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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Edition - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Sibelius, Shostakovich [50 CDs]

50 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Bernstein, Leonard; Bohm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliott; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Kleiber, Carlos; Levine, James; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic


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Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor: James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orche

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, May Morris, Eric Owens, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt / Levine - MET [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Erdmann, Mojca; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Owens, Eric; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Debora...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, May Morris, Eric Owens, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt / Levine - MET [5 Blu-Ray]

5 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Erdmann, Mojca; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Owens, Eric; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Debora...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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Twilight Of The Gods - Wagner Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen / Blythe, Kaufmann, Morris, Terfel, Voigt et al. / MET, Levine

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Die Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ammann, Lindsay; Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Cano, Jennifer Johnson; Croft, Dwayne; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Diegel, Adam; Dix, Marjorie Elinor; Erdmann, Mojca; Fillmore, Molly; Gigliot...
Conductors: Levine, James; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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The Metropolitan Opera: "Wagner's Dream" / The documentary behind the new Metropolitan "Ring" [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Erdmann, Mojca; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Owens, Eric; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Debora...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The documentary behind the biggest and most elaborate production in the history of Metropolitan Opera.

Experience the technical marvel and intense preparation on a scale

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The Metropolitan Opera: "Wagner's Dream" / The documentary behind the new Metropolitan "Ring" [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The documentary behind the biggest and most elaborate production in the history of Metropolitan Opera.

Experience the technical marvel and intense preparation on a scale

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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"; Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier / Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, ...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Anna Netrebko: Live At The Met

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Sergey Prokofiev: Voyna i mir (War and Peace); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Alagna, Roberto; Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Beczala, Piotr; Brauer, Cecilia; Calleja, Joseph; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Florez, Juan Diego; Halfvarson, Eric...
Conductors: Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Cambreling, Sylvain; Benini, Maurizio; Fisch, Asher; Domingo, Placido; Armiliato, Marco; Levine, James

Our generation's greatest performer on the Met Stage showcases her finest performances in one collection. Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on...continue...
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Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor; John Williams: Jaws; Jerry Goldsmith: The Omen; Bernard H...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Williams, John; Mauceri, John; Herrmann, Bernard; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe

All of the beloved classics that resonate within all of us as the creepiest (yet spooky fun) music we've come to associate with Halloween. This...continue...
Don't expect to hear a version of "Monster Mash" among the 11 tracks on this Halloween-themed set. These are orchestral arrangements of classical pieces that reflect the macabre side of things, includ...continue...

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Gary Lakes, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Die Walkure is the most dramatic opera in Wagner's Ring cycle. Here, this specially priced 4 CD ser with a star cast, James Levine produces...continue...

Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Levine/Met, Netrebko, Polenzani [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-05-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Performers: del Carlo, John; Kwecien, Mariusz; Netrebko, Anna; Polenzani, Matthew
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

A red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010/2011 was Donizetti's comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made...continue...
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Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

50 Years: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Casa, Lisa della; Domingo, Placido; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Hetzel, Gerhart; Jurinac, Sena; Lorengar, Pilar; Moll, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Norman, Jessye...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fricsay, Ferenc; Abbado, Claudio; Rizzi, Carlo; Böhm, Karl; Mehta, Zubin; Bernstein, Leonard; Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Boulez, Pierre

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable music events- operas, concerts and recitals- for 50 years. Here is a unique...continue...
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Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991: 25th Anniversary at Lincoln Center / Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-06-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Otello; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Daniels, Barbara; Diaz, Justino; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Heilmann, Uwe; Hornik, Gottfried; Kilduff, Barbara; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Prey, Hermann;...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera celebrates 25 years at Lincoln Center with "one of the most exquisitely refined and extravagant assemblages of vocal artistry the Met stage...continue...
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State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Stratas, Carreras, Levine, Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Carreras, Jose; Monk, Allan; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata; Stilwell, Richard; Stratas, Teresa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to present Franco Zeffirelli's iconic staging of 'La Boheme' as recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on January 16, 1982, available...continue...
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
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Bellini: Norma / James Levine, Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-07-21

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Giuseppe, Enrico di; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Tear, Robert; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wallis, Delia
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

