Claudio Abbado - Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Abbado was particularly renowned for his stunning Mahler interpretations, and here you'll encounter his performances with the CSO of Mahler's "Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 5." You'll also hear Maurizio Pollini at the keyboard for Bartok's "Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" and the great Shlomo Mintz on violin concertos by Bruch and Mendelssohn as well as the first two violin concertos of Prokofiev. You'll also hear the most famous masterpiece of Hector Berlioz, "Symphonie Fantastique"! Deutsche Grammophon.