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Symphonies Nos. 7–9 Symphonies Nos. 1 – 9 Ein deutsches Requiem Piano Concertos Christian Thielemann Overtures Christian Thielemann Nos. 1 & 2 Coriolan&Egmont Chor des Zubin Mehta Wiener Philharmoniker Christian Thielemann Bayerischen Rundfunks Wiener Philharmoniker Wiener Philharmoniker Dasch, Fujimura, Münchner Philharmoniker Rudolf Buchbinder piano Beczala, Zeppenfeld Symphonies: 440 mins Schäfer, Gerhaher Documentaries with 96 mins Symphonies: Joachim Kaiser: 510 mins 83 mins DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 156 mins (DVD 1&2) Christian Thielemann and the From the Vienna Musikverein Wiener Philharmoniker recorded Performances: 440 minutes Christian Thielemann has crafted G, E, F, Sp Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, Documentaries a performance that places him DTS-HD MA 5.0 In an one-hour-long film for each with Joachim Kaiser: all 9 Beethoven symphonies in E, F, Sp, I, Chin, Kor DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 NEW symphony Maestro Thielemann HD, accompanied by 9 hour-long- among the best interpreters of this 170 mins (DVD 3) DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 work, such as Maazel, Furtwäng- Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, September DVD 733508 and Joachim Kaiser discuss and documentaries incl. performance- Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Blu-ray 733604 E, F, Sp, I, Chin, Kor excerpts by Karajan, Böhm, ler, Karajan or Klemperer. 2016 analyze in an entertaining conver- DTS-HD MA 5.0 sational exchange Thielemann’s Bernstein, Järvi etc.. “The soloists in this production, DVD 703308 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 9 DVDs 705308 which was recorded at Munich‘s Blu-ray 719904 interpretation, complemented Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, by excerpts from rehearsals as 3 Blu-rays 707204 Philharmonie with the Munich DTS-HD MA 5.0 well as by comparisons with the Philharmonic, also rank among Beethoven cycles of Karajan and 3 DVDs 705108 the best in their voice ranges.” Bernstein. Blu-ray 705204 Süddeutsche Zeitung

Beethoven Bernstein Brahms Brendel

Symphony No. 9 (Concert) Beethoven The Complete Symphonies The Alfred Brendel Lectures String Quartet No. 16 Discovering Beethoven Christian Thielemann Does Classical Music Have to Version for string orchestra (Documentary) Staatskapelle Dresden Be Entirely Serious? Musical Haydn Character(s) Light and Shade Christian Thielemann 208 mins & Bonus: Missa in tempore belli of Interpretation Wiener Singverein Wiener Philharmoniker Discovering Brahms Wiener Philharmoniker (52 mins) With piano music by Symphonieorchester des Beethoven and Haydn Dasch, Fujimura, Beczala, Bayerischen Rundfunks G, E, Jap, Kor performed by Alfred Brendel Zeppenfeld Blegen, Fassbaender, From the Vienna Musikverein In 1989, less than a year before “We can’t think of any other con- DVD: DTS 5.0/5.1, “Seine Vorlesungen sind musik- English version: 224 mins G (original language), E, F, Ahnsjö, Sotin his death, Bernstein delivered a ductor than Thielemann at present, PCM Stereo wissenschaftlich und quellen- German version: 234 mins Sp, I, Kor, Chin now legendary performance of who has all those endowments, Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, kundlich bestens fundiert.“ E, F, Sp, I, Chin, Kor, Jap NICE Total: 139 mins (Concert: 81 Beethoven’s Op. 135 in a version 93 mins which used to be the trademark of DTS-HD MA 5.0/5.1 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung PRICE mins, Documentary: 58 mins) for string orchestra. Together German maestros.” Asahi Shimbum 3 DVDs 715108 PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 with another definitive Bernstein Latin, E, G, F, Kor, Chin (Japan) 2 Blu-rays 715204 2 DVDs: 703408 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 performance, Haydn’s Missa DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 “Voices are audible that (English version BD: PCM 2.0, in tempore belli filmed live at Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, otherwise flit by.” incl. subtitles) DTS-HD MA 5.0 Ottobeuren in 1984, it is now for DTS-HD MA 5.1 Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten DVD 737808 the first time available on DVD “Thielemann unravels an enormous 2 DVDs: 704408 and Blu-ray. DVD 711508 piece into a delicate chamber (German version) Blu-ray 737904 Blu-ray 711604 28 | music.” Mainichi Shimbun (Japan) | 29 Bruckner Bruckner Bruckner Bruckner

