Concert archive

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

• Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream (Excerpts)

  Deborah York Soprano, Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Damen des Chors des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Konstantia Gourzi Chorus Master

• Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique

Berliner Philharmoniker
Jaap van Zweden

• Béla Bartók
  Concerto for orchestra (00:44:19)

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor (00:51:08)

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  Jaap van Zweden in conversation with Christoph Streuli (00:19:50)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Brett Dean
  The Last Days of Socrates for bass baritone, choir and orchestra (1:00:16)

  Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir John Tomlinson Bass

• Michael Tippett
  A Child of Our Time (1:09:57)

  Sally Matthews Soprano, Sarah Connolly Contralto, Matthew Polenzani Tenor, Sir John Tomlinson Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

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  Brett Dean
  Brett Dean: Composing Socrates (0:14:40)

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  Simon Halsey on Michael Tippett's "A Child of Our Time" (16:00)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Jonathan Kelly, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Leonidas Kavakos

• Witold Lutosławski
  Double Concerto for oboe, harp and string orchestra (00:22:08)

  Jonathan Kelly Oboe, Marie-Pierre Langlamet Harp

• Henri Dutilleux
  L'Arbre des songes, Concerto for violin and orchestra (00:30:18)

  Leonidas Kavakos Violine

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastorale” (00:51:14)

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  Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Matthew McDonald (00:27:55)

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Paul Hindemith
  Ouvertüre zum »Fliegenden Holländer«, wie sie eine schlechte Kurkapelle morgens um 7 am Brunnen vom Blatt spielt for string quartet (00:10:59)

• Paul Hindemith
  Kammermusik No. 3 (00:21:36)

  Martin Löhr Cello

• Witold Lutosławski
  Preludes and Fugue for 13 solo strings (00:26:59)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo Järvi

Frank Peter Zimmermann

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major (00:27:33)

• Paul Hindemith
  Violin Concerto (00:32:04)

  Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Preludio from Partita for violin solo No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (00:05:31)

  Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major (00:36:40)

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  Paavo Järvi in conversation with Sarah Willis (00:27:14)

Bundesjugend­orchester
Howard Griffiths

• free

  Works by Murat Coşkun, Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Maurice Ohana, Manuel de Falla and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (01:40:26)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Pavol Breslik, Kate Royal, Michael Nagy

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute Concert Performance · Act 1 (01:10:33)

  Dimitry Ivashchenko Bass Baritone (Sarastro), Pavol Breslik Tenor (Tamino), Ana Durlovski Soprano (The Queen of the Night), Kate Royal Soprano (Pamina), Michael Nagy Baritone (Papageno), Regula Mühlemann Soprano (Papagena), James Elliott Tenor (Monostatos), Annick Massis Sopran (1st Lady), Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (2nd Lady), Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto (3rd Lady), Andreas Schager Tenor (1st Armoured Man), David Jerusalem Bass Baritone (2nd Armoured Man), Benjamin Hulett Tenor (1st Priest), Jonathan Lemalu Bass Baritone (2nd Priest), José van Dam Bariton (Speaker), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute Concert Performance · Act 2 (01:35:30)

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  Introduction by Sir Simon Rattle (00:20:18)

Junge Deutsche Philharmonie

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  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 9 (1:30:01)

  Jonathan Nott Conductor

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 33 in B flat major K. 319 (00:24:36)

• Richard Wagner
  Overture to Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (00:19:54)

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor (00:38:04)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Miklós Perényi

• Henri Dutilleux
  Métaboles for large orchestra (00:18:12)

• Witold Lutosławski
  Concerto for cello and orchestra (00:33:50)

  Miklós Perényi Cello

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 2 in C major (00:43:47)

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  Miklós Perényi in conversation with Martin Menking (00:13:57)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Barbara Hannigan

• Robert Schumann
  Genoveva Overture (00:11:00)

• Henri Dutilleux
  Correspondances for soprano and orchestra (00:22:18)

  Barbara Hannigan Soprano

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major »Rhenish« (00:34:31)

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  Barbara Hannigan in conversation with Jonathan Kelly (00:22:51)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Manfred Honeck

Anne-Sophie Mutter

• Antonín Dvořák
  Violin Concerto in A minor (00:37:34)

  Anne-Sophie Mutter Violin

• Witold Lutosławski
  Concerto for orchestra (00:34:35)

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  Manfred Honeck in conversation with Stephan Koncz (00:19:33)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel

• Samuel Barber
  Adagio for Strings (00:13:09)

• Richard Strauss
  Don Juan (00:21:19)

• Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (00:19:22)

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  Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Sarah Willis (00:23:43)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Louis Langrée

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Overture to La clemenza di Tito K. 621 (00:06:01)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 (00:34:22)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Davide penitente, Cantata for two sopranos, tenor, choir and orchestra K. 469 (00:51:04)

  Jane Archibald Soprano, Ann Hallenberg Soprano, Werner Güra Tenor, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

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  Louis Langrée in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (00:18:36)

Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Georg Friedrich Haas
  in vain for 24 instruments

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  Sir Simon Rattle talks about in vain by Georg Friedrich Haas (00:13:06)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Murray Perahia

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major K. 595 (00:34:02)

  Murray Perahia Piano

• Franz Schubert
  Sonata for piano four hands in C major D 812 »Grand Duo« (orch. Joseph Joachim) (00:43:37)

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  Murray Perahia in conversation with Sarah Willis (00:09:52)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Riccardo Chailly

• Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 4 in A major »Italian« (00:32:45)

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 6 in A major (01:04:17)

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  Riccardo Chailly in conversation with Albrecht Mayer (00:15:02)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony of Psalms (00:22:42)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kaspars Putninš Chorus Master

• Rudi Stephan
  Music for violin and orchestra (00:20:58)

  Daniel Stabrawa Violin

• Rudi Stephan
  Music for orchestra in one movement (00:17:26)

• Alexander Scriabin
  Le Poème de l’extase (00:25:21)

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  Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Alexander Bader (00:19:10)

Mitglieder der Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Barbara Hannigan

• Paul Hindemith
  Kammermusik No. 1 (00:18:18)

• Hans Werner Henze
  Being Beauteous (00:21:45)

  Barbara Hannigan Soprano

• William Walton
  Façade for reciter and six instruments (Excerpts) (00:33:07)

  Barbara Hannigan Speaker

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Maurizio Pollini

• Felix Mendelssohn
  Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) Concert Overturer in D major (00:14:32)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K. 467 (00:31:42)

  Maurizio Pollini Piano

• Franz Liszt
  Mazeppa, Symphonic Poem No. 6 (00:17:41)

• Franz Liszt
  Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, Symphonic Poem No. 13 (00:17:56)

• Franz Liszt
  Les Préludes Symphonic Poem No. 3 (00:19:40)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Quattro pezzi sacri (00:43:09)

  Sibylla Rubens Soprano, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Michael Gläser Chorus Master

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Ballet music from Macbeth, Don Carlo and Otello (00:41:15)

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  Christian Thielemann in conversation with Eva-Maria Tomasi (00:17:17)

Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Benedict Mason: Musik für die Philharmonie · Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (02:05:04)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• György Ligeti · Richard Wagner
  atmosphères · Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I (00:20:22)

• Claude Debussy
  Jeux (Poème dansé) (00:20:12)

• Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 (00:18:50)

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major »Rhenish« (00:34:58)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Sergei Rachmaninoff
  Kolokola (The Bells) for vocal soloists, choir and orchestra (00:41:18)

  Luba Orgonášová Soprano, Dmitry Popov Tenor, Mikhail Petrenko Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Igor Stravinsky
  Le Roi des étoiles (00:07:56)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Igor Stravinsky
  Le Sacre du printemps (revised version from 1947) (00:39:25)

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  Interviews with Sir Simon Rattle and Simon Halsey (00:15:12)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Iván Fischer

Olaf Maninger, Lisa Batiashvili

• Hans Werner Henze
  Epitaph for violoncello solo (00:04:28)

  Olaf Maninger Violoncello

• Igor Stravinsky
  Jeu de cartes (00:26:06)

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Violin Concerto in D major (00:27:31)

  Lisa Batiashvili Violin

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  From Dance of the Dolls (arr. Tamas Batiashvili) (00:04:34)

  Lisa Batiashvili Violin

• Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major (00:44:05)

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  Iván Fischer in conversation with Simon Halsey (00:20:36)

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Stanley Dodds

Isabel Karajan

• Igor Stravinsky
  Histoire du soldat (Performed in German) (01:03:09)

  Isabel Karajan Narrator

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

Christian Tetzlaff

• Benjamin Britten
  Passacaglia from Peter Grimes (00:09:02)

• Jörg Widmann
  Violin Concerto (00:30:30)

  Christian Tetzlaff Violin

• Claude Debussy
  La Mer (00:29:43)

• Maurice Ravel
  La Valse (00:17:49)

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  Andris Nelsons in conversation with Esko Laine (00:14:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kristjan Järvi

• Carl Nielsen
  En Fantasirejse til Færøerne (An Imaginary Trip To The Faroe Islands) (00:10:45)

• Olivier Messiaen
  L’Ascension (00:32:12)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor (00:47:04)

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  Kristjan Järvi in conversation with Philipp Bohnen (00:15:01)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andrea Marcon

• Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto for solo violin, two oboes, two horns, timpani, strings and continuo in D major RV 562a (00:18:03)

  Andreas Buschatz Violin, Albrecht Mayer Oboe, Andreas Wittmann Oboe, Sarah Willis Horn, Martin Owen Horn

• Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto for solo violin, solo oboe, two recorders, two oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo in G minor RV 576 (00:12:43)

  Anna Fusek Recorder, Giulia Genini Recorder, Daniele Damiano Bassoon, Andreas Buschatz Violin, Albrecht Mayer Oboe

• Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto for transverse flute, strings and continuo in G minor RV 439 »La notte« (00:10:24)

  Emmanuel Pahud Transverse Flute

• Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto for solo violin, solo cello, two oboes, two horns, bassoon, strings and continuo in F major RV 569 (00:17:39)

  Martin Löhr Cello, Daniele Damiano Bassoon, Martin Owen Horn, Sarah Willis Horn, Andreas Wittmann Oboe, Albrecht Mayer Oboe, Andreas Buschatz Violin

• Antonio Vivaldi
  »Gloria« in D major RV 589 (00:39:09)

  Lisa Larsson Soprano, Marina Prudenskaja Mezzo-Soprano, RIAS Kammerchor, Denis Comtet Chorus Master

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  Andrea Marcon in conversation with Albrecht Mayer (00:16:33)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard Haitink

Mihoko Fujimura

• Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll (Version for 13 instrumenst) (00:21:55)

• Richard Wagner
  Wesendonck-Lieder (orch. by Felix Mottl and Richard Wagner) (00:26:23)

  Mihoko Fujimura Mezzo-Soprano

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major »Eroica« (00:59:51)

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  Bernard Haitink in conversation with Matthew Hunter (00:14:25)

Cameron Carpenter

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  Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Isaac Albéniz, Cameron Carpenter, Richard Wagner, Charles Ives and Franz Liszt (2:03:34)

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  Cameron Carpenter
  Cameron Carpenter and Sarah Willis introduce the organ of the Berlin Philharmonie (18:32)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Emmanuel Pahud

• Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 95 in C minor (00:22:29)

• Jörg Widmann
  Flûte en suite for flute and orchestra groups European Première (00:29:40)

  Emmanuel Pahud Flute

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major (00:41:03)

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  Jörg Widmann in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (00:17:56)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Willard White, Latonia Moore

• George Gershwin
  Porgy and Bess Concert Performance (3:21:42)

  Sir Willard White Bass-Baritone (Porgy), Latonia Moore Soprano (Bess), Howard Haskin Tenor (Sportin' Life), Lester Lynch Baritone (Crown), John Fulton Tenor (Robbins, A Young Fisherman), Andrea Baker Soprano (Serena, His Wife), Rodney Clarke Baritone (Jake, Fisherman), Angel Blue Soprano (Clara, His Wife), Tichina Vaughn Mezzo-Soprano (Maria), Michael Redding Baritone (Jim), Cape Town Opera Voice of the Nation Chorus (Inhabitants of Catfish Row), Albert Horne Chorus Master

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  Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Willard White in conversation with Sarah Willis (17:49)

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  Behind the scenes of “Porgy and Bess” (12:24)

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

• Charles Ives
  Sonata No. 2 for Piano »Concord, Mass., 1840-60« (00:59:31)

  Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Berliner Philharmoniker
Ingo Metzmacher

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

• George Gershwin
  Cuban Overture (00:12:46)

• Charles Ives
  Symphony No. 4 for piano, orchestra and mixed choir (00:37:29)

  Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano, Ernst Senff Chor Berlin, Steffen Schubert Chorus Master

• George Antheil
  A Jazz Symphony (1955 version) (00:09:21)

• Leonard Bernstein
  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (00:28:42)

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  Introductions by Ingo Metzmacher and Winrich Hopp (17:12)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Yefim Bronfman

• Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (52:05)

  Yefim Bronfman Piano

• Witold Lutosławski
  Symphony No. 3 (41:08)

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  Sir Simon Rattle on Witold Lutosławski (11:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

Matthias Goerne

• Gustav Mahler
  Lieder from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (01:07:56)

  Matthias Goerne Baritone

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor (00:54:18)

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  Andris Nelsons in conversation with Thomas Leyendecker (15:40)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Walter Seyfarth, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza IXa for clarinet (00:14:25)

  Walter Seyfarth Clarinet

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare (00:23:18)

• Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis et Chloé, complete ballet music (01:04:50)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Michael Gläser Chorus Master

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  Yannick Nézet-Séguin in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (17:09)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Mariss Jansons

Frank Peter Zimmermann

• Bedřich Smetana
  Overture to The Bartered Bride (00:09:34)

• Bohuslav Martinů
  Violin Concerto No. 2 (00:31:06)

  Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin

• Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor »From The New World« (00:50:36)

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  Mariss Jansons in conversation with Peter Brem (14:18)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert Blomstedt

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnis (01:28:39)

  Ruth Ziesak Soprano, Gerhild Romberger Contralto, Richard Croft Tenor, Georg Zeppenfeld Bass, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Dijkstra Chorus Master

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  An introduction by Herbert Blomstedt (21:39)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Eva-Maria Westbroek, Christian Elsner, Terje Stensvold, Evelyn Herlitzius

• Richard Wagner
  Die Walküre (concert performance): Act I (01:04:33)

• Richard Wagner
  Die Walküre (concert performance): Act II (01:29:58)

• Richard Wagner
  Die Walküre (concert performance): Act III (01:16:31)

  Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Sieglinde), Christian Elsner Tenor (Siegmund), Lilli Paasikivi Mezzo-Soprano (Fricka), Terje Stensvold Bass (Wotan), Heike Grötzinger Mezzo-Soprano (Siegrune), Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Hunding), Joanna Porackova Soprano (Gerhilde), Julianne Young Mezzo-Soprano (Waltraute), Andrea Baker Mezzo-Soprano (Schwertleite), Eva Vogel Mezzo-Soprano (Grimgerde), Evelyn Herlitzius Soprano (Brünnhilde), Anette Bod Mezzo-Soprano (Rossweisse), Anna Gabler Soprano (Ortlinde), Susan Foster Soprano (Helmwige)

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  Introductions by Sir Simon Rattle · Part 1 (10:31)

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  Introductions by Sir Simon Rattle · Part 2 (14:59)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Anne Sofie von Otter, Isabelle Faust

• Robert Schumann
  Overture to Genoveva (00:10:41)

• Alban Berg
  Altenberg Lieder (00:13:56)

  Anne Sofie von Otter Mezzo-Soprano

• Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto »To the Memory of an Angel« (00:31:29)

  Isabelle Faust Violin

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 2 in C major (00:46:37)

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  Isabelle Faust in conversation with Margarete Zander (14:35)

The 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Annette Dasch, Till Brönner

• Works by Julius Klengel, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla, Ennio Morricone and other composers (1:54:03)

  Annette Dasch Soprano, Till Brönner Trumpet

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  The 12 Cellists: past and presence (14:23)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel

Leonidas Kavakos

• Maurice Ravel
  Ma Mère l'Oye (00:20:42)

• Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Violin Concerto in D major (00:35:37)

  Leonidas Kavakos Violin

• Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra (00:43:35)

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  Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Albrecht Mayer (17:41)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Magdalena Kožená, Jonas Kaufmann

• Georges Bizet
  Carmen (Reconstruction of the original version by Fritz Oeser) concert performance (02:44:27)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Carmen), Jonas Kaufmann Tenor (Don José), Kostas Smoriginas Baritone (Escamillo), Genia Kühmeier Soprano (Micaëla), Christian van Horn Bass Bariton (Zuniga), Andrè Schuen Bass-Baritone (Moralès), Christina Landshammer Soprano (Frasquita), Rachel Frenkel Mezzo-Soprano (Mercédès), Simone del Salvio Bariton (Dancaïro), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Tenor (Remendado), Chor und Kinderchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Eberhard Friedrich Chorus Master, Vinzenz Weissenburger Chorus Master

• Carmen: Video with English and German subtitles (2:44:28)

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  Documentary “‘Carmen’ at the Berlin Philharmonie” (17:34)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Murray Perahia, Kate Royal, Christian Gerhaher, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Luciano Berio
  E vó for soprano and instruments (00:06:30)

  Barbara Kind Soprano

• Robert Schumann
  Nachtlied (00:09:28)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor (00:35:41)

  Murray Perahia Piano

• Luciano Berio
  O King for mezzo-soprano and five players (00:06:18)

  Kate Royal Soprano

• Gabriel Fauré
  Requiem (1900 version) (00:41:38)

  Christian Gerhaher Baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

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  Murray Perahia in conversation with Sarah Willis (17:55)

Berliner Barock Solisten

Bernhard Forck, Mark Padmore

• Henry Purcell
  Overture for strings and continuo in G major (00:10:38)

  Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction

• George Frideric Handel
  Arias from Samson (00:12:17)

  Mark Padmore Tenor, Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction

• Charles Avison
  Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G minor (after Domenico Scarlatti) (00:11:42)

  Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction

• George Frideric Handel
  Excerpts from Samson (00:11:03)

  Mark Padmore Tenor, Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction

• George Frideric Handel
  Excerpts from Jephtha (00:20:46)

  Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction, Mark Padmore Tenor

• Francesco Geminiani
  Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 3 No. 3 (00:10:09)

  Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction

• George Frideric Handel
  Excerpts from Jephtha (00:14:40)

  Bernhard Forck Violin and Direction, Mark Padmore Tenor

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  Introduction by Mark Padmore and Bernhard Forck (11:26)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 8 (1890 version) (01:31:10)

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  An introduction by Zubin Mehta (11:39)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

RIAS Kammerchor, Jane Archibald

• Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes (00:28:10)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master

• Olivier Messiaen
  Poèmes pour Mi (00:21:24)

  Jane Archibald Soprano

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor »Pathétique« (00:54:34)

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  Christian Thielemann in conversation with Aleksandar Ivić (13:33)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Albrecht Mayer

• Richard Strauss
  Oboe Concerto in D major (00:33:10)

  Albrecht Mayer Oboe

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata BWV 156: Sinfonia (00:04:10)

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 4 in E flat major »Romantic« (1878/80 version) (01:23:31)

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  Interview with Albrecht Mayer (07:33)

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  Interview with Christian Thielemann (07:57)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Camilla Tilling, Bernarda Fink, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Hugo Wolf
  3 Choruses: Elfenlied · Der Feuerreiter · Frühlingschor (00:19:20)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Camilla Tilling Soprano

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 2 in C minor »Resurrection« (01:36:18)

  Camilla Tilling Soprano, Bernarda Fink Contralto, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

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  An introduction by Simon Halsey (12:06)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (00:13:08)

• Antonín Dvořák
  The Golden Spinning-Wheel (00:24:53)

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Verklärte Nacht (1943 Version) (00:33:15)

• Edward Elgar
  Enigma Variations (00:36:36)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor in the performing edition of the 4th movement completed from the manuscripts by Samale-Phillips-Cohrs-Mazzuca (1985-2008/revised 2010) (1:34:16)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle on the completed Ninth Symphony of Anton Bruckner (19:46)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

Guy Braunstein

• Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major (00:53:34)

  Guy Braunstein Violin

• Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben (00:57:01)

• free

  Guy Braunstein in conversation with Armin Schubert (16:30)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Magdalena Kožená, Olaf Maninger

• Maurice Ravel
  Le Tombeau de Couperin (00:28:03)

  Klaus Wallendorf Presentation

• Antonín Dvořák
  Biblical Songs (00:31:12)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

• Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-Lieder (00:24:17)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

• Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 7 in B minor »Unfinished« (00:31:52)

• Luciano Berio
  Ritorno degli snovidenia (00:23:09)

  Olaf Maninger Violoncello, Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker

• Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade (00:21:34)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

• free

  Introduction by Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle (08:22)

Berliner Barock Solisten
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Burghart Klaußner

• Works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Joachim Quantz, Frederick the Great, Johann Gottlieb Graun and others (01:54:57)

  Berliner Barock Solisten, Gottfried von der Goltz Violin and Direction, Jacques Zoon Flute, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Midori Seiler Violin and Direction, Christoph Huntgeburth Flute, Armin Mueller-Stahl Speaker, Burghart Klaußner Speaker

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
HK Gruber

HK Gruber, Gábor Tarkövi

• Kurt Weill
  Berlin im Licht for vocals and jazz instruments (00:08:56)

  HK Gruber Chansonnier

• Kurt Weill
  Öl-Musik for voice and instrumental ensemble (00:07:31)

  HK Gruber Chansonnier

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza X for trumpet in C (and piano resonances) (00:19:23)

  Gábor Tarkövi Trumpet

• HK Gruber
  Frankenstein!! A Pandemonium for chansonnier and ensemble after children’s rhymes by H. C. Artmann (00:40:45)

  HK Gruber Chansonnier

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev

Boris Berezovsky, Amihai Grosz

• Albert Roussel
  Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2 (00:18:46)

• Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major (00:19:15)

  Boris Berezovsky Piano

• Isaac Albéniz
  Tango in D (00:03:25)

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza VI for viola (00:15:39)

  Amihai Grosz Viola

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances (00:42:05)

• free

  Boris Berezovsky in conversation with Philipp Bohnen (14:40)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim

Anna Larsson, Ian Storey, Kwangchoul Youn, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Edward Elgar
  The Dream of Gerontius (01:41:05)

  Anna Larsson Mezzo-Soprano, Ian Storey Tenor, Kwangchoul Youn Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  An introduction by Simon Halsey (16:05)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Nicola Luisotti

Emmanuel Pahud, Leah Crocetto, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Claude Debussy
  Syrinx for solo flute (00:05:26)

  Emmanuel Pahud Flute

• Francis Poulenc
  Gloria for solo soprano, chorus and orchestra (00:31:00)

  Leah Crocetto Soprano, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robin Gritton Chorus Master

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza I for flute (00:08:21)

  Emmanuel Pahud Flute

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major (00:51:02)

• free

  Nicola Luisotti in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (16:53)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Gerald Finley, Anne Sofie von Otter, Stuart Skelton

• Leoš Janáček
  The Cunning Little Vixen: Final Scene (00:22:25)

  Gerald Finley Bass-Baritone

• Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde (01:17:29)

  Anne Sofie von Otter Mezzo-Soprano, Stuart Skelton Tenor

• free

  Anne Sofie von Otter in conversation with Christoph Hartmann (16:17)

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Sarah Sun, Andreas Buschatz

• György Ligeti
  Aventures for three singers and seven instrumentalists (00:12:52)

  Sarah Sun Soprano, Truike van der Poel Mezzo-Soprano, Guillermo Anzorena Baritone

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza VIII for violin (00:19:28)

  Andreas Buschatz Violin

• Unsuk Chin
  Akrostichon-Wortspiel for soprano and ensemble (00:17:47)

  Sarah Sun Soprano

• György Ligeti
  Nouvelles Aventures for three singers and seven instrumentalists (00:15:06)

  Sarah Sun Soprano, Truike van der Poel Mezzo-Soprano, Guillermo Anzorena Baritone

Berliner Philharmoniker
Donald Runnicles

Amihai Grosz, Ludwig Quandt

• Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote (00:47:12)

  Amihai Grosz Viola, Ludwig Quandt Cello

• Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major (00:54:13)

• free

  Ludwig Quandt in conversation with Götz Teutsch (14:29)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Iván Fischer

Daniel Stabrawa

• Ernő Dohnányi
  Symphonic Minutes (00:16:13)

• Jenő Hubay
  Violin Concerto No. 3 in G minor (00:35:55)

  Daniel Stabrawa Violin

• Franz Schubert
  German Dances D 90 (Version for orchestra) (00:16:50)

• Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major (00:34:32)

• free

  Daniel Stabrawa in conversation with Christoph Streuli (17:54)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Stefan Dohr

• Maurice Ravel
  Alborada del gracioso (00:09:00)

• Toshio Hosokawa
  Horn Concerto (00:19:48)

  Stefan Dohr Horn

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 (1:07:30)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 9 (1:52:55)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Helmut Lachenmann
  Tableau for orchestra (00:15:06)

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 9 (1:31:13)

• free

  Helmut Lachenmann in conversation with Catherine Milliken (13:14)

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Magdalena Kožená, Olaf Ott

• Manuel de Falla
  Psyché (00:07:19)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

• Luigi Dallapiccola
  Piccola musica notturna (00:09:40)

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza V for trombone (00:09:10)

  Olaf Ott Trombone

• Luciano Berio
  Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano and seven instruments (00:26:17)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Mass in C major (00:58:31)

  Julia Kleiter Soprano, Elisabeth von Magnus Mezzo-Soprano, Werner Güra Tenor, Florian Boesch Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor (00:41:16)

• free

  Nikolaus Harnoncourt in conversation with Olaf Wilhelmer (17:07)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Pablo Heras-Casado

Marc-André Hamelin

• Felix Mendelssohn
  The Hebrides Overture (00:12:58)

• Karol Szymanowski
  Symphony No. 4 for piano and orchestra »Symphonie concertante« (00:32:29)

  Marc-André Hamelin Piano

• Luciano Berio
  Quatre dédicaces for orchestra (00:15:16)

• Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor »Scottish« (00:48:06)

• free

  Pablo Heras-Casado in conversation with Madeleine Carruzzo (16:06)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Dale Duesing, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Jonathan Harvey
  Weltethos for speaker, choir, children’s chorus and orchestra. (1:20:17)

  Dale Duesing Speaker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master and Co-Conductor, Kinderchor des Händel-Gymnasiums Berlin, Jan Olberg Chorus Master, Hans Küng Concept and text

• free

  Simon Halsey on the premiere of Weltethos by Jonathan Harvey (09:41)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Juraj Valcuha

Nikolaj Znaider

• Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe Overture (00:11:01)

• Jean Sibelius
  Violin Concerto in D minor (00:39:38)

  Nikolaj Znaider Violin

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 1 in G minor »Winter Daydreams« (50:25)

• free

  Nikolaj Znaider in conversation with Amihai Grosz (15:11)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

Johannes Moser

• Gottfried von Einem
  Orchestermusik (00:16:20)

• Robert Schumann
  Cello Concerto in A minor (00:31:12)

  Johannes Moser Cello

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 (01:08:57)

• free

  Johannes Moser in conversation with Walter Küssner (16:26)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Semyon Bychkov

