New Year\'s Concert 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

Austrian equivalent of The Last Night of The Proms

Advantages: Great sampler, excellent recording.
Disadvantages: Not quite as memorable as being there in person.

conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and 2001 marked Mikolaus Harnoncourt's début at the conductors podium, although he has previously played the 'Cello in the VPO in previous New Year's Concerts. Whilst the Radetzkymarsch is always played, and indeed a New Year's Concert without the Radetzkymarsch would be like leaving "Jerusalem" or "Land of Hope and Glory" out of the running order of the Last Night of the Proms, this CD features a lot of slightly less known music. There is as ever a large proportion of Strauß in the performance, with Johann Strauß I's Radetzkymarsch opening the CD, and a different arrangement of it on a Bonus CD. To celebrate the bicentenary of Joseph Lanner, the programme also contains his "Die Schönbrunner", "Jägers Lust" and "Steyrische Tänze", which are typical of the Waltzing tradition that Lanner ...

Morgenhund 13.03.2001 · Read full review
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Office 2007

Advantages: Very fast and very easy to load
Disadvantages: Very few software products still integrate, large hdd space required

For those who are used to the looks Office XP and Office 2003 had, Office 2007 can be a real surprise. But once You get used to it, it can be really fun and distractive. The looks are somewhat confusing, this added to the fact that not all the software products available on the market today do integrate with Office 2007. Personally, I like the way in which all the command functions have been integrated within the panel.In my opinion, the esthetic is very good, once You get used to the new way in which the commands have been placed. You also have the advantage of some newly included software products which are now a full part of the Office suite, helping the user in many tasks. ...

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Small, but perfectly formed hotel in Vienna

Advantages: Classy, comfortable, fantastic breakfast
Disadvantages: Not overly expensive, but the rates match how nice it is

In October of last year my husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. Astounded at how quickly the years had passed and determined to reward ourselves for our staying power, we looked for a suitably romantic/memorable way to mark the occasion. It was my husband who hit on the idea of getting the night train to Vienna (must write about this too) and I was tasked with selecting the hotel. Well, I really wanted to make sure I picked something special for the occasion. I work away quite a bit (only in the UK - nothing special) and get to stay in Hiltons and Crowne Plazas, and, whilst these are really good quality chains, I was really hoping to find something different so that I wouldn't feel like I was on a work trip! I found the Altstadt Vienna on tripadvisor where it was the 5th most popular hotel in Vienna. Well ...

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