Opera/Operetta

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Souvenir d'Amérique / Andreas Froelich, piano; Friedemann Eichhorn, violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; William Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle; Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light brown hair; Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique, variations on "Yankee Doodle", for v...
Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Frölich, Andreas [Piano]

Recording information: Aula Minor, Monastery Rolduc, Kerkrade (NL) (02/22/2012-02/24/2012)....continue...

David Nisbet Stewart: Convergence; Gershwin / Terry Everson; Andrew Song; Chris Reade; Karolina Rojah

1 CD / Navona / 2012-11-13

Works: David Nisbet Stewart: Piano Concerto; Suite for piano & brass quartet; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Everson, Terry; Hopper, Wesley [Trombone]; Levicky, Martin; Rojahn, Karolina; Sorg, Andrew [Trumpet]
Conductors: Vronsky, Petr
Ensemble: Maravian Philharmonfic Orchestra; Tower Brass Quintet

Accessible collection of contemporary classical works by Stewart, performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto) and Terry Everson, Andrew Sorg, Chris Reade, and Karolina Rojahn...continue...

The Wagner Edition - Flying Dutchman, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde [25 DVD]

25 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Der Ring des Nibelungen; Die Mestersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin
Performers: Asato, Cristian; Finley, Gerald; Flores, Perla; Gabler, Anna; Halfvarson, Eric; Jentzsch, Marco; Judson, Colin; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lloyd, Robert; Marin, Aureliano; Martin, Johannes; Miles, Alastair; Pol...
Conductors: Haenchen, Harmut; Billy, Bertrand de; Jurowski, Vladimir; Nagano, Kent; Belohlavek, Jiri
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; EuropaChorAkademie Mainz; Glyndebourne Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon National Opera Chorus; Netherlands O...

Presented here are all of Wagner's mature operas from seven leading European opera houses recorded during the last decade. Featuring many acclaimed Wagner singers of...continue...
Run Time: 2450 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Country of Origin: Germany
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Callas sings Verdi: Forza del Destino; Ballo in Maschera, et. al. / Herbert von Karajan

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza Del Destino; Un Ballo in Maschera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von

To celebrate Verdi's 200th birth anniversary, Dynamic is featuring a fascinating collection of performances recorded during the best period of Maria Callas' artistic career. Some...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1956....continue...

Missy Mazzoli: Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt / Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2012-11-13

Works: Missy Mazzoli: Song from the Uproar
Conductors: Osgood, Steven
Ensemble: NOW Ensemble

"[O]ne of the more consistently inventive and surprising composers now working in New York." -- The New York Times "Brooklyn's post-millenial Mozart." -- Time Out...continue...
Recording information: Avatar Studios and Merkin Concert Hall (03/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco / Evan Bowers, Renato Bruson, Svetla Vassileva, Luigi Petroni. Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. e Coro, Bruno Bartoletti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
Performers: Bowers, Evan; Bruson, Renato; Lo Piccolo, Maurizio; Petroni, Luigi; Vassileva, Svetla
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

Here is the introduction to the opera Giovanna dArco conducted by Bruno Bartoletti with the MET, Royal Opera House, Salzburg Festival, and Paris Opera....continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Francisco António de Almeida: La Spinalba ovvero il vecchio matto / Luís Rodrigues, Cátia Moreso, Ana Quintans, Fernando Guimarães, Inês Madeira, Joana Seara, Mário Alves

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Francisco Antonio de Almeida: La Spinalba, opera
Conductors: Magalhaes, Marcos
Ensemble: Os Músicos do Tejo

Little is known about the life of Francisco António de Almeida, but he occupied a central position in Portuguese life in the first half of...continue...
Recording information: Salao Nobre, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, L (11/15/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...

Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco / Evan Bowers, Renato Bruson, Svetla Vassileva, Luigi Petroni. Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. e Coro, Bruno Bartoletti [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
Performers: Bowers, Evan; Bruson, Renato; Lo Piccolo, Maurizio; Petroni, Luigi; Vassileva, Svetla
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

Here for the first time on BluRay is the introduction to the opera Giovanna dArco conducted by Bruno Bartoletti with the MET, Royal Opera House,...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, PCM 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German,...continue...

Wagner: Die Feen / Sebastian Weigle, Frankfurt Opera Orch.

3 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Feen
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Frankfurt Opera Choir

For his grand romantic opera Die Feen, Wagner reflected not only on the audible influences of Weber, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Gluck - but also on...continue...
Recording information: Alte Oper Frankfurt (05/03/2011/05/06/2011)....continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Attila / Giovanni Battista Parodi, Sebastian Catana, Susanne Branchini, Roberto de Biasio. Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. e Coro, Bruno Bartoletti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila
Performers: Atfeh, Zyian; Battistoni, Andrea; Branchini, Susanna; Catana, Sebastian; Cremonini, Cristiano [Tenor]; de Biasio, Roberto; Parodi, Giovanni Battista
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

C Major presents this installment to the Tutto Verdi series with the introduction to the opera Attila....continue...
Run Time: 128 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Prokofiev plays Prokofiev / Piero Coppola [Melodiya]

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11; The Love for Three Oranges; Pieces for piano, Op. 12; Sarcasms, Op. 17; Pieces for piano, Op. 52; Sonata no 4, Op. 29; Pieces for piano, Op. 59...
Performers: Prokofiev, Sergei
Conductors: Coppola, Piero
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra


Works:

Archival recordings from the 1920s and 1930s of Prokoviev interpreting his own compositions, including a famous recording of his third Piano Concerto with the London

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Recording information: 1920-1939....continue...

André-Ernest-Modeste Gretry: Le Magnifique / Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Elizabeth Calleo, Marguerite Krull, Jeffrey Thompson, Karim Sulayman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Le Magnifique, opera
Conductors: Brown, Ryan
Ensemble: Opera Lafayette

André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry was the greatest French composer of opéra-comique in the eighteenth century. His librettist for Le Magnifique, Jean-Michel Sedaine, took a tale by La...continue...
Recording information: Dekelboum Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, U (02/06/2011-02/08/2011)....continue...

Fifty Shades of Emotions / works by Bach, Marcello, Verdi, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, et al.

3 CD / Belmondo S.R.O. / 2012-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Cembalo (L'autunno, Le Quattro Stagioni 'The Four Seasons'), Op. 8/3; Concerto for Violin, Strings & Cembalo in G minor (L'estate, Le Quattro Stagioni ...

Giuseppe Verdi: Attila / Giovanni Battista Parodi, Sebastian Catana, Susanne Branchini, Roberto de Biasio. Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. e Coro, Bruno Bartoletti [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila
Performers: Atfeh, Zyian; Battistoni, Andrea; Branchini, Susanna; Catana, Sebastian; Cremonini, Cristiano [Tenor]; de Biasio, Roberto; Parodi, Giovanni Battista
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

C Major presents for the first time on Blu-ray the introduction to the opera Attila....continue...
Run Time: 128 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Germ...continue...

Arturo Toscanini conducts Rossini, Verdi & Waldteufel / NBC SO

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-11-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; La Gazza ladra; William Tell; Il Signor Bruschino; Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza del Destino; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's W...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: ; NBC Symphony Orchestra

The recordings of these overtures were made in June, 1945 and January, 1953. These recordings were made long before scholars edited the Rossini operas and...continue...

Offenbach's Secret - A film by Istvan Szabo / Offenbach, Dale, Jordan, Kulka, Kertesz / Jia Lu, Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-11-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les deux pêcheurs, operetta in 1 act
Performers: Clark, Graham; Dale, Laurence
Conductors: Lu, Jia
Ensemble: Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

In Offenbachs's Secret, Academy Award winning director István Szabó throws new light on the timeless interplay between power, helplessness, courage and conformity in his character...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 2.0,
Subtitles: English, German, French
Country of Origin: ...continue...

French Classics / Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bizet, Ravel, et al. / Yondai Butt, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra...
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Philip Glass, Robert Wilson: Einstein on the Beach Highlights: The Changing Image of Opera / Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble [CD/DVD]

2 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Philip Glass: Einstein On The Beach (Highlights)
Conductors:
Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble

In celebration of the 2012 revival of the seminal modern opera Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson at the Brooklyn Academy...continue...
Recording information: BAM (1984)....continue...

