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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Apollon Musagète; Symphonies of Wind Intruments / Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rite of Spring, original French title, Le sacre du printemps, is a 1913 ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. After the...continue...
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Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3; Concerto for Orchestra / Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Paroles tissées (Woven words), for tenor & 20 solo instruments; Symphony no 3
Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Rowicki, Witold; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice, Poland (09/28/1972); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (09/28/1972); The Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk (Aldeburgh Fe (09/28/19...continue...

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen / Gyorgy Kurtag, Friedrich Goldmann, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: György Kurtág: Grabstein für Stephan, for guitar & instrumental groups, Op. 15c; Stele, for orchestra, Op. 33; Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Performers: Ruck, Jurgen
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Goldmann, Friedrich; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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From today's vantage point it would be easy to underestimate the impact of Stockhausen's unheralded use of his resources - three conductors, three orchestras, a...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Groáer Saal, Berlin, Germany (12/1994)....continue...

Fellini, Jazz & Co. / Riccardo Chailly, Berlin Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-02-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, symphonic suite from the opera for orchestra, Op. 29a; Nino Rota: La Strada, suite from t...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Waldbnhne in Berlin is one of Europe's ideal outdoor amphitheatres. It is home to the Berlin Philharmonic's summer concerts, which are among the most...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Fellini, Jazz & Co. / Riccardo Chailly, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-02-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, symphonic suite from the opera for orchestra, Op. 29a; Nino Rota: La Strada, suite from t...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Waldbnhne in Berlin is one of Europe's ideal outdoor amphitheatres. It is home to the Berlin Philharmonic's summer concerts, which are among the most...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

Kurt Weill: Symphonies 1 & 2; Broadway Songs; Concerto for Violin & Winds / Hampson, Hadley, Zimmermann

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 1 ("Berliner Symphonie"); Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; One Touch of Venus; Knickerbocker Holiday; The Firebrand of Florence; Love Life; Johnny ...
Performers: Adler, Stephen; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Carl, Jeffrey; Dee, Christopher; Dore, Michael; Edwards, Terry [Bass Vocal]; Fardell, Robert; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Green, Simon ...
Conductors: Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss; McGlinn, John
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

The year 1933 marks a clear divide in the life and music of Kurt Weill (1900-1950). This was the year in which he fled Nazi...continue...
Recording information: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); Philharmonie, Berlin (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); Lyndhurst Ha...continue...

Takemitsu & Shostakovich / Yutaka Sado, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-11-15

Works: Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time, for 5 percussionists & orchestra; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Haeger, Raphael; Rossler, Simon; Schindlbeck, Franz; Schlichte, Jan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is from a charity concert dedicated to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. The profit...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Takemitsu & Shostakovich / Yutaka Sado, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-11-15

Works: Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time, for 5 percussionists & orchestra; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Haeger, Raphael; Rossler, Simon; Schindlbeck, Franz; Schlichte, Jan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is from a charity concert dedicated to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. The profit...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Subtitles: English
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Europa Konzert from Lisbon / Boulez/BPO, Maria Joao Pires (Includes Catalog) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-10-25

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The marvelous Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires was joined by Boulez & the Berlin Philharmonic for the '03 European Concert. This concert took place in...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
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Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Europa Concert From Madrid 2011 / Rattle, BPO, Canizares [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-09-27

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Performers: Canizares, Juan Manuel
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual 'Europa Konzert' - this year’s event takes place...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Europa Concert From Madrid 2011 / Rattle, BPO, Canizares [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-09-27

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Performers: Canizares, Juan Manuel
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual 'Europa Konzert' - this year’s event takes place...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Ravel Meets Gershwin / Rattle/Berlin PO, Dianne Reeves [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-08-30

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; A Damsel in Distress, film score; The Show is On; Girl Crazy; Funny Face; Rosalie; A Damsel in Distress; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Ravel: La val...
Performers: Hutchinson, Gregory; Martin, Peter; Reeves, Diane; Rogers, Reuben
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A true celebration is to welcome the New Year with one of the best orchestras in the world. The Gala from Berlin 2003 presents the...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
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Schubert: Rosamunde-Ouvertüre; Berg: Violinkonzert; Bruckner: Symphonie No. 9 / Keilberth

2 CD / Orfeo / 2011-08-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde, D. 644; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/17/1960)....continue...

