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Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Domingo, Lloyd, Studer, Vejzovic, Welker, Tichy [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Lloyd, Robert; Studer, Cheryl; Tichy, Georg; Vejzovic, Dunja; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner set the action of his "romantic opera" Lohengrin in the "first half of the 10th century" - an instruction which director Wolfgang Weber and...continue...
Run Time: 219 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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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...

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...

Berg: Wozzeck / Abbado, Grundheber, Behrens, Raffeiner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-06-29

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Grundheber, Franz; Haugland, Aage; Langridge, Philip; Raffeiner, Walter; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Claudio Abbado conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera in a powerful recording of Alban Berg's influential opera, 'Wozzeck', a terrifyingly great...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

2 CD / Bella Voce Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Corato, Luigi de; Foiani, Giovanni; Mazzucato, Daniela; Mercuriali, Angelo; Obraztsova, Yelena; Pavarotti, Luciano; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Holnd Fstvl - A Dutch Miracle - Fifty Years - 1947-1997

7 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Ernani; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492...
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Ameling, Elly; Andreolli, Florindo; Andriessen, Louis; Arnaud, Claudine; Barbieri, Fedora; Barick, David; Barwahser, Hubert; Beekman, Marcel; Benschop, Yvonne; Berberian, Cathy; Beretty,...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Rescigno, Nicola; Abbado, Claudio; Maderna, Bruno; De Waart, Edo; Berio, Luciano; Britten, Benjamin; Alldis, John; Duffalo, Richard; Friesen, Heinz; Leeuw...
Ensemble: American Wind Orchestra; ASKO Ensemble; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Danzi Woodwind Quintet; English Opera Group; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble Modern; Hague Residentie Orchestra; Instrumen...

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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Strauss: Elektra / Abbado/Vienna State Opera, Marton, Fassbaender, Studer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-05-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte; Grundheber, Franz; King, James [Classical]; Marton, Eva; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The highlight of the Festival was Harry Kupfer's new production of Elektra, first seen at the Vienna State Opera some weeks before Salzburg. Eva Marton...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Span...continue...

Verdi: Requiem - Carreras/Price/Norman/Raimondi [DVD]

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Carreras, Jose; Norman, Jessye; Price, Margaret; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Giuseppe Verdi, himself an honored patriotic figure, held the poet Alessandro Manzoni in the highest of esteem. The great Requiem mass, as superb and typical...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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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...

Rossini: Il Viaggio A Reims

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bandelli, Antonella; Boustany, Wissam; Corato, Luigi de; Credico, Oslavio di; Cuberli, Lella; Dara, Enzo; Gasdia, Cecilia; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Gimenez, Edoardo; Matteu...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

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...

Bel Canto - Beautiful Voices of Opera

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Cappucc...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gagnon, Roland

Rossini is said to have defined 'bel canto' as denoting a voice of natural beauty that is even throughout its range, effortless delivery of florid...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...

Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti, etci: Operas / Pavarotti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La boh&e...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Baglioni, Bruna; Bosco, Carlo del; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballé, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Corradi, ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maag, Peter; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

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

Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Bellini, Verdi: Operas / Scotto

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La Stran...
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Aragall, Giacomo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [B...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Basile, Arturo; Abbado, Claudio; Gracis, Ettore; Verchi, Nino

Renata Scotto is an artist unique for the intensity of her acting combined with a concentrated technique, great intelligence and authentic Italian style. These seven...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; ...

Die Zauberflote (Highlights)

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Miklosa, Erika; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Pape, Rene; Roschmann, Dorothea; Strehl, Christoph
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

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Claudio Abbado's Magic Flute sounds like a breath of fresh air... Since his own near-death experience during a grave illness, every piece he conducts...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1857 Version)

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2007-05-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Elvin, William; Howell, Gwynne; Hudson, Paul; Lamberti, Giorgio; Taylor, Patricia; Turp, Andre
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Matheson, John

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Abbado, Berganza, Alva, Capecchi

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Capecchi, Renato; Guglielmi, Margherita; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Trama, Ugo; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A triumph...the kind of directness and authority which the young Abbado manifests here is most welcome...[His] mastery is such that in the big ensembles the...continue...

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: Attila, etc / Ferro, Abbado, Ramey, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-11-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; Don Carlos; Un ballo in maschera; N/A: Luisa Miller
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni [Bass]; Bottion, Aldo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Luchetti, Veriano; Nesterenko, Yevgeny; Nucci, Leo; Ramey, Samuel; Ricciarelli, Katia; Roark-Strummer, Linda; Stone, William
Conductors: Ferro, Gabriele; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus; Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne, Alva, Dara

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-09-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Horne and Abbado did not often work together - when they did the sparks were flying. One of the wittiest Italiana recordings ever preserved....continue...

