New Year's Concert 2025 captures the world-renowned Vienna New Year’s Day tradition with Riccardo Muti leading the Vienna Philharmonic in the Golden Hall of Vienna’s Musikverein. Released on Sony Classical, this festive two-CD set celebrates the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss Jr. with a sparkling program of waltzes, polkas and marches from the Strauss family and their contemporaries.
Marking Muti’s seventh time conducting this cherished event, the album continues a tradition broadcast to millions around the world each New Year’s Day. Highlights include The Blue Danube, Radetzky March, Lagunen-Walzer (Lagoon Waltz) and the overture to Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), performed with the elegance, warmth and Viennese style that have made these concerts beloved worldwide.
Strauss, Sr.Freiheits-Marsch (March of Freedom), Op. 226
Josef StraussDorfschwalben aus Österreich (Village Swallows from Austria), Op. 164
Discs: 2 Record Label: Sony Release Date: February 14, 2025
This felt like a New Year’s concert for those who regard January 1 as a time for regretful farewells, rather than fresh starts. But it’s part of the miracle of this music that it can bear both interpretations, and Muti understands that. Not for everyday listening, perhaps, but one to store up and savour when the mood is right.
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