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My Christmas

1 CD / Philips / 2009-11-03

Works: Irving Berlin: White Christmas; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; The Lord's Prayer; What child is this; O Tannenbaum; Cantique de Noel; John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus is coming to town; M...
Performers: Blige, Mary J.; Blooding, Courtney; Bocelli, Andrea; Bonaviri, Daniele; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Cole, Natalie; Foster, David [Composer]; Jenkins, Katherine; McEntire, Reba; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Muppets...
Conductors: Wilberg, Mack

Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocelli's 'My Christmas'. The first-ever live Christmas recording from Andrea is a heart-warming...continue...

Handel: Agrippina / Gardiner, Jones, Miles, Ragin, et al

3 CD / Philips / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina
Performers: Brown, Donna; Chance, Michael; Clarkson, Julian; Jones, Della; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Mosley, George; Ragin, Derek Lee; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Della Jones gives a masterful performance in the title role. John Eliot Gardiner has not recorded many Handel operas, nor directed many in the theatre....continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus

"This studio account of Ivan ranks with the best of Gergiev's opera recordings. The Russian choir and some notably forward timpani help Gergiev to build...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Knappertsbusch, Thomas, Dalis, London

4 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bartos, Rita; Boese, Ursula; Cervena, Sona; Dalis, Irene; Gardelli, Else-Margrete; Hotter, Hans; Janowitz, Gundula; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Moller, Niels; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus

"This is not merely one of Philips's Great Recordings but also one of the greatest sets of all time. Every time one returns to it,...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergei; Bezzubenkov, Genadij; Boitsov, Yevgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Galusin, Vladimir; Tarasova, Marianna; Tsidipova, Valentina
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"A tight, well worked and beautifully scored opera whose time must come on our stages, Sadko is like Peer Gynt with a happy ending. The...continue...
Run Time: 175 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Haitink/Berlin PO / Mahler Symphony No. 3 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-07-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Quivar, Florence
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ernst Senff Choir; Tolz Boys Choir

Renowned as one of the great Mahler interpreters of our age, Bernard Haitink conducted a now-legendary Mahler cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the...continue...
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Haitink/Berlin PO / Mahler Symphony No. 1 & 2 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-07-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Van Nes, Jard
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Available to ship on July 4th 2006, this Philips Classics DVD Video is part of a series of films from the legendary Mahler cycle performed...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Prokofiev: Betrothal In A Monastery / Netrebko, Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-09-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gergalov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Tarasova, Marianna
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Netrebko looks utterly gorgeous and sings beautifully. The crafty Don Jerome and the equally crafty Duenna are wonderfully acted and sung with great sympathy and...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
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The Rosette Collection - Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride

2 CD / Philips / 2004-09-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride, opera in 4 acts, Wq. 46
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alliot-Lugaz, Colette; Argenta, Nancy; Armstrong, Jane; Borst, Danielle; Boulin, Sophie; Flowers, Suzanne; Hall, Carol; Houghton, Lucinda; Jenkin, Nicola [Sop...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Gardiner's electrifying recording is a revelation - a dramatically paced performance of an opera that is compact and concentrated in this telling of a classical...continue...

Handel: Messiah / McNair, Otter, Marriner/Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Marriner, Neville, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took...continue...
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Gluck: Alceste / Gardiner, Von Otter, Groves, Beuron, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2002-09-10

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Fuge, Katharine; Groves, Paul; Henschel, Dietrich; Lunn, Joanne; Testé, Nicolas; Tezier, Ludovic; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"There has been no recording of the 1776 French version - musically richer, dramatically tauter and more human than the monumental, monolithic Italian original -...continue...

Philips 50 - Wagner: Die Walküre / Böhm, Bayreuth Festival

4 CD / Philips / 2002-01-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Rysanek, Leonie...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"This presents a more involving experience than any rival complete recording." -Penguin Guide "Birgit Nilsson heads the cast as an unsurpassed Brunnhilde..." -Gramophone...continue...

