Live In Vienna by Gandalf

Internationally acclaimed Austrian New Age maestro Gandalf surprises his fans with one of the most lavish and spectacular releases in the label history of Prudence: „Live In Vienna“ was cut in March of 2001 in the Austrian capital, when Gandalf celebrated his 20th anniversary as a performing artist with a concert at the prestigious Etablissement Ronacher.
Here the versatile musician, composer and producer can be heard together with international guest stars such as former Genesis-guitarist Steve Hackett and a bunch of notables from Austria’s music scene such as Wolfgang Ambros, Georg Danzer oder Andy Baum.
Gandalfs unique style, which combines a variety of acoustic instruments (guitar, sitar, saz, charango, bouzouki, piano, balaphon, bells & percussion) with spheric keyboard sounds, and interweaves folky melodies with powerful orchestra arrangements, was congenially brought to life during this historic evening by the illustrous cast of guest musicians and Gandalfs own ten-piece band.
The Live-CD comes together with a DVD, which does not only show the concert from Etablissement Ronacher but also a concert at Zell am See from July 2000 and various extra features, such as an in-depth interview with Gandalf himself. Both concert films are real rarities, or as Gandalf himself puts it: „Documents of a unique gathering of musicians and of magic musical moments.“