Get an insiders glimpse of the preparation of Claudio Abbados arresting performance of Verdis Missa da Requiem in this behindthescenes documentary showcasing the acclaimed conductor as he rehearses ...

The evening was dedicated – on the 10th anniversary of this death – to Claudio Abbado’s contribution to Santa Cecilia over 26 seasons of the fifty he was active, though none of his performances here ...

If there is such a thing as a "conductor's piece," Verdi's Requiem, his setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass in memory of the poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, is one of them. As proof, ...

A collection of 257 CDs and eight DVDs released by Deutsche Grammophon offers the breadth of Abbado’s approach, and its legacy. By David Allen The Mahler Chamber Orchestra’s musicians, split across 14 ...