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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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You won't buy this blu-ray for the HD video quality, although it is very good.
You'll buy this for the superb DTS HD Master Audio quality.
This Blu-ray comes with 2 soundtracks - Stereo PCM and DTS HD MA surround. The stereo is fine but to be fully immersed in the music you will require a quality 5.1 surround system that supports DTS HD Master Audio.
They playing is just superb. Barenboim is a true master conducting the orchestra and playing the piano with such superb control, extracting the complete beauty and emmotion of Beethovens piano concertos. The piano is at the heart of the orchestra (and the music of course), sounds absolutely beautiful and does not overdominate. It is perfectly balanced.
The 5 Piano Concertos were recorded live over 3 days. What I would have given to have had tickets to any of those concerts over the three days.
Remember this is live and flawless. No studio recording. No retakes.
Medici Arts have to be commended - they could have easily milked this with a 2 or 3 disk release. To purchase all 5 piano concertos on one disk with this level of musicianship and sound quality makes this the best value-for-money music blu-ray disk yet released.
Assuming you have a Blu-ray player:
1. Do you have a quality 5.1 surround system that supports DTS HD Master Audio? Yes. BUY!
2. Do you like Beethovens Piano Concertos? Yes. BUY! This is a must for all Beethoven fans.
3. Want to show off your ultra expensive HD Cinema system? BUY!
Frankly the best live Beethoven Piano Concertos. Congratulations Mr Barenboim.
I also wish it were available on SACD or DVD-Audio as well.
You'll buy this for the superb DTS HD Master Audio quality.
This Blu-ray comes with 2 soundtracks - Stereo PCM and DTS HD MA surround. The stereo is fine but to be fully immersed in the music you will require a quality 5.1 surround system that supports DTS HD Master Audio.
They playing is just superb. Barenboim is a true master conducting the orchestra and playing the piano with such superb control, extracting the complete beauty and emmotion of Beethovens piano concertos. The piano is at the heart of the orchestra (and the music of course), sounds absolutely beautiful and does not overdominate. It is perfectly balanced.
The 5 Piano Concertos were recorded live over 3 days. What I would have given to have had tickets to any of those concerts over the three days.
Remember this is live and flawless. No studio recording. No retakes.
Medici Arts have to be commended - they could have easily milked this with a 2 or 3 disk release. To purchase all 5 piano concertos on one disk with this level of musicianship and sound quality makes this the best value-for-money music blu-ray disk yet released.
Assuming you have a Blu-ray player:
1. Do you have a quality 5.1 surround system that supports DTS HD Master Audio? Yes. BUY!
2. Do you like Beethovens Piano Concertos? Yes. BUY! This is a must for all Beethoven fans.
3. Want to show off your ultra expensive HD Cinema system? BUY!
Frankly the best live Beethoven Piano Concertos. Congratulations Mr Barenboim.
I also wish it were available on SACD or DVD-Audio as well.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Having been thrilled by the recent BBC recordings of Barenboim and the Staatskapelle playing the Beethoven concertos in London's Festival Hall, I was keen to buy this disc, and a new Blu-Ray player to play it on.
Nearly everything about this BRD is superb. The performances are brilliant, the filming and sound recording are superb, so realistic that you can practically feel the sweat rolling down Barenboim's face. There's a lot of that, as, clearly, it was very hot under the spotlights in Bochum's modernistic Jahrhundert Halle, and he's a really physical player-conductor.
I'm not expert enough to evaluate the performances, but I liked them very much indeed. I also liked the surroundings, and the "clash" between their modernism and the somewhat archaic formality of orchestral players in bow ties and tails. DB himself is less formally dressed, as if to provide a contrast.
However, I reserve a big black mark for Medici, the publishers (and take off 1 star). Why oh why did they omit a proper menu, by which those of us with less-complicated BRD players can navigate our way round the contents? I think they thereby did a disservice - a major disservice - to their customers, to the performers (and the composer!), and to the film production team who have done so well. Perhaps Medici could repair this disgraceful omission in future editions ... ?
Otherwise, you won't get better or more "immediate" Beethoven than this.
Nearly everything about this BRD is superb. The performances are brilliant, the filming and sound recording are superb, so realistic that you can practically feel the sweat rolling down Barenboim's face. There's a lot of that, as, clearly, it was very hot under the spotlights in Bochum's modernistic Jahrhundert Halle, and he's a really physical player-conductor.
I'm not expert enough to evaluate the performances, but I liked them very much indeed. I also liked the surroundings, and the "clash" between their modernism and the somewhat archaic formality of orchestral players in bow ties and tails. DB himself is less formally dressed, as if to provide a contrast.
However, I reserve a big black mark for Medici, the publishers (and take off 1 star). Why oh why did they omit a proper menu, by which those of us with less-complicated BRD players can navigate our way round the contents? I think they thereby did a disservice - a major disservice - to their customers, to the performers (and the composer!), and to the film production team who have done so well. Perhaps Medici could repair this disgraceful omission in future editions ... ?
Otherwise, you won't get better or more "immediate" Beethoven than this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a set of performances which is fully aware of the latest thinking as regards authentic interpretation but played on modern instruments. The orchestra is reduced in size as appropriate. Barenboim has made previous recordings of these works, but in my opinion, these are by far his best. The recorded sound and visuals are completely sympathetic as well as being suitably revealing. Having all the concertos on one disc and in such a high quality presentation as this makes for an outstanding bargain. Future competitors will have to be amazing to be considered. But for now Barenboim has the field to himself. Highly recommended.
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Awesome Beethoven Piano concertos.
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I bought this disc and expected an excellent listening experience based on the previous review. What I got was a disc which looked like it was made in somebody's garage on an... Read more
Published 18 months ago by James Cameron
None of us is competent to criticize this musician-genius
For those who don't like the hall in which the performance is taking place, I'd recommend to shut their eyes and "just" listen the fantastic 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio. Read more
Published 19 months ago by MG
Magnifisent performance by Daniel Barenboim
That you can wish for Piano Music with your Blu-ray player
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in the perfection of... Read more
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in the perfection of... Read more
Published 21 months ago by S. Goldin
Incredible
I cannot understand how this has lost 1 star it is FANTASTIC. Sure you can grumble about technicalities such as the menu BUT the performances are absolutely wonderful and in bly... Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2010 by David M. Calvert-Orange
Wonderful performance but lousy DVD
Let me first say that the performances by the Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim are SUPERB but are spoilt by the shocking conditions under which the performance was given! Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2010 by Chris
I have allmost nothing to add
The first (from januar) reviewer said it.
I have 7.1 System with standard DTS (not HD). Stil, excellent sound.
And all the 5 Concertos on 1 Disc!
I have 7.1 System with standard DTS (not HD). Stil, excellent sound.
And all the 5 Concertos on 1 Disc!
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Hary Joseph
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