The Philarmonics - Waltzes (2011) [Full Blu-ray]

The Philharmonics, the ensemble founded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, fill the Cafe Sperl with some of the most authentically Viennese sounds imaginable – the Strauss waltzes that Schoenberg, Berg and Webern arranged and performed in May 1921 to raise funds for their pioneering “Society for Private Musical Performances”. This is music the players have in their blood, and they maintain the echt atmosphere with Godowsky’s tribute to the city, “Alt-Wien” and a clutch of Kreisler gems, rounding the programme off with a new piece by the ensemble’s leader Tibor Kovac, based on traditional Jewish melodies and Mahler themes, “Yiddische Mame”.

Johann Strauss II:
Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437 (arr. A. Schoenberg)
Lagunenwalzer, Op. 411 (arr. A. Schoenberg)
Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 (arr. A. Schoenberg)
Wein, Weib und Gesang!, Op. 333 (arr. A. Berg)
Schatzwalzer, Op. 418 (arr. A. Webern)

Leopold Godowsky: Alt-Wien

Fritz Kreisler:
Marche miniature viennoise
Schön Rosmarin
Caprice viennois

Tibor Kováč: Yiddische Mame

The Philharmonics, ensemble

Recorded live at Café Sperl in Vienna, 9 March 2011

Bonus:
- How Schoenberg came to arrange waltzes by Strauss.

Production: Accentus
Runtime: 1:04:20
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS,LPCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 25988 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4069 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit