1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD /
2012-03-27
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers:
Berry, Walter; Dooley, William; Greindl, Josef; King, James; Ludwig, Christa; Otto, Lisa
Conductors:
Rother, Arthur
Ensemble:
Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra
it was Beethoven's Fidelio that featured at the opening of the Deutsches Opernhaus in 1912 - and it was also chosen for the anniversary concert...continue...
Run Time: 124 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean...continue...
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AHM 101597
1 CD / Rondeau Production /
2012-03-27
Works: Giacomo Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers:
Bubl, Barbara; Schmidt, Christian; Schneider, Bernard
Conductors:
Rathgeber, Karl
Ensemble:
; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
This recording juxtaposes 3 works by 2 famous Italian composers of opera: Puccini's Messa di Gloria, an early composition by the only 20-year-old scholar bursting...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche Bayreuth (03/18/2006)....continue...
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RDAU 6018
1 CD / Warner Classics /
2012-03-27
Works: American Traditional: College Hornpipe; John Pyke Hullah: Some Folks Who Have Grown Old, song; English Traditional: The Rat Catcher's Daughter; Begone Dull Care, folk song; The Workhouse Boy, folk so...
Performers:
Eddy, Rachel; Giles, Ian; Healey, Tim; Knight, Margaret; Sartin, Paul; The Seven Dials Band; Underwood, Giles; Watson,, Christopher, Jr.
Conductors:
Ensemble:
The Seven Dials Band
American Record Guide, July / August 2012This is one of the best programs I've seen that connects music with literature. The music is a delight...continue...
This collection of vocal and instrumental music is made up of pieces associated in one way or another with Charles Dickens' life and work. The majority of them are popular tunes he refers to in his no...continue...
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WRNC 2564661451
1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte /
2012-03-27
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers:
Aceto, Raymond; Cliffe, Nigel; Ebel, Steven; Keenlyside, Simon; Meister, Elisabeth; Monastryrska, Liudmyla
Conductors:
Pappano, Anthony; Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble:
Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra
Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish...continue...
Run Time: 170 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue...
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BOA 7095D
2 DVD Video / C Major Video /
2012-03-27
Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers:
Eiche, Markus; Groissböck, Günther
; Ombuena, Vicente; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Tilli, Johann; Vas, Francisco; Vasar, Lauri
Conductors:
Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble:
Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra
From the Gran Teatre del Liceu - one of the great Wagner singers of our time in the lead role, Peter Seiffert is a nimble,...continue...
Run Time: 201 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Chin...continue...
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CME 709308
1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video /
2012-03-27
Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers:
Eiche, Markus; Groissböck, Günther
; Ombuena, Vicente; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Tilli, Johann; Vas, Francisco; Vasar, Lauri
Conductors:
Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble:
Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra
From the Gran Teatre del Liceu - one of the great Wagner singers of our time in the lead role, Peter Seiffert is a nimble,...continue...
Run Time: 201 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...
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CME 709404
1 CD / Capriccio /
2012-03-27
Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Mass in D minor; Miserere in C minor
Performers:
Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Mertens, Klaus; Zádori, Mária [Soprano vocals]
Conductors:
Max, Hermann
Ensemble:
Das kleine Konzert
Hasse was one of the most formative composers of his time, especially between 1730 and 1760. Hasse's Mass in D minor is a "number Mass"...continue...
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CAP 5125
1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte /
2012-03-27
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers:
Aceto, Raymond; Cliffe, Nigel; Ebel, Steven; Keenlyside, Simon; Meister, Elisabeth; Monastryrska, Liudmyla
Conductors:
Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble:
Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra
Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish...continue...
Run Time: 170 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish...continue...
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BOA 1063D
2 DVD Video / Dynamic /
2012-03-27
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Falstaff
Performers:
Battaglia, Paolo; Branchini, Susanna; Carraro, Tiziana; De Mola, Cinzia; Di Felice, Marco; Puértolas, Sabina; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rumetz, Paolo; Salsi, Luca; Simu, Tiberius; Tola, Virginia; Zul...
