This is a selection from a program that Daniel Barenboim conducted of light-hearted music by Nicolai, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Johann Strauss II, Kollo and Lincke.
Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 25, 2014). Originally part of New Year's Eve on the Unter Den Linden : a concert from the Berlin Staatsoper with soloists, magicians, and Daniel Barenboim conducting.