Duration
82 Min
Abbado conducts Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Concert
Berliner Philharmoniker
Production Date: 09/02/2001
82 Min
Even the greatest journey begins with a single step. Beethoven begins his First Symphony with a brilliant surprise; just a few years later, with the shattering chords that launch the Eroica, he was generating enough imaginative energy to change the course of western art. “I always try to see and feel the music anew,” said Claudio Abbado in 2001, as he launched this Beethoven symphony cycle in Rome with the Berliner Philharmoniker, and his approach to Beethoven had never sounded more vital. These performances – recorded live in the Auditorium Conciliazione – are both a statement of intent, and a thrilling experience in their own right.
- Ensemble:
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Conductor:
- Claudio Abbado
