Sergiu Celibidache was one of the most charismatic, talented and fascinating conductors of all time. His profound knowledge of instrumental frequencies and acoustic science made him a genius of sound. The five titles in this magnificent box-set present him conducting some of the most beloved pieces in the world, both in concert as well as in valuable, rarely seen rehearsal footage.
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Celibidache rehearses Bruckner's Ninth
Münchner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache

Johannes Brahms -- "Ein deutsches Requiem" op. 45
Christine Schäfer - Soprano
Christian Gerhaher - Baritone
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Production Peter Dijkstra)
Münchner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina „Kyrie“ from „Missa Papae Marcelli“
Georg Ratzinger „Sanctus“ from „Missa L’anno santo“
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy „Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart „Ave verum corpus“
Franz Liszt „Tu es Petrus“ from „Christus“
Hans Pfitzner „Palestrina“, Vorspiele to Act 1 and 3
Giuseppe Verdi „Te Deum“ from „Quattro Pezzi Sacri“
Richard Wagner „Tannhäuser“, Ouverture
Regensburger Domspatzen, Athestis Chorus
Regensburger Domspatzen, Athestis Chorus
Münchner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

Margaret Price, Soprano
Doris Soffel, Alto
Peter Straka, Tenor
Mathias Hölle, Bass
Hans Sotin, Bass
Philharmonischer Chor München (Production Josef Schmidhuber)
Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache

Live from the Kölner Philharmonie during the Kölner Triennale 1994.
Maurice Ravel:
- "Alborada dl gracioso"
- "Rhapsodie espagniole"
- "Bolero"
Claude Debussy:
- "Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune"
- "Iberia"
Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache

Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier
In a Herbert Wernicke Production (Salzburg 1995, Paris 1998)
Renée Fleming - Die Feldmarschallin
Sophie Koch - Octavian
Franz Hawlata - Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Jonas Kaufmann - Ein Sänger
Diana Damrau - Sophie
Franz Grundheber - Herr von Faninal
Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache

Richard Strauss - Elektra
In a Herbert Wernicke Production
Linda Watson - Elektra
Jane Henschel - Klytämnestra
Manuela Uhl - Chrysothemis
Albert Dohmen - Orest
René Kollo - Aegisth
Philharmonia Chor Wien
Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache