Gala From Berlin - Invitation To The Dance 2001 | DVD | (03/03/2003)
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| RRP The New Year's Eve concert from Berlin under the musical direction of Daniel Barenboim.
Europa Konzert From Lisbon | DVD | (28/06/2004)
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| RRP European Concert recorded live at the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos Lisbon.Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de CouperinWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K466Bela Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra Sz116Claude Debussy - Fetes (from Trois Nocturnes)
Waldbuhne 1997 Saint Petersburgh Night | DVD | (10/04/2000)
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| RRP Recorded at the Waldbuhne Berlin June 25 2000. Tracklist: He Got Rythm (Hommage a George Gershwin) - Jean Pascal Beintus La Valse - Maurice Ravel Hi-Ten-Yu - Isao Matsushita Utage - Eitetsu Hayashi My Favourite Concubine - Zhao jiping Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 - Maurice Ravel Fascinating Rhythm - Gershwin The Man I Love - Gershwin Nice Work - Gershwin Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwin Summertime - Gershwin I Got Rhythm - Gershwin Berliner Luft - Paul Lincke
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Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9 -- Berlin PO/Abbado | DVD | (31/03/2003)
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| RRP The celebrated Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Beethoven's Third and Ninth Symphonies. No. 9 comes first, in a performance given in the Berlin Philharmonie hall for the year 2000 Europe Concert; the finale of Beethoven's masterpiece having been coopted as the anthem of the European Union, this tenth annual concert emphasised unification in an international broadcast seen by millions worldwide. Abbado is as qualified to conduct this music as anyone alive and brings a deeply sympathetic reading from the BPO, eliciting a particularly spirited and uplifting second movement Molto vivace and eloquently moving Adagio. The epic choral finale features the combined forces of the Swedish Radio Choir and Eric Ericson Chamber Choir together with top international soloists, including the soprano Karita Mattila. The result is exhilarating, rapturous music-making which is never overwhelming but which truly captures the joy of Schiller's text. Recorded in February 2001 at the National Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome, a fine performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, "Eroica" completes the programme. The two venues ensure some visual contrast in both pieces, with Abbado a compelling figure to watch as he delivers this incomparable music. On the DVD: Beethoven Symphonies 3 amp; 9 is presented anamorphically enhanced at 16:9 ratio with a strong, clear picture and sound options covering PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. The last of these is the best, the surround speakers being used subtly to give a real sense of live concert-hall ambience and an enveloping spread of the choirs in the Ninth. Other than a reasonably informative booklet the only significant extra is a multi-angle option for No. 3. With this selected the camera remains on Abbado throughout, offering a useful orchestra's eye view for musicians and conducting students. Finally there is a sound-check to test for the correct connection of surround speakers. --Gary S Dalkin
Berlin Philharmonic - European Concert 1999 | DVD | (08/05/2000)
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| RRP Enjoy the splendour of the Berlin Philharmoniker led by Bernard Haitink at their 1999 European Concert in Cracow.
Prometheus - Musical Variations On A Myth | DVD | (24/09/2004)
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| RRP Prometheus Musical Variations on a MythWith Music from:Ludwig va Beethoven The Creatures of PrometheusFranz Liszt Prometheus - Symphonic PoemAlexander Skriabin Promethee Poeme du Feu - Symphony No. 5Luigi Nono Prometo
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Beethoven: Symphonies 2 And 5 | DVD | (27/09/2002)
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| RRP In February 2001 Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic presented all Beethoven's symphonies at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. The success was overwhelming: there were standing ovations after every performance and the critics spoke of ""blissful unanimity"" between conductor and orchestra. This cycle marked a new pinnacle at the culmination of Abbado's Berlin career. Recordings of these concerts are now available on DVD. They document readings that are the fr
Silvesterkonzert 2000 | DVD | (27/12/2001)
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Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique (Von Karajan) | DVD | (03/03/2003)
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| RRP Tracklisting: 1. Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique 2. Hector Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture (Bonus Material- Sir John Barbirolli)
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Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 6 And 8 | DVD | (02/12/2002)
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| RRP Claudio Abbado conducts the brilliant Berlin Philharmonic.
