Leonard Bernstein based his Serenade for violin and orchestra on Plato's "Symposium". Like every work by Bernstein, the Serenade is rife with melodic and rhythmic vibrancy and originality.

Recorded in the Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin in 1992.

An exploration of the Prometheus myth through the works of four composers, evocatively visualized by television director Christopher Swann. Ludwig van Beethoven "Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus" Franz Liszt "Prometheus" Alexander Scriabin "Promethée",…

Claude Debussy Trois Nocturnes Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major "Gran Partita", K. 361 Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388 Serenade No. 13 in G major

Guiseppe Verdi Overture from "La forza del destino" Carlo's recitative and aria from "Don Carlos" Hector Berlioz Excerpts from "La Damnation de Faust" Franz Schubert Symphony No. 7 in B minor ("Unfinished") Richard Wagner Sigmund's aria from "Die…

Hector Berlioz Overture from "Le carneval romain" Georges Bizet Carmen suite Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto pour la main gauche Claude Debussy Prèlude á l'aprés midi d'un faune Maurice Ravel Bolèro

Itzhak Perlman in concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Daniel Barenboim. The repertoire: the Violin concerto by Beethoven and Brahms. Seldom have such impressive forces come together, and seldom have they risen so succesfully to the challenge…

For the first time after 37 years, Celibidache returned to the podium of the Berliner Philharmoniker for a reconciliatory concert. This was to be his final concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker before his death. Also available is the documentary…

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Overture Op. 36 "Russian Easter" Peter Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite, Overture 1812, Elegy from the Serenade for Strings Alexander Borodin Polovtsian Dance No. 17 Igor Stravinsky The Firebird Aram Chatschaturjan Sabre Dance…