Berliner Philharmoniker In Japan 1994 | DVD | (14/01/2002)
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| RRP Recorded live at the Suntory Hall in Japan, this DVD brings the original version of Mussorgsky's 'A Night on Bald Mountain', Stravinsky's 1919 version of 'The Firebird Suite' and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5 in E-minor, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado.
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European Concert 2001 - Istanbul | DVD | (04/02/2002)
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| RRP This European Concert is part of a series given by the Berlin Philharmonic in European venues of particular cultural significance: St Irene has the distinction of being the oldest church in Istanbul. These days it may be about as fashionable to play Haydn symphonies with a full orchestra as it is to venture out into the street wearing real fur, but the BPO are so well-disciplined that the results are never outlandish. Mariss Jansons may not be particularly known in this repertoire but its obvious that hes having a whale of a time, and his enthusiasm is infectious. Forces are reduced for the Mozart, and Emmanuel Pahud is reunited with his old orchestra (he was appointed Principal Flute at the prodigiously young age of 22). Its easy to understand why hes the top dog of his generation: his sound is ravishing and his phrasing is effortless; he breathes new life (literally) into this much-loved bon-bon. For the Berlioz, the orchestra is back up to full strength, Jansons powering his way through this extraordinary masterpiece, the colours dazzling, the harps placed unusually to the front of the orchestra (and to great effect in the second-movement Ball scene). The warmth of the audience reaction at the end says it all. On the DVD: European Concert--Istanbul features pleasingly unobtrusive camera-work that avoids the temptation to spotlight individual players for the sake of it and offers a good perspective on the sheer scale of the venue. The sound is full and well-balanced and the concert is enhanced by an enticing 20-minute travelogue of Istanbul (narrated in German but with subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish or Italian). In addition, there are eight minutes of "behind the scenes" footage which is worth seeing once, and details of other TDK titles.--Harriet Smith
Claudio Abbado - A Verdi Gala From Berlin | DVD | (02/10/2006)
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Waldbuhne 1996 Italian Night | DVD | (05/06/2000)
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Waldbuhne in Berlin, 1998 -- Latin American Night | DVD | (08/05/2000)
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| RRP Maurice RavelBoleroGeorges BizetCarmen Suite No. 1I. PreludeII. AragonaiseIII. IntermezzoIV. Les dragons d'AlcaraV. ToredorsAlberto GinasteraMalambo from Estancia op. 8Ernesto LecuonaLa ComparsaErnesto LecuonaMalaguenaHoracio SalganA Don Agustin BardiAstor PiazollaAdios NoninoCarlos GardelEl dia que me quierasGerardo Matos RodriguezLa CumparsitaAstor PiazollaDecarissimoMariano MoresEl FiruletePaul LinckeBerliner Luft.
Waldbuhne In Berlin 2000 | DVD | (20/08/2001)
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| RRP Recorded at the Waldbuhne Berlin June 25 2000. Tracklist: He Got Rythm (Hommage a George Gershwin) - Jean Pascal Beintus La Valse - Maurice Ravel Hi-Ten-Yu - Isao Matsushita Utage - Eitetsu Hayashi My Favourite Concubine - Zhao jiping Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 - Maurice Ravel Fascinating Rhythm - Gershwin The Man I Love - Gershwin Nice Work - Gershwin Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwin Summertime - Gershwin I Got Rhythm - Gershwin Berliner Luft - Paul Lincke
Waldbuhne 1992 - French Night | DVD | (10/06/2002)
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| RRP French Night is subtitled "An Exceptional Summer Concert from Waldbuhne Berlin, 1992" and was recorded on June 27 of that year with the Berlin Philharmonic delivering a programme of French favourites under the baton of Georges Pretre. The concert begins with Berlioz' Roman Carnival Overture and though the orchestra work hard the full daylight in the amphitheatre setting negates any real engagement. Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand follows and is the most serious part of the programme, soloist Leon Fleischer making the most of his showcase, though Debussy's L'Après-Midi d'un Faune is really too intimate for such an event. Night has descended for Bizet's Carmen Suite and the show really takes off as the famous tunes fill the arena. The audience equally appreciate Ravel's Bolero before the French part of the evening is capped by some lively dance music from Offenbach and Bizet. Then, to restore local patriotic pride, the Berlin Philharmonic launch into an enthusiastic version of Johann Strauss' Radetzky-March, the familiar closing number from the Vienna Philharmonic's annual New Year's Day concerts. The finale is Paul Lincke's Berliner Luft, a whistle-along favourite which produces some entertainingly diverse audience reaction. A fun evening for all which would have been better had they waited for nightfall. On the DVD: French Night on disc has promos for nine further TDK classical music DVDs but otherwise no extras. The 4:3 picture has all the flaws of live concert footage shot on video, with little detail in long shots, highly noticeable light trails and a gauze-like effect across many scenes. The sound defaults to a good PCM stereo mix, but while subtly employed the Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtracks offer a much more absorbing atmosphere, the latter in particular providing a real sense of three-dimensional presence. --Gary S Dalkin
The Berlin Philharmonic Story | DVD | (07/08/2006)
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| RRP The Berlin Philharmonic are rated the world's best orchestra by many music lovers. This documentation shows them close up.A fascinating documentary telling not only the history of the famed Berlin Philharmonic but the history of 20th Century Berlin as well.There are interviews with conductors Roger Norrington, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink, as well as with a number of players in the orchestra, all of which offer fascinating insights into the orchestra's behind-the-scenes activities and convey an impression of how the Berlin Philharmonic reached their remarkably high standard.We follow the string of conductors associated with the BPO including Hans von Bulow, Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado.The portrait is rounded off with rare archive recordings and excerpts from great performances including a brief excerpt from an incredible Brahms Symphony No. 4 with Furtwangler and a short sound clip of Arthur Nikisch conducting.
