Berlin Philharmonic

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Mattila, Urmana, Moser, Schulte, Swedish Radio Choir. Abbado, Berlin PO [4 Blu-Ray]

4 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir; Swedish Radio Choir

In February 2001 the Berliner Philharmoniker and Claudio Abbado were guests at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome presenting all nine Beethoven symphonies....continue...
Run Time: 413 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Tilla Briem, Elisabeth Höngen, Peter Anders, Rudolf Watzke. Furtwängler, Berlin PO

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

More than half a century has passed since Wilhelm Furtwängler's death, but the public's great interest in his inspired art has not faded. On the...continue...

Great Wagner Conductors / Wilhelm Furtwängler, Victor De Sabata, Hans Knappertsbusch, Karl Elmendorff, Eugen Jochum [4 CDs, mono & stereo]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwangler, Wilhelm; de Sabata, victor; Elmendorff, Karl; Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic; Berlin Staatskapelle; Munchner Philharmoniker

Early recordings of favorite Wagner orchestral selection still possess a special mystique. Five conducting giants, all born within 20 years of Wagner's death and all...continue...

Igor Markevitch Conducts Richard Wagner and Claude Debussy, Studio Recordings, 1954/59

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2013-04-12

Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Orchestre Lamoureux

Igor Markevitch is one of these kind of conductors, having not a discography as high as their unique talent. Every time we listen to one...continue...

Overtures by Gluck, Beethoven, Cherubini, Weber, Schumann, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Wagner / Wilhelm Furtwangler

2 CD / Widescreen / 2013-04-12

Conductors: Furtwangler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Stockholm Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concerto / Wilhelm Kempff, piano

3 CD / United Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Wilhelm Kempff was one of the true poets amongst pianists. His Beethoven performances have been famous ever since he recorded them for the first time...continue...

Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind - Over 150 minutes of soothing, calming contemplative classics

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours of soothing, calming, contemplative classics played by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by the...continue...

Beethoven: Leonore Ov. 3; Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto no 3; Stravinsky: Petrushka / Pierre Monteux

2 CD / Testament / 2013-02-12

Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Pierre Monteux is featured on this specially-priced live recording taken from a concert at Berlin's Hochschule für Musik. It is particularly special because Monteux conducted...continue...
Recording information: Hochschule für Musik, Berlin (10/1960)....continue...

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 297b / Karajan, Berlin PO, Salzburg

1 CD / Testament / 2013-02-12

Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

This live recording from the 1970 Salzburg Festival is a memorable collaboration between maestro Herbert von Karajan and his famous principal wind players - oboist...continue...
Recording information: Salzburg Festival (08/1970)....continue...

Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op. 46 & Op. 72 / Lorin Maazel, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72)
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/1988)....continue...

Rhythm Is It! û You Can Change Your Life in a Dance Class / Simon Rattle, Berlin PO

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

Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

In a former omnibus depot in an industrial backwater something amazing is happening. 250 pupils from 25 nations are dancing to Stravinsky's 'Sacre du Printemps',...continue...
Run Time: 177 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Bizet: Carmen / Magdalena Kozena, Jonas Kaufmann, Genia Kuhmeier, Kostas Smoriginas

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-22

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

EMI Classics' studio opera recording of Bizet's Carmen marks the 10th anniversary of the artistic 'dream team' partnership of Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (04/16/2012-04/21/2012)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Tamas Vasary; Ivo Pogorelich, pianists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]; Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al. [CD & DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Tomlinson, Rodgers, Bartoli

3 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; RIAS Chamber Choir

Mozart: Concertos for Clarinet, Oboe & Bassoon / Leister, Koch, Pisek

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Koch, Lothar; Leister, Karl; Piesk, Gunter
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Mozart loved the way the woodwind instruments can almost 'sing', and his Clarinet Concerto is one of his best-loved works. The concertos for oboe and...continue...
Recording information: The French Church, St. Moritz, Switzerland (08/1971)....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Hungarian Sketches, for orch...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye; Percy, Neil; Polgar, Laszlo; Shaham, Gil; Simon, ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Barbirolli - Berlin PO

1 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Queen Elizabeth II laid the foundation stone of the new Coventry Cathedral in March 1956 and the formal dedication took place in May 1962. Benjamin...continue...
Recording information: Coventry Cathedral, England (06/06/1962)....continue...

The Best of Beethoven: Ode to Joy / Muti, Arrau, Menuhin, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique"; Egmont; Sonata for Piano no 23, Op. 5...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Gieseking, Walter; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Lympany, Moura; Menuhin, Jeremy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; Melos Ensemble of London

Favorite Film Music / Music from Amadeus, JFK, Minority Report, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365 (316a); Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 (297c); Ave verum corp...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Helmis, Fritz; Lupu, Radu; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Parkening, Christopher;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; del Mar, Norman; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra

Best of Herbert von Karajan / Handel, Mozart, Ravel, Smetana, Weber

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; German Dances (3), K 605; George Frederick Handel: Water Music - Suite; Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 2), J...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Love Classics: Favorite Love Duets / Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Delibes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Doniz...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burles, Charles; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Ten...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Amadeus: Best of Mozart / Te Kanawa, Karajan, Welser-Most et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Sonata for Piano no 11, K. 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Concerto for Horn no 4, K. 495; Le nozz...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Marshall, Margaret; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Naoumoff, Emile; Popp, Lucia; T...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Wlser-Most, Franz; Leppard, Raymo...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte / Cuberli, Bartoli, Rodgers, Tomlinson

3 CD / Erato / 2011-06-28

Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; RIAS Kemmerchor

I found a great deal to enjoy and engage the mind and heart on the Erato, not least the careful preparation, Cuberli's well-defined, spirited Fiordiligi,...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Meier, Jerusalem Holle, Van Dam, Von Kannen, Tomlinson

4 CD / Teldec / 2011-06-28

Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Berlin State Opera Chorus

Parsifal always brings out the very best in its interpreters, and this new version is no exception. Barenboim is always most impressively heard in works...continue...

The Complete RIAS Recordings / Celibidache

3 CD / Audite / 2011-05-31

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35a/K 243; Luigi Cherubini: Anacréon; Paul Hindemith: Piano Concerto; ...
Performers: Borries, Siegfried; Puchelt, Gerhard [Piano]; Scheck, Gustav
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

This edition comprises the entire stock of original tapes recorded between 1948 and 1957 housed in the Deutschlandradio archives. Sergiu Celibidache - director of the...continue...

Discovering Masterpeices of Classical Music: Bela Bartok / Boulez/Berliner Philharmoniker [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-10-30

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

"Even the most savvy, musically educated viewer can learn something new from this type of dissection so that when returning to the complete performance, a...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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An Oriental Night from the Berlin Philharmonic: Jansen, Solberg, Jarvi, et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-07-31

Works: Edvard Grieg: ; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ; Camille Saint-Saëns:
Performers: Jansen, Janine
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

On this recording, which bears the title Sheherazade, Neeme Jarvi takes the audience on a trip through an "Oriental Night". The programme of music by...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6; R. Strauss: Salome; J.Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron, Overture / Karajan

1 CD / Historical Collection / 1999-02-23

Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra