Europakonzert from Berlin 2014 - Berliner Philharmoniker

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Product Features

• Artists: Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim (Conductor)
• Composers: Otto Nicolai, Edward Elgar, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
• Release Date: 1 May 2014
• Format: DVD
• Director: Henning Kasten
• Running Time: Approximately 90 + 10 minutes
  
• Sound: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
• Region Code: [Specify region code]

Overview

The Europakonzert is an annual celebration of the founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on May 1, 1882. In 2014, this prestigious concert took place in Berlin, under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, who has had a 50-year association with the orchestra. The program included Otto Nicolai's lively overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Edward Elgar's Falstaff-Symphonic Study in c Minor op. 68, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky's somber Symphony No. 5 in e Minor op. 64, symbolizing a complete resignation before fate.

Interesting Facts

• Otto Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor received its premiere in Berlin in 1849 and is based on William Shakespeare's comedy of the same name.
• Edward Elgar: His symphonic study, Falstaff, was inspired by the Shakespearean comedy hero.
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky: His Fifth Symphony is characterized by a somber main theme that symbolizes "a complete resignation before fate."

Track Listing

1. Otto Nicolai - Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
2. Edward Elgar - Falstaff-Symphonic Study in c Minor op. 68
3. Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 in e Minor op. 64

Publishers

• Produced by: EuroArts
• Distribution: rbb, medici.tv

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