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Considered one of the "Top Ten Conductors of the 20th Century", Abbado conducts dramatically, with particular expertise in Italian opera, Mahler's Symphony, Romantic Symphonies and some modernist works.
Abbado's hands are very charismatic, he is known as having "the most beautiful left hand in the world", rolling and undulating, beautiful as playing between water and clouds, moving like a peach blossom on the shore, conveying the artistic conception of beauty; there is music in his eyes, which can look at the overall situation and notice special subtleties. At the age of 16, Bernstein thought in Milan that Abado had a pair of natural, conductor eyes.
In addition to the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Scala Philharmonic orchestra, his happy time with the London Symphony Orchestra is also very intriguing.
After Abado first performed with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1966, the relationship between the two grew closer, and in 1972 Abado even announced that he would only perform with the London Symphony Orchestra in the Uk. In 1973, Abbado led the orchestra to the Salzburg Festival, the first British orchestra to participate in the largest festival.
It was not until 1979 that Abado officially succeeded Pleven as Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and since Abbado's arrival, the orchestra has maintained the tradition of hiring only first-class conductors as principal conductors. Under the direction of Abbado, the orchestra further consolidated the supremacy of the orchestra in the United Kingdom, and the performance level of the orchestra has also been qualitatively improved, and the excellent performance and presentation of music from different periods and styles is a major feature of the London Symphony.
During the nine years of Abbado's official conduct (leaving office in 1988), the London Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra have established a three-legged trend, and they have left behind a series of excellent recordings that are unanimously recognized as "collectible treasures" in the industry, including mahler's symphonies, Mendelssohn's Symphonies (DG), Verdi's opera overtures, Rossini's operas, Bizet opera "Carmen", etc., which are classic examples in many versions of the record market.
For example, their performance of the "two giants of opera" Rossini and Verdi's opera, Abbado's excellent orchestra control and deep opera skills, coupled with the support of the Amazing Performance of the London Symphony, is not lacking in meticulous style, but also full of Italian enthusiasm. Throughout the recording, these pieces are all sparkling with wit, full of profound opera plots and connotations, giving us a glimpse of this colorful opera world, but who can be indifferent in the face of this intense dramatic conflict and emotional tension?
Abado & London Symphony Orchestra,DG& Decca Complete Recordings
This year, following the release of the Complete Recordings of Abbado and the Berliner Philharmonic in 2019 and the Complete Recordings of Abbado and the Vienna Philharmonic in 2020, he and the London Symphony Orchestra released the Complete Recordings of DG & DECCA.
46 CD, 110 pages of commentary by the renowned music critic Jon Toransky, in which Tolansky writes: "Abadoism and enthusiasm are used to the extreme, art and genius"; and finally two bonus CDs contain recordings of Abado conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra, enough to fully feel the great conductor's deep thoughts about music under his fingertips and in his heart.
Among them, the cooperative artists include "Piano Priestess" Agrinch, "one of the world's three tenors" Domingo, Accardo with the "name of contemporary Paganini", piano masters Sergin, Brandel, BogoLelić, soprano Kouchubass and many other great musicians known in the classical music world such as Kleiman, Begunza, And Minz.
Abbado and Agridge
With Sergin
With Brendel
In addition, the repertoire in the set is not to be underestimated, including: Mendelssohn Symphony, Mozart's Symphony and Piano Concerto, Bizet opera "Carmen", Rossini's Overture Collection, opera "Servia's Barber", Verdi Opera Aria Selection; Stravinsky "Firebird", "Spring Festival", etc., all in one series.
These recordings are orthodox, authentic and outstanding, embodying the essence of Abbado's conducting arts and the London Symphony.
Detailed track list
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CD1 Bartock: Bizarre Manchurian Official, Two Orchestral Sketches (Violin/Mintz)
CD2 Berger: Lulu Suite, Atenberg Songs, Orchestral Sketches (Soprano: M. Price)
CD3 Bicai: Alai City Girls Suite No. 1 & 2, Carmen Suite No. 1
CD4-5 Bicai: The complete opera "Carmen"
CD6 Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Tragic Overture
CD7 Chopin and Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 (piano/Agrisy)
CD8 Debussy: The Afternoon Prelude to the Chosen Maiden, Iberia, and the Shepherd
CD9 Hindemidt: Weber-themed Symphonic Variant, Janne Czech: Small Symphony, Progofiv: Ballet Suite "Romeo and Juliet" Selection
CD10 Mendel Ode: Symphony No. 3 & 4
CD11-14 Mendel Ode: Symphony No. 1-5, Selected Overtures
CD15 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 & 41
CD16 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 8 & 12 (piano/Selkin)
CD17 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 & 17 (piano/Selkin)
CD18 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 & 23 (piano/Selkin)
CD19 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 & 24 (piano/Selkin)
CD20 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 & 19 (piano/Selkin)
CD21 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 & 27 (piano/Selkin)
CD22 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 & 23 (piano/Selkin)
CD23 Mussowski: Paintings of exhibitions
CD24 Pegaoresi: Eulogy of the Virgin Mary
CD25 Progofiv: Symphony No. 1 & 3, Ballet Suite "Joker"
CD26 Progofiv: Alexander Nevsky, Setia Suite, Lieutenant Chie
CD27-29 Ravel: Complete Works of Orchestra
CD30 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (piano/Agrisy), Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (piano/Beroff), Gypsy (violin/Accardo), Soprano (Soprano/M. Price)
CD31 Rossini: A Collection of Overtures
CD32-33 Rossini: The Complete Opera "The Barber of Selvia"
CD34-35 Rossini: The opera "Cinderella"
CD36 Schumann: Piano Concerto, Weber: Concert Sketch (Piano/Brandel)
CD37 Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Tyre's Pranks, Death and Transfiguration
CD38 Stravinsky: Festival of Spring, Firebird, Card Game
CD39 Stravinsky: Petrosica, Pucinnera
CD40 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
CD41 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (piano/Bogorelić)
CD42 Verdi: Selected Arias of the Opera
CD43 Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "Four Seasons" (Violin/Kleiman)
CD44 Berlioz: An Ode
CD45 Berlioz: Oratorio "Linado"
CD46 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 "Little Russia"
DG, DECCA as the two famous brands in the classical music scene, the recordings produced and published by them are the icing on the cake for this set, throughout all aspects, can be called a collection of masters and famous actors, Zhang Zhang is a brilliant record of the classical music world.
Listening to these recordings, we can not only feel the conductor's deep thinking about the personality and meaning of every composer, every phrase, and every note, but we can even "see" the dramatic effect of each scene with both ears through the high degree of restoration of sound quality, under the background of a strong sense of presence.
【Original Import】
Abado & London Symphony Orchestra
The Complete DG & Decca Recordings
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