Symphonies Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 8 Symphony No. 9 No. 4 (“Romantic”) & No. 7 (“Romantic”) Christian Thielemann (original three-movement version) Christian Thielemann Christian Thielemann Staatskapelle Dresden Christian Thielemann Münchner Philharmoniker Staatskapelle Dresden 90 mins Staatskapelle Dresden 156 mins 75 mins DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 66 mins DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.1 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 “Under Christian Thielemann’s DTS-HD MA 5.1 DTS-HD MA 5.0 “It is so mighty, and with DVD 716108 Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, DTS-HD MA 5.1 guidance, the Munich DVD 701908 DVD 732508 such a depth of sound … that Blu-ray 716204 Philharmonic sounds terrific.” NEW one would have to be hard- Blu-ray 712104 November Blu-ray 732604 DVD 733308 New York Times hearted not to be touched Blu-ray 733404 “Christian Thielemann is 2016 by this heartfelt music”. Der the most gifted German Tagesspiegel conductor.” Financial Times “Brilliant concert.“ Dresdner Neuesten Nachrichten “The orchestra under the conductor Christian Thielemann enthused the audience.” Radio Dresden

Bruckner Bruckner Dausgaard Debussy

Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 6 Brahms Symphony No. 1 Images Prélude à l’après-midi Christian Thielemann Christian Thielemann Dvorˇák Symphony No. 9 Sibelius Symphony No. 5 d’un faune Staatskapelle Dresden Staatskapelle Dresden Nielsen Symphony No. 3 La Mer 90 mins DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Thomas Dausgaard Leonard Bernstein Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Danish National Orchestra dell’Accademia DTS-HD MA 5.1 BD: PCM Stereo, Symphony Orchestra di Santa Cecilia DTS-HD MA 5.1 DVD 738208 168 mins & Bonus: 86 mins Blu-ray 738304 Christian Thielemann is the DVD 717808 “I wouldn‘t have missed it Interview with A fantastic concert from PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 “magician of the Bruckner Blu-ray 717904 for the world.“ The Times Thomas Dausgaard Rome‘s Auditorio Pio, 1989 NEW DVD 701608 sound”. Kurier about a concert with “An unprecedented triumph.” January Thomas Dausgaard E, G, F, Sp, Kor, Chin, Jap “The end of the third movement La Stampa took one’s breath away.” 2017 “The concert was wonderful DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Der Neue Merker proof that the most amazing, Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, most thrilling performances DTS-HD MA 5.1 often occur away from the 2 DVDs 710508 limelight.” Die Presse Blu-ray 710604

30 | | 31 PIAZZOLLA | SCHIFRIN | VILLA-LOBOS Dudamel Gergiev Lucerne Festival Mahler

Rhythms of Latin America Rossini Overture Wagner The Complete Symphonies RHYTHMS OF LATIN AMERICA Overture to “Rienzi” to “Guillaume Tell” Paavo Järvi GUSTAVO DUDAMEL LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Prokofiev Strauss Dance of the ÁNGEL ROMERO Los Angeles Philharmonic Chor des Bayerischen Symphony No. 1 Seven Veils from “” Rundfunks, NDR Chor Ángel Romero, guitar “Classical” Shostakovich Frankfurt Radio Music by Astor Piazzolla, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 8 Symphony Orchestra Lalo Shifrin, Heitor Villa- Symphony No. 5 Andris Nelsons Tilling, Paasikivi, Meier, Lobos Valery Gergiev Royal Concertgebouw Kühmeier DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 From the Abu Dhabi Festival World Orchestra for Peace “This work [Shostakovich’s “… this is simply terrific.“ 12 hrs, 35 mins & Bonus: 8th Symphony], this compo- Orchestra NEW Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, Frankfurter Rundschau Introductions to DTS-HD MA 5.1 83 mins & Bonus: ser, this orchestra and this 100 mins “Mahler´s 2nd Symphony, a brilli- November About the World Orchestra conductor were a perfect the symphonies with DVD 738008 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 ant interpretation of the Frankfurt Paavo Järvi (96 mins) 2016 for Peace (21 mins) match.” ConcertoNet.com Symphonic Orchestra.“ Die Zeit Blu-ray 738104 Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, “ Outstanding“ E, G, Kor, Jap PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 DTS-HD MA 5.1 Wiesbadener Kurier DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 DVD 707008 DVD 709908 BD: PCM 2.0, Blu-ray 710004 DTS-HD MA 5.1 NICE 9 DVDs 732908 PRICE 5 Blu-rays 733004

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Mozart Beethoven Overture to Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 Violin Concerto No. 5 “The Ruins of Athens” Paavo Järvi Paavo Järvi Piano Concerto No. 5 Dvorˇák Chor des Bayerischen Limburger Domsingknaben Symphony No. 9 Rimsky-Korsakov Rundfunks, NDR Chor MDR-Chor “From the New World“ Scheherazade Frankfurt Radio Frankfurt Radio Andris Nelsons Symphony Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin violin Yefim Bronfman piano Tilling, Paasikivi Meier, Kühmeier Wiener Symphoniker 159 mins & Bonus: 195 mins & Bonus: Directed by legendary film- Berliner Philharmoniker “What a find!” Royal Concertgebouw “Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, a brilli- About Mahler Symphony No. 3 maker Henri-Georges Clouzot The Wall Street Journal Orchestra ant interpretation of the Frankfurt Introduction to the “… excellent prepared Introduction to the 107 mins & Bonus: symphonies with symphonies with (Wages of Fear) 110 mins Radio Symphonic Orchestra.” orchestra …“ Directed by legendary film- Rehearsal sessions, Die Zeit Paavo Järvi (20 mins) “… Waltraud Meier, a worldwide Paavo Järvi (20 mins) Karajan in conversation maker Henri-Georges Clouzot DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 E, G, Kor, Jap celebrated singer …“ FAZ DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 with Yehudi Menuhin (Wages of Fear) “Maestro Kara- Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, “… this is simply terrific.“ BD: PCM 2.0, & Joachim Kaiser (38 mins) DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 jan does not stand in front of his DTS-HD MA 5.1 Frankfurter Rundschau DTS-HD MA 5.1 Berliner Philharmoniker players, BD: PCM 2.0, About Mahler Symphony No. 4 PCM Stereo DVD 710108 but among them – again and DTS-HD MA 5.1 “Genia Kühmeier sang with a tran- 2 DVDs 719108 again the cameras capture him DVD 704008 Blu-ray 710204 cendental immaculacy tone.“ FAZ Blu-ray 719204 Blu-ray 704104 2 DVDs 718008 in spellbinding close-up ….” Blu-ray 718104 “Great orchestra, oustanding Stuttgarter Zeitung The first Karajan Blu-ray conductor.“ Bild Zeitung | 33 Mahler Mahler Mahler Mozart

Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 Symphony No. 9 Davide Penitente Paavo Järvi Paavo Järvi Daniel Barenboim Frankfurt Radio Limburger Domsingknaben Staatskapelle Berlin Les Musiciens du Louvre Salzburger Bachchor Symphony Orchestra Choir Brno 105 mins & Bonus: 160 mins & Bonus: EuropaChorAkademie Interview with Boulez Christiane Karg, Marianne Introduction to the Wall, Tynan, Richter, and Barenboim about Crebassa, Stanislas de Barbeyrac symphonies with Coote, Hellekant, Schukoff, Mahler (25 mins) Nagy, Anger Stage director and horse Paavo Järvi (20 mins) Bonus: E, G About Mahler Symphony No. 5 About Mahler Symphony No. 7 164 mins & Bonus: The Financial Times wrote “A festival of beauty”. dressage: Bartabas „The Franfurt Radio Symphony DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 “The intensity that Järvi reaches “New York is going Mahler Münchener Abendzeitung Académie équestre de Introduction to the DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Orchestra continues … the Mahler BD: PCM 2.0, with the HR Symphony Orchestra mad” about the concerts in Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, “Minkowski and Bartabas Versailles Cycle on the highest level.“ FAZ DTS-HD MA 5.1 is formidable.” symphonies with New York. have created a great piece Paavo Järvi (20 mins) DTS-HD MA 5.1 75 mins “Magnificent orchestra, outstan- 2 DVDs 726808 Frankfurter Rundschau “Barenboim´s reading seethes of theatre”. NMZ ding conductor.” Bild About Mahler Symphony No. 8 E, G, Kor, Jap DVD 750408 G, E, F, Kor, Jap Blu-ray 726904 with subtly controlled passion.” Blu-ray 750504 About Mahler Symphony No. 6 “ The selection of soloists is cause DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 New York Times DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 “Outstanding.” Wiesbadener for celebration.” Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, BD: PCM 2.0, “A milestone for the Staats- Kurier Frankfurter Rundschau DTS-HD MA 5.1 DTS-HD MA 5.1 “True bliss with singers in Frank- kapelle Berlin.” New York Times furt.” FAZ 2 DVDs 727308 DVD 731608 Blu-ray 727404 Blu-ray 731704

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Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 Piano Concertos Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Paavo Järvi Valery Gergiev Nos. 20, 21, 27 Schubert Frankfurt Radio World Orchestra for Peace Rudolf Buchbinder piano & conductor Symphony No. 5 Symphony Orchestra Tilling Mozart 106 mins & Bonus: Staatkapelle Dresden 133 mins & Bonus (21 mins): Piano Concerto No. 22 Introduction to the Solti’s Vision – The World 93 mins András Schiff symphonies with Orchestra for Peace DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Paavo Järvi (20 mins) conductor & piano About Mahler Symphony No. 9 The orchestra (the brain child of DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, Cappella Andrea Barca “… brilliant hr-Orchester.” DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Sir Georg Solti), which draws its BD: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.0 Frankfurter Neue Presse BD: PCM 2.0, roster from the great orchestras DTS-HD MA 5.1 DVD 733908 109 mins About Mahler Symphony No. 10 DTS-HD MA 5.1 of the world (even the back Blu-ray 733904 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 “Järvi let the slow movement of bench violins are first and DVD 702608 DVD 727808 Blu-ray 731304 BD: PCM 2.0, the 10th Symphony emerge con- Blu-ray 727904 second desk players at home) centrated on the essential. Järvi’s ensured an evening of thrills DTS-HD MA 5.1 personal understanding of the at the BBC Proms 2010, when DVD 736508 work brings a unique clarity.” FAZ this concert was filmed. This Blu-ray 736604 is orchestral playing of sizzling virtuosity. 34 | | 35 Mozart Woche Minkowski Nelsons Pohjonen · Kronos Rejoice

