Riccardo Chailly
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A new recording of both of Brahms' Piano Concertos features two artists and one orchestra, all of whom are recognized around the world for their individual talents. Daniel Barenboim performs the solo piano part while Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in these live and thrilling recordings.
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"'To me, Bruckner is one of the greatest composers, ' says conductor Stanisław Skrowaczewski. 'He is another Mozart: his music is magical ... its message speaks about the infinite, transcendental cosmos, God, timelessness, love and tragedy.' The opening melody of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony apparently came to the composer in a dream: a friend from Bruckner's younger days played the theme on a viola, with the words: 'This will bring you success.'...
15) Ravel
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Riccardo Chailly pays tribute to Maurice Ravel with a program of waltzes and wild reveries of ecstasy and elegance. He ushers us into Ravel's musical worlds filled with ever-changing colors, scents, and flavors: the pulsating three-quarter time of waltzes that reflect just how much the Great War transformed European culture, the ancient love story of Daphnis and Chloe, and the relentless rhythms of Bolero. Magnifique! Recorded live at the Concert...