The production itself is quite beautiful: recorded in the Basilica di San Marco in Venice in November 2007, it highlights the cathedral's splendor, the reverent audience, the soloists, orchestra and chorus with near-perfect cinematography. The soundtrack is also acceptable, which may have been quite a task to achieve, given the Basilica's over-reverberant acoustics. Alas, the performance itself does not rise to the occasion. Despite the occasional minor insecurity in ensemble and a visible lack of joy, the Symphonica Toscanini musicians play well, the Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino members sing equally well, and the soloists are more than adequate, almost tangibly trying to excel.
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
1975
0/10
Ennio Morricone: Peace Notes - Live in Venice
2007
7.8/10
Lisztomania
1975
6/10
John Adams conducts John Adams
2015
0/10
Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Simon Rattle
2004
0/10
Brahms The Piano Concertos
1984
0/10
Waldbühne 2015 | Lights, Camera, Action!
2015
0/10
Carmina Burana - Carl Orff in Venedig
2022
9/10
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
2019
9/10
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
1974
0/10
Barenboim The Warsaw Recital
2010
0/10
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
0/10
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Coriolan Overture
2010
0/10
Beethoven: The Symphonies
2013
0/10
Lang Lang - Live in Versailles
2015
10/10
Currentzis conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 9
2022
10/10
Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker - Radek Baborák - Daniel Barenboim
2012
0/10
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1973
10/10
Igor Stravinsky's 'The Firebird' by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2022
0/10
Salzburg Festival 2017: Mozart, Requiem in D minor, K. 626
2017
0/10
