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Berlioz Rediscovered / John Eliot Gardiner / Symphonie Fantastique; Messe Solennelle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2007-09-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Messe solennelle
Ensemble: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

This DVD brings together two concert performances with Gardiner, a leading Berlioz interpreter, conducting his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique. The Symphonie Fantastique is a glorious...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergei; Bezzubenkov, Genadij; Boitsov, Yevgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Galusin, Vladimir; Tarasova, Marianna; Tsidipova, Valentina
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"A tight, well worked and beautifully scored opera whose time must come on our stages, Sadko is like Peer Gynt with a happy ending. The...continue...
Run Time: 175 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Haitink/Berlin PO / Mahler Symphony No. 1 & 2 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-07-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Van Nes, Jard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Available to ship on July 4th 2006, this Philips Classics DVD Video is part of a series of films from the legendary Mahler cycle performed...continue...
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Haitink/Berlin PO / Mahler Symphony No. 3 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-07-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Quivar, Florence
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Ernst Senff Choir ; Tolz Boys Choir

Renowned as one of the great Mahler interpreters of our age, Bernard Haitink conducted a now-legendary Mahler cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the...continue...
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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
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...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Andrea BOCELLI / A Night In Tuscany [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-04-18

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Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Il Re Pastore / Marriner/Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Hadley, Jerry; McNair, Sylvia; Vermillion, Iris
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Mozart's early masterpiece, 'Il Re Pastore' is the story of thwarted love in conflicts of private passion and public status. It includes stellar performances by...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS t.1 Surround
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Mozart: Requiem & C Minor Mass / Bonney, Von Otter, Gardiner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626; Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists ; Monteverdi Choir

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists have established themselves as one of the great chamber groups in the world,...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Vienna Boys Choir / Mozart Choral Works [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa solemnis in C minor, K 139 (47a) "Waisenhausmesse"; Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618
Ensemble: Vienna Boys Choir ; Vienna State Opera Chorus ; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The world-famous Vienna Boys' Choir presents a selection of choral works by Mozart. Originally filmed in 1989 and 1990 in two of Austria's finest churches...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41; Divertimenti / Vienna Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-01-10

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

Filmed in 1991 at the Salzburg Festival, Austria to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death, these memorable performances of Mozart's final two symphonies are...continue...
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Carlos Kleiber/Bayerisches Staatsorchester / The Legend [5 DVD Box Set]

5 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; ...
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Country of Origin: USA
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Jessye Norman / Jessye Norman At Christmas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-10-11

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria
Performers: Norman, Jessye

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Country of Origin: USA
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Prokofiev: Betrothal In A Monastery / Netrebko, Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-09-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gergalov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Tarasova, Marianna
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus ; Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Netrebko looks utterly gorgeous and sings beautifully. The crafty Don Jerome and the equally crafty Duenna are wonderfully acted and sung with great sympathy and...continue...
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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Norman, Ozawa/Orch. National De France [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-06-14

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex
Performers: Langridge, Philip; Norman, Jessye; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble: Saito Kinen Orchestra

"...The musical performance is a strong one, although occasionally softened by slow tempos. Langridge and Norman are old hands at these parts, and both sing...continue...
Run Time: 57 min.
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The Essential Jessye Norman

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-01-11

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Al desio di chi ch'adora, K 577; Pietro Mascagni: Ave Maria from the Opera Cavalleria Rusticana; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; Richard Strauss...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Gage, Irwin; Laghezza, Rosa; Norman, Jessye; Parsons, Geoffrey; Shicoff, Neil [Tenor vocals]
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Empire Chamber Ensemble ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ; London Symphony Orchestra ; National Orchestra d'Ile de France ; Orchestra ; O...

The very best of Jessye Norman! Arias and songs selected from her operas and recital recordings including two of the most popular arias from Carmen,...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 4, 7 / Kleiber/Concertgebouw Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"An expert art restorer who clears away centuries of grime to reveal a painting in its pristine glory. Kleiber... strips away the varnish from some...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Mozart: Symphony No. 36 / Kleiber/Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-01-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Kleiber/Vienna Philharmonic Orch. / New Year's Concert 1992 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Country of Origin: USA
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Kirov Ballet / The Magic Of Russian Ballet [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-10-12

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Pétrouchka; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35

'The Magic Russian Ballet' brings together three contrasting and best-selling ballet programs on the Philips and Decca labels, and features performances of The Nutcracker, Firebird,...continue...
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Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Saito Kinen Orchestra ; Shinyukai Choir ; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
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Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-04-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Performers: Alexashkin, Sergei; Diadkova, Larissa; Loskutova, Irina; Putilin, Nikolai
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus ; Kirov Theater Orchestra

Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this dramatic staging of Tchaikovsky's historical opera, based on Pushkin's verse tale of the legendary Cossack...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Messiah / McNair, Otter, Marriner/Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took...continue...
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Gergiev/Kirov Opera / Opera Collection [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla
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Borodin: Prince Igor / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-09-09

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor
Ensemble:

Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this magnificent 1998 production of Borodin's epic 'Prince Igor', presented in a new Mariinsky Theatre performing...continue...
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Country of Origin: Russia
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Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-07-01

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla
Ensemble:

"The director might well have devised a less static staging of the long first scene, and the filming of the big dramatic moments is not...continue...
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2002-07-16

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Alexashkin, Sergei; Grigorian, Gegam; Leiferkus, Sergei; Solodovnikov, Vladimir
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus ; Kirov Theater Orchestra

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Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Philips / 2002-05-14

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Ensemble:

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Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Re-Mastered
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Andrea Bocelli / Tuscan Skies - Cieli Di Toscana [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2002-01-15

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Country of Origin: USA
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Fedotov/Kirov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2000-12-12

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Featuring the lead dancers of the great Russian Kirov Ballet, this performance was shot in 1994 in St. Petersburg. This popular ballet appeals to ballet-lovers...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Various Artists / Essential Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2000-12-12

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Two contrasting gala performances, showcasing the great Russian principal dancers of our time in excerpts from the most popular ballets. The first was a glittering...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Secret Garden / A Night With Secret Garden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2000-10-17

Run Time: 60 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: USA
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Andrea Bocelli / Sacred Arias [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2000-06-20

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea

Run Time: 100 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: USA
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