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The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; London Symphony Orchestra; Monteverdi Choir; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Berg: Lulu Suite / Prohaska, Roschmann, Larsson, Botha. Pierre Boulez

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-16

Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Boulez is an icon of today's classical scene, and close-associated with the works of Mahler, many of which he has recorded exclusively for Deutsche...continue...

New Year's Concert 2013 / Franz Welser-Most, Vienna PO (live) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Since 1939, the Vienna Philahrmonic's New Year's concert has become a tradition and the world's most famous classical music event. The list of names of...continue...
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New Year's Concert 2013 / Franz Welser-Most, Vienna PO (live) [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Sony Classical / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Since 1939, the Vienna Philahrmonic's New Year's concert has become a tradition and the world's most famous classical music event. The list of names of...continue...
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Strauss Family, Lehar: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1958-02-12&1958-02-19_1958-)....continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / René Pape, Deon Van Der Walt, Herbert Lippert, Luciana Serra. Vienna PO, Georg Solti [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-12-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Lippert, Herbert; Pape, Rene; Scharinger, Anton; Serra, Luciana; Walt, Deon Van der; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

A never-before- released performance of Mozart's magical last opera under the baton of Sir Georg Solti.

Filmed at the Salzburg Festival in the Mozart Bicentenary

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Puccini: La Boheme / Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Nino Machaidze, Massimo Cavalletti, Alessio Arduini et al. / Vienna PO, Daniele Gatti [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The incomparable Anna Netrebko follows Deutsche Grammophon's acclaimed, best-selling 2008 audio release of La Bohome.

Now you can watch Anna Netrebko perform Mimi - a

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Puccini: La Boheme / Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Nino Machaidze, Massimo Cavalletti, Alessio Arduini et al. / Vienna PO, Daniele Gatti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Arduini, Alessio; Beczala, Piotr; Cavalletti, Massimo; Colombara, Carlo; Fersini, Davide; Forster, Steven; Kalman, Peter; Machaidze, Nino; Netrebko, Anna; Schweinester, Paul
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The incomparable Anna Netrebko follows Deutsche Grammophon's acclaimed, best-selling 2008 audio release of La Bohome.

Now you can watch Anna Netrebko perform Mimi - a

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Hans Knappertsbusch conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Berlioz: Invitation to the Dance; Schubert: Marche Militaire No. 1; Strauss: Annen Polka etc.; et. al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-11-13

Works: Otto Nicolai: Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Franz Schube...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One does not associate Hans Knappertsbusch with music in the lighter vein, but this recording demonstrates not only his affinity for but also his fondness...continue...
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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 "Jupiter" / Bernstein, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / Karajan, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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A wonderful reading it is, as authoritative as its predecessors and every bit as well played but somehow more profound, more humane, more lovable if...continue...
Recording information: Vienna, musikverein, Grosser Saal (11/1988)....continue...

Schumann: Symphony no 4; R. Strauss: Death & Transfiguration / Knappertsbush, Vienna PO

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-10-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24 (TrV 158)
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD completes the series of live recordings made by Hans Knappertsbush with the Wiener Philharmonic at the beginning of the 60'. These works are...continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Gedda, Kunz, Lipp. Vienna PO, Karajan

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-10-06

Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan recorded in studio Die Zauberfloete twice: in 1950, published by Columbia (78 rpm) and a second in 1980 for Deutsche Grammophon. Unanimously,...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Sonata No. 3; Etude No. 3, Op. 10 / Lang Lang, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
Performers: Lang Lang
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: Aida / Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Giulietta Simionato, Cornell McNeil. Karajan, Vienna PO

2 CD / Lyrica / 2012-09-06

Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Bernstein conducts Beethoven: String Quartet no 16 (vers. for string orch.); Haydn: Missa in tempore belli / Blegen, Fassbaender, Ahnsjoe, Sotin, Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-08-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, H 22 no 9 "Paukenmesse"
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Released for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray, Leonard Bernstein's interpretations of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 and Haydn's Missa in tempore belli are...continue...

Bernstein conducts Beethoven: String Quartet no 16 (vers. for string orch.); Haydn: Missa in tempore belli / Blegen, Fassbaender, Ahnsjoe, Sotin, Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-08-28

Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Released for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray, Leonard Bernstein's interpretations of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 and Haydn's Missa in tempore belli are...continue...

Dances and Waves - Schoenbrunn 2012 Summer Night Concert / Gustavo Dudamel - Vienna PO; Students of the Vienna State Opera Ballet School [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer...continue...

Le registrazioni in studio Vol 2 - Mozart / Bruno Walter

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; British Symphony Orchestra; Paris Mozart Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony no 7 /Knappertsbusch, Vienna Philharmonic

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Knappertsbusch conducts Bruckner: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / Vienna PO (1961); Berlin PO (1950)

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch has always aroused controversy over his Bruckner performances due to his perceived lassitude of tempo and allegiance to first-published editions. Tempo flexibility,...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake / Karajan - Vienna PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's three classic ballets combine his remarkable gift for melody with sparkling orchestration and a real sense of theatrical magic. Herber von Karajan and the...continue...

Johann Strauss: The Blue Danube and Famous Viennese Waltzes / Karl Bohm, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Morgenbl&au...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Johann Strauss II earned the title of "Waltz King" with over 500 waltzes, polkas, several operettas and a ballet. The incomparable Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra bring...continue...

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenata Notturna; Posthorn Serenade / Bohm - Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Kirchner, Heinz; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tha main theme of the first movement of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is one of Mozart's most famous and instantly recognizable tunes. There is no record...continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 "Eroica" (live, 1952) / Furtwangler, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This Eroica, from the 1952-1953 season, was recorded from concerts and originally released on Tahra on CD in 2003. The recording was made during a...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal de Vienne (11/30/1952)....continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
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Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
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Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
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Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...