Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker - Beethoven: Fidelio on CD

Description

This live recording, made at concerts in Berlin in 2003, came shortly after the staging of Fidelio that inaugurated Sir Simon Rattle’s time as artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival. In Rattle’s words: “Beethoven tells you exactly where you are in every sense – musically, spiritually, rhythmically, in terms of the imagination.” September 2002 had brought his first concert as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker: “There’s a kind of energy and passion and fierceness in the way they play,” he said. “For music like Beethoven’s, which seems to ask more energy and intensity than anyone can give, they’re a wonderful fit."

Tracks:

1.
Sir Simon Rattle - Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture (Alle
Rainer Trost / Juliane Banse / Berliner Philharmoni -
Juliane Banse / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon -
Juliane Banse / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon -
Laszlo Polgar / Juliane Banse / Angela Denoke / Berli -
Juliane Banse / Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polgar / Raine -
Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon -
Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon -
Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polgar / Juliane Banse / Berli -
Laszlo Polgar / Angela Denoke / Juliane Banse / Berli -
Laszlo Polgar / Angela Denoke / Juliane Banse / Berli -
Sir Simon Rattle - Fidelio, Act I: No. 6: Marsch (
Alan Held / Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmoniker -
Alan Held / Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Berliner Phil -
Alan Held / Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmoniker -
Alan Held / Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmoniker -
Angela Denoke / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon -
Angela Denoke / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon -
Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polgar / Juliane Banse / Berli -
Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Berliner Philharmoniker -
Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmon -
Juliane Banse / Laszlo Polgar / Rainer Trost / Angela -
Juliane Banse / Angela Denoke / Rainer Trost / Alan H -

2.
Jon Villars / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon R -
Jon Villars / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon R -
Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polgar / Berliner Philharmon -
Laszlo Polgar / Angela Denoke / Berliner Philharmon -
Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polgar / Jon Villars / Berline -
Jon Villars / Laszlo Polgar / Angela Denoke / Berline -
Laszlo Polgar / Angela Denoke / Jon Villars / Alan He -
Alan Held / Jon Villars / Angela Denoke / Laszlo Polg -
Angela Denoke / Jon Villars / Alan Held / Laszlo Polg -
Angela Denoke / Jon Villars / Berliner Philharmonik -
Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Berliner Philharmoniker -
Thomas Quasthoff / Laszlo Polgar / Alan Held / Angela -
Angela Denoke / Jon Villars / Thomas Quasthoff / Juli -
Jon Villars / Angela Denoke / Juliane Banse / Rainer - F