Soprano > Barenboim, Daniel

Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicolai; Pashley, Anne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London....continue...

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

The Art of

...continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

Beethoven for All: Music of Power, Passion and Beauty / Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Decca / 2012-06-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Sonata for Piano...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Koch, Wolfgang; Meier, Waltraud; Samuil, Anna; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Highlights - The essential 2 CD collection of Beethoven's extraordinary music performed and conducted by the iconic and legendary Daniel Barenboim, "one of the greatest...continue...

Beethoven: Missa solemnis; Verdi: Requiem; Brahms: German Requiem / Barenboim & the Chicago SO [5 CDs]

5 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Holl, Robert; Kiberg, Tina; Magad, Samuel; Marc, Alessandra; Meier, Waltraud; Schrader, David
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim was named music director designate of the CSO in January 1989, and he assumed leadership as the Orchestra's ninth music director in September...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago....continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Barenboim, Domingo, Harteros, Furlanetto [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Furlantetto, Ferrucio; Harteros, Anja; Sartori, Fabio
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Placido Domingo, Daniel Barenboim and Federico Tiezzi joined forces at La Scala in 2010 for this stunning production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. Domingo is joined...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Barenboim, Domingo, Harteros, Furlanetto [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Furlantetto, Ferrucio; Harteros, Anja; Sartori, Fabio
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Placido Domingo, Daniel Barenboim and Federico Tiezzi joined forces at La Scala in 2010 for this stunning production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.Domingo is joined by...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Barenboim, Bayreuth [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-10-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Brinkmann, Bodo; Clark, Graham; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Holle, Matthias; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kang, Philip; Schreibmayer, Kurt; Secunde, Nadine; Tomlinson, John; von Kannen, Gunter
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

"Harry Kupferstaging is simple, aesthetic and endless. Daniel Barenboim is spectacular and grandiose. The dramatic intensity is staggering, and all singers are at least above...continue...
Run Time: 917 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, G...continue...

Bruckner: 10 Symphonies / Daniel Barenboim - Chicago SO [10 CDs]

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 0 in D minor, WAB 100 "Die Nullte"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, WAB 101; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Symphony no 2 in C minor, WAB 102; Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Ps...
Performers: Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Norman, Jessye; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rendall, David; Welting, Ruth
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"Barenboim's account of the underrated Nullte Symphony...has much to recommend it. The opening is suitably atmospheric, and Barenboim draws a sympathetic, warm-toned response from the...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...

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Barenboim, Domingo

2 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Marc, Alessandra; Meier, Waltraud
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago (09/1993)....continue...

The Beethoven Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Triple Concerto in C major for violin, cello, piano & orchestra, Op. 56; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59/3 "Rasumovsky"; Sonata for...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Güra, Werner; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Hagen, Clemens; Hager, Klaus; Isokoski, Soile; Markovich, Aleksandr...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel

Wagner Opera Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhaüser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg; The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Götterdämme...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kang, Philip; Lipovsek, Marjana; Meier, Waltraud; Palmer, Felicity; Pape, Rene; Schreibmayer, Kurt; S...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri / Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Charles Daniels

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117); Duet-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, harp & strings, o.Op. 147 (TrV 293, AV 147); Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; An...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chance, Michael; Clevenger, Dale; Combs, Larry; Daniels, Charles; Golan, Joseph; Guastefeste, Joseph; Harvey, Peter; Kirkby, Emma; Klein, Alex; Magad, Samuel; Mc...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Purcell Quartet

This new release from Chaconne the Chandos' early music label focuses on Buxtehude's seven cantatas, collectively know as Membra Jesu nostri. The work takes the...continue...

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Röschmann, Kammerloher, Barenboim [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-05-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bruera, Daniela; Gura, Werner; Kammerloher, Katharina; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Roschmann, Dorothea; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Staatskapelle Berlin

"The music says it all. Mozart is cool." So said the self-confessed "opera ignoramus" Doris Dorrie before she grabbed hold of one of the sacred...continue...
Run Time: 179 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Barenboim/Staatskapell Berlin, Didyk, Opolais [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Gambler, Op. 24
Performers: Didyk, Misha; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Opolais, Kristine; Toczyska, Stefania
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

Based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, 'The Gambler' is a dark study of human failings and the corruptive power of money. The...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
...continue...

