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The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Verdi: La Traviata / Haitink/LPO, Mclaughlin, Macneil, Ellis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-08-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Ellis, Brent; Macneil, Walter; McLaughlin, Marie
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivacious, young soprano Marie McLaughlin is magnificent as the ill-fated courtesan Violetta in this passionate production of Giuseppe Verdi's timeless classic, directed by the internationally...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'Translucence, transparency - warmth' are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven's only opera, and all are...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1023D. 'Translucence, transparency...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Haitink, Thomas Allen [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; [Peter Grimes] Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bovino, Maria; Dean, Stafford; Jenkins, Neil; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Keenlyside, Simon; Rayne, Patricia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Walker, Sarah; Webster, Gillian; Wil...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

BBC Music Magazine
A wonderfully sung Peter Grimes, with superb orchestral support
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Personnel: David Greenwood (sound effects).

Recording information: Watford Town Hall (06/22/1992-06/28/1992)....continue...

Essential Mozart

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Desderi, Claudio; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Welser-Möst, Franz; Leppard,...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

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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Verdi: Falstaff / Haitink/Royal Opera House, Bryn Terfel, Barbara Frittoli [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Frittoli, Barbara; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The spectacular opening production of London's newly-restored Royal Opera House, first broadcast live on BBC television in December 1999, brings a riot of color to...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English
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The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...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...

Mozart: Così fan tutte K 588 / Haitink, Vaness, Ziegler, Watson, Aler, Duesing, London PO, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-09-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Desderi, Claudio; Duesing, Dale; Isepp, Martin; Truman, Robert; Vaness, Carol; Watson, Lillian; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
With speeds often more measured than usual, Haitink's EMI version still conveys the sparkle of a live performance at Glyndebourne. The excellent teamwork, consistently...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Haitink, Morris, Marton, Jerusalem, Adam, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, et al

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Haage, Peter; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Johanss...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Richard Wagner's tetralogy 'The Ring of the Nibelung' remains, quite simply, one of the largest-scale works of art ever conceived. With a total performance time...continue...

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

Courbet - les musiques - Chopin, etc / Sokolov, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 14 in E flat minor, Op. 28/14, CT. 179; Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Hector Berlioz: Symphoni...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Cabasso, Laurent; Engerer, Brigitte; Gastinel, Anne; Guy, François-Frederic; Heisser, Jean-François; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Hurel, Juliette; ...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Eschenbach, Christoph; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Lombard, Alain; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; ORTF National Orchestra

Courbet's output displays an astonishing range of subjects, styles, and formats. It conveys a well-nigh revolutionary creative force which may recall that of the great...continue...

5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with...continue...
Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Falstaff, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore / Royal Opera House / Terfel, Cura, et al [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Rigoletto; Il trovatore
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Auty, Peter; Barnard, Thomas; Broadbent, Graeme; Cura, José; Frittoli, Barbara; Frontiali, Roberto; Gavanelli, Paolo; Halfvarson, Eric; Hayes, Quentin; Hoare, Peter; Howell, ...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Rizzi, Carlo; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

this 3 DVD box set presents some of the world's leading artists in outstanding productions, all from the stage of the world famous Royal Opera...continue...
Run Time: 498 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Haitink, Jerusalem, Marton

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Marton, Eva; Nes, Jard van; Tomlinson, Joh...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Shostakovich: The Symphonies / Haitink, Concertgebouw, LPO

11 CD / Decca / 2006-05-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93;...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Rintzler, Marius; Söderström, Elisabeth; Varády, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Men's Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"Haitink brings out an unexpected refinement in the symphonies, a rare transparency of texture. He's helped by a recording of Decca's finest quality, vividly remastered."...continue...

Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria / Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Anne Howells [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Greig, Patricia; Howells, Anne; Hunt, Annabel; Luxon, Benjamin
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Janet Baker's searing Penelope and Luxon's noble wanderer, in keen rapport with Howells' delightful Minerva, head a magnificent cast. The recording has aged, but acceptably."...continue...
Run Time: 176 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish
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Musiques à Orsay - Debussy, etc

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-10-18

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Claude Debussy: Les a...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bauer, Marc; Beroff, Michel; Bouquet, Carole; Brezynski, Daniel; Castets, Maryse; Desjardins, Dominique; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Paul; Moragu...
Conductors: Rosenthal, Manuel; Lombard, Alain; Equilbey, Laurence; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Accentus Chamber Choir; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Frances Musee dOrsay is an historic building, in which all of the arts from the second half of the 19th century are represented. The works...continue...

100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works / Haitink, Chang

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-11-02

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Chang, Sarah; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Roocroft, Amanda; Summers, Jonathan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: The Magic Flute [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2004-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Conquet, Elizabeth; Goeke, Leo; Lott, Felicity; Luxon, Benjamin; Sandoz, May; Thomaschke, Thomas
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne's 1978 production of 'Zauberflote' received as much critical acclaim for its imaginative sets by David Hockney as for the operatic performance itself. Like the...continue...
Run Time: 163 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spa...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Haitink, Mattila, Silja, Silvasti, et al

2 CD / Erato / 2002-12-17

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Fisher, Jonathan; Hadley, Jerry; Higgins, Jennifer; Jones, Leah-Marian; Manning, Peter; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Nash, Rebecca; Pearson, Gail; Randova, Eva; Sikora, Elizabeth; Silja, Anja; S...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"This is still a very good and praiseworthy release, principally because of the incandescent performance of Karita Mattila in the title role. The Finnish soprano...continue...

Radio France - Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande /Haitink, Otter

3 CD / Naïve / 2002-01-22

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Couderec, Florence; Hery, Luc; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Naouri, Laurent; Schaer, Hanna; Varnier, Jerome; Vernhes, Alain
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

"In the 1930s Debussy's 'Pelleas et Melisande' was written off by one critic as 'fit for snobs and pederasts'. Since then we've had Desormiere, Inghelbrecht...continue...

The Art of Erna Spoorenberg in Opera - Handel, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-07-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Atalanta; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti...
Performers: Colombo, Scipio; Hoekman, Guus; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Spina, Mario; Spoorenberg, Erna
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Maag, Peter; Macal, Zdenek; Vernizzi, Fulvio

Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass; Otello; Mac...
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borodina, Olga; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; ...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Pritchard, John; Santi, Nello; Davis, Colin; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, ...
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Kirov Theater...

2001 is the Verdi Year - Verdi's 100th Anniversary. "Essential Verdi" is packed with 40 selections from the great Verdi operas sung by the greatest...continue...

Opera - Mozart: The Magic Flute (Highlights) /Haitink, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Gruberova, Edita; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Popp, Lucia; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: Don Carlos / Santi, Fernandi, Jurinac, Christoff

3 CD / Bella Voce / 1999-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aarden, Mimi; Arié, Raphäel; Bakker, Marco; Balasch, Norbert; Bastianini, Ettore; Beresford, Hugh; Brouwenstijn, Gré; Christoff, Boris; Fernandi, Eugenio; Ghiuselev, Nicolai; Hoekm...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mahler: Orchestral Songs / Haitink, Norman, Baker, King

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Norman, Jessye; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Most Famous Opera Duets

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-04-16

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Z...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Bonisolli, Franco; Brendel, Wolfgang; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre; Barbirolli, John; Barenboim, Daniel; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Giulini, Carlo Maria; S...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler: The Symphonies / Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra

10 CD / Philips Import / 1994-02-25

Performers: Ameling, Elly; Cochran, William; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dieleman, Marianne; Finnila, Birgit; Forrester, Maureen; Harper, Heather; Heynis, Aafje; Prey, Hermann; Sotin, Hans; van Bork, Hanneke
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Amsterdam Toonkunst Chorus; Collegium Musicum Amstelodamense; Netherlands Radio Chorus; Netherlands Radio Women's Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Pius X Children's Choir; St. Willibrod Boy...