Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker - The Asia Tour: Ravel, R. Strauss, Bartók, Brahms, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Chin (2018) [Blu-ray]
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Classical | Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-4 AVC Video / 15998 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 244 min | 43,9 Gb
Audio1: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 24-bit | Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3685 kbps / 24-bit
BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1920x1080 / 6215 kbps / 29,970 fps | 244 min | 13,1 Gb
Audio: DTS / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 24 bits
Classical | Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Sir Simon Rattle’s last Asia tour as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker was a triumph, and is documented here in selected audio and video recordings. At the heart of this edition are audio recordings of the two final concerts at the legendary Suntory Hall in Tokyo – the musical and emotional highlight of the tour. “The quality of the orchestra delighted audiences,” said one critic. “It was a virtuoso display of ensemble playing that is simply indescribable.”
The repertoire of the concerts was varied, sonorous and full of musical connections. It included Richard Strauss’ Don Juan and Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, two works of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s core repertoire. In addition, with Don Juan – which was played on the first Japan tour with Karajan – the musicians paid tribute to the now sixty-year partnership with the local audience. Brahms, on the other hand, was a programmatic focus of the Rattle era – as well as Igor Stravinsky, whose Petrushka was performed on this tour. An exciting contrast to Stravinsky was Sergei Rachmaninov: a fellow countryman and contemporary, but personifying a completely different world of expression, as his Third Symphony showed. There were also performances bridging the gap between East and West – the work Chorós Chordón by Korean composer Unsuk Chin and two piano concertos with internationally successful Asian pianists: Maurice Ravel’s G major Concerto with Korea-born Seong-Jin Cho, and Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Chinese pianist Yuja Wang.
Cast:
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Yuja Wang, piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor - Sir Simon Rattle
Track List:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
- Suite bergamasque: Clair de Lune
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
- Don Juan, op. 20
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
- Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
- Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 2
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
- Petrushka (revised version from 1947)
Unsuk Chin (1961)
- Chorós Chordón
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
- Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo from Act 3
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00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01
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00:18:27.072 : en:Chapter 03
00:19:29.568 : en:Chapter 04
00:20:17.482 : en:Chapter 05
00:29:50.188 : en:Chapter 06
00:41:46.904 : en:Chapter 07
00:47:46.263 : en:Chapter 08
00:50:27.424 : en:Chapter 09
00:53:52.562 : en:Chapter 10
00:55:00.030 : en:Chapter 11
00:55:40.403 : en:Chapter 12
01:08:59.034 : en:Chapter 13
01:20:49.911 : en:Chapter 14
01:27:09.290 : en:Chapter 15
01:36:51.472 : en:Chapter 16
01:39:36.403 : en:Chapter 17
01:44:55.889 : en:Chapter 18
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