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DVD : Beethoven: The Piano Concertos [DVD Video]

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from: Deutsche Grammophon See Larger Image List Price: $39.98 Amazon.com's Price: $27.97 You Save: $12.01 (30%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007342695 Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Release Date: November 13, 2007 Running Time: 197 minutes Sales Rank: 15399 Studio: Deutsche Grammophon Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Related Items: Brahms: Piano Concertos 1-2 Grieg, Chopin & Saint Saens Piano Concertos / Previn, Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra Georg Solti: The Maestro Leonard Bernstein Conducts Brahms - Boxed Set Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Brilliant This DVD is brilliant in every respect. Faultless in its production and in the performance of the conductor, orchestra and pianist. (for the first two concertos, Zimerman conducts from the piano). It's a joy to listen to and watch. There's nothing more to say. If you appreciate genius buy it, you will not be disappointed. Rating: - A magnificent series This 2 DVD series of Beethoven piano concertos is just amazing --- excellent sound recording and video, superb piano playing by Barenboim, and a most wonderful orchestral performance bt the Berlin Staatskapelle --- all seamlessly put together. I just could not believe how wonderfully the orchestra plays with Barenboim at the keyboard giving minimum signs such as raising eye brows. Barenboim's Beethoven interpretation sound so true, powerful and authoritative. I highly recommend this DVDs in your ... Read More Rating: - Great recording Great transfer from 80's video to the modern day DD 5.1. Performances are also top notched ones. If you are looking for a complete set, I would recommend this over the other two done by Barenboim and Ashkenazy. Rating: - Wonderful During many time, I was looking for the complete series for the Piano and Orchestra Beethoven works. I saw this one with the unforgettable and greate Leonard Bernstein but I never heard something related Zimmerman. However now, after to have saw the two DVD, I realized that I bought a simply wonderful workmanship. More words?????? Just buy and see it.....it's a masterpiece that must be in your house. Rating: - Elegant Beethoven from Bernstein and Zimerman It is instructive to compare these performances to the recently released Beethoven Piano Concertos played by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Bernard Haitink led London Philharmonic, filmed in 1974. The Ashkenazy Beethoven performances are traditional, with a larger orchestra accompanying the piano, and both unleashing a full arsenal of tricks: extensive vibrato, a profligate use of the piano pedals, slower tempos and broad melodic lines, all of these a 19th Century performance paradigm. The lofty, denser ... Read More see more

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