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Radio 3 in Concert: Claudio Abbado – In memoriam

Claudio Abbado – In memoriam

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The Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Claudio Abbado, play Brahms, Mussorgsky and Kurtág.

A historic concert from the archives of the Berlin Philharmonic, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Claudio Abbado.

Claudio Abbado – In memoriam

Presented by Fiona Talkington

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado perform Brahms, Mussorgsky and Kurtág: a historic concert from the archives of the Berlin Philharmonic, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Claudio Abbado. 

Mussorgsky:  Chorus of People in the Temple, from 'Oedipus in Athens'
Brahms: Gesang der Parzen, op. 89
Kurtág: Stele, op. 33
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15

Maurizio Pollini, piano 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado , conductor

On 20 January 2014, Italian conductor Claudio Abbado passed away aged 80, after a long battle with illness. 
After his promising debut in 1966, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra appointed him Chief Conductor in 1989, and his tenure lasted 12 years. 
This concert has been selected from the Philharmonic’s archives; it took place in the Philharmonie, Berlin, on 16/12/1994. It features Abbado’s great friend the pianist Maurizio Pollini playing Brahms, and a work by Kurtág specially written for Abbado.

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