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Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven Violin Concerto | DVD | (01/10/1999)
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European Concert 1994 | DVD | (10/06/2002)
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| RRP For the fourth annual May 1 European Concert commemorating the date that the orchestra was founded, the Berlin Philharmonic chose to perform in the Staatstheater Meiningen under Claudio Abbado. The acoustic has plenty of bloom and sets the orchestra off beautifully. The concert begins with Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, which Daniel Barenboim starts with surprising leisureliness; one usually associates him with generally quick tempi, but here he gives a measured, almost stately, account of the first movement. But stateliness is not the only mood he conjures up: the slow movement is hypnotically impressionistic (and accompanied by some velvety, luscious string playing), and the finale a brilliant piece of poker-faced playfulness. Abbado then gives a passionate reading of Brahms' Second Symphony, and draws some gorgeously blended playing from the orchestra: the opening of the first movement creates the impression of soft meadows and rolling hills (it's not called Brahms' Pastoral Symphony for nothing). The visual style contains no surprises--shots of the conductor, shots of the players and so on--but is perfectly adequate for the job. On the DVD: The European Concert, 1994 includes a 20-minute German documentary about Meiningen, its place in German cultural life and the involvement of Hans von Bulow (the first Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic) in the Meiningen Orchestra's early days. There are subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. There are also short trailers for eight other TDK DVDs.--Warwick Thompson
European Concert 1993 | DVD | (29/04/2002)
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| RRP For their third annual May 1 European Concert commemorating the date that the orchestra was founded, the Berlin Philharmonic chose to perform in the Royal Albert Hall in London under Bernard Haitink. Haitink was then the music director at Covent Garden, and he brings an operatic intensity to their first item, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture. He characterises it brilliantly, with stirring religious solemnity for Friar Lawrence's music and fiery explosions in the fight sequence. Frank Peter Zimmerman then gives a forthright, heavily late-romantic reading of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 which might not be to everyone's taste, but which seems somehow appropriate in the Victorian splendour of the hall. The Rite of Spring allows the orchestra to show off its star woodwind players, who cope with the score's taxing wind writing with polished brilliance. The opening sounds fantastic, and Haitink tailors the tempo to the boomy acoustic so that not a detail is lost. It's a performance literally dripping with energy: you can see the sweat pouring off the players as they dig into the piece's meatier moments. Overall, this is an excellent concert from an orchestra on top form. On the DVD: European Concert, 1993 includes a 28-minute documentary in German about the Albert Hall, and the Berlin Philharmonic's visits to the UK. There's fascinating substantial footage of Furtwängler conducting the orchestra in London, and a long interview with Haitink in which he discusses his relationship with the BP. There are subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.--Warwick Thomson
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Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125 Choral | DVD | (01/05/2000)
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| RRP A performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op 125 'Choral' plus the final chorus from Schiller's 'Ode To Joy'. Recorded in Berlin in September 1983.
European Concert 1996 | DVD | (05/06/2000)
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| RRP Includes: Prokoviev - 'Highlights From Romeo And Juliet' Rachmaninov - 'Aleko's Cavatina' and Beethoven - 'Romance For Violin - Nos. 1 And 2' and 'Symphony No. 7'.
Berlin Philharmonic - European Concert 2000 | DVD | (19/02/2001)
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| RRP The Berliner Philharmoniker Swedish Radio Choir and Eric Ericson Chamber Choir take part in this 10th Anniversary Concert performing Ludwig Van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 2 in B Flat Major and Symphony No 9 in D Minor.
Verdi - Messa Da Requiem (Abbado, Bpo, Gheorghiu) | DVD | (18/03/2002)
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Waldbuhne 1995 - American Night | DVD | (10/04/2000)
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| RRP A compilation of music conducted by Simon Rattle. Includes the works:- `Rhapsody In Blue` and `Summertime` - George Gershwin `Candide` - Leonard Bernstein and `Berliner Luft` - Paul Lincke.
Kent Nagano - Rhythm And Dance | DVD | (28/04/2006)
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| RRP A programme bristling with verve and irresistible rhythm presented by Kent Nagano and the Berlin Philharmonic who take us around the world on a musical journey that runs from classical ever-greens by Ravel and Gershwin to the thunderous pulse of Japanese percussion - with amongst the star guests of this gala evening mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and that black belt of the wadaiko drums Eitetsu Hayashi.Jean-Pascal Beintus: He Got RhythmMaurice Ravel: La ValseDaphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2)Isao Matsushite: HI-Ten-YuEitetsu Hayashi: UtageZhao Jiping: Farewell My Concubine (Suite)George Gershwin: Fascinatin' Rhythm/The Man I Love/Nice Work If You Can Get It/Someone To Watch Over Me/Summertime/I Got Rhythm.
European Concert At Versailles 1997 | DVD | (04/03/2002)
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| RRP Since 1991 the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has played a European Concert on every May 1 (the date upon which the orchestra was founded) in different places of cultural importance. In 1997 the venue was the Royal Opera House in Versailles, a beautiful small theatre with an intimate acoustic. The dimensions of the stage clearly limit the orchestra to smaller-scale works rather than their usual romantic repertoire, but the sound under Daniel Barenboim is glorious nonetheless. The concert opens with a tribute to Francois Couperin, one of the greatest composers ever to have been associated with Versailles. Ravel's neo-classical Le Tombeau de Couperin is performed with graceful restraint and refined elegance, and suits the style of the hall perfectly. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 13 is less successful, simply because the solo instrument is placed facing the orchestra in order to allow Barenboim both to play and conduct. The result is that the piano sound is muffled and the orchestral direction less precise. But things pick up again in the Eroica Symphony, a piece perfectly suited to the conductor's volatile temperament: the louds are very loud, the softs extremely soft and the sudden shifts between them explosively handled. The visual direction by Bob Coles concentrates on individual orchestral performers, with highly watchable results. On the DVD: The European Concert, 1997 also includes a 20-minute documentary in German about the history of music in Paris, the construction of Versailles and an interview with Daniel Barenboim. The documentary is subtitled in English, French, Spanish and Italian. --Warwick Thompson
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