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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Anna Netrebko sings Opera Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Don Giovanni; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera...
Performers: Aronson, David; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic 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: Vienna, musikverein, Grosser Saal (03/2003)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Salome / Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Riegel, Schwarz, Begley

2 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Begley, Kim; Olsen, Frode; Paucker, Georg; Stene, Randi
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Artists:
Catherine Malfitano (Salome), Bryn Terfel (Jokanaan), Kenneth Riegel (Herodes), Hanna Schwarz (Herodias), Kim Begley (Narraboth), Randi Stene (Ein Page)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Ch...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria (04/11/1994-04/18/1994)....continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin [Highlights] / Thomas, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig, Frick

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Grummer, Elisabeth; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess; Wiener, Otto
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Thomas combines ardour and anguish as well as any. Fischer-Dieskau is a formidable (but never over-emphatic) antagonist, and Gottlob Frick a majestic King Henry
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Recording information: Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria (1962-11-23_1962-11-30&1962-)....continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2010 / Barenboim, VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-08-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Pierre Boulez: Notations (12) for Orchestra; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Garanca, Elina; Pape, Rene; Roschmann, Dorothea; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival is regarded by many as the world's most renowned music festival, and is therefore, by tradition a high-profile...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanis...continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2010 / Barenboim, VPO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-08-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Pierre Boulez: Notations (12) for Orchestra; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Garanca, Elina; Pape, Rene; Roschmann, Dorothea; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival is regarded by many as the world's most renowned music festival, and is therefore, by tradition a high-profile...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French,...continue...

Mahler Symphony No. 2 / James Levine

2 CD / Orfeo / 2011-08-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/19/1989)....continue...

Mozart: Da Ponte Operas / Harnoncourt, de Billy, Fischer [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Boesch, Florian; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Dasch, Annette; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Lehtipuu, Topi; Leonard, Isabel; Maltman, Christopher; Netrebko, Anna; Persson, Miah; Polenzani, Matthew; Röschma...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Fischer, Adám; De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Available for the first time in one 6 DVD Box Set, Claus Guth's staging of the Mozart-Da Ponte Opera Trilogy: Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni,...continue...
Run Time: 570 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9 / Thielemann, Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-03-29

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: Beczala, Piotr; Dasch, Annette; Fujimura, Mihoko; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Thielemann's reading of the Beethoven symphonies stands heads and shoulders about the countless and mostly undistinguishable versions on offer." - Die Presse The "Beethoven cycle...continue...
Run Time: 326 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Gatti/Vienna PO, Theorin, Meier, Westbroek [DVD]

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Theorin, Irene; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Lehnhoff's new production of Elektra ends with a stroke of genius that arrives with a shock." - Financial Times With Strauss' Elektra, the Salzburg Festival...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, English, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Gatti/Vienna PO, Theorin, Meier, Westbroek [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Theorin, Irene; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Lehnhoff's new production of Elektra ends with a stroke of genius that arrives with a shock." - Financial Times With Strauss' Elektra, the Salzburg Festival...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, Eng...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Harnoncourt, Schade, Kasarova, Roschmann [2 DVD]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Kasarova, Vesselina; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Arthaus presents a new way of perceiving La clemenza di Tito with this star-studded production from the 2003 Salzburg Festival. Here conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, renowned...continue...
Run Time: 160 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9 / Thielemann, Vienna PO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-03-29

