2019 Europakonzert. Daniel Harding conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker this year in its traditional “Europakonzert” on May 1 celebrating the founding of the orchestra on May Day. Normally this event occurs in a different European city in a beautiful venue of historical significance. Performed 2019 at the Orsay Museum (Musée d'Orsay) in Paris. Here’s the program:
Wagner “Good Friday Spell” from Parsifal
Wagner '“Wotan’s Farewell” and “The Magic Fire” from Die Walküre (Concert Version)
Wagner “Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde
Berlioz “Royal Hunt” and “Storm” from Les Troyens
Berlios “Love Scene” from Romeo et Juliette
Debussy Pelléas and Mélisande Concert Suite (Suite by Claudio Abbado, based on the Orchestral Suite arranged by Erich Leinsdorf)
Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Features Bryn Terfel (Bass). Directed for TV by Henning Kasten. Released in 2019, disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA
Here’s a clip from EuroArts:
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