Conductors:
Karytinos, Loukas; Arrivabeni, Paolo
Ensemble:
Rovigo Teatro Sociale Chorus; Venice Philharmonic Orchestra "G.F. Malipiero"; Wallonie Royal Opera Orchestra
Two of Verdi's most loved operas for the price of one! Ruggero Raimondi takes the lead role in Verdi's final opera, 'Falstaff', recorded at the...continue...
Run Time: 181 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French...continue...
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DYN 33717
1 CD / Rondeau Production /
2012-03-27
Works: Heinrich Schütz: Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt (Psalm 1), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 28 (Op. 2/7); Psalms of David, Op. 2; Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnunge (Psalm 84), for double chorus & ...
Performers:
Eller, Robert; Herden, Vilmar; Hofmockel, Armin; Kirsch, Dieter; Preißer, Frank; Reith, Gisela; Wagner, Wolfgang
Conductors:
Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble:
Windsbacher Knabenchor
This unusually live rendering of the Psalms of David 1619, Heinrich Schutz's musical picture book setting of the original biblical texts, features new editions of...continue...
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RDAU 1010
1 Blu-Ray Video / Dynamic /
2012-03-27
Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers:
Barricelli, Carlo; Popescu, Annamaria; Salsi, Luca; Signorini, Manrico; Veda, Elmira; Wilson, Sally
Conductors:
Gilgore, Laurence
Ensemble:
Puccini Festival Chorus; Puccini Festival Orchestra
Madame Butterfly marked Puccini's first encounter with the exotic themes that were so popular at the beginning of the century; yet in this work the...continue...
Run Time: 142 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian
...continue...
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DYN 55563
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-03-26
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers:
Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Ludwig, Christa; Tear, Robert
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Philharmoni Orchestra
Gramophone MagazineThis is above all a lyrical performance, both chorally and, more particularly, in the solo music, the realisation of which gave me especial pleasure....continue...
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EMI 787022
2 Super Audio CD / Mariinsky /
2012-03-15
Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts
Performers:
Bondarenko, Andrei; D'onofrio, Carlos; Fedorenko, Denis; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jouanny, Didier; Kiknadze, Anna; Koleushko, Dmitry; Matochkina, Yulia; Serov, Andrei; Vindau, Eleonora; Zamarez, Sergei
Conductors:
Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble:
Mariinsky Theatre Opera Orchestra
Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto is one of the most sought-after interpreters of French, Italian and Russian repertoire. Here he joins Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (05/2011)....continue...
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MARK 0523
3 CD / Traditions Alive /
2012-03-13
Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea; The Messiah; Alcina; Samson; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; La Traviata; Rigoletto; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Charle...
Performers:
Brannigan, Owen; Malcolm, George; Pears, Peter, Sir; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors:
Boult, Adrian; Lewis, Anthony
Gramophone MagazineIn her own time there was a tendency to take Sutherland for granted, so consistent were her high standards of technique, musicianship and, yes,...continue...
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TADS 1330133
2 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-03-13
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers:
Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von
His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...
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EMI 789922
2 CD / Decca /
2012-03-13
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers:
d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero
Conductors:
Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble:
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
"Verrett's portrayal, always one of her best roles, is given here with more feeling and involvement than anyone else in the cast...Vocally speaking, the two...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (06/18/1990-07/02/1990)....continue...
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DEC B001652002
1 CD / Hyperion /
2012-03-13
Works: New English Hymnal: The Lent prose, no 507; Richard Farrant: Call To Remembrance; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2; Edward Bairstow: The Lamentation; Psalm 114, In Exitu Israel, for organ & chorus; J...
Performers:
Arnold, Jonathan; Burrowes, Connor; Burrowes, Edward; Hill, Edmund; Jones, Timothy; Way, Anthony
Conductors:
Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble:
; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
FanfareThis is one of the most impressive discs I can recall from this choir. ...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (06/25/1996-06/28/1996)....continue...