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: Beczala, Piotr; Dasch, Annette; Fujimura, Mihoko; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Thielemann's reading of the Beethoven symphonies stands heads and shoulders about the countless and mostly undistinguishable versions on offer." - Die Presse The "Beethoven cycle...continue...
Run Time: 326 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Vienna PO, Cotrubas, Gruberova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Gruberova, Edita; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This production of Mozart's Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval when it was premiered in Salzburg. Receiving critical acclaim from international press, this production...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Marshall, Murray, Araiza [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; Murray, Ann
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD presents a staging of Cosi fan tutte performed at the Salzburg Festival performed in 1983. Acclaimed by both the general public and international...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: Die Zauberflote fur Kinder / Levine, Murray, Schreier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-11-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Boesch, Christian; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Hiestermann, Horst; Mayr, Ingrid; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Rydl, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Sieber, Gudrun
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Magic Flute had been the sensation of the season in 1978. It received enormous and unanimous approval, endless applause on the night and brought...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Karajan, Schwarzkopf [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Edelmann, Otto; Jurinac, Sena; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Newly restored and digitally remastered from the original 35mm film, the legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf stars in this acclaimed film of Richard Strauss' delightful opera,...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Fischer/VPO, Persson, Leonard, Boesch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-09-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Lehtipuu, Topi; Leonard, Isabel; Persson, Miah; Petibon, Patricia; Skovhus, Bo
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The classy interpretation of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte concluded Claus Guth's Mozart-Da Ponte opera trilogy at the Salzburg Festival. Hosted in the intimate surroundings of...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Germa...continue...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Fischer/Vienna PO, Persson, Petibon, Boesch, Skovhus [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-08-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Lehtipuu, Topi; Leonard, Isabel; Persson, Miah; Petibon, Patricia; Skovhus, Bo
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The classy interpretation of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte concluded Claus Guth's Mozart-Da Ponte opera trilogy at the Salzburg Festival. Hosted in the intimate surroundings of...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Pieczonka, Kirchschlager, Persson, Bychkov [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Batoukova, Elena; Boesch, Florian; Francis, Jeffrey; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Kaiserfeld, Ingrid; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Persson, Miah; Pieczonka, Adrianne
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Arthaus presents one of the most talked about productions of recent Salzburg festival years - the 2004 staging of Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier'. The musical comedy...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Muti, Antonenko, Poplavskaya, Alvarez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-03-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Ceron, Antonello; Costello, Stephen; Del Savio, Simone; Di Castri, Barbara; Petrenko, Mikhail; Poplavskaya, Marina; Porta, Andrea
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This live production from the 2008 Salzburg Festival features young singers Marina Poplavskaya and Stephen Costello and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of...continue...
Run Time: 163 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Span...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Muti, Antonenko, Poplavskaya, Alvarez [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-03-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Ceron, Antonello; Costello, Stephen; Del Savio, Simone; Di Castri, Barbara; Petrenko, Mikhail; Poplavskaya, Marina; Porta, Andrea
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Salzburg Festival Childrens' Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This live production from the 2008 Salzburg Festival features young singers Marina Poplavskaya and Stephen Costello and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of...continue...
Run Time: 163 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Bohm/VPO, Wixell, Watson, Grist, Berry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Aselford, Deirdre; Bence, Margarethe; Berry, Walter; Grist, Reri; Hirte, Klaus; Kelemen, Zoltan; Mathis, Edith; Pfeifle, Alfred; Thaw, David; Watson, Claire; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

No other work written for the music theatre has been performed at the Salzburg Festival as often as 'Le Nozze di Figaro'. These performances in...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chines...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Chailly/VPO, Murray, Araiza, Quilico [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-06-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Berry, Walter; Denning, Angela; Evangelatos, Daphne; Murray, Ann; Quilico, Gino; Schone, Wolfgang
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This witty production of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, 'La Cenerentola', by Gioacchino Rossini, is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus at the...continue...
Run Time: 171 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish
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Verdi: La Traviata / Rizzi/Vienna PO, Netrebko, Villazon, Hampson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Schneiderman, Helene; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as DGG B000692209. The infamous and...continue...

Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Heritage Masters - Wagner: Das Rheingold / Solti, Flagstad, London, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Kuen, Paul; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Madeira, Jean; Malaniuk, Ira; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Bernstein conducts & talks about Beethoven / Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos, etc. [7 DVD]

7 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

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: Jones, Gwendolyn; Kollo, Rene; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Schwarz, Hanna; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In remembrance of his 90th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a magnificent 7-DVD box set with Leonard Bernstein conducting and talking about the works of Ludwig...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

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

A Mozart Gala From Salzburg / Netrebko / Garanca / Kozena / Pape / Hampson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo, K 366; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Pragu...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Kozena, Magdalena; Netrebko, Anna; Pape, Rene; Petibon, Patricia; Schade, Michael; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For the first time on DVD, DG presents the highly acclaimed gala concert celebrating the 2006 Mozart anniversary from the Salzburg Festival featuring some of...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Barenboim/Vienna PO, Mattei, Samuil, Gubanova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gubanova, Ekaterina; Kaiser, Joseph; Mattei, Peter; Samuil, Anna
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded at the 2007 Salzburg Festival, this production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin features an excellent, young cast and the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by maestro Daniel...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
Country of ...continue...

