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Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii - Live at Carnegie Hall / Mussorgsky: Pictures; Beethoven: Sonata no 17; Chopin, Musto, Liszt et al. [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: John Musto: Improvisation & Fugue, for piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Franz Liszt: Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande études...
Performers: Tsujii, Nobuyuki

Following on the heels of his 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition win in 2009, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii experienced a dream come true as...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Country of Origin: Austria
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San Francisco Symphony at 100. SF Symphony / Tilson Thomas [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2012-06-12

Works: Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid, ballet; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Mach...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 148 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 5.1,
Country of Origin: USA
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The Little Mermaid / San Francisco Ballet [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-11-15

Works: Lera Auerbach: The Little Mermaid
Performers: Helimets, Tiit; Karapetyan, Davit; Riggins, Lloyd; Tan, Yuan Yuan; van Patten, Sarah
Conductors: West, Martin
Ensemble: San Francisco Ballet

PBS Great Performances Broadcast - December 16, 2011 + After making its triumphant U.S. Premiere and playing to sold-out houses this past season, John Neumeier's...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Takemitsu & Shostakovich / Yutaka Sado, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-11-15

Works: Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time, for 5 percussionists & orchestra; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Haeger, Raphael; Rossler, Simon; Schindlbeck, Franz; Schlichte, Jan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is from a charity concert dedicated to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. The profit...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Wordsworth, Royal Ballet [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25

Works: Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Performers: Cuthbertson, Laura; McRae, Steven; Polunin, Sergei; Watson, Edward; Yanowsky, Zenaida
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Lewis Carroll's ever-popular story provides the basis for Christopher Wheeldon's spectacular new work, starring Royal Ballet Principal Lauren Cuthbertson. Captivating designs by Bob Crowley, an...continue...
Run Time: 208 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Steve Reich: Phase to Face / A Film by Eric Darmon and Franck Mallet [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Juxtapositions / 2011-10-25

Works: Steve Reich: Work(s)

A student of Milhaud & Berio, Reich (b.1936) quickly developed a style all his own inspired by Baroque music, Bartók, Webern, Stravinsky, jazz, traditional music...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese
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Turnage: Anna Nicole / Pappano, Westbroek, Bickley, White [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Anna Nicole
Performers: Bickley, Susan; De Pont Davies, Rebecca; Doyle, Grant; Finley, Gerald; Hoare, Peter; Lixenberg, Lore; Oke, Alan; Rees, Andrew; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Jeremy
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

A young Playboy model, an octogenarian billionaire husband, intrusive media fascination and a tragically early death. This is a roller-coaster of a real contemporary life...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue...

Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky / Jarvi, Lucerne Symphony [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Accentus / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano and Cello, ôRomantic Offeringö; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

Martha Argerich, grand dame of the piano, joins forces with world-famous cellist, Mischa Maisky in this world premiere of composer Rodion Shchedrin's much anticipated work...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Wayne McGregor: Three Ballets - Chroma, Infra, Limen [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26

Works: Joby Talbot: Chroma, ballet; Max Richter: Infra, ballet; Kaija Saariaho: Notes on Light, for cello & orchestra
Performers: Benjamin, Leanne; Bonelli, Federico; Cervera, Ricardo; Choe, Yuhui; Clark, Robert; Karttunen, Anssi
Conductors: Capps, Daniel; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Max Richter Quintet; Royal Ballet; Royal Opera House Orchestra

The diversity of Wayne McGregor's astonishing talent is demonstrated through Chroma, Infra and Limen, each created for the Royal Ballet, for whom he is resident...continue...
Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish
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Mantovani: Siddharta / Malkki, Paris National Opera [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Bruno Montovani: Siddharta
Performers: Dupont, Aurelie; Le Riche, Nicolas
Conductors: Mälkki, Susanna
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra

With acclaimed choreography by Angelin Preljocaj, Siddharta explores themes of new challenges and sacrifice in the quest for an absolute. Moving beyond mere narrative, he...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Reimann: Medea / Boder/Vienna State Opera, Petersen, Selinger [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Aribert Reimann: Medea
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Erod, Adrian; Kulman, Elizabeth; Petersen, Marlis; Roider, Michael; Selinger, Michaela
Conductors: Boder, Michael
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"... the unpretentious ingenuity of conductor Michael Boder and the Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, who have managed with admirable ease to bridge the gap between...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, Eng...continue...

Mark Adamo: Little Women / Summers/Houston Opera, Novacek, DiDonato [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Mark Adamo: Little Women, opera
Performers: Belcher, Daniel; Ciesinski, Katherine; DiDonato, Joyce; Jones, Gwendolyn; Lloyd, Margaret; Maddalena, James; Novacek, Stephanie; Parker, Derrick; Shelton, Chad; Tappan, Stacey; Yuan, Chen-Ye
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Based on Louisa May Alcott's enduringly popular novel about the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in civil-war era New England, Mark Adamo's opera...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Shakespeare/Warbeck: As You Like It / Hughes, Frederick, Rogers [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-06-29

Works: Stephen Warbeck: As You Like It

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1032. Thea Sharrock's...continue...
Run Time: 147 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English
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Birtwistle: The Minotaur / Pappano/Royal Opera, Tomlinson, Reuter [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-02-23

Works: Harrison Britwistle: The Minotaur
Performers: Langridge, Philip; Reuter, Johan; Rice, Christine; Tomlinson, John; Watts, Andrew [ctr tenor]
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Run Time: 175 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
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Fred Jonny Berg: Flute Mystery / Ashkenazy/Philharmonia, Beynon [Blu-Ray Audio]

2 Blu-Ray Video / 2 L Records / 2009-07-28

Works: Fred Jonny Berg: Flute Mystery; Warning Zero; Pastorale; Vicino alla Montagna; Concerto for Flute no 1
Performers: Beynon, Catherine; Beynon, Emily
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berg, Fred Jonny
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

THIS IS A BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC! A Blu-Ray player is required but there is no video. The Audio is 5.1 DTS HD MA 24/96kHz. A...continue...
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Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Tan Dun: Marco Polo / Dun/Netherlands CO, Workman, Castle, Richardson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-06-30

Works: Tan Dun: Marco Polo
Performers: Bryant, Stephen; Castle, Sarah; Jun, Zhang; Kross, Tania; Lundy, Nancy Allen; Richardson, Stephen; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Cappella Amsterdam; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A DVD release is available as BOA 1010. In 'Marco Polo',...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Dove: The Adventures of Pinocchio / Parry/Opera North, 2008, Simmonds, Summers [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-03-31

Works: Jonathan Dove: The Adventures of Pinocchio
Performers: Bottone, Rebecca; Broadbent, Graeme; Clayton, Allan; Laing, James; Plazas, Mary; Simmonds, Victoria; Summers, Jonathan; Wilde, Mark; Wilson, Carole
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: Opera North Chorus; Opera North Orchestra

This release is a BLU-RAY DISC and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1005. Opera North's...continue...
Run Time: 213 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby True HD 5.1, Dolby True HD 2.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

John Adams: Doctor Atomic, Renes/Netherlands PO Chorus & Orchestra [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-03-31

Works: John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Performers: Fink, Richard Paul; Finley, Gerald; Glenn, Thomas; Maddalena, James; Morris, Jay Hunter; Owens, Eric; Rabiner, Ellen; Rivera, Jessica
Conductors: Renes, Lawrence
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

This release is a BLU-RAY DISC and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0998. The longing...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby True HD 5.1, Dolby True HD 2.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

The Tribute To Pavarotti / Bocelli, Sting, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Carreras [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-02-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Eldo Di Lazzaro: Chitarra Romana; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Aaron Copland: Shall we gather; Lanny Wol...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gheorghiu, Angela; Griminelli, Andrea; Jovanotti; Kandour, Aleem; Karamazov, Edin; Lawrence, Cynthia; Milnes, Sherrill; Pausini, Laura; Pavarotti, L...
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as DEC B001261609. This set...continue...

Amelia - A Film by Edouard Lock / La La La Human Steps [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-02-24

Works: David Lang: Various Works
Performers: Castonguay, Alexandre; Claude, Simon; Kong Kie, Njo; Medawar, Nadine

The multi-award-winning dance film 'Amelia' (2002) explores the use of point technique using extended intertwining solos, complex partnering sequences and extreme speed to generate powerful...continue...
Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish, Italian
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