The Mozart Album / Netrebko, Quasthoff, Garanca, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-08-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Fl...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Miklósa, Erika; Netrebko, Anna; Pape, René; Persson, Miah; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rice, Christine; Strehl, Christoph; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra Mozart; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

"This is a gem - and a tribute not only to the composer but to some of today's best Mozart singers. Pride of place is...continue...

Rossini: Barber Of Seville (Highlights)

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cesari, Renato; Dara, Enzo; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Kovats, Barna; Malagu, Stefania; Montarsolo, Paolo; Prey, Hermann [B...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

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Great Opera Choruses

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Otello; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Macbeth; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, oper...
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Büchner, Eberhard; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Harling, Stuart; Leib, Günther; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Maionic...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Böhm, Karl; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Here, in addition to the staggering virtuosity and the pointed characterization we're used to [from Marilyn Horne], we get wonderful humor and the impression that...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Abbado, Pape, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-06-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Bauer, Andreas; Beyer, Tobias; Borris, Sascha; Formaggia, Danilo; Jost, Frederic; Kleiter, Julia; Lischke, Alexander; Mallmann, Niklas; Miklósa, Erika; Muller-Brachmann, Hann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

"Claudio Abbado's 'Magic Flute' sounds like a breath of fresh air...Since his own near-death experience during a grave illness, every piece he conducts has taken...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Von Stade, Abbado/La Scala [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Desderi, Claudio; Guglielmi, Margherita; Montarsolo, Paolo; Von Stade, Frederica; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Rossini’s adaptation of the classic Cinderella story includes the beautiful "Nacqui all'affanno" aria. This performance from Teatro alla Scala features Frederica von Stade in the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Abbado, Pavarotti

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Ferrin, Gaetano; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; La Scala Philharmonic Chorus

"[This release] captures a trio of superb performers in their prime, in music that ideally suited their talents. Scotto's Guilietta is rich, impassioned and youthful,...continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Abbado, Haugland, Atlantov

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Atlantov, Vladimir; Borowska, Joanna; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Haugland, Aage; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Koves, Peter; Lipovsek, Marjana; Nikolov, Bojidar; Popov, Vladimir; Poschner, Brigitte; Simic, Goran; V...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus

Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Berganza, Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Berganza, Teresa; Cesari, Renato; Dara, Enzo; Malagú, Stefania; Montarsolo, Paolo; Prey, Hermann; Roni, Luigi
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

A classic staging, witty lovely and full of theatrical truth, this DVD is a must-have for every admirer of Rossini's unique masterpiece....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: Italy
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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

Sempre Libera [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Concetti, Andrea; Mingardo, Sara; Netrebko, Anna; Pirgu, Saimir; Reckert, Sascha; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Verdi Chorus Milan

BBC Music Magazine
Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies.
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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

Sempre Libera

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-08-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Concetti, Andrea; Mingardo, Sara; Netrebko, Anna; Pirgu, Saimir; Reckert, Sascha; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Verdi Chorus Milan

Anna Netrebko will capture the hearts of fans and critics everywhere as they discover her gorgeous voice, radiant beauty and fiery personality. This, her second...continue...

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2004-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Chorus

Brahms' famous 'German Requiem', is held by some to have been written in memory of Schumann and by others in memory of the composer's mother....continue...
Run Time: 79 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Japanese, Spanish
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Alban Berg Collection / Barenboim, Behrens, Mutter, Kremer

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Sonata for...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Doukan, Pierre; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forsberg, Bengt; Gonda, Anna; Gru...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra [DVD]

2 DVD Video / TDK / 2004-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Concetti, Andrea; Gallo, Lucio; Guelfi, Carlo; Konstantinov, Julian; La Scola, Vincenzo; Mattila, Karita
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

'Simon Boccanegra' is Verdi's second opera based on an historical drama by the Spanish author Garcia Gutierrez - the first was Il Trovatore. The political...continue...
Run Time: 143 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 , Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, DD 5.1 Surround
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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...

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne, Alva, Dara

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-04-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Marilyn Horne and Claudio Abbado alone make this recording a no-brainer at budget price. Consider also the brilliant recorded sound, lively ensemble, and the sweet...continue...

Abbado, Claudio: Verdi: Requiem [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2002-05-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barcellona, Daniela; Gheorghiu, Angela; Konstantinov, Julian
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 89 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Germany
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