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The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Edition Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Vol. 2 - works by Weber, Wagner, Mozart Verdi & Beethoven / Schmitz, Brecher

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isold...
Performers: Baumer, Margarete; Dahlberg, Friedrich; Daum, Heinz; Horand, Theodor; Meinl-Weise, Rita; Olberts, Joseph; Reinecke, Paul; Schaffrian, Rosl; Schmitz, Paul; Schurhoff, Lotte; Schwenkreis, Willi; Seider...
Conductors: Brecher, Gustav; Schmitz, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

This second CD in the series featuring historical recordings by the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig contains recordings from 1929 to 1945, most of them published for...continue...

Deutsche Oper Berlin: 100 Years, 1912-2012 / Live recordings from the 1960s, treasures in black & white / Ludwig, Tebaldi, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau et al. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Don Carlos; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Dooley, James; Dooley, William; Ferr, Mario; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Grummer, Elisabeth; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Koth, Erika; Lo...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Patané, Giuseppe; Rother, Artur; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

For its 100th anniversary the Deutsche Oper Berlin presents a special edition of live recordings. This special edition box contains the live recordings from the...continue...
Run Time: 729 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): PCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
Country of Orig...continue...

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

The Opera Singer / René Kollo, tenor (rec. 1981 - 1986) [2 CDs]

2 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangelimann; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; ...
Performers: Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Marton, Eva; Orth, Norbert; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Wallat, Hans; Ebert, Wolfgang; Janowski, Marek; Geese, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Collado, Jose

Opera singer René Kollo does not restrict himself to only tenor roles in Richard Wagner's opera repertoire. An extensive catalogue of LPs and CDs, including...continue...
Recording information: 1981-1986....continue...

Best of Beethoven / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bindszus, Peter; Doese, Helena; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Riedel, Bernd; Rosel, Peter; Schiml, Marga; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Sanderling, Kurt

We Capture the Feeling: Sampler and Audio Set-Up Disc

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jule Styne: I Fall in Love Too Easily, song (for the film "Anchors Away!"); Stanley Myers: The Greek Tycoon, film score; Sammy Fain: That Old Feeling (first use...
Performers: Arel, Gaston [Organ]; Barney, Melanie; Belanger, Antoine; Belanger, Guy; Belanger, Vincent; Brekoulias, P. [Composer]; Jean-Pascal Hamelin [Piano, Conductor]; Paradimitriou, D.; Smith, Doreen [Vocals]
Conductors: ; Hamelin, Jean-Pascal
Ensemble: ; Maânouche Swing Quintet

Fidelio's best recordings sampler and audio system setup CD. This CD is designed to properly test, adjust and set up audio systems. The first section...continue...

Ihre gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Franz von Suppé: Boccacio; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Rund um die Liebe; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Albrecht, Otto; Dolz, Dolf; Fritz, Bruno; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Gunter, Horst; Lais, Detlev; Pfeifle, Alfred; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Stephan, Wilhelm; Marszalek, Franz; Hermann, Harry; Zacharias, Helmut; Jary, Michael; Walter, Fried; Burkhardt, Paul; Szell, George; Rother, Artur

Recording information: 1950-1958....continue...

Masterpieces

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natu...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von

Airs D'Opera / Huberte Vecray, Soprano

1 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2012-02-14

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Guillaume Tell; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adrienne Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot;...
Performers: Dubuc, Gilbert; Garen, David; Hector, Claude; Laffant, Jean; Vecray, Huberte; Verbeeck, Jan
Conductors: Doneux, Edgard; Martelli, Luigi; Bastin, Maurice

Although Huberte Vecray (1923 - 2009) devoted the essential part of her career to opera, mention should also be made of a series of radio...continue...
Recording information: INR Bruxelles....continue...

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

Wim van Hasselt: On the Road

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Julien-François Zbinden: Concertino for trumpet, snare drum & piano, Op. 6; Alexandre Luigini: Caprice, for cornet & piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Derek Bourgeois: Trio, for trum...
Performers: Beynon, Emily; Brinkmann, Jorg; Fondse, Martin; Gimeno, Gustavo; Hasselt, Wim Van; Ishikawa, Noriko; Puntin, Claudio; Takezawa, Eriko; Van Rijen, Jorgen

Jack Kerouac's On The Road was released in 1957 and went on to become the textbook of the beat generation. To be forever-on-the-road was a...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Amsterdam (2011)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan / The Beethoven Collection [13 CDs]

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Cole, Vinson; Cuberli, Lella; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Janowitz, Gundula; Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Spierer, Leon; Van Dam, Jose; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

A legend in his lifetime for his interpretations of Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan recorded a large swathe of the composer’s oeuvre. On this specially priced...continue...

