CD REVIEW
– ANDRÉ RIEU AND HIS JOHANN
STRAUSS ORCHESTRA
Romantic
Moments II
Decca 2640791
(67.00) + DVD (40.00)
Around the
World, Sunrise Sunset, Strangers
in the Night, Sail Along Silvery
Moon, Evening Prayer (from
'Fiddler on the Roof'), Gem hab'
ich die Frau'n gekusst (from
'Paganini'), Dorfschwalben aus
Österreich, Du schwarzer
Zigeuner, Morning Hymn (from
'Sound of Music'), Red Roses for
a Blue Lady, El cóndor pasa,
Träumerei, The Way Old Friends
Do, Vilja Song, An der schönen
blauen Donau [On the Beautiful
Blue Danube], Amazing Grace.
Eagerly
anticipated by the multitude of
his many fans, André Rieu can
always be relied on to mark the
year's end with another
compilation of fine melodies, and
this is no exception. (Village
Swallows has long been one
of my favourite pieces.) Leading
the ensemble with his 1732
Stradivarius violin, this
latter-day Johann Strauss really
is a musical marvel and the New
York Times has rightly named him
"Maestro of the
Masses."
Each year more
than 600,000 people enjoy his
concerts and during the thirty
years since he created his
orchestra, they have sold 40
million CDs and DVDs and made it
to the top of 30 best-selling
charts worldwide.
This release,
which includes a 10-track DVD A
Summer Night with André Rieu
(no titles being repeated), will
be expected to once again appear
in the UK Top 10 pop chart. We
are fortunate to have albums like
this to cheer the dark days ahead
– whether caused by climate
or politics !
© 2018
Peter Burt
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