Bpo:Barenboim:Abbado - Europakonzert 1994

EUROPAKONZERT 1994From the Staatstheater MeiningenDaniel BarenboimBerliner PhilharmonikerClaudio AbbadoLudwig van Beethoven Concert for piano and orchestra No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73New release of the EUROPAKONZERT Blu-ray Disc seriesThe EUROPAKONZERT annually celebrates the founding of the Berlin Philharmonics on 1st May 1882Recorded at the Staatstheater Meiningen, in the middle of Germany, 5 years after the German Reunion, the city had remained a musical centre since Hans von B�low went from the Meininger Hoforchester to Berlin, to be the first conductor of the Berlin PhilharmonicsThe evening began with the majestic Fifth piano concerto in E flat major by Beethoven as a delicately magical, virtuoso performance by Claudio Abbado and Daniel Barenboim, followed by Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73, who had also worked with the Meininger Orchestra. Region code: All (worldwide) Booklet notes: English, German, FrenchRunning time: 86 minsGerman FSK: 0German FSK: 0