John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021

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[Jay 39,242]

Did you just re-post the same image we've been talking about?

 

Or has it been changed in some way I'm not noticing?

[victorrt 21]

This is great news, guys  

 

Really looking forward to owning this as a perfect memory for that day.

[Thor 8,241]

Set looks great, but I won't be able to afford it for the foreseeable future.

[bespinGPT 8,682]

DG is run by smart guys... YOU CAN TAKE ALL MY MONEY you bunch of bast***!!!

[bollemanneke 3,572]

I'm so surprised not more footage has appeared on Youtube. Was hoping to send Far and Away to Irish acquaintances to spread the gospel.

[Pawel P. 738]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

Set looks great, but I won't be able to afford it for the foreseeable future.

 

I think that the price, as is usually the case with Amazon pre-orders, will drop, perhaps even to 35 €.

 

[igger6 948]

Top 10 possibilities for the second Blu-Ray...

1. Fully orchestrated performance of the original draft of Rey's Theme
2. World premiere of the First Order March, written for TLJ and rejected by Rian Johnson
3. A medley of all themes from The Eiger Sanction expertly hummed by Anne-Sophie Mutter
4. Outtake of JW conducting Jurassic Park in an inflatable T. rex suit
5. Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith Ultimate Editions (Blu-Ray Audio only, no clean endings)
6. Premiere performance of the Love Theme from The Terminal for Orchestra (I will never stop talking about this)
7. Complete performance of the full BPO concert program by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, for broadcast in Russia in case the Iron Curtain goes back up
8. The Secret Ways with isolated score
9. The Olympic Dream of the Spirit of the Champion Heroes, composed for LA 2028
10. Orchestral premiere of "Battleforce" from the TLJ Verizon ad, ending with Williams pulling off a Mission: Impossible mask to reveal himself as William Ross, before being run through with a baton by Gordy Haab, who then picks up the baton and conducts "Han's Kessel Run" from Battlefront 2

[JohnnyD 1,306]

8 hours ago, Jay said:

 

 

I absolutely love the packaging. I cannot wait to order this the moment it becomes available for pre-order on Amazon (USA).

[Tom 5,043]

A friend in the industry mentioned to me the contents of the fourth disc.  Evidently, it is recording of the rehearsals, secretly recorded by a flautist.  From what I am told, it it makes the Buddy Rich tapes seem tame in comparison.  

[BB-8 3,899]

It's already Bestseller Nr. 1 on Amazon.de!

[Archive Collection 218]

I’m going to assume that the two CDs will feature edited versions of the concert performances with “clean endings”/no applause. Then one of the blu-rays will feature the contents of the CD in a hi-res audio format, while the other blu-ray will feature the concert film.

[rpvee 854]

Any word on a limited vinyl edition like the golden /1000 Vienna one?

[Amer 2,212]

Im hoping its a tentative artwork for the discs. I suppose Disc 4 would contain the interviews and extras. But I was hoping for a 4K UHD presentation. Unless they disc the program split in 2 blu rays which would be insane.

 

It should become more clear in coming days.

[GerateWohl 4,993]

I mean, what was on the bonus DVD of ASM's "Across the Stars"? I wouldn't expect much more footage or interviews than that on that 4th disk.

[BB-8 3,899]

The "golden foil"...

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone made it to the cover? Looks like the Thursday concert...

3 hours ago, rpvee said:

Any word on a limited vinyl edition like the golden /1000 Vienna one?

Black so far (note the image in the middle of the disc)

 

Also note part of the Vienna Musikvereinssaal showing inside 

[rpvee 854]

1 hour ago, BB-8 said:

Black so far (note the image in the middle of the disc)

 

 

Fingers crossed for some kind of limited numbered vinyl again. Still kicking myself for missing the Vienna one!

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,474]

2 hours ago, BB-8 said:

 

Anyone made it to the cover? Looks like the Thursday concert...

If it's the thursday concert I'm on it sadly the resolution can't let confirm it

[BB-8 3,899]

47 minutes ago, rpvee said:

 

Fingers crossed for some kind of limited numbered vinyl again. Still kicking myself for missing the Vienna one!

