Every new recording by Claudio Abbado is a special event, & this recording from the 2005 Lucerne Festival is no exception: Bruckners imposing Symphony No. 7 is captured live in a performance of immense climaxes & awesome silences, presented by the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, an elite ensemble of instrumentalists who have long been connected to Abbado. In the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, Alfred Brendel
- reputed throughout his long & distinguished career as one of the worlds greatest pianists & Beethoven interpreters
- is the worthy partner for Claudio Abbado & his orchestra. This DVD brings & outstanding musical event, that critics & audiences came from all over the world to attend, to the home screen. Aufnahme Recorded live at the Concert Hall of the culture & Convention Centre Lucerne, 10-12 August 2005