Learn how these musical leaders turn their visions into an extraordinary performance and see them up-close in an intimate rehearsal with the orchestra. Featuring star-conductors Sir John Elliot Gardiner, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Christoph von Dohnányi. Including a broad variety of repertoire from Bach, Bartók, Debussy and many more.

Part 2 of the highly successful series and the equally successful format SD-on-Blu-ray. Over 6 hours of standard DVD quality film with impeccable audio quality on one Blu-ray disc.

Experience six great conductors of the past century in this extensive collection of carefully selected rehearsals and performances recorded between 1960 and 1997. Featuring the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra und the Philharmonia Orchestra London.

Contents:

Episode 1
JS Bach - Cantata BWV 63
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner

Episode 2
Prokofiev - Scythian Suite, op.20
- Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Valery Gergiev

Episode 3
Bartók - Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
- Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons

Episode 4
R Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta

Episode 5
Debussy - La Mer
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Episode 6
Haydn - Symphony no.88
- Philharmonia Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnányi

Picture: SD NTSC 4:3 / 16:9 on Blu-ray
Sound: PCM Stereo, PCM Mono
Region code: All (A1/B2/C3)
Language/subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Running time: over 6 hours (405 mins)
Production year: 1960-1997