Well, I am thinking of a post about these Christmas holidays till New Year's Eve and beyond. I don't know whether I will write it as I want, but... here's a
stumble of mine on
CMClassicalMusic on StumbleUpon about New Year's Day Concert on BBC Radio 3.
A traditional concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Franz Welser-Most and music by Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Josef and Johann Strauss.
Did you like these compositions?
By Giuseppe Verdi: Prestissimo, ballet music from Act 3 of 'Don Carlo'.
By Richard Wagner: Prelude to Act III of 'Lohengrin'
By Josef Strauss:
Die Soubrette, Op. 109,
Theater-Quadrille, Op. 213,
Spährenklänge, Op. 235;
Die Spinnerin, Op. 192,
Hesperusbahnen, waltz, Op. 279;
Galoppin, Op. 237,
Plappermäulchen, Op. 245
By
Johann Strauss:
Kuss-Walzer, Op. 400
Aus den Bergen, Op. 292
Melodien Quadrille, Op. 112
Wo die Citronen blüh'n, Op. 364
By Johann Strauss (Snr): Recollections of Ernst or The Carnival of Venice", Op .126.
And also music by
- Suppé: Light Cavalry overture
- Hellmesberger: Unter vier Augen
- Lanner: Steyrische Tänze, Op. 165.