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.
Rostropovich Life & Art
Music
7.0
Summer Night Concert: 2014 - Vienna Philharmonic
Music
10.0
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
Music
0.0
Waldbühne 2010 | An Evening with Renée Fleming
Music
0.0
Vespro Della Beata Vergine
Music
0.0
Ennio Morricone: Peace Notes - Live in Venice
Music
7.8
Brahms: The Symphonies
Music
9.0
Bruckner Symphony No. 4
Music
6.0
Brahms The Piano Concertos
Music
0.0
Bruckner Symphony No. 5
Music
0.0
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Music
0.0
Mozart Symphonies Vol. II - Nos. 1,25,31,36,38 and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Music
8.2
Lisztomania
Music, Comedy, History
6.0
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic
Music
0.0
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Music
10.0
Summer Night Concert: 2018 - Vienna Philharmonic
Music
9.0
Europa Konzert from Madrid 2011
Music
0.0
Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 1, 2 & 3
Music
0.0
The Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana
Music
10.0
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Music
10.0