Barenboim conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

Synopsis

In the course of their Buenos Aires residency Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra together with “honorary member of the Divan” Martha Argerich, gave “a concert that proved to be the hottest ticket in the festival.” Opening with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the orchestra confirmed that “it is, simply, one of the great orchestras in the world today” while “Argerich proved again that she has lost none of her magical tone or perfect articulation” (Buenos Aires Herald). In Tchaikovsky’s emotionally tempestuous Symphony No. 4, Barenboim’s reading “rose to all the big moments” (Buenos Aires Herald). As a surprise encore, Argerich and Barenboim played a two-piano arrangement of the sweetly nostalgic Bailecito by their compatriot Carlos Guastavino.

Additional Info

• No: A835500070000
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
• Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
• Orchestra: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
• Artists: Martha Argerich
• Production year: 2015
• Run time: 01:42:00
• Producers: UNITEL CLASSICA
• Format: HDTV 16:9