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

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

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

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

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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

A Romantic Songbook - Songs by Loewe, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann / Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Justus Zeyen, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Im Abe...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Handel: Arias / Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 639; Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283; Samson, HWV 57; Berenice Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38; Alcina, HWV 34; Orlando, HWV 31; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49; Semele, HW...
Performers: Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (07/1997)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan / The Beethoven Collection [13 CDs]

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Cole, Vinson; Cuberli, Lella; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Janowitz, Gundula; Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Spierer, Leon; Van Dam, Jose; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

A legend in his lifetime for his interpretations of Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan recorded a large swathe of the composer’s oeuvre. On this specially priced...continue...

Tell It Like It is / Thomas Quashoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-27

Performers: Chastenier, Frank; Frank, Martina; Gauchel, Walter; Grabandt, Christian; Haffner, Wolfgang; Ilg, Dieter; Muller, Bruno [Guitar]; Newland, Jay; Quasthoff, Michael; Quasthoff, Thomas; Reissmann, Wieland

Anna Netrebko: Live At The Met

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Sergey Prokofiev: Voyna i mir (War and Peace); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Alagna, Roberto; Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Beczala, Piotr; Brauer, Cecilia; Calleja, Joseph; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Florez, Juan Diego; Halfvarson, Eric...
Conductors: Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Cambreling, Sylvain; Benini, Maurizio; Fisch, Asher; Domingo, Placido; Armiliato, Marco; Levine, James

Our generation's greatest performer on the Met Stage showcases her finest performances in one collection. Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on...continue...
Recording information: Metropolitan Opera, NY (2002-2010)....continue...

Baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo sings Mozart Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Alcandro, lo confesso ... Non so d'onde viene, K. 512; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Così fan tutte, K 588; Così dunque tra...
Performers: Agnoletto, Giannandrea; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Filippone, Dora; Ghio, Davide; Lukic, Relja
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

From the outset of his career, bass-baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo has been the pre-eminent Mozart man in his Fach. For his all-Italian Mozart album under Gianandrea...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Regio di Torino, Sala Regia, Turin (06/2010)....continue...

Plácido Domingo: The Opera Collection [26 CDs]

26 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

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

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

Pergolesi Collection / Abbado, Carmignola, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Concerto for Violin in B flat major; Salve Regina; Mass (Kyrie & Gloria), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F major (4 versions); Salve regina, for countertenor & ...
Performers: Antonaz, Laura; Balducci, Antonella; Bertotti, Lavinia; Cangemi, Veronica; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dominguez, Rosa; Gallo, Lucio; Grandini, Alfredo; Harnisch, Rachel; Kleiter, Julia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Pergolesi Year 2010 celebrates the birth 300 years ago of a first rank composer. Had Pergolesi not died young, his name would rank among the...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

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

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

Carols and Christmas Songs / Bryn Terfel

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-02

Performers: Aston, Ryan; Band, Caryl Parry Jones; Crosby, Bing; Cynan, Geraint; Edwards, Gwawr [Vocals]; Finch, Catrin; Hopkins, Nigel; Isaac, Myfyr; Jones, Caryl Parry; Parry, Non; Phillips, Christian; Rhys-Wil...
Conductors: Evans, Tecwyn; Trotter, John Scott; Jones, Caryl Parry

World-renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is the heart and soul of this album's special assemblage of Welsh and international top talent for a very personal, intimate...continue...

Live On Stage / Fritz Wunderlich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gioachino Rossini: Der Barb...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Heater, Claude; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Knapp, Josef...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Prêtre, Georges; Kempe, Rudolf; Wallberg, Heinz; Krips, Josef

Fritz Wunderlich, Germany's greatest tenor in the 20th century - and one of the greatest tenors of all time - would have celebrated his 80th...continue...

Bad Boys

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-04-13

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Kur...
Performers: Crafoord, Balcarras [Tenor Vocal]; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Daniel, Paul

'Bad Boys' is a line up of some of the most unscrupulous, cynical, devious, roguish musical villains of the opera stage. Bryn Terfel calls them...continue...
Recording information: Stockholm, Bersaldhallen (03/2009)....continue...

