BEETHOVENLUDWIG VAN

Unitel’s Beethoven anniversary catalogue

BEETHOVENLUDWIG VAN

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER 2019 BEETHOVEN – TRIPLE CONCERTOWITH BARENBOIM/MUTTER/YO-YO MA/WEDOAnne-Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma will join Maestro Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in a program featuring Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, celebrating the orchestra’s 20th anniversary.A co-production with rbb/ARTE

NOVEMBER 2019 BEETHOVEN – THE JAZZ PROPHETWITH PHILHARMONIC FIVE @ TEAMLAB TOKYOWith this extraordinary project, the Philharmonic Five demonstrate that the pheno- menal composer Beethoven might be the real inventor of jazz. A co-production with NHK

DECEMBER 2019 BEETHOVEN – THE PIANO TRIOSWITH DANIEL BARENBOIM, MICHAEL BARENBOIM & KIAN SOLTANI Daniel Barenboim, Michael Barenboim and Kian Soltani are performing the complete Beethoven trios at the intimate and beautiful Pierre-Boulez Saal in Berlin.A co-production with rbb/ARTE

FEBRUARY 2020 LEONORE: WIENER STAATSOPERThe Vienna State Opera presents “Leonore”, the first version of Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio” in a new staging by Amélie Niermeyer with Chen Reiss and Benjamin Bruns.A co-production with ORF/ARTE and the Vienna State Opera

MARCH 2020 FIDELIO: THEATER AN DER WIENAustrian Oscar winner Christoph Waltz stages a new “Fidelio” at the Theater an der Wien, the opera house where Beethoven’s only opera was premiered. The cast includes Nicole Chevalier and Eric Cutler under the baton of Manfred Honeck.A co-production with ORF/ARTE and the Theater an der Wien

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER ANDRIS NELSONS

BEETHOVENSYMPHONY CYCLE

BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY CYCLE

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER • ANDRIS NELSONS

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MARCH 2020 THE DIABELLI PROJECT (CONCERT & DOCUMENTARY)Renowned pianist and acknowledged Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder presents a unique project transposing Beethoven’s genius into present time. Not only will he perform Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, but also as a world premiere at the Musik- verein new Diabelli variations commissioned from today’s leading composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Toshio Hosokawa, Brett Dean, Jörg Widmann and Max Richter. A documentary covers the project, hence explaining the differences and similarities of classical music then and today, how music was composed, financed and performed. As all is based on the same Waltz by Diabelli the project appeals to beginners as well as experts. Buchbinder will tour with the Diabelli project the concert halls in 2020 and 2021.A co-production with WDR/ARTE and ORF/3sat

MAY & JUNE 2020 BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY CYCLENELSONS & WIENER PHILHARMONIKERTo celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the Vienna Philharmonic will perform the Beethoven Symphony Cycle under the baton of Andris Nelsons throughout Europe. Following the tour the full cycle will be performed from May 23 until 7 June 2020 twice at the Goldener Saal of the Musikverein in Vienna, where it will be recorded with NHK’s advanced technology as the first Beethoven Cycle ever in 8K Super High Vision, which is four times the quality of just introduced Ultra High Definition. The aim is to create the Beethoven cycle for the 21st century, musically and technical – which of course will also available in UHD or even HD. With this unique concert and recording project the Wiener Philharmoniker want to honour their “founding father”, as the orchestra was created for the purpose of performing Ludwig van Beethoven’s music. “The invitation to perform and record the symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic is an honour and a privilege”, says Nelsons. “That was a great gift for me, not least because we know how important Vienna was for Beethoven” he explains. “Beethoven spent most of his life in this city, where his sympho-nies were premiered. When the Vienna Philharmonic play Beethoven, they immediately have the right style. They can concentrate on the core of the music.” Soloists of the monumental 9th symphony will be Lucy Crowe, Gerhild Romberger, Klaus Florian Vogt and Günther Groissböck.A co-production of NHK and UNITEL, in cooperation with ORF, ARTE and Wiener Philharmoniker

2020 B! – THE BEETHOVEN CODEThe film follows superstars from all areas of music, sharing their views and personal experiences on Beethoven how he influenced them: Julian Rachlin, Billy Joel, Hans Zimmer, Joshua Bell, Yuja Wang, Rebekka Bakken, Anna Netrebko and many more pay tribute to a great genius of music! A co-production with ORF

2020 SALZBURG FESTIVALSalzburg Festival will celebrate Beethoven with some unique concerts and projects. Please contact us for more details.

Opera

Fidelio

Böhm/Sellner/Jones/King/Greindl/Talvela/Miljakovic/Neidlinger/Deutsche Oper Berlin A05004485

Haitink/Thalbach/Saccà/Diener/Muff/Gallo/Zürich A95000925

Concert Version Järvi/Fritz/Perrin/Nikitin/Ivashchenko/Erdmann/Prégardien/Roth/Deutscher Kammerchor/ Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen A05050111

Mehta/Pier’Alli/Meier/Seiffert/Uusitalo/Salminen/Trost/ I. Raimondi/Valencia (+ Making of) A93001722

Welser-Möst/Guth/Kaufmann/Pieczonka/Tézier/Konieczny/König/Bezsmertna/Ernst/Wiener Philharmoniker/Salzburg A04050049

Choral Works

Choral Fantasy, Op. 80

Bernstein/Francesch/Jeunesse-Chor/ Wiener Philharmoniker A05500477

Missa solemnis, Op. 123

Bernstein/Moser/Schwarz/Kollo/Moll/ Netherlands Radio Choir/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A05004555

Haitink/Kühmeier/Kulman/Padmore/Müller-Brachmann/BR Chor/BR SO A05050185

Harnoncourt/Petersen/Kulman/Güra/Finley/Groot Omroepkoor/ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A86000598

Karajan/Tomowa-Sintow/Baldani/Tappy/Van Dam/ Wiener Singverein/Berliner Philharmoniker A05004558

Thielemann/Stoyanova/Garanca/Schade/Selig/Sächsischer Staatsopernchor/Staatskapelle Dresden A05017752

Symphonies

Complete Cycles (No. 1 – 9)

Barenboim/Samuil/Meier/König/Pape/National Youth Choir of Great Britain/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra A025047460000

Bernstein/Jones/Schwarz/Kollo/Moll/KV Wiener Staatsopernchor/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500652, A05500636, A05500637, A05500650, A05500628, A05500653, A05500651, A05500654, A05004562

Järvi P./Oelze/Peebo/O’Neill/Henschel/Deutscher Kammerchor/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen A055124920000

Karajan/Janowitz/Ludwig/Thomas/Berry/Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker A05004502, A05500524, A05500521, A05500539, A05500540, A05500438, A05500522, A05500523, A05002110

Rattle/Dasch/Vogel/Elsner/Ivashchenko/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker (+ Leonore Overture No. 1) A055506030000

Thielemann/Dasch/Fujimura/Beczala/Zeppenfeld/Wiener Singverein/Wiener Philharmoniker (+ Coriolan & Egmont Overtures) A045005410000

Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Solti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra A05501082

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Kubelik/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A05500455 (+ Rehearsal A05500457)

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”

Dudamel/Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (+ Moncayo & Ginastera) A055122390000

Nagano/Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin A055119320003

Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker (Niebeling version; b/w) A05512480

Kubelik/Berliner Philharmoniker A05500442 (+ Rehearsal A05500443)

Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Blomstedt/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (+ Nielsen) A055504490000

Kleiber/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A05500706

Thielemann/Wiener Philharmoniker (+ Symphony No. 5 & Egmont Overture; in Peking) A365500010000

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Barenboim/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (+ Symphony No. 6; in Castel Gandolfo) A005010910000

Bernstein/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks A05500626

Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic (+ Mahler & Janáček) A985500010000

Gergiev/Münchner Philharmoniker (+ Coriolan Overture) A055512920000

Gražinytė-Tyla/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (+ Leonore Overture No. 3 & Stravinsky, Salonen, Berry) A025503690000

Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker (b/w) A05500435 (+ Talking A05500441)

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Böhm/Wiener Symphoniker (b/w) A05003133 (+ Rehearsal A05003134)

Kleiber/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A05500707

Solti/Wiener Philharmoniker A05503270

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Barenboim/Jo/Lee/Kim/Hamm/National Choir of Korea/ West-Eastern Divan Orchestra A52000368

Barenboim/Samuil/Meier/Seiffert/Koch/Vokalensemble Kölner Dom/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra A055134190009

Barenboim/Damrau/von der Damerau/Fritz/Pape/Staatsopernchor/Staatskapelle Berlin A05050525

Bernstein/Anderson/Walker/König/Rootering/Members of choruses from Munich, Berlin and Dresden/Members of orchestras from Munich, New York, London, Paris and Leningrad A05007334

Karajan/Tomowa-Sintow/Baltsa/Kollo/Van Dam/ Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker A05001938

Runnicles/Wall/Schlicht/Glaser/Pape/Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Bayerischer Landesjugendchor/World Orchestra for Peace/Würth Philharmoniker A05001938

Sado/Vogt/Nylund/Zhidkova/Pape/Wiener Singverein/Tonkünstler-Orchester/Alumni of the European Union Youth Orchestra (+ Coriolan Overture & Jost) A045500600000

Symphonic Works

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500666

Canellakis/BBC Symphony Orchestra (+ Shostakovich, Norman & Rachmaninov) A025504190000

Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker A05500589

Kleiber/Bayerisches Staatsorchester A05503637

Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (excerpts)

Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500656

Egmont Overture, Op. 84

Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500667

Gatti/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (+ Schubert, Mahler, Mozart, Respighi, Verdi) A865500310000

Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker A05500588

Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a

Barenboim/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (+ Schönberg & Tchaikovsky) A865500310000

Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500657

Bernstein/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks A05500624

Kubelik/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A05500454 (+ Rehearsal A05500456)

Overture to “König Stephan”, Op. 117

Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500655

String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (orchestral version)

Camerata Salzburg A05509743

String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131 (orchestral version) Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500627

String Quartet in F major, Op. 135 (orchestral version)

Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker A05501922

Piano Concertos

Complete Cycles (No. 1 – 5)

Buchbinder/Wiener Philharmoniker A045006320000

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Barenboim/Argerich/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (+ Mozart, Schumann, Ravel, Bizet) A835500030000

Blomstedt/Schiff/Staatskapelle Dresden (+ Bach & Bruckner) A055506920000

Schiff/Cappella Andrea Barca (+ Schubert & Mozart) A045500450000

Zimerman/Wiener Philharmoniker A05502473

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Barenboim/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (+ Tchaikovsky) A835500070000

Zimerman/Wiener Philharmoniker A05502474

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Bernstein/Zimerman/Wiener Philharmoniker A05501919

Böhm/Pollini/Wiener Philharmoniker A04000337

Haitink/Rubinstein/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra A05500558

Järvi P./Buchbinder/Orchestre de Paris (+ Dvořák) A015500010000

Thielemann/Bronfman/Staatskapelle Dresden (+ Bruckner) A055504590000

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Barenboim/Wiener Philharmoniker (+ Boulez & Bruckner) A045006050000

Bernstein/Arrau/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks A05500625

Bernstein/Zimerman/Wiener Philharmoniker A05501919

Böhm/Backhaus/Wiener Symphoniker A05500444 (+ Introduction A05500445)

Haitink/Ax/Wiener Philharmoniker (+ Chopin & Bruckner) A045501190000

Herreweghe/Bronfman/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (+ Scarlatti & Brahms) A865500460000

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73

Bernstein/Zimerman/Wiener Philharmoniker A05501921

Böhm/Pollini/Wiener Philharmoniker A05500640

Davis/Freire/Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (+ “Gott, welch Dunkel hier” from Fidelio & Vine, Wagner, Verdi) A175500190000

Jansons/Barenboim/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (+ Prokofiev) A055507320000

Nelsons/Bronfman/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (+ Die Ruinen von Athen & Rimsky-Korsakoff) A955004750000

Triple Concerto

Barenboim/Braunstein/Soltani/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (+ Schönberg & Tchaikovsky) A025501460000

Dudamel/Argerich/R.&G. Capuçon/Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela A045005370000

Violin Concerto

Gatti/Zimmermann/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (+ Brahms) A865500430000

