New Year's Eve Concert 1978

[K620]

A number of websites are now reporting that the 1978 Silvesterkonzert will be released on DVD by DG in Europe on 31 August. No extras, apparently, because www.hmv.co.jp gives the following information:

Silvesterkonzert (New Year's Eve Concert) 1978

NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT 1978
Works by Berlioz, Bizet, Liszt, Mascagni, Suppe, Verdi

For the 1978 New Year's Eve concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, Karajan put together a program of exclusively popular classical works

Following Verdi's Overture to "La forza del destino" are the two major works of the program, Bizet's Arlesienne Suite No. 2 and Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

The Hungarian March, or "Rakoczy March," from Berlioz's "La d**nation de Faust" never fails to rouse listeners with its dazzling instrumentation. The program closes with the Intermezzo from Mascagni's "L'amico Fritz" and the ever-popular Overture to "Leichte Kavallerie" by Franz von Suppe

In 5.1 DTS Surround Sound ( Deutsche Grammophon )

Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic)
Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Directed by Herbert von Karajan
NTSC
STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.1
Picture Format: 4:3
A production of UNITEL, Munich

Edit: I'm delighted to see that when I posted the above, the forum automatically censored the title of Berlioz's work!

[lee]

Well spotted K620 - I was wondering the other day if the material from this concert was ever going to appear on DVD, although I agree that on its own it does appear to be rather short measure (wonder if the Die Meistersinger Overture taped around this time could join it?). Thanks for letting us all know.

And as for the Forum censoring Berlioz' title, how d**nably annoying !!

Lee

ps yes, I was censored too!

[Rosy]

Hello K620 and Lee!

Small facilitation: here's link to the page that interest us:

www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2754711

Lee, careful what you write! ** ;D **

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Rosy

[john]

Hi everyone

Have you noticed that this new release also includes the 'additional' 60 mins portrait by Vojtec Jasny?
This also appears on the previous DVD release earlier
this year 'Karajan in Concert'.
Surely DG could have found some different material from the archives, a bit dissapointing I think.

It's a shame they did not televise the concert the following day 1-1-79 as this included Gounod's ballet suite Faust, Chabrier's Espana and the Manon Lescaut Overture.

John

[Rosy]

Aug 19, 2008 22:57:30 GMT 1 john said:

Hi everyone

Have you noticed that this new release also includes the 'additional' 60 mins portrait by Vojtec Jasny?

It's a shame they did not televise the concert the following day 1-1-79 as this included Gounod's ballet suite Faust, Chabrier's Espana and the Manon Lescaut Overture.

John

Hello John,

Yes, that documentary is among the best (fortuntely)
Yes it's a shame........the wonderful Manon Leascau Overture! Karajan conducted G. Puccini like few conductors, because he listened to collegues italians interpretations carefully( especially M° Tullio Serafin)

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Rosy