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Puccini: La Boheme (the Film) / Netrebko, Villazon, De Billy, Dornhelm [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-12-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Netrebko, Anna; Villazon, Rolando

Here is Giacomo Puccini’s immortal opera in a high budget feature-film version - not a staged operatic production - directed by Academy Award nominee Robert...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Massenet: Manon / Rojo, Acosta, Royal Ballet, Yates [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-11-17

This new high-definition film of Kenneth MacMillan's hugely-popular ballet 'Manon' is the perfect twin to his classic 'Romeo & Juliet', recently released on September 29th,...continue...

Mozart: Entführung Aus Dem Serail / Winska, Szmytka, Harnoncourt [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-11-10

Deutsche Grammophon celebrates conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday with this DVD release of Mozart's 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail' (The Abduction from the Seraglio). This...continue...

Handel: Messiah / King's College Choir [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-11-03

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Rose, Matthew; Tynan, Ailish
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; King's College Choir

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, the first ever...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Andre Rieu: Live From Dresden - Wedding At The Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Savoy Label Group / 2009-11-03

Carafa: I Due Figaro / Trucco, Bailey, Württemberg Philharmonic, Cohen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni / 2009-11-01

Michel Carafa was a friend of Rossini's and worked with the composer on several occasions. I Due Figaro is a sequel to The Marriage of...continue...

Les Ballets Trockadero Vol. 2: Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: French, German
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Les Ballets Trockadero Vol. 1: Minkus, Etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) / 2009-10-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les Sylphides; Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Paquita
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
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Beethoven: Essental Beethoven / Barenboim, Juilliard String Quartet, Maazel [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 7...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Juilliard String Quartet; Staatskapelle Berlin; Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

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

Claudio Abbado: A Portait / Mahler, Bruckner, Beethoven [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 9 in D major; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Gvazava, Eteri; Larsson, Anna
Ensemble: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Claudio Abbado is one of the greatest conductors of today, and undeniably the supreme Mahler conductor of our time. This box contains two of the...continue...
Run Time: 343 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Deutsche, F...continue...

Verdi, Martucci, Schubert / Muti, Urmana, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Giuseppe Martucci: La canzone dei ricordi; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Performers: Urmana, Violeta
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

With the European Concert the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrate the anniversary of their founding in 1882. Performed each year in another European city, this year's concert...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Baroque Operas: Purcell, Handel, Lully / Harnoncourt, Rousset, Niquet [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: George Frideric Handel: Serse, HWV 40; Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Persée, LWV 60
Performers: Ainsworth, Colin; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Bonney, Barbara; Coulombe, Alain; Hallenberg, Ann; Laquerre, Olivier; Lenormand, Marie; Lippi, Marcello; Novacek, Stephanie; P...
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Talens Lyriques; Ludwigschafener Theaterchor; Tafelmusik; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This box contains a collection of three masterpieces of Baroque Opera. Three geniuses of the kind, three dazzling productions with highly acclaimed artists. Purcell's 'King...continue...
Run Time: 437 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

Sacred Music: Verdi, Beethoven, Bach / Maazel, Luisi, Suzuki [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Elsner, Christian; Fantini, Norma; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Macleod, Stephan; Meli, Francesco; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit; Siwek, Rafal; Smi...
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Symphonica Toscanini

This DVD box combines the most known and beloved works in sacred music of three of the greatest composers of all time: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Italian Operas: Rossini, Puccini, Verdi, Cilea / Santi, Muti [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers: Bolognese, Mario; Borodina, Olga; Borras, Jean-Francois; Camastra, Marco; Chausson, Carlos; Dessi, Daniela; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Guleghina, Maria; ...
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This box contains four splendid productions of masterpieces of Italian opera: Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Traviata, Tosca and Adriana Lecouvreur. 'Il barbiere di Siviglia'...continue...
Run Time: 554 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German...continue...

