Festival of Joy

Festival of Joy

Heldenplatz Vienna
Fest der Freude
© Andy Wenzel

On 8 May, the day of Austria's liberation from the Nazi regime, the Mauthausen Committee Austria invites you to the traditional ‘Festival of Joy’ on Vienna's Heldenplatz. Musical partner from the very beginning: the Wiener Symphoniker.

Interpreters

Conductor
Ingo Metzmacher
Soprano
Eleanor Lyons
Voice
Magda
Wiener Symphoniker

Programme

"Fantastic Overture" for Large Orchestra op. 15 Franz Schreker
Duration: 11 Minutes
"Památník Lidicím" ("Memorial to Lidice"), Music of Mourning for Orchestra H. 296 Bohuslav Martinů
Duration: 8 Minutes
"Toujours l’amour" from the Operetta "Ball at the Savoy" Paul Abraham
Duration: 5 Minutes
"Wandrisse" (Arrangement for Orchestra: Eirik Berge) Magda
Duration: 3 Minutes
"Pflaster" (Arrangement for Orchestra: Eirik Berge) Magda
Duration: 3 Minutes
"Liebesleid" for violin and orchestra from "Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen" Fritz Kreisler
Duration: 4 Minutes
"Malven", Song for Soprano and Piano TrV 297 (Arrangement for Soprano and Orchestra: Wolfgang Rihm) Richard Strauss
Duration: 3 Minutes
"Lied der Frauen" from Six Songs on poems by Clemens Brentano op. 68 TrV 235 Richard Strauss
Duration: 7 Minutes
Symphony No. 2, 3rd movement (Allegro vivace – Presto) Kurt Weill
Duration: 8 Minutes
"Brich mich" (Arrangement for Orchestra: Eirik Berge) Magda
Duration: 3 Minutes
"Ode to Joy" from Symphony No. 9 in d minor op. 125 "Choral", 4th movement (Finale. Presto) Ludwig van Beethoven
Duration: 3 Minutes

Venue

Heldenplatz Vienna
Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien
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