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Verdi: Aida [Highlights]

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Nucci, Leo; Obraztsova, Yelena; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Personnel: Katia Ricciarelli (vocals); Leo Nucci, Ruggero Raimondi, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elena Obraztsova (vocals)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Abbado, Ghiaurov, Atlantov, Marusin [DVD]

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

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Burchuladze, Paata; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kocherga, Anatoly; Marusin, Yuri; Semtschuk, Ludmila
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Bratislava; Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

This program is a live recording of Alfred Kirchner's production of Mussorgsky's 'Khovanshchina' from the Vienna State Opera. Conducted by Claudio Abbado and featuring top...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Marches & Dances - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, etc / Claudio Abbado, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (5), K 609; Contredanse for orchestra in D major, K. 609/3; German Dances (3), K 605; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Franz Schubert: Galop & ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gretchen; Erfurt, Ulrike; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hasler, Renate; Kenny, Yvonne; Nafe, Alicia; Pogson, Geoffrey; Sandison, Gordon; Sattmann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). The maestro himself,...continue...

Security Police: Classical Tunes

2 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gilels, Emil; Kozlowska, Joanna
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Abbado, Claudio; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; Dorati, Antal; Richter, Karl; Willcocks, David; Karajan, Herbert von; G...

Verdi: Opera Choruses

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Macbeth; Ernani; I lombardi; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; Nabucco
Performers: Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Christa Ludwig: Live Recordings, 1955-1994

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Capriccio, ...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Bonisolli, Franco; Casa, Lisa della; Cathy Berns-Rund; Chauvet, Guy; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Flossman, Gilels; Gall...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Krips, Josef; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Ludwig, Leopold; Prêtre, Georges; Heger, Robert; Maazel, Lorin; Bernstein, Leonard; Stein, Horst; Albrecht, Gerd; Mehta, Zubi...

Verdi - The Greatest Operas / Giulini, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting...continue...

A Night at the Opera - 6 Complete Operas by Mozart, etc

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Arroyo, Martina; Berbié, Jane; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cahill, Teresa; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Caron, Willy; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cioni, Renato; Cosso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Schippers, Thomas; Basile, Arturo

This set offers six complete operas from the basic repertoire in great live opera recordings at a budget price. This set is a delightful primer...continue...

Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Cilea: Operas / Domingo, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Arroyo, Martina; Bertagna, Gianfranco; Bosco, Carlo del; Caballé, Montserrat; Cahill, Teresa; Cappuccilli, Piero; Casarini, Gianfranco; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; ...
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu; Santi, Nello; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Masini, Gianfranco; Kleiber, Carlos

Six complete operas starring the great Placido Domingo at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Weekend Classics - A Verdi Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Otello; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Falstaff; I lombardi; Don Carlos; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cotrubas, Ileana; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Kleiber, Carlos; Abbado, Claudio; Kubelik, Rafael; Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Aida / Abbado, Domingo, Nucci

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Nucci, Leo; Obraztsova, Yelena; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ricciarelli, Katia; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This release features a very talented cast that includes Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Ruggero Raimondi and Nicolai Ghiaurov, all captured in Claudio Abbado's exalted account....continue...

Verdi: Choruses and Ballet Music / Abbado, La Scala

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Nabucco; Macbeth; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Abbado, Cappuccilli, Freni

2 CD / Myto Records / 2004-10-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Foiani, Giovanni; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Pauli, Milena; Raimondi, Gianni; Schiavi, Felice
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Don Carlos / Abbado, Domingo, Ricciarelli, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Bramante, Aldo; Bullo, Libero; Cerri, Gaspare; Corbelli, Alessandro; Domingo, Placido; Fontaine, Serge; Gernone, Sebastiano; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grella, Bruno; Maz...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lizzio, Franco
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Grand Tier - Verdi: Aida / Abbado, Arroyo, Domingo, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-10-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ligi, Josella; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"Domingo has recorded Radames commercially four times, but I dare say that this performance, taped live in Munich in 1972 under the baton of Claudio...continue...

Verdi: Requiem, Te Deum / Abbado, Scotto, Horne, Pavarotti

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-05-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Verdi: Macbeth / Abbado, Cappuccilli, Verrett, Ghiaurov, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-04-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Mariotti, Alfredo; Martinucci, Nicola; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Zardo, Carlo; Zerbini, Antonio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

The cast on this great recording in recent sound is equal or superior to anything on commercial studio recordings. With Abbado conducting at La Scala,...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Abbado, Ghiaurov, Raimondi, etc

3 CD / Myto Records / 2002-02-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Barbieri, Fedora; Corato, Luigi de; Ferrarini, Alida; Foiani, Giovanni; Gaifa, Carlo; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Gullino, Walter; Jankovic, Eleonora; Langridge, Phil...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Verdi: Choruses

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-06-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Il trovatore; Otello; Ernani; Aida, opera; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Un Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; Requiem
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Obraztsova, Elena; Obraztsova, Yelena; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Penguin Guide
The combination of precision and tension is riveting and the analogue recording is of DG's highest standard, offering a wide dynamic range, fine detail...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Abbado, Cappuccilli, Freni, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-07-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Foiani, Giovanni; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Pauli, Milena; Raimondi, Gianni; Schiavi, Felice
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Many years after its first performance Verdi extensively revised Simon Boccanegra, exhibiting the great faith he had in its splendid music. The story is one...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Ghiaurov, Prevedi, Abbado, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Casula, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guglielmi, Margherita; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Prevedi, Bruno; Talvela, Martti; Zerbini, Anton...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

A star-studded performance of this dark Verdi masterpiece makes for an evening of great opera....continue...

Verdi: Aida / Abbado, Arroyo, Domingo, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-08-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ligi, Josella; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Abbado, Freni, Cappuccilli, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-01-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Freni, Mirella; Gallamini, Maria Fausta; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Savastano, Antonio; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
This famous recording has become a classic, a studio performance following a series of performances at La Scala in the Strehler staging....continue...

Verdi: Macbeth / Abbado, Verrett, Cappuccilli, Domingo et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-01-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Bortolotti, Massimo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Foiani, Giovanni; Fontana, Sergio; Gallamini, Maria Fausta; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Malagú, Stefania; Malagu, Stefani...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Requiem / Abbado, Ricciarelli, Domingo, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1986-05-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ricciarelli, Katia; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Don Carlo

3 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Caldera, Francesca; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corato, Luigi de; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Obraztsova, Yelena; Roni, Luigi [B...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...