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Mozart: Die Zauberflote / Fischer, Beczala, Roschmann, Salminen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Rancatore, Desiree; Roschmann, Dorothea; Roth, Detlef; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Mozart's final opera, Die Zauberflöte, is also his most famous. Since its 1791 premiere, this masterpiece's fairy tale plot, eccentric characters and fantastic setting have...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Span...continue...

Mozart Opera Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Il re Pastore; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Lucio Silla; Der Schauspie...
Performers: Baur, Markus; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Coburn, Pamela; Fischer, Andreas; Fischer, Thierry; Gassmann, Frank; Gienger, Stefan; Gruberova, Edita; Hampson, Thomas; Holl, Robert; Hollweg, W...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Highlights / Zubin Mehta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Daszak, John; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Milling, Stephen; Ryan, Lance; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Siegel, Gerhard; Uusitalo, Juha; Wilson,...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencian Community Orchestra

Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Highlights / Zubin Mehta [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Daszak, John; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Milling, Stephen; Ryan, Lance; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Siegel, Gerhard; Uusitalo, Juha; Wilson,...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencian Community Orchestra

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A superb marketing tool for the entire cycle available on DVD and on Blu-ray. This performance and production is a great success overall and...continue...
Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spani...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...

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Mehta/Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ryan, Lukas [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Bethencourt, Eugenia; Denschlag, Daniela; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Lukas, Ralf; Matos, Elisabete; Naidu, Ann-Katrin; Prudenskaja, Marina; Ryan, Lance; Salminen, Matti; Vázquez, Pilar; Vá...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana; Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

Richard Wagner's dream of a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' becomes reality through La Fura dels Baus' visual fantasy and blending of video technology, lighting and props (often formed...continue...
Run Time: 307 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digitial 2.0
Subtitles: German, F...continue...

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Mehta/Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ryan, Lukas [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Bethencourt, Eugenia; Denschlag, Daniela; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Lukas, Ralf; Matos, Elisabete; Naidu, Ann-Katrin; Prudenskaja, Marina; Ryan, Lance; Salminen, Matti; Vázquez, Pilar; Vá...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana; Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as 701108. Richard Wagner's dream...continue...
Run Time: 307 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: German,...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Mehta/Valencian Community Orchestra / Seiffert, Salminen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-01-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bethencourt, Eugenia; Bress, Manuela; Flaitz, Bernadette; Grötzinger, Heike; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Ralston, Helen Huse; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria;...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

Wagner's dream of a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' becomes reality through La Fura dels Baus' visual fantasy and blending of video technology, lighting and props (often formed of...continue...
Run Time: 272 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: German, F...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Mehta/Valencian Community Orchestra / Seiffert, Salminen [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-01-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bethencourt, Eugenia; Bress, Manuela; Flaitz, Bernadette; Grötzinger, Heike; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Ralston, Helen Huse; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria;...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as CME 700708. Wagner's dream...continue...
Run Time: 272 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: German,...continue...

Beethoven: Essental Beethoven / Barenboim, Juilliard String Quartet, Maazel [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet for...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; ; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Juilliard String Quartet; Staatskapelle Berlin; Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Overture, symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera: this unique set of DVDs offers a representative overview of the works of one of the greatest of all...continue...
Run Time: 437 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / de Billy/Gran Teatre del Liceu [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Beaumont, Francisca; Juon, Julia; Matos, Elisabete; Obregon, Cristina; Overmann, Leandra; Polaski, Deborah; Rodriguez, Maria; Salminen, Matti; Struckmann, Falk; Treleaven, John; von Kannen, Gunter
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

In the final part of Wagner’s epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried’s world descends into falsehood and betrayal before his cursed life is ended...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / de Billy/Gran Teatre del Liceu [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Beaumont, Francisca; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Bonig, Andrea; Braun, Lioba; Clark, Graham; Halfvarson, Eric; Juon, Julia; Matos, Elisabete; Obregon, Cristina; Overmann, Leandra; Polaski, Deborah; Rod...
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

This production of 'The Ring of Nibelung' is based on the new 'Complete Edition' of the works of Richard Wagner. Performed at Barcelona's beautiful Gran...continue...
Run Time: 939 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Mehta/Orch. da la Generalitat Valenciana, Stabell, Seiffert, Meier, Trost [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Meier, Waltraud; Raimondi, Ildiko; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten; Trost, Rainer; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencia Regional Government Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra

Thunderous applause and loud cries of "bravo" greeted the premiere of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' at the inaugural performance of the first opera season in Valencia's new...continue...
Run Time: 148 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...

