"In late 2017, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic toured Hong Kong, China, South Korea, and Japan, and their valedictory performances together have been gathered for this lavish 2018 set ... Summing up Rattle's tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic, the program represents late-Romantic, post-Romantic, and modern composers who have been central to the orchestra's repertoire, and their playing is as committed and confident as has been demonstrated over their 15 years together".
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The guardian

d. 3. May 2018

Andrew Clements (musikanmelder)

d. 3. May 2018

"The recordings are astonishingly vivid, and the whole set provides a very impressive showcase of the Berlin Phil's current condition as it nears the end of Rattle's reign. The highlight is definitely the high-voltage performance of Stravinsky's Petrushka, taken at quite a lick, but crammed with telling detail and sharply characterised solo playing ...".
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MusicWeb international

2018 August

Michael Cookson

2018 August

"Despite several admirable performances, this is probably the least obviously desirable and collectable of the high-end, lavishly packaged series of Berliner Philharmoniker recordings".
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Information and editions

2018

Musik (cd)Simon RattleBerlin Phil Media