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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Oliver, Menendez, Podles, Beaumont. Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Hofstetter [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-05-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Menendez, David; Oliver, Flavio; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Hofstetter, Michael
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra

Guilio Cesare was brought to Gran Teatre del Liceu under the direction of Herbert Wernicke, who produced a new adaptation including fragments of Rinaldo, Orlando...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Handel: Deidamia / Sally Matthews, Veronica Cangemi, Olga Pasichnyk, Silvia Tro Santaté. Ivor Bolton [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Deidamia, opera
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Chiummo, Umberto; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Matthews, Sally; Pasichnyk, Olga; Santate, Silvia Tro; Schaafsma, Jan-Willem
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Concerto Koln

In Händel's last Italian opera, Deidamia, set at the time of the Trojan War, Achilles disguises himself as a woman and takes refuge at the...continue...
Run Time: 208 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Handel: Alcina / Catherine Naglestad, Alice Coote, Helene Schneiderman, Catriona Smith. Alan Hacker [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Coote, Alice; Naglestad, Catherine; Schneiderman, Helene; Smith, Catriona
Conductors: Hacker, Alan
Ensemble: Stuttgart State Orchestra

With this Alcina directing team Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito show just how modern Handel can be. The production is fascinating, conclusive, and full of...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Natalie Dessay, Lawrence Zazzo, isabel Leonard, Varduhi Abrahamyan et al. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Berg, Nathan; Dessay, Natalie; Dumaux, Christophe; Lefevre, Aimery; Leonard, Isabel; Visse, Dominique; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Haim, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Handels popular opera, Giulio Cesare, is named after the great Roman emperor, but it's most memorable character is Cleopatra. In this production by Laurent Pelly...continue...

Handel: Agrippina / Geb, Matsui, Wiles, Braun, Cordier, Simper, Wachter, Baehr. Saarlandisches Staatsorchester. Konrad Junghanel [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Intergroove Media / 2012-11-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6
Performers: Cordier, David; Geb, Susanne; Matsui, Hiroshi
Conductors: Junghanel, Konrad
Ensemble: Saarlandisches Staatsorchester

Recorded live at the Saarbrucken State Theatre in 2008 this spectacular new production of the baroque masterpiece has received critical recognition, with reviewer Frank Herkommer...continue...

Handel: Rinaldo / David Walker, Deborah York, David Daniels. Bavarian State Opera, Harry Bicket [DVD]

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Daniels, David; Walker, David; York, Deborah
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Opera-goers were quick to latch onto such a glittering and star-studded production. David Alden's production of Rinaldo was a riot from beginning to end, brilliantly...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renee; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt, Boris...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra)

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Handel: Rodelinda / Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl, Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe. Harry Bicket, MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Davies, Iestyn; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Linn, Moritz; Scholl, Andreas; Shenyang
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming and Andreas Scholl lead a superb cast in Stephen Wadsworth's celebrated production of Handel's Rodelinda from the Metropolitan Opera - based on the...continue...

Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French
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A Musical Journey: Italy - South Tyrol / Handel [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6

The Places: South Tyrol, in Northern Italy, has had a varied history, for many years as part of Austrian territory. The region remains largely German-speaking,...continue...
Run Time: 56 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0
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Handel: Sing-Along Messiah / Ivars Taurins, Tafelmusik Baroque [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Tafelmusic / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Chung, Locky; LeBlanc, Suzie; Muller, Rufus; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Taurins, Ivars
Ensemble: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

Resplendent in his powdered wig and 18th-century garb, Maestro Handel (aka Director of the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Ivars Taurins) leads Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber...continue...
Run Time: 76 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Letterbox, Color
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4; Handel, Beethoven, Britten / Marriner, ASMF [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6/11, HWV 329; Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A maj...
Performers: Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony
Conductors: Marriner, Neville, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The brainchild of Neville Marriner, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields was founded in 1959, quickly becoming an example of the highest level...continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Handel: Xerxes / Mackerras, Murray, Garrett, Masterson, Robson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Xerxes, HWV 40
Performers: Booth-Jones, Christopher; Garrett, Lesley; Masterson, Valerie; Murray, Ann; Rigby, Jean; Robson, Christopher
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

Nicholas Hytner's highly innovative production of Handel's comic opera won the coveted Laurence Olivier Opera Award. This live recording from the English National Opera stars...continue...
Run Time: 186 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Greek...continue...

Handel: Water Music Suite; Mozart / Charles Munch, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch launched the BSO into television in 1955. He was an immensely popular conductor and well suited to being filmed. This material represents some of...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Handel: La Resurrezione / Gasdia, Koroneos, Biavati, Attanasi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-01-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Biavati, Elena; Gasdia, Cecilia; Koroneos, Stefano; Lana, Carla; Nardis, Marcello
Conductors: Attanasi, Walter
Ensemble: Coro Aramus Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio

George Frideric Handel’s 1708 oratorio is performed in the magnificent Chiesa del Gesù in Rome, Italy. Walter Attanasi conducts the Coro Aramus Orchestra di Roma...continue...
Run Time: 118 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Handel: Alcina / Minkowski, Harteros, Kasarova, Hammarstrom [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina, HWV 34
Performers: Bruns, Benjamin; Cangemi, Veronica; Hammarström, Kristina; Harteros, Anja; Kasarova, Vesselina; Mühlbacher, Alois; Plachetka, Adam
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

In its first Baroque opera since the 1960s, the Vienna Staatsoper presents an absorbing new production of Handel's Alicina. An all-star cast of specialists tell...continue...
Run Time: 226 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Span...continue...

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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Handel: Belshazzar / Jacobs, Tarver, Joshua, Mehta [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Davies, Andrew; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Joshua, Rosemary; Kirk, Vernon; Mehta, Bejun; Radley, Andrew; Sampson, Christina; Tarver, Kenneth; Taylor, Lucy; Wilberforce, Rich...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; RIAS Chamber Chorus

René Jacobs is masterful leading a stellar cast of soloists, the RIASKammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in a spectacular production of Handel's oratorio...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
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Handel: Theodora / Bolton, Schafer, Mehta, Fink [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Fink, Bernarda; Kaiser, Joseph; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Mehta, Bejun; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Salzburg Bach Choir

George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Handel: Serse / Paula Rasmussen, Ann Hallenberg, Patricia Bardon, Isabel Bayrakdarian [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frideric Handel: Serse, HWV 40
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Hallenberg, Ann; Rasmussen, Paula
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

The titular role, written for soprano castrato Caffarelli, is taken on by Paula Rasmussen in this acclaimed 2000 production from the Semperoper, Dresden, stage directed...continue...
Run Time: 160 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

Berlin Opera Night / Nagano, Kirchschlager, Kasarova, Bumbry, Pape [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni, K 527; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Tura...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Bumbry, Grace; Castronovo, Charles; Crider, Michele; Galouzine, Vladimir; Kasarova, Vesselina; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Licitra, Salvatore; Pape, Rene; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Schwanewil...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

"The sound and picture are excellent. Kent Nagano and the orchestra are first-rate." - Bob Rose, Fanfare Major stars of the international opera stage unite...continue...
Run Time: 73 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Handel: Julius Caesar / Mackerras, Baker, Masterson, Walker [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-02-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Baker, Janet; Bowman, James; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

John Copley's production of Handel's Julius Caesar features the great mezzo-soprano Janet Baker in one the roles she made her own. She leads a cast...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Georg Frideric Handel: Agrippina / Jean-Claude Malgoire / La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: George Frideric Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6
Performers: Buet, Alain; Deletre, Bernard; Di Falco, Fabrice; Gens, Véronique; Gregoire, Thierry; Jaroussky, Philippe; Perruche, Ingrid; Smith, Nigel
Conductors: Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy

Run Time: 72 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo / Floria, Mingardo, Rosique [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Mingardo, Sara; Rosique, Ruth
Conductors: Florio, Antonio
Ensemble: Orchestra Cappella Della Pieta De'turchini

Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: English; Italian; German French; Spanish
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Gillian Weir: The King of Instruments / Bach, Saint-Saens, Messian [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Priory / 2010-12-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E flat major, BWV 552 "St. Anne"; Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Variations on 'Mein junges Leben ha...
Performers: Weir, Gillian; Williams, Huw [organ]

The six programs comprising The King of Instruments were shown on BBC Wales and BBC2 in 1989. Although many of the television production techniques used...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Simon Johnson Plays the Organ of St. Paul's Cathedral, London [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Priory / 2010-12-14

Works: David Willcocks: Fanfare on Gopsal; Jeremiah Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary Suite (Suite de Clairque); Maurice Greene: Voluntary for organ in C minor; Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ no 9 in c/C, ...
Performers: Johnson, Simon

