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Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 / Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra

10 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Bulycheva, Zlata; Dudinova, Liudmila; Markov, Alexey; Nikitin, Evgeny; Paasikivi, Lilli; Semishkur, Sergey; Tynan, Ailish; Yastrebova, Viktoria
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev's performances and recordings of Mahler's symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra have garnered international acclaim. They have performed the works in Europe, North...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Langree, Dessay, Castronovo, Tezier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Castronovo, Charles; De La Muela, Silvia; Dessay, Natalie; Scarabelli, Adelina; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Langree, Louis
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violleta in Vedi's La Traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-Francois Sivadier at the...continue...
Run Time: 139 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Bernstein's Mahler / Great Movements From The Symphonies [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-07-27

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 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in E fla...
Performers: Baker, Janet
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon's most successful Mahler release in recent years has been the magnificent box set (0734088) of the symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Ode To Freedom, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anderson, June; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Dresden Philharmonic Children's Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestre de Paris; Symphonieorchester des Bayerisch...

Only a few days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert in a city that was no longer divided....continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Verdi: Requiem / Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Karen Cargill, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Cargill, Karen; Neill, Stuart; Relyea, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis' series of choral master-works continues with Verdi's Requiem, a work that Davis has been conducting for much of his long career. It...continue...

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / Valery Gergiev, Elena Zhidkova, Willard White, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: White, Willard [Bass Vocals]; Zhidkova, Elena
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev is joined by two outstanding singers for his latest LSO Live release featuring Bartok's one-act opera. Despite being one of the greatest ever...continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Rudel, Sills, Plishka, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: Burrows, Stuart; Kern, Patricia; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Plishka, Paul; Sills, Beverly; Tear, Robert; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording which dates from 1973 using the uncut version of the opera has been at the top of the critics' list of recommended versions...continue...

Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album / Luciano Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca / 2009-05-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Coni, Paolo; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gibbs, John; Kavrakos, Dimitri; King, Malcolm; Lambriks, Marjon; Lloyd...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharm...

This special collection of great Verdi tenor arias is taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings - all made in the prime of his career. The...continue...

André Previn - A Celebration

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-04-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, opera-ballet in 2 parts; Ma mère l'oye; André Previn: Double Concerto for violin, contrabass & orchestra; Concerto for piano & orchestra; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartolomey, Franz; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Eder, Gotthard; Federsel, Gunter; Fleming, Renee; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gabriel, Martin; Johnson, David; Lascarro, Jua...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

DG proudly celebrates Andre Previn's 80th birthday with this deluxe, 6-CD box set featuring him as conductor, composer and performer. Previn selected his favorite recordings...continue...

Verdi: Requiem - Carreras/Price/Norman/Raimondi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Carreras, Jose; Norman, Jessye; Price, Margaret; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Giuseppe Verdi, himself an honored patriotic figure, held the poet Alessandro Manzoni in the highest of esteem. The great Requiem mass, as superb and typical...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection," etc / Gergiev, London SO, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-01-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Performers: Bulycheva, Zlata; Mosuc, Elena
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Cullen, Joseph
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

If there is one quality that summarizes Valery Gergiev’s Mahler, it is unpredictability. It is music making that lives in the moment - it speaks...continue...

Best Puccini 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Sch...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Bergonzi, Carlo; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Ciofi...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Matacic, Lovro von; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera Teatro Reale Orchestra

In 2008, the world honors the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), one of the most popular composers of all time, and...continue...

Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Tosca
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bacelli, Monica; Biccire, Patrizia; Cangelosi, David; Ciofi, Patrizia; Coliban, Sorin; Gheorghiu, Angela; Howell, Gwynne; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Coppola, Anton; Armstrong, Richard; Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

EMI Classics is proud to present Angela Gheorghiu: 'My Puccini', a stunning homage to the legend of Puccini featuring the finest arias from his best-loved...continue...

Bernstein - The Best of all Possible Worlds

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-09-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Arias and Barcarolles; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; A Quiet Place, opera in 3 act...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Carrington, Simon; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Della; Ludgin, Chester; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt; Percy, Neil; Rostropov...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie...continue...

Renée Fleming - Signature Roles at the Met Opera - R. Strauss: Four Last Songs [Deluxe Edition]

2 CD / Decca / 2008-09-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75; Capriccio, O...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian; Solti, Sir Georg; Abel, Yves; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten: Peter Grimes / Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This is the first audio-visual recording of this essential opera, conducted by the composer. It is also the only version to star Peter Pears, who...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Nan Merriman

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-06-10

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Otello; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Manuel de Fa...
Performers: Merriman, Nan
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Susskind, Walter; Toscanini, Arturo; Monteux, Pierre; Stokowski, Leopold; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; NBC Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Nan Merriman was born in 1920 in Pittsburgh. She grew up in Los Angeles where she took lessons from Lotte Lehmann. She was singing on...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Davis, Kunde, Claycomb, Jeffery, London Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-06-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Cals, Isabelle; Claycomb, Laura; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Elliott, Alasdair; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffrey, Darren; Kunde, Gregory; Relyea, John; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis has made seven incredibly successful Berlioz recordings for LSO Live, which garnered praise from around the world and collected numerous awards. He...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Davis, Arnet, Stephany, Kennedy, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Arnet, Marie; Jeffrey, Darren; Stephany, Anna; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
If you want a traditionally conceived budget-price Requiem, well sung à superbly played and vividly recorded, Davis's performance has much to commend it.
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The Essential Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; I due Foscari; Aroldo; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Gemma di Vergy; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Vinc...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milnes, Sherrill; Resnik, Regina; Sardinero, Vicente; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Prêtre, Georges; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton; Queler, Eve; Masini, Gianfranco; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of New York;...

"La Superba" was the ecstatic nickname bestowed on the Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe when RCA Red Seal released her first solo recordings in 1966. As...continue...

The Essential José Carreras

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Jules Massenet: Werther; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bogart, John-Paul; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gavanelli, Paolo; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Katz, Martin; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; King, Sarah; Kovacs,...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Patanè, Giuseppe; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Maazel, Lorin; Caetani, Oleg; Tunick, Jonathan; Casas, Joan; Mercurio, Steven
Ensemble: ; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

A beloved member of "The Three Tenors," Spain's Jose Carreras endures as one of the most passionate, popular and affecting singers of his time. Though...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Haitink, Robinson, etc

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Cargill, Karen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; MacMaster, John; Robinson, Twyla
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Enough orchestral punch to knock a listener senseless...we are caught in the grip of a performance of quite uncommon fervour." -The Times (UK)...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Haitink, London SO

6 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 5 ...
Performers: Cargill, Karen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hugh, Timothy; MacMaster, John; Nikolic, Gordan; Robinson, Twyla; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

'simply masterful Beethoven ... Capped by a magisterial account of the Ninth Symphony, this is the Beethoven set for our time. Even if you already...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Soundtrack) / Mackerras

2 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Noble, Robert; Pope, Cathryn; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Tiffin School Boys Chorus

"...no other version of the Nutcracker that I have heard registers quite so suggestively the extent to which the world of childhood fairy-tales is simply...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This winning disc features earthy, folk-drenched music composed by a youthful Sibelius which the LSO and Chorus under Colin Davis perform with passion and energy....continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphonies 1-3 / Leonard Bernstein/Vienna PO [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2005-11-22

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Baker, Janet, Dame; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Falstaff / Davis, Pertusi, Alvarez, Ibarra, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2004-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Bezdüz, Bülent; Domashenko, Marina; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter [; Ibarra, Ana; Jeffrey, Darren; Moreno, Maria José; Pertusi, Michele
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If it wasn't obvious before, then it is now. The LSO Live label is the recording phenomenon of the decade. Here's a conductor at the...continue...

Artist Portrait - José Cura

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-03-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Pietro Mascagni: Cav...
Performers: Bitetti, Ernesto; Borodina, Olga; Cura, Jose; Delgado, Eduardo
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Cura, Jose; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Musically Speaking - Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-11-25

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Canciones populares españolas (7); Gerard Schwarz: Conductor's Guide to Falla (Discussion)
Performers: Jones, Della; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Schwarz, Gerard; White, Judith
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz - Edition du Bicentenaire / Colin Davis, London SO

12 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-10-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Harold in Italy for viola and o...
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Barcellona, Daniela; Bezdüz, Bülent; Bezduz, Bulent; Cals, Isabelle; DeYoung, Michelle; Earle, Roderick; Ewing, Alan; Greenan, Andrew; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lang, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Blanche Thebom

1 CD / Preiser / 2002-12-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Hughes, William; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Weissmann, Frieder; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

American Opera Classics - E. Thomas: Desire Under the Elms

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Edward Thomas: Desire Under The Elms, opera
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; Lentz, Jeffrey; Livengood, Victoria; Morris, James; Ulrich, Mel
Conductors: Manahan, George
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

When Eastern and Western musical cultures meet, an original blend is created. This CD features the Chinese flautist Chen Yue and the Danish guitarist Lars...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Wagner: Die Walküre/Leinsdorf

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Gorr, Rita; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Vickers, Jon; Ward, David
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The legendary Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson as Brunnhilde heads a magnificent cast. George London is equally acclaimed for his Wotan, while the heroic qualities needed...continue...

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Davis, Sabbatini, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-06-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Pertusi, Michele; Sabbatini, Giuseppe; Shkosa, Enkelejda; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Hard on the heels of their exciting Symphonie Fantastique (LSO 0007 $10.90 $9.81), the LSO continues their Berlioz cycle with the blockbuster "La Damnation de...continue...

Goldsmith: Christus Apollo /Goldsmith, Hopkins, James, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-03-26

Works: Jerry Goldsmith: Music for Orchestra; Christus Apollo, cantata for narrator, mezzo-soprano, chorus & orchestra; Fireworks, A Celebration of Los Angeles, for orchestra
Performers: James, Eirian; London Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Goldsmith, Jerry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

Film music composer Jerry Goldsmith flexed his muscles on this release, featuring three of his original compositions flawlessly played by the London Symphony Orchestra. The first track, "Music for Orc...continue...

Goldsmith: Christus Apollo /Goldsmith, Hopkins, James, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-03-26

Works: Jerry Goldsmith: Music for Orchestra; Christus Apollo, cantata for narrator, mezzo-soprano, chorus & orchestra; Fireworks, A Celebration of Los Angeles, for orchestra
Performers: James, Eirian
Conductors: Goldsmith, Jerry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

Film music composer Jerry Goldsmith flexed his muscles on this release, featuring three of his original compositions flawlessly played by the London Symphony Orchestra. The first track, "Music for Orc...continue...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

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

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

Verdi: Rigoletto Highlights / Sutherland, Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2000-08-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Gibbs, John; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plessis, Christian du; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Tourangeau, Huguette
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Aïda - Told by Leontyne Price with selections from the Opera

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Mathis, Joyce; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Kertész, Ludwig, Berry

1 CD / Decca / 1999-09-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Berry, Walter; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The original release was greeted by hosannas from all the critics. ARG's John Barker...praised the human qualities of Ludwig's and Berry's interpretations and the powerful...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress /Gardiner, Bostridge, Terfel

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-08-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Bronder, Peter; Clarkson, Julian; Howells, Anne; Legge, Anthony; Robson, Martin; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie; York, Deborah
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bostridge, Terfel, von Otter, Gardiner: The leading vocal stars and conductor off our time join forces in a gripping new recording of one of this...continue...

The Ultimate Divas Album

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Bu...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jo, Sumi; Lopardo, Frank; Milanov,...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Lewis, Henry; Solti, Sir Georg; Cleva, Fausto; Previtali, Fernando; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Renée Fleming - Signatures / Solti, London Symphony

1 CD / Decca / 1997-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Benjamin Britten: P...
Performers: Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee; Summers, Jonathan
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Here's a singer who has reached complete maturity as a singer and artist, revelling in her vocal and interpretative powers. To the warm and vibrant...continue...

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, etc / Abbado, London SO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-07-15

Performers: Berganza, Teresa; Davies, Ryland; Howard, Leslie; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: Requiem / Hickox, Crider, Hatziano, Sade, Lloyd

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-07-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Crider, Michele; Hatziano, Markella; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Sade, Gabriel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Penguin Guide
[Hickox's] pacing flows more freely than has become the rule in latterday performances, yet there is never a feeling of haste, simply of heightened...continue...

Verdi - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; La traviata; Falstaff; Luisa Miller; Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dale, Laurence; Dickie, Murray; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Millo, Aprile; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka,...
Conductors: Levine, James; Buckley, Emerson; Ormandy, Eugene; Schippers, Thomas; Santi, Nello; Domingo, Placido; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Rudolf, Max
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropo...

All Star Tenors Salute The World

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-05-17

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Anonymous: Cancó de Taverna; Catalan Traditional: Els Contrabandistes, folk song; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Manuel Ale...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bottone, Bonaventure; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; De Lucia, Paco; Domingo, Placido; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Salazar, Julio; DeMain, John; Casas, Joan; Noguera, Ramon; Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Allers, Franz; Tunick, Jonathan; Holdridge, Lee; Fischer, Iván; Dervaux, Pierre; Domin...
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Puig-R...