HERE YOU GO

 

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Tracklisting:

John Williams (*1932)

CD 1 / BluRay

1 Applaus

2 Olympic Fanfare and Theme

3 Excerpts aus Unheimliche Begegnung der dritten Art

4 Moderation

5 Suite aus Far and Away

6 Moderation

7 Hedwig’s Theme aus Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

8 Nimbus 2000 aus Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

9 Harry’s Wondrous World aus Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

10 Theme aus Jurassic Park

11 Superman March

CD 2 / BluRay

1 Moderation

2 Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra aus Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug

3 Marion’s Theme aus Indiana Jones: Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes

4 Raiders March aus Indiana Jones: Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes

5 Moderation

6 Elegy for Cello and Orchestra (mit Bruno Delepelaire)

7 Moderation

8 The Adventures of Han aus Solo: A Star Wars Story

9 Yoda’s Theme aus Star Wars: Das Imperium schlägt zurück

10 Throne Room & Finale aus Star Wars: Eine neue Hoffnung

11 Moderation

12 Princess Leia’s Theme aus Star Wars: Eine neue Hoffnung

13 Flying Theme aus E.T. – Der Außerirdische

14 The Imperial March aus Star Wars: Das Imperium schlägt zurück

 

Die limitierte Deluxe Edition enthält als einzige Version das einmalige Konzerterlebnis auf BluRay inklusive einer atemberaubenden Dolby Atmos-Surround-Sound-Mischung für das perfekte Konzerterlebnis zu Hause (als Video und Audio-only Version verfügbar). 

 

[MaxTheHouseelf 331]

Preordered!

 

[BB-8 3,899]

2 minutes ago, MaxTheHouseelf said:

Preordered!

 

Done

[GerateWohl 4,993]

I would say, gold is rather a Vienna thing. For Berlin black is fine.

[bollemanneke 3,572]

So it's the edited down version from the digital concert hall. Great.

So what are the two blu rays now?

[BB-8 3,899]

10 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:

So it's the edited down version from the digital concert hall. Great.

So what are the two blu rays now?

Video/Audio and Audio-only

I don't know why they're offering both, but I've ordered it like a slave.

 

I CAN ONLY HOPE THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE MAJOR TIMP FLUB IN JURASSIC PARK!

[GerateWohl 4,993]

20 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

I CAN ONLY HOPE THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE MAJOR TIMP FLUB IN JURASSIC PARK!

Why should they so it? It is a live recording. I expect flubs, I expect coughs and maybe even the grumbling of that three year old child fidgeting on its mother's lap right beside me.

[bollemanneke 3,572]

I'll pre-order the CDs and burn my own complete edit on two discs too.

[BB-8 3,899]

No bonus material except Princess Lea.

They seem to have omitted the JP Moderation.

[Jurassic Shark 12,974]

1 minute ago, BB-8 said:

They seem to have omitted the JP Moderation.

 

It probably had flubs and timing issues.

[ConorPower 148]

21 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

No bonus material except Princess Lea.

 Not a bad thing in my books! I only went on the Friday and Saturday - despite loving the entire experience, I was a bit disheartened not to here Leia's theme (a personal favourite)

[BB-8 3,899]

45 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

Why should they so it? It is a live recording. I expect flubs, I expect coughs and maybe even the grumbling of that three year old child fidgeting on its mother's lap right beside me.

 

Is this what Dolby Atmos is all about?

[ciarlese 265]

This seems to be a straight pressing of the content available on Digital Concert.

If that's the case, we will miss the "concert" experience in the blue ray (and there was really no reason for two blu ray discs) and possibly even in the audio cd.

Feeling somehow disappointed.

(Please stop hoping for edits, fixes and similar: that's not what a live album is about).

 

[GerateWohl 4,993]

At last we are getting "Leia's theme from Thursday. So, it will surely be not just the digital concert hall recording from Saturday.

[Jurassic Shark 12,974]

17 minutes ago, ciarlese said:

(Please stop hoping for edits, fixes and similar: that's not what a live album is about).

 

This is done all the time with live classical albums: If they do several concerts in a row, they edit together the best parts.

[BB-8 3,899]

3 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

This is done all the time with live classical albums. If they do several concerts in a row, they edit together the best parts.

Yeah, as detected in the Digital Concert Hall and most evidently in the Vienna Blu-ray with JW's tie colour switching from silver-grey to blue.

