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Vienna, The city of my dreams
Vienna, City of my Dreams, is a “special” about Vienna and Viennese music, broadcast by the German TV Channel ZDF, on October 1st 2011. The entire special is recorded and released in October 2011 as the DVD named “Festwalzer” (German) or “And the waltz goes on (English). Hostess: Barbara Wussow.
Schönbrunn Palace
Viennese fiaker
Belvedere Palace
The Wiener Festwalzer, composed by André Rieu and Frank Steijns.
Running time: 19 Minutes 41 seconds
If you have trouble watching the above video, click here for instructions.
Tracklist of the CD:
1.Wiener Festwalzer
2.Wien wird bei Nacht erst schön
3.And the waltz goes on (Anthony Hopkins)
4.Susie
5.Dreaming of New Zealand (instrumental)
6.Wien bleibt Wien
7.Ich muss wieder einmal in Grinzing sein
8.Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
9.La petite Valse
10.Bist du einsam heut’ Nacht (Are you lonesome tonight)
11.Du kannst nicht treu sein
12.Valse Triste
13.Blue Tango
14.Rot sind die Rosen
15.Singing in the rain
16.We’ll meet again
17. Dreaming of New Zealand (sang by Hayley Westenra)
On this CD are three newly composed waltzes:
Track 1: “Wiener Festwalzer”, composed by André Rieu and Frank Steijns.
Track 3: “And the waltz goes on”, composed by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Track 5:“Dreaming of New Zealand”, composed by André Rieu and Frank Steijns.
The lyrics on this piece of music are by Marjorie Rieu, and it is sang (track 17) by the New Zealand Soprano Hayley Westenra. One of a kind is Track 10: Elvis’ song” Are you lonesome tonight, which is also a beautiful waltz.
Dreaming of New Zealand, composed by André Rieu and Frank Steijns, sang on the CD by Hayley Westenra. Lyrics by Marjorie Rieu.
Dreaming of New Zealand.
Lyrics by Marjorie Rieu.
Dreaming of New Zealand
Far across the sea
I feel my loved one
Staying nearer to me
Te Ika-a-maui
Te wai pounamu
Sweet sounds of Maori
Remind me just of you
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
You whispered I love you
Sweet sounds of Maori
Brought me close to you
Walking by the seaside
The ocean deep and blue
An albatross flying over
The moment I met you
We climbed upon the high cliffs
A path we'd never gone
Standing close together
We saw the golden sun
Dreaming of New Zealand
Far across the sea
I feel my loved one
Staying nearer to me
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
You whispered I love you
Aotearoa
Reminds me just of you.
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Hayley Westenra
The DVD with the same title as the CD, is the entire ZDF broadcast of “Vienna, City of my Dreams”. The German actress Barbara Wussow guides André through her hometown Vienna. Running time: almost three hours.
German spoken, subtitled in English, Dutch, French and Spanish.
The DVD has 32 tracks, a guided tour through Vienna and the making of “Toronto” with Schönbrunn decor. Highlights of this DVD: Ballad for Adeline, Wiener Festwalzer, And the waltz goes on, Komm mit nach Varasdin (Charleston dance!), and Giedre Mundinaite’s figure skating solo!
There is a 20 minutes Bonus on the DVD about the making of this special!
To watch parts of the DVD, we give you six YouTube links.
Part 1: Click here
Part 2: Click here
Part 3: Click here
Part 4: Click here
Part 5: Click here
Extra (very funny!!): Snow waltz: Click here
André’s official Australian website shows an interesting promotion video about the Viennese special, on the homepage. The famous song “Are you lonesome tonight” which is also a waltz, dates from 1926 en was performed by Henry Burr, Al Jolson and Elvis Presley. André made his own version and recorded it on this CD. Very beautiful!!
André is talking about that.
Click here to see the promotion video.
In October 2011 André released a CD and a DVD with the same cover, different music and two different names: “Wiener Festwalzer” (German) and “And the waltz goes on” (English).
The making of “Wiener Festwalzer”