Mahler: Symphonies / Bernstein

11 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Symphony no 9 in D major; Symphony no 5 in C sha...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Dicterow, Glenn; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Riegel, Kenneth; Scholz, Rudolf; Smith, Philip [Trumpet...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Unsurpassed in many people's opinions, this 11-CD set of recordings captures Leonard Bernstein at his very best. Including the Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and...continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

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

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

La Boheme / Puccini,Netrebko,Villazon, De Billy

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-11-23

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Bracci, Tiziano; Cabell, Nicole; Daniel, Boaz; Degout, Stephane; Kowaljow, Vitalij; Netrebko, Anna; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

This recording is the original soundtrack to one of the first opera movies created especially for a theatrical screening. 'La Boheme: The Highlights' of the...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, Germany (04/2007)....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

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

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

Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Luisi, Netrebko, Garanca, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-05

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera
Performers: Bracci, Tiziano; Calleja, Joseph; Garanca, Elina; Gleadow, Robert; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

'I Capuleti e I Montecchi' is one of the loveliest and most moving of bel canto operas, though not among the more frequently performed. When...continue...

Haydn: Italian Arias / Thomas Quasthoff, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-01-20

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'infedeltà delusa, H 28 no 5; Orlando paladino, H 28 no 11; Armida; L'isola disabitata; La fedeltà premiata, H 28 no 10; L'incontro improvviso, H 28 no 6; La vera c...
Performers: Kuhmeier, Genia; Quasthoff, Thomas; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Conductors: Von der Goltz, Gottfried

Three-time Grammy Award and 2006 'Grammy Singer of the Year' winner Thomas Quasthoff offers a new album of rarely performed Haydn arias. Though known mostly...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...

Puccini: La Bohème / De Billy, Netrebko, Villazón, Cabell, Daniel, Degout, Kowaljow, Bavarian Radio SO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Bracci, Tiziano; Cabell, Nicole; Connors, Kevin; Daniel, Boaz; Degout, Stéphane; Haußler, Gerald; Kowaljow, Vitalij; Nahmer, Nicolas von der; Netrebko, Anna; Villazón, Rolando
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

"Both voices are dramatic, thick and colourful... [Netrebko's] is quite an instrument, built for soaring atop luscious Puccinian orchestrations which it does here with ease,...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Karajan, Rysanek, Ludwig, Thomas, Berry, Wiener Staatsoper, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dutoit, Laurence; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hoffmann, Grace; Kreppel, Walter; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Popp, Lucia; Rysan...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The casting was absolutely magnificent, offering us the finest voices and well-drawn characters involved in significant drama." -Die Presse...continue...

Haydn: The Creation / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Persson, Miah; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Chetham's Chamber Choir

"McCreesh has worked wonders with this popular but difficult score, and the Gabrieli Consort and Players produce a performance of considerable electricity... The orchestral and...continue...

Mozart: Requiem, "Coronation" Mass / Karajan, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317
Performers: Krenn, Werner; Scholz, Rudolf; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein

The two choral works here are ideally coupled, because they were recorded consecutively in late September 1975. The French review magazine 'Diapason' wrote of this...continue...

R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Bohm/VPO, Janowitz, Kollo, Gruberova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Berry, Walter; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Kollo, Rene; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD features an ideal Straussian cast and conductor in Filippo Sanjust’s enchanting Vienna State Opera production from 1978. Karl Bohm conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: La Traviata / Scotto, Raimondi, Bastianini, Votto

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bonato, Armanda; Carbonari, Virgilio; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Raimondi, Gianni; Ricciardi, Franco; Scotto, Renata; Tavolaccini, Giul...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The first of Scotto's two studio recordings of Traviata finds her in fresher voice than her later attempt under Muti, though her colleagues...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 / Karajan, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Schreier, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein

"his (Karajan's) 1977 account is the most inspired in its insightin the finale, the concluding eruption has an animal excitement rarely heard from this highly...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Böhm, Milnes, Schreier, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Duesing, Dale; Macurdy, John [Bass Vocals]; Mathis, Edith; Milnes, Sherrill; Schreier, Peter; Taussig, Walter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"A drama of cruel appetites and damnation. Milnes takes charge of his fate as few other recorded Giovanni's have...an outstanding release." -Met Opera Guide...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Serafin, Bergonzi, Stella, Cossotto

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonato, Armanda; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Ricciardi, Franco; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"Blessed with Serafin's lithe, clear, unforced conducting...and a cast all of whose members are Italian." -Gramophone...continue...

