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Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

The Essential Wagner - highlights from the great operas performed by the artists of EMI Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Die Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tris...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Goldberg, Reiner; Gorr, Rita; Haage, Peter; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lipovsek, Marj...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Heger, Robert; Ludwig, Leopold; Jansons, Mariss; Tennstedt, Klaus; Konwitschny, Franz; Schneider, Peter; Cluytens, André; Bender, Heinrich; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...

The operas of Richard Wagner have never been more popular than they are today, and performances of his Ring cycle continue to fill opera houses...continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs; Daphne, closing scene; 12 lieder / Lucia Popp, soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Daphne; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Geduld ("Geduld, sagst du"), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/5 (TrV 141/5); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Rote Rosen ("Weisst Du die Rose, d...
Performers: Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss was not only a master of great symphonies and opera, he also composed Lieder throughout his career. Interpreted by Lucia Popp, these works...continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Verdi: La Traviata / Haitink/LPO, Mclaughlin, Macneil, Ellis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-08-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Ellis, Brent; Macneil, Walter; McLaughlin, Marie
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivacious, young soprano Marie McLaughlin is magnificent as the ill-fated courtesan Violetta in this passionate production of Giuseppe Verdi's timeless classic, directed by the internationally...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...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;...

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'Translucence, transparency - warmth' are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven's only opera, and all are...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1023D. 'Translucence, transparency...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Haitink, Thomas Allen [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; [Peter Grimes] Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bovino, Maria; Dean, Stafford; Jenkins, Neil; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Keenlyside, Simon; Rayne, Patricia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Walker, Sarah; Webster, Gillian; Wil...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

BBC Music Magazine
A wonderfully sung Peter Grimes, with superb orchestral support
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Personnel: David Greenwood (sound effects).

Recording information: Watford Town Hall (06/22/1992-06/28/1992)....continue...

European Concert Volume 2: 1996 - 1999 / Haitink, Barenboim, Berlin PO [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Barenboim, Daniel; Blacher, Kolja; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In this second collection of European concerts, filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Versailles, Stockholm, and Kraków, the renowned Berlin Philharmonic continues its tradition of...continue...
Run Time: 380 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Essential Mozart

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Desderi, Claudio; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Welser-Möst, Franz; Leppard,...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Gustav Mahler, et al

2 CD / CSO Resound / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Persson, Miah; Stotijn, Christianne
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

CSO principal conductor Bernard Haitink leads a moving and noble performance of Mahler's immense Second Symphony, continuing his and the orchestra's successful exploration of Mahler's...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center (11/20/2008-11/25/2008)....continue...

Icon - Lucia Popp - Mozart, Handel, Schubert, Dvorak, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Laudate Dominum; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Il r&e...
Performers: Briggs, David; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Fischer, Georg; Bickenbach, Christfried; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Slatkin, Leonard; Krips, Josef; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Tennstedt, Klaus; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philha...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Haitink/Royal Opera House, Bryn Terfel, Barbara Frittoli [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Frittoli, Barbara; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The spectacular opening production of London's newly-restored Royal Opera House, first broadcast live on BBC television in December 1999, brings a riot of color to...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English
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The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Mozart: Così fan tutte K 588 / Haitink, Vaness, Ziegler, Watson, Aler, Duesing, London PO, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-09-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Desderi, Claudio; Duesing, Dale; Isepp, Martin; Truman, Robert; Vaness, Carol; Watson, Lillian; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
With speeds often more measured than usual, Haitink's EMI version still conveys the sparkle of a live performance at Glyndebourne. The excellent teamwork, consistently...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Haitink, Morris, Marton, Jerusalem, Adam, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, et al

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Haage, Peter; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Johanss...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Richard Wagner's tetralogy 'The Ring of the Nibelung' remains, quite simply, one of the largest-scale works of art ever conceived. With a total performance time...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

LPO 75th Anniversary Vol 2 / Pritchard, Solti, Haitink

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-09-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Our Hunting Fathers, song cycle for high voice & orchestra, Op. 8; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pa...
Performers: Busch, Nicolas; Crehan, Dermot; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Gunes, Rusen; Harper, Heather; Jackson, Mark; Nolan, David; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

As the record industry found its feet in the middle of the 20th century, so the London Philharmonic Orchestra came of age - establishing itself...continue...

