Anatoly Kocherga (baritone), Kolja Blacher (violin), Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Recorded at:              Maryinsky Theatre, St Petersburg

Picture Format:          16:9

Sound Format:           LPCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1

Running Time:            109 mins

Region Code:             PAL All

Subtitles:                   E, F, G, I, D & S

Recording Date:        1 May 1996

“An exhilarating Beethoven Seventh characterised by glossy strings and sprightly wind solos, while Kolja Blacher plays with exquisite tone in the Romances”
--BBC Music Magazine

A re-release for this newly repackaged title, in which Abbado commands a supreme performance from the performers.

The 1996 concert began in honour of their Russian hosts with popular highlights from Prokoviev’s Romeo and Juliet and the Cavatina from Sergei Rachmaninov’s Aleko.  The second part of the concert features Beethoven’s Violin Romances, with Kolja Blacher leading the orchestra to an enthusiastic reception from the audience, and the Seventh Symphony.