Name: Two Sides of Vienna
Start: 2023-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Fisher Center

Organization

Conductor

Leon Botstein

Fisher Center at Bard

Orchestra

The Orchestra Now

Two Sides of Vienna

Annandale

United States

Fisher Center

Sosnoff Theater

Two Sides of Vienna: Die lustige Witwe Lehár (+3 More)

Public

The Merry Widow

Bahn frei!, Op.45

Emperor Waltz

Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic"

Approved

Music Director Leon Botstein opens TŌN’s ninth season with a concert juxtaposing two distinct styles of Viennese music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the vibrant and festive melodies of Franz Lehár and the Strauss brothers, and Mahler’s beautifully tragic Sixth Symphony.

The concert opens with an overture of music from Lehár’s well-known 1905 operetta The Merry Widow, which was compiled in 1940 for the Vienna Philharmonic in celebration of the composer’s 70th birthday. This is followed by two dance pieces: Eduard Strauss’ train-themed polka Bahn frei!, and his brother Johann Jr.’s majestic Emperor Waltz, written to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the crowning of Emperor Franz Josef.

After intermission, the program explores a contrasting style from the same era with Mahler’s deeply personal and darkly passionate Symphony No. 6.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble