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The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra currently enjoys a long-term relationship with the two Dutch public broadcasters: AVRO and NPS. Thanks to this partnership the orchestra has been recorded for television since the early years of television. Aside from the concert broadcasts, the AVRO and NPS have also made a series of fascinating documentaries of the orchestra and it’s conductors. An outstanding milestone in the history of the RCO’s television recordings is the Christmas Matinee. It all started in 1975 when Bernard Haitinks conducted the first televised Christmas Matinee with Ravel Daphnis et Choé on the program. Two years later the Mahler cycle was broadcast direct on December 25 to many television channels worldwide. Not only did Haitink and the RCO document their highly regarded Mahler interpretation for television, this outstanding success also paved the way for an everlasting tradition of Christmas Matinees. After Haitink Chailly put his own stamp on the tradition by programming Italian opera and 20th century orchestral masterpieces, Mariss Jansons brought back the ‘crown jewels’ of classical music and invited world famous soloists such as Daniel Barmenboim and Thomas Hampson for the Christmas matinees. This year the 2008 Christmas Matinee (edition No. 34) will be broadcast live on Dutch television and MonteVerdi.TV
From the abundance of RCO television recordings, MonteVerdi offers a unique selection of eight concerts and documentaries, available as video on demand. Enjoy the great quality of orchestral playing in a stunning 1.7 MB video stream. You have never viewed and listened to classical music as you can do on MonteVerdi.TV.
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Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3
First half of the RCO 120 years jubilee concert (watch free)
On October 24th of this year the RCO celebrated its 120th anniversary with a festive concert under the baton of Mariss Jansons, featuring Mitsuko Uchida as soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3. You can now watch the Beethoven Concerto for free on MonteVerdi.TV.
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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - 120 years 3
Festive jubilee concert with special guests
On October 24th of this year the RCO celebrated its 120th anniversary with a festive concert under the baton of Mariss Jansons, featuring Mitsuko Uchida as soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3. The concert includes Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem Till Eulenspiegel.
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I Have Lost Touch With The World
Thrilling documentary on Chailly's interpretation of Mahler 9
I Have Lost Touch With The World (Mahler: ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen) is a splendid documentary on Mahler’s 9th Symphony. Frank Scheffer films and interviews two celebrities in Mahler interpretation: renowned RCO conductor Riccardo Chailly and Mahler's internationally acclaimed biographer, Henry-Louis de la Grange. They analyse the four movements of the symphony, reaching right into the heart of Mahler's music. The documentary was made to honor Riccardo Chailly’s departure, in June 2004, from the RCO after 16 years of close collaboration.
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Should you want to watch all these videos, please try the monthly MonteVerdi All Access Pass. Monthly All Access Passes are valid for the entire MonteVerdi video streaming catalogue. New movies are added every week.
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Bernard Haitink Portrait
A remarkable and open documentary on a star conductor
A remarkable and open documentary on the illustrious carreer of maestro Bernard Haitink. This 1991 portrait by TV director Hans Hulscher, gleans valuable insights from Haitink, who is not normally eager to share his deeper thoughts and opinons about his own conducting. This biographical documentary follows Haitink as he prepares for and conducts concerts, operas, sound and television recordings. It includes unique (and archive) music highlights with extracts from works by Bruckner, Mahler, Mozart, Schubert and Wagner. A filmed document on Haitink and the RCO you should not miss!
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Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 3
Bernard Haitink conducts his Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
For Mahler lovers this 1983 Christmas Matinee recording of Symphony No. 3 is a true milestone in Mahler interpretation. Bernard Haitink conducts his Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Choir and Contralto Carolyn Watkinson. A live performance from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
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Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4
Bernard Haitink conducts his Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Another outstanding performance in the famous RCO Christmas Matinees dedicated to the Mahler cycle of Bernard Haitink and orchestra. Millions of television viewers will still remember the thrilling orchestral reading of Mahler’s most popular symphony including, lest we forget, the impressive heavenly soprano Maria Ewing’s superlative performance in last movement. And also… the now celebrated conductor Jaap van Zweden enchanting all music lovers in his role as concertmaster, years before he started his conducting career. A live performance in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (1982).
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Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
A stunning performance under the baton of Bernard Haitink
In this Christmas Matinee of 1979 Bernard Haitink conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra in an overwhelming performance of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14. Sub-titled “Episodes in the Life of an Artist” by the composer, this brilliant psychological fantasy in music is thought to have been inspired by his passion for the famous Irish actress Harriet Smithson. A live performance from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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Ballet - Beethoven 7th Symphony
Dutch National Ballet dances on a RCO recording
How different this film is from the other RCO documents. It’s a ballet film on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. This symphony was described by opera composer Richard Wagner as a "grand apotheosis of the dance"; a celebration of man's delight in his own physical energy. Choreographer Toer van Schayk choreographed and designed this studio recording with the esteemed Dutch National Ballet. The music is played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink.
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Igor Stravinsky – Oedipus Rex
Theatre film production with Haitink and his RCO
In this film, Bernard Haitink and his Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra have replaced their own venue for the famous Dutch Theatre Carré. Here we see a powerful production of Oedipus Rex, one of Igor Stravinsky’s strongest contributions to music history. It’s a so called opera-oratorio, combining the theatre and concert forms. Here Stravinsky deliberately made statuesque in effect, it’s music a full anthology of neo-classic styles, from Bach and Handel to Gluck. The masked and costumed singers barely move as a narrator guides us thorugh the action. Featuring the Netherlands Radio choir with Neil Rosenshein and Felicity Palmer in the leading roles.
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