Verbier Festival - 25 Years Of Excellence

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Label: DG
Catalog: 4835143
Format: CD

Malena Ernman (mezzo), Yuja Wang (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Truls Mørk (cello), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Vadim Repin (violin I), Laurent Korcia (violin II), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde) Verbier Festival Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Dudamel, Kurt Masur, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Kent Nagano

This limited 4-CD edition of previously unreleased live recordings from the Verbier Festival celebrates the festival’s 25th anniversary. Featuring admired DG artists as Martha ARGERICH, Yevgeny KISSIN, Mikhail PLETNEV, Bryn TERFEL, Daniil TRIFONOV, Yuja WANG and conductors Valery GERGIEV, Gustavo DUDAMEL, Kent NAGANO and Kurt MASUR in performances of both core classics and lesser-known works from the orchestral, concert, chamber and operatic repertoires. The beautiful hardcover box includes a 32 page booklet (French, English and German) with a note by Julian Sykes and a Foreword by the Festival’s founder, musical and executive director, Martin T:son Engström.

Price: $50.98