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Lisa della Casa sings Richard Strauss

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos; Arabella
Performers: Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kirchstein, Lenore; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recordings of famed Swiss soprano Lisa Della Casa performing lieder and opera highlights from Richard Strauss. Taken from three performances in Vienna and Berlin,...continue...

Gala From Berlin: Songs of Love & Desire / Freni, Schafer, Alvarez, Keenlyside [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchest...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Freni, Mirella; Keenlyside, Simon; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Love is the theme of this extraordinary 1998 New Year's Eve Concert. And who wrote better music about love than Mozart and Verdi? The Berliner...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: 1
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Orff: Carmina Burana / Rattle/BPO, Matthews, Brownlee [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Gerhaher, Christian; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

A joyful celebration welcoming the New Year, this Gala from Berlin presents the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in Carl Orff's famous...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Gala Concerts / Abbado, Welser-Most [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; La traviata; Falstaff; Aida, opera; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Richard Strauss: ...
Performers: Aliberti, Lucia; Baltsa, Agnes; Barcellona, Daniela; Domingo, Placido; Doufexis, Stella; Emmerlich, Gunter; Futral, Elizabeth; Gallo, Lucio; Gruberova, Edita; Grundheber, Franz; Hadley, Jerry; Hampso...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Welser-Möst, Franz; Ozawa, Seiji; Gatti, Daniele; Thielemann, Christian; Caetani, Oleg; Seiffarth, Roland
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Veinna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The greatest names in opera take to the stage for these galas from three musical centers that have come to stand as symbols of rebirth...continue...
Run Time: 385 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Bravo Pavarotti [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'...
Performers: Clark, Graham; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Rescigno, Nicola; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Welsh N...

This DVD celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting spectaculars, Luciano...continue...
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grobe, Donald; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Mangelsdorff, Simone; Moser, Edda; Reynolds, Anna; Ridder...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Rolls-Royce orchestral playing in a fine studio recording, with a starry cast led by Fietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Wotan. What is lacking in the rough...continue...

The European Concert / Abbado, Barenboim, Haitink, Mehta, Domingo, Chang [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Work(s); Giuseppe Verdi: Works; Hector Berlioz: Works; Franz Schubert: Works; Richard Wagner: Works; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Works; Igor Stravinsky: Works; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Canino, Bruno; Chang, Sarah; Domingo, Placido; Studer, Cheryl; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, along with guest performers Placido Domingo, Cheryl Studer, Sarah Chang, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Bruno Canino, perform some of the...continue...
Run Time: 450 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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A Romantic Opera Night: Waldbühne Concert / Levine, Heppner, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Heimliche Aufforderung; Zueignung; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meiste...
Performers: Heppner, Ben
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by the celebrated James Levine, the 1999 Waldbuhne concert for the Berlin Philharmonic features music by Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. The orchestra is...continue...
Run Time: 116 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Beethoven: Symphony no 9, etc; Schubert, Handel / Wilhelm Furtwängler, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2009-01-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; George Fr...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Briem, Tilla; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

The war-time performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on this recording is one of three broadcasts of the work issued by Guild, each performance being under...continue...

Gemini - Beethoven: Fidelio / Rattle, Denoke, Berlin PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Denoke, Angela; Ebenstein, Thomas; Held, Alan; Polgar, Laszlo; Quasthoff, Thomas; Tibrea, Ion; Trost, Rainer; Villars, Jon
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Rattle/Berlin PO, White, Paasikivi, Gambill, Westbroek [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Johansson, Eva; Paasikivi, Lilli; Petrenko, Mikhail; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Willard
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Despite its massive four-hour length, I found myself surfing back and forth revisiting many of the highlights that are just too numerous to list. I...continue...
Run Time: 240 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Wagner: Die Walkure / Rattle/Berlin PO, White, Paasikivi, Gambill, Westbroek [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Johansson, Eva; Paasikivi, Lilli; Petrenko, Mikhail; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Willard
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Despite its massive four-hour length, I found myself surfing back and forth revisiting many of the highlights that are just too numerous to list. I...continue...
Run Time: 240 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Herbert von Karajan Vol 2 - Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 and 9

2 CD / Audite / 2008-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Höffgen, Marga; Haefliger, Ernst
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir

Ever since Karajan's first encounter with the Berlin Philharmonic, he wanted nothing more than to be its principal conductor. These recordings shed light on his...continue...

Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Karajan/Berlin PO, Fassbaender, Stewart, Schreier, Altmeyer [DVD]

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Kelemen, Zoltan; Schreier, Peter; Stewart, Thomas; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This 1978 studio production of 'Das Rheingold', the prologue to 'The Ring', is the only segment of the famous Salzburg Festival/Metropolitan Opera productions, first seen...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Karajan/Berlin PO, Tomowa-Sintow, Baldani, Tappy, van Dam [DVD]

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Tappy, Eric; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Singing Society

Conductor, director and artistic supervisor Herbert von Karajan leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Singing Society in the 'Missa Solemnis' by Ludwig van Beethoven....continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Karajan/Berlin PO, (recorded live, 12/31/1977) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-03-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Kollo, Rene; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008 the musical world observes the 100th birthday of one of the most widely respected performing musicians of the past century. Born in Salzburg...continue...
Run Time: 70 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Berlin
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Liszt: Faust Symphony / Barenboim, Domingo, Berlin PO

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 2007-11-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Faust Symphony, S 108
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Pavarotti Forever

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Friedri...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bocelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David; Sinatra, Frank; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Maazel, Lorin; Chailly, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Rescigno, Joseph; Downes, Edward;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metro...

For millions of people all over the world Luciano Pavarotti literally was Classical music. This outstanding collection of popular oprera arias and duets, sacred songs,...continue...
Released at the time of Luciano Pavarotti's death in 2007, Pavarotti Forever is a repackaged version of The Ultimate Collection, a double-disc best-of compilation originally released in 1997 that late...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Artist Portrait - Matti Salminen

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbi...
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Segerstam, Leif; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Monteverdi-Ensemble Des Opernhauses Zürich; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Mozart Orchestra

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Jochum, Seefried, Prey, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Koth, Erika; Merriman, Nan; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schulz, Wilhelm; Seefried, Irmgard; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Millennium Collection - The Best of The Three Tenors

1 CD / Hip-O / 2007-04-03

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Ernesto Tagliaferri: Passione; Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Giacomo Puccini: La bohème...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Müller, Eduardo; Mancini, Henry; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Magiera, Leone; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmon...

Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Roberto Alagna - Verdi Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I Lombardi alla prima Crociata; Aida, opera; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Jérusalem; Il Trovatore
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...the tenor here shows, in the most demanding program imaginable, that there is little if anything wrong with his technique and a great deal right...continue...

Gemini - Schumann: Requiem, etc / Klee, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op. 112; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Requiem, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 148
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Andonian, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Georg, Mechthild; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Lindner, Brigitte; Lovaas, Kari; Meyer,...
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Klee, Bernhard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus ; Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Schumann's neglected choral output includes several worthwhile pieces, notably the charming, light-filled oratorio The Pilgrimage of the Rose, and the late and dark-toned...continue...

The Mozart Collection - Great Mass in C minor, Adagio, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Perry, Janet; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Under Karajan, the talented Barbara Hendricks gives a near-perfect performances of the lovely "Laudamus te" [...] and brings a more than usually accomplished control of...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies No. 7-9 / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Beethoven: The Symphonies / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-11-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60
Performers: Baborak, Radek; Blau, Andreas; Bostridge, Ian; Fuchs, Wenzel; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Schweigert, Stefan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The vocal music of Benjamin Britten is central to Ian Bostridges repertoire; he has already recorded a number of Britten works in his growing discography....continue...

