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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, May Morris, Eric Owens, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt / Levine - MET [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Erdmann, Mojca; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Owens, Eric; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Debora...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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Twilight Of The Gods - Wagner Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen / Blythe, Kaufmann, Morris, Terfel, Voigt et al. / MET, Levine

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Die Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ammann, Lindsay; Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Cano, Jennifer Johnson; Croft, Dwayne; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Diegel, Adam; Dix, Marjorie Elinor; Erdmann, Mojca; Fillmore, Molly; Gigliot...
Conductors: Levine, James; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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Recording information: Metropolitan Opera (2010-2012)....continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries / Daniel Barenboim - Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde; Die Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Richard Wagner was one of the most influential composer ever - his harmonies were revolutionary and had a major impact on the musical language of...continue...

Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande / Pierre Boulez

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-03-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Maestro Pierre Boulez's renowned lucidity makes him an extraordinary conductor of this emotionally luxuriant music.

Celebrated for championing the most daring music of the...continue...
Recording information: Suntory Hall, Tokyo (04/2003)....continue...

René Pape songs Wagner / Daniel Barenboim - Berlin State Orch.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre (The Valkyrie); Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg); Lohengrin; Parsifal; Tannhäuser
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Pape, Rene
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Orchestra

Dresden-born bass René Pape was recently honoured as a "Met Mastersinger", a distinction shared only by Renée Fleming. Pape's perfect diction, bel canto beauty of...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus Berlin Nalepastraáe, Berlin (06/2010)....continue...

The Liszt Project: Bartok, Berg, Messiaen, Ravel, et al. / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-04

Works: Franz Liszt: La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S. 200/1 (LW A319a); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Unstern (Evil star); Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este I, t...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent

Pierre-Laurent Aimard honours Franz Liszt's 200th birthday (October 22, 1811) with his most ambitious recording for Deutsche Grammophon to date. In this extensive 2-CD set,...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna (05/2011)....continue...

Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor; John Williams: Jaws; Jerry Goldsmith: The Omen; Bernard H...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Williams, John; Mauceri, John; Herrmann, Bernard; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe

All of the beloved classics that resonate within all of us as the creepiest (yet spooky fun) music we've come to associate with Halloween. This...continue...
Don't expect to hear a version of "Monster Mash" among the 11 tracks on this Halloween-themed set. These are orchestral arrangements of classical pieces that reflect the macabre side of things, includ...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Gary Lakes, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Die Walkure is the most dramatic opera in Wagner's Ring cycle. Here, this specially priced 4 CD ser with a star cast, James Levine produces...continue...

Plácido Domingo: The Opera Collection [26 CDs]

26 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Jacques Offenbach: Ga&...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Cuenod, Hugues; Domingo, Placido; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Ellis, Osian; Laciura, Anthony; Leiferkus, Sergei; Nesterenko, Evgeny; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Prestia, Giacomo; Schade, Michael;...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Marin, Ion; Prêtre, Georges; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kleiber, Carlos; Chung, Myung-Whun; Solti, Sir ...

Domingo reaches his 70th birthday and Deutsche Grammophon celebrates by releasing 'The Opera Collection', a collection of his amazingly rich DG/Decca catalog recognizing the tenor's...continue...

Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

50 Years: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Casa, Lisa della; Domingo, Placido; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Hetzel, Gerhart; Jurinac, Sena; Lorengar, Pilar; Moll, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Norman, Jessye...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fricsay, Ferenc; Abbado, Claudio; Rizzi, Carlo; Böhm, Karl; Mehta, Zubin; Bernstein, Leonard; Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Boulez, Pierre

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable music events- operas, concerts and recitals- for 50 years. Here is a unique...continue...
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Wagner/Mottl: Wesendonck Lieder; Orchestral Music

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-07-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre
Performers: Brueggergosman, Measha
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz

Deutsche Grammophon continues its successful relationship with the acclaimed Cleveland Orchestra and its chief conductor Franz Welser-Most with this thrilling all-Wagner album. The release of...continue...
Recording information: Cleveland, Severance Hall (02/2010)....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

René Pape - Gods, Kings & Demons / Sebastian Weigle, Staatskapelle Dresden

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-11

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Richard Wagner: Das Rhei...
Performers: Pape, René; Winkler, Carl-Johann
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian

The eagerly awaited DG debut solo disc from Rene Pape has arrived! The reigning operatic bass of today, Pape has created an international fan base...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Haitink/Zurich Opera; Naef; Ventris; Volle; Salminen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Groissbock, Gunther; Haunstein, Rolf; Naef, Yvonne; Salminen, Matti; Ventris, Christopher; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 256 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spani...continue...

