BPO: Rattle Conducts The Beethoven Symphonies

Synopsis

“A Beethoven symphony cycle is a kind of Mount Everest for all of us to climb” Sir Simon Rattle said about his first cycle of all nine symphonies with his Berliner Philharmoniker. The expectations were incredibly high, not only due to the work itself, which is known to be extremely demanding, but also due to the existing legendary recordings of the Beethoven symphonies with Rattle’s predecessors like Herbert von Karajan and latest Claudio Abbado. The concerts in which the Berliner Philharmoniker and their maestro present the symphonies at the Philharmonie are overwhelming indeed. “This is the greatest performance of the Beethoven symphonies as a cycle that I have ever seen and heard” (BBC Music Magazine). “Impressive“ (The New York Times).

Additional Info

• No: A055506030000
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Artists: Annette Dasch, soprano; Eva Vogel, mezzosoprano; Christian Elsner, tenor; Dimitry Ivashchenko, Bass
• Production year: 2016
• Run time: 05:54:00
• Producers: A production of Berlin Phil Media and UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9