This compilation DVD features the best performances of Viennese classics from the BBC television archive, spanning a vintage period in the history of the Viennese Night Proms concerts, 1974–1979.

Audiences at the Viennese Nights rival the enthusiasm of Last Night Prom audiences, a tradition that has been part of the Proms concert season since 1947 and which draws concert goers from all over the world.

Classics featured on this DVD include the Blue Danube Waltz, Radetsky March and the Csardas and Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, performed by Sheila Armstrong, who made her Covent Garden debut four years prior to the performances recorded here.

The characteristic Viennese waltzes, polkas and overtures are performed with exuberance, good humour and panache by these three great conductors. Both Susskind and Loughran recorded Strauss and other Viennese composers for EMI, with Loughran succeeding Sir John Barbirolli at the Hallé where Viennese Nights are still a strong tradition.

These performances, released for the first time on DVD, will appeal to a wide cross section of the public with branding targeted at the large Viennese/Strauss market.

Contents:
Johann Strauss II:
- Die Fledermaus: Overture
Hallé/James Loughran

- Unter Donner und Blitz
BBCSO/Walter Susskind

- Pizzicato Polka
RPO/Walter Susskind

- Rosen aus dem Süden
Hallé/James Loughran

- Die Fledermaus: Csardas & Laughing Song
Sheila Armstrong/Hallé/James Loughran

Franz Lehar:
- Gold und Silber
RPO/Walter Susskind

Johann Strauss II
- Leichtes Blut
Hallé/James Loughran

- Tritsch Tratsch polka
Hallé/James Loughran

- Der Zigeunerbaron – Overture
BBCSO/Walter Susskind

- Der Zigeunerbaron – March
Hallé/James Loughran

- Vergnügungszug
Hallé/James Loughran

- Perpetuum Mobile
RPO/Walter Susskind

- An der schönen, blauen Donau
Hallé/James Loughran

Johann Strauss I:
- Radetsky March
BBCSO/Walter Susskind

Bonus:
Franz von Suppé:
- Leichte Kavallerie: Overture
BBC Northern/János Fürst

Sound format: LPCM stereo/enhanced mono
Picture format: 4:3
Running time: 86’
Menu languages: English
Booklet languages: E/F/G
Region code: 0
Territory Restrictions: None