Haydn: The Creation / Austro-hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Fischer, Quasthoff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Dasch, Annette; Quasthoff, Thomas; Strehl, Christoph
Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Choir

This memorial concert celebrating the bicentenary of Haydn's death took place at Schloss Esterhazy in Eisenstadt, the very place where this prolific composer wrote and...continue...
Run Time: 108 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...

Anita O'Day: Anita O'Day Live in 1963 &1970 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

This DVD boasts two wonderful concerts from 1963 and 1970 that present the "jazz singer supreme" in impeccable form. O'Day's horn-based approach to singing is...continue...

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Coffee Cantata / Harnoncourt [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Holl, Robert; Perry, Janet; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Deutsche Grammophon celebrates Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday with this 2-DVD release of rare, vintage, period Bach performances for the first time. Never released on DVD...continue...
Run Time: 270 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

Stravinsky And The Ballets Russes / Mariinsky Ballet, Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) / 2009-10-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Today it is difficult to imagine the impact on audiences at the beginning of the 20th century of Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) and his Ballets Russes....continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Woody Herman: Woody Herman Live in 1964 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Jazz Icons: Woody Herman features a blistering one-hour concert from 1964 showcasing one of the very hottest line-ups of the 'Swinging Herd,' including trumpeter Bill...continue...

Fallen Women & Virtuous Wives / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson [DVD]

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

Works: Kurt Weill: Various; Franz Joseph Haydn: Various; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Various Works; Robert Schumann: Various Works; Johannes Brahms: Various Works; Hugo Wolf: Various; Richard Wagner: Various W...
Performers: Johnson, Graham; Lott, Felicity

World-renowned soprano, Dame Felicity Lott, performs a recital alongside pianist Graham Johnson at Champ's Hill to mark the 30th Anniversary of their first recital together...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Art Blakey: Art Blakey Live in 1965 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Jazz Icons: Art Blakey boasts an exceptional one-hour concert by Art Blakey from Paris in 1965. This performance showcases one of the few undocumented Blakey...continue...

Opéra National De Paris: Prokofiev, Rossini, Tchaikovsky [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Antoine, Guillaume; Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Banks, Barry; Bogatcheva, Irina; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Galouzine, Vladimir; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Jenis, Dalibor; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Papian, H...
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

TDK presents three exceptional recordings of superb operas from productions by the Opéra national de Paris, that reflect an operatic history of over 100 years:...continue...
Run Time: 446 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Zedda/Netherlands Opera, Malis, Larmore [DVD]

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alaimo, Simone; Capecchi, Renato; Croft, Richard; Larmore, Jennifer; Malis, David
Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus

For his first opera production, Dario Fo, the theatre director known for his brilliant wit, chose to stage Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' sung in...continue...
Run Time: 153 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Jimmy Smith: Jimmy Smith Live in 1969 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Jazz Icons: Jimmy Smith boasts an incredible 90-minute concert from 1969 filmed in Paris. Working in his classic trio format (with longtime guitarist Eddie McFadden...continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg / Thielemann, Struckmann, Anger [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Anger, Ain; Botha, Johan; Erod, Adrian; Merbeth, Ricarda; Schade, Michael; Selinger, Michaela; Struckmann, Falk
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner’s Meistersinger is a festive opera in its own right, but at the unforgettable performances of the work at the Vienna State Opera in January...continue...
Run Time: 274 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...