Salvatore Sciarrino: Macbeth, opera / Otto Katzameier, Anna Radziejewska, Richard Zook, Sonia Turchetta, Thomas Mehnert

2 CD / Col Legno / 2012-11-13

Works: Salvatore Sciarrino: Macbeth, opera
Performers: Katzameier, Otto; Mehnert, Thomas; Radziejewska, Anna; Turchetta, Sonia; Zook, Richard
Conductors: Christ, Evan
Ensemble: Klangforum Wien

Personnel: Edwin Pfanzagl (programming).

Recording information: Kollegienkirche, Salzburg, Austria (08/04/2011-08/05/2011)....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...

Edita Gruberova Edition Vol 1 - The Queen of Belcanto - Arias by Donizetti and Bellini

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Bros, Jose; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Boncompagni, Elio; Viotti, Marcello; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Edita Gruberova, leading diva of bel canto singing, has selected several of her favorite arias centered on an archetype of the bel canto era: the...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs; Arias from Arabella, Capriccio & Der Rosenkavalier / Anne Schwanewilms, soprano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Arabella; Capriccio; Rosenkavalier
Performers: Böhnert, Jutta; Richter, Regina; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne

In the tradition of greatest Strauss sopranos, Anne Schwanewilms offers her own interpretation of the composer's Four Last Songs complemented by three operatic roles, accompanied...continue...
Recording information: Stolberger Strasse Studio, Cologne, Germany (02/02/2011-02/04/2012)....continue...

Celebrate Christmas - Britten, Willcocks, Pinel, Byram-Wigfield / The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Zither Carol (Czech); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Hajej, nynej, Jez...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Pinel, Richard; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: ; The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

Recording information: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (07/21/2011); ...continue...

Bernhard Paumgartner conducts Mozart / Hilda Zadek, Maria von Ilsovay, Léopold Simoneau, Hermann Schey

2 CD / Gramola / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e);...
Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; de Klijn, Nap; Richter-Steiner, Christa; Schey, Hermann; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Salzburg (1953-1957); Vienna (1953-1957)....continue...

Gershwin & Me

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Oh, Kay!; Goldwyn Follies; Strike up the Band; 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Lady, be Good; Nice Work If You C...
Performers: Tedeschi, Simon
Conductors: Northey, Benjamin

Rossini: Demetrio e Polibio / Maria Jose Moreno, Victoria Zaytseva, Yijie Shi. Orch. Sinfonica G. Rossini, Corrado Rovaris [DVD]

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Demetrio e Polibio, opera
Performers: Moreno, Maria José; Shi, Yijie; Zaytseva, Victoria
Conductors: Rovaris, Corrado
Ensemble: Orchestre Sinfonica Giovanni Rossini

"What a pleasure to listen to Demetrio e Polibio ", wrote major Italian daily La Stampa after the premiere of Rossini's very first opera at...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Italian, Spanish
Cou...continue...

Airs of the Various Authors Offered to a Lady - Songs by Le Camus, Huygens, Gauthier, Charpentier, Girard, Lully et al. / Emmanuelle Guigues: viola da gamba; Manuel de Grange: lute, theorbo; Thomas Van Essen: baritone

1 CD / Hortus / 2012-11-13

Works: Sébastien Le Camus: De mes soupirs, de ma langueur, for voice & continuo; Iris me paroissoit si tendre et si fidelle, for voice & continuo; Je veux me plaindre, for voice & continuo; Que j'aym...
Conductors: Essen, Thomas Van;
Ensemble: Ensemble Les Meslanges

Recording information: Sainte-Croix-des-Pelletiers à Rouen (12/05/2008-12/08/2008)....continue...

