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Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence - A life dedicated to music / Berlin PO, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, et al. [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Orchestra Mozart

This extensive DVD collection presents Claudio Abbado's most important musical stages, his comprehensive repertoire and his work with some of the most important orchestras and...continue...
Run Time: 749 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Sarasate: Gypsy Tunes / Gerhard Tascher, violin

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gerhard Taschner became the concertmaster in Brno at the age of seventeen, and shortly thereafter Wilhelm Furtwängler appointed him to the same post in Berlin....continue...

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...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin....continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Brigitte Fassbaender, Francisco Araiza. Carlo Maria Giulini, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...

Bruckner: Symphonies 3, 4, 7 & 8 / Harnoncourt

4 CD / Teldec / 2013-02-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"; Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107; Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic

"Why should Bruckner always sound heavy, sedentary, as though slowly digesting a gigantic meal? Harnoncourt gives us the light-footedness, while allowing the music to unfold...continue...

The Berlin Philharmonic in Singapore - Mahler: Symphony no 1; Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances / Simon Rattle, BPO [Blu-Ray in 3D]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 2010 Berliner Philharmoniker tour concluded in Singapore with a concert of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances with Sir Simon Rattle. This...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
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Picture Format: Blu-Ray 3D, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio Surround
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The Berlin Philharmonic in Singapore - Mahler: Symphony no 1; Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances / Simon Rattle, BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 2010 Berliner Philharmoniker tour concluded in Singapore with a concert of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances with Sir Simon Rattle. This...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
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Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony - Simon Rattle & The Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-12-18

Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Together with a high-caliber film team, director Thomas Grube accompanied the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle on their concert tour through Asia -...continue...

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...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
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: Philharmonie, Groáer Saal, Berlin (09/1999)....continue...

The Reichsorchester - A documentary on the Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich [DVD]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-10-30

Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Berlin Philharmonic chose to mark their 125th anniversary year by highlighting a previously unknown chapter in its history - the years from 1933 to...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Italian
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Karajan in Moscow, Vol. 3 - Mozart: Divertiment No. 17; R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan's Mozart, especially in a musical theater setting, generates an unforgettable sensation of an almost childlike clarity, lightness, and radiance. But the nature...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (05/30/1969)....continue...

Wagner: The Ring Without Words - A synthesis of orchestral music from the "Ring" / Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... Maazel's continuous musical score, seventy-five minutes without a break, begins with the opening tones of Rheingold...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
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Country of Origin: Austria
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Wagner: The Ring Without Words - A synthesis of orchestral music from the "Ring" / Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle, arranged in a free-flowing and chronological cycle by world-famous conductor Lorin Maazel. Comprised of the...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
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Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Surround
Country of Origin: Austria
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Dances & Dreams - works by Dvorak, Grieg, Ravel, R. Strauss, Stravinsky, Brahms / Evgeny Kissin, piano; Simon Rattle, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op. 46; Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72); Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dance, Op. 64; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2011 the Berlin Philharmonic and musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcomed the New Year with a gala concert of dances and dreams. Spine-tingling performances...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Country of Origin: Austria
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Europa Konzert 2006 - Mozart: Symphonies nos 35 & 36; Horn Concerto no 1; Piano Concerto no 22 / Radek Baborak, Barenboim, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28

Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For over 20 years, the world-renowned Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their founding on May 1 with the annual Europa Konzert. The 2006 event was an...continue...

Dances & Dreams - Dvorak: Slavonic Dances 1, 2, 7; Grieg: Piano Concerto; Stravinsky: Firebird suite et al. / Rattle, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian ...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2011 the Berliner Philharmoniker and musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcomed the New year with a gala concert centered on the concept of "Dances...continue...

Plácido Domingo conducts A Spanish Night - works by Chabrier, Torroba, Sarasate, et al. / Sarah Chang, Ana Maria Martinez, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28

Conductors: Domingo, Placido
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

EuroArts presents this welcome re-issue of one of the highlights from the Waldbuhne in Berlin - this 2001 performance featuring the remarkable violinist Sarah Chang...continue...

Karajan In Moscow, Vol. 1 - Beethoven: Symphonies nos 5 & 6 "Pastoral"; Coriolanus Overture

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-08-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan is one of the most important conductors of the past century. Similar to an avant-garde composer, who gave attention to the smallest...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (05/28/1969)....continue...

Weber, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, et al / Furtwängler

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Knappertsbusch conducts Bruckner: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / Vienna PO (1961); Berlin PO (1950)

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch has always aroused controversy over his Bruckner performances due to his perceived lassitude of tempo and allegiance to first-published editions. Tempo flexibility,...continue...

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Sergiu Celibidache/Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In a new release from the series of Metropolitan Munich programs comes a unique recording of star conductor Sergiu Celibidache. Celibidache returned to the podium...continue...
Run Time: 144 min.
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Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Sibelius: Finlandia; Symphony No. 2 / Kamu, Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Kuolema; The Swan of Tuonela, tone poem for orchestra (Lemminkäinen Suite no 3), Op. 22/3
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The stirring strains of Finlandia and Symphony No 2 eloquently voiced the mood of an emerging Finnish nation in the early 20th century....continue...

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'New World' / Rafael Kubelik - Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 2), JB 1; Z ceskych luhu a háju (Fr...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The most famous music by the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak is the "New World" Symphony, written during his three-year stay in New York. The influence...continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 / Evgeny Kissin, piano - Abbado, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 51; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Philharmonie....continue...

Celibidache conducts the Berlin Philharmonic - Bruckner: Symphony 7 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-06-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A new release from the series of Metropolitan Munich programs. Classified as EuroArts "Recorded Excellence", with high historical value and special pricing. For the first...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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