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The Netherlands-based violinist and conductor Andre Rieu has become a genuine Eurozone phenomenon with his pops-concert extravaganzas, and he even has a substantial following in the U.S. thanks to the broadcast of video versions of concerts like this one on the periodic fundraisers of the Public Broadcasting Service television network in that country. The market is awash in Rieu discs of various kinds, some of them going back to his early years as a sort of modern-day Waltz King, but this one is current, marketed on Rieu's present label Denon. His recent programs have been big thematic productions, and Andre Rieu in Wonderland is no exception. Recorded in audiophile sound and filmed at an amusement park called Efteling in the Netherlands, it combines classical selections and Broadway songs in a loose evocation of the wonder of childhood and of fairy tales, with standards such as music from Swan Lake mixed in with less expected items such as Max Steiner's "Tara's Theme" from the soundtrack of Gone with the Wind.
At the center of the program are a pair of selections from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, but much of the music is American. The unnamed vocal soloists may grate on anglophone ears; "The Impossible Dream" is pretty hard to take in a heavy Netherlandish accent, although the soprano on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is better. That's a "bonus" track; the program proper ends with one of Rieu's massed-voice arrangements applied to "What a Wonderful World," which is undeniably effective in showing how Rieu can compete with arena rock big boys atop European ticket sales lists. Yet one notes that Rieu's own violin, which used to be the main attraction, is getting increasingly sidelined by his own juggernaut, and he looks a little worried as he saws away on it on the cover of the album. Be that as it may, this is a reasonable choice for those who enjoy pure pops discs and want to try out the Rieu experience.
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Richard Strauss, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Larry Morey, Composer - Frank Churchill, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Julius Frick, Composer
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Albert Lortzing, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - RALF ARNIE, Composer - Thomas Koschat, Composer - Arthur Morris, Composer - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Robert Stolz, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Aram Khachaturian, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Saint-Preux, Composer
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Edvard Grieg, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
André Rieu, MainArtist - Paul Lincke, Composer - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
JOE DARION, Composer - Mitch Leigh, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
DISC 2
Max Steiner, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Toon Hermans, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Engelbert Humperdinck, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Engelbert Humperdinck, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Larry Morey, Author - Frank Churchill, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Franz Lehár, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Harold Arlen, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ernest Gold, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
GEORGE DAVID WEISS, Composer - George Douglas, Composer - André Rieu, MainArtist - The Johann Strauss Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Savoy Records, a division Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
The Netherlands-based violinist and conductor Andre Rieu has become a genuine Eurozone phenomenon with his pops-concert extravaganzas, and he even has a substantial following in the U.S. thanks to the broadcast of video versions of concerts like this one on the periodic fundraisers of the Public Broadcasting Service television network in that country. The market is awash in Rieu discs of various kinds, some of them going back to his early years as a sort of modern-day Waltz King, but this one is current, marketed on Rieu's present label Denon. His recent programs have been big thematic productions, and Andre Rieu in Wonderland is no exception. Recorded in audiophile sound and filmed at an amusement park called Efteling in the Netherlands, it combines classical selections and Broadway songs in a loose evocation of the wonder of childhood and of fairy tales, with standards such as music from Swan Lake mixed in with less expected items such as Max Steiner's "Tara's Theme" from the soundtrack of Gone with the Wind.
At the center of the program are a pair of selections from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, but much of the music is American. The unnamed vocal soloists may grate on anglophone ears; "The Impossible Dream" is pretty hard to take in a heavy Netherlandish accent, although the soprano on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is better. That's a "bonus" track; the program proper ends with one of Rieu's massed-voice arrangements applied to "What a Wonderful World," which is undeniably effective in showing how Rieu can compete with arena rock big boys atop European ticket sales lists. Yet one notes that Rieu's own violin, which used to be the main attraction, is getting increasingly sidelined by his own juggernaut, and he looks a little worried as he saws away on it on the cover of the album. Be that as it may, this is a reasonable choice for those who enjoy pure pops discs and want to try out the Rieu experience.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:32
- Main artists: André Rieu
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Denon
- Genre: Classical
© 2009 SLG, LLC ℗ 2009 SLG, LLC
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