Person · Male
Claudio Abbado
conductor
- From
- Milano, Italy
- Active
- 1933–2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 494
- classical
About
Claudio Abbado (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo abˈbaːdo]; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, founder and director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, founder and director of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, founding artistic director of the Orchestra Mozart and music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra. He was recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and Senator for life in Italy.
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Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 7 / Prometheus Overture
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Movements from Romeo & Juliet and Chout
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Prokofiev: Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 C-Dur / Ravel: Klavierkonzert G-Dur
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Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1
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Symphonies Nos. 3 "Scottish" & 4 "Italian"
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Serenade Nr. 2 A-dur Op. 16 ∙ Akademische Fest-Ouvertüre Op. 80
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'Rinaldo' / 'Schicksalslied' (Song Of Destiny)
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Janáček: Sinfonietta / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
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3 Nocturnes / Daphnis et Chloé / Pavane
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Great Scenes from Verdi
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
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Rossini Overtures
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La Cenerentola
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Violin Concertos
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Opernchöre · Opera Choruses · Choeurs d’opéra
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The Firebird / Jeu de cartes
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Carmen
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Lieutenant Kijé / Scythian Suite
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CBS Great Performances, Volume 72: Piano Concerto no. 3
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Pulcinella
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Pulcinella
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Carmen: Extraits
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Alexander Nevsky
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Klavierkonzert Op. 54 / Konzertstück Op. 79
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Pétrouchka
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Le quattro stagioni
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Symphony No. 3
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Symphonie no. 1
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Klavierkonzerte nos. 20 & 12
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21 Ungarische Tänze (Hungarian Dances)
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Te Deum
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Aida
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Piano Concertos no. 21 & 23
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Verdi Ouvertures
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Don Juan, op. 20 / Till Eulenspiegel, op. 28 / Death and Transfiguration, op. 24
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Serenade no. 1
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Klavierkonzert no. 2 / Polonaise op. 44
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Symphonie fantastique
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Symphonie No. 4
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The Violin Concertos
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Symphonie no. 7
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Klavierkonzerte nos. 27 & 8
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Piano Concertos nos. 25 & 19
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Rossini Ouvertures
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Opernchöre
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Piano Concertos nos. 9 & 17
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Le Sacre du Printemps
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Aida: Highlights
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Symphonien no. 3 "Scottish" / no. 5 "Reformation"
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Symphonien Nos. 1 & 5 "Reformation"
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Stabat Mater
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Macbeth
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Don Carlos
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Symphonie No. 2 "Lobgesang"
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Symphonien: No. 3 »Schottische · Scottish · Écossaise« / No. 4 »Italienische · Italian · Italienne«
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Symphonie No. 3
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5 Symphonien / Ouvertüren
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Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé
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Simon Boccanegra
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Mussorgsky orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: Pétrouchka
Live
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The Last Concert
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The “Great” C major Symphony
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Piano Concertos K 503 & K 466
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Symphony no. 9 in D minor
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Bruckner
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Symphony no. 2 / Overtures
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Scenes from Goethe's "Faust"
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Requiem
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Piano Concertos nos. 27 and 20
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Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
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Fidelio
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Symphonies no. 39 & 40
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A Russian Night
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Symphonies
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The Symphonies
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Berliner Philharmoniker >> Im Takt der Zeit 1996, CD 10
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Berg: Sieben Frühe Lieder
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Symphony no. 6
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La Mer / Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
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Symphony no. 9
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Symphony no. 3
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Symphony no. 7
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Messa da Requiem
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Schumann: Piano Concerto, Op. 54 / Brahms: Piano Concerto, Op. 15
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Symphony No. 9
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Klavierkonzerte
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Simon Boccanegra
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Berlin Gala: Songs of Love and Desire
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The Berlin Gala: A Salute to Carmen
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Violin Concertos
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Simon Boccanegra
