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Come and share Love Around
The World with Andre Rieu. This is a beautifully
filmed concert filled with the music only Andre can
provide. It is certainly one to own for your
collection.
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Choosing
one CD or DVD of Andre Rieu to
review is challenging as I enjoy
all of them endlessly. To choose
a definite favorite above all
others would be an impossible
task for me. However, if I were
to choose only one, my first
choice (probably) would be,
"Love Around The World" and the
CD of the same title. Or should
it be "Live In Tuscany"? Or
"Dreaming"? Or Le Vie Est
Belle"? Or… Well, you get my
point.
I wish to ask now, don't you just love Andre Rieu's expressions? One
can feel every emotion of a
song, every experience of a song
just by watching Andre's
expressions.
Life is given to a song just by
watching this incredible
musician play his beautiful
violin music!
To all that read
my review, I may have gone into
some extra detail in some of my
explanations of certain songs.
It's only because I am
attempting to explain why Andre
Rieu and the JSO, the music, the
DVD and CD mean so much to me,
and why I chose it to write
about. Also, if I become
redundant, then I apologize, but
sometimes it's very hard to
choose an expression or
explanation that is different
for each song. There are only so
many ways one can say beautiful,
incredible, lovely, great, etc.;
I wish there were more, as each
song deserves it's own credit,
as does Andre Rieu, with each
and every beautiful song that he
plays.
A portion of "Love
Around The World" takes
place on a beautiful cruise ship
called the MS Deutchland; the
other portion is filmed at
various locations.
There are 13
songs on the DVD, plus 3 bonus
selections; there is also a
section of special features with
a discography section. The
special features section is very
interesting and very enjoyable.
The
songs of "Love Around The World"
are:
a..
Dark Eyes
- Russian Traditional Folk Song.
A very enjoyable song. I've
heard Andre play it many times,
and I love it each time. After
watching "Love Around the
World", I will now always see
Andre Rieu dancing on the deck
of the MS Deutchland it has a
whole new meaning!
b..
The Red
Rose Café -
Written by P. Kartner.
One of my favorite songs that
Andre Rieu plays. About "farmers
and factory workers who come to
the café and the cares of the
day are washed away. There's
laughter, and everyone is happy
to be there". It truly is a feel
good song! -- This song is also
a selection in the bonus section
on the DVD. At the end of the
song, Andre and the JSO go into
a very lively song. I have never
heard this part before and am
not sure if it's part of the Red
Rose Café, or is it another song
altogether? It's very lively
tune, extremely enjoyable, and I
love it very much! It's more
than exciting to watch it. I
love watching Andre dancing in
this; he has so much energy
moving with the music. It's more
than exciting to watch it is
very entertaining as well!
Everyone is having so much fun!
c..
Que Sera
Sera - A song
recorded by Doris Day many years
ago, it was written by Jay
Livingston and Ray Evans.
I've hummed it for many years.
It's always been a great song.
As far as the meaning, a child
is asking a parent about his/her
future. The answer: "Whatever
will be will be". - I think that
we choose which path we may take
along the way in life. No one
knows the long-range outcome of
course, until it's lived.
Sometimes we choose our path,
for whatever reason, and it's
wrong, sometimes our choices are
right. What makes them so
meaningful, is how we play them
out. We learn to deal with them,
hoping they will turn out right
of course. But no matter what
those choices are, we live them,
and then they become our
experiences in life. We dream
and love and adjust and make
whatever happens beautiful to
the best of our abilities. As
long as we try as long as we
dream, to make it beautiful,
then nothing is lost.
d..
The Merry
Widow - Written by Franz
Lehar
A wonderful song. Lehar's
operetta premiered in Vienna on
December 30, 1905. It opened in
New York on October 21, 1907 at
the New Amsterdam Theatre. Franz
Lehar was thirty-five years old
when his operetta became an
international hit. - I love this
song very much and am happy to
be able to listen to it all the
time now. It definitely is a
song we can sway to, I don't
think anyone could possibly sit
still while listening to this
song.
Songs 5 through 12 are filmed
on location.
e..
The Old
Castle- A beautiful
waltz, written by Andre Rieu
and Jean-Philippe Rieu.
It is a wonderful song, written
about their adventures around an
old ruined castle in France when
they were young. They were
knights and robbers and they
dreamt of a beautiful lady on a
beautiful white horse. And one
time there was a beautiful blond
who was one of their loves or
fantasies, she had blue eyes,
her name was Clara and she rode
a beautiful horse. I love the
story and it's an incredibly
beautiful song. There's
something about old castles that
have "adventure" written all
over it! I'm sure these young
boys found plenty of adventure
in an old castle. Just imagine
what it would be like as a child
playing around an old castle,
dreaming, fantasizing, and
imagining.
f..
Granada
- Written by A. Lara -
Great song, Flamenco dancer,
dancing, the guitar player is
excellent. Flamenco is a genuine
Spanish art, and to be more
exact a genuine Southern Spanish
art. It exists in three forms:
Cante, the song, Baile, the
dance, and Guitarra, guitar
playing. These dancers are
always so "intense". They look
to be so serious, but I think
it's just that they are
concentrating so much, which
makes them seem intense.
g..
Under The
Sky of Paris - Written by
H. Giraud. I enjoy this very
much, as I'm an artist, or at
least I try really hard when I
have the time. I enjoy the
street vendors as they paint,
sketch, draw various people,
including Andre Rieu. The music
reminds me of a pleasant day in
Paris, and I haven't even been
there. This song is extremely
pleasant with the sounds of the
violin.
h..
Lost
Heroes - Written
by Andre Rieu and Jean-Philippe
Rieu. If ever there was a
song that touches my heart it's
this song; the dedication is
very special indeed. Of all
those lives lost in wars and
results of wars, of all those
innocent people who were lost
when the planes flew into the
Trade Center, of all those who
go to some war to fight for
what? When innocent peoples all
over the world die for a
so-called specific cause, or
belief, brought about by those
who don't see the innocence they
are taking away from life; then
there has to be the question of
"Why?" When I see Andre walking
the beach during this music, it
brings tears to my eyes; it
really is beautiful and it
touches me so much. I don't like
war, and I don't understand why
there has to be war. I wish that
the leaders of the world would
really take this song to heart
and listen to the words and the
music. I wish that it would mean
as much to them as it does to
me. And as it must mean to the
ones who wrote it. Thank you
Andre and Jean-Philippe for
writing and recording this song.
What a beautiful and meaningful
song this truly is.
i..
My Heart
Will Go On: Written by J.
Horner.
From the movie "Titanic", made
very popular by Celine Dion,
made very romantic by Andre
Rieu. When I lost my own
husband, this was the song that
I dedicated to my loss of him.
"My Heart Will Go On", somehow.
It is a very special song for
me, and when I hear Andre play
it, it is very special indeed.
Thank you Andre for
your beautiful and heartfelt
version of this song you so
beautifully play on your violin.
It has always been one of my
favorite melodies.
j..
My Love
Song Should Be A Waltz -
Written by R. Stolz/R. Benatzky/R.
Gilbert.
This is filmed at the Schonbrunn
Palace in Vienna, Austria. A
beautiful setting for this
wonderful song. Andre is inside
an incredibly beautiful great
room, just him and his violin,
he's playing this song and at
that right moment, starts
waltzing, it can't get any
better! I love watching this
one.
 Edelweiss
- Written by Rodgers and
Hammerstein. Interesting
story of the beautiful little
white flower. When I took German
in school, long ago, before I
graduated, we used to sing this
song; I loved it then as I love
it now. I listened to it in
"Sound of Music" and loved it.
Now, when Andre and the JSO
plays it on top of those
beautiful mountains and most
likely those beautiful little
white flowers are everywhere,
and Suzan Erens sings with her
incredible voice, I love it
still! When Andre looks out over
the Alps and holds up his arms
and violin, the mountains are
there so majestically. How
wonderful it is. What a
beautiful song; it will always
have a special place in my
heart.
 Clog
Dance
This portion of the show is so
much fun to watch, extremely
enjoyable! Everyone is having so
much fun dancing around the town
with their clogs on. We see and
hear those clogs stomping and
the traditional outfits the
girls are wearing, Andre is
right there with them, stomping
with his clogs too. This always
brings a smile to my face, such
a happy song! The end is very
humorous when they are back on
the stage on the ship and
everyone kicks off their clogs
towards Andre on stage, when the
song is finished.
m..
Strauss
& Co
This is such a wonderful song.
As a final song on the DVD, this
song finds everyone in the
audience swaying with the music
as is very common when listening
to Andre Rieu and his JSO. Andre
still has his clogs on, it's
hilarious. This is a perfect
song to end the show with, as
everyone is smiling and so
happy! When I listen to this
song in the car I sway with the
music as I'm driving. Not to
worry, I have "I'd rather be
listening to Andre Rieu" on my
license plate cover, and so
anyone who would see me, will
know that I'm listening to Andre
and swaying with the music! They
will understand, of course!
The Bonus selections are:
1).
Red Rose
Café, Andre and the
JSO are in a Town Square
setting, they are playing and
people are everywhere around
them. It's a very fun setting
and all are enjoying themselves,
everyone is very into the
moment. At the end of the song,
Andre and the JSO go into a very
lively song. Is this extra part
of the Red Rose Café? I don't
know, but I love this so much!
It's very fun and lively. It's
more than exciting to watch. I
love watching Andre dancing in
this; he has so much energy
moving with the music. How very
entertaining it is to watch!
2).
Ohne
Sorgen, I first heard
this song on the "100 Years of
Strauss" CD, it's a very happy
song, and very enjoyable. And
now when the JSO are riding down
the street in their bicycles,
and whatever else they can get
hold of, it's wonderful
(hilarious) to watch, it's
wonderful to listen to. All are
having a great time. It's so fun
to watch them having fun. They
do it so well!
3).
The
Marino Waltz -
Written by J. Sheahan. I
enjoyed this man so very much in
"Live In Dublin". He made my
mother so happy, as she loved
"Irish" music so much. It was
just wonderful to see him and
Andre visiting and then playing
"The Marino Waltz" together, it
was enjoyable watching them. The
Marino Waltz is a great song,
and worthy of the best reviews.
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Fantasize
... if you are romantic
and adventurous, you will love
this DVD. All we have are our
fantasies and "Love Around The
World" let's our fantasies
surface. We live in a world that
is far from being a perfect
world, and so if we can escape
into this incredible,
fun-filled, happy life which
Andre has given to the world,
then our not-so-perfect-world
becomes a beautiful fantasy well
deserved. For this moment in
time, we can say we do have a
"perfect" world, and it starts
as we are watching and listening
to Andre Rieu and his JSO
orchestra, in "Love Around The
World".
Dream
... we are now in
another world with our thoughts,
or at least in another part of
the world, on a beautiful cruise
ship, on the open ocean, away
from our daily life schedules.
We are having fun and enjoying
what makes life beautiful …
Music and Andre Rieu ... playing
these incredibly beautiful songs
with his wonderful Johann
Strauss Orchestra, making one
feel as though they are actually
there.
Reality ... It
doesn't get any better than
watching Andre Rieu and the JSO
in "Love Around The World",
playing their beautiful music
and having fun. The romance on
the high seas in "Love Around
The World" is worth the trip!
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