Albrecht Mayer

• Luciano Berio
  Rendering for orchestra (00:37:48)

• Luciano Berio
  Sequenza VII for oboe (00:13:09)

  Albrecht Mayer Oboe

• William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 (00:53:46)

• free

  Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Sarah Willis (24:05)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin

• Antonio Lotti
  Crucifixus (00:05:06)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Thomas Tallis
  Spem in alium (40-part motet) (00:09:09)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 8 »Symphony of a Thousand« (01:28:56)

  Susan Bullock Soprano, Erika Sunnegårdh Soprano, Anna Prohaska Soprano, Lilli Paasikivi Mezzo-Soprano, Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto, Johan Botha Tenor, David Wilson-Johnson Baritone, John Relyea Bass, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Howard Arman Chorus Master, Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle on Mahlers Symphony No. 8 (07:08)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

Gábor Tarkövi, Jan Schlichte

• Hans Pfitzner
  Palestrina: Prelude to Act II (00:07:43)

• Heinrich Kaminski
  Dorian Music (00:30:05)

• Wolfgang Rihm
  Marsyas, Rhapsody for trumpet with percussion and orchestra (2nd version) (00:21:23)

  Gábor Tarkövi Trumpet, Jan Schlichte Percussion

• Richard Strauss
  Der Rosenkavalier: Suite (00:28:54)

• free

  Dr. Winrich Hopp in conversation with Dr. Helge Grünewald (16:54)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 7 (01:26:16)

• free

  The Berliner Philharmoniker prepare for the 2011/12 season (05:02)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Emmanuelle Haïm

• George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in G major HWV 319 (13:08)

• George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major HWV 350 (12:27)

• George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348 (24:20)

• Jean-Philippe Rameau
  Suite No. 1 from Stage Works (29:30)

• Jean-Philippe Rameau
  Suite No. 2 from Stage Works (26:34)

• free

  Emmanuelle Haïm in conversation with Catherine Milliken (12:20)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Peter Eötvös

Miklós Perényi, Philharmonic Choir of Slovakia, Ferruccio Furlanetto

• Modest Mussorgsky
  St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (13:19)

• Peter Eötvös
  Cello Concerto Grosso Première commissioned by the Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker (30:58)

  Miklós Perényi Cello

• Igor Stravinsky
  Four Russian Peasant Songs (06:46)

  Philharmonic Choir of Slovakia, Blanka Juhaňáková Chorus Master

• Modest Mussorgsky
  Coronation Scene and Death Scene from Boris Godunov (29:43)

  Ferruccio Furlanetto Bass, Philharmonic Choir of Slovakia, Blanka Juhaňáková Chorus Master

• free

  Peter Eötvös in conversation with Sarah Willis (20:28)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Vladimir Jurowski

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale variations on »Vom Himmel hoch da komm‘ ich her« (arr. for choir and orchestra by Igor Stravinsky) (13:16)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Igor Stravinsky
  Requiem Canticles (22:30)

  Iris Vermillion Contralto, Markus Brück Baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Gustav Mahler
  Das klagende Lied (69:02)

  Christine Schäfer Soprano, Michael König Tenor, Iris Vermillion Contralto, Markus Brück Baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Simon Halsey on Mahler, Bach, Stravinsky (16:30)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Alban Berg
  Three Pieces for Orchestra (22:57)

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 6 (1:30:05)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle on the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2011/2012 season (11:52)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Matthias Goerne

• Karl Amadeus Hartmann
  Song Scene for baritone and orchestra on a text from Sodom and Gomorrah by Jean Giraudoux (30:00)

  Matthias Goerne Baritone

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 version) (1:07:50)

• free

  Stanisław Skrowaczewski in conversation with Daniel Stabrawa (20:36)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Yutaka Sado

• Tōru Takemitsu
  From me flows what you call time for five percussionsts and orchestra (38:01)

  Raphael Haeger, Simon Rössler, Franz Schindlbeck, Jan Schlichte, Wieland Welzel Percussion (Takemitsu)

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 5 (59:47)

• free

  Yutaka Sado in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (16:51)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Anne Sofie von Otter, Jonas Kaufmann

• Gustav Mahler
  Adagio from the Symphony No. 10 (Performing version by Deryck Cooke) (25:57)

• Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde (1:07:45)

  Anne Sofie von Otter Mezzo-Soprano, Jonas Kaufmann Tenor

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Anna Prohaska, Maurizio Pollini

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  »Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio« - »Ah conte, partite«, aria for soprano and orchestra K. 418 (8:17)

  Anna Prohaska Soprano

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Die Zauberflöte: »Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden« (5:03)

  Anna Prohaska Soprano

• Alban Berg
  Lulu Suite (22:43)

  Anna Prohaska Soprano

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K. 453 (34:15)

  Maurizio Pollini Piano

• Gustav Mahler
  Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (performing version by Deryck Cooke) (29:20)

• free

  Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini and Anna Prohaska in conversation with Sarah Willis (17:55)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson

• Richard Strauss
  Festmusik der Stadt Wien (13:15)

• Richard Strauss
  Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 · Hymnus, Op. 33 No. 3 · Notturno, Op. 44 No. 1 · Gesang der Apollopriesterin, Op. 33 No. 2 · Pilgers Morgenlied, Op. 33 No. 4 · Winterliebe, Op. 48 No. 5 · Waldseligkeit (43:57)

  Renée Fleming Soprano, Thomas Hampson Baritone

• Richard Strauss
  Selections from Arabella: Prelude to the third act · Duet “Sie woll’n mich heiraten” · Duet “Und du wirst mein Gebieter sein” (20:17)

  Renée Fleming Soprano, Thomas Hampson Baritone

• Richard Strauss
  Festliches Präludium (16:32)

• free

  Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson in conversation with Sarah Willis (20:12)

• free

  Thomas Hampson on classical music in digital media in conversation with Sarah Willis (38:22)

Staatskapelle Berlin, Streicher der Berliner Philharmoniker
Andrey Boreyko

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Chamber Symphony in C minor · Ukrainian and Russian Chorusses (1:10:49)

  Streicher der Berliner Philharmoniker, Kammerchor Credo, Kiew, Bogdan Plish Direction, Therese Affolter Speaker, Christian Brückner Speaker

• Tōru Takemitsu
  Requiem for string orchestra (10:36)

  Staatskapelle Berlin

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor »Pathétique« (52:00)

  Staatskapelle Berlin

• free

  Artists of the concert on the reactor disaster of Chernobyl (10:35)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Henry Purcell
  Funeral Music for Queen Mary (20:35)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 (1:20:45)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 2) (11:44)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Alan Gilbert

Christianne Stotijn, Emanuel Ax

• Alban Berg
  Seven Early Songs (19:42)

  Christianne Stotijn Mezzo-Soprano

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major K. 482 (43:48)

  Emanuel Ax Piano

• Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird (complete ballet) (52:54)

• free

  Alan Gilbert in conversation with Matthew Hunter (15:40)

Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor »Pathétique« (53:55)

  Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim Conductor

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor (48:36)

  Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle Conductor

• free

  Christian Schneider (UNICEF Germany) in conversation with Andreas Wittmann (11:15)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Hanna Schwarz, Emily Magee, Iain Paterson

• Richard Strauss
  Salome concert performance (1:54:30)

  Stig Andersen Tenor (Herod), Hanna Schwarz Mezzo-Soprano (Herodias), Emily Magee Soprano (Salome), Iain Paterson Bass Baritone (Jochanaan), Pavol Breslik Tenor (Narraboth), Rinat Shaham Mezzo-Soprano (Page), Burkhard Ulrich Tenor (First Jew), Bernhard Berchtold Tenor (Second Jew), Timothy Robinson Tenor (Third Jew), Marcel Beekman Tenor (Fourth Jew), Richard Wiegold Bass (Fifth Jew), Reinhard Hagen Bass (First Nazarene), Andrè Schuen Bass Baritone (Second Nazarene, Cappadocian), Gábor Bretz Bass (First Soldier), Wilhelm Schwinghammer Bass (Second Soldier)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard Haitink

Leif Ove Andsnes

• Witold Lutosławski
  Funeral Music for string orchestra (18:07)

• Witold Lutosławski
  Symphony No. 4 (25:25)

• Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (55:22)

  Leif Ove Andsnes Piano

• free

  Bernard Haitink and Leif Ove Andsnes in conversation with Fergus McWilliam (17:42)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard Haitink

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major (1:22:40)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert Blomstedt

• Paul Hindemith
  Nobilissima visione (25:24)

• Anton Bruckner
  Mass No. 3 in F minor (1:06:41)

  Juliane Banse Soprano, Claudia Mahnke Mezzo-Soprano, Dominik Wortig Tenor, Markus Butter Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Herbert Blomstedt in conversation with Simon Halsey (15:25)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Christine Schäfer

• Igor Stravinsky
  Apollo (Apollon musagète) (34:03)

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 (1:05:48)

  Christine Schäfer Soprano

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 1) (11:41)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Stefan Dohr

• Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 99 in E flat major (27:39)

• Toshio Hosokawa
  Horn Concerto (20:49)

  Stefan Dohr Horn

• Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 »Great C major« (58:57)

• free

  Toshio Hosokawa in conversation with Stefan Dohr (10:03)

