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Mozart: The Magic Flute / René Pape, Deon Van Der Walt, Herbert Lippert, Luciana Serra. Vienna PO, Georg Solti [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-12-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Lippert, Herbert; Pape, Rene; Scharinger, Anton; Serra, Luciana; Walt, Deon Van der; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

A never-before- released performance of Mozart's magical last opera under the baton of Sir Georg Solti.

Filmed at the Salzburg Festival in the Mozart Bicentenary

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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 "Jupiter" / Bernstein, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Bernstein conducts Beethoven: String Quartet no 16 (vers. for string orch.); Haydn: Missa in tempore belli / Blegen, Fassbaender, Ahnsjoe, Sotin, Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-08-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, H 22 no 9 "Paukenmesse"
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Released for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray, Leonard Bernstein's interpretations of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 and Haydn's Missa in tempore belli are...continue...

Le registrazioni in studio Vol 2 - Mozart / Bruno Walter

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; British Symphony Orchestra; Paris Mozart Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenata Notturna; Posthorn Serenade / Bohm - Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Kirchner, Heinz; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tha main theme of the first movement of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is one of Mozart's most famous and instantly recognizable tunes. There is no record...continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 "Eroica" (live, 1952) / Furtwangler, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This Eroica, from the 1952-1953 season, was recorded from concerts and originally released on Tahra on CD in 2003. The recording was made during a...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal de Vienne (11/30/1952)....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...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 / Simon Rattle, VPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
These are not interpretations set in stone, deeply as Rattle has obviously thought them through; and his encouragement of the brilliant VPO woodwind and...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna (04/29/2002-05/17/2002)....continue...

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies / Christian Thielemann

7 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-14

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...
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Christian Thielemann and the Wiener Philharmoniker have created between them a new way of hearing the Beethoven Symphonies. While the approach may sound radical to

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Recording information: Goldener Saal der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vien....continue...

The Beethoven Piano Concertos / Rudolf Buchbinder [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-01-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Conductors: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"A great moment. Such musicianship, such depth of emotion and such radiant clarity are almost never heard in Beethoven. An event of the first order."...continue...
Run Time: 215 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

The Beethoven Piano Concertos / Rudolf Buchbinder [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-01-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Conductors: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"A great moment. Such musicianship, such depth of emotion and such radiant clarity are almost never heard in Beethoven. An event of the first order."...continue...
Run Time: 215 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...

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies / Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic [9 DVD]

9 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-10-25

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

C Major DVD presents the first Beethoven Cycle of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in full HD and 5.0 sound. This hardcover box contains performances by...continue...
Run Time: 956 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies / Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic [3 Blu-Ray]

3 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-10-25

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

C Major DVD presents the first Beethoven Cycle of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in full HD and 5.0 sound. This hardcover box contains performances by...continue...
Run Time: 956 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

The World's Greatest Operas / Carmen, Aida, Tosca, Magic Flute [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-10-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Bespalovaite, Irena; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Gu...
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Chailly, Riccardo; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra;...

The World's Greatest Operas is a 6 DVD Deluxe set, containing 4 of the most famous and most performed operas - Aida, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte...continue...

100 Best Choruses

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140; Henry Purcell: Come ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary); Christoph Willibald Gl...
Performers: Barrard, Marc; Bracht, Roland; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Erwen, Keith; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Harper, Heather; Hollweg, Wern...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Munrow, David; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Willcocks, David; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Vienna Philharmon...
Ensemble: ; Dunedin Consort; Orféon Donostiarra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Hans Knappertsbusch: Beethoven & Wagner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-08-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm; Nilsson, Birgit
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

When conductor Hans Knappertsbusch first met the Vienna Philharmonic he only rehearsed the first part of the program with the musicians. When asked why he...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...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 [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...

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...

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 Nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Thielemann/Vienna PO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9, including a one-hour documentary for each symphony. The Beethoven cycle of...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...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Thielemann/Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9, including a one-hour documentary for each symphony. The Beethoven cycle of...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...

