As a musical highlight during the Summer Olympics 2012 in London, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Barenboim performed all nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven during the famous BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Also available: DOCUMENTARY “Barenboim on Beethoven: Nine Symphonies that changed the World”. A film by Michael Waldman; Cat. No. A02007374 // SYMPHONIES Lengths: No. 1 = 29′ / No. 2 = 35′ / No. 3 = 53′ / No. 4 = 39′ / No. 5 = 35′ / No. 6 = 44′ / No. 7 = 39′ / No. 8 = 30′ / No. 9 = 78′
Barenboim On Beethoven
As a musical highlight during the Summer Olympics 2012 in London, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Barenboim performed all nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven during the famous BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall. In 2011, Barenboim worked on and performed the symphonies with his truly one-of-a-kind orchestra made up of young musicians from across the Middle East, and scored great successes on his tours with them through Europe and Asia.With his film the well-known English filmmaker Michael Waldman documents the rehearsals and the Asia tour. As a supplement to the concerts, he offers a fascinating look at Daniel Barenboim’s work with the young musicians. We see Barenboim showing them how Beethoven forged a new symphonic language, while also investigating how this music continues to communicate with such undiminished power.
Barenboim conducts Bruckner Symphony No. 2
Daniel Barenboim – conductor, pianist, all-round musician – has been exploiting the impact of cyclical performances of composers’ works for several years now, with cycles of Beethoven’s symphonies and piano concertos, Wagner’s operas, Schoenberg’s orchestral works and, in conjunction with Pierre Boulez, Mahler’s symphonies. With the performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 at the Philharmonie de Paris, he completes his Bruckner Cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin. Bruckner’s symphonies have
“rarely been performed so passionately” (Altamusica).
Barenboim conducts Bruckner Symphony No. 1
Daniel Barenboim – conductor, pianist, all-round musician – has been exploiting the impact of cyclical performances of composers’ works for several years now, with cycles of Beethoven’s symphonies and piano concertos, Wagner’s operas, Schoenberg’s orchestral works and, in conjunction with Pierre Boulez, Mahler’s symphonies. With the performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 at the Philharmonie de Paris, he completes his Bruckner Cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin. Bruckner’s symphonies have
“rarely been performed so passionately” (Altamusica). As part of the performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1, the maestro also conducted violinist Wolfram Brandl and
violist Yulia Deyneka in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, available as separate programme in the catalogue A01550081 (30 mins)
Daniel Barenboim & West Eastern Divan Orchestra in Marseille
Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Festival International de Piano de la Roque d’Anthéron in Marseille. The performance is part of the celebration of Marseille-Provence as the 2013 European Capital of Culture. On the programworks Giuseppe Verdi and Hector Berlioz. —– PROGRAM: Verdi: La Traviata, Preludes to act 1 and 3; Overture to Les Vêpres siciliennes; Overture to La forza del destino / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique op. 14.
Le Nozze di Figaro
Legendary production of Mozart’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ from the stunning Berlin Staatsoper. In the role of Figaro, multi-award-winning German baritone Roman Trekel. Conducted by Daniel Barenboim and staged by German director Thomas Langhoff.
Swan Lake
A magical version of Tschaikovsky’s masterpiece by the Staatsballet Berlin and choreographer Partrice Bart featuring the dream couple of the Staatsballet Berlin, Steffi Scherzer and Oliver Matz.
Beethoven Celebration Berlin
In 2020, Ludwig van Beethoven is the focus of the Staatskapelle Berlin’s suberb open-air concert. With star violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter playing Beethoven’s Violin Romances Nos. 1 & 2, the composer anticipated the romantic genre of the „song without words“. In capturing the expressive „singing on the instrument“, the virtuoso talent and remarkable art of Anne-Sophie Mutter are once again demonstrated. Daniel Barenboim has devoted his life to Beethoven‘s work and mentality. The musical director, pianist and cultural activist conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin and the State Opera Chorus in this concert. Giving justice to the 9th Symphony with its insistent appeal to humanity and its forward-looking utopian character, are the high calibre artists: Julia Kleiter, Waltraud Meier, Andreas Schager and René Pape.