Technical Details: 2 DVDs Interactive Menu Multi Angle Dolby Digital 5.1 Recording/PCM Stereo Language Selection Extras: Landscape  Impressions, Interviews Making of…Film Documentaries about composers   Running Time: ca. 110 min

Order No: 70002 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 op.73 in D major Georges Bizet Symphony No.1 in C major Orchestra: The State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra Moscow Conductors: Ilmar Lapinsch, Pavel Sorokin At present the “State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra” is one of the best Moscow orchestras. Its activities are highly diversified and its performances always leave an admiring audience. In this stunning recording, the orchestra is guided by two different conductors: Pavel Sorokin and Ilmar Lapinsch. Apart from his work as symphony conductor, Pavel Sorokin is also one of the leading conductors of the Bolshoi. In 1998 Pavel Sorokin was awarded the title »Merited Artist of Russia«. The Austrian-Latvian Conductor Ilmar Lapinsch conducts Brahm’s Symphony No.2. Lapinsch’s passion for the works of Brahms dates back to his adolescence. Since then, Brahms has accompanied this extraordinary artist throughout his career and the recording in hand perfectly demonstrates Lapinsch’s intensive analysis of this complex piece of music. The recordings for this DVD took place in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, famous for its unique acoustics, in Spring 2002 and it presents artistic and technical quality at the highest level. Apart from thrilling concert recordings, the DVD offers additional highlights: camera positions can be selected by the viewer, i.e. he himself decides if he wants to see the soloist, the conductor, the edited version or even all angles at the same time. Last but not least, the DVD includes many extras such as Interviews, Making of and Trailers.