Photo: Lukas Berg
Wiener Sängerknaben
The fascinating boy's choir from Vienna moves across genres and across time and space.
The Vienna Boys' Choir is the world's most famous boys' choir. Its roots trace back to 1498 (!), and among the choir's former members, you'll find classical giants like Mozart, Haydn, and Franz Schubert. Now, the choir is making a rare guest appearance at the Concert Hall, featuring Swedish music!
The diverse programme showcases many facets of the choir, with much of the music specially arranged for this occasion. Before the interval, the classical dominates with music by Purcell, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, and Orff, among others. And, of course, there's the quintessential Viennese with both Strauss waltzes and a polka.
After the interval, there are also some Swedish elements, such as Gabriella's Song from the film As It Is in Heaven, and ABBA's Mamma Mia and Thank You for the Music. Perhaps not what one might expect from the Vienna Boys' Choir! This part also includes jazz, musicals, and even Italian crooning – Volare (actually titled Nel blu dipinto di blu) and O Sole Mio!
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The music
Approximate times -
Henry Purcell Come, ye sons of art2 min
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Carl Orff O Fortuna from Carmina Burana3 min
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik8 min
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Franz Schubert Psalm 23 "Gott ist mein Hirt"5 min
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Ola Gjeilo Ubi caritas3 min
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Giuseppe Verdi Va pensiero, sull’ali dorate "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" from Nabucco5 min
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Ennio Morricone Nella Fantasia4 min
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Franz Schubert Erlkönig4 min
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Josef Strauss Sailors’ Polka2 min
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Johann Strauss d y Emperor Waltz4 min
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Intermission25 min
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Willie Nelson On the Road Again3 min
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Trad The Wellerman - Sea Shanty2 min
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Stefan Nilsson Gabriella’s Song4 min
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Stikkan Anderson/Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Mamma Mia3 min
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Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Thank You for the Music4 min
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Oscar Peterson Hymn to Freedom4 min
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Richard Rodgers Edelweiss from The Sound of Music2 min
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Domenico Modugno Volare3 min
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Alfredo Mazzucchi/Eduardo di Capua O sole mio3 min
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Johann Strauss d y Tritsch-Tratsch polka4 min
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Johann Strauss d y The Blue Danube7 min
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Participants
- Wiener Sängerknaben
- ..... conductor