Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: Grand Opening Concert

: 2017
: Classical
: Henning Kasten (concert), Thorsten Mack, Annette Schmaltz (documentary)
: Thomas Hengelbrock
: Philippe Jaroussky - countertenor; Pavol Breslik - tenor; Sir Bryn Terfel - bass baritone; Hanna-Elisabeth Müller - soprano; Wiebke Lehmkuhl - alto; Kalev Kuljus - oboe; Margret Köll - harp; Thomas Bloch - Ondes Martenot; Xie Ya-ou - piano; Iveta Apkalna - organ; NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Ensemble Praetorius, NDR Choir, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

The Elbphilharmonie, the “hall of wonders” (The Guardian), is undoubtedly the new landmark of Hamburg, a monumental synthesis of breath-taking architecture, a unique location and a world-class concert hall. In varying instrumentation the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under the baton of Principal Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock and several top-class soloists explores in the opening concert the possibilities of the Elbphilharmonie’s Grand Hall and its acoustics with an exciting programme that spans across all musical eras, from the Renaissance to the present. It culminates in a brand-new commissioned work, created especially for this occasion by the most important living German composer, Wolfgang Rihm.

“A striking building, a scintillating concert!” (The New York Times). BONUS: This documentary accompanies the formation process of this grand building, from the first sketch plans to the rehearsals before it´s festive inauguration and includes statements by the architects Pierre de Meuron and Jacques Herzog, the acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, Christoph Lieben-Seutter, Thomas Hengelbrock and more.
 

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 01:52:01 + 00:52:30


 

Technical Specs
Blu-ray
BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec
1080i/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)
1.78:1

Audio Formats
German DTS-HD MA 5.1 (48 kHz / 3924 kbps / 24-bit)
German LPCM 2.0 (48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit)

Subtitles/Captions
English
French
German
Japanese
Korean

Supplements
• Documentary: The Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg's New Landmark