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HYP 55436
5 CD / Coro /
2012-03-13
Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Te Deum, motet for double chorus & organ in C major; Iste confessor; Missa, for chorus & organ in A minor ("La stella"); Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrin...
Performers:
Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christo...
Conductors:
Christophers, Harry
Ensemble:
; The Sixteen (Choir)
Featuring five of The Sixteen's most celebrated recordings, The Italian Collection is a sumptuous anthology of music. From Allegri's hauntingly beautiful Miserere to the virtuosity,...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Silas the Martyr, London, England (01/1992); St Augustine's, Kilburn, London (01/1992); St John's, Smith Square, London (01/1992); St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Ga...continue...
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COO 16099
2 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-03-13
Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Opéra-ballet; Hippolyte et Aricie, Tragédie lyrique; Dardanus, Tragédie lyrique; Platée, Ballet-bouffon; Castor et Pollux, Trag&e...
Performers:
Azzaretti, Jael; Benichou, Olivier; Bertin, Pascal; Billiet, Jeroen; Claycomb, Laura; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Degout, Stephane; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Fierro, Sydney; Haidan, Delphine; H...
Conductors:
Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble:
Le Concert dÆ Astree
Paris's Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Le Concert d' Astree, under its founder and conductor Emmanuelle Haim gave a concert entitled Fetes Baroques to celebrate its 10th...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France (12/19/2011)....continue...
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EMI 307992B
2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox /
2012-03-13
Works: Spoken Word: Nunc iam cessit Pontus et omnis partitur leges / Vienient annis sæcula (from Act 2 of Seneca's "Mede; Berber Traditional: Amazigh Lullaby ("I met my big brother"); Sephardic Traditi...
Performers:
Alqhai, Fahmi; Arruabarrena, Maite; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Barona, Enrique [Jarana]; Brandao, Eunice [Viola da Gamba]; Carnovich, Daniele; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Coin, Christophe; Dí...
Conductors:
Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble:
Hespèrion XX
; Hespèrion XXI
; La Capella Reial de Catalunya
In November 2011, the music world suffered a huge loss with the passing of the great soprano Montserrat Figueras. Acclaimed in recent years for her...continue...
Recording information: 1978/2009....continue...
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AVX 9889
1 CD / BIS (Sweden) /
2012-03-10
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156; Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106; Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen, BWV 127; Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727;...
Performers:
Blaze, Robin; Blaziková, Hana; Fujisaki, Minae; Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Masaaki Suzuki [Conductor/Organ]; Mera, Yoshikazu; Nicholls, Rachel; Persson, Miah; Rydén, Susanne; Sampson, ...
Conductors:
Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble:
; Bach Collegium Japan
On 11th March 2011 the earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan and ensuing tsunami devastated the Tohoku region, causing great suffering and changing the...continue...
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BIS 2011
1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni /
2012-03-07
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto
Performers:
Del Savio, Simone; Kunde, Gregory; Marrocu, Paoletta; Papi, Andrea
Conductors:
Rota, Marcello
Ensemble:
Bergamo Music Festival Chorus; Bergamo Music Festival Orchestra
Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, English
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BGV 20021
1 CD / Signum UK /
2012-03-07
Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Henry Purcell: Thy word is a lant...
Performers:
Clements, William; Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Temmink, Robert-Jan; Underwood, Giles; Wall, Simon; Watkin, Toby
Conductors:
Vivian, James
Ensemble:
Choir of Temple Church
The Psalms of David are arguably the portion of the Old Testament that has been enfolded most completely within the Christian tradition and its liturgies....continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London, England (03/2011)....continue...
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SGK 279
1 CD / ICA Classics /
2012-02-28
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers:
Eliasson, Sven Olof; Gehring, Wolfram; Harper, Heather; Marschner, Wolfgang; Meven, Peter
Conductors:
Steinberg, William
Ensemble:
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg (1899 - 1978), a native of Cologne who spent almost all his career in the USA, was known principally as Music Director of...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (06/15/1973)....continue...
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ICA 5054
1 Blu-Ray Video / Dynamic /
2012-02-28
Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra
Performers:
Bordogna, Paolo; Cantarero, Mariola; Cifolelli, Stefan; Custer, Manuela; Esposito, Alex; Ferrara, Mario; Korchak, Dmitry; Panozzo, Cosimo; Papatheologou, Kleopatra; Pertusi, Michele; Prato, Vittorio
Conductors:
Jia, Lu
Ensemble:
Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento; Prague Chamber Choir
WORLD PREMIERE ON BLURAY! Both the cast and the conductor have been praised by international press for this performance. The rousing overture is very famous;...continue...
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DYN 55567
1 DVD Video / Naïve /
2012-02-28
Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728
Performers:
Basso, Romina; Cangemi, Veronica; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Larmore, Jennifer; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Senn, Christian
Conductors:
Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Available for the first time on DVD, Nanve presents the 2011 world premiere staged recording of Orlando Furioso, seven years after the CD release that...continue...
Run Time: 190 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: English, French
...continue...
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NAI 2148
1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD /
2012-02-28
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers:
Berti, Marco; D'Intino, Luciana; He, Hui; Maestri, Ambrogio; Prestia, Giacomo; Tagliavini, Roberto
Conductors:
Mehta, Mehli; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble:
Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi's most spectacular and over-the-top opera, in a new production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino starring Marco Berti, Luciana...continue...
Run Time: 151 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Subtitles: Italian, English, German, F...continue...
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AHM 108040
1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD /
2012-02-28
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers:
Berti, Marco; D'Intino, Luciana; He, Hui; Maestri, Ambrogio; Prestia, Giacomo; Tagliavini, Roberto
Conductors:
Mehta, Zubin; Mehta, Mehli
Ensemble:
Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi's most spectacular and over-the-top opera, in a new production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino starring Marco Berti, Luciana...continue...
Run Time: 151 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Jap...continue...
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AHM 101598
4 CD / Ondine /
2012-02-28
Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electronics; Grammaire des rêves, for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola & cello; Du crist...
Performers:
Freund, Pia; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Salomaa, Petteri; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors:
Lintu, Hannu; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble:
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris
On her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal...continue...
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OND 1113
1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte /
2012-02-28
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers:
Bronder, Peter; Esposito, Alex; Groissbock, Gunther; Kuhmeier, Genia; PIrgu, Saimir; Shagimuratova, Albina; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors:
Boer, Ronald
Ensemble:
Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas. However,...continue...
Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue...
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BOA 7099D
1 DVD Video / Opera Australia /
2012-02-28
Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers:
Carbo, Jose; Fiebig, Taryn; Kizart, Takesha Meshe; Lowrencev, Shane; Park, Ji-Min; Parkin, David
Conductors:
Lu, Shao-Chia; Edwards, Gale
Ensemble:
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Australian Opera Chorus
This sensational new production of La bohFme, the inspired concept of director Gale Edwards, is set in early 1930s Berlin, a city of liberal indulgence,...continue...
Run Time: 117 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Germ...continue...
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OPAU 56017DV
36 CD / Brilliant Classics /
2012-02-28
Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers:
Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors:
Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo
This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...
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BLC 9249
1 Blu-Ray Video / Opera Australia /
2012-02-28
Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers:
Carbo, Jose; Fiebig, Taryn; Kizart, Takesha Meshe; Lowrencev, Shane; Park, Ji-Min; Parkin, David
Conductors:
Edwards, Gale; Lu, Shao-Chia
Ensemble:
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Australian Opera Chorus
Run Time: 117 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Sp...continue...
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OPAU 56018BD
1 CD / Carus /
2012-02-28
Works: Christoph Graupner: Wir wissen, dass Trübsal Geduld bringet, cantata for 3 voices, chorus & orchestra; Wo gehet Jesus hin?, cantata for 2 voices, chorus & orchestra; Freund, warum bist Du kommen...
Performers:
Feyfar, Michael; Flaig, Markus
Conductors:
Beuerle, Hans Michael
Ensemble:
Ensemble Concerto
In his will, Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) decreed that every single one of his compositions should be destroyed after his death. It is quite unimaginable that...continue...
Recording information: Martinskirche Müllheim, Baden, Germany (03/09/2011-03/12/2011)....continue...
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CRS 83457
1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte /
2012-02-28
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers:
Bronder, Peter; Esposito, Alex; Groissbock, Gunther; Kuhmeier, Genia; PIrgu, Saimir; Shagimuratova, Albina; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors:
Boer, Ronald
Ensemble:
Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas. However,...continue...
Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue...
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BOA 1066D
1 CD / Hanssler Classic /
2012-02-28
Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt (I), sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo, TWV 1; Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen (I), sacred cantata for chorus, 2 ...
Performers:
Hamann, Jens; Poplutz, Georg; Wust, Stefanie
Conductors:
Stotzel, Ulrich
Ensemble:
Collegium vocale Siegen
Much has been written about the contrasting Italian and French musical styles at the beginning of the 18th century, but Telemann was among the first...continue...
Recording information: Martinikirche Siegen (10/07/2010-10/10/2010)....continue...
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HAN 98624
1 CD / Quintone /
2012-02-28
Works: Daan Manneke: ARCIII/La Flèche, for string quartet; Cantique de Siméon, motet for 6 voices; La Mélodie Passagère, for solo violin; Cantique de Pascal, grand motet for 10 voices; J...
Performers:
Berne, Harry van; Feith, Henriette; Kaasschieter, Mariet; Koning, Kees-Jan de; Ramselaar, Bas; Simons, Marijn
Conductors:
Leenders, Hans
Ensemble:
Studium Chorale
A beautiful anthology!...continue...
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QUTN 09002
3 CD / Musique en Wallonie /
2012-02-14
Works: Plainchant: Veni in altitudinem, introit; Plorans ploravit, gradual; Astat virgo, prosa; Eplurare et gaudere, communio; Ave Maria, gratia plena, tractus; Pierre de la Rue: Missa de Septem Doloribus b...
Performers:
Bull, Stratton; Buys, Erik; Caals, Jan; Cat, Marnix de; de Man, Tom; de Winter, Stefaan; Degen, Ian; Demuyt, Bart; Denys, Tore Tom; Kale, Christopher; Mertens, Paul; Termont, Lieven; van den Bempt, P...
Conductors:
Snellings, Dirk; Abeele, Hendrik Vanden
Ensemble:
Capilla Flamenca; Psallentes
Pierre de la Rue was one of the most prolific composers of his generation and is thought to have been born in Tournai, a city...continue...
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MEWL 1159
1 CD / Music & Arts /
2012-02-14
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers:
Edelmann, Otto; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors:
Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
This is a digital restoration of Furtwängler's last performance of this work on August 22, 1954....continue...
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$16.99
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M&A 0790
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-02-14
Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaite parisienne (La Vie Parisienne); Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orphee aux enfers); Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Les Contes D'Hoffmann); Die Schöne Helena (La Belle Hél...
Performers:
Bakker, Marco; Dallapozza, Adolf; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Finke, Martin; Gedda, Nicolai; Gramatzki, Ilse; Gruber, Ferry; Hirte, Klaus; Jüten, Grit van; Jerusalem, Siegfried...
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von; Mattes, Willy; Wallberg, Heinz; Steinberg, Pinchas
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EMI 317102B
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-02-14
Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria 1; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Claudi...
