Andre Rieu: In Wonderland

Monday, September 15, 2008 at 8 pm

Internationally renowned violinist André Rieu’s latest special invites viewers to experience the wonder and enchantment of fairy tales, as he and his guests perform music from the classic stories. Recorded at Efteling, one of the world’s oldest and most beautiful fairy tale-based theme parks, in the Netherlands, Andre Rieu: In Wonderland features Rieu, the Johann Strauss Orchestra and guest soloists.

Rieu’s journey into the realm of fairies, elves and happily-ever-afters includes performances by Suzan Erens, Carmen Monarcha, Carla Maffioletti, Mirusia Louwerse, Brian Dickerson, the Platinum Tenors, the Ballet of the Vienna State Opera, the International Dance Theatre, the Berlin Folk Music Sparrows, Rieu’s Johann Strauss Orchestra and his vocal choir.

Opening with “Thus Spake Zarathustra,” the special includes music from Swan Lake, Hansel and Gretel, The Magic Flute and Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and fairy-tale-inspired favorites “Solveig’s Song,” “The Old Castle” and “Sabre Dance.”

Music included in Andre Rieu: In Wonderland:

• “Thus Spake Zarathustra”
• “Heigh-Ho!”
• “Florentine March”
• “Waltz Medley”
• “Salome”
• “Sabre Dance”
• “Air of the Magician”
• “O Isis and Osiris”
• “I’ve Got Plenty of Nothing”
• “Concerto pour une Voix”
• “Solveig’s Song”
• “Lasst den Kopf Nicht Hängen”
• “The Impossible Dream”
• “Cinderella Waltz”
• “Tara’s Theme”
• “The Second Waltz”
• “Little Brother Dance With Me”
• “Where Each Child Lays Down His Head”
• “Swan Lake (Moderato)”
• “Carnaval Festival”
• “Some Day My Prince Will Come”
• “Fanfare”
• “The Old Castle”
• "The Only Thing I Care About”
• “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
• “This Land Is Mine”
• “What a Wonderful World”