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Bela Bartok

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All CD recordings are firsts!Numerous masterpieces born from more than 50 years of artistic partnershipBooklet includes two major essays by Seiyoshi Ozawa and Haruki MurakamiThis is a memorial box set for world-famous conductor Seiji Ozawa, who passed away on February 6, 2024 at the age of 88, produced by the Berlin Philharmonic’s own label.The Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa had a special relationship since their first collaboration in 1966. Highlights include the Berliner Philharmoniker’s centennial in 1982, the 100th anniversary of Karajan’s birth in 2008, and the Waldbhne concert in 2003 with Seiji Ozawa’s friend Marcus Roberts, who became his close friend. In 2016, the 50th anniversary of their collaboration, the Berliner Philharmoniker conferred on him the title of Honorary Member of the orchestra.In the 1980s, Seiji Ozawa made multiple guest appearances with the Berliner Philharmo