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.
Barenboim The Warsaw Recital
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0.0
Summer Night Concert: 2014 - Vienna Philharmonic
Music
10.0
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Music
10.0
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Music
0.0
Vespro Della Beata Vergine
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0.0
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Uchida, Rattle
Music
0.0
Mozart Symphonies Vol. III - Nos. 28, 33, 39, "Serenata Notturna" and Karl Böhm documentary
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0.0
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Music
6.0
Brahms The Piano Concertos
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0.0
Bruckner Symphony No. 9
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0.0
Mozart Symphonies Vol. II - Nos. 1,25,31,36,38 and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Music
8.2
Mozart Symphonies Vol. I - Nos. 29,34,35,40,41 and Minuet K.409
Music
7.0
Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
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0.0
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
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0.0
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
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0.0
Europakonzert 2008 from Moscow
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0.0
Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 1
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0.0
Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 2
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0.0
Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 3
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0.0
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Music
7.0