Wiener Philharmoniker

Gustavo Dudamel & Wiener Philharmoniker – Sommernachtskonzert 2019 / Summer Night Concert 2019 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:21:23 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Classical
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The world’s biggest annual classical open-air concert, The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, returns to the magical setting of Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna. After his successful debut at The Summer Night Concert in 2012, world renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Summer Night Concert for the second time. Superstar pianist, Yuja Wang is this years soloist. The concert will take place on Thursday June 20, 2019 with “Rhapsody in Blue” being this year’s theme with an all American program. The concert is broadcast on TV and radio in more than 60 countries, and thus reaches an audience of millions. The evening’s repertoire features popular classical works such as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Dvorák’s Symphony No.9 “From The New World”, Barber’s Adagio for strings, Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever and Steiner’s Casablanca Suite.

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Wiener Philharmoniker, Gustavo Dudamel – New Year’s Concert 2017 / Neujahrskonzert 2017 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:44:06 minutes | 1,94 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

This 2017 concert, on the market by the end of the second week in January, marked the first Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert led by the sensational Venezuelan-American conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Those hoping, or fearing, that he would shake up the repertory of this Vienna institution, are given little material to work with; the program follows the time-honored pattern, with the Strauss family in the foremost position and The Beautiful Blue Danube in its proper place in the encores. This said, Dudamel’s New Year’s Concert is fresh and energetic, and really a great deal of fun. The Viennese audience rewards him with warm applause and as much enthusiasm as Viennese can muster. He introduces quite a few pieces that are new to the concert, closing out the first half with the utterly charming Pepita-Polka, Op. 138, an unjustly neglected masterpiece of Johann Strauss II. There are no fewer than four Johann II premieres, and among the other newcomers is the familiar Skaters’ Waltz (Les Patineurs) of Emile Waldteufel. In the main Strauss pieces, Dudamel applies his high-energy but precise sound to this highly familiar material, and lo and behold it works: there are foot-tappers galore, but the characteristic Strauss humor is not lost. Sample the Rotunde-Quadrille, Op. 360, of Johann II for an idea, and note that the sound quality on the New Year’s Concert release gets just a little better each year. The New Year’s Concert, far from being a moribund tradition, is a growing phenomenon, broadcast as far afield as Indonesia and Mozambique. With satisfying performances like these, that trend seems likely to continue. ~~ Review by James Manheim

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Wiener Philharmoniker, Gustavo Dudamel – Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:49 minutes | 944 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Celebrating ten years as an exclusive recording artist on Deutsche Grammophon, Gustavo Dudamels career has evolved from Venezuelan Wunderkind to one of the worlds most distinguished and sought-after Maestros.
His upcoming recording, made in company with the Wiener Philharmoniker at Viennas Musikverein in April 2016, is an all-Russian album it couples two works by Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, in Ravels magnificent orchestration, and A Night on Bald Mountain, with the famous Waltz from Tchaikovskys Swan Lake. The Viennese waltz kings and Dudamel gives this perennial ballet highlight a fresh, vibrant new reading – a perfect introduction to the festive season.

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