Concert

No: 729204
Composer: Franz Schubert, Anton Webern, Josef Strauss
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Artists: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Production year: 2015-02
Run time: 1:35:00

Salzburg Opening Concert

Repertoire

Franz Schubert / Anton Webern Sechs Deutsche Tänze, D. 820 Josef Strauss Frauenherz – Polka mazur, Op. 166 Josef Strauss Delirien – Waltz, Op. 212 Josef Strauss Pêle-mêle – Polka schnell, Op. 161 Franz Schubert Symphony in C major, D. 944

Synopsis

Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world’s most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event. The 2009 Salzburg Festival opening concert with the Wiener Philharmoniker under Nikolaus Harnoncourt honors the conductor on his 80th birthday and it’s an homage to the Viennese dance. Schubert's Great C Major Symphony is a "stirring war painting" Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "There is a special philharmonic sound under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and the Wiener Philharmoniker sound as they should in the best-possible case: velvety smooth and incredibly compelling" Salzburger Nachrichten