BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 / BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 (PAL)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.7

Alfred Brendel, piano
Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor

Recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Culture and Concention Centre Lucerne, 10-12 August 2005

Picture Format : PAL· 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1 · DTS 5
Region Code: 0
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Running Time: 106 mins

Cat. No: 2054649

• Every new Claudio Abbado recording is a special event - this recording literally so. The imposing experience of Bruckner’s Symphony No.7 is captured live in a performance of awesome silences and towering climaxes with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

• One of the leading pianists of modern times, Alfred Brendel established throughout his long and distinguished career his reputation as one of the finest Beethoven interpreters

• The Lucerne Festival Orchestra has set new standards in the field of classical music

• The core of the orchestra is provided by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, itself an elite body of players. Soloists like violinist Kolja Blacher, clarinettist Sabine Meyer, oboist Albrecht Mayer, violist Wolfram Christ, cellist Natalia Gutman, the Hagen Quartet and members of the Alban Berg Quartet to name just a few, make the Lucerne Festival Orchestra a star-studded ensemble

• Brand new recording - state-of-the-art quality

• 5.1 surround sound in Dolby Digital and DTS · Widescreen 16:9 ratio