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Paris Opera Orchestra Philippe Jordan presents a young but traditional- “A fascinating rehearsal sequence on the Eroica reveals CHORUS: ist interpretation in the spirit of historical perfor- Paris Opera Chorus Mariss Jansons to be meticulously inside every aspect mance practice, setting a new course in Beethoven CONDUCTOR: of the scores, knowing exactly the sound he is seeking.” interpretation. Philippe Jordan International Record Review * outstanding production made by the creators SOLOISTS: Ricarda Merbeth, Robert Dean-Smith, of the successful Shostakovich cycle Daniela Sindram, Günther Groissböck * includes a Special Feature: Philippe Jordan – DURATION: 457 minutes Born To Conduct – A documentary film about LANGUAGE: DE (Symphony No. 9 & Special Feature) Philippe Jordan by Reiner E. Moritz SUBTITLES: DE, EN, FR (Symphony No. 9), “Jansons and his band have something valid and EN, FR, JP, KOR (Special Feature) fresh to say in every single symphony” Gramophone Jordan PRICE CODE: 043 sets new CAT.NO. 109248 “Mariss Jansons avoids all superficial effects. standards Displaying a courage that is rare nowadays, he manages to strike a found and sincere tone in the CAT.NO. 109249 Fifth Symphony that justifies the fervent applause of audience and orchestra alike.” Mainichi Newspaper MARISS JANSONS – “This must be one of the year’s best performances BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES of the Ninth Symphony. Not a trace of lofty heroism here …” The first complete Beethoven cycle from Mariss Jansons in top quality Mostly Classic “No doubt, Janson’s Beethoven Symphonies are technically Beethoven‘s first three symphonies can be seen Ludwig van Beethoven created works whose SUNTORY HALL, TOKYO performed on a very high level. Once more the Bavarian as experiments in the heroic style. What is inti- impact on the development of several genres in ORCHESTRA: mated in the First Symphony in a new firmness terms of formal structures can hardly be matched Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra musicians prove their outstanding competence.“ of musical tone and the replacement of dance- in music history. In his Seventh (1812) and Eighth Orchestra pizzicato.lu like, takes on more concrete form in the Second (1813) Symphonies, Beethoven does come close CHORUS: Symphony. This is a monumental symphony. The to such “absolute” music. And the Ninth (1824) – Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Third Symphony, called “Eroica”, is one of the it will always stand for itself. CONDUCTOR: Mariss Jansons most popular orchestral works by Beethoven. Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven * individual releases of symphony 1/2/3, 4/5/6, SOLOISTS: Symphonies 1/2/3 Symphonies 4/5/6 Symphonies 7/8/9 His Fourth Symphony represents a return to the Christiane Karg, Mihoko Fujimura, 7/8/9 from the previously released com- DURATION: 160 minutes DURATION: 124 minutes DURATION: 144 minutes more modest dimensions of traditional sympho- Michael Schade, Michael Volle plete edition (Symphony No. 9) LANGUAGE: DE LANGUAGE: DE (Symphony No. 9) nies. The Fifth Symphony is a masterpiece not SUBTITLE: EN (Bonus) SUBTITLES: EN, ES, FR, just of motivic construction and narrative psy- PRICE CODE: 014 IT, KOR (Symphony No. 9) chology but also in terms of instrumentation. CAT.NO. 102175 CAT.NO. 102176 CAT.NO. 102177 With his 6th Symphony, the Pastoral Symphony, Beethoven fully exploited the possibilities of musical narrative using sounds alone. CAT.NO. 108098 CAT.NO. 108099 CAT.NO. 108100 all symphonies with Beethoven 8 07280 80989 3 8 07280 81009 7 superstar-conductor 8 07280 80999 2 Mariss Jansons 2020 CONCERT | 8 9 | BRAND TREASURES – NEW OPEN YOUR EARS GÜHER & SÜHER PEKINEL WEGE ZUR NEUEN MUSIK “The Pekinels are widely regarded as the finest duo-pianist team since Artur “Worth seeing historical documents with famous protagonists” and Karl-Ulrich Schnabel.” Alexander Letvin, The Pianist Magazine (WDR 3 Tonart) The Güher & Süher Pekinel Piano Duo attracts ORCHESTRAS: Based on Albrechts‘ conviction that people should ORCHESTRA: German Symphony Orchestra exceptional attention in the international music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, understand the music and comprehend the com- Zurich Chamber Orchestra and Berlin (DSO), Berlin Radio scene. Their orchestral engagements include per- posers‘ ideas, he developed his analytical educa- many more Symphony Orchestra (RSB) formances with distinguished orchestras such as tional concerts. In cooperation with the Sender CONDUCTOR: the Berlin, Vienna, New York, Israel Philharmonic, CONDUCTORS: Freies Berlin (SFB) and the Deutsches Sympho- Zubin Mehta, Sir Colin Davis, Gerd Albrecht London Philharmonia and Leipzig Gewandhaus nie-Orchester Berlin the TV series “Wege zur Muhai Tang COMPOSERS: Orchestra. At their extensive recital tours, span- Neuen Musik” (Paths to New Music) was estab- Hans Werner Henze, György Ligeti, SOLOISTS: lished, which has been relaunched in the years ning the major music halls of the world, they have Krzysztof Penderecki, Isang Yun, Güher & Süher Pekinel, Jacques 2010–2012 in cooperation with the Radio Sym- received wide critical acclaim for their extraordi- Loussier, Raphael Haeger, Mauricio Kagel, Jörg Widmann phony Orchestra Berlin. Contemporary compos- nary poetical musicality, pianistic perfection with Simon Rössler ers would get a chance to speak, talk about their DURATION: 400 minutes genuine style and interpretation. This extensive LANGUAGE: DE DURATION: 1034 minutes creations, the way they work and their musical edition including 4 DVDs, 2 Blu-rays and 7 CDs LANGUAGES: EN, DE SUBTITLE: EN concerns. This edition combines six conversation with numerous Piano Works and Piano Concertos SUBTITLES: EN, DE, FR, ES, TR, JP, ZH PRICE CODE: 065 concerts conducted by Gerd Albrecht. presents the most important recordings from the PRICE CODE: 108 CAT.NO. 109085 career of the Turkish twin