Marches & Dances - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, etc / Claudio Abbado, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (5), K 609; Contredanse for orchestra in D major, K. 609/3; German Dances (3), K 605; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Franz Schubert: Galop & ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gretchen; Erfurt, Ulrike; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hasler, Renate; Kenny, Yvonne; Nafe, Alicia; Pogson, Geoffrey; Sandison, Gordon; Sattmann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). The maestro himself,...continue...

Claudio Abbado / Mozart, Rossini, Schubert, Brahms / Pollini, Hadley [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Grabmusik, K 42 (35a); Laudate Dominum; Franz Schubert: Mass no 6 in E flat major, D 950; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat m...
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; Holl, Robert; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mattila, Karita; Pita, Jorge Antonio; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: La Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

DVD 1 contains the 1986 edition of the "All Saints' Day Concert" - second only to the New Year's concert in that most musical of...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Edition von Karajan Vol 1 - Verdi: Requiem - Live 1949

2 CD / Audite / 2008-05-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Klose, Margarete; Rosvaenge, Helge; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan's first recording of the Verdi Requiem (Salzburg Festival, 1949) was made at a time when he was laboriously rebuilding his career. It...continue...

"Popular Puccini" / Complete performances of Tosca, La Boheme & Madama Butterfly [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Bohème; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kabaivanska, Raina; Kerns, Robert; Ludwig, Christa; Maffeo, Gianni; Martino, Adriane; Milnes, Sherrill; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Senechal, Michel; Vinco, ...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This set includes Puccini's best-loved operas in a specially priced 3-DVD set to celebrate the composer's 150th anniversary year....continue...
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In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

Opera News
Smart, sophisticated and opinionated, Anne Sofie von Otter has become a star by doing exactly what she wants
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 / Karajan/Vienna PO, Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Rendall, van Dam [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Rendall, David; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Singing Society

"Herbert von Karajan had special relationship with the music of Bruckner, and in particular the three masterpieces heard on this 2-DVD set. Karajan conducted the...continue...
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Puccini Gold - Pavarotti, Netrebko, Bocelli, Villazón, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Ren...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package...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...
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A Mahler Documentary "The Little Drummer Boy" Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Work(s); Das Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Gronroos, Walton; Ludwig, Christa; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. The essay features Bernstein talking, playing...continue...
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Pergolesi: Stabat mater dolorosa, etc / Rossi, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-09-01

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Performers: Höngen, Elisabeth; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Rossi, Mario
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Salome / Stratas, Varnay / Böhm, VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Schwarz, Hanna; Stratas, Teresa; Varnay, Astrid; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"The staging and camera work are very competent, and the production by Götz Friedrich is thrilling. The orchestra playing is on the highest level. Böhm...continue...
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The Originals - R. Strauss: Elektra / Solti, Nilsson, Resnik

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Collier, Marie; Cook, Jane; Franc, Tugomir; Heppe, Leo; Lehane, Maureen; Lilowa, Margarita; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Resnik, Regina; Sjostedt, Margaret; Stolz...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A classic superbly remastered, with Nilsson's searing anti-heroine and Solti building almost unbearable tension. Includes Resnik's raddled Klytaemnestra, Krause's heroic O...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Levine, Cotrubas, Tappy, Vienna PO

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Baumgartner, Christian; Boesch, Christian; Bomches, Helge von; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Eder, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Huber, Markus; Kales, Elizabeth; Mayr, Ingrid; Nitsche, Horst; Pan...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; M...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag...Lisa della Casa is a near perfect Chrysothemis...Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with...continue...

Strauss: Salome / Solti, Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic

2 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Douglas, Nigel; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gestner, Aron; Hoffmann, Grace; Holecek, Heinz; Kirschbichler, Theodor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kosnowski, Zenon; Krause, Tom; Kuen, Paul; Maikl, Liselotte; Nil...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Nilsson's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing." -Gramophone...continue...