Product Details

• Actors: Andre Rieu
• Directors: Not provided
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Denon Records
• DVD Release Date: March 3, 2009
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001MM4AO2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,967 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra have performed throughout Europe, in North America, and Japan. They have won a number of awards including two World Music Awards and have recordings that have gone Gold and Platinum in many countries around the world. André Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius. His repertoire includes a wide range of classical music as well as popular and folk music plus music from famous motion picture sound tracks and theatre musicals. His lively and colorful orchestral presentations have attracted worldwide audiences to classical music.

Product Description

In commemoration of André Rieu's 30-year anniversary on stage, Denon Classics is honored to offer a collection of his most beloved video moments compiled from 14 releases. The selections for this very exclusive DVD are considered fan-favorites from previous DVDs, as well as from André's spectacular live shows.

Includes standout tracks from: 100 Years Of Strauss, Radio City Music Hall, Romantic Moments, New Years In Vienna, Live In Vienna, Live In Dublin, La Vie Est Belle, In Wonderland, Dreaming, Love Songs, Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Homecoming, Tuscany, Flying Dutchman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Greatest Hits' Lives up to Its Title, March 14, 2009

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This review is from: Greatest Hits (DVD)

It' s easy to go into Rieu's `Greatest Hits' with the preconception that nearly any compilation produced wouldn't mesh well. Not so with his `Greatest Hits'. This DVD is superb for the selection as well as the sequence. Truly he has chosen some of his best work with the Johann Strauss Orchestra. It commemorates his thirtieth year onstage, but encompasses 14 releases of concert recording and film. It only takes one viewing (listening) to appreciate--as for the first time--the breathtaking scope of sounds, lighting, vibrancy--as well as the interplay and chemistry between the conductor, his orchestra, and the audience.

Given the fact that `Royal Dreams: The Best of Live in Concert' fused the best of his `Andre Rieu - Live at the Royal Albert Hall' performance with `Andre Rieu - La Vie Est Belle,' (`Life Is Beautiful' at Berlin's Waldbahne), we've already been given a sample of what it's like to experience the Maestro's work "in tandem". That project was less worthwhile because it lacked the intimacy and cohesiveness which are trademarks for an entire concert's offering. The music was terrific as always, but the two concerts were mostly a thematic match up--even though the format created a jarring shift from concert to concert. Besides the lighting from the selections at `La Vie Est Belle' was mostly substandard.

`Greatest Hits,' on the other hand, comprises twenty selections from his best concert DVD's. Coming off like a video collection, it is a stunning summation of his work. "Nun's Chorus," Mozart's "Adagio from Violin Concerto #3," "Air on a G String," and "Torselli Serenade" are simply exquisite. On the other hand "You Are My Heart's Delight," "Vienna, the City of My Dreams," and "O Fortuna" showcase Rieu and his orchestra doing their work with the grandeur of the concert halls in which they play. "The Gadfly" (from 'Romantic Moments') goes to show how much we can take those details (like Rieu's 1667 Stradivarius violin) for granted. Shuffling the deck for variety`s sake, the perfectionist intricacies of "The Gypsy Baron" and "Komm, Zigany," keep the collection fresh and without the danger of pigeon-holing his work.

`Greatest Hits' is easily recommended for the uninitiated as well as the casual Andre Rieu fan (if there is such a thing!), but it is also highly recommended for those Rieu aficionados who have all of his concert DVD`s. As I've indicated, it is a fresh look at his best moments from several concerts. Watching and owning several of his DVD concerts, I was struck at how even the most familiar songs become new on this collection. Some may quibble with a few of the selections and may find the entire DVD to be extraneous, but for many 'Greatest Hits' will reignite the original reactions one felt as they saw Rieu and company take the concert symphony from being a somber event to something vibrant and lively.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Greatest Hits" Almost, July 6, 2009

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This review is from: Greatest Hits (DVD)

I cringed when I saw this Andre Rieu DVD called "Greatest Hits", because the selections are always a matter of opinion. But Rieu has some clearly outstanding, unforgettable interpretations of songs that should be included. This DVD has some commendable choices, picking great performances from "100 Years of Strauss", "New Years in Vienna", "Live in Vienna", "La Vie Est Belle", "Dreaming", "Homecoming" and "Romantic Moments". But there is the glaring omission of two greatest hits - "Intermezzo Sinfonico" and "The Last Rose" from "The Flying Dutchman". Others notably absent are "The Godfather Theme" and "O Mio Babbino Caro" from "Romantic Paradise (Tuscany)" and "Red Rose Cafe" and "Chianti" from "Live in Dublin."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Andre Rieu music, December 19, 2009

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S. Creighton "music lover" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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I give this dvd a 7 out of 10. I have all of the Andre Rieu dvds and I donot think the song selection comprises the greatest hits. However, there are a few good versions of some of the best songs that make the dvd a valid addition to a musical collection.