Mozart: Symphony No.39 / Schubert: Symphony No.2 (Celibidache) (UK)

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Mozart: Symphony No.39 / Schubert: Symphony No.2 (Celibidache)
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Alan Titherington

Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
Certificate: none
Running Time: 79 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
The conductor Sergiu Celibidache was a legend in his own lifetime, mesmerising orchestras with his intensity and brilliance, both in rehearsals and in performances - which were always conducted from memory. These recordings pair the first of Mozart`s last three symphonies, which Misha Donat puts "among musical history`s most miraculous feats of concentrated inspiration" with Schubert`s second Symphony, an extraordinary work from a 17-year-old. The Celibidache Symphonic Series celebrates the historic release on DVD of rare footage of the few performances ever recorded for television.

Special Features:
Includes a non-symphonic work by Cherubini, his Overture to Il portatore d`acqua