Andre Rieu

It is certainly a spectacle,but somehow I find the whole thing rather creepy.

Rieu's style is not for me, although when I said that to my sister in law I thought she would never speak to me again! She's been all over the place to see him and thinks he's wonderful. I don't mind Strauss but it does go on a bit. Now, Lehar.... !

I`ve never been to an Andre Rieu concert, but I`d give my eye teeth for tickets! I`ve got a couple of dvds, and really love the spectacle, as well as the music.

Definitely not my thing. They are always advertising coach trips to Rieu concerts in my local press.

As for Daniel O`Donnell #runsawayscreaming

No don't like him at all.

I like the Viennese Waltz - so long as it is played by the Vienna Philharmonic... they understand that anticipated second beat.

Any 'concert' where the audience is invited to 'clap along' will be dire - for a start most folks clap on the wrong beats, which bogs the whole thing down...

Yep, I'm with you on that too AshTree.

The fact that Andre Rieu created an orchestra named after Johann Strauss is enough to put me off. If there's one genre of classical music I cannot abide it's the Viennese waltz.

I saw the SSO at the Festival Hall, very well worth seeing.

Now, that really does sound very nice indeed, Katek!

Well, have made up my mind and booked tickets for BBC Scottish Symphony Christmas concert on 18th December instead. Thanks for input - helped to make up my mind!

Sorry, never heard of him.

I absolutely HATE his music and I can't bear to even look at the man!
This thread makes me feel a lot better!

We like Andre Rieu concerts, OTT, fun and spectacular, I defy anyone not to be tapping their feet.

A bit like Daniel O'Donnell (with large backing orchestra and choir, perhaps)?

A friend of mine said his concerts are full of old age groupies and in her opinion saccharine sweet and sickly - I take it as said that she won't be going again!

I took Mum to see him many years ago. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be as the show was really slick and she enjoyed it. The audience was full of his fans though who had obviously seen him many times so sang along or clapped with everything and yes, they were all of the blue rinse brigade.

Hmm. Kind of what I was thinking

And me !

Ir's all a bit little-finger-in-the-air, blue-rinse, Hyacinth Bucket for me!

No - not my thing really - too bland.