[Jurassic Shark 12,974]

5 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

Yeah, as detected in the Digital Concert Hall and most evidently in the Vienna Blu-ray with JW's tie colour switching from silver-grey to blue.

 

Are you seriously annoyed by this?

[BB-8 3,899]

Just now, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Are you seriously annoyed by this?

Nope

[Jurassic Shark 12,974]

Good. I'd say that having the best possible recording is more important than visial consistency.

[ciarlese 265]

19 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

At last we are getting "Leia's theme from Thursday. So, it will surely be not just the digital concert hall recording from Saturday.

Same in the Digital Concert app.

[BB-8 3,899]

3 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Are you seriously annoyed by this?

But I find the timp flub in JP irritating. Just can't get used to it.

[Steve 608]

1 hour ago, GerateWohl said:

Why should they so it? It is a live recording. I expect flubs, I expect coughs and maybe even the grumbling of that three year old child fidgeting on its mother's lap right beside me.

Most flubs were edited out on the digital concert hall version. There were very few mistakes though. I'm glad I have both versions. 

[ciarlese 265]

14 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

This is done all the time with live classical albums: If they do several concerts in a row, they edit together the best parts.

 

As long as they use genuine live executions then it's OK.

[BB-8 3,899]

Just now, Steve said:

Most flubs were edited out on the digital concert hall version. There were very few mistakes though. I'm glad I have both versions. 

But the timp flub in JP is rather obvious and still in.

[Steve 608]

1 minute ago, BB-8 said:

But the timp flub in JP is rather obvious and still in.

It's harder to fix a timing problem than a missed horn tone e.g.

[Thor 8,241]

Good to see that there is at least the "Leia" piece from Thursday, which was the only night I attended. Being all self-involved, I always like to look for myself in the concert footage. Like this shot from the Horner Vienna concert in 2013:

 

 

[BB-8 3,899]

2 minutes ago, Steve said:

It's harder to fix a timing problem than a missed horn tone e.g.

But shouldn't there be two alternate JP takes from Thu and Fri plus the dress rehearsal on Wed?

[Pawel P. 738]

1 hour ago, ciarlese said:

This seems to be a straight pressing of the content available on Digital Concert.

If that's the case, we will miss the "concert" experience in the blue ray

 

 

What exactly do you mean? It'll be the whole concert from start to finish (without Williams' announcement to JP, in which he was wrong about the scene it came from), just like it was with the Vienna release. You'll definitely be able to watch it without having to press "play" again after all pieces or read credits after each track, like it was in Digital Concert Hall. 

 

I'm sure that the applause and ovations will also be much longer than in DCH, where they were turned off almost immediately after each piece was performed.

[victorrt 21]

Do you recommend to preorder it now from Deutsche Grammophon store (I don't know if they ship to Spain), or better wait for it to be available in spanish Amazon?

[ciarlese 265]

29 minutes ago, Pawel P. said:

 

What exactly do you mean? It'll be the whole concert from start to finish (without Williams' announcement to JP, in which he was wrong about the scene it came from), just like it was with the Vienna release. You'll definitely be able to watch it without having to press "play" again after all pieces or read credits after each track, like it was in Digital Concert Hall. 

 

I'm sure that the applause and ovations will also be much longer than in DCH, where they were turned off almost immediately after each piece was performed.

I hope you are right, but the absence of the introduction to Jurassic Park, the "track list" of the bluray, as well as the precedent of the Digital Concert app (where you can't watch the whole concert) makes me think otherwise.
We will figure out shortly.

[BB-8 3,899]

4 minutes ago, victorrt said:

Do you recommend to preorder it now from Deutsche Grammophon store (I don't know if they ship to Spain), or better wait for it to be available in spanish Amazon?

They do ship to Spain. Shipment costs can be found here. The ltd golden vinyls are probably only available here.

 

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[MaxTheHouseelf 331]

7 minutes ago, victorrt said:

Do you recommend to preorder it now from Deutsche Grammophon store (I don't know if they ship to Spain), or better wait for it to be available in spanish Amazon?

If you don't want the limited edition vinyls which are exclusive to the DG store, I'm sure everything else will be available on spanish Amazon soon.

Shipping to spain is 9.95€ from DG Store https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/pdelivery/index.html?onChangeLanguage=1&language_id=EN