De opname van Mahler 4 op deze CD zit ook in de Abbado/Mahler-box die vlak na het verscheiden van de maestro in 2014 verscheen. De Sieben frühe Lieder van Berg ontbreekt daarop echter. "Mahler's Fourth from 2005 is extraordinarily spiritually led by the old Master at the peak of his interpretative abilities. His fluent technique is even more refined, but Abbado now seems more relaxed and thus more expressive than before, allowing and even encouraging portamento and vibrato. And his endless love of music -- and of life -- has infused the performance with a tangible sense of transcendence. The Berlin Philharmonic responds to its former music director with obvious affection and consummate artistry. Some listeners might find that Renée Fleming is too ironically maternal for the child's view of heaven that closes the symphony, but no listener will complain that Fleming is anything less than incandescently erotic in Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder." (James Leonard, Allmusic; 5 uit 5 sterren)
Deze CD volgt de formule die al 15 jaar bij Classic FM te horen is: louter hoogtepunten uit het klassieke repertoire, aangevuld met verwante muziek uit films: een heerlijke mix van 'licht klassiek voor elk moment'.
Concertopname gemaakt op 1 mei 2002 in Palermo (Sicilië)
Opname: 2010
Does the world need another set of Brandenburgs? Yes, when they are as freshly minted and as adventurously sonorous as this marvellous set from Abbado's young period-style Orchestra Mozart. Nicely described not as conductor but as "concertatore", Abbado leads supple, imaginative readings; a great deal of the strong character is provided by his leader, violinist Giuliano Carmignola, and there is a brilliant harpsichord solo from Ottavio Dantone in the fifth concerto. Only the fourth is rather deliberate and rhythmically stolid; the second with its glorious high trumpet provides a great finale: these are peerless highlights of baroque music. (The Oberserver, maart 2011)
Opname: 2007
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