Title: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: Grand Opening Concert
Released: 2017
Genre: Classical
Director: Henning Kasten (concert), Thorsten Mack, Annette Schmaltz (documentary)
Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock
Artist: Philippe Jaroussky - countertenor; Pavol Breslik - tenor; Sir Bryn Terfel - bass baritone; Hanna-Elisabeth Müller-soprano; Wiebke Lehmkuhl - alto; Kalev Kuljus - oboe; Margret Köll - harp; Thomas Bloch - Ondes Martenot; Xie Ya-ou - piano; Iveta Apkalna - organ; NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Ensemble Praetorius, NDR Choir, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Description:

The Elbphilharmonie, the "hall of wonders" (The Guardian), is undoubtedly the new landmark of Hamburg, a monumental synthesis of breath-taking architecture, a unique location and a world-class concert hall. In varying instrumentation the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under the baton of Principal Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock and several top-class soloists exploring in the Renaissance To the present. It culminates in a brand-new commissioned work, created especially for this occasion by the most important living German composer, Wolfgang Rihm.

"A striking building, a scintillating concert!" (The New York Times). BONUS: This documentary prepares for the formation of this grand building, from the first sketch plans to the rehearsals before it's festive inauguration and includes statements by the architects Pierre de Meuron and Jacques Herzog, the acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, Christoph Lieben-Seutter, Thomas Hengelbrock and more.

Tracklist
1. Opening
  Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
  Metamorphosen nach Ovid op. 49 Nr. 1-6
2. Pan
  Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
  Mystère de l'instant
3. Appels - Échos - Prismes
  Emilio de 'Cavalieri (1550-1602)
  La Pellegrina
4. Dalle più alte sfere
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)
5. Photoptosis (Präludium für Orchester)
  Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651)
6. Quam pulchra es (Motette für 5 Stimmen und Basso continuo)
  Rolf Liebermann (1910-1999)
7. Furioso
  Giulio Caccini (1545-1618)
  Le nuove musiche
8. Amarilli mia bella
  Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
  Turangalîla-Sinfonie
9. 10. Finale
  Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
  Parsifal (Oper in 3 Akten)
10. Präludium
  Wolfgang Rihm (geb. 1952)
11. Reminiszenz (Triptychon und Spruch in memoriam by Hans Henny Jahnn)
  Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-moll op. 125
12. 4. Presto
13. Credits


Issued: United States | C MAJOR
Duration: 1:52:01 + 00:52:30