Sommernachtskonzert 2017 / Summer Night Concert 2017

The Vienna Philharmonic performed its annual Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn in the unique ambience of the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The concert was conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and The soloist for this year was Renée Fleming.

With this concert in Schönbrunn, the Vienna Philharmonic wishes to provide all Viennese, as well as visitors to the city, with a special musical experience in the impressive setting of Schönbrunn Palace and its beautiful baroque gardens, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

Since 2008 the Vienna Philharmonic have provided an outstanding experience for all visitors. In the recent years the orchestra has been conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Franz Welser-Möst, Daniel Barenboim, Georges Prêtre and Zubin Mehta. Among the previous guest solists: Yefim Bronfman, Lang Lang, Rudolf Buchbinder, Katia and Marielle Labèque. This is Sony Classical´s fifth release of the Summer Night Concert.

PROGRAM
Antonìn Dvorak 1841 1904
1. Carnival Concert Overture op. 92

from Armida op. 115
2. Za stihlou gazelou
As I merrily pursued a gazelle

from Rusalka op. 114
3. Mesicku na nebi hlubokem
Song to the Moon

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 1893
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite op. 66a
4. II Adagio. Pas d action
5. V Valse

Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873 1943
6. Sumerki op. 21/3
Twilight
7. Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne! op. 4/4
Oh, never sing to me again
8. Vesenniye vody op. 14/11
Spring Waters

Engelbert Humperdinck 1854 1921
from Hänsel und Gretel
9. Prelude

John Williams *1932
from Harry Potter (soundtrack)
10. Hedwig s Theme

Igor Stravinsky 1882 1971
L Oiseau de feu Ballet Suite (Version 1919)
11. V Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï
12. Vi Berceuse
13. VII Finale