Petrushka — HDVDARTS

Petrushka concert. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker at the 2018 Easter Festival in Baden-Baden. Features Mezzo-Soprano Elīna Garanča. (We call this the Petrushka concert because Petrushka is the longest of the 4 pieces played.) The entire concert is as follows:

Alban Berg Sieben frühe Lieder (Garanča)
Ravel Shéhérazade
Richard Strauss Don Juan
Stravinsky Petrushka

Directed for TV by Nele Münchmeyer. Released 2019, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

Not a generous program for a disc that can hold 4+ hours of video and music.

Here’s a clip from EuroArts:

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NB: The artwork on the Presto site appears to be an earlier, temporary cover.

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