This DVD shows the grand organ of St. Paul’s Cathedral, filmed from the new mobile console under the Dome. Simon Johnson has produced a thrilling...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Baroque Christmas Concert: From the Cathedral in Freiburg / Bonney, Goerne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 4...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Goerne, Matthias
Conductors:
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; German Brass

Freiburg in winter. Accompanied by the sound of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'concerto in D major, BWV972', the camera slowly glides over the snow-covered forests and...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Orff: Carmina Burana / Rattle/BPO, Matthews, Brownlee [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Gerhaher, Christian; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

A joyful celebration welcoming the New Year, this Gala from Berlin presents the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in Carl Orff's famous...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

A Christmas Musical Tour: Austria, Switzerland, Germany / Bach & Handel [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtoratorium

The tour starts in Vienna at the Christkindl Market and other Christmas scenes include the grotesque 'Krampus' masqueraders, with St Nicholas, in Steyr. In Switzerland...continue...
Run Time: 57 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Handel: Messiah / Spinosi/Ensemble Matheus, Gritton, Horak, Pollmann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Croft, Richard; Gritton, Susan; Horak, Cornelia; Mehta, Bejun; Pollmann, Martin
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Ensemble Matheus

To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of 'Messiah', the composer's most...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Handel: Admeto / Endo, Mead, Arnet, McGegan [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-05-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22
Performers: Arnet, Marie; Bates, David; Berger, William; Blaise, Kirsten; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Mead, Timothy; Radley, Andrew
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Göttingen Festival Orchestra

For Handel's Admeto, Oscar-nominated film director Doris Dorrie - winner of the 2009 Edinburgh International Festival's prestigious Herald Angel Award - returns to her beloved...continue...
Run Time: 202 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French
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Handel: Acis and Galatea / de Niese, Workman, ROH, Hogwood [DVD]

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers: Agnew, Paul; De Niese, Danielle; Park, Ji-Min; Rose, Matthew; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a distinguished cast including Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman in Wayne McGregor's new...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English (bonus features only) / F...continue...

Cecilia Bartoli / Sacrificium: The Music Of The Castrati [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-03-09

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface; Germanico in Germania; Semiramide riconosciuta; Adelaide; Artaserse; Gerolamo Giacomelli: Merope; Francesco Domenico Araia: Berenice; George Frederick Handel: Serse
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni; Antonini, Alfredo
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico

Cecilia Bartoli sings virtuoso arias from her 'Sacrificium' album, on location in and around the spectacular baroque palace of Caserta in Southern Italy, just outside...continue...

Handel: Barockstar (Film by Ulrich Meyszies) / Curtis, Hogwood, Pinnock, Marcon [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: George Frideric Handel: Various Works

"Barockstar" tells the story of Handel's life as he journeyed through baroque Europe, leaving Germany for Italy and experiencing Florence, Rome and Venice, before arriving...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: French, Italian
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Handel: Messiah / King's College Choir [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Rose, Matthew; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; King's College Choir

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, the first ever...continue...
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Handel: Partenope / Scholl, Negrin, Concerto Copenhagen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-26

Works: George Frideric Handel: Partenope, HWV 27
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Dumaux, Christophe; Jensen, Bo Kristian; Knudsen, Palle; Scholl, Andreas; Semmingsen, Tuva
Conductors: Mortensen, Lars Ulrik
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen

A major contribution to the 'Handel Year': countertenor star Andreas Scholl returns to the Decca label in a new high-definition film of Handel's comedy 'Partenope',...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Joyful Noise: Handel's Messiah Rocks [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith
Ensemble: Boston Pops

Here's Handel's Messiah like you've never heard it before! Join Keith Lockhart and members of the Boston Pops, along with two choirs and special guests...continue...
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Handel - Commemoration Concert / Arman/English Concert, Fulde, Sack [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-08-25

Works: George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Esther, HWV 50a; Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; Saul, HWV 53; Ways of Zion do mourn, HWV 264 "Funeral Anthem"; Utrecht Jubilate, HWV279; Chan...
Performers: Fulde, Ulrike; Plock, Felix; Sack, Albrecht
Conductors: Arman, Howard
Ensemble: English Concert

April 14, 2009 witnessed the 250th anniversary of George Frideric Handel's death. On this unique occasion two of the world's leading Baroque orchestras, members of...continue...
Run Time: 103 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...

