The Musical intoxication of a great era: on 7 September, 2002, Sir Simon Rattle was appointed new Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, marking the start of a new and memorable era for the world of music. Rattle has opened up new repertoire channels for the musicians, endowed the tradition-steeped ensemble with a youthful image and established the inimitable 'Rattle Sound'. Great moments – brought together here for the first time on 3 CDs.
Disc 1
01 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) - Sir Simon Rattle
02 Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio - Sir Simon Rattle
03 Mahler / Cooke: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major: I. Adagio - Sir Simon Rattle
04 Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Ressurection': Langsam. Misterioso - Kate Royal/Magdalena Kozená/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Simon Halsey/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle
05 Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Ressurection': Etwas bewegter - Kate Royal/Magdalena Kozená/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Simon Halsey/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle
06 Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Ressurection': Mit Aufschwung aber nicht eilen - Kate Royal/Magdalena Kozená/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Simon Halsey/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle
Disc 2
01 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War - Sir Simon Rattle
02 Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 - Sir Simon Rattle
03 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12 - Sir Simon Rattle
04 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, Act II, No. 12 - Divertissement: Coffee: Arabian Dance - Sir Simon Rattle
05 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, Act II, No. 12 - Divertissement: Tea: Chinese Dance - Sir Simon Rattle
06 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part 1: L'adoration de la terre - Sir Simon Rattle
07 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, Act II, No. 12 - Divertissement: Dance of the Reed Pipes - Sir Simon Rattle
08 Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) - Sir Simon Rattle
09 Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera - Coro - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sally Matthews/Christian Gerhaher/Lawrence Brownlee/Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin/Simon Halsey/Rundfunkchor Berlin
10 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): I Introduction / Introduction - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
11 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): II Les Augures printaniers/ Augurs of spring - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
12 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): III Danses des adolescents / Dances of the Young girls - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
13 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): IV Jeu du rapt / Ritual of Abduction - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
14 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): V Rondes printanières / Spring Rounds - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
15 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): VI Jeux des cités rivals / Ritual of the Rival Tribes - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
16 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): VII Cortège du sage: Le Sage / Procession of the Sage: The Sage - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
17 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): VIII Le Sage / The Sage - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
18 Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): IX Danse de la terre / Dance of the Earth - Sir Simon Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker
19 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non allegro - Sir Simon Rattle
20 Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) - Sir Simon Rattle
21 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev - Sir Simon Rattle
Disc 3
01 Beethoven: Fidelio: Overture - Sir Simon Rattle
02 Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob.I: 88: IV. Finale (Allegro con spirito) - Sir Simon Rattle
03 Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, 'The Great': IV. Allegro vivace - Sir Simon Rattle
04 Brahms / Arr Schönberg: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo alla Zingarese - Sir Simon Rattle
05 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat - Sir Simon Rattle
06 Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3 Lent et grave - Sir Simon Rattle
07 Bizet: Carmen: Prélude - Sir Simon Rattle
08 Dvorak: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 3 in A-Flat Major - Sir Simon Rattle
09 Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major - Sir Simon Rattle
10 Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60: V. Le Jardin féerique - Sir Simon Rattle
11 Bernstein: Candide: Overture - Sir Simon Rattle
12 Tykwer/Heil/Klimek: Perfume - The Story of a Murderer: Awaiting Execution - Sir Simon Rattle
13 Cardenas: The Flower is a Key (A Rap for Mozart) - Sir Simon Rattle