Ozawa/Mutter/Berliner Philharmoniker (+ Tchaikovsky) A045005310000

Thielemann/Znaider/Staatskapelle Dresden (+ Reger & Strauss) A985500370000

Viotti/Khachatryan/Camerata Salzburg (+ Schumann) A045500820000

Piano Sonatas

Complete Cycles (No. 1 – 32)

Rudolf Buchbinder/Salzburg A045500380000

Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 101

Emil Gilels/Ossiach A05500529

Piano Sonata in B flat major, Op. 22

Ivo Pogorelich/Eckartsau Castle (Austria) A05501502

Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”

Emil Gilels/Ossiach A05500527

Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111

Ivo Pogorelich/Villa Contarini, Piazzola sul Brenta A05501580

Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op. 81a “Les Adieux”

Matthias Fletzberger/Wiener Konzerthaus A045500310000 (+ Liszt & Mussorgsky)

Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 90

Ivo Pogorelich/Villa Contarini, Piazzola sul Brenta A05501579

Other Piano Works

Für Elise

Ivo Pogorelich/Eckartsau Castle (Austria) A05501503

Lieder

Ich liebe dich

Peter Schreier/Rudolf Buchbinder A05500532

Chamber Music

The Complete Cello Sonatas (No. 1 – 5)

Gary Hoffman/David Selig A965500230000

Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97

Wiener Klaviertrio A05508284

The Complete String Quartets

Belcea Quartet A045006530000

String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18/4

Juilliard String Quartet A05500604

String Quartet in F major, Op. 59/1

Juilliard String Quartet A05500605

String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Juilliard String Quartet A05500606

String Quartet in F major, Op. 135

Hagen Quartett A05508930

Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, Op. 16

Levine/Ensemble Wien-Berlin A05501348

The Complete Violin Sonatas (No. 1 – 10)

Leonicas Kavakos/Enrico Pace/Salzburg A045500020000

Specials

In Search of Beethoven Four-part documentary on Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 5, & Violin Concerto A005006390000

The Myth of Beethoven - His Life in Six Sonatas Six-part documentary with Rudolf Buchbinder A055505940000

The Beethoven Project Documentary on the symphonic cycle with Paavo Järvi & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen A055128040000

Schöner Götterfunken Introduction to Leonard Bernstein’s Beethoven Cycle with the Wiener Philharmoniker A05004588

Discovering Beethoven Nine-part documentary on the symphonic cycle with Christian Thielemann and Joachim Kaiser A055126150000

Living with Beethoven Documentary on the symphonic cycle with Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker A05550523

Beethoven 9 – Making van Beethoven Documentary on the symphonic cycle with Christian Thielemann & Wiener Philharmoniker A04500552

Barenboim on Beethoven – Nine Symphonies that changed the world A02007374

Leonard Bernstein – Young People’s Concerts: Fidelio – A Celebration of Life A035051240025

Leonard Bernstein – Young People’s Concerts: Forever Beethoven A035051240044

Alfred Brendel Lectures Does classical music have to be entirely serious? Musical Character(s) as exemplified in Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Light and shade of interpretation A045006070000

Buchbinder’s Beethoven Documentary on the Piano Concertos with Rudolf Buchbinder & Joachim Kaiser A05513481

Rudolf Buchbinder on Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas A04550052

Classical Masterpieces: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” Documentary with Kent Nagano & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin A055119410003

The most beautiful operas of all time - Fidelio A055125280007

This is Opera – Fidelio A935500040016

Super Diva – Opera for everyone: Fidelio A885500040005

BEETHOVENLUDWIG VAN

IN 2020, UNITEL WILL CELEBRATE BEETHOVEN’S 250TH BIRTHDAY!

Discover more than 200 hours of Beethoven in our catalogue, including the legendary cycles with Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein, several Fidelio recordings, the latest starring Jonas Kaufmann from Salzburg Festival, or the Complete Piano Sonatas with Rudolf Buchbinder.Among the upcoming highlights of the Beethoven Anniversay Year are a new Fidelio staged by Oscar winner Christoph Waltz or the first Beethoven cycle ever to be recorded in 8K with Andris Nelsons and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Join us in celebrating and find out more under www.unitel.de!

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