Art Farmer: Art Farmer Live in 1964 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Jazz Icons: Art Farmer highlights an amazing one hour Art Farmer concert from 1964 featuring the great flugelhornist in his prime. Farmer's top-notch band includes...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Florez, Didonato, Summers [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: De Simone, Bruno; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Menendez, David; Mentxaka, Itxaro; Obregon, Cristina; Orfila, Simon
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

Tenor superstar Juan Diego Florez adds the role of Prince Ramiro in Rossini's sparkling comedy La Cenerentola to his rapidly growing catalog of performances on...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Puccini: La Boheme / Stratas, Carreras, Levine, Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Carreras, Jose; Monk, Allan; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata; Stilwell, Richard; Stratas, Teresa
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to present Franco Zeffirelli's iconic staging of 'La Boheme' as recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on January 16, 1982, available...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Muti, Álvarez, Kirchschlager, Vienna State Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Ragazzo, Lorenzo; Schade, Michael; Selig, Franz-Joseph
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

For his production of "Don Giovanni" at the Vienna International Festival (Vienna Festival), Roberto de Simone does not want to follow in the footsteps of...continue...
Run Time: 173 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Erroll Garner: Erroll Garner Live in 1963 & 1964 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Jazz Icons: Erroll Garner presents two beautifully filmed concerts from 1963 and 1964 featuring his classic trio of bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Kelly Martin....continue...

Grieg / Turnage / Dean: Peer Gynt / Zurich Ballet, Jensen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) / 2009-10-27

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23
Performers: Adamczak, Agnieszka; Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Kohl, Christiane; Voje, Angelica; Zhu, Huiling
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

In Peer Gynt Zurich choreographer Heinz Spoerli has attempted a daring combination of Grieg's score and modern sounds for a dance translation of the interior...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: French, English
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Coleman Hawkins: Coleman Hawkins Live in 1962 & 1964 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Jazz Icons: Coleman Hawkins presents two incredible concerts from 1962 and 1964 featuring 140 minutes of music. Both concerts feature stellar European and American side-musicians...continue...

Massenet: La Vierge / Collado, Caballe, Marti, Angella, Martinez [DVD]

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

Works: Jules Massenet: La Vierge
Performers: Angella, Chiara; Caballe, Montserrat; Marti, Montserrat; Martinez, Ruben; Young-Joo, Kim; Zapparoli, Alessandra
Ensemble: Festival di Pasqua Symphony Orchestra

'La Vierge' is an oratorio in four scenes by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Charles Grandmougin. It was first performed at the Opera...continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Herbert Von Karajan - Maestro For The Screen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Various: Work(s)

The film focuses on one specific facet of Herbert von Karajan’s artistic work: he was the first conductor who was obsessed with the filming of...continue...
Run Time: 52 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Leonard Bernstein: Reflections / Bernstein, Sondheim, Beethoven, Israel PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58; Various: Work(s)
Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

The spontaneous joy of his Broadway hits, the bold, spiritual quest of his orchestral works, his intensity and vitality as conductor, made Bernstein one of...continue...
Run Time: 70 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Chinese
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Various Artists: Various Artists: Jazz Icons 2009 / 7 DVD Video Box +Bonus [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / Naxos Jazz Icons / 2009-10-27

Destination Mozart - A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars [DVD]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Le nozze di Figaro, K 492; Così fan tutte, K 588

Peter Sellars' recent productions of Mozart, set in contemporary America, are probably the most radical and iconoclastic opera stagings of our time. Mr. Sellars is...continue...
Run Time: 57 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Nebolsin/Bolshoi Opera, Pirogov, Kozlovsky [DVD]

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

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Kozlovsky, Ivan; Mikhailov, Maxim; Nelepp, Georgi; Pirogov, Alexandre
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Modest Mussorgsky's masterpiece is given the full cinematic treatment in this historic 1954 film by acclaimed Russian filmmaker Vera Stroyeva. With magnificent scenery, lavish costumes...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Beethoven: Fidelio (Felsenstein Ed) / Lehmann, Gross, Pöll, Vienna Symphony[2 DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berger, Fritz; Holm, Richard; Laszlo, Magda; Poll, Alfred; Rehfuss, Heinz; Schoner, Sonja; Wieter, Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

When Walter Felsenstein is offered to shoot at adaptation of the story about Fidelio / Leonore in the early fifties, he accepts. Together with Hanns...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky: A Russian Night / Abbado, Grimaud [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The tempest, Op. 18; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Performers: Grimaud, Helene
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The first-ever concert DVD of pianist Helene Grimaud in collaboration with conducting legend Claudio Abbado captures an unforgettable night at the Lucerne Festival 2008! The...continue...

