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Leonard Bernstein: Mass / Jerry Hadley, tenor; Kent Nagano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Albert, Adreinne [Vocals]; Allen, Betty; Altman, Karen; Brauns, Sigurd; Cossa, Dominic; DeVoll, Raymond; Elliott, William; Lehmann, Tobias; Magruder, Charles; Magruder, June; Manno, John; Modersohn, ...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Woodstock, Nixon and the Vietnam War were undoubtedly underlying influences on the increasingly oppressive dramaturgy of this incredible 'Theatre Piece' composed in memory of J....continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (11/2003).

Leonard Bernstein's Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers was given a mixed reception upon its premiere as the inaugural ...continue...

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Der Burger als Edelmann / Margaret Price; Sumi Jo, Gosta Winbergh - Nagano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b); Ariadne Auf Naxos; Unspecified: Ariadne auf Naxos Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM]
Performers: Cole, Steven; Jo, Sumi; Kuhn, Alfred; Mohr, Thomas; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Schafer, Markus; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Lyon National Opera Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
It is high time we had the chance to hear the artistic collaboration that Strauss and Hofmannsthal originally intended. For Strauss enthusiasts this excellent...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (04/1994/05/1994)....continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or / Nagano, Schagidullin, Levinsky, Breus, Bannik [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bannik, Ilya; Breus, Andrei; Levinsky, Ilya; Manistina, Elena; Schagidullin, Albert
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Orchestre de Paris

Now on Blu-ray, this Châtelet revival of Le Coq d'Or brings to the stage once again the great Kabuki actor Ennosuke III's striking staging of...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or / Nagano, Schagidullin, Levinsky, Breus [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-07-26

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bannik, Ilya; Breus, Andrei; Levinsky, Ilya; Manistina, Elena; Schagidullin, Albert
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Orchestre de Paris

This fairy tale with a moral/Opera in three acts is based on Pushkin's "The House of Weathercock". This exciting new release stars many incredible vocalists...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Serene Classics / Includes works by Palestrina, Bach, Tallis, Purcell and Schubert

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve regina; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Salve Regina, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book V); Missa pro defunctis a 5; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O sacrum convivium, motet...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Henschel, Dietrich; Isokoski, Soile; McDaniel, Barry; Meier, Waltraud; Munderloh, David; Viitasalo, Marita; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Jennings, Joseph; Higginbottom, Edward; Werner, Fritz; Nagano, Kent; Barenboim, Daniel; Bour, Ernest; Svetlanov, Evgeny; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Satomaa, Tauno

Unwind with Warner Classic's new release, 'Serene Classics: Music for a Calmer You". Take a micro-vacation as you relax to titles such as Salve Regina,...continue...

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Nagano, Griotton, Brunet, Isokoski [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Performers: Brunet, Sylvie; Gritton, Susan; Guilmette, Hélène; Isokoski, Soile; Resmark, Susanne; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Vernhes, Alain
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester

On stage for the first time at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich comes the opera which solidified Poulenc's reputation as a composer of fine vocal...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Nagano, Griotton, Brunet, Isokoski [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Performers: Brunet, Sylvie; Gritton, Susan; Guilmette, Hélène; Isokoski, Soile; Resmark, Susanne; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Vernhes, Alain
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester

On stage for the first time at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich comes the opera which solidified Poulenc's reputation as a composer of fine vocal...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Mahler: Rückert-Lieder; Kindertotenlieder, et al / Nagano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert-Lieder
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (05/1999)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vergessene Lieder

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2011-03-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sicheln schallen, song for voice & piano; Ich denke dein, song for voice & piano; Der Verlassene; Erinnerung; Wiegenlied ("Schlummre sanft"), song for voice & piano; Der Wasserfall...
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Mertens, Klaus; Pirner, Gitti; Roth, Detlef; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (01/2010); Kupferhaus of the Culture Forum in Planegg (Germany) (01/2010); Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (05/30/2010); Kupferhaus o...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht; Johanes Brahms: Nänie; Robert Schunann: Der Königssohn

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2011-02-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60; Johannes Brahms: Nänie, for chorus, orchestra & harp ad lib, Op. 82; Robert Schumann: Der Königssohn, fo...
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Roth, Detlef; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (05/30/2010)....continue...

