«Seid umschlungen Millionen» - Neujahrskonzert

A festive concert evening at the turn of the year under the direction of chief conductor Philippe Bach with music by Johann and Josef Strauss as well as Ludwig van Beethoven. In addition to the rarely played waltz "Seid umschlungen Millionen", Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and the virtuoso concert aria "Ah! perfido" with soprano Maura Wesseling will be performed – complemented by lively works from operetta, zarzuela and musical.

Cast
Maura Wesseling, soprano
Philippe Bach, conductor
Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of the Grisons
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21 (1800)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
«Ah! perfido», op. 65 (1796)
Concert aria for soprano and orchestra

Johann Strauss (1825-1899)
«Seid umschlungen Millionen», Waltz, op. 443 (1892)

Robert Stolz (1880-1975)
"You shall be the emperor of my soul"
from the operetta "Der Favorit" (1916),
for soprano and orchestra

Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909)
Preludio
from the zarzuela "El tambor de granaderos" (1894)

Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909)
Carceleras
from the zarzuela "Las hijas del Zebedeo" (1889),
for soprano and orchestra

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)
Chatterbox, Polka fast, op. 245 (1868)