Andre Rieu and his members are surely Top of the top class Orchestra proven by the billion audience worldwide as of 2008. Fantastic, thanks for posting.
he was hungarian, born in today slovakia, studied in prague and than lived and worked in austria and composed all operettas with german librettos so austro-hungarian composer fits quite well.. :))
The performance of the Merry Widow demonstrates perfectfly the heart rending beauty that Rieu is is able to extract from his violin. Absolutlely beautiful
Oooh, yes! Because of these TH-cam snippets, I've already bought the Dublin and Tuscany concerts on DVD and will buy the lot as I can. Andre is fantastic! And isn't it just the best dressed orchestra around?! ;) And, yep, I think the Dublin audience is my favorite, although all the audiences have a load of fun at his concerts.
@Buli451 You are correct. "Ther Merry Widow" was, indeed, Hitler's favorite entertinment. Lehár's wife, Sophie was Jewish (converted to Catholisism) and Hitler ordered that she be declared "Ehrenarierin" - an honorary Aryan! Not so some of Lehár's Jewish librettists, who were sent to the death camps. Who says that this so-called "light" music doesn't have profound effects - like the power of life and death?
Yes, so if I would compose a music in English language, I should be an English-Hungarian composer...?! :) Well, let's enjoy all of the nice musics, because these are composed for everyone in the world
Dear "clarebannerman", Why do you call Lehár Ferenc as Austro-Hungarian composer? He was absolutly Hungarian, but -regrettably- he lived in Austo-Hungarian Monarchia. Thanks, Zoltan
@barenbuam Well, that world had a feeling of course, but I absolutely do not think the Austro-Hungarian world was better. You know, Austria has exploited Hungary, we could not improve our industry, economy, etc. The official language was the German, so the Education was demaged too. Anyway we lost a lot. But the century XIX had a nice feeling what also is shown in the operets... I like it.
@demirham Well, I'm sorry that neither of us can change history, but it's true. So, we both love the same music as Hitler? What does that have to do with politics? We can't stop Hitler from having enjoyed "The Merry Widow" any more than the Germans can watch "The Longest Day" and expect a different ending. Did Heifetz deserve to get attacked with a crowbar in Israel in 1953 when he programmed the Richard Strauss sonata? Are we supposed to hate any music that some Nazi liked?
out of interest where do you come from? people from certain small nations are and always will be sensitive to wht you call them. esp. when you callthem something that technically dossnt exist.
Nagyon szép, kellemes zene!❤🎻♥️
Andre Rieu and his members
are surely Top of the top class Orchestra
proven by the billion audience worldwide
as of 2008.
Fantastic, thanks for posting.
he was hungarian, born in today slovakia, studied in prague and than lived and worked in austria and composed all operettas with german librettos so austro-hungarian composer fits quite well.. :))
Andre Rieu and his group are placed top in the list as regards my favorites!
Thanks so much for the posting.
YES EXELLENT QUALITY VIDEO! BEST ON TH-cam for this song ^_^ too bad there is nothing above 5 stars
I saw Andrea Bocelli last night and he sang this song. I was in tears. ♥ One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my life.
The performance of the Merry Widow demonstrates perfectfly the heart rending beauty that Rieu is is able to extract from his violin.
Absolutlely beautiful
Oooh, yes! Because of these TH-cam snippets, I've already bought the Dublin and Tuscany concerts on DVD and will buy the lot as I can. Andre is fantastic! And isn't it just the best dressed orchestra around?! ;)
And, yep, I think the Dublin audience is my favorite, although all the audiences have a load of fun at his concerts.
Beautiful ... it makes me cry.
AWESOME !
Music makes us better than we are.
Una palabra: Bellísimo.
Lehár Ferenc was born in Hungary, he is a Hungarian national composer. The state in which he lived was the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Peace.
Absolutely wonderful !
To play and enjoy...huge hugs to you both and happy anniversary
la bella musica, siempre estara de moda...
Excellent! Thanks for posting...
Excelência...
Delightful!!
goosebumps the first time i heard this song.
Гениально!!
@Huntaltos his homeland was called austria-hungary.. :)
by the way his parents were ethnic germans franz lehar and christine neubrandt :))
one of the beautiful sad song
A masterpiece.
Great!
muchas gracias..
@Huntaltos What do you mean "regrettably"? The Austro-Hungarian Empire was glorious. He was lucky to live in that era.
my favorite song ♥!!!!!:)
super:)
@Buli451 You are correct. "Ther Merry Widow" was, indeed, Hitler's favorite entertinment. Lehár's wife, Sophie was Jewish (converted to Catholisism) and Hitler ordered that she be declared "Ehrenarierin" - an honorary Aryan! Not so some of Lehár's Jewish librettists, who were sent to the death camps.
Who says that this so-called "light" music doesn't have profound effects - like the power of life and death?
I mean, what makes her such a particular widow from all the other widows in the audience? jjust asking.
Yes, so if I would compose a music in English language, I should be an English-Hungarian composer...?! :)
Well, let's enjoy all of the nice musics, because these are composed for everyone in the world
Dear "clarebannerman",
Why do you call Lehár Ferenc as Austro-Hungarian composer?
He was absolutly Hungarian, but -regrettably- he lived in Austo-Hungarian Monarchia.
Thanks,
Zoltan
@piter923 He means that he wasn't born there.
@slyandarnie
Hm, that is why his mother language was the Hungarian...:)
my sis's violin teaqcher made me play this :P
@barenbuam
Well, that world had a feeling of course, but I absolutely do not think the Austro-Hungarian world was better.
You know, Austria has exploited Hungary, we could not improve our industry, economy, etc. The official language was the German, so the Education was demaged too. Anyway we lost a lot.
But the century XIX had a nice feeling what also is shown in the operets... I like it.
who's the woman in the audience that they keep showing?
coo'
bartok was here
I came because of Shadow of a Doubt by Alfred Hitchcock.
...the widow
2 people weren't very merry widow
@demirham Well, I'm sorry that neither of us can change history, but it's true.
So, we both love the same music as Hitler? What does that have to do with politics?
We can't stop Hitler from having enjoyed "The Merry Widow" any more than the Germans can watch "The Longest Day" and expect a different ending.
Did Heifetz deserve to get attacked with a crowbar in Israel in 1953 when he programmed the Richard Strauss sonata? Are we supposed to hate any music that some Nazi liked?
theres no beath
it was one of hitler's favourite song.
out of interest where do you come from? people from certain small nations are and always will be sensitive to wht you call them. esp. when you callthem something that technically dossnt exist.