• free

  Stefan Dohr in conversation with Sarah Willis (11:05)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Nathalie Stutzmann

• Johannes Brahms
  Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang (04:34)

  Damen des Rundfunkchors Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Hugo Wolf
  Elfenlied (05:05)

  Anke Herrmann Soprano, Damen des Rundfunkchors Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 3 (01:49:37)

  Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto, Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Damen des Rundfunkchors Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Introduction by Simon Halsey (15:39)

Orchester-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Guy Braunstein, Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Staples

• Hans Werner Henze
  Violin Concerto No. 2 (38:59)

  Wolfram Teßmer Baritone, Guy Braunstein Violin

• Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde (1:07:16)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Andrew Staples Tenor

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Gabriel Fauré
  Pelléas et Mélisande - Orchestra Suite op. 80 (19:25)

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 2 in C Major (43:14)

Berliner Philharmoniker
David Zinman

Yo-Yo Ma

• Anders Hillborg
  Cold Heat Première (17:13)

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Cello Concerto No. 2 (43:36)

  Yo-Yo Ma Cello

• Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No. 5 (43:55)

• free

  David Zinman and Anders Hillborg in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (09:47)

• free

  David Zinman and Yo-Yo Ma in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (18:11)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Valery Gergiev

Denis Matsuev

• Rodion Shchedrin
  Symphonic Diptych German Première (10:02)

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (47:43)

  Denis Matsuev Piano

• Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) (36:49)

• free

  Valery Gergiev in conversation with Wilfried Strehle (17:17)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Neeme Järvi

Arcadi Volodos

• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Suite from the opera-ballet Mlada (19:10)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor (43:48)

  Arcadi Volodos Piano

• Sergei Taneyev
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor (45:56)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Neeme Järvi

Olga Mykytenko, Anatoli Kotscherga

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 14 (53:30)

  Olga Mykytenko Soprano, Anatoli Kotscherga Bass

• Richard Strauss
  Don Juan (22:02)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini (29:14)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Encore: Waltz of the Flowers (09:48)

• free

  Neeme Järvi in conversation with Stanley Dodds (17:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances (39:39)

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 (01:05:02)

• free

  An introduction by Sir Simon Rattle (10:24)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kate Royal, Magdalena Kožená

• Arnold Schoenberg
  A Survivor from Warsaw (9:28)

  Hanns Zischler Speaker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 2 in C minor »Resurrection« (01:37:32)

  Kate Royal Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

• free

  An introduction by Simon Halsey (13:12)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Yefim Bronfman

• Olivier Messiaen
  Les Offrandes oubliées (12:27)

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No. 2 (34:12)

  Yefim Bronfman Piano

• Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique (01:06:03)

• free

  Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Yefim Bronfman in conversation with Sarah Willis (17:31)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons

Baiba Skride

• Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto (37:11)

  Baiba Skride Violin

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 8 (01:12:56)

• free

  Baiba Skride and Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stanley Dodds (20:00)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Eivind Gullberg Jensen

Vadim Repin

• Sofia Gubaidulina
  Offertorium Concerto for violin and orchestra (39:03)

  Vadim Repin Violin

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor (43:42)

• free

  Eivind Gullberg Jensen and Vadim Repin in conversation with Sarah Willis (16:37)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tomáš Netopil

Magdalena Kožená

• Bohuslav Martinů
  Three Fragments from Julietta (46:36)

  Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Julietta), Steve Davislim Tenor (Michel), Michèle Lagrange Soprano, Fréderic Goncalves Bass Baritone, René Schirrer Bass, Barbara Kind Sopran, Isabelle Voßkühler Soprano, Christina Seifert Mezzo-Soprano, Bettina Pieck Contralto

• Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor (44:38)

• free

  Magdalena Kožená in conversation with Jonathan Kelly (18:53)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Giovanni Antonini

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major (25:54)

• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  Symphony in F major Wq 183 No. 3 (12:40)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major (36:39)

• free

  Giovanni Antonini in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky (18:41)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Pierre Boulez

Emmanuel Pahud, Barbara Hannigan

• Pierre Boulez
  ... explosante-fixe ... for flute with live-electronics, two flutes and ensemble (40:56)

  Emmanuel Pahud Flute, Marion Ralincourt Flute, Sophie Cherrier Flute, Mitglieder des IRCAM Paris Sound Direction

• Igor Stravinsky
  The Nightingale concert performance (55:34)

  Barbara Hannigan Soprano (Nightingale), Julia Faylenbogen Mezzo-Soprano (Death), Stephanie Weiss Mezzo-Soprano (Cook), Edgaras Montvidas Tenor (Fisherman), Roman Trekel Baritone (Emperor of China), Peter Rose Bass (Bonze), Georg Zeppenfeld Bass (Chamberlain), Jan Remmers Tenor (Japanese Ambassador), Wolfram Teßmer Baritone (Japanese Ambassador), Rundfunkchor Berlin (Tenants), Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Pierre Boulez in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (17:33)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Luciano Berio
  Coro for 40 voices and instruments (1:00:51)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, James Wood Chorus Master

• Igor Stravinsky
  Pulcinella (complete) (45:34)

  Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Burkhard Ulrich Tenor, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo Bass

• free

  Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald (12:57)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Karita Mattila

• Richard Wagner
  Parsifal: Prelude to Act I (19:22)

• Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs (31:11)

  Karita Mattila Soprano

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Five Pieces for Orchestra (25:43)

• Anton Webern
  Six Pieces for Orchestra (12:53)

• Alban Berg
  Three Pieces for orchestra (23:38)

• free

  Intermission documentary: “Schoenberg and his circle” (18:25)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• free

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major (37:58)

• free

  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 (01:02:49)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle introduces Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 (08:45)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle introduces Mahler's Symphony No. 1 (10:38)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Semyon Bychkov

Tabea Zimmermann

• Maurice Ravel
  Le Tombeau de Couperin (20:14)

• Béla Bartók
  Concerto for viola and orchestra (30:06)

  Tabea Zimmermann Viola

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major (49:05)

• free

  Tabea Zimmermann in conversation with Helge Grünewald (in German) (18:16)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis

• Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (revised version from 1947) (40:05)

• Wynton Marsalis
  Swing Symphony Première (01:10:45)

  Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis Artistic Director

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle and Wynton Marsalis in conversation with Catherine Milliken (18:51)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert Blomstedt

Daniel Stabrawa, Ludwig Quandt, Martin Helmchen

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Triple Concerto in C major (43:16)

  Daniel Stabrawa Violin, Ludwig Quandt Cello, Martin Helmchen Piano

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 6 in A major (01:07:02)

• free

  Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 – An introduction by Herbert Blomstedt (in German) (16:01)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Dmitrij Kitajenko

Radek Baborak

• Béla Bartók
  Hungarian Sketches (16:17)

• Reinhold Glière
  Horn Concerto in B flat major (41:50)

  Radek Baborak Horn

• Alexander Scriabin
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor “Le divin poème” (55:24)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major (35:23)

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony Nos. 6 & 7 (58:15)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Harri Kuusisaari (14:08)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Christianne Stotijn, Jonas Kaufmann

• Franz Schubert
  Gretchen am Spinnrade D 118, Nacht und Träume D 827, Erlkönig D 328 (14:07)

  Christianne Stotijn Mezzo-Soprano, Herren des Rundfunkchors Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Herren des Chors des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Michael Alber Chorus Master

• Arnold Schoenberg
  From Gurrelieder: Part 1 No. 11: Orchestral Prelude and Lied der Waldtaube (21:30)

  Christianne Stotijn Mezzo-Soprano, Herren des Rundfunkchors Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Herren des Chors des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Michael Alber Chorus Master

• Johannes Brahms
  Rinaldo Cantata (47:44)

  Jonas Kaufmann Tenor, Herren des Rundfunkchors Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Herren des Chors des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Michael Alber Chorus Master

• free

  An introduction by Simon Halsey (16:49)

Berliner Philharmoniker
David Robertson

Renaud Capuçon

• Franz Liszt
  Orpheus, symphonic poem (13:49)

• György Ligeti
  Violin Concerto (31:11)

  Renaud Capuçon Violin

• Béla Bartók
  The Wooden Prince, Ballet Music Sz 60 (58:55)

• free

  Renaud Capuçon in conversation with Matthew Hunter (20:24)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim

Alisa Weilerstein

• Richard Wagner
  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Prelude to Act 3 (08:49)

• Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor (33:38)

  Alisa Weilerstein Cello

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor (55:48)

• free

  Alisa Weilerstein in conversation with Ludwig Quandt (16:51)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Jiří Bělohlávek

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

• Leoš Janáček
  Instrumental Suite from the Opera From the House of the Dead (23:50)

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Piano Concerto (23:37)

  Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 (46:34)

• free

  Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (19:18)

Berliner Philharmoniker
András Schiff

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor BWV 1052 (24:38)

  András Schiff Piano

• Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 100 in G major »Military« (28:38)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni Overture & Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (48:42)

  András Schiff Piano

• free

  András Schiff in conversation with Jonathan Kelly (28:30)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Peter Sellars, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  St Matthew Passion · Part I (01:19:00)

  Camilla Tilling Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias), Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist), Thomas Quasthoff Baritone (Arias), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ), Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Ritualization, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  St Matthew Passion · Part II (01:59:25)

