BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 9 (Abbado) (NTSC)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:
SYMPHONIES NOS. 1-9
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado, conductor

Vol. 3: Symphonies Nos. 3 "Eroica" & 9 "Choral"
Soloists: Karita Mattila ¡P Violeta Urmana
Thomas Moser ¡P Eike Wilm Schulte
Swedish Radio Choir
Live from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001 (No. 3)
and from the Philharmonie, Berlin, 200 ¡P Duration: 122'
Special Feature: Multi-Angle (conductor camera) in No. 3 & Interview
"Abbado on Beethoven"

Content

• The recordings document readings that are the fruit of decades of the conductor's involvement with Beethoven
• The success of these live performances was overwhelming: there were standing ovations after each concert, and the critics spoke of seminal moments in the history of music
• As a special service, this DVD offers sequences from the "Conductor Camera". They show the maestro from the front, the view of him which his musicians have
• In vol. 4, Abbado talks in a bonus interview about conducting Beethoven and how his approach has changed over the years
• State-of-the-art 5.1 surround sound and 16:9 picture