Live concert film of André Rieu in Vienna, recorded on the square in front of the imperial Hofburg Palace for the « Live in Vienna » show (2007). A Dutch violinist and conductor, André Rieu popularised the Viennese waltz and operetta repertoire for audiences worldwide. This full concert of about two and a quarter hours celebrates the great Viennese composers: Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and Mozart. The setlist runs through « Wiener Bürger », the « Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka », « Gold und Silber », « Eine kleine Nachtmusik », « Perpetuum Mobile », « Schatzwalzer » and closes on the inevitable « The Blue Danube ». Rieu conducts his Johann Strauss Orchestra and choir, joined by the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the debutantes of the Elmayer dance school and soloists such as Mirusia Louwerse, Carmen Monarcha and Carla Maffioletti. Filmed in a grand setting in the heart of Vienna, this live recording embodies the maestro’s taste for total spectacle. A live concert film ideal for discovering the Viennese waltz and André Rieu’s festive world.
Setlist
- Wiener Bürger
- Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
- Fächerpolonaise
- Fledermaus-Quadrille
- Komm Zigány / Csárdás (Medley)
- Gold und Silber
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- Mein Herr Marquis
- Wolgalied
- Perpetuum Mobile
- Porgi Amor
- Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume
- Schatzwalzer
- Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
- Ganz ohne Weiber geht die Chose nicht
- Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss
- Morgenblätter
- Ich muß wieder einmal in Grinzing sein
- The Sound of Music
- An der schönen blauen Donau
Personnel & credits
- André Rieu — violon, direction
- Johann Strauss Orchestra & Choir
- Mirusia Louwerse — soprano
- Carmen Monarcha — soprano
- Carla Maffioletti — soprano