Beethoven: Essental Beethoven / Barenboim, Juilliard String Quartet, Maazel [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet for...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; ; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Juilliard String Quartet; Staatskapelle Berlin; Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Overture, symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera: this unique set of DVDs offers a representative overview of the works of one of the greatest of all...continue...
Run Time: 437 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, etc / Barenboim, Pape, Denoke, Meier, Fritz [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

In 1999, along with the Palestinian literary scholar Edward Said, Daniel Barenboim founded the West-Eastern Divan Workshop, which every summer brings together young artists from...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

The Essential Mozart / de Billy, Shaham, Barenboim [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-11-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Divertimento for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and Strings no 1 in E flat majo...
Performers: Bankl, Wolfgang; Bruera, Daniela; Gura, Werner; Kam, Sharon; Kammerloher, Katharina; Kerschbaum, Dietmar; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Piau, Sandrine; Roschmann, Dorothea; Shaham, Gil; Shaham, Orli; Trek...
Conductors: Honeck, Manfred; Haenchen, Hartmut; De Billy, Bertrand; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Chorus Viennensis; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach; Kammerorchester Carle Philipp Emanuel Bach; Kammerorchestrer Carl Philipp Emanue...

Just in time for Christmas, MediciArts offers a DVD box full of the most sparkling of Mozart’s compositions. Performed by instrumentalists, orchestras, conductors and singers...continue...
Run Time: 545 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...

Massenet: Manon / Netrebko, Villazon, Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

Works: Jules Massenet: Manon
Performers: Alattar, Hanan; Corazza, Remy; Daza, Alfredo; De La Muela, Silvia; Fischesser, Christof; James, Gal; Netrebko, Anna; Vieweg, Matthias; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor Dresden

The setting in this production has been updated to the 1950s and the entire opera takes place as if Manon were the star of her...continue...

Massenet: Manon / Barenboim/Staats Kapelle Berlin, Netrebko, Villazon [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-09-23

Works: Jules Massenet: Manon
Performers: Alattar, Hanan; Corazza, Remy; Daza, Alfredo; De La Muela, Silvia; Fischesser, Christof; James, Gal; Netrebko, Anna; Vieweg, Matthias; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor Dresden

The setting in this production has been updated to the 1950s and the entire opera takes place as if Manon were the star of her...continue...
Run Time: 182 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, German, English, Spani...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...

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Barenboim/Bayreuth Fest., Jerusalem, Meier [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Holle, Matthias; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Meier, Waltraud; Priew, Ute; Struckmann, Falk
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

This acclaimed 1995 Bayreuth production by Heiner Muller was conducted by Daniel Barenboim with fire and sensitivity. Siegfried Jerusalem and Waltraud Meier were the Tristan...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
...continue...

Mozart Effect 101

6 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Das Veilchen, K 476; Sonata in F major; Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (125c); Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Baumann, Hermann; Berkes, Kalman; Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Clevenger, Dale; Cuberli...
Conductors: Conlon, James; Cassuto, Alvaro; ; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Jordan, Armin; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond; Koopman, Ton; Scholz, Alfred; Barenboim, Daniel; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pitamic, Alexan...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Salzburg Consort; Schultz Ensemble; Trio Fontenay; Vienna Baroque Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Winds

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (soprano, mezzo soprano); Barbara Bonney, Sumi Jo (soprano); Herbert Lippert (tenor); Thomas Hampson (baritone); Maxim Vengerov , Thomas Zehetmair (violin); Jean-Pierre Ra...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Arias - Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Borodina, Olga; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Dom?s, Cri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Maazel, Lorin; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; López-Cobos, Jesús; Christie, William; Barenboim, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Colin; Nagano, Kent; Le...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for...continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Barenboim/Bayreuth Festival, Robert Holl, Matthias Holle [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Holl, Robert; Holle, Matthias; Kerl, Torsten; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Korhonen, Jyrki; Magee, Emily; Maus, Peter; Pampuch, Helmut; Reiter, Alfred; Schmidt, Andreas; Schneider, Bernhard; Seiffert, Pet...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A classic production from the Bayreuth Festival’s performance history is now available here for the first time on DVD! Staged and directed by Richard Wagner’s...continue...
Run Time: 274 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
...continue...

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Kollo, Meier / Barenboim [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Becht, Hermann; Kollo, Rene; Meier, Johanna; Pampuch, Helmut; Salminen, Matti; Schunk, Robert; Schwarz, Hanna
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

"This is the most powerful 'Tristan' I've seen on DVD. The singing, acting, conducting, playing, and directing all work toward a unified whole... Barenboim's prelude...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Barenboim, Divan Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-12-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, René
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Barenboim, et al

14 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Brinkmann, Bodo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Close, Shirley; Dijkstra, Hebe; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Floeren, Ruth; Holle, Matthias; Jerusale...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

The production of a new Ring at the Bayreuth Festival is an event that takes place every six years. Bayreuth recordings of the complete cycle...continue...

