| Description |
5 videodiscs (425 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Arte Edition
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Arte Edition.
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| Note |
Symphonies, piano concertos, incidental music, and symphonic sketches. |
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Title from container. Titles from DVD 1 menus: Abbado in Lucerne; Abbado conducts Debussy. |
| System Details |
4 DVD-9 discs, 1 DVD-5 disc; NTSC; region 0 (worldwide); 16:9 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen presentation; PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 audio formats. |
| Performer |
Lucerne Festival Orchestra ; Claudio Abbado, conductor. Rachel Harnisch and Eteri Gvazava, sopranos (DVD 1) ; Schweizer Kammerchor (DVD 1) ; Alfred Brendel, piano (DVD 3) ; Maurizio Pollini, piano (bonus DVD). |
| Event |
Works recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, Aug. 14, 2003 (DVD 1), Aug. 18-19, 2004 (DVD 2), Aug. 10-12, 2005 (DVD 3), Aug. 10, 2006 (DVD 4), and Aug. 18-19, 2004 (bonus DVD). |
| Credits |
Directed by Michael Beyer; produced by Paul Smaczny. Documentary (on DVD 1) written and directed by Arthur Spirk; produced by Thomas Beck, Frank Hubrath, and Paul Smaczny. |
| Note |
DVD 1 concert a production of EuroArts Music in co-production with Schweizer Fernsehen DRS and brilliant media/VIDEAL in cooperation with LUCERNE FESTIVAL and 3sat. DVD 1 documentary a production of Schweizer Fernsehen DRS in co-production with 3sat and EuroArts Music. DVD 2 a production of EuroArts Music International GmbH. DVD 3 a production of EuroArts Music in co-production with NHK, ARTE and SF DRS. DVD 4 a production of EuroArts Music in co-production with ZDF in cooperation with ARTE and LUCERNE FESTIVAL. Bonus DVD a production of EuroArts Music in co-production with ZDF in cooperation with ARTE. |
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DVDs 1-4 consist of previously released materials. |
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Program notes in English, German, and French by Werner Pfister (40 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
"From its debut in 2003, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra has been enthusiastically received by public and press alike. The orchestra is a dream come true for Claudio Abbado who handpicked famous soloists, chamber recitalists and orchestral musicians to form this orchestra. Time and again it has been praised for its extraordinary sound and refined playing in the finest spirit of chamber music under the direction of the exceptional Italian conductor. The present DVD provides a comprehensive overview of the work of this already legendary orchestra featuring a selection of outstanding recordings from the 2003 to 2006 festivals. For prominent works by Beethoven, Bruckner, Debussy and Mahler, the orchestra is joined by reputed soloists. In addition to a masterly filmed musical experience, the box set also comprises the documentary 'The History of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra' including rarely seen rehearsal, concert and archival footage featuring Wilhelm Furtwängler, Ferenc Fricsay, Herbert von Karajan, Yehudi Menuhin and Arturo Toscanini. Also included is a bonus DVD of Maurizio Pollini playing Beethoven in a first ever audiovisual release."--Publisher's website. |
| Contents |
DVD 1. Suite de Le martyre de Saint Sébastien = Suite from The martyrdom of Saint Sebastian : incidental music to the mystery play in five acts / by Gabriele D'Annunzio ; [music by] Claude Debussy -- La mer = The Sea : three symphonic sketches / Claude Debussy -- From Toscanini to Abbado : the history of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra -- -- |
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DVD 2. Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor / Gustav Mahler -- -- |
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DVD 3. Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony no. 7 in E major / Anton Bruckner -- -- |
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DVD 4. Symphony no. 6 in A minor / Gustav Mahler -- -- |
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Bonus DVD. Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58 / Ludwig van Beethoven. |
| Language |
Subtitles in English, French, and German on DVD 1. |
| Genre/Form |
Symphonies.
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Symphonies.
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| Subject |
Concertos (Piano)
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Concertos (Piano) |
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Suites (Orchestra)
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Suites (Orchestra) |
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Orchestral music.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Abbado, Claudio, conductor.
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Beyer, Michael, 1952- director.
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Smaczny, Paul, producer.
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Spirk, Arthur, director.
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Harnisch, Rachel, performer.
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Gvazava, Eteri, performer.
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Brendel, Alfred, performer.
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Pollini, Maurizio, 1942- performer.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Mer.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Martyre de saint Sébastien.
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Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Symphonies, no. 5, C♯ minor.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 3, op. 37, C minor.
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Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896.
Symphonies, no. 7, E major.
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Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Symphonies, no. 6, A minor.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 4, op. 58, G major.
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Schweizerisches Festspielorchester.
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Schweizer Kammerchor.
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Schweizer Fernsehen DRS.
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Videal (Firm)
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3sat (Firm)
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Association relative à la télévision européenne.
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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Internationale Musikalische Festwochen.
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| Added Title |
First 5 years |
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From Toscanini to Abbado.
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History of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
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Abbado conducts Debussy.
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Abbado in Lucerne.
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| Standard No. |
880242000781 |
| Music No. |
2000078 EuroArts Music International GmbH |
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2000078-1--2000078-5 EuroArts Music International GmbH |
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