EUROPEAN CONCERT 1999

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART:
Motetus
"Exsultate, jubilate o vos animae beatae" K165
"Et incarnatus est (Credo)" from Mass in C minor K427

Frédéric CHOPIN:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Robert SCHUMANN:
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring Symphony"

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Emanuel Ax (piano),
Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink
Directed by Bob Coles

Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Running Time: 113 mins
Region Code: PAL All
Booklet Languages:  GB, F, D
Recording Date: 1^st May 1999

With Krakow's glorious St. Mary's Church as the setting, the world-acclaimed Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performs a concert to both commemorate the orchestra's 1882 founding and reaffirm the cultural life of a reborn European community. This DVD is being re-released this month with new packaging.

Featuring Bernard Haitink as guest conductor, the concert's repertoire features soprano Christine Schäfer performing two pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the brilliant "Allelujah" from the motet Exsultate, jubilate followed by the richly introspective "Et incarnatus est" from the great C minor Mass.

Also featured is renowned pianist Emanuel Ax, who performs the Second Concerto by Poland's most beloved native composer, Frédéric Chopin. The concert concludes with the Berlin Philharmonic's performance of Robert Schumann's radiant Spring Symphony.