BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 (Abbado) (NTSC)

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

Vol. 1: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Live from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001
Duration: 75'
Special Feature: Multi-Angle (conductor camera) in No. 5

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