| Other author/creator | Barenboim, Daniel, 1942- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Abbado, Claudio, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Haitink, Bernard, 1929-2021, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Kocherha, Anatoliĭ, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Blacher, Kolja, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Alexis, Marie, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Schäfer, Christine, 1965- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Ax, Emanuel, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Smaczny, Paul, 1957- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Large, Brian, director. |
| Other author/creator | Coles, Bob, director. |
| Included Work | Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Romeo i Dzhulʹetta (Ballet). Selections. |
| Included Work | Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Aleko. Kavatina Aleko. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Romances, violin, orchestra, op. 40, G major. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Romances, violin, orchestra, op. 50, F major. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 7, op. 92, A major. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik. Valʹs t͡s︡vetov. |
| Included Work | Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Tombeau de Couperin. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Concertos, piano, orchestra, K. 415, C major. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Fliegende Holländer. Ouvertüre. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Buri͡a︡. |
| Included Work | Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Nocturnes, orchestra. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Pezzi sacri. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Exsultate, jubilate. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Masses, K. 427, C minor. Et incarnatus est. |
| Included Work | Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 21, F minor. |
| Included Work | Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Symphonies, no. 1, op. 38, B♭ major. |
| Other author/creator | Berliner Philharmoniker, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Sveriges radioskören, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Eric Ericsons kammarkör, performer. |
| Other author/creator | EuroArts Entertainment, producer. |
| Other author/creator | EuroArts Music International GmbH, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Kultur International Films, distributor. |
| Variant title |
German title from opening frames: Europakonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker |
| Variant title |
English title from opening frames: European concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker |
| Variant title |
French title from opening frames: Concert européen de Berliner Philharmoniker |
| Series | Al Jones collection Al Jones collection. |
| Contents |
Disc 1 (1996): Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet / Sergei Prokofiev -- Vyes tabor spit : Aleko's cavatina / Sergei Rachmaninov -- Romance for violin and orchestra no. 1 n G major, op. 40 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Romance for violin and orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- The nutcracker: Waltz of the flowers / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. |
| Contents |
Disc 2 (1997): Le tombeau de Couperin / Maurice Ravel -- Concerto for piano in C major, K 415 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Symphony no. 3 in E♭ major / Ludwig van Beethoven. |
| Contents |
Disc 3 (1998): The flying Dutchman. Overture / Richard Wagner -- The tempest : symphonic fantasia, op. 18 / Peter Tchaikovsky -- Trois nocturnes. Nuages ; Fêtes ; Sirènes / Claude Debussy -- Quattro pezzi sacri. Ave Maria ; Stabat mater ; Laudi alla vergine Maria ; Te Deum / Giuseppe Verdi. |
| Contents |
Disc 4 (1999): Exsultate jubilate, KV 165 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Great mass in C minor, K 427. Et incarnatus est / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21 / Frédéric Chopin -- "Spring symphony" : Symphony no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 38 / Robert Schumann. |
| Abstract |
Filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Versailles, Stockholm, and Krakow, the renowned Berlin Philharmonic continues its tradition of outstanding performances, featuring the music of Prokofiev, Beethoven, Ravel, Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, and more. The conducting assignments fall to Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim (also playing piano), and Bernard Haitink, with guest appearances by vocalists Anatoli Kocherga and Christine Schafer, violinist Kolja Blacher, and pianist Emanuel Ax. |
| General note | Title from container and disc labels. |
| Credits | Directors, Brian Large (1996), Bob Coles (1997-1999) ; produced by EuroArts Berlin (1996, 1997), EuroArts Leipzig (1998, 1999). |
| Performer |
Berliner Philharmoniker ; with: Anatoly Kotcherga, bass ; Kolja Blacher, violin ; Claudio Abbado, conductor (1996) ; Daniel Barenboim, piano, conductor (1997) ; Swedish Radio Choir ; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir ; Marie Alexis, soprano ; Claudio Abbado, conductor (1998) ; Christine Schäfer, soprano ; Emanuel Ax, piano ; Bernard Haitink, conductor (1999). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in performance Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia (1996), Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, France (1997), Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden (1998), The Church of Our Lady, Krakow, Poland (1999). |
| Technical details | DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen 16 x 9. |
| Language | Latin and Russian vocals. |
| Genre/form | Concert films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| ISBN | 9780769788821 |
| ISBN | 0769788823 |
| UPC |
032031452794 |
| Publisher number | D4527 Kultur |
| Publisher number | D4527-1--D4527-4 Kultur |