Puccini: La Bohème / Nagano,

2 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Leech, Richard; Titus, Alan
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (1994-06-17_1994-06-26&1994-)....continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Kaufmann, Harteros, Nagano [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Harteros, Anja; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Wagner’s Lohengrin is the mythical tale of the mysterious Knight of the Grail, who appears to defend the princess Elsa - wrongly accused of the...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Ventris, Meier, Salminen, Nagano [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Braun, Lioba; Fox, Tom; Halfvarson, Eric; Hampson, Thomas; Meier, Waltraud; Polaski, Deborah; Salminen, Matti; Struckmann, Falk; Ventris, Christopher; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Baden-Baden Festival Choir; Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0915. Ever since...continue...
Run Time: 323 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Nagano, Burchuladze, Kotscherga [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Alexejev, Valeri; Burchuladze, Paata; Daszak, John; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Soffel, Doris; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester; Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

One of Modest Mussorgsky's great talents was his unique ability to transpose words, psychological states and even physical movements into music. Kent Nagano rises to...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Kent Nagano, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-08-18

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Grammy Award-winning conductor Kent Nagano leads the Montreal Symphony Orchestra with soloists Christian Gerhaher and Klaus Florian Vogt in an exploration of Gustav Mahler's 'Das...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Nagano/Deutsches SO, Berlin, Meier, Konig, Kringelborn [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-05-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Fox, Tom; Kringelborn, Solveig; Meier, Waltraud; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Europa Chorakademie

This is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0964. With powerful conviction,...continue...
Run Time: 279 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: Englsih, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo / Nagano, Ainsley, Breslik, Banse, Dasch, Trost [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Banse, Juliane; Breslik, Pavol; Dasch, Annette; de Mey, Guy; Humes, Steven; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra

With this wonderful production, Mozart's "Munich" opera returns to the place where it was first performed in 1781, the lovingly restored Cuvillies Theatre, a veritable...continue...
Run Time: 176 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Benjamin: Into the Little Hill, Dance Figures, Sometime Voices / Ollu, Knussen, Nagano, Komsi, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-01-13

Works: George Benjamin: Into the Little Hill, opera; Dance Figures, for orchestra; Sometime Voices, for solo voice, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Summers, Hilary
Conductors: Ollu, Franck; Knussen, Oliver; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Benjamin long held the desire to write an opera, and 'Into the Little Hill' resulted from his meeting with playwright Martin Crimp. Since its premiere,...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition

32 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-12-09

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ; Rondeau, for piano, I/24;...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Banlaky, Akos; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barker, Noelle; Cantin, Catherine; Collerette, Hélène; C...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre; ; Kreder, Jean-Paul; Davis, Andrew; Chailly, Riccardo; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: ; Members of the Ensemble Le Madrigal (Members); Sextuor Jeanne Loriod

The 2008 Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. This limited edition set from Deutsche Grammophon...continue...

Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland / Kent Nagano/Bavarian State Orch., Matthews, Rempe, Henschel [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-04-29

Works: Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland
Performers: de Mey, Guy; Henschel, Dietrich; Humes, Steven; Jansen, Cynthia; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Komsi, Pia; Matthews, Sally; Rempe, Julia; Rieger, Christian; Schneider, Stefan; Trebes, Rudiger; Watts, Andrew ...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Children's Choir; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

It is perhaps the most poetic of all children's books: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. The Korean composer Unsuk Chin has clothed the tale equally...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Munich
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Wagner: Lohengrin / Vogt, Kringelborn, Konig, Trekel, Nagano/Berlin SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-01-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Fox, Tom; Kringelborn, Solveig; Meier, Waltraud; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Schreker: Die Gezeichneten / Robert Hale / Michael Volle / Kent Nagano / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-07-25

