Organization

Pianist

Maurizio Pollini

Conductor

Claudio Abbado

Singer

Soprano

Karita Mattila

Lioba Braun

Tenor

Peter Seiffert

Mats Carlsson

Chorus master

Bo Wannefors

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Others

Swedish Radio Choir

Eric Ericsons Kammarkör

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven and Mendelssohn

Berlin

Germany

Berliner Philharmonie

In this concert, Claudio Abbado conducts works that impress with their powerful choral singing, while fascinating due to their unusual form: Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with Maurizio Pollini as the pianist, followed by Mendelssohn’s Second Symphony, known as the Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise). This recording from 2002 is also unusual in that although both pieces are widely known, they are not often performed in concert.

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven and Mendelssohn: Concert Various

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