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Romeo & Juliet: excerpts
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Symphonie No. 1
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Symphonie Nr. 9
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A Midsummer Night's Dream / Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian"
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Symphonie no. 8
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“Emperor” Concerto
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Violin Concerto
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Symphony no. 8 / Symphonic Poem “The Noonday Witch”
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Prometheus: The Myth in Music
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Luigi Nono: Il canto sospeso / Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
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Il viaggio a Reims
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi
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Symphony no. 5
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Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
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New Year's Eve Concert Berlin 1992
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Stabat Mater
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Beethoven in Berlin: Das Silvesterkonzert
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Neujahrskonzert in Wien 1991: New Year’s Concert in Vienna
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Don Carlo
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
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Concerto per piano e orch. op. 73 «Imperatore» / Trascrizione per piano e orch. del concerto op. 61
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Lucia di Lammermoor
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New Year's Concert 1988
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Wozzeck
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Sinfonia N. 6 “Tragica”
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Symphonies nos. 7 & 8
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Il viaggio a Reims
Compilations
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The Piano Concertos (Die Klavierkonzerte) / Tragic Overture / Haydn Variations
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The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca
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Symphonien 1–10
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Piano Concerto No. 1 / Marche slave / Romeo and Juliet / "1812" Overture
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Janacek: Sinfonietta - Hindemith: Matis der Maler - Symphonische Metamorphosen
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Claudio Abbado & Wiener Philharmoniker: The Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings
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Brahms: 4 Symphonien / Overtures
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The Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings
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The Opera Edition
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Murray Perahia Plays Schumann
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Claudio Abbado & London Symphony Orchestra: Complete Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Recordings
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Abbado Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Magier des Mediterranen
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Lazar Berman: The Complete Sony Recordings
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Complete Concerto Recordings
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The Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings
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Mahler
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The Complete RCA And Sony Album Collection
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Boléro / Rhapsodie espagnole / Concertos pour piano / Le tombeau de Couperin
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4 Great Operas on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca
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Brahms, Schoenberg, Beethoven
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Abbado Brahms
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3 Classic Albums
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Pétrouchka / Pulcinella
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The Decca Years
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Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune / Images
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The Symphony Edition
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Overtures
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Best of Romantik
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Claudio Abbado Conducts Tchaikovsky
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The Symphonies
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Claudio Abbado dirige Mozart
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7 "London" Symphonies
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Best of Mozart
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Marce & Danze
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Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 "Pastoral" & 9
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Tcahikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
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Prokofiev: Alexandr Nevski / Suite escita / El teniente Kijé / Shostakovich: Suite de jazz n.º 2 / Concierto n.º 1 para piano
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Violin Concerto / 3 Violin Sonatas / Piano Trio, op. 8
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Poemas sinfónicos n.º 3,4 y 6 / Concierto para piano n.º 1
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Piano Concertos
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Klarinettenkonzert / Klavierkonzert Nr. 21
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21 Hungarian Dances / Serenades Nos. 1 & 2
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The Four Seasons
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Conciertos para piano nº 21 y 27 / Sonatas para piano
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The Complete Symphonies
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The Berlioz Experience
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Violin Concertos
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The Berlin Album
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major / Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
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Complete Orchestral Works
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The Six Symphonies
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Welcome Sir Simon! Die Berliner Philharmoniker in Aufnahmen mit ihren Chefdirigenten
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The Best Of Bryn Terfel - Arias & Songs
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Flute Concerto no. 1 / Concerto for Flute and Harp / Clarinet Concerto
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Die Symphonien
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Holländer / Lohengrin / Tannhäuser / Tristan (highlights)
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“Surprise”, “London” & “Military” Symphonies / Cello & Trumpet Concertos
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An der schönen, blauen Donau / Kaiser-Walzer / Die Fledermaus
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Orchestral Works
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- 39e84597-3e0f-4ccc-89d2-6ee1dd6fb050
- ISNI
- 0000000120959719
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