New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic 2014

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The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic 2014 was the 74th New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic and took place on January 1, 2014 at the Wiener Musikverein . It was conducted for the second time by Daniel Barenboim , who previously conducted the concert in 2009.

particularities

The program was dedicated in particular to the commemoration of the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The conductor Daniel Barenboim is co-founder of the Palestinian-Israeli West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and has received numerous prizes for his efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East, including the Haviva Reik Peace Prize in 2004, the Hessian Peace Prize in 2006 and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and in 2010 the Westphalian Peace Prize and the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in gold. In 2007 he was appointed UN Ambassador for Peace, and in 2011 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Barenboim dedicated the first piece, the Helenen Quadrille , to his wife, the pianist Jelena Dmitrijewna Bashkirowa . Jelena is a variant of the female given name Helena or Helene. Bashkirova and their son, the violinist Michael Barenboim , were in the audience. In an interview, Daniel Barenboim stated that he hesitated when asked to conduct the concert again, because the second concert usually could not develop the same uniqueness as the first.

The waltz Friedenspalmen by Josef Strauss referred to the battle of Königgrätz . This was composed in autumn 1866, shortly after the war defeat of the Danube monarchy. The Carolinen Gallop was intended to allude to Barenboim as a bridge builder between West and East - the Gallop is named after the Carolinen Bridge over the Vienna River that existed at the time of Strauss . Barenboim's commitment in the Middle East was to be recognized with the Egyptian March .

For the Waltz Stories from the Vienna Woods , recordings from Klosterneuburg Abbey were shown, which - by Leopold III. Founded in 1114 - celebrated its 900 year anniversary.

On the occasion of his 150th birthday , the Philharmoniker honored the composer Richard Strauss with the moonlight music from the opera Capriccio . In Josef Strauss' Dynamiden Waltz the motif appears which Richard Strauss used 46 years later for the ox waltz in the Rosenkavalier .

The two polkas Neckerei and Schabernack were performed by Josef Strauss for the first time as part of a New Year's concert .

During the encores, Barenboim decided not to conduct the Radetzky March , which was dedicated to Field Marshal Josef Wenzel Radetzky von Radetz and premiered on August 31, 1848 . Radetzky was best known for his military successes in 1848 and 1849 against the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and was victorious in several battles. Instead, Barenboim shook hands with every musician.

The Philharmonic created the Twitter - Hashtag prosit2014 around New Year greetings to the whole world to send.

Floral decorations

The flower arrangement was provided for the first time by the Vienna Philharmonic. Until then, from 1980 this was a gift from the Italian city of Sanremo .

ballet

In September 2013, the dance performances of the Vienna State Ballet were recorded in the Liechtenstein City Palace . As at its premiere in 2013, Brit Ashley Page was responsible for the choreography. They danced to the waltz Die Romantiker by Joseph Lanner and the Polka Pizzicati by Leo Delibes. The Harlequin -women in plaid were by Vivienne Westwood designed.

In 2014, the professional dancers Kathrin Menzinger and Vadim Garbuzov, known to a wide audience from the ORF program Dancing Stars, danced live in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein to the waltz on the beautiful blue Danube according to their own choreography . They too appeared in Vivienne Westwood costumes.

program

1st chapter

Part 2

  • Johann Strauss (son): Overture to Woodruff
  • Johann Strauss (son): Klipp Klapp . Gallop, op.466
  • Johann Strauss (son): Stories from the Vienna Woods . Waltz, op.325
  • Josef Hellmesberger junior : Much love . Polka, op.1
  • Josef Strauss: Bouquet . Polka, op.188
  • Richard Strauss : Moonlight music from the opera Capriccio
  • Joseph Lanner : The Romantics . Waltz, op.167
  • Josef Strauss: Teasing . Polka Mazur, op.262
  • Josef Strauss: joke . Polka, op.98
  • Léo Delibes : Pizzicati . Polka from the ballet Sylvia
  • Josef Strauss: Dynamiden (also secret attraction forces ). Waltz, op.173
  • Josef Strauss: Without Worries , Polka, op.271

Encores

Break film

The 25-minute break film Backstage , designed by Felix Breisach , took a look behind the scenes of the New Year's concert. The work on the costumes in London by Vivienne Westwood , the rehearsals of the orchestra, the production of the ballet interludes in the Stadtpalais Liechtenstein , the ORF technology and the work of the florists were shown.

music

Cast (selection)

The director of the Philharmonic, Clemens Hellsberg , had broken his left hand and was therefore unable to take part in the concert on the violin.

Television broadcast

Michael Beyer from Celle was responsible for the picture direction of the 56th ORF broadcast for the first time . 16 cameras were used, including two rail cameras, three tower cams and a mini remote camera on the stage with a focus on the conductor. The moderation for the ORF and the ZDF took over again Barbara Rett . As in previous years, British actress Julie Andrews hosted for US television. The concert was broadcast for the first time from more than 90 stations.

In Austria, an average of 883,000 people interested in music watched the first part, which corresponded to a market share of 60 percent. The second part was followed by an average of 1.154 million viewers, a market share of 63 percent. The break film was seen by an average of 1,064,000 people (64 percent market share).

Recordings

A live recording of the concert was released on two compact discs ( DNB 1046279297 ) and three long-playing records ( DNB 1048062694 ), the DVD and Blu-ray disc ( DNB 1047200589 ) appeared on January 31, 2014.

The recording of the concert was one of the best-selling albums of 2014 in Austria .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diepresse.com - Conductor Barenboim nominated for Nobel Peace Prize . Article dated August 11, 2011, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b derStandard.at - Daniel Barenboim: "When I was invited, I hesitated" . Article of December 27, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b New Year's Concert 2014 - The program . Article dated November 10, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b Julie Andrews moderated the New Year's Concert for the USA recording at Klosterneuburg Abbey ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ a b c courier - "Radetzkymarsch" without a conductor . Article from January 1, 2014, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ derStandard.at - Greetings show with instrumental chants . Article from January 1, 2014, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Die Welt - This time it's rolling with hashtag # Prosit2014 . Article from January 1, 2014, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ twitter.com - hashtag # prosit2014 . Accessed January 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ New Year's Concert 2014: Florist team delighted with spring flower arrangements . APA notification of January 2, 2014, accessed on January 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ Flower arrangements at the New Year's Concert for 25 years from San Remo . City hall correspondence of October 21, 2005, accessed on January 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ Kurier - The dance into the new year with Vivienne . Article dated December 31, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ a b c "New Year's Concert 2014" live on ORF: Michael Beyer stages the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Ballet . APA notification dated December 10, 2013, accessed on January 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "Backstage - The New Year's Concert 2014": Felix Breisach's ORF film about the concert break takes a look behind the scenes . APA notification dated December 19, 2013, accessed on January 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ derStandard.at - And the hustle and bustle of waltzes beckons forever . Article dated December 30, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ amazon.at - Vienna Philharmonic - New Year's Concert 2014 . Accessed January 6, 2015.