The Philharmonics
Tibor Kováč first violin, Shkëlzen Doli second violin, Thilo Fechner viola, Stephan Koncz cello, Ödön Rácz double bass, Daniel Ottensamer clarinet, František Jánoška piano
Guests: Walter Auer flute, Christoph Traxler harmonium
Johann Strauss II
Rosen aus dem Süden arr. by Arnold Schoenberg
Kaiserwalzer arr. by Arnold Schoenberg
Lagunenwalzer arr. by Arnold Schoenberg
Wein, Weib und Gesang! arr. by Alban Berg
Schatzwalzer arr. by Anton Webern
Leopold Godowsky
Alt-Wien
Fritz Kreisler
Marche miniature viennoise
Schön Rosmarin
Caprice viennois
Tibor Kováč
Yiddische Mame
The Philharmonics, the ensemble founded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, fill the Café 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 Kováč, based on traditional Jewish melodies and Mahler themes, “Yiddische Mame”.
BONUS: How Schoenberg came to arrange waltzes by Strauss
This production was supported by Casinos Austria, Österreichische Lotterien and ARAG Österreich AllgemeineRechtsschutzversicherungs-AG.
| Picture Format DVD: | NTSC 16:9 |
| Picture Format Blu-ray: | Full HD |
| Sound Formats DVD: | Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo |
| Sound Formats Blu-ray: | DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo |
| Region Code: | 0 (worldwide) |
| Running Time: | 64:20 min |
| Number of Discs: | 1 |
| Disc Format: | DVD 9 |
| Blu-ray Format: | BD 25 |
| FSK: | 0 |
| Item Number DVD: | ACC20228 |
| Item Number Blu-ray: | ACC10228 |
| EAN Code DVD: | 42 6023483 015 6 |
| EAN Code Blu-ray: | 42 6023483 016 3 |
| DVD Release: | October 2011 |
| Blu-ray Release: | October 2011 |