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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

Petit: Notre-Dame de Paris [Teatro alla Scala] Blu-ray Review

July 13, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

A reprise of Roland Petit’s balletic version of Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre Dame gets an amazing performance

Filed Under: Ballet, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Dance, Orchestral Music Tagged With: Ballet, Classical, Dance, Notre Dame de Paris, Opus Arte, Orchestral Music, Roland Petit, Teatro alla Scala

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

Peter Gabriel: New Blood — Live in London (TheaterByte Blu-ray 3D Review)

October 17, 2011 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

Peter Gabriel’s New Blood — Live in London concert shows Gabriel’s music is unexpectedly well suited to full orchestration and the 3D production is one of the best I’ve seen for a live concert to date.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Blu-ray 3D, Concert Video, Eagle Rock, Music Video, Orchestral Music Tagged With: Concert Video, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Music, Orchestral Music, Peter Gabriel: New Blood

Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky [Neeme Järvi] Blu-ray Review

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

An all-star program features virtuosi, pianist Martha Argerich, and cellist Mischa Maisky with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. The centerpiece is the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin’s double concerto “A Romantic Offering” with the composer in attendance. Outstanding video and audio recording make this a memorable event.

Filed Under: Accentus, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music Tagged With: 1080i/60, Accentus, AVC/MPEG-4, Classical, Concerti, DTS-HD Master Audio, LPCM, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky, Orchestral Music, PCM

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 [Jurowski/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment] Blu-ray Review

June 23, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

This all-Beethoven program from the Paris Art Deco Theatre of the Champs-Elysees features period instruments and reduced forces. While maestro Vladimir Jurowski tries to stir up enthusiasm for this approach, most Beethoven-lovers will find these performances, sonically undernourished.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Idéale Audience, Orchestral Music Tagged With: 1080i/60, Beethoven, Classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, Jurowski, LPCM, MPEG-2, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestral Music, PCM

Mahler: Symphony 7 [Abbado/Lucerne Festival] Blu-ray Review

May 3, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Claudio Abbado continues his Mahler wizardry with this luminescent performance of a less often heard Symphony No. 7, “Song of the Night.” In every respect, a top flight video which captures the essence of this enigmatic work.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, EuroArts, Orchestral Music Tagged With: 1080i/60, AVC/MPEG-4, Classical, Claudio Abbado, DTS-HD Master Audio, EuroArts, Lucerne Festival, Mahler, Orchestral Music, Symphony No. 7

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 [Wit/Warsaw Philharmonic] Blu-ray Audio Review

May 3, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD 2 Comments

Antoni Wit and his Warsaw forces give a stellar performance of Mahler’s imposing Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand.” Aided by HD surround sound, this disc should be considered essential listening for veteran and novice Mahler fans.

Filed Under: Blu-ray Audio Tagged With: Blu-ray Audio, Choral Music, classical, Eighth Symphony, Mahler, Naxos, Orchestral Music, Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, Warsaw Philharmonic

Discovering Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1, 2 & 3 [Thielemann/Wiener Phil.] Blu-ray Review

March 21, 2011 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Thielemann and the Wiener Philharmoniker are perhaps the greatest interpreters of Beethoven around today and they gather on this first release of what is a complete series for a superb performance his early symphonies, including the breakthrough Eroica (No. 3)

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, C Major, Classical Music, Music Video, Orchestral Music Tagged With: Beethoven, C Major, Clasical Music, Music, Orchestral Music, Unitel Classica, Wiener Philharmoniker

John Corigliano: Circus Maximus Blu-ray Audio Disc Review

November 28, 2010 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

John Corigliano’s Circus Maximus and Gazebo Dances are given their premiere recording by Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble. Circus Maximus, the major work, is given spectacular high-resolution sound while the surround sound is used judiciously to great effect.

Filed Under: Blu-ray Audio Tagged With: Blu-ray Audio, Circus Maximus, classical, DTS-HD Master Audio, John Corigliano, Naxos, Orchestral Music, Pure Audio

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