2-disc set Celebrating the new year, Séguin and the Vienna Philharmonic’s brilliant waltz and polka
Tracks:
1. Johann Strauss II: Operetta "Indigo and the Forty Thieves" Overture
2. Ziller: Waltz "The Legend of the Danube" Op. 446★
3. Runner: Malapoo Gallup Op. 1 of★148
4. Eduard Strauss: Polka Schnell "The Rampage Little Devil" Op. 154★
5. Johann Strauss II: Komori Cadreille Op. 363
6. Johann Strauss I: Gallop "Carnival in Paris" Op. 100
7. Suppe: Operetta "Beautiful Galatea" Overture
8. Josephine Weinrich: Polka Mazurka Siren's Song, Op. 13★
[arranged by W. Derner]
9. Joseph Strauss: Waltz "The True Value of Women", Op. 277★
10. Johann Strauss II: Polka Française "Polka of the Diplomat", Op. 448
11. Florence Price: Rainbow Waltz
12. Romby: Copenhagen Steam Locomotive Gallop
13. Johann Strauss II: Waltz "Rose of the Tropics" Op. 388
14. Johann Strauss II: Egyptian March, Op. 335
15. Joseph Strauss: Waltz "Palm Leaves of Peace" Op. 207
In addition to this, 3 other encores are scheduled
★ to be performed for the first time at the New Year's concert (5 pieces are planned)
[Performers]
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Yannick Néze = Séguin
*The Japanese song title notation is based on the "Catalogue of Johann Strauss II's Works" (2006) and "Catalogue of Joseph Strauss's Works" (2019) published by the Johann Strauss Society of Japan.
The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert is held every year on January 1st. It is the most famous of classical music, and it is a big event that is broadcast in more than 90 countries around the world on TV and radio from Vienna's golden Musikfereinsaal, and is watched by 50 million people. This concert has a long history, starting in 1939, and features the waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family, symbolizing Vienna's music capital.
In 2026, the talented Yannick Néze=Séguin, who leads the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, will make his first appearance. Expectations are high for his ability to achieve results in opera and concerts.
The first performance of the New Year's concert was five pieces, two of which were by Josephine Weinrich, who organized the first female orchestra in Austria in the 19th century, and Freirence Price, who became the first black female composer in the United States in the 20th century. In addition, Joseph's waltz "The True Value of Women" expresses respect for women, and ends with the attitude of seeking peace = waltz "Palm Leaves of Peace", making it
a program structure that truly reflects the times (Sony Music)
