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Itzhak Perlman Anniversary Box

Itzhak Perlman violin | Yo-Yo Ma violoncello | Daniel Barenboim piano | Isaac Stern violin | Pinchas Zukerman viola | Shlomo Mintz violin | Gil Shaham violin | Maxim Vengerov violin | Menahem Breuer violin | Ariel Shamai violin | Navah Perlman piano | Zuill Bailey cello | Giora Schmidt violin | Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper
Berliner Philharmoniker, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman

With 16 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and four Emmy Awards, Itzhak Perlman is one of the most important violinists of the second half of the 20th century. In celebration of his 75th birthday on 31 August, this 6 DVD box set highlights important landmarks in his career with both the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Apart from six outstanding concerts, the box set also includes the moving portrait “Virtuoso Violinist – I know I played every note” – a closely-observed account of Perlman’s early life and career. 

 

DVD 1: Itzhak Perlman plays Bach D minor Partita and Bach E Major Partita at St. Johns including the documentary "Virtuoso Violinist" 
Itzhak Perlman violin

DVD 2: Itzhak Perlman plays Tchaikovsky
The Philadelphia Orchestra ∙ Eugene Ormandy ∙ Itzhak Perlman violin

DVD 3: Itzhak Perlman plays Beethoven and Brahms
Berliner Philharmoniker ∙ Daniel Barenboim

DVD 4: Itzhak Perlman plays Beethoven Triple Concerto and Choral Fantasy
Berliner Philharmoniker ∙ Daniel Barenboim
Itzhak Perlman violin ∙ Yo-Yo Ma violoncello ∙ Daniel Barenboim piano
Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper ∙ Ernst Stoy chorus director

DVD 5: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - 60th Anniversary Gala
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Zubin Mehta ∙ Daniel Barenboim
Itzhak Perlman violin ∙ Isaac Stern violin ∙ Pinchas Zukerman viola ∙ Shlomo Mintz violin ∙ Gil Shaham violin ∙ Maxim Vengerov violin ∙ Menahem Breuer violin ∙ Ariel Shamai violin

DVD 6: Itzhak Perlman conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ∙ Itzhak Perlman
Navah Perlman piano ∙ Zuill Bailey cello ∙ Giora Schmidt violin

Repertoire

Bach: Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004; Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1; Concerto in D Minor for two violins and orchestra, BWV 1043 

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major & Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition 

Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, Op. 56; Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra, Op. 80

Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77; Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

Halvorsen: Passacaglia and Sarabande with variations on a theme by Handel

Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D Major K239 („Serenata Notturna“)

Vivaldi: Concerto in B Minor for four violins and orchestra, RV 580

von Weber: Overture to the opera Oberon

Facts DVD

Item number
2061668
UPC number
880242616685
Region code
0
Picture format
NTSC 16:9 & 4:3
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Release
Total running time
572 mins
Details running time
DVD 1: 110 mins; DVD 2: 89 mins; DVD 3: 94 mins; DVD 4: 95 mins; DVD 5: 94 mins; DVD 6: 90 mins
Subtitles
English
No. of discs
6
Recording
1978-2010