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Rossini: La Cenerentola / Garanca, Brownlee, Alberghini, Corbelli, Relyea. Metropolitan Opera, Benini [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-06-18

Conductors: Benin, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Released in 2010 on DVD and has shipped nearly 13.000 units now also available on Blu-Ray.

The Blu-Ray was recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera

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Run Time: 161 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Voyages - Rachmaninov: Preludes, Opp. 23 & 32; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Tao; Monk / Conrad Tao, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-06-11

At eighteen years old, Conrad Tao has already accomplished more than classical musicians do in a lifetime. A world-class pianist, concert - level violinist and...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Fleming, Koch, Archibald. Staatskapelle Dresden, Thielemann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2013-06-04

Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

Filmed live in Baden-Baden by the veteran director Brian Large, Renee Fleming makes her debut in the role of Ariadne together with fellow keys Strauss...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Fleming, Koch, Archibald. Staatskapelle Dresden, Thielemann [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2013-06-04

Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

Filmed live in Baden- Baden by the veteran director Brian Large, Renee Fleming makes her debut in the role of Ariadne together with fellow keys...continue...

Alleluia - Arias by Mozart, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi / Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

1 CD / Decca / 2013-06-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alleluia; George Frederick Handel: Saeviat tellus inter rigores, motet for soprano, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major, HWV 240; Nicola Porpora: In coelo stelle clare, motet for ...
Performers: Lezhneva, Julia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico

Still in her early twenties, Lezhneva astounds audiences wherever she sings. Praised for her "Pure Tone" (Opernwelt) and "flawless technique" (Guardian), her brief appearance at...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Damrau, Beczala, Lucic. Mariotti, Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Mariotti, Michele
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

New DG singing, one of the greatest tenors in the world, Piotr Beczala, is the womanizing Duke in this new production of Verdi's Rigoletto from...continue...

Journeys - Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / The Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

The EMERSON STRING QUARTET stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: nine Grammy® Awards (including...continue...

Weber: Der Freischütz; Christine Brewer, soprano; Sally Matthews, soprano; Simon OÆNeill, tenor

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sir Colin Davis
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in a concert performance of Weber's eerily fantastical opera,...continue...

Dvorak: Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 "American"; Smetana: Quartet No. 1 "From My Life"; Tokyo String Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet

On their valedictory release, the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet presents a pair of the group's favorite chamber works that offer a glimpse into the private...continue...

French Organ Music from the Golden Age, Vol. 1 - Francois Couperin; Pierre Du Mage / David Ponsford, organ

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

This series, including the music of Louis Couperin, André Raison, Jacques Boyvin, François Couperin, Nicolas de Grigny, and more, is the fruit of many years...continue...

Philip Glass: Cello Concerto No. 2 "Naqoyqatsi": Life as War; Matt Haimovitz, cello; Cincinnati SO, Dennis Russell Davies

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Davies, Dennis Russell
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

In 2001, Philip Glass composed the music for the film Naqoyqatsi: Life as War. It was the last film in a trilogy by director Godfrey...continue...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Renata Scotto, Giuseppe di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini, et al. / La Scala, Milan; Nino Sanzogno

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra Milan

Lucia loves Edgardo, but her brother Enrico - who wants her to marry his friend Arturo instead - forges a letter to Lucia pretending that...continue...

Choirs of Angels: Music from the Eton Choirbook Vol. 2. Works by Browne, Cornysh, Davy, Lambe / Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: John Browne: O Maria Salvatoris Mater for 8 voices; William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei; Richard Davy: Salve Jesu mater vera, for 5 voices; Walter Lambe: O Maria plena gracia, for 6 voices; Robert W...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford

Following a critically acclaimed recording of music from the Eton Choirbook, More Divine Than Human, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford returns with a...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, England (09/11/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Óscar Esplá: Music for Piano, Opp. 2, 25, 53 / Martin Jones, piano

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Óscar Esplá was born in Alicante, Spain in 1886 or 1889. His output includes a dozen stage works, some unfinished, and several large-scale symphonic pieces...continue...

Music from the Dow Partbooks: An Emerald in a Work of Gold - music of Mundy, Giles, Byrd, Tallis, Verdelot et al. / The Marian Consort

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: McCleery, Rory
Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols

For its second Delphian recording, the Marian Consort has leafed through the beautifully calligraphed pages of the partbooks compiled in Oxford between 1581 and 1588...continue...

Francesco Canova da Milano: Il Divino - Lute Music; Paul O'Dette, lute

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

Francesco da Milano (dubbed "Il Divino") was celebrated as the preeminent composer of lute music in Renaissance Italy. He was widely published in his lifetime...continue...

