Love Is All Around (Live) André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra

• 1 Entry Of The Gladiators, ARV (Live) 05:41
• 2 Blaze Away (Live) 04:06
• 3 Nel blu dipinto di blu (Live) 04:41
• 4 Funiculi Funicula (Live) 03:45
• 5 Exodus Song (Live) 05:10
• 6 Ballade pour Adeline (Live) 04:50
• 7 Voilà (Live) 05:32
• 8 Scotland The Brave (Live) 04:32
• 9 Highland Cathedral (Live) 04:11
• 10 Muss i denn (Live) 02:35
• 11 Czardasfürstin (Live) 04:59
• 12 Im weißen Rössl (Live) 03:03
• 13 I Belong To Me (Live) 04:46
• 14 Oh When The Saints, ARV_11 (Live) 04:31
• 15 I Will Follow Him (Live) 06:34
• 16 Amen, ARV_11 (Live) 04:13
• 17 Oh Happy Day (Live) 05:16
• 18 Caro Nome (Live) 07:10
• 19 The Beautiful Blue Danube, ARV_15 (Live) 09:56
• 20 Boléro (Live) 07:30
• 21 Radetzkymarsch, ARV_15 (Live) 02:49
• 22 Strauss & Co. (Live) 03:15
• 23 Libiamo, ARV_10 (Live) 04:21
• 24 Tutti Frutti (Live) 02:15
• 25 Can't Help Falling In Love (Live) 03:08
• 26 It's Raining Men (Live) 04:12
• 27 Amazing Grace, ARV_15 (Live) 03:04
• 28 Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier (Live) 03:50
• 29 Marina (Live) 02:10
• Total Runtime 02:12:05

Info for Love Is All Around (Live)

André Rieu’s Maastricht concerts have become an annual tradition, eagerly anticipated by fans around the world. The consistency of these events contributes to their special status in the classical music calendar. They are a unique blend of musical excellence, audience engagement, and a festive atmosphere, creating a special experience for both the orchestra and the audience. In the summer of 2023, André Rieu delighted over 145.000 fans from all over the world in his hometown of Maastricht.

This album captures the spirit of these magnificent concerts: “Love is all Around” was recorded LIVE in July 2023, and is a full concert DVD. The picturesque Vrijthof square serves as the backdrop, creating a charming, festive and magical atmosphere. Elaborate sets, colorful costumes, and the use of special effects contribute to a visually stunning and memorable experience.

Together with his joyful Johann Strauss Orchestra and numerous international soloists, André Rieu celebrated a cheerful and emotional party, which ended night after night with a grand firework display. The numerous highlights on this DVD include world hits such as Ballade pour Adeline, Can't Help Falling in Love, Volare, Bolero, An der schönen blauen Donau and Highland Cathedral with around 300 bagpipers. The emotional highlight of the concert was the French ESC title "Voilà" sung by the extraordinary 15-year-old singer Emma Kok, who moved the audience to tears and went viral on the internet.

For André Rieu and his world-famous Johann Strauss Orchestra, the summer concerts in the Netherlands' most atmospheric square are among the highlights of the year.

Featuring a diverse repertoire that spans classical, operatic, and popular music, the inclusion of well-known melodies, waltzes, and film scores, “Love is all Around” appeals to a broad audience, accessible to both classical music enthusiasts and those new to the genre. “Love is all Around” - a must have to every music lovers collection.

André Rieu, violin, conductor
Johann Strauss Orchestra

André Rieu
For at least the last twenty years, my personal life has been so bound up with my work that the story of my personal life would sound pretty much the same as the story of my career - especially as my wife Marjorie has been so closely involved from the start. My life is simply music, music is what we are always doing, and it never gets boring!

Even as a child, I was fascinated by the world of music. My father was a conductor, and I remember the huge orchestra and the wonderful sound it made, all those bows moving together - I thought it was fantastic. But even then I can remember being surprised at the sombre atmosphere during the concerts. Everybody looked so serious, you weren't supposed to cough or laugh, even though the music seemed to me to radiate so much joy!

You know that solemn atmosphere you find in the concert hall with classical music, and how it intimidates most people and keeps them away? With us, it is simply not there. My orchestra consists of young, enthusiastic musicians, who put their heart and soul into the music every evening when they play in our concerts. At one of our concerts you'll see me and the orchestra, and the audience too, all having a lot of fun together. Swaying with the music, humming along, clapping, jumping up and down - it all happens! Every evening is a wonderful experience, and in my view there couldn't be a greater pleasure for a musician. When I was studying the violin at the music academy, somebody asked me to play in a salon orchestra. It was there that I played the waltz 'Gold und Silber' by Frantz Léhàr for the first time. What a revelation it was! I was immediately spellbound by that beat which, years later, has almost become the rhythm of my life: three-four time, the rhythm of the waltz. But with my own orchestra, I play a lot more than waltzes these days.

My dream is to make the whole of classical music accessible for everyone. To achieve that, I've had my own recording studio built, and we're working hard to make new recordings of the classical repertoire.

I hope I may be given many more years to make people happy with my music!

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