The Best

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; M...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Odorici, Piero; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; P...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Karajan, Herbert von; Maag, Peter; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Mehta, Zubin; Chiaramello, ...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orch...

Luciano Pavarotti recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and has just begun his 40-date worldwide farewell tour that will kick off in...continue...
Few operatic tenors of the 20th century were more honored than Luciano Pavarotti, and none were as popular; his fame went far beyond the usual boundaries of classical music and his music was as widely...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Furtwängler, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berger, Erna; Pitzinger, Gertrude; Rosvaenge, Helge; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Kittel Choir

Orff: Carmina Burana / Rattle, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-01-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Gerhaher, Christian; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 "Choral" / Furtwängler, Berlin PO

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2005-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anders, Peter; Briem, Tilla; Höngen, Elisabeth; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Kittel Choir

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Karajan, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-08-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
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Beethoven: The Symphonies / Karajan, Berlin PO

6 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-11-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Jon Vickers

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-06-24

Works: Jon Vickers / Jon Tolansky: Jon Vickers in Conversation with Jon Tolansky (Interview); Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias;...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Veasey, Josephine; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Stein, Horst; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Red Seal - Guünter Wand - The Essential Recordings

10 CD / RCA Special Product / 2003-03-18

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105; Symphony no 2 in C minor (1872 version, ed. Carragan); Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Wo...
Performers: Greutter, Roland; Hermann, Roland; Lewis, Keith; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Mozart: Requiem / Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, Jose van Dam / Karajan

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-01-14

Performers: Krenn, Werner; Scholz, Rudolf; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

Abbado, Claudio: Verdi: Requiem [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2002-05-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barcellona, Daniela; Gheorghiu, Angela; Konstantinov, Julian
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 89 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Germany
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Romantica - The Very Best of Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / UTV Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Torna a Surriento; Ti voglio tanto bene; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; La strada nel bosco; Ruggero Leonc...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Gamba, Piero; Guadagno, Anton; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philha...

Luciano Pavarotti has captivated music lovers ever since scoring his first major triumph at Covent Garden in 1966 in the role of Tonio in 'La Fille du regiment,' a performance that earned him the titl...continue...

Romantic Tenors - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 2002-01-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; María Grever: Mucho mucho, for voice & orchestra; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Agustín...
Performers: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orche...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Müller, Eduardo; Peeters, Marcel; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Mancini, Henry; Pansera, Roberto; Farnon, Robert; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Scimone, Claudio; Gi...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Manci...

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Romantic Tenors compiles performances of long songs by José Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, three of the world's grea...continue...

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

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Verdi: Falstaff / Abbado, Terfel, Pieczonka, Berlin PO, etc

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-08-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Diadkova, Larissa; Doufexis, Stella; Facini, Enrico; Hampson, Thomas; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Roschmann, Dorothea; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"In a short time, Bryn Terfel has become the Falstaff of choice, so a recording was inevitable. And the Welsh bass-baritone is a force to...continue...

Various: New Year's Gala '97: Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-07-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Manue...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Pletnev, Mikhail; Shaham, Gil; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Country of Origin: Germany
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Mozart: Requiem [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Harnisch, Rachel; Mattila, Karita; Schade, Michael; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Chorus

Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Country of Origin: Sweden
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Beethoven: Symphony no 9 "Choral" / Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Archipel / 2000-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anders, Peter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Bach: Mass in B minor / Karajan, Janowitz, Ludwig, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Eliscu, Robert; Finke, Eberhard; Galway, James [Flute]; Janowitz, Gundula; Karcher, Heinrich; Piesk, Gunter; Prill, Gunter; Ridderbusch, Karl; Scholz, Rudolf; Schreier, Pete...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan conveys intensity, even religious fervour, and the very opening brings an impressive first entry of the choir on Kyrie...There is a strong sense of...continue...