El Sistema / Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Various: Work(s)
Ensemble: Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra

'El Sistema' shows how Venezuelan visionary Jose Antonio Abreu has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children over the past three decades. This...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Handel: Partenope / Scholl, Negrin, Concerto Copenhagen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-27

Works: George Frideric Handel: Partenope, HWV 27
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Dumaux, Christophe; Jensen, Bo Kristian; Knudsen, Palle; Scholl, Andreas; Semmingsen, Tuva
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen

A major contribution to the 'Handel Year': countertenor star Andreas Scholl returns to the Decca label in a new high-definition film of Handel's comedy 'Partenope',...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Welser-Möst, Cleveland Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Bruckner's Seventh Symphony casts its spell on the audience with its clear-cut architecture, intensity, and climaxing fortissimos. The Cleveland Orchestra shines with their signature warmth...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Prokofiev: The Gambler / Barenboim/Staatskapell Berlin, Didyk, Opolais [DVD]

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

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

Based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, 'The Gambler' is a dark study of human failings and the corruptive power of money. The...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Adam: Giselle / Bonynge, Cullberg Ballet, Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra

"My version of Biselle is an attempt at retelling the story." The Swedish choreographer, Mats Ek, made dance history in 1982 with his compelling, bizarrely...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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My First Ballet Collection: Tchaikovsky, Adam, Mendelssohn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker, Op. 71; Louis Joseph F. Hérold: La fille mal gardée; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Ad...

Featuring some of the world's most exciting and talented dancers, this sparkling collection brings together some of the best scenes from your favorite ballets -...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk / Conlon, Vaneev, Grivnov, Charbonnet [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district, Op. 29
Performers: Bomstein, Leonid; Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michele; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Kunaev, Sergej; Matorin, Vladimir; Miriani, Nana; Petrinksy, Natascha; Rodescu, Julian; Vaneev, Vladimir
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected and unhappy in her marriage, commits the most heinous crime...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Russian, English, Ge...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Ovsyanikov, Royal Ballet, Orchestra Of The ROH [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Yolanda Sonnabend's Faberge-inspired designs evoke a world of Imperial Russia in Anthony Dowell's acclaimed production for The Royal Ballet of Swan Lake, one of the...continue...
Run Time: 179 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: In Extras - French, German, Spanis...continue...

Fireside Christmas with Chanticleer

1 DVD Video / Mesa/Bluemoon / 2009-10-27

Offenbach: Les Contes D'hoffmann / Laho, Petibon, Wesseling [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) / 2009-10-27

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann
Performers: Beaulieu, Delphine; Braun, Romaric; Cachemaille, Gilles; Cavallier, Nicolas; Deletre, Bernard; Denize, Nadine; Doufexis, Stella; Harnisch, Rachel; Huchet, Eric; Laho, Marc; Petibon, Patricia; Riccard...
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra

Offenbach's masterpiece, based on three stories by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann, is both a three-act opera and a trilogy of taut, individual dramas, all...continue...
Run Time: 171 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, English, German,...continue...

Verdi: Othello (Felsenstein Ed) / Masur, Nocker, Noack, Komische Oper Berlin [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Bauer, Vladimir; Blasberg, Erich; Kaschel, Horst-Dieter; Noack, Christa; Nocker, Hanns; Rogge, Hans-Otto; Rossler, Herbert; Schmoock, Hanna; Seufert, Peter
Ensemble: Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra

For Walter Felsenstein, Verdi's "Othello" was one of the most significant works in the history of opera. This was why he chose it to shoot...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Kwiecien, Monogarova, Vedernikov [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques (DVD) / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Gilmanov, Valery; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Kwiecien, Mariusz; Mamsirova, Margarita; Monogarova, Tatiana; Sarkisyan, Emma
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, recognised as one of the leading baritones before the public today, opened the 2008-2009 season in Paris with his Bolshoi Theatre...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue...

111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon / Various Artists [13 DVD]

13 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Conc...
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Della Casa, Lisa; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fonteyn, Margot; Freni, Mirella; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Gwendolyn; McIntyre, Donald; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Netrebko, A...

Deutsche Grammophon's third 111th anniversary release salutes our company's continuous commitment to technological innovation - here we highlight a medium unimaginable in 1898: 11 Great...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC
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Shchedrin: Anna Karenina / Plisetskaya, Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / VAI (Video Artists International) / 2009-10-13

Works: Rodion K. Shchedrin: Anna Karenina
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Maya Plisetskaya choreographed and stars in a gripping adaptation of the Tolstoy classic. This live 1980 performance by the Bolshoi Ballet features a first-rate supporting...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Berlioz - Tony Palmer's Film About Hector Berlioz [DVD]

1 DVD Video / United States Of Distribution LTD / 2009-10-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Various Works

Joyful Noise: Handel's Messiah Rocks [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Ensemble: Boston Pops

Run Time: min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Henschel, Thielemann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles--the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss's magnificent comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her peerless...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Khatchaturian: Spartacus / Vasiliev, Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / VAI (Video Artists International) / 2009-10-06

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Spartacus is one of Aram Khachaturian’s most popular works. Based on events surrounding the Third Servile War, the scenario follows the exploits of the leader...continue...
Run Time: 137 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
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An Evening Of Chamber Music / Gruppman, Gruppman, Itin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / VAI (Video Artists International) / 2009-10-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for 2 Violins and Piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Gruppman, Igor; Gruppman, Vesna; Itin, Ilya

The Miami International Piano Festival presents Igor Gruppman, violin, Vesna Gruppman, violin and viola, and Ilya Itin, piano, in a live 2006 Festival performance. Works...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Auber: Marco Spada / Nureyev, Thesmar, Rome Opera House Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Hardy Classics / 2009-10-06

The Verdi Collection / Various artists & orchestras (6 DVDs for the price of 2) [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2009-10-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Ernani; Il corsaro; I vespri siciliani; La forza del destino

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Nabucco

Alberto Gazale; Susan Neves; Orlin Anastassov; Yasu Nakajima, tenor Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova/Riccardo Frizza Johnatan

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Run Time: 817 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: See Notes & Reviews
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Offenbach: Ritter Blaubart / Felsenstein, Scherff, Nocker, Schlemm [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-09-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Barbe-bleue
Performers: Asmus, Rudolf; Czerny, Ingrid; Enders, Werner; Hopp, Manfred; Nocker, Hanns; Polze, Helmut; Schlemm, Anny; Schob-Lipka, Ruth
Ensemble: Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra

Walter Felsenstein (1901-1975), founder and general director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, was one of the twentieth century's greatest creative theatre directors, who played...continue...
Run Time: 139 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Great Ballets Of The Teatro Alla Scala: Adam, Mendelssohn, Minkus [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-09-29

Works: Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: La Bayadere; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Performers: Kapanadze, Irina; Kemoklidze, Kete van
Ensemble: La Scala Orchestra

TDK presents three ballet recordings of outstanding productions staged in the gorgeous Teatro alla Scala in Milan, one of the world’s most famous opera houses....continue...
Run Time: 335 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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The Dvorak Cycle Vol. 3 / Symphony No. 8, Piano Concerto / Ardasev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-09-29

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63
Performers: Ardasev, Igor
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 88 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Tan Dun: Paper Concerto / Dun/Royal Stockholm PO, Cossin, Fujii [Blu-Ray]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-09-29

Tan Dun's hypnotic three-movement 'Water Concerto' is intoxicating, both visually and aurally. Using water as a musical instrument, this extraordinary piece uses innovative techniques to...continue...

Callas Assoluta - A Film by Philippe Kohly [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-09-29

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Callas, Maria

The film achieves the seemingly impossible task of portraying the true story of the famous diva. Based on an entire year's research in eight countries,...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese...continue...

Ernst Krenek: Karl V, Kehraus Um St. Stephan / Koenigs, Axelrod [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Capriccio / 2009-09-29

Works: Ernst Krenek: Karl V, Op. 73; Kehraus Um St. Stephan
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Mavropoulou, Chariklia; Pesendorfer, Albert; Sadnik, Roman
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 288 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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Thomas Hampson Sing Schumann / Hampson, Wolfram Rieger [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Lieder und Gesänge i, Op. 27; Lieder und Gesänge ii, Op. 51; Lieder und Gesänge iii, Op. 77; Lieder und Gesänge iv, Op. 96
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Rieger, Wolfram

If there is one genre of music which Thomas Hampson is exceptionally passionate about, it is the lied. He has invested a great amount of...continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

Rossini: Cinderella / Cillario, Cullen, McDonald, Johnston, Black [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-09-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Black, Jeffrey; Cullen, Bernadette; Johnston, Suzanne; McDonald, Anne-Marie
Ensemble: Australian Opera Chorus; Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra

This colorful production by the Australian Opera features Bernadette Cullen, Anne-Maree McDonald, Suzanne Johnston, Gary Bennett and Jeffrey Black with the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra....continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen / Felsenstein, Neumann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-09-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Arnold, Irmgard; Burgwinkel, Josef; Enders, Werner; Hopp, Manfred; Oehlmann, Christa; Rossler, Herbert; Schob-lipka, Ruth; Volker, Frank
Ensemble: Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra

The production narrates the life story of a little fox. It contains a fine mix of cute and funny elements together with serious realism in...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Twin Spirits / Sting, Keenlyside, Styler, Evans, Krylov, Clein, Burnside [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-09-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Works; Clara Wieck Schumann: Works
Performers: Burnside, Iain; Clein, Natalie; Evans, Rebecca; Jacobi, Derek; Keenlyside, Simon; Krylov, Sergej; Paremski, Natasha; Sting; Styler, Trudie

'Twin Spirits' is a unique and intimate, live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, portraying the deep and ultimately tragic...continue...
Run Time: 206 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Rautavaara: The Gift of the Magi / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Freund, Kortekanas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-09-29

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: The Gift of the Magi
Performers: Freund, Pia; Kortekangas, Jaakko
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

A new Christmas opera by the eminent Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara based on the famous short story by O. Henry. This powerful performance written and...continue...
Run Time: 45 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Nagano, Burchuladze, Kotscherga [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Alexejev, Valeri; Burchuladze, Paata; Daszak, John; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Soffel, Doris; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester; Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

One of Modest Mussorgsky's great talents was his unique ability to transpose words, psychological states and even physical movements into music. Kent Nagano rises to...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Fischer/Australian Opera, Gasteen, Black [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-09-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Black, Jeffrey; Gasteen, Lisa; Hobson, David
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Australian Opera Chorus

No hero-villain story is more compelling than Mozart's timeless tale of the world's most legendary lover in the last days of his life. The irresistible...continue...
Run Time: 162 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Puccini: Edgar / David, Cura, Nizza, Gertseva, Vratogna, Cigni [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-09-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Edgar
Performers: Cigni, Carlo; Cura, Jose; Gertseva, Julia; Nizza, Amarilli; Vratogna, Marco
Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra

The original four act version of Edgar, by Giacomo Puccini was staged for the first time at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 2008. Thanks...continue...
Run Time: 157 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue...

Live From Salzburg: Beethoven, Mussorgsky / Dudamel/SBYO, Argerich [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Johann Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Alberto Gin...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud
Ensemble: Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra

This DVD portrays Gustavo Dudamel's thrilling debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2008 recorded live in the heat of the moment at the Grosses Festspielhaus....continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Mascagni: Amica / Benzi, Malavasi, Sotgiu, Dilengite, Rosiello [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Amica
Performers: De Giorgi, Francesca; Dilengite, Pierluigi; Malavasi, Anna; Rosiello, Marcello; Sotgiu, David
Ensemble: Italian International Orchestra; Slovak Chamber Choir Sl'uk

Pietro Masgagni explored many different musical styles, from the verismo of his ever-popular Cavalleria rusticana to the sentimental lyricism of Lodoletta. Amica was composed at...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Surround 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: French, English
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Ode To Freedom, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anderson, June; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Dresden Philharmonic Children's Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestre de Paris; Symphonieorchester des Bayerisch...

Only a few days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert in a city that was no longer divided....continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Martha Argerich at the Verbier Festival: Bach, Mozart, Grieg / Bashmet, Bell, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante and Variations (5) for Piano 4 hands in G major, K 501; Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Bashmet, Yuri; Bell, Joshua; Capucon, Renaud; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kraggerud, Henning; Maisky, Mischa; Montero, Gabriela

This DVD will be released in September 2009. The classical record producer, Walter Legge, liked to describe himself as a "midwife to music". Similarly, the...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Tan Dun: Paper Concerto / Dun/Royal Stockholm PO, Cossin, Fujii [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-09-29

Works: Tan Dun: Concerto for Paper Percussion and Orchestra, "Paper"
Performers: Fujii, Haruka
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Paper, normally a utilitarian material, becomes a solo instrument in Tan Dun's ingenious and inventive "Paper Concerto", fusing orchestral music and organic sounds to create...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, S...continue...

Carlos Acosta / Romeo & Juliet / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-09-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Following his awesome 'Spartacus' DVD on Decca, ballet superstar Carlos Acosta dances as one of the two "starcrossed lovers" in Shakespeare's timeless tragedy - presented...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Cantors - A Faith In Song / Miller, Mizrahi & Herstik [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Film Matters / 2009-09-22

Works: Traditional: Tumbalalaika; Ki Lo Noeh; Yedid Nefesh; Yerushalayim Shel Zahav; Kol nidre; Habet; Mayn Yiddeshe Mama; Yo M'Enamori d'un Aire; Cuando el Rey Nimrod; V'Lirushalayim Ircho; Hevenu Shalom A...
Ensemble: The Cantors

Run Time: 75 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby 2.0
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Ernani; Nabucco; Un ballo in masc...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Berlioz / Liszt: Symphonie Fantastique / Royal Danish Ballet, Massine, Hicks [DVD]

1 DVD Video / VAI (Video Artists International) / 2009-09-15

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonie fantastique (Berlioz), S 470
Performers: Hicks, William

In 1948 Leonide Massine mounted for the Royal Danish Ballet a version of his famous 1936 ballet, Symphonie Fantastique, based on the symphony by Hector...continue...
Run Time: 52 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English
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Four Elements, Four Seasons / Midori Seiler, Academy of Ancient Music [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons"; Jean-Féry Rebel: Les élémens
Performers: Seiler, Midori
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

'4 Elements / 4 Seasons' combines the dance suite Les Elements by Jean-Fery Rebel and Antonio Vivaldi's concerto cycle 'The Four Seasons' - two nearly...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, English, German
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J. S. Bach: Complete Organ Works Vol. 1 / Whiteley [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Signum Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544; Trio Sonata for Organ no 2 in C minor, BWV 526; Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543; Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682; Wo soll ich f...
Performers: Whiteley, John Scott