100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

Highlights fom the TDK Catalogue 2004/05 / Concert & Documentary - Hampson, Bonney, Vargas, Gergiev et al. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2004-07-01

Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 83 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC Widescreen, 1.33:1, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS Stereo Surround,
...continue...

Gemini - Bruckner: Masses, Te Deum, Motets / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28; Ave Maria; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11...
Performers: Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Pashley, Anne; Rintzler, Marius; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"These recordings, all with analog sources, have a mild level of background hiss, noticable with headphones, but not bothersome. Otherwise the sound is very good,...continue...

Gemini - Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Barenboim, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Donnelly, Malcolm; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fryatt, John; Gale, Elisabeth; Harp...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2003-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bruera, Daniela; Güra, Werner; Kammerloher, Katharina; Roschmann, Dorothea; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Staged as a 'hippie musical' under the motto "To cheat on your partner or not, that is the question', this Cosi fan Tutte takes place...continue...
Run Time: 179 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic , Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: E...continue...

Verdi: Otello [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2003-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Alexejev, Valeri; Franz, Christian; Magee, Emily; Rugamer, Stephan; Schmidt, Andreas [baritone]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Almost 300 years after Shakespeare, Verdi interpreted the feelings ofthe protagonists in his music, in a way that reveals for all times his great love...continue...
Run Time: 157 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: Italian, French, English, Japane...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Barenboim, Domingo, Meier, et al

2 CD / Teldec / 2000-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overture no 1 in C major, Op. 138; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Gura, Werner; Hager, Klaus; Isokoski, Soile; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Struckmann, Falk; Youn, Kwangchul
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

"Meier must indeed be the most accomplished Leonore for many years...As with Domingo's similarly peerless, aristocratic Florestan - effortlessly despatched - technique and interpretation are...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Barenboim, Seiffert, Magee, et al

3 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1998-11-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Bindszus, Peter; Magee, Emily; Pape, Rene; Polaski, Deborah; Riedel, Bernd; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seiffert, Peter; Struckmann, Falk; Trekel, Roman; Zettisch, Bernd
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus

Barenboim conducts this new recording of 'Lohengrin' complete and uncut, including the rare second part of the Grail Narration, which was cut shortly before the...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, etc / Perlman, Ma, Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1995-11-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Hohn, Carola; Kammerloher, Katharina; Lindskog, Par; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Stoy, Ernst
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus

"Ma is a relative newcomer to the wonderful musical relationship Barenboim and Perlman enjoyed together with Jacqueline DuPre', early in their careers. But Ma, the...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights / Barenboim, Furlanetto, Tomlinson, Salminen, Meier, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / Erato / 1994-06-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Borwitzky, Ottomar; Carthy, Nicholas; Cuberli, Lella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Heilmann, Uwe; Meier, Waltraud; Pertusi, Michele; Rodgers, Joan; Rosenthal, Willi; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Most Famous Opera Duets

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-04-16

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Z...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Bonisolli, Franco; Brendel, Wolfgang; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre; Barbirolli, John; Barenboim, Daniel; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Giulini, Carlo Maria; S...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walküre / Barenboim, Bayreuther Festspiele

4 CD / Teldec / 1993-09-07

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Close, Shirley; Dijkstra, Hebe; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Floeren, Ruth; Hölle, Matthias; Johansson, Eva; Katagiri, Hitomi; Secunde, ...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Barenboim, Cuberli, Meier, Rodgers

3 CD / Erato Import / 1992-02-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Borwitzky, Ottomar; Carthy, Nicholas; Cuberli, Lella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Heilmann, Uwe; Meier, Waltraud; Pertusi, Michele; Rodgers, Joan; Rosenthal, Willi; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Wagner: Parsifal / Barenboim, Berliner Philharmoniker

4 CD / Teldec Import / 1991-10-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bechly, Daniela; Burgess, Sally; Coburn, Pamela; Hölle, Matthias; Hauman, Constance; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Küttenbaum, Annette; Leidland, Hilde; Maus, Pet...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Barenboim, Tomlinson, Rodgers

3 CD / Erato Import / 1991-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Brünner, Richard [Tenor vocals]; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Cuberli, Lella; Leidland, Hilde; Pancella, Phyllis; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Così fan Tutte / Barenboim, Cuberli, Bartoli

3 CD / Erato / 1990-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Cuberli, Lella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Rodgers, Joan; Streit, Kurt; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra