[edit] Career
At University he performed the Gold And Silver Waltz by Franz Lehár. Encouraged by the audience reaction he decided to pursue the waltz form. Rieu formed the Maastricht Salon Orchestra and performed as a violinist with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. In 1987, he created the Johann Strauss Orchestra and his own production company. Since then, his melodramatic stage performances and rock-star demeanor have for some been associated with a revival of the waltz music category. André Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin.[1]
In April 2009 (Australia) /June 2009 (UK), he made a cameo appearance as himself on "Ramsay Street" in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours.
[edit] Johann Strauss Orchestra
The Orchestra began in 1987 with 12 members but now performs with between 40 and 50 musicians. At the time the Orchestra first toured Europe, there emerged a renewed interest in waltz music. The revival began in the Netherlands and was ignited by their recording of the Second Waltz from Shostakovich's Jazz Suites. As a result, Rieu became known as the waltz King.
Rieu and his orchestra have performed throughout Europe, in North America, and Japan. Winning a number of awards including two World Music Awards, their recordings have gone gold and platinum in many countries, including 8-times Platinum in the Netherlands. In September 2007 Rieu performed in Australia for the first time solo, without his Orchestra at the Eastland shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood playing "My Way" and "Waltzing Matilda"—and the next day appeared at Sydney’s Arena Cove, Warringah Mall shopping complex with the same set. Rieu and orchestra returned to Australia in November as part of his world tour. Rieu and his orchestra played 3 concerts at Melbourne's Telstra Dome from 13-15 November and continued their tour throughout Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, through to December 2008. The concert theme is 'A Romantic Vienna Night' and the set comprises a replica of part of a Viennese castle, complete with 2 ice-skating rinks 2 Fountains, and a ballroom dance floor situated above and behind the Orchestra. Rieu's largest concert attendance to date in Australia was 38,000 on Saturday 15th November in Melbourne. The Perth concert did not feature the replica of the Viennese Palace as it was stated in the press because it would not fit into the front doors of Subiaco Oval.
He records both DVD and CD repertoire at his own recording studios in Maastricht in a wide range of classical music as well as popular and folk music plus music from well-known sound tracks and theatre musicals. His lively orchestral presentations, in tandem with incessant marketing, have attracted worldwide audiences to this subgenre of classical music.
Some of his orchestra's performances have been broadcast in the United Kingdom and the United States on the PBS television network[2] such as the 2003 airing of Andre Rieu Live in Dublin, filmed in Dublin, Ireland, and 2005’s André Rieu Live in Tuscany filmed in the Piazza Della Repubblica in the village of Cortona in Tuscany.
[edit] Criticism
The artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti, has called Rieu's music Schlagermusik, among other things.[3]
Eamon Kelly writing in The Australian newspaper, in an article that discusses the controversy that Rieu engenders, said: "He depicts his critics as members of a stuffy musical elite with narrow aesthetic tastes, yet regularly demeans in interviews music that is not to his taste and classical musicians who choose not to perform in his manner."[4]
[edit] Personal life
He is married to Marjorie, who works with him full-time as production manager, and has two sons, Marc and Pierre. He speaks (in order of fluency) Dutch (including his home/city dialect Maastrichtian), English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.[citation needed] Rieu has worked with his brother, Jean Philippe for several years, but Jean Philippe has now started his own production company
Ramona
André Rieu Lyrics
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Where the mountains high
Seem to kiss the sky
Someone is out yonder, o'er the hills
Waiting patiently, Waiting just for me
Ramona, I hear the mission bells above
Ramona, they're ringing out our song of love
To always remember the rambling rose you wear in your hair
Ramona, when day is done you'll hear my call
Ramona, we'll meet beside the water fall
I dread the dawn when I awake to find you gone
Ramona I need you my own
Let's wander out yonder o'er the hills
By a babbling brook
Where we'll find a nook
To build our own love nest, o'er the hills
Darling of my heart, Never more to part
Ramona, I hear the mission bells above
Ramona, they're ringing out our song of love
I press you, caress you, and bless the day you taught me to care
To always remember the rambling rose you wear in your hair
Ramona, when day is done you'll hear my call
Ramona, we'll meet beside the water fall
I dread the dawn when I awake to find you gone
Ramona I need you my own
The lyrics to André Rieu’s song “Ramona” transports the audience to a romantic and idyllic setting, perhaps in the mountains of California. The singer is wandering around in the picturesque hills, where the mountains seem to be touching the sky. He is looking for someone who is waiting patiently for him. The singer sings about the beauty of his love, Ramona, and how she has taught him to care. He dreams of meeting her by the waterfall and never wanting to part from her. The lyrics express the singer’s deep love for Ramona and how he needs her to be with him.
The song Ramona was written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Mabel Wayne in 1927. It was first introduced in the motion picture Ramona, which was also released in 1928. The song became an instant hit and was covered by several artists over the years. One of the most famous renditions of the song is by Gene Austin, who recorded it in 1928. André Rieu’s version is more recent, and his style includes orchestra and violin.
Line by Line Meaning
I wander out yonder o'er the hills
Where the mountains high
Seem to kiss the sky
Someone is out yonder, o'er the hills
Waiting patiently, Waiting just for me
I walk out into the hills where the mountains are so high that they almost touch the sky. Somewhere out there, patiently waiting for me, is the person I love.
Ramona, I hear the mission bells above
Ramona, they're ringing out our song of love
I press you, caress you, and bless the day you taught me to care
To always remember the rambling rose you wear in your hair
Ramona, I can hear the bells of the church ringing and playing our song of love. I hug you, hold you tenderly, and thank you for teaching me to love and to always remember the rose you wear in your hair.
Ramona, when day is done you'll hear my call
Ramona, we'll meet beside the water fall
I dread the dawn when I awake to find you gone
Ramona I need you my own
Ramona, when the day ends, you will hear me calling for you, and we will meet at the waterfall. I fear waking up at dawn and discovering that you have left, because I need you to be with me always.
Let's wander out yonder o'er the hills
By a babbling brook
Where we'll find a nook
To build our own love nest, o'er the hills
Darling of my heart, Never more to part
Let's walk out into the hills by the babbling brook where we can find a little spot to build our own love nest. You are the darling of my heart, and we will never be apart.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: L. Wolfe Gilbert, Mabel Wayne
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@josefavieira2484
Ramona. Uma linda história de amor,
Quando minha avó.
Que vivia no interior
Conheceu um jovem
Que se apaixonar por ela.
Ele de família nobre, el una camponesa.
Nas junto com os seus familiares, ha tocavam, e as pessoas ficam
Surpresa..
Ela fugiu, eke roubuo-a.
Se casaram..e um dia
Ae pessoas amigS e familiares. Estavam
Tocando no piano,
A cunhada dele
Passou a tocar Ramona.
E ela cantava com
Voz suave
@josefavieira2484
Em 1914
Existia Saral...
Uns rescitacam...
Outros tocavam, e outros cantavam
Cada semana na
Casa dos familiares e amigos.
Esse casal viveu
Viveram muito bem casados.
Ele, Cristóvão Manoel
Vieira de Mello
Ela, segundo casamento, ele era viuvo. Ela, Maria
Francisca Rodríguez
Pereira d Fonseca
.Recife, junho. 21
@christahagelstein2792
Es ist ein so romantisches Lied..danke wunderschön
@emiliocueva2073
Gracias al silbido de mi padre, quedó en mi memoria éste bellísimo vals y gracias por ésta magistral interpretación de André Rieu 👌👌👏👏👏
@christahagelstein2792
Wunderschön..danke
@janinaszymborska5400
Przecudnie zagrany piękny utwór Ramona.Mistrzowskie wykonanie .Brawo Maestro brawo JSO
@creezycreezymar9762
Sublime musique,romantisme,douceur,nostalgie !
@CarlosGonzalez-kj5hu
Que todos recuerden al compás de esta bella melodía a la gran diva mexicana Dolores del Río quien interpretó a Ramona en 1927! Para nosotros los mexicanos es un verdadero orgullo que está gran actriz naciera en nuestro suelo! Saludos desde Guadalajara Jalisco!
@jesicacosarechavarria7196
Exelente aporte, muchas gracias!
@olgafernandez5198
RAMONA, melodía para todos los tiempos. Andre Rieu es insuperable. tanto en su buen gusto para seleccionar lo mejor, deleitarnos con sus extraordinarias interpretaciones y sus preciosos vídeos de las mismas, por obligación hay que calificarlo en grado optimo. Felicitaciones y aplausos muy sonoros a éste gran MAESTRO DE MAESTROS y a You Tube, quienes saben como agradarnos a todos los enamorados de la buena música.
@olgafernandez5198
Este GENIO enamora y llama poderosamente la atención el lujo para sus presentaciones y su hermosa simpatía. De todo corazón mis felicitaciones y que siga complaciéndonos con sus éxitos .
@ramonacuevasrosales5403
Esta muy bonito ese vals y más xq lo siento dedicado a mi gracias