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Christian Thielemann leads the Staatskapelle Dresden in this memorial concert to mark the 200th birthday of Franz Liszt. Along with Liszt’s Faust Symphony, the conductor leads the orchestra in a performance of Wagner’s Faust Overture. Review A leading orchestra and a leading conductor came together here. Liszt inspired the Dresden musicians and their future principal conductor to produce a magnificent demonstration of their abilities. –Die Welt Fired by inspiration the Dresden musicians and their leader offer a grandiose demnonstration of their ability, their precision and their feeling for colour and temperament A top orchestra and a top conductor have found one another. –Die Welt The indescribable is accomplished, sings the chorus as Liszt’s mighty Faust Symphony embarks on its vocale finale. And so it seems here. Performance **** Picture and Sound ***** –BBC Music Magazine,Jan’12 Thielemann is good to watch, his beat always clear, his gestures impassioned and precise. –Gramophone,Apr’12