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EuroArts Music is an independent producer and rights owner of audio-visual classical music programmes for DVD and TV. Based in Berlin, and enjoying a special relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker since 1990, the company was founded in 1979 by Bernd Hellthaler.
The company sells the catalogues of EuroArts Music, Idéale Audience (Paris), the TV arm of Arthaus Musik, BBC Legends and BBC Classic Archive Programs, as well as distributing programmes made by various independent producers.
The EuroArts catalogue distributes its catalogue of more than four hundred titles though Naxos Global.
Further information: euroarts.com
Spotlight. A Common Objective - Ron Bierman's 2011 DVD review of a concert given by Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, republished with an update about the orchestra. '... a tremendous, emotional, not-to-be-missed experience.'
DVD Spotlight. Words of Consolation - Abbado's Brahms German Requiem impresses Howard Smith. '... a front runner in this work.'
DVD Spotlight. Chamber Opera - Works by Sciarrino and Messiaen, reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi. '... quite eclectic ...'
DVD Spotlight. Balm to the Soul - Anton Bruckner's Symphony No 7, savoured by Robert Anderson. 'Celibidache is in no hurry ...'
CD Spotlight. Quite Breathtaking - David Korevaar plays Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, admired by Howard Smith. '... lots to admire ...'
DVD Spotlight. Quicksilver Music - Rossini's 'L'occasione fa il ladro', enjoyed by Robert Anderson. '... a performance of bubbling vitality ...'