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Claudio Abbado – In memoriam

A historic concert from the archives of the Berlin Philharmonic, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Claudio Abbado.

Claudio Abbado – In memoriam

Presented by Fiona Talkington

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado perform Brahms, Mussorgsky and Kurtág: a historic concert from the archives of the Berlin Philharmonic, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Claudio Abbado.

Mussorgsky: Chorus of People in the Temple, from 'Oedipus in Athens'
Brahms: Gesang der Parzen, op. 89
Kurtág: Stele, op. 33
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15

Maurizio Pollini, piano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado , conductor

On 20 January 2014, Italian conductor Claudio Abbado passed away aged 80, after a long battle with illness.
After his promising debut in 1966, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra appointed him Chief Conductor in 1989, and his tenure lasted 12 years.
This concert has been selected from the Philharmonic’s archives; it took place in the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 16/12/1994. It features Abbado’s great friend the pianist Maurizio Pollini playing Brahms, and a work by Kurtág specially written for Abbado.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Mon 22 Jan 2024 19:30
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Music Played

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Oedipus in Athens: Chorus of the people in the temple

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates), Op. 89

    Librettist: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir.

  • György Kurtág

    Stele, Op. 33

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Aus tiefe Not schrei' ich zu Dir (Out of the depths, I cry out to Thee), BWV 687

    Performer: György Kurtág. Performer: Márta Kurtág.
    • Martha and Gyorgy Kurtag - Jatekok (Games).
    • ECM New Series.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Trio in A minor

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Frank Braley.
    • Virgin.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Trio in E flat major, Op 40

    Performer: Frank Lloyd. Performer: Marcia Crayford. Performer: Ian Brown.
    • Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34, Horn Trio in E flat Op.40: Nash Ensemble.
    • CRD.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Jan 2024 19:30
    ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3