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Weinberg: The Passenger / Pountney, Breedt, Kelessidi [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Neos Production / 2010-11-05

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: The Passenger
Performers: 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...

Ernst Krenek: Karl V, Kehraus Um St. Stephan / Koenigs, Axelrod [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Capriccio / 2009-09-29

Works: Ernst Krenek: Karl V, Op. 73; Kehraus Um St. Stephan
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Mavropoulou, Chariklia; Pesendorfer, Albert; Sadnik, Roman
Conductors: Koenigs, Lothar; Axelrod, John
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 288 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

The Art of Ivry Gitlis

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Felix Mendelssohn: Co...
Performers: Gitlis, Ivry
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Horenstein, Jascha; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Film Music Classics - Perry: The Innocents Abroad and other Mark Twain films / Perry, Slovak PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: William Perry: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Pudd'nhead Wilson; Life on the Mississippi; The Innocents Abroad; The Private History of a Campaign That Failed; The Mysterious Stranger
Performers: Hayman, Richard
Conductors: ; Perry, William
Ensemble: Rome Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

The six Mark Twain Films in this recording present a series of exciting challenges in the variety and range of their musical requirements. 'The Mysterious...continue...

Brana Records Collection Vol 1 / Blumental, et al

5 CD / Brana Records / 2007-10-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Piano no 5, A. 521; Guia prático, Album 3, W 279; Ciclo brasileiro, W 374; Bachianas Brasileiras no 3, for piano & orchestra, A. 388; Camargo Guarnieri: Dansas B...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Tofolo, Luigi; Fistoulari, Anatole; Zedda, Alberto; Waldhans, Jiri; Froschauer, Helmuth; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Prague New Chamber Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Salzburg Chamber Orchestra; Turin Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra...

The repertoire on this special limited edition 5 CD box set is a reminder of Felicja Blumental's abilities as a pianist and as a champion...continue...

Highlights Of The Vienna Symphonic Orchestra 2 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-08-28

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène; Les contes d'Hoffmann; Orphée aux enfers; La vie parisienne; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Frühling in Wien; Wiener Café; Zwei Herze...
Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Volume 2 features: Jacques Offenbach Overture: 'Fair Helen,' 'Away she flew,' 'The charming dove,' 'Barcarole,' 'Paris Life,' 'Orpheus in the underworld,' Robert Stolz 'Vienna Cafe,'...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, DD 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Villa-Lobos Live! - Piano Concerto no 5, etc / Blumental

1 CD / Brana Records / 2007-02-05

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Piano no 5, W 521; Guia prático, Album 3, W 279; Ciclo brasileiro, W 374; Bachiana brasileira no 3 for Piano and Orchestra; Mozart Camargo Guarnieri: Dansa brasi...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Toffolo, Luigi
Ensemble: Trieste Philharmonic; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

In October 1954 Felicja Blumental was the soloist at a concert celebrating the anniversary of the City Of Sao Paulo, which was conducted by Villa-Lobos....continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies / Mariss Jansons, et al

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Len...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bye, Torkil; Gogolewskaja, Larissa; Hannisdal, Per; Hink, Werner; Kubmaul, Rainer; Nilsson, Stig; Postinghel, Marco; Quandt, Ludwig; Rohn, Andreas; Schilling, Stefan; Svenheden, ...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmoni...

In contrast to the standard practice of recording symphonic cycles with a single orchestra, Mariss Jansons set out to record these symphonic cornerstones of 20th...continue...

Martinu: Works for Violin and Orchestra / Viotti, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-08-09

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Duo Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra (Concerto no 1), H. 264; Concerto for 2 violins & orchestra (no 2), H. 329
Performers: Pospichal, Jan; Zwiauer, Florian
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Three of his best concerted works for violin and orchestra and performed here by Jan Pospichal and Florian Zwiauer, both lead violinists with the Vienna...continue...

Carnival in Vienna - Offenbach, Ligeti, etc/ Dittrich, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-07-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Dmitry Shostakovich: Moskva, Cheremushki, Op. 105; Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Gyö...
Conductors: Dittrich, Michael
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Alban Berg Collection / Barenboim, Behrens, Mutter, Kremer

8 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

The Three Tenors Christmas / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-10-31

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Vittoriano Benvenuti: Ave Maria, dol...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Three Tenors, The
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven
Ensemble: Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This latest release by the "Three Tenors", Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti, is their first-ever Christmas release together. On December 17, at the United Center in...continue...
This recording is also available in Minidisc format.

The Three Tenors congregate once again to celebrate Christmas on this festive holiday collection. This is just standard Christmas fare as fa...continue...

Mary Howe: Stars, Sand, Castellana, etc / Strickland, et al

1 CD / CRI / 1998-03-01

Works: Mary Howe: Stars for orchestra; Sand for orchestra; Castellana for 2 pianos & orchestra; Suite for string quartet and piano; Interlude Between 2 Pieces, for flute & piano; Pieces (3) after Emily Dick...
Performers: Dougherty, Celius; Ruzicka, Vincenz
Conductors: Strickland, William;
Ensemble: Catholic University of America Chamber Arts Societ; Imperial Philharmonic Orchestra Tokyo; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Mary Howe was a founder of the National Symphony Orchestra and was associated with numerous other Washington DC-based musical societies. Her music is boldly original...continue...

Christmas in Vienna / Domingo, Ross, Carreras

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-09-11

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Alois Melichar: Mille cherubini in coro; John Newton: Amazing grace; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Ca...
Performers: Carreras, José; Domingo, Placido; Ross, Diana
Conductors: Sutej, Vjekoslav
Ensemble: Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Merry Christmas from Vienna

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 1997-09-09

Works: Christian Kolonovits: Fanfare (medley of tradtional tunes); John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I Wander; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Max Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Engelbert ...
Performers: Bolton, Michael; Domingo, Placido; Huang, Ying; Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Ying, Huang
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven
Ensemble: Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir; Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Mariah Carey (vocals).

Recording information: Austria Center, Vienna, Austria (12/16/1996).

Merry Christmas from Vienna is a thoroughly entertaining holiday album from Placido...continue...

The Domingo Collection / Placido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-05-20

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: La travi...
Performers: Adams, John; Adams, John [Singer/Songwriter]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Iglesias, Julio; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Prêtre, Georges; Neschling, John; Queler, Eve; Kohn, Eugene; Gergiev, Valery; Patanè, Giuseppe; ; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Holdridge, Lee; Silv...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Beethovenhalle Orchestra, Bonn; Byrne Camp Chorale; Evergreen Studios Orchestra; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestr...

The Genius of Robert Stolz - Strauss, Lehár, Stolz, Komzak

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1996-10-10

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Der Zigeunerbaron; Franz Lehár: Gold und Silber-Walzer (Gold and Silver Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 79, NV 87; Robert Stolz: Gruss aus W...
Conductors: Stolz, Robert
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Hindemith: Requiem For Those We Love / Hindemith, et al

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1996-03-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd (Requiem for those we love), for mezzo-soprano, baritone, c
Performers: Braun, Hans; Höngen, Elisabeth
Conductors: Hindemith, Paul
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Schifrin: Lili'uokalani Symphony / Schifrin, Vienna SO

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 1995-01-01

Works: Lalo Schifrin: Lili'uokalani Symphony
Conductors: Schifrin, Lalo [Composer]; Nabulu, Nola; Bright, Lynell
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Berg: 7 Early Songs, Der Wein / Lövaas, Hass, Marshall, etc.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-04-01

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Songs (4), Op. 2; An Leukon; Der Wein
Performers: Hass, Sabine; Lovaas, Kari; Marshall, Margaret
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Bartok: Piano Concerto no 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5

1 CD / Orfeo / 1992-04-03

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Performers: Sandor, Gyorgy [Piano]
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Hindemith: Symphonie Mathis der Maler; Beethoven / Karajan

1 CD / Orfeo / 1990-09-27

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Von Einem: Bruckner Dialog; Haydn, Schubert / von Matacic

1 CD / Orfeo / 1990-09-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Gottfried von Einem: Bruckner Dialogue for orchestra, Op 39
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Hindemith: Requiem /Sawallisch, Fassbaender, Fischer-Dieskau

1 CD / Orfeo / 1987-05-12

Works: Paul Hindemith: When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd (Requiem for those we love), for mezzo-soprano, baritone, c
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra