This is a Beethoven Symphonies Cycle of the 21st century! Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1–9 and each DVD includes a one-hour-long documentary for each symphony in which Christian Thielemann and Joachim Kaiser (the most famous German music critic) discuss and analyze, in an entertaining conversational exchange, Thielemann’s interpretation, complemented by excerpts from rehearsals as well as by comparisons with the Beethoven cycles of Karajan, Bernstein etc.

The Documentaries include legendary footage of performances from Karajan, Bernstein, Böhm, Järvi etc.

This is the first Beethoven Cycle of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in full HD and 5.0 sound.

“From all Beethoven symphonies recordings, Thielemann’s interpretation is unique and outstanding.” - Die Presse

Total: 325 minutes
Symphonies: 155 minutes
Documentaries: 170 minutes

1 BD 50
Sound: dts-HD MA 5.0, PCM Stereo
Subtitles: E, F, Sp, I, Kor, Chin
Booklet: English, German, French
Available worldwide, excluding USA, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Brazil