DVD: London Symphony Orchestra

DVD: London Symphony Orchestra

DVD:

London Symphony Or...

Jerry Hadley, June Anderson

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

An absolute must-have for all Bernstein fans
Seeing Bernstein - this great American musical genius - conducting his labour of love not long before his untimely death is an extremely moving experience particularly when he takes a few moments to address the audience at the beginning, middle, and end of the ...

Grieg, Chopin & Saint Saens Piano Concertos / Previn, Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra

Artur Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

Great DVD
This is one, very special DVD on virtually every level. It should go without saying that the performance of Rubinstein is superb, and considering he was 89 when this film was made makes it even more extraordinary. His performance, however, is even further enhanced by ...

Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Kiri Te Kanawa, Dennis O'Neill

Decca, 2007

A great tribute to Kiri and she sings well
A great prodcution for Kiri's birthday. The "Climb Every Mountain" song was superb; best I've heard. It was nice of her to bring in the Maori people from her native land of New Zealand. One thing I didn't like is is no one spent enough time with the Maori people with ...

Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) / Symphonies D'Instrument Vent / Boulez, London ...

Pierre Boulez, London Symphony Orchestra

Image Entertainment, 2001

This is a great concert rendition
First off I would like to compliment Pierre Boulez in his wonderful rendition of Le Sacre du Printemps. True there is no ballet in this performance but one cannot simply make a ballet performance of this monumental work. If you notice the orchestra takes up the whole ...