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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3

In time for his 65th birthday in November 2007, Daniel Barenboim has completed a cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos. Recorded live at the prestigious Klavier-Festival Ruhr in May 2007, this recording reflects both a very individual and special…
Length
37 mins
Prog. No.
5638

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5

In time for his 65th birthday in November 2007, Daniel Barenboim has completed a cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos. Recorded live at the prestigious Klavier-Festival Ruhr in May 2007, this recording reflects both a very individual and special…
Length
40 mins
Prog. No.
5640

Lucerne Festival 2005: Brendel plays Beethoven

The concerts of the new established Lucerne Festival Orchestra with Claudio Abbado as its conductor made triumphal headlines worldwide: from «the miracle of Lucerne» (Tagesspiegel) to «superbe et éphèmère» (Le Figaro). In Summer 2005 Claudio Abbado…
Length
41 mins
Prog. No.
5557

Menuhin plays Mendelssohn

In 1947 “Concert Magic” was filmed in Hollywood making it the first ever concert filmed for movie audiences. In addition, many short films were made to fill the space between the traditional "double features". They were also often used as encores…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
5461

Lucerne Festival 2004: Pollini plays Beethoven

With the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, a globally unique orchestra was formed, made sure of great moments and international headlines. "A conductor is back, an orchestra reborn" the New York Times wrote, "The miracle of Lucerne" praised the Berliner…
Length
35 mins
Prog. No.
5438

Gennady Rozhdestvensky - Dead Souls

Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducts the Symphony Capella Orchestra of Russia with Viktoria Postnikova at the piano for a rare performance of “Dead Souls”, a work composed by Schnittke for the cinema. This piece is followed by a cantata by Prokofiev…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
7327

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

La Repubblica called it: 'The most wonderful symphonic cycle of the past decade.' The Beethoven Symphonies mark the highlight of Abbado's relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker and his 12 years as chief conductor. “Abbado lets loose all the…
Length
43 mins
Prog. No.
5117

Beethoven Symphony No. 6

La Repubblica called it: 'The most wonderful symphonic cycle of the past decade.' The Beethoven Symphonies mark the highlight of Abbado's relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker and his 12 years as chief conductor. “Abbado lets loose all the…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
5116

Beethoven Symphony No. 8

La Repubblica called it: 'The most wonderful symphonic cycle of the past decade.' The Beethoven Symphonies mark the highlight of Abbado's relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker and his 12 years as chief conductor. “Abbado lets loose all the…
Length
32 mins
Prog. No.
5118

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

La Repubblica called it: 'The most wonderful symphonic cycle of the past decade.' The Beethoven Symphonies mark the highlight of Abbado's relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker and his 12 years as chief conductor. “Abbado lets loose all the…
Length
40 mins
Prog. No.
5115