The Vienna Philharmonic's 2017 Sommernachtskonzert or Summer Night Concert was recorded on May 25 at Schönbrunn Castle and was on the streets before the summer was even out, so if you saw the concert and it's still fresh in your mind, here you go. These concerts are major events of the Viennese summer, with attendance upwards of 100,000, and to an extent, they consist of giving the people what they want. The conductorship rotates among different A-listers, and for 2017 Christoph Eschenbach was invited back just three ...
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The Vienna Philharmonic's 2017 Sommernachtskonzert or Summer Night Concert was recorded on May 25 at Schönbrunn Castle and was on the streets before the summer was even out, so if you saw the concert and it's still fresh in your mind, here you go. These concerts are major events of the Viennese summer, with attendance upwards of 100,000, and to an extent, they consist of giving the people what they want. The conductorship rotates among different A-listers, and for 2017 Christoph Eschenbach was invited back just three years after his 2014 appearance, and perhaps he felt justified in experimenting a bit; even the traditional closing-number Wiener-Blut is gone. The results are generally good. The superstar on hand is soprano Renée Fleming, and the album is worth the purchase price for the pair of Dvorák arias she sings at the beginning. Sample "Mesicku na Nebi Hlubokem," from Rusalka, for a taste of the still-considerable Fleming magic. The rather dark Rachmaninov pieces in the middle of the...
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Antonin Dvorák; Bedrich Smetana; Engelbert Humperdinck; Igor Stravinsky; John Williams; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky;... Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
