1 CD / Arte Verum /
2009-11-10
Works: Gio Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Orfeo
Performers:
Hendricks, Barbara; Tenstam, Ulrika
Ensemble:
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
From the time of its creation, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was considered the emblem of perfection and expressive beauty of 18th century Italian music - and...continue...
Recording information: Nacka Aula, Nacka, Sweden (01/07/2009-01/11/2009)....continue...
1 CD / Zig Zag /
2009-11-10
Works: Gabriel Fauré: Soir, Op. 83 no 2; Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; La rose, Op. 51 no 4; Le parfum impérissable, Op. 76 no 1; Arpège, Op. 76 no 2; Pleurs d'or, Op. 72; Le jardin clos,...
Performers:
Degout, Stephane; Deshayes, Karine; Lucas, Helene
Very rarely recorded, late pieces of Faure beautifully sung by Karine Deshayes, a rising mezzo-soprano invited to the Metropolitan opera for the Cenerentola, and to...continue...
Recording information: l'église de Bon Secours Paris XI (02/16/2009-02/20/2009)....continue...
2 CD / Hyperion /
2009-11-10
Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes
Performers:
Bott, Catherine; Campbell, Colin; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Gibbs, Charles; Hyde, Philippa; Partridge, Ian; Robson, Christopher; Spence, Patricia
Ensemble:
Parley of Instruments
Thomas Arne's 'Artaxerxes' was the first opera seria libretto in English. Arne's work was a huge success in large part because it was an excellent...continue...
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2 DVD Video / EMI Classics /
2009-11-03
Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers:
Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Rose, Matthew; Tynan, Ailish
Ensemble:
Academy of Ancient Music; King's College Choir
In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, the first ever...continue...
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2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) /
2009-10-27
Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers:
Dunaev, Andrey; Gilmanov, Valery; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Kwiecien, Mariusz; Mamsirova, Margarita; Monogarova, Tatiana; Sarkisyan, Emma
Ensemble:
Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra
Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, recognised as one of the leading baritones before the public today, opened the 2008-2009 season in Paris with his Bolshoi Theatre...continue...
Run Time: 150 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue...
2 DVD Video / Decca /
2009-10-27
Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers:
De Simone, Bruno; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Menendez, David; Mentxaka, Itxaro; Obregon, Cristina; Orfila, Simon
Ensemble:
Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra
Tenor superstar Juan Diego Florez adds the role of Prince Ramiro in Rossini's sparkling comedy La Cenerentola to his rapidly growing catalog of performances on...continue...
Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese ...continue...
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DEC B001337409
4 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: George Frideric Handel: Serse, HWV 40; Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Persée, LWV 60
Performers:
Ainsworth, Colin; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Bonney, Barbara; Coulombe, Alain; Hallenberg, Ann; Laquerre, Olivier; Lenormand, Marie; Lippi, Marcello; Novacek, Stephanie; P...
Ensemble:
Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Talens Lyriques; Ludwigschafener Theaterchor; Tafelmusik; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Vienna State Opera Chorus
This box contains a collection of three masterpieces of Baroque Opera. Three geniuses of the kind, three dazzling productions with highly acclaimed artists. Purcell's 'King...continue...
Run Time: 437 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9,
4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...
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EUA 2057938
4 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers:
Bolognese, Mario; Borodina, Olga; Borras, Jean-Francois; Camastra, Marco; Chausson, Carlos; Dessi, Daniela; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Guleghina, Maria; ...
Ensemble:
Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra
This box contains four splendid productions of masterpieces of Italian opera: Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Traviata, Tosca and Adriana Lecouvreur. 'Il barbiere di Siviglia'...continue...
Run Time: 554 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: Italian, English, German...continue...
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EUA 2057928
4 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers:
Blaze, Robin; Elsner, Christian; Fantini, Norma; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Macleod, Stephan; Meli, Francesco; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit; Siwek, Rafal; Smi...
Ensemble:
Bach Collegium Japan; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Symphonica Toscanini
This DVD box combines the most known and beloved works in sacred music of three of the greatest composers of all time: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig...continue...
Run Time: 419 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue...
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EUA 2057918
2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte /
2009-10-27
Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers:
Gadd, Stephen; Gambill, Robert; Karneus, Katarina; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Pape, Rene; Robinson, Timothy; Skovhus, Bo; Stemme, Nina
Ensemble:
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra
"Heading the cast as an ideal Isolde is Swedish soprano Nina Stemme. A more completely satisfying performance of the role could not be imagined. She...continue...
Run Time: 358 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blue Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby True HD 2.0, Dolby True HD 5.0 Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...
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BOA 7039D
1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD /
2009-10-27
Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers:
Fox, Tom; Gambill, Robert; Hoffmann, Florian; Horl, Andreas; Meier, Waltraud; Milling, Stephen; Muller, Katherina; Nylund, Camilla; Reijans, Marcel; Trekel, Roman
Ensemble:
Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus
Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s production is based on the Paris version by Richard Wagner with an extended Venusberg scene and a ballet very surprisingly choreographed by Amir...continue...
Run Time: 263 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blue Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1 Subtitles: German, English, Fr...continue...
1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films /
2009-10-27
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers:
Alaimo, Simone; Capecchi, Renato; Croft, Richard; Larmore, Jennifer; Malis, David
Ensemble:
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus
For his first opera production, Dario Fo, the theatre director known for his brilliant wit, chose to stage Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' sung in...continue...
Run Time: 153 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English ...continue...
1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films /
2009-10-27
Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Gambler, Op. 24
Performers:
Didyk, Misha; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Opolais, Kristine; Toczyska, Stefania
Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Berlin
Based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, 'The Gambler' is a dark study of human failings and the corruptive power of money. The...continue...
