Claudio Abbado Movies

Claudio Abbado leads the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3, with vocal accompaniment by contralto Anna Larsson and two choruses: the Arnold Schoenberg Chorus and the Tölzer Knabenchor. It was shot at the Lucerne Festival in the summer of 2007. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

The Lucerne Festival Orchestra mounts this Summer 2005 rendition of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 78, with Claudio Abbado conducting. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Conductor Claudio Abbado leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in recreating two of Ludwig Van Beethoven's most beloved works in this pair of performances captured live at Berlin's Philharmonie and the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. Compositions offered here include "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral'" and "Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'". ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

This performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the conduction of Claudio Abbado consists of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, ymphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, and Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

This musical release from the Berliner Philharmonkier captures a live performance by the orchestra, recorded on New Years Eve of 1999, featuring such pieces as "Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major", "Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor", "Paul Lincke's Grigi Overture", and much more. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

This musical release from the Berliner Philharmioniker captures a concert of love themed music by Mozart and Verdi, recorded with vocal performances by $Christine Schafer and Simon Keenlyside, as part of a 1998 New Years celebration. Some of the pieces featured in the performance include "Overature from Le Nozze di Figaro", "Fin ch'han dal vino from Don Giovanni, and more. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic ring in the New Year of 1997 with a special concert that pays tribute to the great composer Georges Bizet. Berlin Philharmonic: New Year's Gala '97 features the orchestra performing highlights from Bizet's opera Carmen, along with several other pieces displaying Bizet's influence on other composers, including Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 by Pablo De Sarasate, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov, and Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms. Soloists performing with the Berlin Philharmonic include Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Roberto Alagana, Gil Shaham, and Mikjail Pletney. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Berlin's Waldbühne Theater is one of Germany's premiere concert venues, lending an aura of opulence to any classical-music performance. This program finds conductor Claudio Abbado leading the Berlin Philharmonic and soloists Angela Gheorghiu, Sergei Larin, and Bryn Terfel in a selection of Italian music, including pieces from Verdi's Don Carlo, Rossini's William Tell, and Bellini's The Capulets and the Montagues. ~ Robert Silva, Rovi

This video captures a 1996 New Year's concert by the Berlin Philharmonic. The group presents materials from Berloiz, Brahms, and Ravel. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

A young boy attends a concert and is captivated by the conductor. He uses sounds from all over his house as his orchestra as he fantasizes about becoming a conductor. This charming video teaches children that even the ordinary sounds around their house can be interesting. And as the boy in the story finds out, they are only limited by their imaginations. Raul Julia narrates this story by Claudio Abbado. ~ Amy Lewis, Rovi