The Hero of New Beyreuth / Wolfgang Windgassen, tenor (rec. 1950 - 1958)

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz (The Marksman); Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland (Lowlands); Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Rienzi; Die Meistersinger von Nü...
Performers: Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Greindl, Josef; Hann, Georg; Hoffmann, Grace; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Annelies; Modl, Martha; Muller, Maria; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Uhde, Hermann; Varnay, Astri...
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Wetzelsberger, Bertil; Fricsay, Ferenc; Leitner, Ferdinand; Rischner, Alfons; Ludwig, Leopold; Jochum, Eugen; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Weigert, Hermann; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...
Ensemble: ; Billiards Quintet

My First Beethoven Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Violin no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; March for wind ensemble in B flat major, WoO 29; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Eder, Gyorgy; Falvay, Attila; Fejervari, Janos; Hegyi, Ildiko; Jando, Jeno; Kevehasi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Mathe, Gyozo; Nishizaki, Takako; O...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Lenárd, Ondrej; Wordsworth, Barry; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael

Beethoven was a musical giant. He wasn't taller or fatter than everyone else, but his music is big and his name is important. Beethoven is...continue...

Rough Guide to Classical Composers: Beethoven

2 CD / World Music Network / 2011-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in E flat major, Op. 126/6; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 6, Op. 68; Fidelio, Op. 72; Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 130; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Lienbacher, Edith; Lill, John; Moll, Kurt; Nielson, Inga; Pecoraro, Herwig; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van; Norrington, Roger; Halász, Michael; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Best, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Gaudier Ensemble

100 Best Choruses

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140; Henry Purcell: Come ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary); Christoph Willibald Gl...
Performers: Barrard, Marc; Bracht, Roland; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Erwen, Keith; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Harper, Heather; Hollweg, Wern...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Munrow, David; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Willcocks, David; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Vienna Philharmon...
Ensemble: ; Dunedin Consort; Orféon Donostiarra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Music for Wind Ensemble - Beethoven / Albion Ensemble

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Fidelio, Op. 72; Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op....
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Ensemble: Albion Ensemble

A forebear of the modern wind band the "harmonie" ensemble, consisting of small groupings of wind instruments, was a highly popular concept and had a...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Overtures

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Fidelio, Op. 72; King Stephen, Op. 117; Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124
Conductors: Butt, Yondani

Since 1983, Yondani Butt has held the position of Resident Conductor of the Victoria International Festival, creating the highly successful Concerti Extravaganza series. Frequently in...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio 1....continue...

Famous Overtures

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze die Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Der Schauspieldirektor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overtu...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Konwitschny, Franz; Boskovsky, Willi; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Rögner, Heinz; Straka, Zeljko; Vonk, Hans; Klee, Bernhard; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Kempe, Rudolf; Kege...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Abbado, Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann

2 CD / Decca / 2011-08-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The central tenor role of Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio is knows as one of the most demanding and difficult in all opera. For his first...continue...
Recording information: KKL, Lucerne, Switzerland (08/12/2010/08/15/2010)....continue...

Love Classics: Favorite Love Duets / Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Delibes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Doniz...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burles, Charles; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Ten...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

The Best of Beethoven: Ode to Joy / Muti, Arrau, Menuhin, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique"; Egmont; Sonata for Piano no 23, Op. 5...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Gieseking, Walter; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Lympany, Moura; Menuhin, Jeremy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; Melos Ensemble of London

Bravura Basses

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Coad, Conal; East, Angela; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Herford, Henry; Martin, Bruce; Myers, Raymond; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Pape, Rene; Parkin, David; Parsons, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Rob...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Rudner, Ola; Measham, David; Divall, Richard; Franks, Dobbs; Solti, Sir Georg; Weigle, Sebastian; Cleobury, Stephen; Boult, Adrian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Greene, Andrew; Davis...

Jon Vickers: Four Operatic Portraits [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson HWV 57; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Decker, Franz Paul
Ensemble: National Arts Centre Orchestra

Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Caldwell, Vickers, Kubiak, et al

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Evans, Joseph; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gramm, Donald; Kubiak, Teresa; Morgan, Mac; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Caldwell, Sarah
Ensemble: Opera Company of Boston

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Concert Arias / The Complete Studio Recordings

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-05-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così ...
Performers: Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: 1946-1956....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, MET 1960

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Recording information: The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY (02/13/1960)....continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Peter Anders sings Arias & Lieder

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Bedrich Smetana: Die verkaufte Braut; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangel...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Giesen, Hubert; Jurinac, Sena; Mende, Heinz; Tüscher, Nata
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Burkhardt, Paul

Connoisseurs of the vocal arts will cherish these previously unreleased recordings from the great German heldentenor, Peter Anders. Anders studied at the Berlin Music Academy...continue...

Beethoven Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Doese, Helena; Fietz, Erhard; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Tomowa-S...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Flor, Claus P.; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

On one hand, Beethoven stands for the free and uncompromising artist who vouches for human ideals. On the other, he grasped music itself, linking themes...continue...

The Beethoven Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Triple Concerto in C major for violin, cello, piano & orchestra, Op. 56; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59/3 "Rasumovsky"; Sonata for...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Güra, Werner; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Hagen, Clemens; Hager, Klaus; Isokoski, Soile; Markovich, Aleksandr...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel

Seine Grössten Erfolge: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-02-15

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Undine; Der Wildschütz; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni;...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Casa, Lisa della; Fehrenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Greindl, Josef; Greverus, Boris; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reutter, Hermann; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fricsay, Ferenc; Rother, Artur; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Cluytens, André; Ludwig, Leopold; Böhm, Karl; Schmitz, Paul; Lohe, Jean; Busch, Fritz; Rossi, Mario;...

Gottlob Frick Volume 3

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenotten; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals; Peter Cornelius: De...
Performers: Buchsbaum, Harald; Cunitz, Maud; Edelmann, Otto; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Fuchs, Franz; Grummer, Elisabeth; Heppe, Leo; Herrmann, Josef; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Klose, ...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Heger, Robert; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Elmendorff, Karl; Kraus, Richard

Gottlob Frick (1906-1994) was called by Wilhelm Furtwängler the "blackest bass" of his generation. Frick had no competitors capable of surpassing or even matching his...continue...

Anton Dermota: Live Recordings, 1949-1981

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-12-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, ...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dutoit, Laurence; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hellwig, Judith; Helm, Hans; Jurinac, Sena; Kalin, Mira; Kun...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kleiber, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Klobucar, Berislav; Matacic, Lovro von; Schrottner, Peter; Baudo, Serge; Swarowsky, Hans; Sanderlin...

Recording information: 1944-1981....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio (1805 Version) / De Billy

2 CD / Oehms / 2010-11-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

"All of the soloists are well above average in quality. Conductor Bertrand de Billy gives a flawless performance that is well recorded...The notes are good....continue...
Recording information: Theater an der Wien (08/2005)....continue...

Gala Concerts / Abbado, Welser-Most [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; La traviata; Falstaff; Aida, opera; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Richard Strauss: ...
Performers: Aliberti, Lucia; Baltsa, Agnes; Barcellona, Daniela; Domingo, Placido; Doufexis, Stella; Emmerlich, Gunter; Futral, Elizabeth; Gallo, Lucio; Gruberova, Edita; Grundheber, Franz; Hadley, Jerry; Hampso...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Welser-Möst, Franz; Ozawa, Seiji; Gatti, Daniele; Thielemann, Christian; Caetani, Oleg; Seiffarth, Roland
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Veinna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The greatest names in opera take to the stage for these galas from three musical centers that have come to stand as symbols of rebirth...continue...
Run Time: 385 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Josef Traxel

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; François-Adrien Boieldieu: Die weisse Dame; Adolphe Adam: Der Postill...
Performers: Traxel, Josef
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gruber, Arthur; Löwlein, Hans; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner

Traxel's particular vocal sound was better suited to the concert hall than to the opera stage and that is where his true importance lies. Although...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Recording information: Wiener Staatsoper (11/05/1955)....continue...

Over 50 Most Treasured Melodies

4 CD / Big Daddy / 2010-08-10

Works: Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Funeral March for Piano in C minor, B 10/Op. 72 no 2; ...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Beethoven: Fidelio / Dohnányi, Schnaut, Protschka

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von

This 1991 recording was produced by Christopher Raeburn. "This is a tough, unvarnished reading... Dohnanyi has certainly observed anew everything there is in the score......continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus, Vienna (1991)....continue...

Great Singers & Musicians in Copenhagen 1931-1939

6 CD / Danacord / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Missa Solemnis, Op. 125; Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Tristan...
Performers: Berettoni, Umberto; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Brems, Else; Bruusgaard, Holger; Busch, Adolf; Byrding, Holger; Cassado, Gaspar; Ettl, Karl; Fidesser, Hans; Gigli, Beniamino; Granfelt, Hanna; Hamm...
Conductors: Weisbach, Hans; Malko, Nicolai; Walter, Bruno; Tango, Egisto; Grondahl, Launy; Mahler, Fritz; Schneevoigt, Georg; Wöldike, Mogens; Busch, Fritz; Paray, Paul; Fitelberg, Grzegorz; Hoeberg, Georg;...

Martha Modl

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-06-08

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus und Eurydike; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Don Carlos; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan u...
Performers: Blatter, Johanna; Mödl, Martha; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Löwlein, Hans; Rother, Artur; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Keilberth, Joseph; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Schuchter, Wilhelm

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'Translucence, transparency - warmth' are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven's only opera, and all are...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1023D. 'Translucence, transparency...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...