Riccardo Chailly in Leipzig (4 DVDs)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, GewandhausChor, Chor der Oper Leipzig, Leipziger Ballett

Riccardo Chailly

DVD

Facts DVD

Item number

2064408

UPC number

880242644084

Region code

Picture format

NTSC 16:9

Sound format

PCM Stereo

Dolby Digital 5.1

dts 5.1

Release

February 16, 2018

Total running time

428 mins

Subtitles

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

No. of discs

This DVD Box presents milestones of Riccardo Chailly’s time as chief conductor of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. His inauguration concert with the Gewandhausorchester is as well included in this DVD collection as the legendary Schumann concert with Martha Argerich.

DVD 1 Inauguration Concert (121 mins)
Riccardo Chailly · Anne Schwanewilms · Petra-Maria Schnitzer · Peter Seifert · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig · GewandhausChor · Chor der Oper Leipzig

Repertoire:
Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang"

DVD 2 Schumann: Argerich & Chailly (94 mins)
Riccardo Chailly · Martha Argerich · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Repertoire:
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54; Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

DVD 3 Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle (85 mins)
Riccardo Chailly · Alexandrina Pendatchanska · Manuela Custer · Stefano Secco · Mirco Palazzi · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig · GewandhausChor · Chor der Oper Leipzig

Repertoire:
Gioachino Rossini: Le Petite Messe Solennelle

DVD 4 Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera (137 mins)
Riccardo Chailly · Massimiliano Pisapia · Franco Vassallo · Chiara Taigi · Anna Maria Chiuri · Eun Yee You · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig · Leipziger Ballett · Chor der Oper Leipzig

Repertoire:
Giuseppe Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera