Festival of waltzes and dances

PERFORMERS

Josep-Ramon Olivé_baritone (Barcelona, Lleida, Valls, Rubí, Sabadell (3 gener), Vic and Llinars del Vallès)
Guillem Batllori_baritone (Terrassa, Girona, Puigcerdà, Sabadell (2 gener), Santa Cristina d’Aro, Cardona and Sant Boi de Llobregat)
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
Noemí Pasquina_directora (Terrassa, Rubí, Sabadell (3 gener), Cardona and Sant Boi de Llobregat)
Xavier Puig_director  (Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Valls, Puigcerdà, Sabadell (2 gener), Santa Cristina d’Aro, Reus, Vic and Llinars del Vallès)

PROGRAMme

The traditional Christmas concert with the most festive melodies of the Strauss family and dances from around the world.

Johann Strauss II: Vergnügungszug (‘Pleasure Train’), fast polka, op. 281
Johann Strauss II: Accelerationen (‘Accelerations’), waltz, op. 234
Ruperto Chapí: Vals del Caballero de Gracia (‘Waltz of the Knight of Gracia’)
Peter Weiner: Happy Birthday, variation in the style of Johann Strauss(arranged by Oscar Senén)
Franz von Suppé: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien (‘A Morning, a Noon and an Evening in Vienna’), overture
Albert Guinovart: Donar-se (‘Giving Oneself’), from the musical Gaudí
Francisco de Paula Aguirre: Dama Antañona (‘The Lady of Yesteryear’)(arranged by Aldemaro Romero)
Emmerich Kálmán: Komm, Zigan! (‘Come, Gypsy!’), from the operetta Gräfin Mariza
Bernat Vivancos: Sardana del Barça(world premiere)
Josef Strauss: Plappermäulchen (‘Little Chatterbox’), fast polka, op. 245
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (‘On the Beautiful Blue Danube’), waltz, op. 314

The OSV welcomes the festive season with its traditional Festival of Waltzes and Dances. Waltzes, polkas and elegant melodies transform the Palau into a joyful musical celebration under the baton of Xavier Puig, with baritone Josep-Ramon Olivé as guest soloist.