Thielemann conducts Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Liszt

Synopsis

Lisa Batiashvili, Gautier Capuçon, Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden present a sophisticated programme about love and death from the perspective of three 19th century composers: The stages of life can be viewed as preludes to the melody of death, as Liszt proposed in Les Préludes. It is only at the very end that the inadequacies of life are resolved – the tragedy behind the love of Romeo and Juliet in Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture. In the jaws of death, Eros enjoys his strongest impulse, one that transcends time. What results is the desire for the epic and heroic, which in Brahms’ final orchestral work, the Double Concerto, achieves a certain consummation. The Double Concerto forms part of Thielemann’s extensive Brahms cycle, containing symphonies and solo concertos performed to frenetic acclaim in Dresden and Tokyo.

Additional Info

• No: A055506020000
• Composer: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Liszt
• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
• Artists: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello)
• Production year: 2016
• Run time: 01:26:00
• Producers: UNITEL, Semperoper Dresden
• Format: HDTV 16:9