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Joint Concert - Tel Aviv | DVD | (17/07/2001)
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| RRP Some concerts are important simply as occasions: The Joint Concert--Tel Aviv was a celebration of reconciliation, a performance shared by the Berlin Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic that would have been inconceivable a few years earlier. Zubin Mehta takes a massive band consisting of both orchestras through performances of Ben Haim's fascinating Psalm, Ravel's La Valse and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The Ravel is particularly impressive--a work that can often slip into feyness or the too overtly sinister--here has a depth of complexity to its sound that saves it from either, and the sheer volume of the harps in a couple of passages gives the performance an interesting and individual strangeness. The Beethoven is monumental in its scale--rarely has the transition between the "Scherzo" and the "Finale" sounded so like Forster's goblins walking across the universe. Young and promising soloists--Viviane Hagner (violin) and Sharon Kam (clarinet)--play the Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with the Israel Philharmonic and the Weber Concertino with the Berlin Philharmonic; we grow so rapidly used to the sound of the orchestras playing together that their individual sounds strike us as almost delicate.On the DVD: The DVD has menus in English, French, German and Spanish and is presented in 4:3 screen ratio with PCM stereo sound, relegating a description of the importance of the event to the booklet. --Roz Kaveney
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Berlin Philharmonic - A Romantic Opera Night | DVD | (05/06/2000)
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| RRP Recorded at the Waldbuhne in Berlin. Includes the works:- 'Don Juan' & 'Till Eulenspiegels' by Richard Strauss and 'Ride Of The Valkyries' & 'Prelude to Die Meistersinger' by Richard Wagner.
European Concert 1995 | DVD | (02/09/2002)
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| RRP Recorded live at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and features Beethoven's Fidelio Overture Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No.8 Stravinsky's Petruschka and more.
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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies - Berliner Philharmoniker - Abbado | DVD | (15/12/2003)
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| RRP A performance of Beethoven's Symphonies by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Accademia Nazionale De Santa Cecilia in Rome in May 2000 and February 2001; conducted by Claudia Abbado.
Mussorgsky - Pictures at An Exhibition (Von Karajan) | DVD | (05/05/2008)
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European Concert 1991 | DVD | (15/01/2002)
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| RRP The programme recorder live in the Smetana Hall Prague on the 1st May 1991 includes music by Mozart - 'Overture To Don Giovanni' and 'Symphonies Nos 29 and 35'.
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Die Berliner Solisten | DVD | (27/09/2002)
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European Concert 1992 | DVD | (29/07/2002)
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| RRP Recorded at the Basilica of the Monastery El Escorial. Conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Excerpts include Verdi's 'La Forza De Destino' and 'Don Carlo' Berlioz's 'La Damnation De Faust' Schubert's 'Symphony No.7' Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg' plus Wagner's 'Die Walkure' and 'Gotterdammerung'.
Claudio Abbado - The Silence That Follows Music - A Portrait | DVD | (30/09/2002)
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| RRP This film gives us a unique insight into the dedication and involvement of one of the world's greatest conductors. It is based on material shot over a two-year period observing Claudio Abbado in rehearsal and performance with three favourite orchestras.
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Scorpions - Moment Of Glory | DVD | (04/03/2002)
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Russian Nights Concert | DVD | (25/10/1999)
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| RRP Track 1 - Nikolai A. Rimsky- Korsakov.Track 2 5 7. - Peter I.Tchaikovsky.Track 3 - Alexander P.Borodin.Track 4 - Igor F Stravinsky.Track 6 - Aram I.Khachaturian.Track 8 - Johann Strauss 1.Track 9 - Paul Linacke.
A Gershwin Night - Seiji Ozawa | DVD | (04/10/2004)
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