Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 / Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra10 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 traviataPerformers: 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 ...continue... ![]() 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 ...continue... ![]() 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 ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Requiem / Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Karen Cargill, et al2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem MassPerformers: 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 al1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08 Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48Performers: 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 al3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna BolenaPerformers: 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 Pavarotti2 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; OtelloPerformers: 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 Celebration6 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 MassPerformers: 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, ...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection," etc / Gergiev, London SO, et al2 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/majorPerformers: 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 1006 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 Puccini2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; ToscaPerformers: 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 Worlds2 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. 33Performers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Lebendige Vergangenheit - Nan Merriman1 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 al2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-06-10 Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23Performers: 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 al1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-02-12 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626Performers: 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. ...continue... ![]() The Essential Montserrat Caballé2 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 Carreras2 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, etc1 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 SO6 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) / Mackerras2 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29 Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Queen of Spades, Op. 68Performers: 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 al1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14 Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7Performers: 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 al1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14 Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7Performers: 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 minorPerformers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Falstaff / Davis, Pertusi, Alvarez, Ibarra, et al2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2004-10-12 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: FalstaffPerformers: 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
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