Works: Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten
Performers: Brubaker, Robert; Hale, Robert; Schone, Wolfgang; Schwanewilms, Anne; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

"Franz Schreker (1878-1934) was at the height of his creative powers when he wrote both the music and libretto for Die Gezeichneten. As the album...continue...
Run Time: 142 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Nagano, Deutsches SO Berlin, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-09-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Brauns, Sigurd; Dawson, Lynne; Gambill, Robert; Greenberg, Sylvia; Matthews, Sally; Roth, Detlef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-05-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Braun, Lioba; Fox, Tom; Halfvarson, Eric; Hampson, Thomas; Meier, Waltraud; Polaski, Deborah; Salminen, Matti; Struckmann, Falk; Ventris, Christopher; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Baden-Baden Festival Choir; Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra

"...Lehnhoff and Kent Nagano handpicked an exceptional group of singers, as good a cast as one could assemble. The exalted level of musicianship coupled with...continue...
Run Time: 317 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: ...continue...

Artist Portrait - Kiri Te Kanawa

1 CD / Erato / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Canto d'anime, song for voice & piano; La Rondine; Turandot; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & p...
Performers: Leech, Richard; Quilico, Gino; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Titus, Alan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent; Lombard, Alain; Janowski, Marek; Legrand, Michel; Stapleton, Robin
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Coventry Cathedral Choir; London Studio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"Her singing is not simply a matter of voice, but while there are plenty of sopranos who will perform with admirable efficiency in a comparable...continue...

John Adams: El Niño / Nagano, Upshaw, White, et al

2 CD / Nonesuch Import / 2001-08-28

Works: John Adams: El Niño
Performers: Bubeck, Daniel; Chorus; Cummings, Brian; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Richards, Steven; Rickards, Steven; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

"John Adams's most recent major vocal work is not quite an oratorio nor quite an opera... so 'staged oratorio' is probably the best label for...continue...
Personnel: Dawn Upshaw (soprano); Phillip Dennis (tenor); Brian Cummings (countertenor); Willard White (baritone); Brycyn "Juvie" Evans, Robert Fardell, Martin Nelson, Simon Preece (bass voice); J&#...continue...

20/21 Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise / Nagano, Van Dam

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-08-10

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise, opera in 3 acts, I/52
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Banlaky, Akos; d'Ase, Dirk; Krause, Tom; Malmberg, Urban; Renard, Guy; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]; Van Dam, Jose; Vocal], Chris Merritt [Tenor
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

"...[St. Francois's] 1998 revival at Salzburg was captured by DG in this thrilling live recording which ranks among the label's most valuable projects. Jose van...continue...

Simply the Best Night at the Opera / Algana, Bartoli, et al

2 CD / Erato / 1999-07-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, op...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Bogart, John-Paul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Jose; Daniel, Susan; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Dubosc, Catherine; Gheorghiu, Angela; ...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Nagano, Kent; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; Lombard, Alain; Scimone, Claudio; Lenárd, Ondrej; Conlon, James; Foster, Lawrence; Barenboim, Daniel; Leppar...

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Nagano, Alagna, et al

3 CD / Erato Import / 1996-10-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bacquier, Gabriel; Boutet, Benoit; Delescluse, Jean; Dessay, Natalie; Dubosc, Catherine; Fournier, Marc; Fremeau, Jean-Marie; Jo, Sumi; Lacassagne, Christophe; Lamprecht, Doris; Lasc...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Puccini: La Bohème / Nagano, Te Kanawa, Leech, et al

2 CD / Erato / 1995-12-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Banks, Barry; Broome, Oliver; Chausson, Carlos; Ewing, Alan; Fyson, Leslie; Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Leech, Richard; Quilico, Gino; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Titus, Alan
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers