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lick here to view in web browser Outrageously funny and gorily serious a NEW IN THE ARCHIVE: SIMON RATTLE CONDUCTS -LE GRAND MACABRE IN A PRODUCTION BY PETER SELLARS a Photo: Monika Pith:a:shoos In his opera Le Grand Macabre, the Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti created an intriguing spectacle of horror and comedy. Premiered in 1978 and substantially revised in the 1990s, the work plays out in the fictitious "Breughelland" whose inhabitants won't give up their addiction to pleasure even though the end of the world has just been announced. In this production by Peter Sellars, who gives the work an apocalyptic setting, a brilliant ensemble of soloists, the Rundfunkchor Berlin and the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle all helped make a huge success of this irresistible work with the press and public alike. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised the work as "refreshingly scathing, a sophisticated abundance of quotations, outrageously funny and gorily serious," which the chorus and orchestra presented "with precision and relish; together with the support of an "exquisite team of singers". EFTA00630936  READ MORE A unique artistic partnership Ilt ON CD AND BLU-RAY: CLAUDIO ABBADO'S LAST CONCERT WITH [HE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER Claudio Abbado was one of the outstanding personalities in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker. In May 2013, their unique partnership ended with Abbado's last concert with the orchestra. The programme included two of the most important works of musical Romanticism: Hector Berlioz's visionary Symphonie fantastique and Felix Mendelssohn's magical, shimmering music for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings label presents audio and video recordings of this memorable evening in a luxury linen hardcover edition. With comprehensive articles, bonus videos and previously unpublished photographs, it documents Abbada's work with the orchestra whose chief conductor he was from 1990 to 2002. The edition contains the recordings on CD and in high resolution audio on a Blu-ray disc which also features a video of the concert. The bonus material includes a historical documentary about Abbado's first year as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker. 2 CD + 1 Blu-ray + Audio Download Hardcover linen edition EUR 39.90 incl. applicable tax approx. USD 421GBP 34 BUY NOW EFTA00630937 Your access to the Digital Concert Hall TICKETS, SUBSCRIPTION AND GIFT CERTIFICATES The Digital Concert Hall is the online concert venue of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here, their concerts are broadcast live and are also available as recordings in a video archive a few days later. The Digital Concert Hall is available on televisions. computers, smartphones. tablets and streaming devices. Streaming Partners are Panasonic and IIJ (Internet Initiative Japan Inc.). More at ■ you no laser SSW receive out Berlin Phil Merle GmbH Geschartslahrec ems newsletter you may Letpziger Plalz 1 pal 1Aaninget Robert Zimmermann USIISSIZWILEIS 10117 Berlin Haneeisregisier Benin{hano0enburg HRB 113696 Ust-iert. DE260440601 EFTA00630938