BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 / etc Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Claudio Abbado [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] "These very early Abbado recordings are far finer than his recent work on the composer, and may be as good a coupling of these two masterpieces as you can find." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3) [recorded in 2009] BLU-RAY Yuja Wang (piano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Bluray / Blu-ray Disc - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Claudio Abbado has realised a dream with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The orchestra consists of an exclusive ensemble of handpicked musicians like Kolja Blacher and Sebastian Breuninger, Natalia Gutman, Clemens Hagen and Jens Peter Maintz. |