Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann – Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2011/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann – Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2011/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:57:16 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Classical
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At a time when it seems that the contemporary movement for historically informed practices has won over most performers of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies, along comes Christian Thielemann to spin the clock back to the mindset of the mid-20th century. Interpreting the symphonies with a conventional, even hidebound, approach that bears no sign of late Classical scholarship (streamlined tempos, smaller orchestras, original instrumentation, or other aspects of the way the music was actually played in the composer’s time), Thielemann presents a Beethoven that is rather more in the manner of Wilhelm Furtwängler than of, say, John Eliot Gardiner. Listeners who have not yet taken the plunge into authentic period practices may have wondered where the traditionalist could turn for old-fashioned, Teutonic performances that employ a full modern orchestra, conform to expected (i.e., slower) tempos, and generally have a homogenized orchestral blend with thick textures. Here is Thielemann, unapologetic and confident, and for what it is, his set is a solid, dependable cycle that doesn’t pretend to be something it isn’t, and it will not disappoint its intended audience. Indeed, the Vienna Philharmonic is one of the last bastions of tradition, and Thielemann surely will satisfy all who are nostalgic for the old style. There are some eccentricities of particular interest in the Finale of the Ninth, where Thielemann surprises with sneak-attack accelerandos, and his breakneck speed in the final pages will leave anyone breathless. But on the whole, this is a conservative’s vision of Beethoven, and the live performances really bring the not-so-distant past to life. This deluxe box set offers six CDs and a DVD, Making van Beethoven, stored in a hard cover book with liner notes and a cloth-covered slipcase. –Blair Sanderson
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Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann – Wagner: Ring (2013/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann – Wagner: Ring (2013/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 14:29:50 minutes | 14,93 GB | Genre: Classical
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Christian Thielemanns reading of Wagners complete Ring Cycle at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2011 was universally hailed as one of the greatest Wagnerian events of the last half-century and is now being released as a beautiful box set containing 14 CDs of the four Ring operas and 2 DVDs featuring four introductory films to each opera.

With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and an outstanding cast of todays leading dramatic singers, these performances set the standard for Wagner interpretation in the 21st Century.

The recordings were made live by ORF, capturing all the excitement of the opera house performances.

The 4 documentary films were directed by acclaimed producer Eric Schulz, complementing the audio recordings, providing an introduction, commentary and analysis by experts, including conductor Christian Thielemann.

Booklet contains synopses in German, English and French and libretti in German and English.

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Christian Thielemann & Wiener Philharmoniker – New Year’s Concert 2019 / Neujahrskonzert 2019 / Concert du Nouvel An 2019 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Christian Thielemann & Wiener Philharmoniker – New Year’s Concert 2019 / Neujahrskonzert 2019 / Concert du Nouvel An 2019 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:50:05 minutes | 1,91 GB | Genre: Classical
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The 2019 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert took place on January 1, 2019, under the baton of Christian Thielemann in the Musikverein in Vienna. Christian Thielemann, Principal Conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle and Artistic Director of the Salzburg Easter Festival, has since 2000 been a musical partner of the Vienna Philharmonic. The New Year’s Concert 2019 represented Thielemann’s first time to conduct this prestigious international concert event.

The 2019 New Year’s Concert was broadcast in over 90 countries and followed by as many as 40 million television viewers around the world.

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Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann – Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Edition Nowak) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann – Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Edition Nowak) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:12 minutes | 1,07 GB | Genre: Classical
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«Clearly Bruckner’s music is like the wind that bloweth where it listeth in a world far removed from capitals and concert halls. The music that Bruckner wrote was not chic and sophisticated but elemental, radical and uncompromising. In spite of all its art, there is a powerful affinity with nature, with the mysticism of nature and with a sense of autochthonous earthiness, notably in Bruckner’s dance movements: as Thielemann says, Bruckner is no poseur; his music is never pretentious. There is a closeness, finally, with the open countryside, with an endless expanse, with extended journeys and with slowness.»

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Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann – Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (Edition Haas) (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann – Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (Edition Haas) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:21:27 minutes | 1,41 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Vienna Philharmonic, who have premiered four out of Bruckner’s ‘9 Symphonies’ are familiar to his music unlike any other orchestra. With Christian Thielemann they have one of the few Bruckner experts on their side. Bruckner (1824-1896) was an Austrian composer best known for his ‘Symphonies’, ‘Masses’ and ‘Motets’. Bruckner was greatly admired by subsequent composers, including his friend Gustav Mahler.

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Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Christian Thielemann – Richard Wagner – Die Walküre (2010) Blu-ray 1080i DTS-HD.MA.5.1

Title: Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Christian Thielemann – Richard Wagner – Die Walküre
Release year: 2010
Genre: Classical

Released: Opus Arte
Duration: 03:55:30
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Audio Codec: LPCM, DTS-HD Master
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 17498 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 /
Audio # 1: English / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Audio # 2: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3917 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 45.06 GB

Christian Thielemann, by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed at the 2010 Festival. Appearing on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time, it provides the only audio-visual document of Tankred Dorsts Ring production, and follows the hugely successful release of the whole cycle on CD. Two new singers join the cast: Johan Botha as Siegmund, who was showered with praise by the press (ideal vocal casting in the words of the critic on the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and Edith Haller, with her beautiful, strong soprano voice (Süddeutsche Zeitung) as his sister and lover Sieglinde.

Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival, 21 August 2010.

Johan Botha – Siegmund,
Kwangchul Youn – Hunding,
Albert Dohmen – Wotan,
Edith Haller – Sieglinde,
Linda Watson – Brünnhilde,
Mihoko Fujimura – Fricka,
Sonja Mühleck – Gerhilde,
Anna Gabler – Ortlinde,
Martina Dike – Waltraute,
Simone Schröder – Schwertleite,
Miriam Gordon-Stewart – Helmwige,
Wilke te Brummelstroete – Siegrune,
Annette Küttenbaum – Grimgerde,
Alexandra Petersamer – Rossweisse

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Christian Thielemann, Staatskapelle Dresden – Brahms: The Complete Symphonies (2014) 2xBlu-ray 1080i AVC DTS-HD MA 5.0

Genre: Classical
Duration: 03:13:18 + 00:51:17 (bonus)
Year of issue: 2014
Label: C Major Entertainment
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
By staatskapelle dresden

Description: After the great success of his Beethoven cycle, Christian Thielemann now turns with his new orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden, to the symphonic work of Johannes Brahms.

Quality: Blu-ray
Video resolution / scan: 1080i
Container: BDMV
Video Codec: H.264
Audio codec: DTS, PCM

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Christian Thielemann, Staatskapelle Dresden – Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 1-9, 2012-2019 (2021) [9xBlu-ray ISO + BDRip 720p/1080p]

Hector Berlioz&aposs Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie was a sequel to his Symphonie fantastique, which premiered in 1830 at the Paris Conservatory. Comprising six sections, it was composed during his travels to and around Italy, and made use of material that he had already composed for the prestigious Prix de Rome. Michael Gielen conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Wiener Singakademie with Joachim Bissmeier as narrator and highly acclaimed soloists Herbert Lippert and Geert Smits in an absorbing live recording that took place on 7 December 2000 at the Vienna Concert Hall.

Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080i
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Audio
Music: LPCM 2.0
Music: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bruckner-Symphonies-Nos-1-9-Blu-ray/287797/

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