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Armonie Dello Spirito - sacred music from Gregorian chant to Palestrina, Frescobaldi, Perosi and beyond / Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina -Palombella [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30

Works: Giovanni Palestrina: Canite tuba; Hodie Christus natus est; Dum complerentur dies pentecostes; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Ricercare 5th tone (doubtful); Ricercare 6th tone (doubtful); Tomá...
Conductors: Palombella, Massimo
Ensemble: Cappella Musicale Pontificia "Sistina"

The Capella Musicale Pontificia "Sistina" - known the world over as the "Choir of the Pope" - is one of the oldest and most prestigious...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DD 5.1
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Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo- Ma, Stuart Cuncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Deluxe Edition [CD & DVD-Video]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-10-22

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

The Goat Rodeo Sessions has sold over 160,000 albums, debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 chart (Yo-Yo Ma's highest debut), #1 on Billboard's...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

The Grand Organ of Canterbury Cathedral / John Robinson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Priory / 2011-10-11

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Alfred Hollins: Song of Sunshine for organ; Orlando Gibbons: Ground for Keyboard in A m...
Performers: Robinson, John [organ]

The Cathedral Organ was built in 1886 by Henry Willis and has been enlarged four times since then, with the latest rebuild having taken place...continue...

Sacred Music, Series One / Christophers/Sixteen, Beale [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Coro / 2010-03-09

Works: Peter Abelard: Work(s); Léonin: Work(s); Pérotin: Work(s); Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Work(s); Josquin Des Préz: Work(s); Orlande de Lassus: Work(s); William Byrd: Work(s)
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Fascinating stories, beautiful architecture, and some of the greatest music ever written - CORO brings the BBC's groundbreaking TV series to DVD! The complete first...continue...

Gesualdo; Death for Five Voices / A film by Werner Herzog / Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-02-23

Works: Carlo Gesualdo: Work(s)
Conductors: Curtis, Alan; Place, Gerald
Ensemble: Gesualdo Consort of London; Il Complesso Barocco

Bearing all the hallmarks of Herzong's eccentric and original talent, this atmopsheric documentary tells the chilling story of the sixteenth-century composer Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: French, Spanish
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The Grand Organ of Lincoln Cathedral / Colin Walsh [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Priory / 2010-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541; Orgelbüchlein; Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 733; William Byrd: Miserere for Keyboard; Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes (11) f...
Performers: Walsh, Colin

Included in the package are a DVD in 5.1 surround sound and an audio CD. Besides viewing and hearing one of the greatest Father Willis...continue...

Cantors - A Faith In Song / Miller, Mizrahi & Herstik [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Film Matters / 2009-09-22

Works: Traditional: Tumbalalaika; Ki Lo Noeh; Yedid Nefesh; Yerushalayim Shel Zahav; Kol nidre; Habet; Mayn Yiddeshe Mama; Yo M'Enamori d'un Aire; Cuando el Rey Nimrod; V'Lirushalayim Ircho; Hevenu Shalom A...
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Ensemble: The Cantors

Run Time: 75 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby 2.0
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International Festival of Luxembourg / Cyprien Katsaris [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Piano 21 / 2009-09-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Work(s); Franz Schubert: Work(s); Jacques Arcadelt: Work(s); Franz Liszt: Work(s); Olivier Messiaen: Work(s)
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

The Tribute To Pavarotti / Bocelli, Sting, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Carreras [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Eldo Di Lazzaro: Chitarra Romana; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Aaron Copland: Shall we gather; Lanny Wol...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gheorghiu, Angela; Griminelli, Andrea; Jovanotti; Kandour, Aleem; Karamazov, Edin; Lawrence, Cynthia; Milnes, Sherrill; Pausini, Laura; Pavarotti, L...
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD set contains THE star-studded official Pavarotti Memorial Concert, filmed live at the stunning ancient city of Petra, Jordan. DVD 1 includes the complete...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English (Except Concert Footage)
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The Grand Organ of York Minster / John Scott Whiteley [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Priory / 2009-02-10

Works: Louis Vierne: Toccata in B-flat minor; Remo Giazotto: Adagio; Francisco de Peraza: Medio registro alto, 1er Tono; Eugene Gigout: Scherzo in E; Toccata in B minor; Sir George Thalben-Ball: Variations ...
Performers: Whiteley, John Scott

Recording a recital gives the viewer a unique opportunity to see the performer in a manner rarely possible at a live concert. The main focus...continue...
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Countertenors / Bowman, Chance, Scholl, Somerville [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-10-28

Works: Thomas Campion: Never weather-beaten saile more willing bent to shore; John Dowland: Second Booke of Songes; Firste Booke of Songes; Thomas Ford: Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Pt 1; Henry Purcell: Sound...
Performers: Bowman, James; Chance, Michael; Drake, Julius; Miller, David [lute/guitar]; Scholl, Andreas
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Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; Ensemble Sonnerie

With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male voice is today enjoying a huge resurgence in popularity. Heirs to the celebrated castrati of the sixteenth...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Carols from King's / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-10-28

Works: Traditional: Once in Royal David's City; Quem pastores laudavere; In dulci jubilo; Angels from the realms of glory; In the bleak midwinter; Quittez pasteurs; While shepherds watched their flocks by n...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

This DVD offers, for the first time, a sumptuous experience of the college's annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols....continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: English, French, German
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Andreas Scholl: Countertenor, A Portrait [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-08-26

Works: John Dowland: Lute Songs; Dietrich Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino, omnis terra, BuxWV 64
Performers: Scholl, Andreas

This film accompanies the internationally renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl to recitals in Dresden, Schwetzingen and his home town, Kiedrich. In interviews Andreas Scholl sheds light...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian
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History of the Organ: Volume One - Latin Origins / Cabezón, Frescobaldi, Couperin et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-07-29

Works: Pierre Attaingnant: Various; Antonio de Cabezón: Various; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Various; Francisco Correa de Arauxo: Various; Francois Couperin: Various; Nicolas de Grigny: Various; Louis-Clau...

Starting out in the Verona workshop of Bartolomeo Formentelli, this volume travels through Italy, Spain and France to trace the origins, history and development of...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: Spanish
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Concert in Honour of Pope Benedict XVI / Jansons/Bavarian RSO, Palestrina, Beethoven Ninth / Documentary [DVD]

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

Works: Giovanni Palestrina: Tu es Petrus; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Schade, Michael; Stoyanova, Krassimira; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

With this DVD Arthaus Musik presents the live recording of an extraordinary concert: the Bavarian Radio Choir and Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons perform Palestrina's...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Christmas In Rome / McCreesh/Gabrieli Consort & Players [DVD]

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 588; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Quem vidistis, pastores; Giovanni Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Missa "Hodie Christus natus est"; ...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert; English Concert Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players

An inspiring concert of Renaissance and Baroque masterworks. Among the pieces performed are Palestrina's 'Christmas Mass' and Vivaldi's 'Gloria'. Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Birthday Concert For Pope Benedict XVI / Hahn / Dudamel, Stuttgart RSO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Sonata XIII; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From ...
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Filmed at the Vatican on 16 April 2007, this DVD reproduces the concert that formed the centrepiece of Pope Benedict XVI’s 80th-birthday celebrations. Also included...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Canadian Brass / Inside Brass [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Opening Day Recordings / 2007-02-13

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon no 4, for 4 parts; Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; W.C. Handy: Beale Street Blues
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Ensemble: Canadian Brass

Petit / Clavigo [DVD]

2 DVD Video / TDK / 2004-10-19

Works: Roland Petit: Clavigo
Conductors: Bernas, Richard
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra

Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play 'Clavigo', Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
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Simon Callow (Narrator); Eligio Quinteir / Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso
Conductors: Hollingworth, Robert
Ensemble: I Fagiolini

L'Amfiparnaso is the classic music theatre work of the Italian Renaissance, written just before the first opera and based on the characters of the commedia...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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