Tutto Mozart! / Bryn Terfel, Sir Charles Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Io ti lascio, K Anh 245; Così fan tutte, K 588; Warnung, K 433 (416c); Così dunque tradisci...Aspri rimo...
Performers: Lawson, Greg; Persson, Miah; Rice, Christine; Terfel, Bryn; Watkin, David; Williams, Duncan
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Bryn Terfel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have been very good to one another. No composer has provided the great Welsh bass-baritone with more congenial roles,...continue...

Consider, My Soul - Thomas Quasthoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H...
Performers: Kettmann, Jorg; Lorenz, Andreas; Maass, Stefan; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmutzler, Markus; Scobel, Ulrike
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Thomas Quasthoff follows his internationally acclaimed and Grammy winning 'Bach Cantatas' recording with an atmospheric program of sacred arias, including selections from oratorios by Bach,...continue...

The Mozart Album / Netrebko, Quasthoff, Garanca, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-08-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Fl...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Miklósa, Erika; Netrebko, Anna; Pape, René; Persson, Miah; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rice, Christine; Strehl, Christoph; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra Mozart; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

"This is a gem - and a tribute not only to the composer but to some of today's best Mozart singers. Pride of place is...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Gruberová, Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Orch.[DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Dernesch, Helga; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gruberova, Edita; Jurinac, Sena; Prey, Hermann
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD features Frederica von Stade in Rossini's adaptation of the classic Cinderella story. Included is the beautiful 'Nacqui all'affanno' aria. Engelbert Humperdinck's classic opera...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Sinopoli, Plowright et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bruson, Renato; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Curtis, Mark; Plowright, Rosalind; Pons, Juan; Rigby, Jean; Salomaa, Petteri; Tomlinson, John; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vo...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers

Here is a star-studded cast of principals who give their all along with an exceptionally strong line-up of secondary characters, especially Agnes Baltsa as Preziosilla....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies No. 7-9 / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: The Symphonies / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

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

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

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Bernstein Collectors Edition - Mahler III: Symphonies 8-10

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 8 in E flat major; Das Lied von der Erde; Symphony no 9 in D major
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; King, James [Vocals]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Riegel, Kenneth; Scholz, Rudolf; Van Dam, Jose; Ze...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"People are always saying that I exaggerate Mahler even more, which is so stupid, because you cannot exaggerate Mahler enough! To play any Mahler symphony,...continue...

Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Price, Giacomini, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Courtney, James; Darrenkamp, John; Fissore, Enrico; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Jones, Isola; Kesling, Diane; Laciura, Anthony; Nucci, Leo; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Simple Gifts

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...
Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue...
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Puccini: La Boheme / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Monk, Allan; Niska, Maralin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka, Paul; Scotto, Renata; Tajo, Italo; Velis, Andrea; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Karajan, Corelli, Price, Simionato

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Dutoit, Laurence; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zimmer, Rudolf
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Terfel, Fleming, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Groves, Paul; Kopcak, Sergej; Kringelborn, Solveig; Relyea, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The new DVD release features Mozart's darkest operatic masterpiece with a superb cast featuring Renee Fleming and Bryn Terfel, masterfully conducted by James Levine with...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Mahler: Lieder / Otter, Quasthoff, Urmana, Boulez, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Rückert Lieder (5); Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Urmana, Violeta; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This splendid disc conveniently includes all of Mahler's songs, except for the 'Jugendzeit Lieder und Gesange' and the 'Wunderhorn' songs. Boulez is not as laid...continue...

Sempre Libera [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Concetti, Andrea; Mingardo, Sara; Netrebko, Anna; Pirgu, Saimir; Reckert, Sascha; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Verdi Chorus Milan

BBC Music Magazine
Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies.
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Bach: Cantatas / Quasthoff, Kussmaul, Berliner Solisten

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Kussmaul, Rainer
Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten

"Quasthoff has a fine voice for Bach, sturdy and rich through his entire range. He brings his skills as a lieder singer to the darker...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlos / Abbado, Domingo, Ricciarelli, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Bramante, Aldo; Bullo, Libero; Cerri, Gaspare; Corbelli, Alessandro; Domingo, Placido; Fontaine, Serge; Gernone, Sebastiano; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grella, Bruno; Maz...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lizzio, Franco
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra