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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet / Bonelli, Cuthbertson, Campbell, Gartside, Trzensimiech, Rihristov. Barry Wordsworth [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Performers: Bonelli, Federico; Campbell, Alexander; Cuthbertson, Laura; Gartside, Bennet; Hristov, Valeri; Trzensimiech, Dawid
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra

MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become one of the Royal Ballet's signature works. Although the company has performed Romeo and Juliet over 400 times each...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Russian Piano Marathon from the Miami International Piano Festival / Ilya Itin, piano plays Prokofiev Sonatas 7 & 8; Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2012-09-11

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
Performers: Itin, Ilya

Run Time: 175 min.
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Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: English
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Prokofiev: Cinderella / Ballet of the Lyon Nationial Opera, Francoise Joullié, Dominique Lainé, Jayne Plaisted (dancers) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella
Conductors: Kreisberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Lyon National Opera Orchestra

Maguy Marin's staging of Prokofiev's Cinderella was an unparalleled success throughout its world tour, propelled by a choreographic vision so extraordinarily original and magical that...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Germany
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A Martha Argerich Celebration - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Martha Argerich, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Argerich, Martha
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch

This remarkable DVD presents two unreleased performances filmed by BBC television in 1977: celebrated pianist Martha Argerich plays the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Treasures of The Russian Ballet / Leningrad Kirov Ballet & Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118; Cinderella, Op. 87 - Ballet Suite; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh (excerpts); L&#...
Performers: Fadeyechev, Nicolai; Lavrovsky, Mikhail; Liepa, Maris; Maximova, Ekaterina; Plisetskaya, Maya; Sizova, Alla; Soloviev, Yuri; Struchkova, Raisa; Timofeyeva, Nina; Ulanova, Galina; Vasiliev, Vladimir
Conductors: Hajibeyov, Niyazi; Faier, Yuri; Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Russia's two great ballet companies, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Kirov Ballet (now the Mariinsky) undertook their first major post-war tours in the early 1960s,...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
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Sergiu Celibidache With The Munchner Philharmonkier [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concert...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart

Run Time: 511 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Ballet: Opera National de Paris / Balanchine, Neumeier & Nureyev [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Igor Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Swan Lake, Op. 20;...
Performers: Bullion, Stephane; Denard, Michael; Dupont, Aurelie; Gilbert, Dorothee; Gillot, Marie-Agnes; Letestu, Agnes; Martinez, Jose; Osta, Clairemarie; Phavorin, Stephane; Pujol, Laetitia; Romoli, Wilfried
Conductors: Connelly, Paul; Schmidtsdorff, Michael; Kessels, Koen; Pahn, Vello
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Ballet; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Paris Opera Ballet; Paris Opera Orchestra

Bringing together four seminal works, this attractive collection offers a perfect introduction to the world's oldest national ballet company. Jewels, an alluring, abstract ballet, a...continue...
Run Time: 673 min.
Region: All
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Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary / A Film by Yosif Feyginberg [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-03-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Work(s)

All that is certain about Sergei Prokofiev is that he was a musical genius and one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century.

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Run Time: 52 min.
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Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Yuri Temirkanov at the BBC Proms: Berlioz & Tchaikovsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58; The Nutcracker; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36, no 9; Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Su...
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Representing the first visit to the Proms by the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, this exhilarating and refreshing concert from 1992 sees the orchestra on top...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Murphy, Royal Ballet Sinfonia [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Performers: Edmonds, Charlotte; Kemp, Will; Polunin, Sergei; Smith, Kilian
Conductors: Murphy, Paul
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Peter & the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart...continue...
Run Time: 30 min.
Region: All
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Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev / Andre Previn, London SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

André Previn is often hailed as one of the world's most versatile musicians. The recipient of ten Grammy awards for his recordings, Previn has conducted...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
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Celibidache In Rehearsal / Prokofiev & Dvorak [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-09-27

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Sergiu Celibidache has been called a musical giant, a magician, a brilliant lion-tamer and an enfant terrible of classical music. He was a legend in...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Symphonies / Gergiev/World Orchestra For Peace [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-08-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polk...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace

Watch Gergiev pour his entire soul into Tchaikovsky's grand, exultant Fifth Symphony as part of C Major's latest release. Also included is a bonus 23...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German
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Prokofiev: Love For Three Oranges / Cambreling, Workman, van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Performers: Banks, Barry; Rouillon, Philippe; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice; Van Dam, Jose; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra

The Love for Three Oranges was played all over the world long before Prokofiev's other mature works became well known. Directed by Gilbert Deflo, this...continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Prokofiev: Cinderella / Elisha Willis, Iain Mackay [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella
Performers: Mackay, Iain; Tait, Marion; Willis, Elisha
Conductors: Kessels, Koen
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

A new version of a fairytale classic created for the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s 20th anniversary. This spellbinding new production, brings together, in their first-ever collaboration,...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Dancer's Dream / The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-04-26

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: La Bayadere
Performers: Clerc, Florence; Guérin, Isabelle; Jude, Charles; Legris, Manuel; Maurin, Elisabeth; Platel, Elisabeth
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander; Pahn, Vello
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra

Four documentaries dedicated to the great ballet productions of Rudolf Nureyev Francois Roussillon's documentaries examine the various aspects of these ballets, which have become classics...continue...
Run Time: 363 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese
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Valery Gergiev: In Rehearsal & Concert / Prokofiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-03-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Gergiev is seen here working on The Scythian Suite by Prokofiev. Footage of rehearsal and performance are interwoven with comments from Gergiev and Oleg Prokofiev,...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
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A Piano Evening with Martha Argerich / Prokofiev, Schumann, Beethoven [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Ludwig van Beet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Ensemble: Flanders Symphony Orchestra

For a significant number of people, she is simply the greatest pianist of our time. No matter what repertoire she plays, she sounds, as they...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Lucerne Festival At Easter / Claudio Abbado, Anna Prohaska [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2010-11-16

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "...
Performers: Prohaska, Anna
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Five years after first conducting the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra in their Venezuelan home, Claudio Abbado continues his commitment to this stunning ensemble in this...continue...
Run Time: 111 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, LPCM Stereo
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Gala From Berlin: Grand Finale / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suit...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

An extraordinary program for an extraordinary night: The Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates the final day of the 20th Century with Grand Finales in the first part...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
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Lang Lang Live in Vienna - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 3 & 23; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no 7; Albeniz: Iberia, book 1; Chopin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2010-09-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Isaac Al...
Performers: Lang Lang

Run Time: 124 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Ravel / Royal Ballet School, Netherlands Dance [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-07-27

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges
Performers: Berbie, Jeanne; Collard, Jeanine; Dowell, Anthony; Ogeas, Francoise
Conductors: Murphy, Paul; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; RTF Chorus

Run Time: 82 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSq, 4:3, Color
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Mahler & Prokofiev / Abbado/Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Yuja Wang [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-07-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerizing young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Nobel Prize Concert / Ravel, Prokofiev / Argerich, Temirkanov/Royal Stockholm PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-07-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 15 in C major, Op. 24/2, CT. 65; Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite no 1, Op. 64a; Romeo and Juliet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Kaiser, Joseph; Michael, Nadja; Moser, Thomas; Schuster, Michaela; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Each year Nobel Media organises a classical concert as a tribute to the Nobel Laureates. This 2009 concert features the charismatic virtuoso Martha Argerich playing...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet / Compagnia Aterballetto, Bigonzetti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Conductors: Moretti, Bruno
Ensemble: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Recorded live from the Theater im Pfalzbau during the Ludwigshafen Festival, 2006. Bonus feature includes interviews with Mauro Bigonzetti, Fabrizio Plessi, Federico Grilli and Bruno...continue...
Run Time: 101 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, Italian, English, French, Spanish
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European Concert Volume 2: 1996 - 1999 / Haitink, Barenboim, Berlin PO [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Barenboim, Daniel; Blacher, Kolja; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In this second collection of European concerts, filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Versailles, Stockholm, and Kraków, the renowned Berlin Philharmonic continues its tradition of...continue...
Run Time: 380 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
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St. Petersburg Night: Waldbühne Concert / Mehta, Barenboim, Berlin PO [DVD]

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

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 64; Modest Mu...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Based on the amphitheater in the ancient Greek city of Epidaurus, and nestled in a natural valley, the Waldbuhne theater seats 22,000 in leafy comfort...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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My First Ballet Collection: Tchaikovsky, Adam, Mendelssohn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker, Op. 71; Louis Joseph F. Hérold: La fille mal gardée; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Ad...

Featuring some of the world's most exciting and talented dancers, this sparkling collection brings together some of the best scenes from your favorite ballets -...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
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Opéra National De Paris: Prokofiev, Rossini, Tchaikovsky [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Antoine, Guillaume; Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Banks, Barry; Bogatcheva, Irina; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Galouzine, Vladimir; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Jenis, Dalibor; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Papian, H...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Campanella, Bruno; Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

TDK presents three exceptional recordings of superb operas from productions by the Opéra national de Paris, that reflect an operatic history of over 100 years:...continue...
Run Time: 446 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Barenboim/Staatskapell Berlin, Didyk, Opolais [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Gambler, Op. 24
Performers: Didyk, Misha; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Opolais, Kristine; Toczyska, Stefania
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

Based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, 'The Gambler' is a dark study of human failings and the corruptive power of money. The...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Carlos Acosta / Romeo & Juliet / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-09-29

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Conductors: Gruzin, Boris
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Following his awesome 'Spartacus' DVD on Decca, ballet superstar Carlos Acosta dances as one of the two "starcrossed lovers" in Shakespeare's timeless tragedy - presented...continue...
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Verbier Festival Highlights 2008 / Argerich, Bell, Bashmet, Maisky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-07-28

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore; Argerich, Martha; Bashmet, Yuri; Bell, Joshua; Capucon, Gautier; Colombet, Pierre; Eischenbroich, Leonard; Frost, Martin; Gringolts, Ilya; Guerrier, David; Herzog, Mathieu; Kragge...
Conductors: ; Honeck, Manfred; Maisky, Mischa
Ensemble: Ebene Quartet; UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra

The Verbier Festival is one of the most prestigious classical music events, thanks to an outstanding programming in the gorgeous Swiss Alps framework. For the...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Nikolai Lugansky in Recital / Liszt, Chopin, Janacek, Prokofiev, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-07-28

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; Sergei Prokofiev: Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S...
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai

Run Time: 79 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Grigory Sokolov Live in Paris / Beethoven, Vardapet, Prokofiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-06-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pastorale); Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Komitas Vardapet: Dances (6) for ...
Performers: Sokolov, Grigory

A dim light picks out the outlines of the hall. Suddenly a massive shadow appears and moves swiftly over to the keyboard. There follows the...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
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Prokofiev: The Love of Three Oranges / Haitink/LPO, Maurice Sendak [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Performers: Bryson, Roger; Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Hetherington, Hugh; Kimm, Fiona; Lea, Yvonne; Moore, Susan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne's production of 'The Love of Three Oranges' is nothing short of a sizzling visual extravaganza. The combination of Frank Corsaro's innovative direction and the...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Prokofiev: War and Peace / Bertini/Opera Nationale de Paris, Guryakova, Gunn [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-04-28

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: War and Peace, Op. 91
Performers: Brubaker, Robert; Gerello, Vassili; Gunn, Nathan; Guryakova, Olga; Kit, Mikhail; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Margita, Stefan; Matorine, Vladimir; Obraztsova, Elena; Poretsky, Susanna; Zaremba, Elena; Zimnenk...
Conductors: Bertini, Gary
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

When Sergei Prokofiev started work on a new opera, having just finished his opera 'Betrothal in a Monastery', he could not have envisaged that the...continue...
Run Time: 289 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spa...continue...

A Portrait of Maya Plisetskaya / The dancer, the woman, the teacher [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2009-03-03

Works: Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Don Quixote; Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Maurice Ravel: Boléro
Performers: Plisetskaya, Maya

Dominique Delouche is one of the world’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers. A retrospective of his ballet films was presented just last summer by the Film...continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman / Violin Concertos of Prokofiev & Elgar / Rozhdestvensky [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Sir Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Or...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

The great Israeli-born violinist Itzhak Perlman has already left a huge number of sound recordings of his interpretations; but it adds an extra dimension to...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
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Chaliapin: The Enchanter Remembering The Great Russian Bass [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-01-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Chaliapin, Feodor

Fyodor Chaliapin was one of the greatest opera singers Russia ever produced. His talent was simply colossal. With a naturally beautiful voice, a strong physical...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English
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David Oistrakh in Recital (1965) / Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Debussy & Brahms [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2008-12-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 7 in C minor, Op. 30 no 2; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Sergei Prokofiev:...
Performers: Kogan, Leonid; Kogan, Pavel; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor; Petrushansky, Vsevolod
Conductors: Terian, Mikhail
Ensemble: Moscow Conservatory Chamber Orchestra

Run Time: 72 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
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Prokofiev: Cinderella / Koen Kessels/Paris Opera, Letestu, Martinez [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87
Performers: Letestu, Agnes; Martinez, Jose; Phavorin, Stephane; Pujol, Laetitia; Romoli, Wilfried
Conductors: Kessels, Koen
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Ballet; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Rudolf Nureyev's colourful, "movie-star" version of Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' retains the classic Perrault story but sets it in America during the difficult years of the Great...continue...
Run Time: 185 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, Fr...continue...

Prokofiev: Cinderella / Zurich Ballet/Fedoseyev [DVD]

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

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87
Performers: Jermakov, Stanislav; Seneca, Karine
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

Heinz Spoerli’s Zurich Ballet Cinderella production, filmed as a musical from Hollywood, turned out to be a huge success at its premiere and must rank...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Emil Gilels plays Beethoven, Prokofiev, J.S. Bach / Vol. 3 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2008-08-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Pieces (10)...
Performers: Gilels, Emil

Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Rozhdestvensky/Bolshoi Ballet, Ulanova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-07-29

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

An historic performance by the legendary Galina Ulanova highlights this lush production of the ever-popular ballet. Choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky and conducted by world-famous Gennadi...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Alexis Weissnberg Plays Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Prokofiev, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-06-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for piano (for left hand alone), Op. 9; Sergei Rachma...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'ORTF

Alexis Weissenberg's spectacular technique and individual way of playing have made a lasting impression on twentieth-century art of piano- playing. With these recordings of the...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0,
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The Bolshoi Ballet II / Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible & The Stone Flower / Khachaturian: Spartacus / Glazunov: Raymonda [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-05-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116; Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57
Conductors: Zhuraitis, Algis; Kopilov, Aleksandr [cond]
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Following the sensational success of its first DVD box, Arthaus Musik now presents its second exclusive collection, which brings together four further classics from the...continue...
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Violinist David Oistrakh "Remembering a Musician" / Works by Lalo, Tchaikovsky Prokofiev & Schumann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-03-25

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav

Violin virtuoso David Oistrakh was an artist dedicated to music in all forms; violin, conducting, chamber music and teaching. In the 1930's, following a very...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Sting, Abbado/Chamber Orch. Of Europe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Performers: Sting
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors in a fairytale world inhabited by Muppet-like characters....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Prokofiev: Symphony 5 / R. Strauss: Death & Transfiguration / Celibidache/RAI Torino [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-08-28

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

The conductor Sergiu Celibidache was a legend in his own lifetime, mesmerising orchestras with his intensity and brilliance, both in rehearsals and in performances -...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Country of Origin: USA
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A Bolshoi Bal: Prokofiev and Stravinsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2007-07-10

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Don Quixote; Igor Stravinsky: La baiser de la fée
Performers: Gorbatsevich, Vanya; Malakhov, Vladimir; Popko, Tatiana; Struchkova, Raisa; Vasiliev, Vladimir; Vasilieva, Ludmila; Yatsenko, Tatiana
Conductors: Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: ; Moscow Classical Ballet Orchestra; Nemirovich-danchenko Music Theatre Orchestra

Two twentieth-century ballets scored by two of Russia's greatest composers. 'Le Baiser de la Fee,' with music by Stravinsky, features the sublime dancing of Vladimir...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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