This recording of Karajan's 1987 New Year's Day Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic and the ballet of the Vienna State Opera at the Großer Musikvereinsaal in Vienna features the music of Josef Strauss and Johann Strauss, Jr. With an emphasis on the polka music of these celebrated composers, this exciting concert features acclaimed soprano diva Kathleen Battle performing "Frühlingsstimmen, Op.410", a waltz by Johann Strauss, Jr.
DirectorHumphrey Burton
Part of
Includes: Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & Metamorphosen, Karajan: Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem, Herbert von Karajan: Live in Osaka, Karajan: Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Karajan: Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2: New Year's Eve Concert 1984, Karajan: Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, Karajan: Mozart - Coronation Mass, Karajan: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987, Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan: Dvorák - Symphony No. 9, Karajan: 1988 New Year's Concert - Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky, Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Herbert von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Karajan: Opening Concert - Berlin 750 Years