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Dvorak / Jansons/BPO, Hilary Hahn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-03-29

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Antonín Dvorá...
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mariss Jansons returns to direct the Berlin Philharmonic, rekindling their long-standing relationship that began in 1976. Jansons' fidelity to music composed during the Soviet era...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
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New Year's Eve Concert 2010 / Dudamel/Berlin PO, Garanca [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-03-08

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Dalila; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Manuel de Falla...
Performers: Garanca, Elina
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 2010 New Years Eve concert from Berlin frames two of the most prominent stars on DG’s roster in the glit-edged splendor these two young...continue...
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Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Berliner Philharmoniker in Japan / Claudio Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-01-25

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This performance by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado was filmed at Suntory Hall in Japan and includes music by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky....continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Invitation to the Dance / Barenboim/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlin music lovers know there is no better way of celebrating the New Year than revisiting the most beautiful works in the history of music...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Rattle/BPO, Matthews, Brownlee [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Gerhaher, Christian; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

A joyful celebration welcoming the New Year, this Gala from Berlin presents the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in Carl Orff's famous...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Gala From Berlin: Grand Finale / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-10-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suit...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

An extraordinary program for an extraordinary night: The Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates the final day of the 20th Century with Grand Finales in the first part...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
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An Evening With Renee Fleming / Ion Marin/BPO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 2; Richard S...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recently visitors to the Berlin Philharmonic's Waldbühne concerts have been regaled by some of the greatest opera singers of our age, including such operatic legends...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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An Evening With Renee Fleming / Ion Marin/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 2; Richard S...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recently visitors to the Berlin Philharmonic's Waldbühne concerts have been regaled by some of the greatest opera singers of our age, including such operatic legends...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky / Rattle, Berlin PO, Bronfman [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-06-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as EUA 205778. Every year,...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
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European Concert Volume 2: 1996 - 1999 / Haitink, Barenboim, Berlin PO [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Barenboim, Daniel; Blacher, Kolja; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In this second collection of European concerts, filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Versailles, Stockholm, and Kraków, the renowned Berlin Philharmonic continues its tradition of...continue...
Run Time: 380 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
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Open Air: A Night with the Berlin Philharmonic / Vadim Repin, Mariss Jansons [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-02-23

Works: Stanislaw Moniuszko: Halka; Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 4; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Valse-Sch...
Performers: Repin, Vadim
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

As the cameras reveal the scale of this open-air event, held at Berlin's Waldbuhne in 2002, it is not only the music that is transmitted...continue...
Run Time: 116 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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The European Concert / Abbado, Barenboim, Haitink, Mehta, Domingo, Chang [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Work(s); Giuseppe Verdi: Works; Hector Berlioz: Works; Franz Schubert: Works; Richard Wagner: Works; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Works; Igor Stravinsky: Works; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Canino, Bruno; Chang, Sarah; Domingo, Placido; Studer, Cheryl; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, along with guest performers Placido Domingo, Cheryl Studer, Sarah Chang, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Bruno Canino, perform some of the...continue...
Run Time: 450 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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A Night of Dances & Rhapsodies: Waldbühne Concert / Jansons, Rudy, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz von Suppé: "Light Calvary" Overture; Franz Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy (Schubert) for Piano and Orchestra, S 366; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Georges Enescu: Romanian Rhap...
Performers: Rudy, Mikhail
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Based on the amphitheater in the ancient Greek city of Epidaurus, and nestled in a natural valley, the Waldbuhne theater seats 22,000 in leafy comfort...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Latin American Night: Waldbühne Concert / Barenboim, John Williams, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Augustín Barrios Mangoré: La ultima cancion; Alberto Ginastera: Estanci...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Who better to conduct an evening of evocative tango and Latin American inspired rhythms than Argentinean-born Barenboim? Despite playing music outside their usual repertoire, the...continue...
Run Time: 119 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Waldbuhne 2009: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Stavinsky / Rattle / Berlin PO / Bronfman [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-11-17

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Every year, the Berliner Philharmoniker hold a kind of classical-music fete with a bright, cheerful concert to end the season. In 2009 about 22,000 people...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
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Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2; The Seven Deadly Sins; Songs / Jansons, Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), opera; Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven De...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Caley, Ian; Constable, John; Hampson, Thomas; Rippon, Michael; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Elise; Tomlinson, John; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muldowney, Dominic; McGlinn, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

Russian Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin / Ozawa/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Alexander Borod...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Seiji Ozawa conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this Russian-oriented performance. Included in this program are Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' as well as Stravinsky's 'Firebird'....continue...

American Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Bernstein, Gershwin / Rattle/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; I Got Rhythm; Oh, Kay!; Paul Lincke: Berliner Luft
Performers: Marshall, Wayne
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This program features the vocal talents of Willard White in highlights from Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess', as well as interpretations of 'Rhapsody in Blue', 'I...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: 1
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Stravinsky: Symphony, Bruch, Beethoven / Rattle/Berlin PO, Repin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-08-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Performers: Repin, Vadim
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Berliner Philharmoniker's European Concert, held each year on May 1st, is invariably an international highlight. Performing in 2008 in Moscow's renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
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French Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Berlioz, Rave, Debussy / Pretre/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Boléro; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Georges Bizet: Carmen...
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A celebration of the music of French composers at the famous open air stage set in the Berlin forest. The program includes Berlioz's 'Roman Carnival...continue...
Run Time: 98 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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The Martha Argerich Collection, Vol 2 - The Concerto Recordings

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-08-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Less than a year ago, Deutsche Grammophon released the first volume in this series which celebrates the recordings of Martha Argerich. That best-selling first volume...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Borodin / Rattle/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-04-28

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Symphony no 2 in B minor; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Pictures at an Exhibition; Dmitri Shostakovich: Age of Gold, Op. 22
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A true celebration, ushering in the New Year with one of the finest orchestras and greatest conductors in the world. The 2007 Gala from Berlin...continue...
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Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...

Bartók: Concerto for Viola, etc / Aimard, Stefanoich, Bashmet, Kremer, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Percy, Neil; Stefanovich, Tamara; Thomas, Nigel
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording completes Pierre Boulez's highly acclaimed survey of Bartok's major orchestral works on Deutsche Grammophon. Boulez has once again gathered an extraordinary team of...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - 100th Anniversary Edition

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Les offrandes oubliées; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Chronochromie; Éclairs sur l'au-delà...; Quatuor pour la fin du temps...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Command, Michele; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Hakim, Naji; Hind, Rolf; Langridge, Philip; Loriod, Jeanne; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Messiaen, Oliv...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Baudo, Serge; Dorati, Antal; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Edwards, Terry
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble

To celebrate Messiaen's centenary, EMI Classics is releasing a boxed set with of 14 CDs of his greatest music, including 4 CDs of solo organ...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

The Essential Midori

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; L...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

The greatness of the violinist Midori can be found in the seamless fabric of her distinguished but still-young career - an unbroken series of triumphs...continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler", etc / Karajan, Ormandy, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Symphonia serena; Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50; Der Schwanendreher; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra
Performers: Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Hindemith, Paul; Ormandy, Eugene; Shallon, David; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

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An excellent two-disc mid-price Hindemith collection containing some pretty impressive performances.

The Philadelphia recordings are very fine: both ...continue...

Stravinsky: Symphonies / Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

Most people know Igor Stravinsky through his magnificent ballet scores, but as Sir Simon Rattle says: "If you know only 'Firebird', 'Petrushka', the 'Rite of...continue...

The Ligeti Project - Atmospheres, Chamber Concerto, etc / Nott, de Leeuw, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, et al

5 CD / Teldec / 2008-05-20

Works: György Ligeti: Melodien, for orchestra (or chamber orchestra); Chamber Concerto, for 13 instruments; Piano Concerto; Mysteries of the Macabre, for soprano & ensemble, or trumpet & piano/ensemble...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Bernstein, Thomas; Bonnay, Max; Breyer, Simon; Cakar, Ozan; Ebrahim, Omar; Geringas, David; Hirst, Linda; Holliger, Heinz; Karolyi, Katalin; Leonard, Sarah; Mahni, Sybille; Ma...
Conductors: ; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Nott, Jonathan
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Schoenberg Ensemble

"Karajan In Concert" / Berlin Philharmonic Orch., Weissenberg (piano) [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont, Op. 84; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Claud...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Truly a portrait of an artist: Over two hours devoted to classic Karajan performances - overtures, a Rachmaninov concerto, showpieces by Debussy and Ravel -...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Debussy: Images, etc; Ravel / Simon Rattle, et al

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Le roi Lear; Jeux; Images for Orchestra; Pagodes, for piano, L. 100/1; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; La boîte à joujoux (The Toybox), balle...
Performers: Ewing, Maria; Gavrilov, Andrei; Ousset, Cecile
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Rattle is no more at home than when conducting masterpieces from the 20th-century repertoire, and in this set of 5 CDs he can be heard...continue...

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Bartók / Karajan, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Debussy: La mer, etc; Ravel: Bolero, etc / Karajan, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Boléro
Performers: Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Hailed as "gramophone classics" when they first appeared in 1964, these accounts of 'La Mer' and 'Daphnis 2' still sound mighty impressive... the virtuosity of...continue...

Opera Intermezzi / Herbert von Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; L'Amico Fritz; Giacomo Puccini: Suor Angelica; Manon Lescaut; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; M...
Performers: Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest conductors of both Italian opera and orchestral showpieces, Herbert von Karajan was uniquely qualified to undertake this varied...continue...

Karajan Gold - Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Mozart, Vivaldi, etc

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsk...
Performers: Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Schwalbe, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), this double album showcases the greatest classical tracks conducted by the most...continue...