Run Time: 135 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English ...continue...
1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films /
2009-10-27
Works: Jules Massenet: La Vierge
Performers:
Angella, Chiara; Caballe, Montserrat; Marti, Montserrat; Martinez, Ruben; Young-Joo, Kim; Zapparoli, Alessandra
Ensemble:
Festival di Pasqua Symphony Orchestra
'La Vierge' is an oratorio in four scenes by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Charles Grandmougin. It was first performed at the Opera...continue...
Run Time: 94 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English ...continue...
2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD /
2009-10-27
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers:
Bauer, Vladimir; Blasberg, Erich; Kaschel, Horst-Dieter; Noack, Christa; Nocker, Hanns; Rogge, Hans-Otto; Rossler, Herbert; Schmoock, Hanna; Seufert, Peter
Ensemble:
Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra
For Walter Felsenstein, Verdi's "Othello" was one of the most significant works in the history of opera. This was why he chose it to shoot...continue...
Run Time: 121 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue...
1 CD / Cedille Records /
2009-10-27
Works: Pierre Jalbert: The Invention of the Saxophone; Stacy Garrop: Ars Poetica; Vivan Fung: Insomnia; The Man in the Moon; The Willies; Lita Grier: Forgetfulness; Dancing Towards Bethlehem; Zhou Tian: Rea...
Performers:
Aznavoorian, Marta; Baggot, Buffy; Beyer, Jonathan [Baritone]; Cook, Susan; Cunliffe, David; Goodwin, John [Piano]; Link, Joel; Munro, Tim; Wadden, Nuiko; Yamada, Yoko; Yeh, John Bruce
Ensemble:
Lincoln Trio
Recording information: Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago (05/05/2008-05/06/2008); Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago (07/17/2008); Fay and Daniel Levin Perform...continue...
1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD /
2009-10-27
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers:
Alvarez, Carlos; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Ragazzo, Lorenzo; Schade, Michael; Selig, Franz-Joseph
Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra
For his production of "Don Giovanni" at the Vienna International Festival (Vienna Festival), Roberto de Simone does not want to follow in the footsteps of...continue...
Run Time: 173 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian ...continue...
6 CD / Dorian /
2009-10-27
Works: Antonio Estévez: Florentino, el que cantó al diablo; Melodia en el Llano; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 10 for Chorus and Orchestra "Rasga o coracao"; Bachiana Brasileira No. 2; Uirapur...
Performers:
Almenar, Elizabeth; Alvarado, William; Alvarez, Idwer; Angell, Cecilia; Clapes, Ingacio; De La Mora, Fernando; Iglesias, Enrique; Muskus, Claudio; Senn, Marta
Ensemble:
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
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DRN 90914
4 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 7...
Performers:
Barenboim, Daniel; Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten
Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Chorus; Juilliard String Quartet; Staatskapelle Berlin; Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Overture, symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera: this unique set of DVDs offers a representative overview of the works of one of the greatest of all...continue...
Run Time: 437 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9,
4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...
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EUA 2057958
2 CD / Chandos Records /
2009-10-27
Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes, Op. 33; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pil...
Performers:
Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Gilchrist, James; Gritton, Susan; Harper, Heather; Kanga, Skaila; Langridge, Phil...
Ensemble:
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...
The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...
2 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers:
Anger, Ain; Botha, Johan; Erod, Adrian; Merbeth, Ricarda; Schade, Michael; Selinger, Michaela; Struckmann, Falk
Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Wagner’s Meistersinger is a festive opera in its own right, but at the unforgettable performances of the work at the Vienna State Opera in January...continue...
Run Time: 274 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...
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EUA 2072488
2 CD / Chandos Records /
2009-10-27
Works: John Gay: The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43
Performers:
Batho, Katy; Bickley, Susan; Evans, Bryn; Fox, Sarah [Soprano]; Gardiner, Robert Anthony; Gibson, Siobhain; Hopwood, Paul; Jenkin, Kathryn; Jones, Leah-Marian; Katherine Peterson; Lord, Bernadette; M...
Ensemble:
City of London Sinfonia
The popularity of Britten's three chamber operas proper (The Rape of Lucretia, Albert Herring and The Turn of the Screw) has tended to somewhat overshadow...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London (02/04/2009-02/04/2009)....continue...
4 DVD Video / TDK /
2009-10-27
Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers:
Antoine, Guillaume; Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Banks, Barry; Bogatcheva, Irina; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Galouzine, Vladimir; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Jenis, Dalibor; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Papian, H...
Ensemble:
Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra
TDK presents three exceptional recordings of superb operas from productions by the Opéra national de Paris, that reflect an operatic history of over 100 years:...continue...
Run Time: 446 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...
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TDK GOLDBOX8
1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) /
2009-10-27
Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23
Performers:
Adamczak, Agnieszka; Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Kohl, Christiane; Voje, Angelica; Zhu, Huiling
Ensemble:
Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra
In Peer Gynt Zurich choreographer Heinz Spoerli has attempted a daring combination of Grieg's score and modern sounds for a dance translation of the interior...continue...
Run Time: 110 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: French, English ...continue...
2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) /
2009-10-27
Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann
Performers:
Beaulieu, Delphine; Braun, Romaric; Cachemaille, Gilles; Cavallier, Nicolas; Deletre, Bernard; Denize, Nadine; Doufexis, Stella; Harnisch, Rachel; Huchet, Eric; Laho, Marc; Petibon, Patricia; Riccard...
Ensemble:
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Offenbach's masterpiece, based on three stories by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann, is both a three-act opera and a trilogy of taut, individual dramas, all...continue...
Run Time: 171 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: French, English, German,...continue...
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