  Camilla Tilling Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias), Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist), Thomas Quasthoff Baritone (Arias), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ), Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Ritualization, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• free

  Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey (50:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Mariss Jansons

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Messa da requiem (01:35:14)

  Krassimira Stoyanova Soprano, Marina Prudenskaja Mezzo-Soprano, David Lomeli Tenor, Stephen Milling Bass, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Dijkstra Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Neeme Järvi

• Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture in C minor (11:44)

• Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture in D minor (15:18)

• Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon Overture (12:03)

• Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (41:46)

• free

  Neeme Järvi in conversation (12:37)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Mitsuko Uchida

• György Ligeti
  San Francisco Polyphony (15:47)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (40:33)

  Mitsuko Uchida Piano

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 (48:19)

• free

  The Berliner Philharmoniker support UNICEF's Haiti emergency assistance – a round table discussion (16:27)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Mitsuko Uchida

• György Kurtág
  Grabstein für Stephan (10:23)

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 4 (41:10)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major »Emperor« (45:36)

  Mitsuko Uchida Piano

• free

  “It's a Venture - an Adventure” – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Piano Concertos Part II (12:29)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Mitsuko Uchida

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (34:04)

  Mitsuko Uchida Piano

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 3 (32:28)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (42:56)

  Mitsuko Uchida Piano

• free

  "A Venture - an Adventure" – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Concertos Part I (12:04)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Mitsuko Uchida, Barbara Hannigan

• György Ligeti
  atmosphères (10:52)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major (42:10)

  Mitsuko Uchida Piano

• György Ligeti
  Mysteries of the Macabre (version for coloratura soprano and orchestra) (11:04)

  Barbara Hannigan Soprano

• Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 (43:52)

• free

  Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Gerhard Forck (11:29)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Ton Koopman

RIAS Kammerchor

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major (19:58)

• Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 98 in B flat major (29:35)

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Motet »Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden« (08:12)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Magnificat in D major BWV 243 (34:37)

  Klara Ek Soprano, Rachel Frenkel Mezzo-Soprano, Ingeborg Danz Contralto, Werner Güra Tenor, Klaus Mertens Bass, RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master

• free

  An introduction by Ton Koopman (13:53)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard Haitink

Frank Peter Zimmermann

• György Kurtág
  Stele (15:19)

• Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto (43:55)

  Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin

• Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra (43:44)

• free

  Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Christoph Streuli (18:31)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev

Hélène Grimaud

• Heinz Holliger
  Two Liszt Transcriptions for large orchestra (13:00)

• Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major (29:36)

  Hélène Grimaud Piano

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 (55:16)

• free

  Hélène Grimaud and Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (15:30)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Donald Runnicles

Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus

• Sebastian S. Currier
  TRACES, Concerto for solo harp and orchestra Première (31:53)

  Marie-Pierre Langlamet Harp

• Johannes Brahms
  Ein deutsches Requiem (01:15:25)

  Helena Juntunen Soprano, Gerald Finley Bass Baritone, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Norman Mackenzie Chorus Master

• free

  Donald Runnicles in conversation with Fergus McWilliam (16:03)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Johannes Brahms
  Nänie (14:56)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robin Gritton Chorus Master

• Johannes Brahms
  Gesang der Parzen (11:21)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robin Gritton Chorus Master

• Johannes Brahms
  Schicksalslied (19:10)

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robin Gritton Chorus Master

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Pelleas und Melisande (50:23)

• free

  Christian Thielemann interviewed by Sarah Willis (16:55)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

Leonidas Kavakos

• Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 3 in D major (26:09)

• Béla Bartók
  The Miraculous Mandarin, suite (22:57)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto (54:43)

  Leonidas Kavakos Violin

• free

  Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Walter Küssner (17:47)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Evelyn Herlitzius

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Accompaniment to a Film Scene (10:36)

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Erwartung (Expectation) (32:45)

  Evelyn Herlitzius Soprano

• Johannes Brahms
  Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg) (47:13)

• free

  John Carewe talking about Schoenberg's "Erwartung" (Expectation) (18:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Eva Vogel

• Hans Krása
  Symphony for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra (20:22)

  Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Eva Vogel Contralto

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Chamber Symphony No. 1 (24:10)

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 (44:40)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Iván Fischer

Netherlands Youth Choir, Oszkár Ökrös

• Joseph Haydn
  Symphonie Nr. 88 in G major (23:44)

• Béla Bartók
  Seven pieces for chorus and chamber orchestra (18:05)

  Netherlands Youth Choir, Wilma ten Wolde Chorus Master

• Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 (16:07)

  Oszkár Ökrös Cimbalom

• free

  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dances No. 11 and No. 15 (orch. Iván Fischer) (08:02)

• Zoltán Kodály
  Dances of Galanta (20:07)

• free

  Iván Fischer in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (17:24)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding

Janine Jansen

• Béla Bartók
  Divertimento for string orchestra (30:29)

• Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto (36:52)

  Janine Jansen Violin

• Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration (30:12)

• free

  Janine Jansen and Daniel Harding in conversation with Sarah Willis (21:50)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Semyon Bychkov

Guy Braunstein

• Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies for Wind Instruments (version from 1947) (11:05)

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Verklärte Nacht (1943 version) (34:36)

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 (45:05)

  Guy Braunstein Violin

• free

  Guy Braunstein and Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Terry Martin (26:41)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Asher Fisch

Daniel Barenboim

• Karol Szymanowski
  Concert Overture in E major (14:50)

• Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor (36:10)

  Daniel Barenboim Piano

• Witold Lutosławski
  Ouverture for strings (06:48)

• Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (57:24)

  Daniel Barenboim Piano

• free

  Daniel Barenboim and Asher Fisch in conversation with Stanley Dodds (13:57)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel

Ensemble Glorious Percussion

• Sofia Gubaidulina
  Glorious Percussion, Concerto for percussion ensemble and orchestra (40:24)

  Ensemble Glorious Percussion

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 12 »The Year 1917« (47:44)

• free

  Sofia Gubaidulina in conversation with Margarete Zander (23:05)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Angela Denoke, Lars Vogt

• Alban Berg
  Lulu Suite: Adagio (10:37)

  Angela Denoke Soprano

• Paul Dessau
  Les Voix for soprano, piano and orchestra (16:13)

  Lars Vogt Piano, Angela Denoke Soprano

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 (01:09:30)

• free

  Angela Denoke and Lars Vogt in conversation with Helge Grünewald (17:06)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Joseph Haydn
  The Seasons (02:25:46)

  Christiane Oelze Soprano, John Mark Ainsley Tenor, Thomas Quasthoff Baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Simon Halsey talking about Haydn's "The Seasons" (13:18)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (19:06)

• Kaija Saariaho
  Laterna Magica Première (24:55)

• Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique (57:21)

• free

  Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Claus Spahn (18:07)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Ben Heppner, Katarina Dalayman, Anne Sofie von Otter

• Richard Wagner
  Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung Act 1 (2:01:36)

  Ben Heppner Siegfried, Gerd Grochowski Gunther, Mikhail Petrenko Hagen, Dale Duesing Alberich, Katarina Dalayman Brünnhilde, Emma Vetter Gutrune, Anne Sofie von Otter Waltraute, Maria Radner First Norn, Lilli Paasikivi Second Norn, Miranda Keys Third Norn, Anna Siminska Woglinde, Eva Vogel Wellgunde, Maria Radner Flosshilde, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Stéphane Braunschweig Stage Director and Set Design, Thibault Vancraenenbroeck Costumes, Marion Hewlett Lighting

• Richard Wagner
  Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung Act 2 (1:06:15)

  Ben Heppner Siegfried, Gerd Grochowski Gunther, Mikhail Petrenko Hagen, Dale Duesing Alberich, Katarina Dalayman Brünnhilde, Emma Vetter Gutrune, Anne Sofie von Otter Waltraute, Maria Radner First Norn, Lilli Paasikivi Second Norn, Miranda Keys Third Norn, Anna Siminska Woglinde, Eva Vogel Wellgunde, Maria Radner Flosshilde, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Stéphane Braunschweig Stage Director and Set Design, Thibault Vancraenenbroeck Costumes, Marion Hewlett Lighting

• Richard Wagner
  Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung Act 3 (1:23:38)

  Ben Heppner Siegfried, Gerd Grochowski Gunther, Mikhail Petrenko Hagen, Dale Duesing Alberich, Katarina Dalayman Brünnhilde, Emma Vetter Gutrune, Anne Sofie von Otter Waltraute, Maria Radner First Norn, Lilli Paasikivi Second Norn, Miranda Keys Third Norn, Anna Siminska Woglinde, Eva Vogel Wellgunde, Maria Radner Flosshilde, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Stéphane Braunschweig Stage Director and Set Design, Thibault Vancraenenbroeck Costumes, Marion Hewlett Lighting

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim

Emmanuel Pahud, Nicolas Hodges

• Richard Strauss
  Don Juan (20:05)

• Elliott Carter
  Flute Concerto European Première (16:25)

  Emmanuel Pahud Flute

• Elliott Carter
  Dialogues for piano and orchestra (16:10)

  Nicolas Hodges Piano

• Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (20:31)

• free

  Emmanuel Pahud in conversation with Lydia Rilling (16:45)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Pierre Boulez

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

• Béla Bartók
  Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (35:40)

• Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand (27:22)

  Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano

• Pierre Boulez
  Notations I - IV, VII for orchestra (20:54)

• free

  Pierre Boulez and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Christoph Franke (16:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Katarina Dalayman

• Siegfried Matthus
  Concerto for wind quintet and orchestra Première (33:14)

  Andreas Blau Flöte, Albrecht Mayer Oboe, Wenzel Fuchs Clarinet, Stefan Schweigert Bassoon, Radek Baborak Horn

• free

  Arie Malando
  Encore: Ole Guapa (4:31)

• Richard Wagner
  Götterdämmerung: Excerpts from Acts I and III (01:16:13)

  Katarina Dalayman Brünnhilde, Karen Cargill Waltraute

• free

  Siegfried Matthus in conversation with Tobias Möller (in German only) (18:06)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Angelika Kirchschlager, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Franz Schubert
  Incidental music to Rosamunde (30:57)

  Angelika Kirchschlager Mezzo-Soprano, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• Gustav Mahler
  3 Songs from »Des Knaben Wunderhorn«: »Lob des hohen Verstandes« »Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen« »Rheinlegendchen« (16:15)

  Angelika Kirchschlager Mezzo-Soprano

• Claude Debussy
  La Mer (30:01)

• free

  Simon Halsey talks about Schubert, Mahler, Debussy and Claudio Abbado (16:18)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Seiji Ozawa

• Felix Mendelssohn
  Elijah (02:11:21)

  Annette Dasch Soprano, Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto, Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor, Matthias Goerne Baritone, Gal James Soprano, Nadine Weissmann Contralto, Paul O'Neill Tenor, Viktor Rud Bass, Fernando Javier Radó Bass, Knabensopran des Tölzer Knabenchors, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Fergus McWilliam (17:44)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko

Lars Vogt

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (44:28)

  Lars Vogt Piano

• Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 (54:20)

• free

  Kirill Petrenko and Lars Vogt in conversation with Sarah Willis (08:14)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Peter Eötvös

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Preludes »Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist« and »Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele« (08:46)

• Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll (20:59)

• Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Requiem for a Young Poet (01:09:48)

  Caroline Stein Soprano, Claudio Otelli Baritone, Michael Rotschopf Speaker, Thomas Wittmann Speaker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, James Wood Chorus Master, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Howard Arman Chorus Master, Herren des WDR Rundfunkchors Köln, Philipp Ahmann Chorus Master, Herren des SWR Vokalensembles Stuttgart, Celso Antunes Chorus Master, João Rafael Sound Direction

• free

  Interview with Peter Eötvös (12:59)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Alan Gilbert

Steven Isserlis

• Antonín Dvořák
  The Noon Witch (17:19)

• Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor (43:07)

  Steven Isserlis Cello

• Bohuslav Martinů
  Symphony No. 4 (39:12)

• free

  Alan Gilbert in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud (11:11)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

• Joseph Haydn
  Orlando Paladino (complete opera) (02:39:57)

  Kurt Streit Orlando, Jane Archibald Angelica, James Taylor Medoro, Jonathan Lemalu Rodomonte, Mojca Erdmann Eurilla, Markus Schäfer Pasquale, Michelle Breedt Alcina, Paul O'Neill Licone, Markus Butter Caronte

• free

  Nikolaus Harnoncourt 
talks about Haydn’s “Orlando Paladino” (17:24)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Michael Boder

Anja Kampe

• Elliott Carter
  A Celebration of some 100 x 150 notes (05:04)

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major »Rhenish« (36:37)

• Richard Wagner
  Wesendonck-Lieder (24:46)

  Anja Kampe Soprano

• Witold Lutosławski
  Concerto for Orchestra (33:11)

• free

  Michael Boder in conversation with Fergus McWilliam (19:19)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel

Viktoria Mullova

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  Isle of the Dead (23:10)

• Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto (23:58)

  Viktoria Mullova Violin

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 5 (52:13)

• free

  Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Edicson Ruiz (18:57)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Heinz Holliger

Thomas Zehetmair

• Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Alagoana (Caprichos Brasileiros) (34:37)

• Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Violin Concerto (22:06)

  Thomas Zehetmair Violin

• Robert Schumann
  Fantasy for violin and orchestra in C major Op. 131 (18:48)

  Thomas Zehetmair Violin

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat major »Spring« (34:43)

• free

  Heinz Holliger in conversation with Götz Teutsch (18:14)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Mitsuko Uchida

• Robert Schumann
  Concert Piece for four horns in F major (21:14)

  Radek Baborak Horn, Stefan Dohr Horn, Stefan de Leval Jezierski Horn, Sarah Willis Horn

• Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor (34:32)

  Mitsuko Uchida Piano

• Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Symphony in one movement (2nd Version from 1953) (17:04)

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor (1st version from 1841) (28:45)

• free

  Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Sarah Willis (17:00)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Robert Schumann
  Paradise and the Peri (01:37:32)

  Sally Matthews Soprano, Kate Royal Soprano, Bernarda Fink Contralto, Topi Lehtipuu Tenor, Andrew Staples Tenor, Christian Gerhaher Baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

• free

  Simon Halsey talks about Schumann’s “Paradise and the Peri” (14:53)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Seiji Ozawa

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor (53:39)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sakari Oramo

Isabelle Faust

• Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Photoptosis (13:40)

• Robert Schumann
  Violin Concerto in D minor (38:39)

  Isabelle Faust Violin

• Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 2 in C major (41:52)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard Haitink

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 7 (01:30:13)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

Murray Perahia

• Elliott Carter
  Three Illusions (10:39)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (44:00)

  Murray Perahia Piano

• Richard Strauss
  Symphonia Domestica (49:06)

• free

  Zubin Mehta in conversation with Tobias Möller (07:34)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• free

  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dance in G minor Op.46 No. 8 (25:14)

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor (50:32)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

Lioba Braun

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 3 (01:38:00)

  Lioba Braun Contralto, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robin Gritton Chorus Master, Tölzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 8 (01:27:29)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 (41:47)

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 (45:31)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Lars Vogt

• Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor (52:16)

  Lars Vogt Piano

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major (43:08)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 92 in G major »Oxford« (27:04)

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 1 in C minor (47:54)

Berliner Philharmoniker
David Zinman

Gil Shaham

• Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto (51:21)

  Gil Shaham Violin

• Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra (41:01)

Berliner Philharmoniker
David Zinman

Kelley O'Connor

• Luciano Berio
  Quattro versioni originali della Ritirata notturna di Madrid di L. Boccherini (08:36)

• Peter Lieberson
  Neruda Songs (34:56)

  Kelley O'Connor Mezzo-Soprano

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 (42:06)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Trevor Pinnock

Maria João Pires

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (23:06)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271 (36:18)

  Maria João Pires Piano

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (34:55)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Semyon Bychkov

• Detlev Glanert
  Theatrum bestiarum (24:08)

• Richard Strauss
  An Alpine Symphony (51:26)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Maurice Ravel
  Ma Mère l’oye, complete ballet (31:07)

• Maurice Ravel
  L’Enfant et les sortilèges (complete opera) (48:35)

  Annick Massis Soprano, Mojca Erdmann Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Sophie Koch Mezzo-Soprano, Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Tenor, François Le Roux Baritone, José van Dam Bariton, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker

• Franz Schreker
  Chamber Symphony (28:52)

  Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker

• Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 (01:04:48)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tristan Murail

• Richard Wagner
  Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" (21:29)

• Olivier Messiaen
  Turangalîla-Symphonie (01:18:49)

  Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano, Tristan Murail Ondes Martenot

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 (42:14)

• Dmitri Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 (01:00:38)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Gil Shaham

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont: Overture (10:07)

• Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto (41:13)

  Gil Shaham Violin

• Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor »From the New World« (46:45)

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Les Vêpres siciliennes: Overture (13:34)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Maurizio Pollini, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor (21:40)

  Maurizio Pollini Piano, Lioba Braun Soprano, Karita Mattila Soprano, Annika Hudak Contralto, Mats Carlsson Tenor, Peter Seiffert Tenor, Lage Wedin Bass, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Bo Wannefors Chorus Master

• Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 2 in B flat major »Hymn of Preise« (1:09:25)

  Karita Mattila Soprano, Lioba Braun Soprano, Peter Seiffert Tenor, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Bo Wannefors Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major (30:19)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major (37:57)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major »Eroica« (53:43)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major (38:28)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor (39:44)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major »Pastorale« (43:57)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major (42:53)

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 8 in F major (31:31)

• free

  Introduction by Claudio Abbado (26:27)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Andrea Rost, Ramón Vargas, Alan Titus

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Un ballo in maschera: »Volta la terrea fronte« · »Signori: oggi d’Ulrica« · »Ve’ se di notte« · »Saper vorreste« (13:45)

  Andrea Rost Soprano, Ramón Vargas Tenor, Alan Titus Baritone, Lucio Gallo Baritone, Massimo Giordano Tenor, Anatoli Kotscherga Bass, Carmela Remigio Soprano, Czech Radio Choir, Stanislav Bogunia Chorus Master

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Don Carlos: »Que de fleurs et que d’étoiles«

  Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Carmela Remigio Soprano, Czech Radio Choir, Stanislav Bogunia Chorus Master

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Rigoletto: »Questa o quella« · »La donna è mobile«

