BP/RATTLE - ESSENCE OF AN ERA (DVD)

Sir Simon Rattle took up his post as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002. In doing so, he took over an inheritance which was not only demanding, but which required a delicate balance of tradition and innovation.

The Liverpool-born artist has enriched the Anglo-American repertoire of the Berliner Philharmoniker with works by Britten, Elgar, Gershwin and Bernstein (included in this compilation with the American Night from the Waldbühne 1995)

Discover some of the most remarkable and intriguing concerts of Sir Simon Rattle with the Berliner Philhrmoniker.

The recordings in this DVD Box set not only illustrate the sheer range of Sir Simon Rattle’s repertoire, they also represent a chronological outline of the various stages of his career with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Including the Europakonzert 2008 from Moscow, the American Night from the Waldbühne 1995 with Highlights from Gershwin and Bernstein, the New Year’s Eve Concert’s from 2006 with Mitsuku Uchida and 2017 with Joyce DiDonato and Simon Rattle’s “first” Tosca from the Easter Festival Baden-Baden.

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Rameau: Les Boréades: orchestral suite

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Bernstein: Candide - Overture

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue & Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (highlights)

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Gershwin: Variations on I Got Rhythm

• Wayne Marshall (piano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Don Juan, Op. 20

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier (highlights)

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466

• Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

• Vadim Repin (violin)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Ligeti: Atmosphères

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

• Sol Gabetta (cello)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Puccini: Tosca

• Kristine Opolais (Tosca), Marcelo Álvarez Mario (Cavaradossi), Marco Vratogna (Scarpia), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Angelotti), Peter Rose (Il Sagrestano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: Apollon musagète: Pas de deux

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland Op. 56 No. 6

• Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1

• Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4

• Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1

• Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, R: Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2

• Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from ‘On The Town'

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Bernstein: Take Care of This House (from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue)

• Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle

Shostakovich: The Golden Age, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 22a

• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Simon Rattle