Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert: Recorded in May 2013, Philharmonie Berlin

The legendary Abbado transparency is evident throughout this account [of the Mendelssohn] – a textural refinement that steers clear of preciousness and ever draws attention to itself. What needs... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2018 More…

Release Date: 20th Apr 2018
Catalogue No: BPHR160089
Label: Berliner Philharmoniker

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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61

Deborah York (soprano), Stella Doufexis (mezzo-soprano)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

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Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) was one of the outstanding personalities in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker. He made his debut with the orchestra in 1966 and was their chief conductor from 1990 to 2002. In May 2013, their unique partnership ended with Claudio Abbado's last concert with the orchestra – a “triumph”, in the words of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The programme included two of the most important works of musical Romanticism: Hector Berlioz's visionary Symphonie fantastique and Felix Mendelssohn's magical, shimmering music for A Midsummer Night's Dream. After the highly-praised first release of the concert, the edition is now available in a new, lower-priced version on 2 CDs/SACDs which can be played on any CD or SACD player.

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July 2018

The legendary Abbado transparency is evident throughout this account [of the Mendelssohn] – a textural refinement that steers clear of preciousness and ever draws attention to itself. What needs to be heard is heard…[in the Berlioz] Abbado’s nose for atmosphere can take us deeper than many of his peers.

Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

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