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Claudio Abbado - The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca

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The world-renowned conductor&nbsp;Claudio Abbado&nbsp;recorded for&nbsp;Deutsche Grammophon&nbsp;over the course of four decades, making countless landmark albums which sound as fresh as ever today. In honour of his exceptional career, DG is releasing a strictly limited and hand-numbered edition of Abbado&rsquo;s complete recordings for the Yellow Label, Decca and Philips. Encompassing an enormous range of repertoire, the edition includes hundreds of the acclaimed performances the conductor inspired from some of the world&rsquo;s greatest artists and orchestras.

Abbado - The Complete Recordings on DG & Decca

CLAUDIO ABBADO The Complete Recordings on DG & Decca

Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca

Works by: Beethoven · Brahms · Mahler Mendelssohn · Mozart · Ravel Schubert · Verdi and many more

Claudio Abbado inspired levels of commitment and communication from his musicians which resulted in performances and recordings that have stood the test of

Claudio Abbado inspired levels of commitment and communication from his musicians which resulted in performances and recordings that have stood the test of time. Every new Abbado recording became an event, something special in and of itself. Paying homage to his extraordinary career and marking what would have been his 90th birthday in 2023, Deutsche Grammophon releases a limited and numbered edition of his complete recordings for DG, Decca and Philips. The box set, including 257 CDs and 8 DVDs, brings together the output of one of the greatest conductors of all time. Abbado and Deutsche Grammophon had a unique partnership over 30 years and in that time he recorded over 250 albums which are all in this box set.&nbsp;

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Accompanying the limited 257-CD &amp; 8-DVD edition are 16 digital albums presenting these same recordings, gathering Abbado's complete recordings per composer. Listen to our latest digital release of Claudio Abbado's complete recordings of music by Verdi.

Abbado: Verdi

VERDI Abbado

Alongside our comprehensive limited and numbered edition of the legendary Claudio Abbado’s complete recordings for DG, Decca and Philips, we are in the

Alongside our comprehensive limited and numbered edition of the legendary Claudio Abbado&rsquo;s complete recordings for DG, Decca and Philips, we are in the process of issuing 16 digital albums covering the same repertoire. The penultimate release in this series of e albums, which are organised in alphabetical order of composer name, features Abbado&rsquo;s Verdi recordings.&nbsp;

Digital Albums

Claudio Abbado conducts Rossini

Enjoy Claudio Abbado conducting his legendary recording of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1971), remastered in HD and available now digitally and on Blu-ray Audio disc. Hermann Prey leads a star cast including Teresa Berganza and Luigi Alva. A DVD Video of the 1972 video production directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle is included with the CD- and Blu-ray Audio disc set.

Luigi Alva · Enzo Dara Teresa Berganza · Hermann Prey London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

ROSSINI Il Barbiere Di Siviglia / Abbado

The dramas of French playwright Beaumarchais – most notably Le Barbier de Séville and its sequel La Folle Journée ou Le Mariage de Figaro – have inspired

The dramas of French playwright Beaumarchais &ndash; most notably Le Barbier de S&eacute;ville and its sequel La Folle Journ&eacute;e ou Le Mariage de Figaro &ndash; have inspired various composers over the years. DG is reissuing two classic recordings of Beaumarchais-based operas. Claudio Abbado&rsquo;s famous version of Rossini&rsquo;s Il barbiere di Siviglia is newly repackaged on CD, Blu-ray Audio and DVD video, while Karl B&ouml;hm&rsquo;s interpretation of <a href="https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mozart-le-nozze-di-figaro-boehm-12943" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mozart&rsquo;s Le nozze di Figaro</a> appears on CD and, for the first time, Blu-ray Audio, in 24 bit/96 kHz remastered from the original analogue tapes. Hermann Prey stars as Figaro in both operas.

Claudio Abbado Beethoven Symphony No.6 Intro EN

Watch Claudio Abbado inspire and exhort the Berliner Philharmoniker to maximum effect in Beethoven's 6th symphony. The video can be found in the video collection in this page. You can watch all Abbado's interpretations of Beethoven symphonies with the Berliner Philharmoniker on DG, filmed at performances in Rome in 2001.

Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker

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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 / Abbado (Visual Album)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"

Claudio Abbado Wagner Intro

Claudio Abbado recorded two remarkable albums of Wagner's music with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Watch Bryn Terfel in the collection of videos in this page singing Wagner in rehearsal with Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker for a concert in Berlin in November 2000. The aria, "Die Frist ist um" from Der Fliegende Holl&auml;nder was recorded as part of a whole audio album of Wagner arias sung by Bryn Terfel.

Abbado conducts Wagner with the Berliner Philharmoniker

Abbado conducts Carmen

Carmen! Watch Claudio Abbado in the video selection in this page so obviously enjoying conducting a gala performance of the overture to Bizet's opera with the Berliner Philharmoniker from 1997.

Claudio Abbado Berlin Galas 1997 & 1998

Claudio Abbado in rehearsal for Falstaff Sessions

Claudio Abbado's 2001 recording of Verdi's Falstaff features Bryn Terfel, who stars in the title role, as well as Thomas Hampson and Adrianne Pieczonka, accompanied by the Berlin Philharmoniker. This recording showcases the skill and artistry of some of the greatest performers of our time, bringing Verdi's beloved opera to life with unparalleled vivacity, humor, and lyricism.

Terfel · Pieczonka Hampson · Röschmann Shtoda · Diadkova Rundfunkchor Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado

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VERDI Falstaff / Terfel, Pieczonka, Abbado

Verdi: Falstaff

Performance Teasers & Interviews

Claudio Abbado 1933 - 2014

Claudio Abbado and Yuja Wang perform Prokofiev's 3rd piano concerto

Watch Claudio Abbado and Yuja Wang perform the extraordinary virtuosic music of Prokofiev's 3rd piano concerto in the clip in the video selection in this page. The excerpt is taken from our visual album of their concert together at the Lucerne Festival 2009.

Yuja Wang Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado

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LUCERNE FESTIVAL 2009 Abbado / Wang (Visual Album)

Lucerne Festival 2009 (Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3)

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major

Claudio Abbado performs Tchaikovsky's Polonaise from Eugen Onegin

Enjoy Claudio Abbado performing Tchaikovsky's polonaise from his opera 'Eugene Onegin' in the video selection in this page. He conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker. The excerpt is taken from our visual of his 1998 Berlin Gala below, which is also available as an audio album.

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Claudio Abbado - Mahler Symphony No. 5

Claudio Abbado's special gift was to inspire the musicians he collaborated with for many memorable and joint interpretations. A highlight of his relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker was a recording of Mahler's 5th symphony, which is now available for the first time on vinyl.

Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado

Mahler: Symphonie No. 5

MAHLER Symphonie No. 5 / Abbado

Claudio Abbado’s critically acclaimed recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 with the Berliner Philharmoniker was a source of inspiration and a personal

Claudio Abbado&rsquo;s critically acclaimed recording of Mahler&rsquo;s Symphony No. 5 with the Berliner Philharmoniker was a source of inspiration and a personal favourite of T&Aacute;R Director Todd Field. We now present this legendary recording for the first time ever on vinyl.

Claudio Abbado & Martha Argerich - Dolby Atmos Intro Text

Claudio Abbado and Martha Argerich were a partnership that ran across the decades, including in terms of their recordings for DG. You can now hear their 1994 interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the high-quality spatial listening experience of Dolby Atmos&reg;.

Martha Argerich Nicolas Economou * Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado

Martha Argerich - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1; The Nutcracker Suite Dolby Atmos Cover

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto 1 / Argerich

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; The Nutcracker Suite

Claudio Abbado performs Ravel's Rapsodie Espagnole

Watch the clip in the video selection in this page of Claudio Abbado conducting a rousing performance of Ravel's Rapsodie Espagnole with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The excerpt here is taken from the 4th mvt 'Feria', part of a full performance of Rapsodie Espagnole that you can hear as part of our audio album of the Berlin Gala 1997 featured below.

von Otter · Terfel · Alagna Shaham · Pletnev Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado

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BERLIN GALA Salute to Carmen 1997 Abbado

The Berlin Gala

BIZET: Carmen (Auszüge/Excerpts) RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnol SARASATE: Carmen Fantaisie RACHMANINOV: Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini op. 43 BRAHMS: Ungarischer Tanz No. 5

Claudio Abbado Complete Recordings 

The world-renowned conductor Claudio Abbado recorded for Deutsche Grammophon over the course of four decades, making countless landmark albums which sound as fresh as ever today. In honour of his exceptional career, DG is releasing a strictly limited and hand-numbered edition of Abbado&rsquo;s complete recordings for the Yellow Label, Decca and Philips. Encompassing an enormous range of repertoire, the edition includes hundreds of the acclaimed performances the conductor inspired from some of the world&rsquo;s greatest artists and orchestras.
Claudio Abbado &ndash; The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon &amp; Decca is set for release on 17 February 2023, in time to mark what would have been his 90th birthday in June 2023. Just 2650 copies of this unique 257‑CD and 8-DVD set, housed in beautifully designed packaging, will be issued.
Unquestionably one of the most multifaceted and influential musicians of recent times, Abbado was as much at home in the concert hall as he was in the opera house. He both championed new music and kept up with the latest developments in historical performance practice, while not swayed by some of its more dogmatic ideas. He summed up his philosophy as follows: &ldquo;the term &lsquo;great conductor&rsquo; has no meaning for me &ndash; it is the composer who is great&rdquo;. This was no empty rhetoric. After meticulous preparation, involving the consultation of original sources, he almost always conducted from memory.
A team player rather than an authoritarian figure, Abbado was quick to establish a rapport with his musicians, both on and off stage. He rejuvenated the Berliner Philharmoniker in the post-Karajan years, and devoted much of his time and energy to founding new ensembles, including the European Community Youth Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Orchestra Mozart, as well as acting as mentor to individuals such as Gustavo Dudamel. With its vast scope, this edition offers unparalleled access to the many and varied strands of Abbado&rsquo;s long career.
The maestro was a man of few words and preferred to let his gestures do the talking. This was as true in the studio as it was on the concert podium. &ldquo;One of Claudio&rsquo;s main interests was the pursuit of beauty of sound,&rdquo; recalls DG producer Christopher Alder, who worked with the conductor between 1986 and 2006. That beauty is to be heard in abundance here, in finely-crafted performances spanning everything from Baroque works by Vivaldi, Bach and Pergolesi, to contemporary music by Xenakis, Nono and Salvatore Sciarrino. In between, we find a vast number of works by Mozart, the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Mahler, and much more besides.
Abbado was also one of the most respected opera conductors of his day, Music Director of both La Scala and the Vienna Staatsoper at different times in his career. That aspect of his work is generously reflected as well, in both full operas and excerpts. There are works by Mozart, Rossini and Verdi &ndash; the cornerstones of his operatic legacy &ndash; but Lohengrin, Pell&eacute;as et M&eacute;lisande and Wozzeck, among others, feature too. On DVD, moreover, we find La Cenerentola, Il barbiere di Siviglia and Jan&aacute;ček&rsquo;s From the House of the Dead (here enjoying its first release on DVD). The other DVD content includes such treats as Peter and the Wolf with Sting/Roberto Benigni, and the 1991 Wiener Philharmoniker New Year&rsquo;s Concert.
Abbado&rsquo;s work with the Berliner Philharmoniker, of which he was chief conductor from 1990 to 2002 rightfully occupies a central place in this set, featuring on 60 of its 257 CDs. Not only did he expand the orchestra&rsquo;s repertoire, he brought a renewed warmth and flexibility to its sound. He is also heard at the helm of the London Symphony Orchestra, of which he became principal conductor in 1979&nbsp;and was music director from&nbsp;1983 to 1986; Wiener Philharmoniker; Dresden Staatskapelle; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester; and Orchestra Mozart, among others. In notes written especially for this edition, Alfred Brendel describes Abbado&rsquo;s ability to get the best from any ensemble: &ldquo;his attention towards bringing out the qualities of each player and blending them into a unique interpretive whole was exemplary and remains, in some ways, unique&rdquo;.
The roster of singers and instrumentalists with whom Abbado recorded is equally impressive, ranging from Martha Argerich, Cecilia Bartoli and Alfred Brendel to Bryn Terfel and Yuja Wang, via Jonas Kaufmann, Evgeny Kissin and Gidon Kremer. Oboist Albrecht Mayer, who worked with him for years as a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker, says, &ldquo;My work with Claudio and my personal dealings with him were without doubt the greatest gift I have received in the whole of my life as a musician.&rdquo;
Claudio Abbado &ndash; The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon &amp; Decca is accompanied by one hardcover and two paperback books which provide eight essays on significant stages of Abbado&rsquo;s career; reminiscences from his producers and colleagues; production dates and detailed tracklistings; numerous rare photos; and a foreword by the conductor&rsquo;s four children, Daniele, Alessandra, Sebastian and Misha. The individual albums are presented in their original cover jackets, while the collection as a whole is presented in a high-quality library-style box.
As part of his contribution to this very special limited edition, pianist Evgeny Kissin finds the perfect words to sum up the legacy of Claudio Abbado. &ldquo;The great maestro&rsquo;s art will undoubtedly live and continue to bring joy to many millions of people, as long as mankind exists.&rdquo;

Claudio Abbado conducts the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

Enjoy Claudio Abbado conducting the young musicians of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (founded on his initiative almost 40 years ago) in an excerpt from the first movement of Mahler's 4th symphony to be found in the video shelf in this page. You can watch the full symphony as well as a performance of Schoenberg&rsquo;s symphonic poem Pelleas und Melisande, both filmed at the Vienna Musikverein in 2006, in our visual album.

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester Claudio Abbado

Abbado Conducts Mahler and Schönberg EuroArts Visual Album Cover

MAHLER · SCHÖNBERG Abbado (Visual Album)

Abbado Conducts Mahler and Schönberg

SCHÖNBERG Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5 MAHLER Symphony No. 4 in G Major

Claudio Abbado takes the helm of the world’s leading youth orchestra, the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (founded on Abbado’s initiative almost 40 years

Claudio Abbado takes the helm of the world&rsquo;s leading youth orchestra, the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (founded on Abbado&rsquo;s initiative almost 40 years ago), for performances of Schoenberg&rsquo;s symphonic poem Pelleas und Melisande and Mahler&rsquo;s Symphony No. 4 (for which they are joined by soprano Juliane Banse). Filmed at the Vienna Musikverein, the visual album of their concert is out now on Apple Music.

Cecilia Bartoli · Sir Bryn Terfel · Alessandro Corbelli Sumi Jo · Juan Diego Florez · Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra La Scintilla · Wiener Philharmoniker Riccardo Chailly · James Levine · Claudio Abbado And more

CASTA DIVA Cecilia Bartoli

Casta Diva

Works by Bellini · Rossini · Persiani Donizetti · Pacini · Mozart Gluck · Porpora · Handel