Neujahrskonzert 2021 / New Year's Concert 2021 / Concert du Nouvel An 2021

Featuring

Riccardo Muti
Wiener Philharmoniker
Franz von Suppé
Johann Strauss II (Jr.)
Josef Strauss
Carl Zeller

Carl Joseph Millöcker
Karel Komzák II
Johann Strauss I (Sr.)
Miscellaneous

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Composition History

Johann Strauss II's Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz) was originally titled Hand in Hand, referring to an alliance between Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

Composition History

Franz von Suppè's Fatinitza March, from his operetta Fatinitza, was so popular at its 1876 premiere that it had to be repeated and sold 350,000 copies of its score within months.

Compositional Technique

Johann Strauss II's Neue Melodien-Quadrille incorporates melodies from Verdi operas like Ernani, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, sometimes with rhythmically surprising adaptations.

Recording & Production

The 2021 New Year's Concert program included several pieces performed for the first time by the Vienna Philharmonic at this annual event.

Composer Biography

Josef Strauß's polka Ohne Sorgen (Without a Care) was composed during his last summer in Pavlovsk, a time when he was already ailing and worried about the future of the summer seasons.

Composer Biography

Carl Zeller and Carl Millöcker, both operetta composers, had early connections to the Vienna Philharmonic; Zeller sang with them as a boy soprano, and Millöcker studied flute with a founding member.