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Mozart: Opera Arias for Bass from Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Fagaro; Magic Flute et al. / Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni, K 527; Così fan tutte, K 588Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio Conductors: Marin, Ion Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra This exciting release features 15 of Mozart's most popular operatic arias, performed by legendary bass-baritone Ferruccio Furlanetto. Representing the pinnacle of Mozart's mature style, these...continue... Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (10/05/1990)....continue... ![]() Weinberg: The Passenger / Pountney, Breedt, Kelessidi [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / Neos Production / 2010-11-05 Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: The PassengerPerformers: Angas, Richard; Breedt, Michelle; Danholt, David; Doneva, Svetlana; Field, Helen; Kelessidi, Elena; Or, Talia; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Rucinski, Artur; Sacca, Roberto; Sokolova, Liubov; Staber, Wilfried Conductors: Currentzis, Teodor Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra The Passenger is based on the eponymous novel of the Polish writer and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Zofia Posmycz, in which Martha (Elena...continue... Run Time: 190 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0 Subtitles: German, English, French...continue... ![]() Szymanowski: King Roger / Elder, Vienna SO, Hendricks, Pasichnyk [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-09-28 Works: Karol Szymanowski: King Roger, Op. 46Performers: Coliban, Sorin; Graham-Hall, John; Hartmann, Will; Hendricks, Scott; Pasichnyk, Olga; Sokolova, Liubov Conductors: Elder, Mark Ensemble: Polish Radio Choir Krakow; Vienna Symphony Orchestra It is hard to believe that for decades Karol Szymanowskis masterpiece, his magnificant opera King Roger of 1926, led such a shadowy existance until it...continue... Run Time: 89 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: German, English, French,...continue... ![]() Szymanowski: King Roger / Mark Elder/Vienna SO, Hendricks, Pasichnyk, Graham-Hall [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-08-31 Works: Karol Szymanowski: King Roger, Op. 46Performers: Coliban, Sorin; Graham-Hall, John; Hartmann, Will; Hendricks, Scott; Pasichnyk, Olga; Sokolova, Liubov Conductors: Elder, Mark Ensemble: Polish Radio Choir Krakow; Vienna Symphony Orchestra It is hard to believe that for decades Karl Szymanowski's masterpiece, his magnificent opera Ling Roger of 1926, led such a shadowy existence until it...continue... Run Time: 89 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Aida / Rizzi/Vienna SO, Short, Tamer, Serjan, Pelizzari, Paterson [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-07-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: Martirossian, Tigran; Martorana, Elisabetta; Paterson, Iain; Pelizzari, Rubens; Samm, Ronald; Serjan, Tatiana; Short, Kevin; Tamar, Iano Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo Ensemble: Camerata Silesia Singers; Polish Radio Choir Krakow; Vienna Symphony Orchestra Stage director Graham Vick and set designer Paul Brown conjure up an "open-air spectacle of superlatives" (Die Zeit) that throws a bridge between ancient Egypt...continue... Run Time: 135 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... ![]() Verdi: Falstaff / Santi/Vienna SO, Edelmann, Muszely, Sciutti, Hongen [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-07-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: FalstaffPerformers: Edelmann, Otto; Gorgen, Eva Maria; Grimm, Hans Gunter; Hackenberg, Wolfgang; Hongen, Elizabeth; Klaus, Erich; Muszely, Melitta; Raynor, Marshall; Sciuti, Graziella; Van Vrooman, Richard Conductors: Santi, Nello Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra Verdi's musical comedy "Falstaff" in a brilliant studio recording from the early years of television. Otto Edelmann's comic Falstaff is one of the authoritative interpretations...continue... Run Time: 118 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Aida / Rizzi, Paterson, Tamar, Serjan, Pelizzari [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-06-29 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: Martirossian, Tigran; Martorana, Elisabetta; Paterson, Iain; Pelizzari, Rubens; Samm, Ronald; Serjan, Tatiana; Short, Kevin; Tamar, Iano Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo Ensemble: Camerata Silesia Singers; Polish Radio Choir Krakow; Vienna Symphony Orchestra Set against the magnificent backdrop of Lake Constance, every production at the Bregenz Festival faces strong natural competitors. But with this first-ever production of Verdi's...continue... Run Time: 135 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French,...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Fidelio (Felsenstein Ed) / Lehmann, Gross, Pöll, Vienna Symphony[2 DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Performers: Berger, Fritz; Holm, Richard; Laszlo, Magda; Poll, Alfred; Rehfuss, Heinz; Schoner, Sonja; Wieter, Georg Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra When Walter Felsenstein is offered to shoot at adaptation of the story about Fidelio / Leonore in the early fifties, he accepts. Together with Hanns...continue... Run Time: 85 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / George London, Ludwig Weber, Hilde Zadek, et al3 CD / Preiser / 2009-10-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Per questa bella mano, K 612; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584Performers: Berry, Walter; Jurinac, Sena; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Neikrug, George; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Z... Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Walter, Bruno Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra This historic recording of Don Giovanni was originally issued on Philips in 1955. Included as bonus tracks is George London singing Mozart arias. No libretto...continue... ![]() Volkmar Andreae Conducts Bruckner9 CD / Music & Arts / 2009-09-08 Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 1 in C minor, WAB 101; Symphony no 2 in C minor, WAB 102; Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"; Symphony no 5 in B flat maj...Performers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Forrer, Alois; Frick, Gottlob; Loose, Emmy Conductors: Andreae, Volkmar Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra Although hardly known today, the Swiss conductor Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962) belonged to the great generation of Bruckner conductors born while the composer was still in...continue... ![]() Mozart: Requiem; Beethoven: Choral Fantasy / Böhm, Malaniuk, Kmentt, et al1 CD / Archipel / 2008-11-01 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"Performers: Böhme, Kurt; Kmentt, Waldemar; Malaniuk, Ira; Richter-Haaser, Hans; Stich-Randall, Teresa Conductors: Böhm, Karl Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Puccini: Tosca / Schirmer/Vienna SO, Bregenz Festival Choir [DVD]1 DVD Video / Phoenix Edition / 2008-08-26 Works: Giacomo Puccini: ToscaPerformers: Busen, Martin; Krawetz, Alexander; Michael, Nadja; Saks, Gidon; Soules, Sebastian; Todorovich, Zoran; Velletaz, Katia; Winkler, Martin Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra Run Time: 125 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 5.1, Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian ...continue... ![]() The Haydn Experience / Buchbinder, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Eder Quartet, et al2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Symphony no 8 in G maj...Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Entremont, Philippe; Gruberova, Edita; Holl, Robert; Lodeon, Frederic; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Protschka, Josef Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; López-Cobos, Jesús; Entremont, Philippe; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Koopman, Ton Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Arnold Schoenberg; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Concentus Musicus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Chausson: Le Roi Arthus / Viotti, Anthony, Rouillon, et al3 CD / E1 Entertainment / 2008-06-10 Works: Ernest Chausson: Le roi Arthus, lyric drama in 3 acts, Op. 23Performers: Anthony, Susan; Arevalo, Octavio; Galkin, Nikolai; Huchet, Eric; Nasrawi, Douglas; Ottevaere, Daniel; Rigosa, Danilo; Rouillon, Philippe; Serkin, Valeri; Soco, Zrinko Conductors: Viotti, Marcello Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra The Great Wall Of China is the stone witness to both the strengths and weaknesses of China. This two-part documentary reveals the source of the...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Missa solemnis / Andrae, Stich-Randall, Patzak, et al1 CD / Archipel / 2008-03-04 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Patzak, Julius; Rössl-Majdan, Hilde; Stich-Randall, Teresa Conductors: Andreae, Volkmar Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() The Essential José Carreras2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Jules Massenet: Werther; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria...Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bogart, John-Paul; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gavanelli, Paolo; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Katz, Martin; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; King, Sarah; Kovacs,... Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Patanè, Giuseppe; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Maazel, Lorin; Caetani, Oleg; Tunick, Jonathan; Casas, Joan; Mercurio, Steven Ensemble: ; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra A beloved member of "The Three Tenors," Spain's Jose Carreras endures as one of the most passionate, popular and affecting singers of his time. Though...continue... ![]() Hérold: La Fille Mal Gardée / Lanchbery/Vienna Symphony Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09 Works: Louis Joseph F. Hérold: La Fille Mal GardeePerformers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gruberova, Edita; Lima, Luis; Montarsolo, Paolo; Stratas, Teresa; Ziegler, Delores Conductors: Lanchbery, John Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra This is the comic tale of two lovers, and the only classic 18th century ballet that continues to be performed internationally. Heinz Spoerli's 1981 staging...