Handel: Tamerlano / Pinnock/English Concert, Bacelli, Bonitatibus, Randle [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-05-26

Works: George Frideric Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18
Performers: Abete, Antonio [bass]; Bacelli, Monica; Bonitatibus, Anna; Norberg-Schulz, Elisabeth; Pushee, Graham; Randle, Thomas
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert

The Tatar ruler Tamerlano (historically Timur-lenk), a descendant of Genghis Khan, defeated and captured the Turkish Sultan Bajazet at the battle of Angora in 1402....continue...
Run Time: 323 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Japanese...continue...

Handel: Semele / Christie/La Scintilla, Bartoli, Nikiteanu, Remmert, Rey [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frideric Handel: Semele, HWV 58
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael; Bartoli, Cecilia; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Remmert, Birgit; Rey, Isabel; Scharinger, Anton; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Handel: Tamerlano / McCreesh/Teatro Real, Domingo, Bacelli, Bohlin [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frideric Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Bohlin, Ingela; de Donato, Luigi; Domingo, Placido; Holloway, Jennifer; Mingardo, Sara
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Teatro Real Orchestra

Teatro Real's majestic production of Handel's vivid tragedy, 'Tamerlano', stars a Lear-like Placido Domingo as the Turkish Sultan Bajazet, caught between pride, love and loyalty....continue...
Run Time: 241 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa in Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Turandot; La Rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Traditional: Pokarekare Ana; Home Sweet...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Hopkins, John; Barlow, Stephen
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Early in 1990, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa made a triumphant return to her native New Zealand to give three concerts, the last of which –...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Handel's Water Music - Recreating A Royal Spectacular [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-02-24

Works: George Frideric Handel: Water Music, HWV 348-350
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: English Concert

The renowned London biographer Peter Ackroyd narrates the ambitious attempt of a team of historical experts to discover the remarkable story behind the 1717 premiere...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, DTS
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Montserrat Caballe - Bellini's Norma, Act 1; Elkins, Merolla, Morris (1971) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2009-01-27

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frideric Handel: Various Works; Antonio Vivaldi: Various Works
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Elkins, Margreta; Merolla, Roberto; Morris, James; Zanetti, Miguel
Conductors: Asensio, Enrique Garcia
Ensemble: RTVE Chorus; RTVE Orchestra

Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Handel: Messiah / Teddy Tahu Rhodes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2009-01-27

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56

Region: 4: Australia, S America (This DVD will not play on typical North American DVD players)

Language: English

33:1 4:3 Fullscreen

Antony Walker, conductor

Artists: MacLiver,...continue...

Countertenors / Bowman, Chance, Scholl, Somerville [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-10-28

Works: Thomas Campion: Never weather-beaten saile more willing bent to shore; John Dowland: Second Booke of Songes; Firste Booke of Songes; Thomas Ford: Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Pt 1; Henry Purcell: Sound...
Performers: Bowman, James; Chance, Michael; Drake, Julius; Miller, David [lute/guitar]; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; Ensemble Sonnerie

With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male voice is today enjoying a huge resurgence in popularity. Heirs to the celebrated castrati of the sixteenth...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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José Carreras - Christmas Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-10-28

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles "O Come, All Ye Faithful"; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Traditional: Lulayze Yezuniu; La Virgen Lava Pañales; George Frideric Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; St...
Performers: Carreras, Jose
Conductors: Gimenez, David
Ensemble: Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra

A special Christmas performance filmed at the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, with Jose Carreras. Conducted by David Giminez this spectacular event features works by Bach,...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
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Handel: Orlando / Christie/Zurich Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-09-30

Works: George Frideric Handel: Orlando, HWV 31
Performers: Clark, Christina; Jankova, Martina; Mijanovic, Marijana; Peetz, Katharina; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

After it's premiere in London in 1733, there were no subsequent productions of Orlando and the work rapidly disappeared into obscurity, not finding its way...continue...
Run Time: 155 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, En...continue...

Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfell at Glyndebourne / Chung/Lodon PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-07-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Don Giovanni, K 527; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The celebrated Cecilia Bartoli joins Bryn Terfel for a recital of arias and duets recorded at the beautifully refurbished Glyndebourne Opera House. The programme features...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German
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Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra / Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-06-24

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35; George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in D major, HWV 335a; Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna; Richard...
Performers: Carol, Norman
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

What a courageous concert programme! When Eugene Ormandy conducted "his" Philadelphia Orchestra in the concert recorded live in 1977 and now released on DVD, he...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: USA
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