Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker

Claudio Abbado was an exception among the great conductors: amiable and free of affectation, but totally uncompromising in achieving his artistic goals. A highly educated thinker, yet his greatest performances were born entirely from the moment. As chief conductor, he expanded not only the sound spectrum of the Berliner Philharmoniker but also their repertoire. Here you can relive this wonderful collaboration in a selection of his performances.

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Maurice Ravel La Valse, Poème chorégraphique for orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, op. 61: Excerpts Deborah York Soprano Stella Doufexis Mezzo-Soprano Women of the Bavarian Radio Chorus Konstantia Gourzi Chorus Master
Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, ballet, op. 64: The Montagues and the Capulets · Dance of the five couples · Masks · Dance of the maids with lilies · Death of Tybalt
Claude Debussy La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques for orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
Modest Mussorgsky St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C Major, op. 61
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 10 (performing version by Deryck Cooke): Adagio
Giuseppe Verdi Les vêpres siciliennes: Overture
Franz Schubert Rosamunde, incidental music, D 797: No. 5 Entr’acte

Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker

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