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / Peter Sellars [DVD]2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-06-14 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527Performers: Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Labelle, Dominique; Patterson, James; Perry, Eugene; Perry, Herbert Conductors: Smith, Craig Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra Love them or hate them, 'The Marriage of Figaro', 'Don Giovanni' and 'Cosi fan tutte', staged by American director Peter Sellers caused a firestorm of...continue... Run Time: 190 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color ...continue... ![]() R. Strauss: Daphne / Böhm, Güden, Wunderlich, King2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-09-14 Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op 82Performers: Braun, Hans; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; King, James [Vocals]; Little, Vera; Mechera, Erika; Proglhoff, Harald; Streich, Rita; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Welt... Conductors: Böhm, Karl Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra The complete opera on two CDs. Deutsche Grammophon. 1994....continue... ![]() Alban Berg Collection / Barenboim, Behrens, Mutter, Kremer8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09 Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Sonata for...Performers: Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Doukan, Pierre; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forsberg, Bengt; Gonda, Anna; Gru... Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Boulez, Pierre Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; et al / Markevitch1 CD / Archipel / 2003-11-07 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60; Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz(es); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dances (6), K 509; Emmanuel Chabrier: Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comi...Performers: Dermota, Anton; Edelmann, Otto; Wagner, Sieglinde Conductors: Markevitch, Igor Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Otto Edelmann1 CD / Preiser / 2002-06-01 Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Fa...Performers: Edelmann, Otto; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Loibner, Wilhelm Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Mozart: Requiem / Horenstein, Lipp, Dickie, Höngen, et al1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1998-09-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626Performers: Dickie, Murray; Hongen, Elisabeth; Lipp, Wilma; Weber, Ludwig Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha Ensemble: Academy Chamber Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / Böhm, Janowitz, Schreier, et al2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-03-17 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The SeasonsPerformers: Janowitz, Gundula; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti Conductors: Böhm, Karl Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() Wagner: Die Walküre / Moralt, Treptow, Konetzni, et al3 CD / Myto Records / 1997-01-10 Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Alexander Borodin: Prince IgorPerformers: Alsen, Herbert; Anday, Rosette; Braun, Helena; Burgsthaler-Schuster, Gertrude; Frantz, Ferdinand; Hellwig, Judith; Hermann, Dagmar; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Ostrowsky, Alice; Rethy, Esther; ... Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Schroder, Kurt Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra ![]() More Mozart - Greatest Hits1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-29 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Violin no...Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Horigome, Yuzuko; Koster, Ab; Kussmaul, Jurgen; Newman, Anthony; Stern, Isaac; van Dael, Lucy; Vladar, Stefan Conductors: Bruno, Weil; Kubelik, Rafael; Marin, Ion; Végh, Sándor; Tognetti, Richard; Mehta, Zubin; Haenchen, Hartmut; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Marriner, Sir Neville Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Canadian Brass; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; Salzb... ![]() Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-04-11 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Otello; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Sigmund Romberg: The Student Prince, operetta; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana,...Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Bowen, Kenneth; Caballe, Montserrat; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gramm, Donald; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hadley... Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Wallberg, Heinz; Gemignani, Paul; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Karajan, Herbert von; Slatkin, Leonard; Steinberg, Pinchas; Solti, Sir Georg; Reiner, Fritz; Stolz, Robert; Perlea,... Ensemble: ; American Theatre Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Harvard Glee Club; Jo... ![]() Brahms: Choral Works & Overtures / Sawallisch, Vienna SO2 CD / Philips / 1994-01-18 Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orch...Performers: Crass, Franz; Lipp, Wilma Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang Ensemble: Vienna Singverein; Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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