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Magic Moments of Opera / Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss [11 DVD]

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

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, ...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Beczala, Piotr; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gambill, Robert; Garanca, Elina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Marton, Eva; Nylund, C...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Fischer, Iván; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Maazel, Lorin; Jordan, Philippe; Campanella, Bruno; Oren, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the first time, gathered together in one box set are all of your favorite operas. Feel the love and passion; wrath and wit; revenge...continue...
Run Time: 1500 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish + Italian (except Aida) + Dutch (Aida only)
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Mozart: Die Zauberflote / Fischer, Beczala, Roschmann, Salminen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Rancatore, Desiree; Roschmann, Dorothea; Roth, Detlef; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Mozart's final opera, Die Zauberflöte, is also his most famous. Since its 1791 premiere, this masterpiece's fairy tale plot, eccentric characters and fantastic setting have...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Span...continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

American Record Guide
The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Fischer, Lehtipuu, Pisaroni, Riveno [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Garmendia, Ainhoa; Lehtipuu, Topi; Persson, Miah; Pisaroni, Luca; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]; Vondung, Anke
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Mozart's genius in setting to music Da Ponte's comic play of love, infidelity and forgiveness marks 'Cosi fan tutte' as one of the great works...continue...
Run Time: 210 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby True HD 5.0, Dolby True HD 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

3 CD / Nonesuch / 2009-05-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Goode, Richard
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: ; Budapest Festival Orchestra

"The recordings fare well as a set of the concertos, with generally sensitive, well-played contributions from Ivan Fischer's accomplished Budapest Festival Orchestra. They impress with...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 5

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 429/L 132; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199...
Performers: Adlam, Derek; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Feng, Ning; Giacometti, Paolo; Hoppe, Thomas; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Jarnot, Konrad; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinhild; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Qiao, Ta...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Bach Society

Channel Classics' fifth mid-priced Super Artists on Super Audio sampler could not be more varied. The musical selections on this disc travel from Bach to...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 7; Rossini, etc / Fischer, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2008-04-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphony...
Performers: Acs, Akos
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

As co-founder and Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Maestro, Ivan Fischer can take the credit for creating a vibrant orchestra with an enviable...continue...

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte / Ivan Fischer/Orch. Of the Age of Enlightenment, Lehtipuu, Pisaroni [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Garmendia, Ainhoa; Lehtipuu, Topi; Persson, Miah; Pisaroni, Luca; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]; Vondung, Anke
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

'Dressed in shades of sand and stone by Vicki Mortimer, and bathed in summer light by Paule Constable, Hytner's period production marries elegance, farce and...continue...
Run Time: 210 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...