5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with...continue...
Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Falstaff, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore / Royal Opera House / Terfel, Cura, et al [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Rigoletto; Il trovatore
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Auty, Peter; Barnard, Thomas; Broadbent, Graeme; Cura, José; Frittoli, Barbara; Frontiali, Roberto; Gavanelli, Paolo; Halfvarson, Eric; Hayes, Quentin; Hoare, Peter; Howell, ...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Rizzi, Carlo; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

this 3 DVD box set presents some of the world's leading artists in outstanding productions, all from the stage of the world famous Royal Opera...continue...
Run Time: 498 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Wagner: Die Walküre / Haitink, Martón, Studer, Salminen

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-10-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Kunz, Ursula; Lilowa, Margarita; Marton, Eva; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Soldh, Anita; Studer, Cheryl; W...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Haitink, Jerusalem, Marton

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Marton, Eva; Nes, Jard van; Tomlinson, Joh...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

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...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

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...

Mahler Symphony No. 4 & 7 / Haitink/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-07-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 7 in E minor
Performers: McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD Video is the third in a series from Bernard Haitink and the Berlin Philharmonic recorded in the early 1990s. The popular and relatively...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-05-16

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bork, Hanneke van; Cochran, William; Cotrubas, Ileana; Harper, Heather; Juda, Jo; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sotin, Hans; Wijs, Kees De
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: St. Pius X Children's Choir

The premiere performance of this symphony in Munich on September 12, 1910 featured a chorus of about 850, with an orchestra of 171. These massive...continue...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies / Haitink, Concertgebouw, LPO

11 CD / Decca / 2006-05-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93;...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Rintzler, Marius; Söderström, Elisabeth; Varády, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Men's Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"Haitink brings out an unexpected refinement in the symphonies, a rare transparency of texture. He's helped by a recording of Decca's finest quality, vividly remastered."...continue...

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio / Elisabeth Soderstrom, Curt Appelgren, Elizabeth Gale, Robert Allman

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; De Ridder, Anton; Gale, Elisabeth; Söderström, Elisabeth
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Soderstrom's tour de force of suffering and deliverance, Hall's realistic intimate yet intellectually driven production, and Haitink's vivid conducting makes this the best version on...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
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Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc; Britten / Harper, Haitink

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-10-18

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra, Op. 47; Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"; Benjamin Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8
Performers: Crehan, Dermont; Gunes, Rusen; Harper, Heather; Jackson, Mark; Nolan, David
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

As Principal Conductor, Bernard Haitink presided over some of the London Philharmonic Orchestras most memorable and exciting years in the 1970s. LPO presents live accounts...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...

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works / Haitink, Chang

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-11-02

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Chang, Sarah; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Roocroft, Amanda; Summers, Jonathan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: The Magic Flute [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2004-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Conquet, Elizabeth; Goeke, Leo; Lott, Felicity; Luxon, Benjamin; Sandoz, May; Thomaschke, Thomas
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne's 1978 production of 'Zauberflote' received as much critical acclaim for its imaginative sets by David Hockney as for the operatic performance itself. Like the...continue...
Run Time: 163 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spa...continue...

The Very Best of Lucia Popp

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (8...
Performers: Briggs, David; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan; Marriner, Sir Neville; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Tennstedt, Klaus; Fischer, Georg; Krips, Josef; Slatkin, Leonard; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Cleobury, Stephen

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Abbey Road Ensemble; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; London Symphony Orchestra; Lusher, Don; New World Philharmonic, The; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Or...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Maori Vocal Group; National Philharmonic Orchestra London members; New ...

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Jeremy Budd (treble); Richard Anaru (guitar); Jim Hughes (harmonica); Don Lusher (trombone); Laurie Holloway (piano); Mickey Ututaonga (drums, percussion); Charli...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Haitink, Mattila, Silja, Silvasti, et al

2 CD / Erato / 2002-12-17

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Fisher, Jonathan; Hadley, Jerry; Higgins, Jennifer; Jones, Leah-Marian; Manning, Peter; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Nash, Rebecca; Pearson, Gail; Randova, Eva; Sikora, Elizabeth; Silja, Anja; S...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"This is still a very good and praiseworthy release, principally because of the incandescent performance of Karita Mattila in the title role. The Finnish soprano...continue...

Wagner: Legende De Wagner

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-07-29

Works: Richard Wagner: La Walkyrie; Siegfried; Le Crépuscule des dieux; Tannhäuser; Le Vaisseau fantôme; Lohengrin; Les Maîtres Chanteurs de Nuremberg; Tristan et Isolde
Performers: Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Falcon, Ruth; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Kunz, Ursula; Lilowa, Margarita; Soldh, Anita; Walther, Ute; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; Heger, Robert; Karajan, Herbert von

The Art of Erna Spoorenberg in Opera - Handel, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-07-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Atalanta; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti...
Performers: Colombo, Scipio; Hoekman, Guus; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Spina, Mario; Spoorenberg, Erna
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Maag, Peter; Macal, Zdenek; Vernizzi, Fulvio