Classic Musicals - works by Gershwin, Rodgers, Sondheim, Berlin et al. / Tommy Morgan, harmonica; Gregg Nestor, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Strouse: Annie; George Gershwin: Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Porgy and Bess; They A...
Performers: Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]; Nestor, Gregg

Morgan is the most unique harmonica player in the recording industry today. In September 2010, Tommy celebrated 60 years as a recording musician in Hollywood...continue...
Recording information: Hauser Music, Pasadena, CA (06/2010-07/2010)....continue...

Aribert Reimann: Die Gespenstersonate / Han Gunter Nocker, Martha Modl, Horst Hiestermann. Ensemble Modern, Friedemann Layer [DVD]

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

Works: Aribert Reimann: Die Gespenstersonate
Performers: Hiestermann, Horst; Modl, Martha; Nöcker, Hans Günther
Conductors: Layer, Friedemann
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern

In September 1984, as part of the Berlin Festival Week, the Deutsche Oper Berlin staged the world premiere of German composer Aribert Reimann's opera "Die...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Region: Germany
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Harry Begian: ABA Commemorative Series/ Hindemith / Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony for Concert Band in B flat major; Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy; Alfred Reed: Armenian Dances - Part 1, for concert band; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; John Philip ...
Conductors: Begian, Harry
Ensemble: ; Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle. Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Most [DVD]

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; Rey, Isabel; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera House Chorus; Zurich Opera House Orchestra

A staging of Claude Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, recorded live at the Zurich Opera House. The opera's premiere in Paris in 1902...continue...
Run Time: 161 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, I...continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Muisc Under the Stars / West Point Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Fillmore: The Circus Bee; Steven Reineke: Celebration Fanfare, for band; William Paris Chambers: Chicago Tribune March, for band; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; John Philip Sousa...
Performers: Messenger, MaryKay
Conductors: Holtan, Timothy J.; Ancelet, Treg
Ensemble: ; West Point Band

West Point Band's Music Under the Stars is full of sweeping, beautiful orchestration from the US Military Academy Concert Band. West Point has created a...continue...
Recording information: Sugar Loaf, NY (02/19/2008-02/22/2008)....continue...

Deutsche Oper Berlin: 100 Years, 1912-2012 / Live recordings from the 1960s, treasures in black & white / Ludwig, Tebaldi, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau et al. [6 DVD]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Don Carlos; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Dooley, James; Dooley, William; Ferr, Mario; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Grummer, Elisabeth; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Koth, Erika; Lo...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Patané, Giuseppe; Rother, Artur; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

For its 100th anniversary the Deutsche Oper Berlin presents a special edition of live recordings. This special edition box contains the live recordings from the...continue...
Run Time: 729 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): PCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
Country of Orig...continue...

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle. Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Most [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; Rey, Isabel; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera House Chorus; Zurich Opera House Orchestra

A staging of Claude Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, recorded live at the Zurich Opera House. The opera's premiere in Paris in 1902...continue...
Run Time: 161 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Frenc...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Marie-Nicole Lemieux; Karina Gauvin; Emöke Baráth; Romina Basso; Filippo; Mineccia; Johannes Weisser; Milena Storti; Gianluca Buratto

3 CD / Naïve / 2012-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This exciting studio recording is the second project resulting from the collaboration between Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin and conductor and harpsichordist Alan Curtis' award winning...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (11/2011)....continue...

Rossini: Demetrio e Polibio / Maria Jose Moreno, Victoria Zaytseva, Yijie Shi. Orch. Sinfonica G. Rossini, Corrado Rovaris [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Demetrio e Polibio, opera
Performers: Moreno, Maria José; Shi, Yijie; Zaytseva, Victoria
Conductors: Rovaris, Corrado
Ensemble: Orchestre Sinfonica Giovanni Rossini

"What a pleasure to listen to Demetrio e Polibio", wrote major Italian daily La Stampa after the premiere of Rossini's very first opera at the...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
Subtitles: German, English, Ital...continue...

Cantus Angelicus / Gluck; Bach; Gounod; Schubert / Risto Joost, Tallinn Sinfonietta / Heldur Harry Polda, boy soprano

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2012-11-13

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Polda, Heldur Harry
Conductors: Joost, Risto
Ensemble: ; Tallinn Sinfonietta

Recording information: St Jacob's Church (Viimisi, Estonia) (10/14/2011-10/16/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture; Giménez: Zarzuelas / Ataúlfo Argenta, Orquesta Nacional de Espana; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Bedrich Smetana: The Bartered Bride; Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: Música clásica; La Corte de Granada, Fantas&ia...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo
Ensemble: ; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Orquesta Nacional de Espana

Before his tragic and early death at the age of 44 in 1958, Ataúlfo Argenta was the foremost Spanish conductor of his generation and on...continue...

An Evening at the Royal Opera House - Famous arias and choruses / Renee Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel et al. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13

Works: Various: Opera Highlights
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Connolly, Sarah; Cura, Jose; Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Gerzmava, Hibla; Kaufmann, Jonas; Keenlyside, Simon; Persson, Miah; Schrott, Erwin; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors:
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra

Showcasing outstanding productions from the stage of the Royal Opera House, An Evening with the Royal Opera brings together a collection of arias and choruses...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Country of Origin: Germany
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Myths & Allegories

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-10

Works: Jean-Féry Rebel: Ulysse; Sonata for 2 violins & continuo ("La Fidelle"); Thomas-Louis Bourgeois: Les Sirènes, cantata for voice, flute, violin, cello & continuo; Michel Pignolet de Mont...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Délices

Recording information: Harkness Chapel, Cleveland, OH (03/12/2012-03/14/2012)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...

Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato, soprano; Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Giuseppe Maria Orlandini: Berenice; Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Aulide; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alessandro; Reinhard Keiser: Fredegunda; Octavia; Johann Adolf Hasse:...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Grammy® Award winner Joyce DiDonato joins conductor Alan Curtis and Il complesso barocco for Drama Queens, an electrifying program of royal arias the 1rom 7th...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy (07/16/2012-07/22/2012)....continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Hotter, Nilsson, Flagstad, Fischer-Dieskau, Windgassen, London, Popp, Ludwig et al. / Georg Solti [Super Deluxe Edition 17 CDs]

19 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Siegfried Idyll; Kinder-Katechismus ("Wisst ihr, Kinder; Der Ring ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: ; Vienna State Chorus

The centerpiece of Decca's celebrations of Sir Georg Solti's centenary is a limited-edition (individually numbered), newly-remastered, luxury edition of "The greatest recording of all time!"...continue...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2012-11-06

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Performers: Benningsen, Lilian; Kusche, Benno
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz

Recording information: München (1952)....continue...

Opera

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem; Aida, opera; La traviata; Il trovatore; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chenier; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohè...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea

A Late Quartet - Music by Angelo Badalamenti [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06

Works: Angelo Badalamenti: A Late Quartet, film score; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt; Cristian Puig: Bulerias del encuntreno, song; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Lidstrom, Mats; Lysell, Kjell; Puig, Cristian; Sparf, Nils-Erik [Violin/Viola]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Grace, Jeff; LoDuca, Joseph

The Essential Wagner - highlights from the great operas performed by the artists of EMI Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Die Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tris...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Goldberg, Reiner; Gorr, Rita; Haage, Peter; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lipovsek, Marj...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Heger, Robert; Ludwig, Leopold; Jansons, Mariss; Tennstedt, Klaus; Konwitschny, Franz; Schneider, Peter; Cluytens, André; Bender, Heinrich; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...

The operas of Richard Wagner have never been more popular than they are today, and performances of his Ring cycle continue to fill opera houses...continue...

Wagner: Idyll - Works for piano and transcriptions: Isolde's Liebestod; Fantasia; Spinnerlied; Siegfried Idyl / Vestard Shimkus, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90; Fantasia for piano in F sharp minor, WWV 22 (Op. 3); Siegfried Idyll; Franz Liszt: Spinnerlied from Der fliegende Holländer, transcription for piano (...
Performers: Shimkus, Vestard [Piano]

Richard Wagner's music was rarely performed and recorded, and so the listeners heard usually piano transcriptions. However, Vestard Shimkus presents not only transcriptions which were...continue...
Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (05/27/2011-05/29/2011)....continue...