Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor. He served at various times as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, founder and director of Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music director of European Union Youth Orchestra, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.
La Cenerentola
as Self - ConductorThe Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and...
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In Search of Beethoven
as SelfIn Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great...
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Wozzeck
as Self - Conductor1987 recording of Wozzeck by the Vienna State Opera with Claudio Abbado conducting. Based upon...
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Verdi: Requiem
as ConductorLive performance of Verdi's Missa da Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in 1982. An all-star...
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The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
as SelfA documentary about the life of Andrei Tarkovsky in exile in Western Europe including Italy,...
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Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
as SelfA unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist. Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the...
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Khovanshchina
as Self - ConductorThe last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful...
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Conducting Mahler
as Self - ConductorDocuments the interpretations of Gustav Mahler's compositions by conductors Bernard Haitink,...
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Elektra
as Self - ConductorRecorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
as uncreditedMozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather,...
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Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
as Self - ConductorA delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life...
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Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducts the prestigious Berliner Philharmonikerfor during a concert dedicated to...
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
as Self - ConductorCount Almaviva is in love with Rosina. However, she is currently staying with Dr. Bartolo – who...
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Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
as Self - ConductorFor this performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, recorded live in 2007 at the Congress and...
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A Verdi Gala from Berlin
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Year's Eve performance,...
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Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)
as Self . ConductorClaudio Abbado and his hand-picked players of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra take their...
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Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994
as Self - ConductorFeaturing performances of music by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, from Suntory Hall in...
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Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
as SelfShot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia'...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
as Self - ConductorThe annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
as Self - ConductorThe annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical...
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Mahler: Symphonies 1-7
as Self - ConductorThe unforgettable performances by Claudio Abbado and the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA of Mahler’s...
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
as Self - ConductorAn extraordinary performance by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Claudio Abbado,...
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Self - ConductorAbbado wholly vindicates Verdi’s intentions through his feeling for the shape of a whole scene,...
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
as Self - ConductorThe charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with...
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Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
as Self - ConductorThis production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar),...
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Self - ConductorGiuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998
as Self - ConductorThe annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical...
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European Concert 1994
as Self - ConductorEuropean Concert 1994 From the Staatstheater Meiningen.
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
as Self -ConductorClaudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this performance of Mahler's seventh...
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Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Swedish Radio Choir in a performance of...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
as Self - ConductorMahler Symphony No.9 - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin....
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Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder
as Self - ConductorThe charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the magnificent mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená,...
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Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm
as ConductorRichard Wagner Overture to "The Flying Dutchman" Peter Tchaikovsky "The Storm" Claude Debussy...
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Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert
as Self - ConductorThis was recorded over three nights at the Philharmonie in Berlin. It does, however, provide a...
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
as Self - ConductorWith the Fifth Symphony, the Symphony No. 9 is the most famous piece. Its unusual length, the...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996
as Self - ConductorThe annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival
as Self – Conductor“It would be hard to find anything greater, more significant or more moving anywhere in musical...
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Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
as Self - ConductorMozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather,...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997
as Self - ConductorThe annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical...
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin....
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Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado
as Self - ConductorConcert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 18-19 August 2004
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Beethoven: The Symphonies
as Self - ConductorConductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1.Symphony no 1...
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The Matchstick Men
as SelfDocumentary about the life and work of the Hungarian composer, Gyorgy Kurtag
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande
as Self - ConductorGustav Mahler's fourth symphony and Pelleas et Melisande by Arnold Schoenberg performed by the...
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin....
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Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7
as Self - ConductorCompetently as usual and with a lot of visinary energy, Claudio Abbado conducted his LUCERNE...
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducts the Orchestra Mozart with Giuliano Carmignola, principal violinist, live...
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Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem
as Self - ConductorGet an insider's glimpse of the preparation of Claudio Abbado's arresting performance of Verdi's...
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6
as Self - ConductorLive performance of Gustav Mahler's 'Symphony No.6' at the 2006 Lucerne Festival. Claudio Abbado...
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Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
as Self - ConductorPollini plays flawlessly, with the greatest finesse and sensitivity, very much in tune with each...
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A Russian Night
as Self - ConductorRACHMANINOV: Klavierkonzert Piano Concerto No. 2 - STRAVINSKY: Der Feuervogel · The Firebird -...
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Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms
as Self - ConductorWiener Philharmonic Karl Bohm Claudio Abbado
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Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen
as ConductorLudwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 Johannes...
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Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
as Self - ConductorConcert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 2009
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Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm
as Self - ConductorStockholm's Vasa Museum harbours an extraordinary historical attraction: a large, fully intact...
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado has realised a dream with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The orchestra, an...
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To Play and to Fight
as Self - IntervieweeThe captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of...
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Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
as ConductorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture and Arias from "Don Giovanni"; Symphony No. 29 in A major K....
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9
as Self - ConductorClaudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin....
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Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg
as ConductorSergei Prokofiev: Highlights from "Romeo & Juliet" Sergei Rachmaninov: Cavatine of Aleko from...
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Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo
as ConductorBeethoven: Egmont-Ouverture Brahms: Violin Concerto op. 77 Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 op. 95 ...
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Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin
as ConductorBeethoven: Concerto N° 2 for Piano and Orchestra; Symphony N° 9
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Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World
as Self - ConductorThis 2002 concert features Gil Shaham with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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imagine…
as SelfThe biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets...
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