Claudio Abbado

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.

  • Title: Claudio Abbado
  • Popularity: 1.557
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-06-26
  • Place of Birth: Milano, Italy
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Claudio Abbado Movies

  • 1970
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    The Matchstick Men

    The Matchstick Men

    1 1970 HD

    Documentary about the life and work of the Hungarian composer, Gyorgy Kurtag

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  • 1970
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    Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado

    Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado

    1 1970 HD

    Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 2009

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  • 2002
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    Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem

    Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem

    1 2002 HD

    Claudio Abbado, conductor; Angela Gheorghiu, soprano; Daniela Bercellona, mezzo-soprano; Roberto Alagna, tenor; Julian Konstantinov, bass. Swedish...

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  • 1994
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    European Concert 1994

    European Concert 1994

    1 1994 HD

    European Concert 1994 From the Staatstheater Meiningen.

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  • 2008
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    Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

    Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

    1 2008 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducts the Orchestra Mozart with Giuliano Carmignola, principal violinist, live at the Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, April...

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  • 1993
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    Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

    Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

    7 1993 HD

    A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors in a fairytale world inhabited by...

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  • 2011
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    Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5

    Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2009
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    Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

    Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2013
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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

    9 2013 HD

    Mozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather, the piece proclaims eternal light and redemption....

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  • 1997
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    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

    1 1997 HD

    An extraordinary performance by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Claudio Abbado, recorded in the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna in...

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  • 2013
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    Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

    Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

    1 2013 HD

    Mozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather, the piece proclaims eternal light and redemption....

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  • 2002
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    A Verdi Gala from Berlin

    A Verdi Gala from Berlin

    1 2002 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Year's Eve performance, organized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe...

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  • 2001
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    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

    1 2001 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief...

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  • 2001
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    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

    1 2001 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief...

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  • 2001
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    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9

    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9

    1 2001 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief...

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  • 2001
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    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8

    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8

    1 2001 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief...

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  • 1982
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    Verdi: Requiem

    Verdi: Requiem

    1 1982 HD

    Live performance of Verdi's Missa da Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in 1982. An all-star quartet of soloists under the baton of Claudio Abbado,...

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  • 1991
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    Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

    Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

    1 1991 HD

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture and Arias from "Don Giovanni"; Symphony No. 29 in A major K. 201; Scena and Rondo for Soprano and piano forte...

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  • 1994
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    Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

    Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

    1 1994 HD

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73 Documentary...

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  • 2002
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    Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

    Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

    1 2002 HD

    Beethoven: Egmont-Ouverture Brahms: Violin Concerto op. 77 Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 op. 95 Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani, Ouverture

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  • 2000
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    Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

    Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

    1 2000 HD

    Beethoven: Concerto N° 2 for Piano and Orchestra; Symphony N° 9

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  • 1998
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    Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

    Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

    1 1998 HD

    Richard Wagner Overture to "The Flying Dutchman" Peter Tchaikovsky "The Storm" Claude Debussy “Trois Nocturnes” Giuseppe Verdi...

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  • 1996
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    Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

    Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

    1 1996 HD

    Sergei Prokofiev: Highlights from "Romeo & Juliet" Sergei Rachmaninov: Cavatine of Aleko from "Aleko" Ludwig van Beethoven: Romances for Violine...

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  • 1981
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    La Cenerentola

    La Cenerentola

    7.6 1981 HD

    The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the...

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  • 2016
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    Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

    Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

    1 2016 HD

    This was recorded over three nights at the Philharmonie in Berlin. It does, however, provide a fitting close to the career of Claudio Abbado,...

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  • 2011
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    Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

    Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

    1 2011 HD

    Claudio Abbado and his hand-picked players of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra take their acclaimed Mahler cycle to a new level with this audiovisual...

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  • 1987
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    Wozzeck

    Wozzeck

    1 1987 HD

    1987 recording of Wozzeck by the Vienna State Opera with Claudio Abbado conducting. Based upon Georg Büchner's 1837 play, Alban Berg's Wozzeck...

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  • 1989
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    Khovanshchina

    Khovanshchina

    10 1989 HD

    The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations in this 1989 recording from the...

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  • 1989
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    Elektra

    Elektra

    1 1989 HD

    Recorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra is one of the glories of...

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  • 1996
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    Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

    Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

    1 1996 HD

    Shot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia' b) Schubert, Symphony no. 2 B-Major, D. 125 c)...

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  • 2009
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    In Search of Beethoven

    In Search of Beethoven

    6.2 2009 HD

    In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over 65 performances by the world's finest...

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  • 1975
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    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    1 1975 HD

    This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli...

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  • 2002
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    Conducting Mahler

    Conducting Mahler

    10 2002 HD

    Documents the interpretations of Gustav Mahler's compositions by conductors Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, and...

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  • 2009
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    A Russian Night

    A Russian Night

    1 2009 HD

    RACHMANINOV: Klavierkonzert Piano Concerto No. 2 - STRAVINSKY: Der Feuervogel · The Firebird - TCHAIKOVSKY: Der Sturm · The Tempest -...

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  • 2004
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    Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

    Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

    1 2004 HD

    Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 18-19 August 2004

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  • 2010
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    Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3

    Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3

    1 2010 HD

    The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience...

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  • 2008
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    Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival

    Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival

    9 2008 HD

    “It would be hard to find anything greater, more significant or more moving anywhere in musical life today: total harmony of mind and heart,...

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  • 2009
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    Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

    Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

    10 2009 HD

    For this performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, recorded live in 2007 at the Congress and Concert Hall Lucerne, Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne...

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  • 2007
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    Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

    Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

    1 2007 HD

    Live performance of Gustav Mahler's 'Symphony No.6' at the 2006 Lucerne Festival. Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, which...

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  • 2010
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    Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

    Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

    1 2010 HD

    The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the magnificent mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold...

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  • 2006
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    Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7

    Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7

    1 2006 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this performance of Mahler's seventh symphony recorded in 2005.

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  • 2002
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    Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

    Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

    1 2002 HD

    Featuring performances of music by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, from Suntory Hall in Japan

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  • 1978
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    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    1 1978 HD

    Abbado wholly vindicates Verdi’s intentions through his feeling for the shape of a whole scene, for the inherent subtleties of Verdi’s...

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  • 2002
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    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    1 2002 HD

    Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is performed before a live audience at...

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  • 1979
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    Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

    Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

    1 1979 HD

    Pollini plays flawlessly, with the greatest finesse and sensitivity, very much in tune with each composer's personal style. His performances are...

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  • 1973
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    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    7.2 1973 HD

    Count Almaviva is in love with Rosina. However, she is currently staying with Dr. Bartolo – who desires to marry her. By using a series of...

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  • 2009
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    Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

    Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

    8 2009 HD

    Gustav Mahler's fourth symphony and Pelleas et Melisande by Arnold Schoenberg performed by the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, conducted by Claudio...

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  • 1988
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    The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

    The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

    6 1988 HD

    A documentary about the life of Andrei Tarkovsky in exile in Western Europe including Italy, Sweden, Germany and France until his sad demise to a...

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  • 2006
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    Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7

    Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7

    1 2006 HD

    Competently as usual and with a lot of visinary energy, Claudio Abbado conducted his LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at the opening of LUCERNE FESTIVAL,...

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  • 2001
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    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

    1 2001 HD

    With the Fifth Symphony, the Symphony No. 9 is the most famous piece. Its unusual length, the adjunction of soloists and of choruses, the choice of...

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  • 2013
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    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    1 2013 HD

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1.Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21 2. Symphony no 2 in D major, Op....

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  • 2008
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    Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3

    Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3

    1 2008 HD

    Claudio Abbado has realised a dream with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The orchestra, an exclusive ensemble of handpicked musicial stars, opens up...

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  • 2014
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    Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

    Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

    1 2014 HD

    A unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist. Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the time had come to submit to the probing of the camera, an...

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  • 1999
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    Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm

    Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm

    1 1999 HD

    Stockholm's Vasa Museum harbours an extraordinary historical attraction: a large, fully intact sailing ship from the 17th century, the Vasa....

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  • 2001
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    Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

    1 2001 HD

    Symphony No. 8 is as different musically from the Seventh Symphony as it is close in time since it was finished only five months later. It appears to...

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  • 2002
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    Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

    Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

    10 2002 HD

    Claudio Abbado conducts the prestigious Berliner Philharmonikerfor during a concert dedicated to Beethoven. The programme includes the Piano Concerto...

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  • 1985
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    Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

    Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

    1 1985 HD

    Get an insider's glimpse of the preparation of Claudio Abbado's arresting performance of Verdi's "Missa da Requiem" in this behind-the-scenes...

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  • 2005
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    Mahler: Symphony No. 9

    Mahler: Symphony No. 9

    1 2005 HD

    Mahler Symphony No.9 - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra - Claudio Abbado

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  • 2011
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    Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

    Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

    1 2011 HD

    The unforgettable performances by Claudio Abbado and the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA of Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1−7 are newly celebrated...

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  • 2015
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    Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

    Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

    1 2015 HD

    Claudio Abbado leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Swedish Radio Choir in a performance of Mozart's Requiem at the Salzburg Cathedral to...

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  • 2005
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    Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

    Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

    1 2005 HD

    Wiener Philharmonic Karl Bohm Claudio Abbado

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  • 2011
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    Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    1 2011 HD

    This 2002 concert features Gil Shaham with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado in works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, and Verdi.

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  • 2007
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    To Play and to Fight

    To Play and to Fight

    1 2007 HD

    The captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of...

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  • 2000
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    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000

    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000

    1 2000 HD

    The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New...

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  • 1996
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    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996

    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996

    1 1996 HD

    The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New...

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  • 1997
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    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997

    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997

    1 1997 HD

    The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New...

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  • 1998
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    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

    1 1998 HD

    The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New...

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  • 1999
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    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999

    The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999

    1 1999 HD

    The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New...

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  • 1998
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    Boris Godunov [Salzburger Festpielhaus]

    Boris Godunov [Salzburger Festpielhaus]

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1982
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    Verdi: Requiem

    Verdi: Requiem

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1984
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    Il viaggio a Reims

    Il viaggio a Reims

    1 1984 HD

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  • 2002
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    Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 6 & 8

    Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 6 & 8

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Abbado – Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5

    Abbado – Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7

    Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9

    Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2003
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    imagine…

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    5.5 2003 HD

    The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.

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  • 2012
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    Meisterwerke der Klassik

    Meisterwerke der Klassik

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1992
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    ECHO-Verleihung

    ECHO-Verleihung

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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