  Ramón Vargas Tenor

• Giuseppe Verdi
  La Traviata: »Libiamo ne’ lieti calici« (Brindisi) · »Sempre libera« (08:57)

  Andrea Rost Soprano, Alan Titus Baritone, Ramón Vargas Tenor, Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Lucio Gallo Baritone, Massimo Giordano Tenor, Anatoli Kotscherga Bass, Czech Radio Choir, Stanislav Bogunia Chorus Master

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Falstaff: »Alice« – »Meg« – »Nannetta« (15:00)

  Larissa Diadkova Mezzo-Soprano, Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Enrico Facini Tenor, Elizabeth Futral Soprano, Lucio Gallo Baritone, Massimo Giordano Tenor, Anatoli Kotscherga Bass, Anthony Mee Tenor, Carmela Remigio Soprano

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Falstaff: »Quand’ero paggio« (11:16)

  Alan Titus Baritone, Larissa Diadkova Mezzo-Soprano, Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Enrico Facini Tenor, Elizabeth Futral Soprano, Lucio Gallo Baritone, Massimo Giordano Tenor, Anatoli Kotscherga Bass, Anthony Mee Tenor, Carmela Remigio Soprano, Czech Radio Choir, Stanislav Bogunia Chorus Master

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Falstaff: »Alto là!« – »Chi va là?« (17:36)

  Alan Titus Baritone, Larissa Diadkova Mezzo-Soprano, Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Enrico Facini Tenor, Elizabeth Futral Soprano, Lucio Gallo Baritone, Massimo Giordano Tenor, Anatoli Kotscherga Bass, Anthony Mee Tenor, Carmela Remigio Soprano, Czech Radio Choir, Stanislav Bogunia Chorus Master

• Johann Strauss
  Un ballo in maschera. Quadrille on themes from Verdi’s opera (05:47)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Mikhail Pletnev

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (29:35)

  Mikhail Pletnev Piano

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1:07:27)

  Karita Mattila Soprano, Violeta Urmana Contralto, Thomas Moser Tenor, Eike Wilm Schulte Baritone, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Klaus-Maria Brandauer, Klaus Wallendorf

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major: 4. Allegro con brio (10:11)

• Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major: 4. Allegro ma non troppo (09:58)

• Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: 5. Rondo. Finale (15:48)

• Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird (1919): Infernal Dance of King Kaschei · Berceuse · Finale (12:25)

• Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis et Chloé: Danse générale (05:23)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Alexander Newski: Alexander’s entry into Pskov (05:16)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Arnold Schoenberg
  Gurrelieder: Seht die Sonne (11:49)

  Klaus-Maria Brandauer Speaker, RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Paul Lincke
  Grigri: Overture · Folies Bergères: March · Brandbrief-Galopp (12:49)

  Klaus Wallendorf Presentation

• Siegfried Translateur
  Wiener Praterleben (»Sportpalastwalzer«) (06:27)

• Ernst Fischer
  In vino veritas: Perlender Champagner (03:10)

• Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Overture (09:13)

• Walter Kollo
  Drunter und Drüber: »Solang noch Untern Linden« (03:45)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunkchor Berlin

• Paul Lincke
  Berliner Luft (05:50)

  RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunkchor Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Karita Mattila, Sara Mingardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  »Betracht dies Herz und frage mich« from Grabmusik K. 42 · »Laudate Dominum omnes gentes« from Vesperae solennes de confessore K. 339 (10:49)

  Rachel Harnisch Soprano, Swedish Radio Choir, Maria Wieslander Chorus Master

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Requiem K. 626 (with reconstructions by Franz Beyer (1971/79) and Robert D. Levin (1993)) (51:31)

  Karita Mattila Soprano, Sara Mingardo Mezzo-Soprano, Michael Schade Tenor, Bryn Terfel Baritone, Swedish Radio Choir, Maria Wieslander Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Christine Schäfer, Mirella Freni, Simon Keenlyside, Marcelo Álvarez

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Le nozze di Figaro: Overture · »Giunse alfin il momento« – »Deh vieni non tardar« (10:02)

  Christine Schäfer Soprano

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni: »Deh! Vieni alla finestra« (02:32)

  Simon Keenlyside Baritone

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Die Zauberflöte: »Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen« (03:14)

  Christine Schäfer Soprano, Simon Keenlyside Baritone

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni: »Fin ch’han dal vino« · »Là ci darem la mano« (05:21)

  Christine Schäfer Soprano, Simon Keenlyside Baritone

• Georges Bizet
  L’Arlésienne Suites: Carillon · Farandole (08:14)

• Gioacchino Rossini
  La gazza ladra: Overture (09:37)

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Rigoletto: »E il sol dell’anima« · »Addio... speranza ed anima« · »Caro nome« · »La donna è mobile« (12:42)

  Marcelo Álvarez Tenor, Christine Schäfer Soprano

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Un ballo in maschera: »Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima« (04:48)

  Simon Keenlyside Baritone

• Hector Berlioz
  Overture Le carnaval romain (08:50)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene Onegin: Polonaise · »Puskai pogilabnu ya, no pryezhde« (Letter scene) (19:21)

  Mirella Freni Soprano

• Giuseppe Verdi
  La Traviata: »Libiamo ne’ lieti calici« (Brindisi) (04:24)

  Mirella Freni Soprano, Marcelo Álvarez Tenor, Christine Schäfer Soprano, Simon Keenlyside Baritone

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

• Richard Wagner
  Der fliegende Holländer: Overture (11:32)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Tempest. Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare (23:02)

• Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes (23:10)

  Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Maria Wieslander Chorus Master

• Giuseppe Verdi
  Quattro pezzi sacri (41:34)

  Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Maria Wieslander Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Anne Sofie von Otter, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Mikhail Pletnev, Gil Shaham

• Georges Bizet
  Excerpts from Carmen: Prélude · Havanaise · Couplets · Chanson · Air de la fleur · Chœur et scène (28:05)

  Anne Sofie von Otter Mezzo-Soprano, Roberto Alagna Tenor, Bryn Terfel Baritone, Veronique Gens Soprano, Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano, Orfeón Donostiarra, José Antonio Sainz Alfaro Chorus Master, Südtiroler Kinderchor, Gretel Brugger Chorus Master

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (23:56)

  Mikhail Pletnev Piano

• Pablo de Sarasate
  Carmen Fantasy (11:42)

  Gil Shaham Violin

• Maurice Ravel
  Rapsodie espagnole (16:04)

• Manuel de Falla
  Danza del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance) from El amor brujo (04:40)

• Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 5 (03:55)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Barbara Bonney, Bryn Terfel

• Johannes Brahms
  Ein deutsches Requiem (1:19:49)

  Barbara Bonney Soprano, Bryn Terfel Baritone, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Maria Wieslander Chorus Master

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Swedish Radio Choir, Maxim Vengerov

• Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 & 10 (06:24)

• Johannes Brahms
  Excerpts from Zigeunerlieder, op. 103: 1. »He, Zigeuner greife in die Seiten« · 2. »Hochgetürmte Rimaflut« · 3. »Wißt Ihr, wann mein Kindchen« · 4. »Lieber Gott, du weißt« · 9. »Weit und breit schaut niemand mich an« (07:23)

  Swedish Radio Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste Chorus Master

• Maurice Ravel
  Tzigane. Rapsodie de concert (10:58)

  Maxim Vengerov Violin

• Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 7 (03:25)

  Maxim Vengerov Violin

• Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dances Nos. 17 & 21 (05:04)

• Johannes Brahms
  Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang, op. 17 No. 1 (04:00)

  Swedish Radio Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste, Marie-Pierre Langlamet Harp, Stefan Dohr Horn

• Johannes Brahms
  Excerpts from Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 52 (12:33)

  Swedish Radio Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste Chorus Master

• Maurice Ravel
  La Valse. Poème chorégraphique pour orchestre (13:59)

• Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 5 (02:50)

• Hector Berlioz
  Rákóczi March from La Damnation de Faust (06:09)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Anatoli Kotscherga, Kolja Blacher

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet: The Montagues and the Capulets · Dance of the five couples · Masks · Dance of the maids with lilies · Death of Tybalt (19:21)

• Sergei Rachmaninov
  »Vyes’ tabor spit«, cavatina from Aleka (8:00)

  Anatoli Kotscherga Bass

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Romances for Violin and Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2 (14:16)

  Kolja Blacher Violin

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major (40:17)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (8:10)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

• Modest Mussorgsky
  St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (18:31)

• Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird, Suite (1919) (24:49)

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor (52:40)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Daniel Barenboim

• Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major »Emperor« (43:08)

  Daniel Barenboim Piano

• Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major (43:26)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Cheryl Studer, Bruno Canino

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni: Overture · »Crudele! Ah no, mio bene!« – »Non mi dir, bell’idol mio« (16:52)

  Cheryl Studer Soprano, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master, Bogdan Plish Direction

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (25:04)

  Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master, Bogdan Plish Direction

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  »Ch’io mi scordi di te?« – »Non temer, amato bene«, scena and rondo, K. 505 (11:23)

  Bruno Canino Piano, Cheryl Studer Soprano, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master, Bogdan Plish Direction

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 »Haffner« (23:44)

  Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Hans-Christoph Rademann Chorus Master, Bogdan Plish Direction