Silvester Concert 2011 -Dances & Dreams : Kissin(P)Rattle / Berlin Philharmonic

Dances & Dreams - The Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle

In 2011 the Berliner Philharmoniker and their musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcomed in the New Year with a gala concert entitled ‘Dances & Dreams’. Spinetingling and inspiring performances of music by Dvorak, Ravel, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky and Brahms are complemented by the extraordinary talent of the multi-awarded Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin. Kissin’s musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have placed him at the forefront of today’s pianists, and his passionate performance of the renowned Piano Concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg is mesmerising.
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin, December 31, 2011. (EUROARTS)

Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 46 in C Major
Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dance No. 2, Op. 64
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto A minor Op. 16
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso (orchestra version from “Miroirs”)
Richard Strauss: Salome (Salome’s dance)
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (Danse infernale, Berceuse and Finale)
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

BOOKLET: Englisch, Deutsch, Francais
RUN TIME: 89 mins