Hans van Manen’s Corps takes its inspiration from Alban Berg’s elegiac Violin Concerto and reflects the ‘longing for’ and ‘taking leave of’ expressed in the music. The nervous restlessness and often aggressive pattern of the movements capture the impotent rage invoked by the death of a loved one. The corps de ballet plays a leading role, interacting with twelve male dancers and three female dancers. This performance by the Dutch National Ballet was recorded in studio and Gidon Kremer is the soloist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
In Rehearsal: Christoph von Dohnanyi
Featuring some of today’s leading conductors in rehearsal, this series gives a unique
insight into the process of creating great music. The conductors’ very different styles and
methods; the dialogue between an orchestra and an inspired interpreter; the intensity of the
preparations for a concert performance; and the struggle towards perfection are captured in these
revealing audio-visual records. Most episodes include a full run-through of the work rehearsed.
All include interviews with the conductor who is seen at work. Pierre Boulez rehearses the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Alban Berg’s Three Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 and his
own composition Notations I-IV . Directed by Felix Breisach 57’ R7117 Christoph von Dohnányi
rehearses Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G with the Philharmonia. Directed by Barrie Gavin 59’ R7116
Sir John Eliot Gardiner works with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists on J. S.
Bach’s Cantata No. 63. The soloists are Ann Monoyios (soprano), Sara Mingardo (alto), Rufus
Müller (tenor), and Stephan Loges (bass). Directed by Manfred Waffender 59’ R0759 Valéry Gergiev
works with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra on Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite Op. 20. Directed by
Rob van den Berg 59′ R7113 Mariss Jansons prepares Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin Suite with the
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Directed by Morten Thomte 55′ R0756 Zubin Mehta rehearses the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Op. 28. Directed by Peter Berggren 55′ R7112 Esa-Pekka Salonen rehearses and performs Debussy’s
impressionistic orchestral piece, La Mer, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Directed
by Peter Berggren 56′ R7115
Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich – Symphony No. 4 & Strauss, Flothuis
Andris Nelsons continues his Shostakovich series with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with the Fourth Symphony. This complex symphony of gigantic proportions was written during the period when Dmitry Shostakovich had been relegated from the status of a national hero to that of a potential enemy of the state by Stalin. When rehearsals for the Fourth proved disastrous, Shostakovich decided to withdraw the work. Even today, though, the Fourth Symphony is performed relatively rarely, perhaps because of the great challenge it poses to both conductor and orchestra. Before the interval, the RCO’s very own principal violinist Liviu Prunaru and its principal cellist Gregor Horsch excelled in Brahms’s Double Concerto, his final orchestral work.
The Complete Mozart Violin Concertos
On the occasion of the MPHIL 360° festival, Valery Gergiev brings together at the Philharmonie im Gasteig the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Mariinski Orchestra and five highly promising young violin talents: Vilde Frang, Sergej Dogadin, Alexander Conunova, Yu-Chien Tseng and Daniel Lozakovich. Together they perform all five of Mozart’s violin concertos. An impressive encounter of excellent musicians, who “show off in questions of virtuosity” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Once again, “Musicmaniac” Gergiev’s motto is “‘Think Big!’ Success proves him right” (Münchner Merkur).
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola
The Mozart cycle of the MPHIL 360° festival in 2016 was complemented by the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola, with violinist Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici and viola player Yuri Afonkin. An impressive encounter of excellent musicians, who “show off in questions of virtuosity” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 6
PROGRAM: Gioachino Rossini: Overture from Der Barbier von Sevilla // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 – Allegro (Soloist: Caroline Goulding) // John Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices (Soloist: Caroline Goulding) // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Tradito, schernito” from Così fan tutte (Soloist: Pavel Kolgatin) // Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor – Adagio & Presto (Soloist: Philippe Tondre) // Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Flute – Fantasia No. 10 in F sharp minor (Soloist: Philippe Tondre) // Georges Bizet: Seguidilla from Carmen (Soloist: Jana Kurucová) // Georges Bizet: Danse Bohème from Carmen Suite No. 2 // George Frideric Handel: Tochter Zion
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazon – Episode 7
PROGRAM: Gioachino Rossini: Overture from Der Barbier von Sevilla // Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 – Allegro molto vivace
Soloist: Fanny Clamagirand // Charles Gounod: “Depuis hier…Que fais-tu blanche tourterelle” from Roméo et Juliette (Soloist: Angela Brower) // Philip Glass: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra – 4th movement (sonic.art saxophone quartet) // Michael Nyman: Songs for Tony (sonic.art saxophone quartet) // Vincenzo Bellini: “Qui la voce” from I Puritani (Soloist: Pretty Yende) // Camille Saint-Saëns: Der Schwan from Karneval der Tiere (Soloists: Fanny Clamagirand & Vanya Cohen) // Cole Porter: “So in Love” from Kiss me, Kate (Soloist: Yvonne Gesler) // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Le nozze di Figaro // Federico Moreno Torroba “¡Cállate corazón!” from Luisa Fernanda (Soloists: Angela Brower & Rolando Villazón)
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 1
PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Die Entführung aus dem Serail // Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 // Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher – Mélodie (Soloist: Valery Sokolov) // Gioachino Rossini: “Non si da follia maggiore” from Il Turco in Italia (Soloist: Olga Peretyatko) // Spanish Romance (Soloist: Miloš Karadaglic) // Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Soloist: Miloš Karadaglic) // Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto – Rondo (Soloist: Francisco Pacho Flores) // Jorge del Moral: Besos robados (Soloists: Rolando Villazón & Francisco Pacho Flores) // Johannes Brahms: Guten Abend, gute Nacht
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 3
PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Die Entführung aus dem Serail // Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Intermezzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Charles Gounod: “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette (Soloist: Nino Machaidze) // Astor Piazzolla: Tango Etude No. 3 (Soloist: Eva-Nina Kozmus) // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 – Allegro maestoso (Soloist: Eva-Nina Kozmus) // Léo Delibes: Les filles de Cadix (Soloist: Nino Machaidze) // David Orlowsky: Juli (Orlowsky Trio) // Jens-Uwe Popp: Satin (Orlowsky Trio) // Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole – Intermezzo (Soloist: Vilde Frang) // Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire: Non, je ne regrette rien
Violin Concerto in D op.35
Hailed by the press as “the definitive video production” of Tchaikovsky’s music, this exceptional concert series, recorded live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, features the leading Russian conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. Fedoseyev’s perceptive reading of the works of his fellow countryman, the masterly playing of the orchestra and guest soloists combine to produce performances which are revelatory in their execution and understanding of Tchaikovsky’s music and the Russian heritage.