Weber: Der Freischutz / Harnoncourt/Zurich Opera House, Davidson, Groschel, Nielsen [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-01-27

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Clamer, Raphael; Davidson, Cheyne; Groschel, Werner; Hartelius, Malin; Nielsen, Inga; Polgar, Laszlo; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Vogel, Volker
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

A DVD release of Weber's masterpiece Der Freischütz in a production by the legendary director Ruth Berghaus. Chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera are...continue...
Run Time: 159 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...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Barenboim/La Scala, Waltraud Meier, Ian Storey, Michelle de Young [DVD]

3 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Grochowski, Gerd; Meier, Waltraud; Salminen, Matti; Storey, Ian
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Conducting without a score, Barenboim's feel for this opera is now more deep-seated than ever, and even the much-performed Prelude is breathtakingly fresh in this...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...

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...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...

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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Artist Portrait - Matti Salminen

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbi...
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Segerstam, Leif; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Monteverdi-Ensemble Des Opernhauses Zürich; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Mozart Orchestra

Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Performers: Esswood, Paul; Huttenlocher, Philippe; Minetto, Maria; Oliver, Alexander; Perry, Janet; Salminen, Matti; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Tappy, Eric; Yakar, Rachel
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

An operatic legend returns-the celebrated Zurich Monteverdi cycle of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Until the 1970s, Monteverdi had been quietly fated to academia until...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, LPCM Stereo, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
Countr...continue...

Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Monteverdi Opera Boxed Set [5 DVD Box Set]

5 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; L'Incoronazione di Poppea; L'Orfeo
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Hollweg, Werner; Huttenlocher, Philippe; Salminen, Matti; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Tappy, Eric; Turban, Dietlinde; Yakar, Rachel
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

An operatic legend returns-the celebrated Zurich Monteverdi cycle of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Until the 1970s, Monteverdi had been quietly fated to academia until...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Wagner: Die Walküre / Haitink, Martón, Studer, Salminen

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-10-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Kunz, Ursula; Lilowa, Margarita; Marton, Eva; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Soldh, Anita; Studer, Cheryl; W...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte; Don Giovanni; Cecilia Bartoli, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus And Orch. Of The

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-10-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bartoli, Cecilia; Chausson, Carlos; Gilfrey, Rodney; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Sacca, Roberto; Salminen, Matti; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Two lovely Da Ponte operas, Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni, with two of the most accomplished top stars of classical music, Cecilia Bartoli and...continue...
Run Time: 486 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, Frenc...continue...

Wagner: Gotterdamerung / Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-08-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Beaumont, Francisca; Juon, Julia; Matos, Elisabete; Obregon, Cristina; Overmann, Leandra; Polaski, Deborah; Rodriguez, Maria Antonia; Salminen, Matti; Struckmann, Falk; Treleaven, John; von Kannen, G...
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceo Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceo Orchestra

In the final part of Wagner's epic cycle, 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', Siegfried's world descends into falsehood and betrayal before his cursed life is ended...continue...
Run Time: 284 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

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

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Germany
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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...

Verdi: Aida / Barenboim, Pavarotti, Varáday, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2005-01-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Engert, Ruthild; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Horn, Volker; Pavarotti, Luciano; Salminen, Matti; Stamm, Harald; Toczyska, Stefania; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

Elämäni lauluja: A Finnish Songbook

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-10-07

Works: Oskar Merikanto: Soi vienosti murheeni soitto (Play Softly, Thou Tune of My Mourning), song for voice & piano, Op. 36; Merellä (At Sea), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4; Vallinkorvan laulu, Op ...
Performers: Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Matti Salminen is one of the leading bass singers of our time. The winner of two Grammys built his career on powerful performances of Wagner,...continue...
Matti Salminen's recital includes a generous selection of late Romantic Finnish art songs and folk songs, with orchestral accompaniment. The songs, with just a few exceptions, have the darkness and pa...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Kubelik, Weikl, Moll, Minton, et al

4 CD / Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bracht, Roland; King, James [Vocals]; Mazura, Franz; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Moll, Kurt; Orth, Norbert; Reppel, Carmen; Salminen, Matti; Schiml, Marga; Seibel, Marianne; Sonnenschein, Suzann...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Aho: Symphony no 3; Mussorgsky / Vänskä, Lahti SO, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-04-05

Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 3; Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and dances of death
Performers: Kuusisto, Jaakko; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The first thing that hits you about this disc is the extraordinary range and quality of the sound. As Aho's Third Symphony edges in from...continue...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Haggander, Marianne; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Siegfried / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Upshaw, Dawn; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Levine/Met, Behrens, Salminen, Ludwig [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lisowska, Hanna; Ludwig, Christina; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [7 DVD Set]

7 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Götterdämmerung; Siegfried; Die Walküre; Das Rheingold
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"DVD's second 'Ring' cycle deserves a warm welcome, however qualified. None of the video-recorded versions can be called ideal; but the Met cycle has plenty...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Mastered
Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Baker, Mark; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Engert, Ruthild; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruber, Andrea; Haggander, Marianne; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kelm, Lind...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is an economical way to own one of the most celebrated Ring Cycles in recorded history. "The glory of the cycle is the conclusion,...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2002-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Gilfry, Rodney; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Sacca, Roberto; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Zurich Opera House was staged by the highly creative team of conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, dirctor Jurgen Flimm and...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
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Verdi: Aida / Harnoncourt, Borodina, Gallardo-Domas, et al

3 CD / Teldec / 2001-09-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Borodina, Olga; Gallardo-Domas, Cristina; Hampson, Thomas; La Scola, Vincenzo; Polgar, Laszlo; Pomberger, Josef; Roschmann, Dorothea; Salminen, Matti; Schuh, Hans Peter; Singer, Walter; Streit, Kurt
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Beethoven - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kokinos, Nelly; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Salminen, Matti; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Fiedler, Arthur; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Abbado, Keenlyside, Remiglio, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-08-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Heilmann, Uwe; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Pace, Patrizia; Remigio, Carmela; Salminen, Matti; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

For the first time on disc, opera lovers can enjoy Bryn Terfel performing the role for which he has won international acclaim - Leporello in...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Highlights / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1996-09-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Gruberova, Edita; Keller, Peter; Salminen, Matti; Scharinger, Anton; Schmid, Edith
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Opera Scenes from Savonlinna

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Alamikkotervo, Aki; Auvinen, Ritva; Gronroos, Walton; Hynninen, Jorma; Krause, Tom; Lindroos, Peter; Rundgren, Bengt; Ruohonen, Seppo; Ruotus), Ulla Sippola (The Lady of; Ryhanen, Jaakko; Salminen, M...
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Haatanen, Kyosti; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

Matti Salminen sings Opera Arias

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gi...
Performers: Palli, Ilkka; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights / Barenboim, Furlanetto, Tomlinson, Salminen, Meier, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / Erato / 1994-06-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Borwitzky, Ottomar; Carthy, Nicholas; Cuberli, Lella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Heilmann, Uwe; Meier, Waltraud; Pertusi, Michele; Rodgers, Joan; Rosenthal, Willi; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Basic 100 Vol 1 - Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Mehta

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Salminen, Matti; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Barenboim, Cuberli, Meier, Rodgers

3 CD / Erato Import / 1992-02-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Borwitzky, Ottomar; Carthy, Nicholas; Cuberli, Lella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Heilmann, Uwe; Meier, Waltraud; Pertusi, Michele; Rodgers, Joan; Rosenthal, Willi; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Beethoven: Ninth Symphony / Mehta, Price, Horne, NY Phil

1 CD / RCA Records / 1990-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Salminen, Matti; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: New York Choral Artists