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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Beethoven: Symphonies 4-6 / Thielemann/Vienna PO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-01-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Christian Thielemann leads the Vienna Philharmonic in breathtaking renditions of Beethoven's 4th, 5th and 6th symphonies. This set also features "Discovering Beethoven" documentaries - in...continue...
Run Time: 304 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 4-6 / Thielemann/Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-01-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Christian Thielemann leads the Vienna Philharmonic in breathtaking renditions of Beethoven's 4th, 5th and 6th symphonies. This set also features "Discovering Beethoven" documentaries - in...continue...
Run Time: 304 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...

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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Bravo Pavarotti [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'...
Performers: Clark, Graham; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Rescigno, Nicola; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Welsh N...

This DVD celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting spectaculars, Luciano...continue...
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Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese
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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: Don Giovanni / De Billy/VPO, Maltman, Kotscherga [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Dasch, Annette; Esposito, Alex; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Maltman, Christopher; Polenzani, Matthew; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schrott, Erwin; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In the dense forest planted on the stage of the Haus fur Mozart by director Claus Guth is the home of the rugged macho Don...continue...
Run Time: 177 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...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / De Billy/Vienna PO, Maltman, Kotscherga, Dasch, Polenzani [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-08-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Dasch, Annette; Esposito, Alex; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Maltman, Christopher; Polenzani, Matthew; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schrott, Erwin; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In the dense forest planted on the stage of the Haus fur Mozart by director Claus Guth is the home of the rugged macho Don...continue...
Run Time: 177 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...

Haydn: The Creation / Muti/Vienna PO, Popp, Araiza, Ramey, Vermillion [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-01-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Bar, Olaf; Popp, Lucia; Ramey, Samuel; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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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...

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,
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Summer Night Concert Schoenbrunn 2009 / Barenboim/VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Johann Strauss Jr.:...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

On June 4th, 2009, Daniel Barenboim and the Wiener Philharmoniker graced the Viennese public with a free openair concert on the grounds of Schonbrunn Palace....continue...
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Schuricht conducts Bruckner & Haydn

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2009-08-25

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 86 in D major, H 1 no 86
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Violin Concerto no 4, Sinfonia concertante / Walter Barylli, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2009-06-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Barylli, Walter; Doktor, Paul
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Prohaska, Felix
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Walter Barylli became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic at age 18. His recording of the concerto was made in 1944 when he was 23. The...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,
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The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Heritage Masters - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Dermota, Corena, Danco

3 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Danco, Suzanne; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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A 1955 classic that still captivates thanks to Krips's darkly dramatic atmosphere and a ripe Viennese cast headed by Siepi's richly Italianate seducer,...continue...

Daniel Barenboim / New Year's Concert 2009 / Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Eine Nacht in Venedig; Märchen aus dem Orient, Op. 444; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Schnellpost-Polka, Op. 159; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Freikugeln, Op. 326; Der Zigeunerb...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The ever popular New Year's Concert from Vienna returns in another sparkling performance, broadcast live to over 50 countries! Daniel Barenboim makes his New Year's...continue...
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New Year's Concert 2009 / Daniel Barenboim, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

2 CD / Decca / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Strauss II: Eine Nacht in Venedig; Märchen aus dem Orient (Tales from the Orient), waltz for orchestra, Op. 444 (RV 444; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Schnellpost-Polka, Op. 159; Rosen aus dem S&...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The ever popular New Year's Concert from Vienna returns in another sparkling performance, broadcast live to over 50 countries! Daniel Barenboim makes his New Year's...continue...
Daniel Barenboim led his first New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic in 2009, thus becoming the 14th maestro in this series' 69th year. This illustrious orchestra maintains a tradition of pl...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Rare Recordings 1946-1954 - Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Charpentier, Puccini

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni, K 527; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; ...
Performers: Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The present CD features a series of rare recordings made by the German singer between 1946 and 1954. Some of them portray her in roles...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Netrebko, D'Arcangelo, Harnoncourt/Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Netrebko, Anna; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schäfer, Christine; Skovhus, Boje
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Harnoncourt mines the score for its deepest emotional resonances. The Vienna Philharmonic is in the pit, and the opera has probably never sounded as magnificent...continue...
Run Time: 228 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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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...
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Leonard Bernstein / Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mozart [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-08-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Le boeuf sur le t...
Performers: Anderson, June; Bernstein, Leonard; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre National de France; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

There has probably never been a conductor able to combine the highest musical standards with personal warmth in the way that Leonard Bernstein did. Bernstein...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, Fr...continue...

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...