Name: Claudio Abbado New Year's Eve Concerts
Released: 1996/1997/1998
Genre: Classical
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Artist: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Description:

New Year's Eve Concert 1996 - Dances and Gypsy Tunes The fascinating Russian virtuoso violinist, Maxim Vengerov (winner of the Echo Klassik) lends radiance to the gala performance under the baton of Claudio Abbado. Johannes Brahms'Hungarian Dances and Gipsy Songs; Maurice Ravel's Tzigane and La Valse and Hector Berlioz's Hungarian March make this New Year's Eve with the Berliner Philharmoniker unforgettable. New Year's Eve Concert 1997 - A Tribute to Carmen The program of the Berlin Philharmonic bore the title «Dances of Life, Love, and Death», and it was hardly coincidental that it was meant as an homage to Carmen. The recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's traditional New Year's Eve Concert, conducted by Claudio Abbado, offers not only a cross section of worldfamous melodies from George Bizet's opera, but also famous dance music that was intensely or subtly influenced by it. With: Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Roberto Alagna, Gil Shaham, Mikhail Pletnev. New Year's Eve Concert 1998 - Songs of Love and Desire Love was the theme of the 1998 New Year's Eve Concert. And who wrote better music about love than Mozart and Verdi? Maestro Claudio Abbado has chosen two of the best Mozart interpreters, Christine Schäfer and Simon Keenlyside, for this traditionally meaningful event. Marcelo Álvarez from Argentina interprets highlights of the tenor repertoire, and Italian Primadonna Mirella Freni tops the occasion with a breathtaking performance of the Letter Scene of Tchaikovsky's Eugen Onegin.

Recorded live at the Philharmonie Berlin, 1996 (Dances and Gypsy Tunes), 1997 (A Tribute to Carmen) and 1998 (Songs of Love and Desire).

CLAUDIO ABBADO - New Year's Eve Concerts 1996, 1997, 1998
3 Blu-ray Disc Box Set

• DISC 1 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT 1996 - Dances and Gypsy Tunes

Johannes Brahms:
- Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 5, 7, 10, 17, 21
- 11 Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy-Songs), Op. 103 (excerpts)
- 4 Gesange, Op. 17: No. 1. Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang
- 18 Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 (excerpts)
Maurice Ravel:
- Tzigane
- La Valse
Hector Berlioz:
- La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Hungarian March, "Rakoczy March"

Maxim Vengerov, violin
Swedish Radio Choir
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor

• DISC 2 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT 1997 - A Tribute to Carmen

Georges Bizet:
- Selections from Carmen
Sergei Rachmaninov:
- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Pablo de Sarasate:
- Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Maurice Ravel:
- Rhapsody Espagnole
Manuel de Falla:
- El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
Johannes Brahms:
- Hungarian Dance No. 1

Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Roberto Alagna, tenor
Gil Shaham, violin
Mikjail Pletnev, piano
Orfeon Donostiarra de San Sebastian
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor

• DISC 3 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT 1998 - Songs of Love and Desire

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture
- Don Giovanni, K. 527: Deh, vieni alla finestra / Fin ch'han dal vino / La ci darem la mano
- Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act I: Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen
Georges Bizet:
- L'arlesienne: Carillon / Farandole
Gioachino Rossini:
- La Gazza ladra: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi:
- Rigoletto: E il sol dell'anima / Addio speranza ed anima / Caro nome che il mio cor / La donna è mobile
- La traviata, Act I: Libiamo ne 'lieti calici
Hector Berlioz:
- Le carnaval romain, Op. 9
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky:
- Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Polonaise / Letter Scene

Mirella Freni, soprano
Christine Schäfer, soprano
Marcelo Alvarez, tenor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor

Issued: United States | EUROARTS
Duration: 01:13:00 + 01:31:56 + 01:29:18