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Prometheus: Musical Variations on a Myth [Berliner Philharmoniker/Abbado] Blu-ray Review

October 19, 2015 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

An unusual multimedia piece dealing with the Prometheus legend that, in spite of a top-notch orchestra and conductor, fails to cohere into a satisfying watch

Filed Under: Avant-garde, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: Berliner Philharmoniker, Classical, Claudio Abbado, EuroArts, Prometheus

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan] Blu-ray Audio Review

April 8, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

This a Beethoven Ninth Symphony for the ages that has been given new life through high resolution remastering.

Filed Under: Blu-ray Audio, Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, Music Tagged With: Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Deutsche Grammophon, Herbert von Karajan, Symphony No. 9

The Reichsorchester: The Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich Blu-ray Review

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

The Reichsorchester is a compelling documentary about the Berliner Philharmoniker during the Hitler regime. Historical still and film footage of the era are well blended with interviews of surviving players, their descendants, and current members of the orchestra.

Filed Under: Arthaus Musik, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Documentary Tagged With: Arthaus Musik, Berliner Philharmoniker, Classical, Documentary, The Reichsorchester

Dances and Dreams [Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle] Blu-ray Review

October 18, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

The 2011 New Year’s Gala from the Berliner Philharmoniker features pieces based on dance and fantasy. Sir Simon Rattle with superb soloist Evgeny Kissin deliver musical masterpieces.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: Berliner Philharmoniker, Classical, Dances and Dreams, EuroArts, Simon Rattle

Die 12 Cellisten [Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker] Blu-ray Review

August 25, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Twelve cellists from the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrate the group’s 40th anniversary with a stellar and varied concert program, ably abetted by soprano Annette Dasch and trumpeter Till Bronner. Sonics and visuals are stunning and a documentary on the group’s history adds further interest to a superb release from EuroArts

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: Berliner Philharmoniker, Classical, Die 12 Cellisten, EuroArts

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 [Celibidache/Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra] Blu-ray Review

July 22, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

EuroArts delivers an historically significant performance featuring the return of legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache to his former orchestra. What follows is a mesmerizing Bruckner Symphony No. 7, limited only by 20-year old video and sound quality.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: Berliner Philharmoniker, Bruckner, Celibidache, Classical, EuroArts, Symphony No. 7

Fellini, Jazz & Co. [Berliner Philharmoniker/Chailly] Blu-ray Review

March 28, 2012 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Fellini, Jazz & Co. is a delightful hour and a half of varied musical fare from Shostakovich to Rota. The atmosphere of an outdoor concert is well captured by video and audio engineers.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: 1080i/60, AVC/MPEG-4, Berliner Philharmoniker, Classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, EuroArts, Fellini Jazz & Co., Respighi, Riccardo Chailly, Rota, Shostakovich

Europa Konzert Madrid 2011 [Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle] Blu-ray Review

December 7, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra perform three symphonic war horses to great effect in the magnificent Teatro Real Madrid.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: 1080i/60, Berliner Philharmoniker, Classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, EuroArts, Europa Konzert Madrid 2011, LPCM, PCM, Simon Rattle

Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain [Achucarro/Rattle] Blu-ray Review

August 1, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Joaquin Achucarro, the reigning dean of Spanish pianists, presents two programs of mostly Spanish keyboard music, Nights in the Gardens of Spain, supported by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra led by Sir Simon Rattle, and a solo recital of impressionist Spanish and French pieces. The pianism is consistently at a high level with the visual and audio recording being much better in the recital section than the orchestral one.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts Tagged With: 1080i/60, Berliner Philharmoniker, DTS-HD Master Audio, EuroArts, LPCM, Manuel de Falla, MPEG-2, Nights in the Gardens of Spain, PCM

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Borodin: Symphony No. 2 [Rattle] Blu-ray Review

September 9, 2010 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Sir Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic through a gala New Year’s Eve concert of 19th century Russian music. This superb concert video highlights a world class orchestra playing much-loved symphonic selections in a visually arresting setting.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Concert Video, EuroArts, Music Video, Musical, Orchestral Music Tagged With: 1080i/60, AVC/MPEG-4, Berliner Philharmoniker, Borodin, Classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, EuroArts, Mussorgsky, Orchestral Music, PCM, Simon Rattle

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