The Lucerne Festival Orchestra has set new standards in the field of classical music. The core of the orchestra is provided by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, itself an élite body of players. Soloists like violinist Kolja Blacher, clarinettist Sabine Meyer, oboist Albrecht Mayer, violist Wolfram Christ, cellist Natalia Gutman, the Hagen Quartet and members of the Alban Berg Quartet to name just a few, make the Lucerne Festival Orchestra a star-studded ensemble.

Claudio Abbado is undeniably a supreme Mahler conductor and his best selling recordings with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra (Symphonies Nos 1-7, Blu-ray Nos 1-6), already released on EuroArts, have set new standards in the interpretation of works by Gustav Mahler. The complete cycle of Symphonies Nos 1–7 is also now available as a Blu-ray disc box-set.

“Has there ever been a suaver, more transparent Mahler performance or one in which everything stays so beautifully in tune? ... Abbado’s music-making is a celebration of the purest joy.” - The Gramophone Magazine

Recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 17/18 August 2005

Picture format BD: 1080i Full HD - 16:9
Sounds formats BD: PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio
Region code: All
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Running time: 78 mins
FSK: 0