The indisputable master of Baroque music, Johann Sebastian Bach's reputation is greater now than ever. Now his entire organ works are to be made available...continue...
Run Time: 162 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Giordano: Il Re / Fratti, Altomare, Cigna, Andreotti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni / 2009-09-01

Works: Umberto Giordano: Il re
Performers: Altomare, Giuseppe; Andreotti, Fabio; Cigna, Patrizia; Facini, Francesco; Scogna, Maria
Ensemble: Capitanata Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 75 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian and English
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Van Cliburn In Moscow Vol. 5 (1960, 1965, and 1972) / Beethoven, Debussy, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / VAI (Video Artists International) / 2009-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie in F M...
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

The celebrated pianist Van Cliburn achieved legendary status overnight after winning the First International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958. This landmark DVD series marks...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Russian Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin / Ozawa/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Alexander Borod...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Seiji Ozawa conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this Russian-oriented performance. Included in this program are Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' as well as Stravinsky's 'Firebird'....continue...

French Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Berlioz, Rave, Debussy / Pretre/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand in D major; Boléro; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Georges Bize...
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A celebration of the music of French composers at the famous open air stage set in the Berlin forest. The program includes Berlioz's 'Roman Carnival...continue...
Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Sir Georg Solti - The Making of a Maestro [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Various: Work(s)

This definitive profile captures the amazing energy and passion for music of this remarkable man. The documentary charts his journey from his early years in...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Jose Carreras - Misa Criolla & Other Works, Wagner, Berlioz / Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22
Performers: Bavaj, Lorenzo; Carreras, Jose; Haselbock, Martin
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Tölz Boys Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ariel Ramirez's 'Misa Criolla', which combines South American folk music and classical music, Berlioz's 'Te Deum' and the overture to Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Handel - Commemoration Concert / Arman/English Concert, Fulde, Sack [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-08-25

Works: George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Esther, HWV 50a; Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; Saul, HWV 53; Ways of Zion do mourn, HWV 264 "Funeral Anthem"; Utrecht Jubilate, HWV279; Chan...
Performers: Fulde, Ulrike; Plock, Felix; Sack, Albrecht
Ensemble: English Concert

April 14, 2009 witnessed the 250th anniversary of George Frideric Handel's death. On this unique occasion two of the world's leading Baroque orchestras, members of...continue...
Run Time: 103 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

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, 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
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,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chines...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Muti/La Scala, Domingo, Fritoli, Nucci [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Catani, Cesare; Ceron, Antonello; Domingo, Placido; Frittoli, Barbara; Lana, Cesare; Nucci, Leo; Panariello, Ernesto; Parodi, Giovanni Battista; Rinaldi, Rossana
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

The Milan 'Otello' traditionally opens the Scala season and did so in 2001 on December 7th, but at the same time it was the farewell...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Karl Bohm in Rehearsal & Performance / Schubert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-08-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

The paternalistically strict maestro from Graz, one of the leading conductors of the 20th century, was respected and feared by his musicians as an uncompromising...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / St. Clair/Weimar State Opera, Schmittberg, Hoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Foster, Catherine; Hoff, Mario; Meszar, Renatus; Mowes, Tomas; Schmittberg, Norbert; Weissmann, Nadine; Zumbult, Marietta
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

A bleak wind chord of E flat minor opens Richard Wagner's 'Gotterdammerung'. It establishes the dominant atmosphere of the piece from its first bar: twilight,...continue...
Run Time: 277 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Italia...continue...

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.:...
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...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Stravinsky: Symphony, Bruch, Beethoven / Rattle/Berlin PO, Repin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-08-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Performers: Repin, Vadim
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Berliner Philharmoniker's European Concert, held each year on May 1st, is invariably an international highlight. Performing in 2008 in Moscow's renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Bruckner's Decision - A Jan Schmidt-Garre Film [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Anton Bruckner: Works

At the age of 43, Anton Bruckner still had not yet developed his full musical genius. Although everything inside him was striving towards music he...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English, Spanish
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