Recordings and Releases
Recordings by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall are now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download, in partnership with DG Concerts.
Debussy: La mer - Stravinsky: The Firebird (Live)
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Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox - Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" (Live)
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Rossini: Overtures and Arias - Latin American Favorites (Live)
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- ROSSINI: Overtures and Arias
Lutoslawski: The Symphonies
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- LUTOSŁAWSKI: Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic
- LUTOSŁAWSKI: Symphony No. 1
- LUTOSŁAWSKI: Symphony No. 2
- LUTOSŁAWSKI: Symphony No. 3
- LUTOSŁAWSKI: Symphony No. 4
Video: Mahler 8 - Symphony of a Thousand
This could well be the most ambitious recording of any Mahler symphony - ever!
A once-in-a-generation classical event and an unforgettable night for the city of Caracas.
This truly unique account of Mahlers most extraordinary symphony is part of Gustavo Dudamels planned Mahler cycle, this time featuring BOTH orchestras with which he is most closely associated - the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela - as well as immense vocal forces including a massed choir of young Venezuelan voices and a lineup of international soloists.
This stupendous, historic collaboration in Caracas cements the friendship and bond between the LA Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, who have both played acclaimed Mahler concerts with Maestro Dudamel in the US and in Venezuela.
The performance was seen in hundreds of theaters in the United States and Canada, as well as those in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. In Venezuela, it aired on the state television channel, Tves, to mass audiences.
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Video: Gustavo Dudamel - The Inaugural Concert
As conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, this classical concert from October 2009 features the Los Angeles Philharmonic interpreting City Noir by contemporary American composer John Adams and Symphony No. 1 in D Major by Gustav Mahler.
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Salonen Conducts Hindemith and Mahler
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- HINDERMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber
- WAGNER: Selected Songs
Celebración: Opening Night Concert
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- ROSSINI: Overture to La gazza ladra
- ROSSINI: “Principe più non se” from La Cenerentola
- ROSSINI: Semiramide Overture
- ROSSINI: “La speranza più soave” from Semiramide
- GRANDA (arr. Flórez): La flor de la canela
- LARA (arr. Guinovart): Granada
- MONCAYO: Huapango
- GREVER (arr. Guinovart): Júrame
- GUTIÉRREZ (arr. Pena): Alma llanera
- MÁRQUEZ: Danzón No. 2
In the Shadow of Stalin - Salonen Conducts Ligeti, Husa & Lutoslawski
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Salonen Conducts Salonen and Prokofiev/Thibaudet Plays Ravel
Here is the chance to hear Salonen conduct the first U.S. performance of his exhilarating new orchestral work, as well as to experience the subtle, comprehensive pianism of Thibaudet playing Ravel.
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- SALONEN: Helix (U.S. premiere)
- RAVEL: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
- PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet Suite
Dudamel Conducts Bartók
For a glimpse of what's in store for Los Angeles in the years to come, Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in a remarkable performance of Bartók's masterpiece, at once etched, expressive, and illuminating.
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Minimalist Jukebox - Reinbert de Leeuw Conducts Andriessen and Pärt
The first program in the LA Phil's DG Concerts series was also one of the first Minimalist Jukebox programs and featured music by two of Europe's leading composers, Louis Andriessen and "mystical minimalist" Arvo Pärt. Many audience members who didn't know much about Andriessen when they arrived, left as converts, impressed by his thrilling, invigorating music.
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- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Reinbert de Leeuw
- Cristina Zavalloni
- Geoff Nuttall
- Barry Shiffman
- Synergy Vocals
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- ANDRIESSEN: Racconto dall'Inferno (U.S. premiere)
- PÄRT: Tabula Rasa
- ANDRIESSEN: De Staat
Minimalist Jukebox – Stefan Asbury Conducts Steve Reich
Steve Reich, one of the indispensable pillars of Minimalism, is represented here by three of his major works, concluding with his vocal masterpiece, Tehillim, spectacularly performed by four singers from Theatre of Voices, with Stefan Asbury conducting the Philharmonic.
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Salonen Conducts Beethoven and Lutoslawski
The Beethoven Unbound festival combined the complete cycle of Beethoven's symphonies with significant works of our time that enhance our understanding of Beethoven's revolutionary creations. Lutoslawski's compact symphony (which, years earlier, the late composer himself premiered with the LA Phil) is an ideal case in point.
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Salonen Conducts Beethoven and Hillborg
Taut, impeccable performances of Beethoven's 7th and 8th surround a world premiere commissioned for this festival. According to the LA Daily News, "[Eleven Gates] is so engaging, I was sorry to hear it end - surely the ultimate compliment."
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- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
- HILLBORG: Eleven Gates (world premiere; LAPA commission)
- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7