The Berlin Philharmonic Story DVD

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. [show more]

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