Orchestral & Symphonic

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the German reunification on October 3, 2015, Arthaus Musik combines two unique programmes as 2 DVD Edition. The impressive documentary Classical Music and Cold War - Musicians in the GDR by Zintl, Thomas spans...

The Salzburg Festival summer of 1990 provided a wealth of artistic highlights. One of the very last highlights of the final weekend of the festival, however, was Muti, Ricardo conducting Joseph Haydn's oratorio The Creation in the Grosses Festspielhaus -

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Daniel Barenboim, one of the most renowned conductors and pianists of our times, an all-embracing portrait of this outstanding musical personality has been created. The documentary accompanies Maestro Barenboim...

Leh?r, Franz's operetta Paganini" (Vienna, 1925) marked the start of a new period in the composer's work that was strongly influenced by the tenor Richard Tauber. Leh?r now began to write works that were highly demanding in vocal terms and stylistically c

Libretto by Wolfgang Rihm after Friedrich H?lderlin's translation of Sophokles Oedipus der Tyrann" and texts by Friedrich Nietzsche and Heiner M?ller As one of the most versatile and best-known contemporary German composers, Wolfgang Rihm has always impr

Mirella Freni is one of the most remarkable soprano singers in the world of opera. She has been winning over audiences for half a century with her ever fresh and youthful vocals and with a voice quality which remains undiminished. The portrait shows Mirel

When the Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin selected The Art of Fugue for a programme to mark it's 25th anniversary, the decision was not based simply on the magnificent piece of music with which Johann Sebastian Bach crowned his life's work. For Stephan Mai

Richard Heuberger (1850-1914) came from a wealthy, art-loving Graz (Austria-Hungary) family. After working as an engineer, he decided to devote himself completely to music, working as choral director of the Vienna Singakademie, composer of instrumental mu

As is now customary, the first part of the 2012 New Year's Concert from Teatro La Fenice is exclusively orchestral, with Symphony No.5" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The second part, with soloists Jessica Pratt, Walter Fraccaro and Alex Esposito as well as the

In the Opening Concert of the Pierre Boulez Saal, Daniel Barenboim, the Boulez Ensemble and renowned soloists are celebrating the idea of what this new concert hall of the Barenboim Said-Academy in Berlin stands for: to create a space where beloved...

Recently appointed the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons is one of the most interesting upcoming conductors. A dynamic young Latvian conductor, he leads the Bavarian Radio Orchestra in a high-profile program featuring Ives,...

Mozart: Violin Concertos 3-5 & Adagio In E K 261 DVD