Verdi: Requiem

2 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Borodina, Olga; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

"From almost every point of view this is a superb version of a work whose vocal, choral and orchestral requirements...make it a severe challenge. Gergiev's...empathy...continue...
Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most tuneful, beloved composers of vocal music Italy has produced. Verdi wrote REQUIEM in honor of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist he greatly admired. Acc...continue...

Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges / Gergiev, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2001-02-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Love for three oranges
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Bulycheva, Zlata; Diadkova, Larissa; Gerelo, Vassily; Karasev, Grigory; Kit, Mikhail; Korzhenskaya, Olga; Kuznetsov, Fyodor; Morozov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin;...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Recorded live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, this is the Kirov at its considerable best. 'The Love for Three Oranges' is very much an ensemble piece...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Davis, Vickers, Harper, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1999-06-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Cahill, Teresa; Dobson, John; Harper, Heather; Lanigan, John; Pashley, Anne; Payne, Patricia; Robinson, Forbes; Summers, Jonathan; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Gergiev, Kirov Opera

3 CD / Philips / 1997-01-28

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla
Performers: Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bogachova, Irina; Diadkova, Larissa; Gorchakova, Galina; Kit, Mikhail; Marusin, Yuri; Netrebko, Anna; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus

Birgit Nilsson Sings Wagner

2 CD / Philips / 1996-11-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Parsifal; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bailey, Norman; Brilioth, Helge; Greindl, Josef; Ludwig, Christa; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Davis, Colin; Gerdes, Otto; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

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: The Best of the Ring / Böhm, Nilsson, Rysanek, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Greindl, Josef; Hesse, Ruth; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Neidlinger, Gustav [B...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

The Best of Handel / Marriner, Schröder, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Chorzempa, Daniel; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Heynis, Aafje; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Lagoya, Alexandre; Pépin, And...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Gillesberger, Hans; Davis, Colin, Sir; Schröder, Jaap; Maazel, Lorin; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; Lo...

Christmas with the Academy / Sir Neville Marriner

1 CD / Philips / 1994-11-15

Works: Traditional: Past three o'clock; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; Quelle est cette odeur agréable?; Il est né, le divin enfant; Still, still, still; The Ho...
Performers: Birch, John; Bostridge, Ian; Boulter, Eleanor; Finley, Gerald; Fowler-Watt, Andrew; Joshua, Rosemary; Postle, Leslie; Roper, David
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Davis, Price, Serra, Schreier

2 CD / Philips / 1994-10-11

Performers: Adam, Theo; McLaughlin, Marie; Melbye, Mikael; Moll, Kurt; Murray, Ann; Price, Margaret; Schreier, Peter; Schwarz, Hanna; Serra, Luciana; Tear, Robert; Venuti, Maria
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Chorus

Mozart: Great Choral Works / Davis, Donath, Knight, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1994-01-18

Performers: Davies, Ryland; Dean, Stafford; Donath, Helen; Knight, Gillian; Knight, Janice; Minton, Yvonne; Nienstedt, Gerd
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: War and Peace / Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera

3 CD / Philips / 1993-09-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphonic Suite from 'War and Peace'
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bogachova, Irina; Boitsov, Evgeny; Borodina, Olga; Bulatov, Mikhail; Chazanova, Julia; Chepkov, Antatoli; Chernykhovsky, Mikhail; Fedotov, Evgeny; Filatova,...
Conductors: Strautman, Giorgy; Vasiliev, Alexandr; Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Handel: Messiah / Marriner, McNair, von Otter, Chance, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1992-11-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Hadley, Jerry; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Marriner, Sir Neville; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Personnel: Jerry Hadley (tenor); Sylvia McNair (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Mark Bennet (trumpet); John Constable (harpsichord); Ian On Awi Watson (organ).

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Complete Mozart Edition Vol 44 - La Clemenza di Tito / Davis

2 CD / Philips / 1992-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Herbert, Ian; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lowe, Frederick; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Popp, Lucia; Von St...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor / Gardiner, McNair, Montague

1 CD / Philips / 1988-08-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Alastair; Montague, Diana; Robson, Anthony; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, etc / Davis, Te Kanawa, et al

1 CD / Philips / 1986-01-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Ryland; Howell, Gwynne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra