Claudio Abbado - Lucerne Festival Orchestra: Mozart & Beethoven DVD

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Product Features

• Title: Claudio Abbado - Lucerne Festival Orchestra: Mozart & Beethoven
• Performers:
  • Soprano (Mozart): Christine Schäfer
  • Soprano (Beethoven): Juliane Banse
  • Narrator: Bruno Ganz
  • Conductor: Claudio Abbado
  • Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra
• Recorded Live:Director: Michael Beyer
  • Mozart: August 19/20, 2011, Concert Hall of KKL Luzern
  • Beethoven: August 8/10, 2012, Concert Hall of KKL Luzern
• Producer: Paul Smaczny
• Running Time: Not specified
• Picture Format: NTSC
• Sound Format: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Subtitles: German, English
• Region: Code 0 (Worldwide)
• Label: Accentus Music

Overview

This DVD captures the brilliance of Claudio Abbado’s live performances at the Lucerne Festival with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Featuring soprano Christine Schäfer in a sublime interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's concert arias and soprano Juliane Banse performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Incidental Music to Egmont, the recording stands as a testament to Abbado's dedication to his art. Accompanied by the legendary actor Bruno Ganz as the narrator, this is a masterclass in musical interpretation.

The concert includes Mozart’s beloved Symphony No. 35 in D major (Haffner) and three of his concert arias—Misera, dove son!, K.369, Ah, lo previdi!, K. 272, and Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, K. 418, with Christine Schäfer’s impeccable soprano voice. Beethoven’s dramatic Incidental Music to Goethe's tragedy Egmont, Op. 84, features the stirring vocals of Juliane Banse and Bruno Ganz’s powerful narration. Claudio Abbado’s vision of the symbiosis between musicians and singers is fully realized in these performances, earning critical acclaim.

Interesting Facts

• The Egmont music by Beethoven was originally composed to accompany Goethe's famous tragedy of the same name, a work that deals with themes of freedom and resistance.
• Claudio Abbado was known for his unique style of "listening togetherness," a philosophy emphasizing the collective and collaborative spirit of music-making, evident in his leadership of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
• Christine Schäfer and Juliane Banse are celebrated for their interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven, respectively, and have been widely praised for their roles in this performance.
• Bruno Ganz, the renowned Swiss actor, lends his dramatic flair to the narration of Beethoven's Egmont, heightening the emotional power of the piece.
• This recording was honored in 2015 with the Label of the Year award from ICMA (International Classical Music Awards).

Publishers

• Accentus Music
• SRF
• ARTE

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