss Jansons, since Jansons conducted 3 of these VPO New Year's concerts, and his compatriot "musical son", so to speak, is on the podium.
On US TV, likewise as usual, we will get only a part of the concert as part of the Great Performances series on PBS, basically the 2nd half of the concert, again as has been the practice in recent years. Hugh Bonneville is now well ensconced as the emcee for the PBS relay, and he'll present again for US audiences, including the travelogue segments. When I get the chance to watch the videos, I'll do the distaff count (as Petroc will probably do also, with one comment during the proceedings at one point).
In any case, always a nice way to start the New Year. Cheers

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