Vienna 1900

Strauss’ imagination teemed with roses, rotwein and emperors. Schoenberg et al. decked out his waltzes in modern garb while forfeiting nothing of their magic. The Merlin Ensemble’s contemporary versions take us into the present and are at the same time a vehicle for exploring the many worlds
of the Leopold Museum. Over 1,300 exhibits from all fields of (visual) culture illustrate this progression into the here-and-now. And Thomas Daniel Schlee’s waltz is a 3-in-a-bar doorway to the 21st century.

Rosen aus dem Süden
op. 388
(Arrangement by Arnold Schönberg/Till A. Körber)

Wein, Weib und Gesang
op. 333
(Arrangement by Alban Berg/Till A. Körber)

Strauss und Igel
Ein Wiedner Sehnsuchtswalzer, op. 102
(Auftragswerk des Merlin Ensemble Wien)
World premiere

Lagunenwalzer
op. 411
(Arrangement by Arnold Schönberg/Till A. Körber)

Kaiserwalzer
op. 437
(Arrangement by Arnold Schönberg/Till A. Körber)

Schatzwalzer
op. 418
(Arrangement by Anton von Webern/Till A. Körber)