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Mozart: The Magic Flute / René Pape, Deon Van Der Walt, Herbert Lippert, Luciana Serra. Vienna PO, Georg Solti [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-12-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Lippert, Herbert; Pape, Rene; Scharinger, Anton; Serra, Luciana; Walt, Deon Van der; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

A never-before- released performance of Mozart's magical last opera under the baton of Sir Georg Solti.

Filmed at the Salzburg Festival in the Mozart Bicentenary

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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 "Jupiter" / Bernstein, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Le registrazioni in studio Vol 2 - Mozart / Bruno Walter

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; British Symphony Orchestra; Paris Mozart Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenata Notturna; Posthorn Serenade / Bohm - Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Kirchner, Heinz; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tha main theme of the first movement of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is one of Mozart's most famous and instantly recognizable tunes. There is no record...continue...

Anna Netrebko sings Opera Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Don Giovanni; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera...
Performers: Aronson, David; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: Vienna, musikverein, Grosser Saal (03/2003)....continue...

The World's Greatest Operas / Carmen, Aida, Tosca, Magic Flute [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-10-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Bespalovaite, Irena; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Gu...
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Chailly, Riccardo; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra;...

The World's Greatest Operas is a 6 DVD Deluxe set, containing 4 of the most famous and most performed operas - Aida, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte...continue...

100 Best Choruses

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140; Henry Purcell: Come ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary); Christoph Willibald Gl...
Performers: Barrard, Marc; Bracht, Roland; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Erwen, Keith; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Harper, Heather; Hollweg, Wern...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Munrow, David; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Willcocks, David; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Vienna Philharmon...
Ensemble: ; Dunedin Consort; Orféon Donostiarra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Da Ponte Operas / Harnoncourt, de Billy, Fischer [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Boesch, Florian; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Dasch, Annette; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Lehtipuu, Topi; Leonard, Isabel; Maltman, Christopher; Netrebko, Anna; Persson, Miah; Polenzani, Matthew; Röschma...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Fischer, Adám; De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Available for the first time in one 6 DVD Box Set, Claus Guth's staging of the Mozart-Da Ponte Opera Trilogy: Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni,...continue...
Run Time: 570 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Harnoncourt, Schade, Kasarova, Roschmann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Kasarova, Vesselina; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Arthaus presents a new way of perceiving La clemenza di Tito with this star-studded production from the 2003 Salzburg Festival. Here conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, renowned...continue...
Run Time: 160 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...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Vienna PO, Cotrubas, Gruberova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Gruberova, Edita; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This production of Mozart's Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval when it was premiered in Salzburg. Receiving critical acclaim from international press, this production...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Marshall, Murray, Araiza [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; Murray, Ann
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD presents a staging of Cosi fan tutte performed at the Salzburg Festival performed in 1983. Acclaimed by both the general public and international...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: Die Zauberflote fur Kinder / Levine, Murray, Schreier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-11-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Boesch, Christian; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Hiestermann, Horst; Mayr, Ingrid; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Rydl, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Sieber, Gudrun
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Magic Flute had been the sensation of the season in 1978. It received enormous and unanimous approval, endless applause on the night and brought...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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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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Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Fischer/VPO, Persson, Leonard, Boesch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-09-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Lehtipuu, Topi; Leonard, Isabel; Persson, Miah; Petibon, Patricia; Skovhus, Bo
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The classy interpretation of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte concluded Claus Guth's Mozart-Da Ponte opera trilogy at the Salzburg Festival. Hosted in the intimate surroundings of...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Germa...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / De Billy/VPO, Maltman, Kotscherga [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-09-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Dasch, Annette; Esposito, Alex; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Maltman, Christopher; Polenzani, Matthew; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schrott, Erwin; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In the dense forest planted on the stage of the Haus fur Mozart by director Claus Guth is the home of the rugged macho Don...continue...
Run Time: 177 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Germa...continue...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Fischer/Vienna PO, Persson, Petibon, Boesch, Skovhus [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-08-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Lehtipuu, Topi; Leonard, Isabel; Persson, Miah; Petibon, Patricia; Skovhus, Bo
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The classy interpretation of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte concluded Claus Guth's Mozart-Da Ponte opera trilogy at the Salzburg Festival. Hosted in the intimate surroundings of...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / De Billy/Vienna PO, Maltman, Kotscherga, Dasch, Polenzani [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-08-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Dasch, Annette; Esposito, Alex; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Maltman, Christopher; Polenzani, Matthew; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schrott, Erwin; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In the dense forest planted on the stage of the Haus fur Mozart by director Claus Guth is the home of the rugged macho Don...continue...
Run Time: 177 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Icon - Lucia Popp - Mozart, Handel, Schubert, Dvorak, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Laudate Dominum; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Il r&e...
Performers: Briggs, David; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Fischer, Georg; Bickenbach, Christfried; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Slatkin, Leonard; Krips, Josef; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Tennstedt, Klaus; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philha...

Summer Night Concert Schoenbrunn 2009 / Barenboim/VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Johann Strauss Jr.:...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

On June 4th, 2009, Daniel Barenboim and the Wiener Philharmoniker graced the Viennese public with a free openair concert on the grounds of Schonbrunn Palace....continue...
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Bohm/VPO, Wixell, Watson, Grist, Berry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Aselford, Deirdre; Bence, Margarethe; Berry, Walter; Grist, Reri; Hirte, Klaus; Kelemen, Zoltan; Mathis, Edith; Pfeifle, Alfred; Thaw, David; Watson, Claire; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

No other work written for the music theatre has been performed at the Salzburg Festival as often as 'Le Nozze di Figaro'. These performances in...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chines...continue...

Mozart: Violin Concerto no 4, Sinfonia concertante / Walter Barylli, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2009-06-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Barylli, Walter; Doktor, Paul
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Prohaska, Felix
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Walter Barylli became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic at age 18. His recording of the concerto was made in 1944 when he was 23. The...continue...

Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Heritage Masters - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Dermota, Corena, Danco

3 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Danco, Suzanne; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A 1955 classic that still captivates thanks to Krips's darkly dramatic atmosphere and a ripe Viennese cast headed by Siepi's richly Italianate seducer,...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Rare Recordings 1946-1954 - Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Charpentier, Puccini

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni, K 527; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; ...
Performers: Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The present CD features a series of rare recordings made by the German singer between 1946 and 1954. Some of them portray her in roles...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Netrebko, D'Arcangelo, Harnoncourt/Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Netrebko, Anna; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schäfer, Christine; Skovhus, Boje
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Harnoncourt mines the score for its deepest emotional resonances. The Vienna Philharmonic is in the pit, and the opera has probably never sounded as magnificent...continue...
Run Time: 228 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Leonard Bernstein / Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mozart [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-08-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Le boeuf sur le t...
Performers: Anderson, June; Bernstein, Leonard; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre National de France; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

There has probably never been a conductor able to combine the highest musical standards with personal warmth in the way that Leonard Bernstein did. Bernstein...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, Fr...continue...

A Mozart Gala From Salzburg / Netrebko / Garanca / Kozena / Pape / Hampson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo, K 366; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Pragu...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Kozena, Magdalena; Netrebko, Anna; Pape, Rene; Petibon, Patricia; Schade, Michael; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For the first time on DVD, DG presents the highly acclaimed gala concert celebrating the 2006 Mozart anniversary from the Salzburg Festival featuring some of...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Claudio Abbado / Mozart, Rossini, Schubert, Brahms / Pollini, Hadley [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Grabmusik, K 42 (35a); Laudate Dominum; Franz Schubert: Mass no 6 in E flat major, D 950; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat m...
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; Holl, Robert; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mattila, Karita; Pita, Jorge Antonio; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: La Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

DVD 1 contains the 1986 edition of the "All Saints' Day Concert" - second only to the New Year's concert in that most musical of...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Marches & Dances - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, etc / Claudio Abbado, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (5), K 609; Contredanse for orchestra in D major, K. 609/3; German Dances (3), K 605; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Franz Schubert: Galop & ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gretchen; Erfurt, Ulrike; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hasler, Renate; Kenny, Yvonne; Nafe, Alicia; Pogson, Geoffrey; Sandison, Gordon; Sattmann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). The maestro himself,...continue...

Furtwangler's Love / A film about Furtwangler's love of conducting, composing and of his wife Elisabeth [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-04-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Franz Schubert:...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Suthaus, Ludwig
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

'Furtwangler's Love' is a film essay on Wilhelm Furtwangler, the great conductor; on Furtwangler, the dedicated composer and on Furtwangler, the loving partner. It is...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings - Brahms, Adam, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 1...
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

April 5, 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, the legendary Austrian-born conductor who achieved a position of musical supremacy...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (highlights) / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Schä...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko once again triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Harnoncourt, Netrebko, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Ringelhah...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di Figaro', available...continue...

Bruno Walter conducts Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms & Mahler

4 CD / Membran / 2008-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"...
Performers: Ferrier, Kathleen; Halban, Desi; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Schubert: Symphony No. 4 / Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31 and 39-41 [2DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 31 in D major, K 297 (300a) "Paris"; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Franz Sc...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The incomparable Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Wiener Philharmoniker, in Mozart's Symphonies Nos. 31, 39, 40, 41 and Schubert's Symphony...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mitropoulos, Siepi, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2007-09-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This legendary recording is now back in the catalog in splendid sound. It's difficult to find a similar cast nowadays! Includes works by Mozart, Schubert...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro / Harnoncourt, Vienna PO / Netrebko, Skovhus, D'Arcangelo [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Netrebko, Anna; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schäfer, Christine; Skovhus, Boje
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Harnoncourt mines the score for its deepest emotional resonances. The Vienna Philharmonic is in the pit, and the opera has probably never sounded as magnificent...continue...
Run Time: 228 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS Stereo Surround,
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet / Wlach, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Wlach, Leopold
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von;
Ensemble: Stross String Quartet; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wlach made many recordings after the War, particularly for the American Westminster label. His performances, half a century later, are still beloved, especially in Japan....continue...

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

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

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

Plácido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting. This classic Emmy® award-winning program now on DVD...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Piano Concertos K 453 & K 467 / Maurizio Pollini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Pollini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"The performance of Concerto No. 17 is sensational--as lively and fresh an interpretation as you could ever ask to hear... Pollini's contribution is a model...continue...

Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder / Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 14, 20 & 25 / Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Conductors: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

By happy chance, Rudolf Buchbinder's 60th birthday coincided with the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. In celebration of both, he presented a series of Mozart...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos 22, 23 & 24 / Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)/Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-02-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Conductors: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

By happy chance, Rudolf Buchbinder's 60th birthday coincided with the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. In celebration of both, he presented a series of Mozart...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA...continue...

The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Maisky, Mischa; Pushkarev, ...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Schiff, Heinrich; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Kremerata Baltica; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Always an explorer among today's virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest DG recordings, along with 25 minutes of...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Harding/Vienna PO, Hampson, D'Arcangeldo, Schafer, Diener, Beczala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Beczala, Piotr; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Diener, Melanie; Hampson, Thomas; Pisaroni, Luca; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Fresh, transparent, dashing." -Die Presse, Vienna...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Honeck/Vienna PO, Martinez, Koch, Mathey, Degout, Donath, Allen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Degout, Stephane; Donath, Helen; Koch, Sophie; Martinez, Ana Maria; Mathey, Shawn
Conductors: Honeck, Manfred
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"A musical and vocal pleasure . . . A major festival event in the anniversary year." -Donaukurier, Ingoldstadt...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

Mozart: Magic Flute / Pape, Gerhaler, Kuhmeier, Groves, Muti/Vienna PO [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bespalovaite, Irena; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Kuhmeier, Genia; Pape, René
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"A winning cast . . . Amazing." -The New York Times...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17; Symphony No. 39 / Bernstein (pno)/Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"What is at once evident is the truth of Bernstein's 'love-affair' with the Vienna Philharmonic. The rapport in these performances is almost tangible and probably...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: Austria...continue...

Mozart Symphonies Volumes I-III / Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic Orch. [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Symphony no 34 in C major, K 338; Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C m...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Filmed mainly in Vienna's splendid Musikvereinssaal, the Mozart symphonies in these productions are all interpreted by one of the world's foremost orchestras, the Vienna Philharmonic...continue...
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Leonard Bernstein/Vienna PO / Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (Schmidl), Symphony No. 25 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-10-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB)
Performers: Schmidl, Peter
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"What is at once evident is the truth of Bernstein's 'love-affair' with the Vienna Philharmonic. The rapport in these performances is almost tangible and probably...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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