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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 [Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Chailly] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)

August 10, 2017 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8 Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly Classical Music Concert Blu-ray Disc Cover Art

Mahler’s colossal orchestral and choral classical music piece gets a towering performance on Blu-ray Disc from Lucerne Festival and Riccardo Chailly.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Choral/Oratorio, Classical Music, Concert Video, German Language, Music Video Tagged With: Accentus, Classical, Gustav Mahler, Orchestral Music, Riccardo Chailly, Symphony No. 8

Mozart: Requiem [Abbado/Lucerne Festival] Blu-ray Review

September 27, 2013 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Lucerne and maestro Abbado offer a moving and well-performed rendition of Mozart’s last work in this Blu-ray from Accentus

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Choral/Oratorio, Classical Music Tagged With: Accentus, Blu-ray, Choral Music, Classical, Claudio Abbado, Lucern Festival, Mozart, Requiem

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 [Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin] Blu-ray Review

July 30, 2013 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Barenboim and his Berlin ensemble continue their successful series of Bruckner’s Mature Symphonies with an excellent rendering of Symphony No. 5.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Orchestral Music Tagged With: Accentus, Bruckner, Classical, Orchestral Music, Staatskapelle Berlin, Symphony No. 5

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Chailly/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra] Blu-ray Review

May 6, 2013 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Riccardo Chailly continues his traversal of the Mahler symphonic repertory with this uplifting and sensitive account of the Symphony No.4. The Accentus recording team turns in another beautifully executed Blu-ray Disc.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, German Language Tagged With: Accentus, Chailly, Classical, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Mahler, Music, Symphony No. 4

Bruckner: The Mature Symphonies: Symphony No. 4 [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] Blu-ray Review

January 30, 2013 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Daniel Barenboim leads a powerful rendition of Bruckner’s popular Symphony No.4 from Berlin. A well recorded performance that delivers the full measure of romanticism.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music Tagged With: Accentus, Bruckner, Classical, Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Symphony No. 4, The Mature Symphonies

John Cage: Journeys in Sound Blu-ray Review

November 9, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

John Cage was a 20th century phenomenon: a composer who broke through traditional barriers and created sounds that were far different from those of his predecessors. This Accentus documentary gives us a comprehensive picture of the man, the musician, and the iconoclast, through interviews and performances of his works.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Documentary Tagged With: Accentus, Classical, Documentary, John Cage, Journeys in Sound

Johann Sebastian Bach: Matthäus-Passion [Biller/Thomanerchor/Gewandhausorchester] Blu-ray Review

October 16, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

The Bach St. Matthew Passion is given an authentic performance, complete with boys’ choir, in Bach’s own church. Sight and sound are simply awe-inspiring in this Accentus Music 2012 recording.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Choral/Oratorio, Classical Music Tagged With: Accentus, Choral/Oratorio, Classical, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Johann Sebastien Bach, Matthäus-Passion, St. Matthew Passion

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 [Abbado/Lucerne Festival Orchestra] Blu-ray Review

May 27, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Claudio Abbado leads his Lucerne Festival Orchestra through a strong reading of Bruckner’s sonorous and lengthy fifth symphony. Audio and video recording qualities are excellent.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Orchestral Music Tagged With: Accentus, Bruckner, Classical, Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Symphony No. 5

The Philharmonics: Waltzes [Strauss/Schoenberg/Berg/Webern] Blu-ray Review

December 6, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

An afternoon in 19th century Vienna is evoked by this stellar chamber performance of beloved waltzes albeit given a 20th century turn by Schoenberg, Berg and Webern.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music Tagged With: 1080i/60, Accentus, AVC/MPEG-4, Berg, Classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, Schoenberg, Strauss, The Philharmonics: Waltzes, Webern

A Concert for New York: Mahler Symphony No. 2 [Gilbert/New York Philharmonic] Blu-ray Review

December 5, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

A one-of-a-kind memorial concert for the tenth anniversary of 9/11, Alan Gilbert leads the New Philharmonic Orchestra in a moving performance of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music Tagged With: 1080i/60, A Concert for New York, Accentus, AVC/MPEG-4, Classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, LPCM, Mahler Symphony No. 2, PCM

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