Wagner: Tannhaeuser / Davis/Bayreuth Festival, Wenkoff, Jones, Weikl [DVD]

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Sotin, Hans; Weikl, Bernd; Wenkoff, Spas
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Gwyneth Jones bravely tackles the roles of both Elisabeth and Venus with glorious tone and splendid stage presence. This 1978 production from Bayreuth was directed...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Barenboim/Bayreuth Fest., Jerusalem, Meier [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Holle, Matthias; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Meier, Waltraud; Priew, Ute; Struckmann, Falk
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

This acclaimed 1995 Bayreuth production by Heiner Muller was conducted by Daniel Barenboim with fire and sensitivity. Siegfried Jerusalem and Waltraud Meier were the Tristan...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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"Karajan In Concert" / Berlin Philharmonic Orch., Weissenberg (piano) [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont, Op. 84; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Claud...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Truly a portrait of an artist: Over two hours devoted to classic Karajan performances - overtures, a Rachmaninov concerto, showpieces by Debussy and Ravel -...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Sawallisch/Bavarian State Orch., McIntyre, Ligendza, Winkler [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Ek, Harald; Hesse, Ruth; Ligendza, Catherina; McIntyre, Donald; Rundgren, Bengt; Winkler, Hermann
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra

The first release in any format! This 1975 film version of Wagner's romantic legend opera presented as "a ghost thriller, incredibly gripping, densely atmospheric." (Saarbrucker...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Lohengrin / Schneider/Bayreuth Festival, Frey, Studer, Schnaut, Wlaschiha [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Frey, Paul; Schenk, Manfred; Schnaut, Gabriele; Studer, Cheryl; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Acclaimed director Werner Herzog stages Richard Wagner’s classic opera, 'Lohengrin' in a lavish production filmed at the famed Bayreuth Opera House, with Peter Schneider conducting...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Karajan/Berlin PO, Fassbaender, Stewart, Schreier, Altmeyer [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Kelemen, Zoltan; Schreier, Peter; Stewart, Thomas; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This 1978 studio production of 'Das Rheingold', the prologue to 'The Ring', is the only segment of the famous Salzburg Festival/Metropolitan Opera productions, first seen...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Wagner: Parsifal / Stein/Orchester Der Bayreuther, Jerusalem, Randova, Sotin, Weikl [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Jerusalem, Siegfried; Randova, Eva; Roar, Leif; Salminen, Matti; Sotin, Hans; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Wolfgang Wagner's arrestingly beautiful production, filmed live at Bayreuth in 1981 and directed by Brian Large, features a stellar cast led by Eva Randova, Bernd...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Kollo, Meier / Barenboim [DVD]

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Becht, Hermann; Kollo, Rene; Meier, Johanna; Pampuch, Helmut; Salminen, Matti; Schunk, Robert; Schwarz, Hanna
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

"This is the most powerful 'Tristan' I've seen on DVD. The singing, acting, conducting, playing, and directing all work toward a unified whole... Barenboim's prelude...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Lohengrin / Levine/Met, Marton, Rysanek, Hofmann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-08-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Hofmann, Peter; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Raffell, Anthony; Roar, Leif; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

'The performance recorded here was the Metropolitan's 597th Lohengrin, making it the most frequently represented Wagner opera in the New York company's annals. Indeed it...continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Marton, Troyanos, Cassiliy, Levine/MET [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Cassilly, Richard; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Troyanos, Tatiana; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This classic Otto Schenk production of Tannhauser is conducted by James Levine and filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in 1982. Celebrated helden-tenor Richard Cassilly...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Meistersinger Von Nurmberg / Prey, Stien, Bayreuth Festival [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-06-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Clark, Graham; Haggander, Marianne; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Prey, Hermann; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

This production was staged and directed by Richard Wagner's grandson Wolfgang at the Beyreuth Festival in 1984. Wagner's great opera features an all-star cast led...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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The Very Best of Adagio / Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Peer Gynt; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbe, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The "Very Best of Adagio" features over 2 hours of music on two CDs, specially priced at a "2 for 1" price....continue...

Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Pierre Boulez / The Making Of The Ring (Patrice Chéreau) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-08-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; McIntyre, Donald
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

The partnership of Boulez, Chereau and Peduzzi put Wagner's Ring backat the center of controversy when their vision was unveiled at Bayreuth in 1976 to...continue...
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Wagner: Die Walkure / Boulez/Bayreuth, Mcintyre, Jones [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-08-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Clarke, Katie; Glauser, Elisabeth; Hofmann, Peter; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Killebrew, Gwendolyn; McIntyre, Donald; Salminen, Matti; Schiml, Marga; Schnaut, Gabriele; Schwarz, Hanna
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

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Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Pierre Boulez/Bayreuth [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-08-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Becht, Hermann; Hübner, Fritz; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Jung, Manfred; Killebrew, Gwendolyn; Mazura, Franz
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

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Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg / Heppner, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Grove, Jill; Heppner, Ben; Mattila, Karita; Morris, James; Pape, Rene; Polenzani, Matthew; Relyea, John
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This release features the critically acclaimed performance by Ben Heppner, Renee Pape and Karita Mittila on DVD!...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Schubert, Brahms, Wagner / Carlos Kleiber

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-10-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gotz, Werner; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Moll, Kurt; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"An expert art restorer who clears away centuries of grime to reveal a painting in its pristine glory. Kleiber... strips away the varnish from some...continue...

Midnight at Notre-Dame / Olivier Latry

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-08-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zw&ou...
Performers: Latry, Olivier

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The magical art of the transcriber clearly lives on in the French capital: just listen to the Prokofiev Toccata and your jaw is guaranteed...continue...

Wagner: Tristan Und Isold / Heppner, Eaglen, Levine/Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Dalayman, Katarina; Eaglen, Jane; Heppner, Ben; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Pape, Rene
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

For the first time on DVD, the MET's performance of Richard Wagner's great operatic hymn of love, Tristan und Isolde. This new production from the...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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