:00:29. > :00:55.APPLAUSE Happy new year and a warm welcome to the goldenen hall of the
:00:56. > :00:59.Musikverein, where the players of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
:01:00. > :01:04.are on stage about to serenade the start of 2014 with a glittering
:01:05. > :01:09.programme of polkas, marches and gallops. This year Daniel Barenboim
:01:10. > :01:13.returns for a second time. A great honour but hard work is how he
:01:14. > :01:18.described his role to me. The performance is supported by Rolex.
:01:19. > :01:29.As ever it is the Strauss dynasty who are to the fore. Father Johann,
:01:30. > :01:33.Johann Junior. It is with Eduard we start. Daniel Barenboim conducts the
:01:34. > :01:37.Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra here at the Musikverein this New Year's
:01:38. > :02:37.Day 2014. MUSIC: "Helena Quadrille"
:02:38. > :06:29.by Eduard Strauss Daniel Barenboim a great campaigner
:06:30. > :06:40.for world peace by engaging him
:06:41. > :06:46.the Vienna Philharmonic marking this memorial year, the centenary
:06:47. > :07:25.of the start of World War One. MUSIC: "Friedenspalmen, Waltz"
:07:26. > :16:17.by Josef Strauss MUSIC: "Caroline Gallop"
:16:18. > :18:15.by Johann Strauss Sr The Caroline Gallop, played by the
:18:16. > :18:22.Vienna Philharmonic, conducted this
:18:23. > :18:41.New Year's Day by Daniel Barenboim. MUSIC: "Egyptian March"
:18:42. > :23:15.by Johann Strauss Jr The Egyptian March by Johann
:23:16. > :24:01.Strauss Jr. MUSIC: "Be Embraced, You Millions
:24:02. > :33:44.Waltz" by Johann Strauss Jr APPLAUSE Be Embraced, You Millions!
:33:45. > :33:51.Strauss saluting his friend Brahms. The title is from Schller's Ode to
:33:52. > :33:56.Joy, words set by Beethoven in his 9th symphony. A quick polka next
:33:57. > :34:19.with a wonderful title, Stormy in Love and Dance.
:34:20. > :36:12.MUSIC: "Stormy In Love And Dance" by Johann Strauss Jr
:36:13. > :36:16.APPLAUSE Stormy in Love and Dance by Johann
:36:17. > :36:20.Strauss doctor. Daniel Barenboim conducting did Vienna Philharmonic
:36:21. > :36:27.Orchestra here at the 2014 Vienna New Year's Day concert. Written for
:36:28. > :36:37.the annual ball of the Vienna Writers and Journalists Association.
:36:38. > :37:03.More next, Woodruff, a small highly fragrant plant.
:37:04. > :46:46.MUSIC: "Waldmeister Overture" by Johann Strauss Jr
:46:47. > :46:51.APPLAUSE Daniel Barenboim conducting the
:46:52. > :46:55.Overture to Johann Strauss's operetta Waldermeister, a project
:46:56. > :47:00.that came at on aspect tune moment for the composer. Many were writing
:47:01. > :47:05.him off but the show was a huge hit, running for 88 performances.
:47:06. > :47:09.The score also includes a gallop, part of the opera set in the mill.
:47:10. > :47:13.The gallop was performed by a chorus line of apprentice millers, a tune
:47:14. > :47:15.based on a song Strauss had written in his youth when he dated a
:47:16. > :47:37.miller's daughter. MUSIC: "Klipp Klapp Gallop"
:47:38. > :49:30.by Johann Strauss Jr APPLAUSE
:49:31. > :49:33.The Klipp Klapp Gallop from Johann Strauss Junior's operetta
:49:34. > :49:38.Waldermeister, written by the 70-year-old composer just 4 years
:49:39. > :49:42.before his death. The sun has come out here in Vienna after a very
:49:43. > :49:47.misty start. Very mild for the time of year. Indeed very warm here
:49:48. > :49:54.inside the Musikverein, Daniel Barenboim conducting in in front of
:49:55. > :49:57.not far short of 2,000 people. That number dwarfed by the 50 million
:49:58. > :50:00.reckoned to tune in on radio and television around the world. . This
:50:01. > :50:06.year 92 countries are showing the concert. For the first time it is
:50:07. > :50:10.being shown by the Palestine Broadcasting Corporation and in
:50:11. > :50:16.Argentina, where he was born. The biggest audience is in China, and
:50:17. > :50:23.this year viewers in the tiny Pacific states of Tuvalu, Cook
:50:24. > :50:27.Islands and Nauru join in for the first time. We are heading to the
:50:28. > :50:31.Vienna woods, Strauss's famous Tales from the Vienna Woods, dating from
:50:32. > :50:35.the 1860s. Television viewers will see the music illustrated by
:50:36. > :50:40.pictures of the woods and the monastery at Klosterneuburg, filled
:50:41. > :50:49.with art treasures and wonderful gothic art treasures. It celebrates
:50:50. > :50:56.its 9 a 00th an versy this year. The zither features in the score -- in
:50:57. > :51:09.the 900th anniversary this year. The zither features in the score.
:51:10. > :02:19.MUSIC: "Tales From The Vienna Woods" by Johann Strauss Jr
:02:20. > :02:25.APPLAUSE The Zither played by Wilfried
:02:26. > :02:31.Scharf. Delighting Daniel Barenboim in Strauss's Tales from the Vienna
:02:32. > :02:35.Woods, with pictures of the 900-year-old Klosterneuburg
:02:36. > :02:39.monastery. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra what very popular for a
:02:40. > :02:45.weekend trip, but not with Strauss, who hated climbing and never went
:02:46. > :02:51.walking there. He hated heights so much he would sit on the floor of
:02:52. > :03:01.his railway carriage and avoid looking out of the window on his
:03:02. > :03:06.trip to Linz. Capriccio was his farewell to the
:03:07. > :03:12.opera stage. He started work on it in the summer of 1940. We are going
:03:13. > :03:17.to hear the Moonshine Music from Capriccio. Performed when the
:03:18. > :03:53.Countess was deep in thought on the terrace.
:03:54. > :06:59.MUSIC: "Moonshine Music" by Richard Strauss
:07:00. > :07:06.APPLAUSE The Moonshine Music from Richard
:07:07. > :07:09.Strauss's opera Capriccio. Radio 3 will be marking the 150th
:07:10. > :07:15.anniversary of Strauss's birthday by broadcasting all his operas across
:07:16. > :07:19.2014.For many one of the highlights of the New Year's concert is the
:07:20. > :07:26.moment when musicians are joined by the dancers of the State Ballet.
:07:27. > :07:27.This year they are in the Liechtenstein Palace in the centre
:07:28. > :07:43.of the city. MUSIC: "The Romantics, Waltz"
:07:44. > :14:38.by Joseph Lanner APPLAUSE
:14:39. > :14:43.Music by Josef Lanner, the waltz for the Romantics. The dancing this year
:14:44. > :14:49.could be considered Britain's contribution. The choreography is by
:14:50. > :14:55.Ashley Page, and the costumes by Vivienne Westwood, who is married to
:14:56. > :15:00.an Austrian. Two polkas next never before performed at a New Year's Day
:15:01. > :15:03.concert. In a moment Shenanigans. But first a polka with a bit of
:15:04. > :15:23.teasing going on. MUSIC: "Banter, Polka Mazur"
:15:24. > :20:17.by Josef Strauss APPLAUSE the Shenanigans polka and
:20:18. > :20:28.before that the teasing polka, both by Johann Strauss, both getting
:20:29. > :20:34.their New Year's premieres. Even after many New Year's Day concerts
:20:35. > :21:18.they've still played less than 50% of the Strauss repertoire.
:21:19. > :24:37.The Musikverein feels rather intimate when you are inside it,
:24:38. > :24:44.though the richness of the design can be overwhelming, with golden
:24:45. > :24:51.caryatids that appear to support the balcony, and fine tapestries hanging
:24:52. > :24:58.in front of the boxes. Another reference to Richard Strauss next,
:24:59. > :25:01.on his 150th anniversary, a waltz by Johann Strauss, echoed in Der
:25:02. > :27:06.Rosenkavalier. MUSIC: "Secret Attractions, Waltz"
:27:07. > :35:09.by Josef Strauss APPLAUSE
:35:10. > :35:16.the Dynamiden Waltz by Johann Strauss, with the subtitle Secret
:35:17. > :35:20.Powers of Attraction. Music much to influence Richard Strauss when he
:35:21. > :35:24.came to write his opera, Der Rosenkavalier. Johann Strauss died
:35:25. > :35:30.very young, just before his 43rd birthday. Not long before his death
:35:31. > :35:47.he wrote a sparkling polka called Without a Care.
:35:48. > :37:18.MUSIC: "Without A Care" by Josef Strauss
:37:19. > :37:23.APPLAUSE Daniel Barenboim shouting at the end
:37:24. > :37:30.of Without a Care, a quick polka by Johann Strauss. Officially marking
:37:31. > :37:33.the end of the 2014 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra New Year's
:37:34. > :37:42.Day concert, except as regular fans know, there are a few more treats
:37:43. > :37:48.ahead of us yet. Present by a member of the orchestra, that bouquet of
:37:49. > :37:52.flowers contributed this year by the orchestra itself. Grown by the
:37:53. > :37:58.gardeners and nurserymen and women of Austria. Well put together by the
:37:59. > :38:06.look of it, as he struggles to pull one out. No, he's failed.
:38:07. > :38:11.APPLAUSE this is Daniel Barenboim's second
:38:12. > :38:17.appearance at the New Year's Day concert. Significance to the fact
:38:18. > :38:20.that the orchestra asked this great peacemaker and musical diplomat to
:38:21. > :38:26.return to conduct again. He is truly a citizen of the world. Born in
:38:27. > :38:30.Argentina, raised in Israel, travelling not just on their
:38:31. > :38:35.passports but on Palestinian and Spanish documents as well. It is a
:38:36. > :38:43.busy time of year for the players in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. I
:38:44. > :38:49.was talking to one of those on stage today, Alina Pinchas. She was
:38:50. > :38:54.playing on Christmas Day, and had a performance of the Nutcracker in the
:38:55. > :38:58.morning and the evening. This is one of nine women on stage this year. It
:38:59. > :39:05.may still be a small percentage but at least it is up on 12 months ago.
:39:06. > :39:11.Maybe we'll be in double figures by 2015. There is controversy about the
:39:12. > :39:12.dominance of male players in this orchestra.
:39:13. > :41:26.The first encore. APPLAUSE The first encore by Johann
:41:27. > :41:33.Strauss, a quick polka, Carriere. Josef showing off his love of horse
:41:34. > :41:38.riding. Carriere is the fastest gait at which a horse can be ridden. A
:41:39. > :41:43.work that had an unfortunate start. Its premiere at the Volksgarten, the
:41:44. > :41:48.day after the Austrian northern Army had been decisive battle of the
:41:49. > :41:53.Austro-Prussian war, hence the work got rather overlooked. This concert
:41:54. > :41:57.shown on big screens in cafes and hotels across Vienna this morning. I
:41:58. > :42:02.imagine the waiters in the cafes around the Musikverein casting a
:42:03. > :42:11.final eye at the arrangements of cutlery and glasses ready for an
:42:12. > :42:15.onslaught of hungry concert goers or musicians, rad for a glass of
:42:16. > :42:24.Gruener Veliner to wash it down with. The Philharmonic Orchestra
:42:25. > :42:31.stay in the Imperial Hotel, with a red carpet laid down for the maestro
:42:32. > :43:05.to across this morning. -- to cross this morning.
:43:06. > :53:10.MUSIC: "The Blue Danube Waltz op.314" by Johann Strauss
:53:11. > :53:22.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE by the beautiful Blue Danube, the
:53:23. > :53:26.official anthem of Vienna and Austria, played by the Vienna
:53:27. > :53:42.Philharmonic, conducted by Daniel Barenboim. This New Year's Day.
:53:43. > :53:53.Dance from Vienna State Ballet. We can all be part of this biggest ever
:53:54. > :54:04.musical New Year's greet. Follow us on Twitter. We are nearly at the end
:54:05. > :54:13.of this year's festivities. The performance is supported by Rolex.
:54:14. > :54:23.And conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Shaking hands with members of the
:54:24. > :54:26.orchestra. This is his second appearance conducting the New Year's
:54:27. > :54:30.Day concert. And what charm and spirit he's brought to proceedings,
:54:31. > :54:37.delighting the audience here, including his wife, Elena
:54:38. > :54:47.Bashkirova, and his violinist son, is and I spotted Julie Andrews
:54:48. > :54:52.earlier, who commentates for the Americans. If you fancy being in the
:54:53. > :54:59.audience next year, for real, tickets cost between 30 and 940
:55:00. > :55:29.euros. To get them you need to register.
:55:30. > :58:13.MUSIC: "Radetzky March, op.228" by Johann Strauss Sr
:58:14. > :58:19.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Daniel Barenboim shaking hands with
:58:20. > :58:23.the Vienna Philharmonic in the Radetzky March by Strauss senior. If
:58:24. > :58:28.you want to be here next year, you have until January 23rd to register
:58:29. > :58:32.your details at the Vienna Philharmonic website. That's it for
:58:33. > :58:35.this Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert. From me, Petroc
:58:36. > :58:37.Trelawny, and all of us here in Vienna, happy new year and very best
:58:38. > :58:47.wishes for 2014.