Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Daniela Barcellona (alto)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Julian Konstantinov (bass)
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Thomas Moser (tenor)
Andrea Rost (soprano)
Eike Wilm Schulte (baritone)
Alan Titus (baritone)
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano)
Ramon Vargas (tenor)
Giuliano Carmignola (violin)
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Orfeon Donostiarra de San Sebastian
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Swedish Radio Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Orchestra Mozart

Conductor

Claudio Abbado

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Brandenburg Concertos nos 1-6, BWV1046-51 (complete)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.55 'Eroica'
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'

Mahler, Gustav

Symphony no.5 in C sharp minor
Symphony no.9 in D major
Symphony no.10 in F sharp major (Adagio)

Strauss II, Johann

Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi): Quadrille, op.272 'Maskenball-Quadrille'

Verdi, Giuseppe

Don Carlos

» Que de fleurs et que d'etoiles

Falstaff

» Alice - Meg - Nannetta

» Alto la! - Chi va la?

» Quand'ero paggio (Act 2)

La Traviata

» Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Brindisi) (Act 1)

» Sempre libera

Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
Rigoletto

» La donna e mobile (Act 3)

» Questa o quella (Act 1)

Un ballo in maschera (excerpts)

Artists

Conductor

Claudio Abbado

About

“I am Claudio – for everyone” quickly became Abbado's oft-quoted statement.

In order to be able to maintain contact with each individual during the conducting, he usually conducted from memory. What made Claudio Abbado stand out was his unpretentious, noble character, his democratic understanding of music making and his ability to celebrate the live moment on stage. Claudio Abbado empathized with his musicians.

This edition gives an extensive overview of Maestro Claudio Abbado’s career and many of his important projects.

The box contains representative concert recordings of his work as orchestra founder, as Beethoven and opera conductor.

The edition includes the Adagio from Mahler’s 10th Symphony, never before released on DVD, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's death.

The DVD collection includes concert performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Orchestra Mozart.

Contents:

DVD 1: Hearing the Silence - Sketches for a Portrait by Paul Smaczny (67 mins)
- Bonus: Gustav Mahler - Adagio for Symphony no.10 (Berliner Philharmoniker)

DVD 2: Claudio Abbado conducts Verdi (94 mins)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin, 31 December 2000

DVD 3: Claudio Abbado conducts Verdi - Messa da Requiem (88 mins)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin, January 2001

DVD 4: Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven - Symphonies 3 & 9 (122 mins)
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin, May 2000 (no.9) and at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, February 2001

DVD 5: Claudio Abbado conducts Mahler - Symphony no.9 (84 mins)
- Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
- Recorded live at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 14 April 2004

DVD 6: Claudio Abbado conducts Mahler and Beethoven at Lucerne (107 mins)
- Lucerne Festival Orchestra ∙ Maurizio Pollini (piano)
- Recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 10-12 August 2005

DVD 7: Claudio Abbado conducts Brandenburg Concertos (100 mins)
- Orchestra Mozart
- Recorded live at Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, 21 April 2007

Picture Format: 16:9 – NTSC
Sound: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Languages / Subtitles: English / German / French
Region code: 0 (worldwide)