This is truly a rare treasure from the archives. Norma is perhaps the greatest, most dramatic bel canto opera and Bevely Sills was undoubtedly one...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Levine/Met, Freni, Bonney, Horne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-06-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; de Palma, Piero; Freni, Mirella; Graham, Susan; Horne, Marilyn; Lopardo, Frank; Plishka, Paul; Pola, Bruno
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is the acclaimed 'Falstaff' from the Metropolitan Opera's 1992 extraordinary Zeffirelli production. Conducted under the famous baton of Maestro James Levine, this release includes...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Levine/MET, Milnes, Tomowa-Sintow, Plishka [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Milnes, Sherrill; Moldoveanu, Vasile; Plishka, Paul; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Led by supreme Verdi baritone Sherrill Milnes, this DVD features Verdi's rarely staged masterpiece in a performance that represents the Metropolitan Opera at its finest....continue...
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Pavarotti: The Italian Opera Collection / Il Tabarro; Pagliacci; L'Elisir d'Amore; La Boheme / Metropolitan Opera [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This specially priced 3-DVD set (three for the price of two) features Luciano Pavarotti at the Met in three of the legendary Italian tenor's greatest...continue...
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Pavarotti Sings Verdi - Unballo In Maschera; Il Trovatore; Ernani / Levine/Metropolitan Opera [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Filmed live at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, where the legendary Italian tenor sang in 378 performances, more than anywhere else in the world, this exquisite,...continue...
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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; ...

Greatest Classical Hits - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Cuban Overture; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Zandonai: Francesca Da Rimini / Levine/MET, Domingo, McNeil, Scotto [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Domingo, Placido; MacNeil, Cornell; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Over the centuries, the story of Francesca da Rimini has inspired many Italian artists, including verismo composer Riccardo Zandonai. First performed in 1914, Francesca da...continue...
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Berlioz: Les Troyens / Norman / Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Monk, Allan; Norman, Jessye; Plishka, Paul; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1983, Berlioz's masterpiece Les Troyens is a tragic tale of love and fate based on Virgil's Aeneid. Under the...continue...
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Verdi: Stiffelio / Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Domingo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Stiffelio
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Domingo, Placido; Plishka, Paul; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

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Placido Domingo / Hommage a Sevilla / Levine/Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ma...
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Plácido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting. This classic Emmy® award-winning program now on DVD...continue...
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Rossini: L'Italiana In Algeri / Horne, Levine/MET [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
Performers: Ahlstedt, Douglas; Horne, Marilyn; Kesling, Diane; Malas, Spiro; Merritt, Myra; Monk, Allan; Montarsolo, Paolo
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The great Marilyn Horne heads the cast of the Met's 1986 version of Rossini's L' italiana in Algeri. DVD comes with bonus features-including a discussion...continue...
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Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
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Simply Anne-Sophie

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Masur, Kurt; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the best-known classical musicians in the US, and her concert appearances are sold-out events. Her contributions to the violin repertoire,...continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Scotto, Domingo, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Kraft, Jean; Milnes, Sherrill; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Domingo had one of his best nights yet...pouring out tones of gleaming, manly strength and suavity. Milnes was likewise in top form while Bonaldo Giaiotti...continue...
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Wagner: Lohengrin / Levine/Met, Marton, Rysanek, Hofmann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-08-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Hofmann, Peter; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Raffell, Anthony; Roar, Leif; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

'The performance recorded here was the Metropolitan's 597th Lohengrin, making it the most frequently represented Wagner opera in the New York company's annals. Indeed it...continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Marton, Troyanos, Cassiliy, Levine/MET [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Cassilly, Richard; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Troyanos, Tatiana; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This classic Otto Schenk production of Tannhauser is conducted by James Levine and filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in 1982. Celebrated helden-tenor Richard Cassilly...continue...
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Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Scotto, Domingo, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Creech, Phillip; Domingo, Placido; Elvira, Pablo; Jones, Isola; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Demanding roles for both soprano and tenor leads are handled expertly by the great Renata Scotto and the magnificent Placido Domingo. "Director Gian Carlo Menotti...gives...continue...
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Mozart: Idomeneo / Pavarotti, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Behrens, Hildegard; Clark, Richard [bass]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Jenkins, Timothy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Considered the greatest "opera seria," 'Idomeneo' was composed when Mozart was just twenty-five and is a tour de force for all singers. This is a...continue...
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Glazener, Laurence; Grant, Heidi; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Rute...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

"Taut ensemble and well-detailed playing." - Gramophone "Beautifully prepared and confidently performed with an ensemble finish that comes only from frequent teamwork." - Metropolitan Opera...continue...

Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Verdi: Don Carlo / Levine/Met, Domingo, Freni, Bumbry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Quilico, Louis
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Price, Giacomini, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Courtney, James; Darrenkamp, John; Fissore, Enrico; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Jones, Isola; Kesling, Diane; Laciura, Anthony; Nucci, Leo; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Carmen-Fantasie / Mutter, Levine, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin a...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini: Il Tabarro; Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Levine/MET, Pavarotti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan; Stratas, Teresa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Country of Origin: USA
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