Itzhak Perlman Anniversary Box
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
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