Performers:
Connell, John; Frimmer, Monika; Greindl, Josef; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hochreither, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Seiffert, Peter; Szmytka, Elzbieta; Traxel, Josef
Conductors:
Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Parrott, Andrew; Rovatkay, Lajos; Max, Hermann; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Savall, Jordi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Forster, Karl; Kraus, Richard; Kout, Jirí
Ensemble:
; Capella Agostino Steffani; Collegium Cartusianum; Das kleine Konzert; Hespèrion XX; Taverner Players
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EMI 317182B
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-02-07
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers:
Caballe, Montserrat; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Gramophone MagazineElvira might have been written with CaballT's limpid tones and predominantly gentle art in mind, Arturo with Alfredo Kraus's sense of line and plangency...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1979-06-18_1979-06-30&1979-)....continue...
$13.98
$11.98
EMI 290282
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-02-07
Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers:
Cotrubas, Ileana; Sarabia, Guillermo; Soyer, Roger; Vanzo, Alain
Conductors:
Prêtre, Georges
Gramophone MagazineAn enjoyable, recommendable performance of Bizet's fascinating opera à PrOtre draws superb playing and singing from his forces. ...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (07/18/1977-07/27/1977)....continue...
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EMI 290332
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-02-07
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers:
Baltsa, Agnes; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble:
; German Opera Chorus
Gramophone MagazineFreni is an involved and sympathetic Elisabetta with a voice that sounds warm and even throughout. Carreras is ideally ardent as Carlos and Baltsa...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/15/1978-09/20/1978)....continue...
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EMI 290372
1 CD / EMI Classics /
2012-02-07
Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers:
Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Lunow, Horst; Ridderbusch, Karl; Schreier...
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble:
; Dresden State Opera Chorus
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (11/24/1970-12/04/1970)....continue...
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EMI 290382B
1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni /
2012-02-05
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers:
Benetta, Silvia Dalla; DAEalessandro, Concetta; Mastrototaro, Giulio; Morace, Filippo; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Zanfardino, Daniele
Conductors:
Rigon, Giovanni Battista
Ensemble:
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Run Time: 153 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English
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BGV 20019
1 CD / Carus /
2012-01-31
Works: German Traditional: Der Kuckuck und der Esel, children's song; Summ, summ, summ!, children's song; Eia popeia, children's song; Es war eine Mutter, die hatte vier Kinder, children's song; Ich bin ein...
Performers:
Allgaier, Catalina; Altmann, Dirk; BartmuB, Laura; Bomke, Anna; Bortlein, Paula; Buhler, Lotta; Burck, Viola; Busch, Christine; Catelao, Isabel; Danko, Vera; Dawid, Christian; Engelmann, Franka; Fink...
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Ensemble:
Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club
The Lieder project is a co-operative charitable project between SWR2 (Southwest German Broadcasting Company), Carus, over 100 performing artists and now more than 300 children....continue...
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CRS 83007
1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD /
2012-01-31
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers:
Domingo, Placido; Furlantetto, Ferrucio; Harteros, Anja; Sartori, Fabio
Conductors:
Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble:
Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Placido Domingo, Daniel Barenboim and Federico Tiezzi joined forces at La Scala in 2010 for this stunning production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. Domingo is joined...continue...
Run Time: 149 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue...
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AHM 101595
1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD /
2012-01-31
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers:
Domingo, Placido; Furlantetto, Ferrucio; Harteros, Anja; Sartori, Fabio
Conductors:
Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble:
Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Placido Domingo, Daniel Barenboim and Federico Tiezzi joined forces at La Scala in 2010 for this stunning production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.Domingo is joined by...continue...
Run Time: 149 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...
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AHM 108039
2 DVD Video / C Major Video /
2012-01-31
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers:
Alvarez, Carlos; Krasteva, Nadika; Licitra, Salvatore; Miles, Alastair; Stemme, Nina
Conductors:
Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble:
Veinna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus
Stunning on Blu-ray Disc and DVD, this all-star cast and the Vienna State Opera create a La Forza for the ages."Salvatore Licitra's Alvaro, alternately tender...continue...
Run Time: 161 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, German, Itali...continue...
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$38.99
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CME 708108
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