Mozart Ives Uniko With Itzhak Perlman Piano Concerto No. 23 The Unanswered Question Kronos Quartet and Cantor Violin Concerto No. 5 Adams Kimmo Pohjonen Yitzchak Meir Helfgot Marc Minkowski Slonimsky’s Earbox Samuli Kosminen Russell Ger Stravinsky Francesco Corti piano Le Chant du rossignol 80 mins & Bonus: The Klezmer Thibault Noally violin Dvořák Making of (15 mins) Conservatory Band The Rejoice Chamber Les Musicien du Louvre Symphony No. 9 DTS 5.1 “From the New World” Orchestra Thibault Noally plays the Bonus: Schubert Symphony DVD 707108 “One rarely experiences such The Uniko project is a mutually beneficial This DVD celebrates the extraordinary Itzhak Perlman Violin Concerto on a violin No. 8 (fourth movement), a natural connection between Andris Nelsons sonic/visual adventure with this goal: to artistic world of Eastern European Yitzchak Meir Helfgot from the workshop of Pietro Mozart KV304 Menuetto conductor and orchestra … Symphonieorchester des create unique and never-before-heard- Jewish music, or in the words of Itzhak Antonio Dalla Costa and 72 mins Andris Nelsons and the Bavar- Bayerischen Rundfunks of sounds from accordion and strings. Perlman, “chicken soup for the soul”. 70 mins & Bonus: “conjures up Romantic ian Radio Orchestra are a sen- The programme features all new mate- Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and Interviews with Itzhak DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 95 mins brilliance from the well sation!” Stuttgarter Zeitung rial composed by Kimmo Pohjonen and renowned cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot Perlman and Cantor maintained instrument”, BD: PCM 2.0, DTS-HD “Highly emotional, passionate, DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Samuli Kosminen. It is something totally join forces for a musical exploration of liturgical and traditional works in new ar- Yitzchak Meir Helfgot then Francesco Corti brings MA 5.1 electrifying.” Abendzeitung innovative, expanding and elevating the BD: PCM Stereo, rangements for both chamber orchestra (15 mins) Mozart’s fortepiano to life DVD 736708 Nelsons and the BR musicians DTS-HD MA 5.1 musical, sonic and visual aspects of both and klezmer settings. In this programme, again, thereby spreading “uncover an exciting thriller artists and forming an entirely new and PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Blu-ray 736804 DVD 713408 these two incomparable virtuosos unite “collective Mozart happi- that reaches a boiling point in exciting kind of concert event. DVD 718408 Blu-ray 713504 for an evening of cantorial masterpieces, ness all round” (Salzburger the Scherzo and Finale”. Yiddish folk and theater tunes, Hassidic Nachrichten). Süddeutsche Zeitung melodies, and klezmer instrumentals.

CONCERT Pahud Pogorelich Salzburg Festival Salzburg Festival

A Tribute to Chopin Opening Concert 2008 Opening Concert 2009 Frederick the Great Sonata No. 2 op. 35 Ravel Valses nobles Schubert / Webern Polonaise op. 44 et sentimentales Deutsche Tänze D 820 Flute Concertos Prélude op. 28/21 at Sanssouci Bartók Josef Strauss Beethoven Emmanuel Pahud Piano Concerto No. 1 Frauenherz op. 166 Piano Sonata op. 90 Delirien-Walz op. 212 Stravinsky Kammerakademie Piano Sonata op. 111 Pêle-mêle op. 161 Potsdam The Firebird (1910) Scriabin Schubert Trevor Pinnock Emmanuel Pahud, the Berlin These exeptional, highly Etude op. 8/2 “Unsurpassable in terms of “Incredibly compelling“ Symphony No. 8 (“Great”) Philharmonic’s principal 78 mins acclaimed interpretations Two Poems op. 32 the delicacy of its sonorities” Daniel Barenboim piano Salzburger Nachrichten Nikolaus Harnoncourt flautist, celebrates the 300th recorded in 1987 in venues Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Ivo Pogorelich piano Wiener Philharmoniker “An interpretation of Wiener Philharmoniker anniversary of Frederick Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, of particularly striking beauty incomparable richness“ the Great’s birth with a con- (Vincenza, Turin and Padua), 101 mins 98 mins 95 mins DTS-HD MA 5.0 Müncher Merkur cert recorded in the Royal during the previous high point PCM Stereo DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 DVD 711308 Theatre of Potsdam’s Neues of Pogorelich’s career. Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, Palais, performing works by Blu-ray 711404 DVD 701308 DTS-HD MA 5.0 DTS-HD MA 5.0 C. P. E. Bach, Frederick II of Prussia, Quantz and Benda. DVD 702508 DVD 702708 Blu-ray 729104 Blu-ray 729204 36 | | 37 Salzburg Festival Salzburg Festival Schumann Sibelius

Opening Concert 2010 Opening Concert 2011 The Complete Symphonies Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7 Beethoven Mahler Das klagende Lied Paavo Järvi Leonard Bernstein Piano Concerto No. 4 Berg Der Wein · Lulu-Suite Deutsche Kammer- Wiener Philharmoniker Boulez philharmonie 166 mins Notations I–IV & VII Pierre Boulez 162 mins & Bonus: DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Bruckner Wiener Philharmoniker Schumann at Pier 2 Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, Prohaska, Röschmann, Daniel Barenboim (98 mins) DTS-HD MA 5.1 Kulman, Botha “An impressive depiction of Wiener Philharmoniker “A sensational Lulu” In addition to concert recordings G, E, F, Sp, Chin, Kor “Bernstein painted a canvas 2 DVDs 702208 95 mins the Te Deum.“ Frankfurter 85 mins Die Presse of all four Schumann symphonies, DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 of late-romantic splendor with Blu-ray 732404 Allgemeine Zeitung “Boulez is the grandsei- G, E, F, Sp, Chin, Kor the documentary Schumann at Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, the Philharmonic‘s sound - the Latin, E, G, F, Chin, Kor, Jap Pier 2 provides insights into the Live recordings from gneur of subtle minimalism DTS-HD MA 5.1 incomparable brilliancy of the “Barenboim masterfully con- DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 origin and development of this the Vienna Musikverein jures up symphonic paintings and exquisitely beguiling strings, the glowing intensity of Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, Blu-ray: PCM Stereo, project and contains rehearsal 2 DVDs 711908 (1986–90) with a superb, crystalline sounds.” Der Standard the brass – in a way that only the DTS-HD MA 5.0 DTS-HD MA 5.1 excerpts, comments on the works Blu-ray 712004 greatest conductors can.“ sense of sonorities.“ “The right Lulu was found: and their interpretation by Paavo Salzburger Nachrichten Der Tagesspiegel DVD 706808 the young Austrian-British DVD 710708 Järvi, biographical information Blu-ray 706904 soprano Anna Prohaska.” Blu-ray 710804 on Schumann, interviews with “Bernstein makes this concert to Salzburger Nachrichten orchestra members demonstrating a sensational sound adventure.“ important passages and providing Neue Kronenzeitung explanations on various facets of performance and interpretation.

Salzburg Festival Schubert Strauss Strauss

El Sistema at Salzburg Festival The Schubert Song Cycles Also sprach Zarathustra Richard Strauss Gala Mahler Symphony No. 1 Die schöne Müllerin Macbeth Christian Thielemann Gershwin Cuban Overture Till Eulenspiegel Schwanengesang Staatskapelle Dresden Ginastera Danzas de Estancia Winterreise Andris Nelsons Bernstein Mambo Harteros, Goerke, Nylund Hermann Prey Royal Concertgebouw Sir , Jesús Parra Leonard Hokanson Orchestra Amsterdam 100 mins & Documentary “My National Children’s Symphony Helmut Deutsch Richard Strauss” with Chri- 80 mins stian Thielemann (46 mins) Orchestra of Venezuela 202 mins & Bonus: Award: First time on DVD DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 incl. music from Der Rosen- Concert: G (Original Lan- Diapason d´Or 2015 Naybeth García, Documentary on BD: PCM 2.0, kavalier, , Feuersnot, “In his finest interpretations guage) E, F, Sp, Chin, Kor, Jap Luis Chinchilla Hermann Prey (38 mins) DTS-HD MA 5.1 Salome, Arabella, Die ägypti- “This White Hands Choir Hermann Prey sang Winterreise Documentary: G (Original Introductions by sche Helena, Die schweig- caused a real delight.” APA White Hands Choir and Die schöne Müllerin with a DVD 718908 Language) E, Kor, Jap Hermann Prey (12 mins) same Frau and Daphne. of Venezuela captivatingly natural phrasing Blu-ray 719004 “This is, quite simply, the future “ … a phenomenal concert …“ DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 that flowed organically like a G, E, F, Sp of music.” Sir Simon Rattle 146 mins G, E, F, Sp, Chi, Kor Sächsische Zeitung Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, river and as such was the very about El Sistema PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 “… the orchestra made a DTS-HD MA 5.1 DVD: PCM Stereo DTS 5.0 opposite of the more intellectual jewel out of every orchestral Blu-ray: PCM 2.0, DTS-HD MA 5.0 approach of his rival, Dietrich 2 DVDs 700208 2 DVDs 728908 interlude …“ Dresdener Fischer-Dieskau.” (Die Zeit Blu-ray 729004 DVD 716908 Neueste Nachrichten Blu-ray 717004 Online) 38 | | 39 Strauss Tanglewood Verdi Wagner

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