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Vienna: Joyful Apocalypse
Artist: Aurélien Pontier
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1. Soirée de Vienne, Op. 56 (Paraphrase on Waltz Motives from Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus)
2. Triakontameron, Vol. 3: No. 11, Alt Wien
3. 3 Bearbeitungen Nach Motiven Von Johann Strauss, Op. 9: No. 2, Pizzicato-Polka
4. Polka de w. R. (After Behr's la Rieuse, Op. 303)
5. 6 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 6, Valse Sentimentale
6. Valse-Scherzo, Op. 7
7. 3 Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen: No. 2, Liebesleid (Arr. Rachmaninov for Piano)
8. An Die Musik, Op. 88 No. 4, D. 547 (Arr. Pontier for Piano)
9. 12 Waltzes, Op. 18, D. 145: No. 6 in B minor
10. Waltz in G-Flat Major, D. Anh. I/14 "Kupelwieser-Walzer" (Transcr. R. Strauss)
11. Arabesken Über "An Der Schönen Blauen Donau" (After Johann Strauss' Op. 314)
12. 4 Valses Oubliées, S. 215: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
13. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (Arr. Pontier for Piano)
14. 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 6, Sehr Langsam
15. La Valse, M. 72B

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"A veritable musical metaphor for the suicide of Europe that was the Great War, both apotheosis and apocalypse. We also hear evocations of Schubert, Liszt, Mahler and Kreisler, all imbued with a kind of nostalgia that belongs only to this mythical city." - Aurélien Pontier Dedicated to the last years of Imperial Vienna, which gave rise to an artistic effervescence unique in European history. The program opens with a piano transcription of Strauss's Die Fledermaus and ends with Ravel's La Valse.
        
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