Griffes: Piano Music / Garrick Ohlsson, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

The piano works of American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes represent a remarkable musical achievement. Griffes was active as a composer for little more than twelve...continue...

Britten: Suites for Solo Cello nos. 1-3 / Philip Higham, cello

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Higham, Philip [Cello]

Britten's meeting with Rostropovich in 1960 was a watershed, with the great Russian cellist becoming the primary collaborator of his later years and inspiring a...continue...
Recording information: Broughton St. Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh (09/03/2012-09/05/2012)....continue...

Wolfgang Rihm: Symphony "Near Far"; Hans Begemann, baritone; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester; James Graffigan

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Graffigan, James
Ensemble: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

This release presents the world première recording of Wolfgang Rihm's latest orchestral work, the symphony Nähe fern (Near Far), commissioned by and composed in close...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue...
Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas 1, 2 & 3 / David Murray, piano

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-05-14

Although these pieces are known and respected among pianists by reputation, the sonatas themselves are rarely heard or performed. This recording is one of only...continue...

Rameau, Balbastre, Royer - Opera Arias transcribed for harpsichord / Catherine Zimmer: harpsichord

1 CD / L'Encelade / 2013-05-14

Musical life in Paris in the 1760s was remarkably busy. The Concert Spirituel attracted talented musicians, many new operas were composed, and the public thronged...continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

This third

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An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...
Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue...

Bach: Partita BWV 826; Brahms: Piano Pieces (8), Op. 76; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 / Eldar Djangirov, piano

1 CD / Motema Music / 2013-05-14

The debut classical recording of jazz piano phenomenon Eldar Djangirov! Only a handful of artists in jazz history have made a significant classical recording. With...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 17 K 453, No. 27 K595; Angela Hewitt, piano; Orchestra da Camera di Mantova; Hannu Lintu

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Orchestra da Camera di Mantova

On this second release in the series, virtuoso pianist Angela Hewitt turns to two of Mozart's greatest and most popular concertos. Together with her frequent...continue...

Herbert Von Karajan / Karajan - The Second Life, a film by Eric Schulz / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

A brand new 80-munite documentary/film, on DVD for the first time.

A must-have product for anyone with more than a passing interest in one of

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Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire / Andreï Tchistiakov: conductor; Vincent Figuri: narrator

1 CD / Salamandre / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Tchistiakov, Andrei
Ensemble: Saison Russe Symphony Orchestra

The Winter Bonfire, composed by Prokofiev in 1950 for a symphonic orchestra plus a narrator and set to a text by Samuel Marchak, was especially...continue...

Verdi: Attila / Abdrazakov, Markarova, Sulimsky, Shorokhodov. Mariinsky Orchestra, Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Mariinsky / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

In celebration of Verdi's anniversary year, the Mariinsky label presents a high-definition video recording of Verdi's Attila, led by maestro Valery Gergiev, produced by Arturo...continue...

Il Laudario di Cortona / Lionheart

1 CD / E1 Music Entertainment / 2013-05-07

Conductors:
Ensemble: Lionheart

Laude, or songs of praise, inspire this collection, the fourth appearance of the extraordinary all-male vocal ensemble Lionheart on eOne Music. Comprised of musical gems...continue...

Debussy: Complete Preludes, nos 1 - 24 / Martino Tirimo, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

A masterful and highly-recommended recording of the complete Préludes of Claude Debussy, Books I & II. Penguin Guide Three Stars, rave Gramophone review!...continue...

Balalaika Favourites! - Classic recordings of Russian Folk tunes / Osipov State Russian Folk

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; Step'...
Performers: Belov, Rudolf
Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly;
Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Russian Balalaika Orchestra

A lively and exciting collection of Russian folk and classical favorites performed on the inimitable balalaika!...continue...

Bruckner: Symphonies nos 3 & 6 / Berner SO, Venzago

2 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: Berner Symphonieorchester

Pizzicato 9/12: "Venzago's courage to interpret Bruckner more romantically than post-romantically makes sense because the 2nd symphony suddenly develops a life of its own and...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances / Leonard Slatkin, Detroit SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov's Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be...continue...
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The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; London Symphony Orchestra; Monteverdi Choir; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

Louis Spohr: Complete Violin Concertos / Ulf Hoelscher, violin

8 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Froehlich, Christian
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gripping interpretations of Spohr's Violin Concertos are now on 8 CDs from cpo. Mere words do not suffice to praise Ulf Hoelscher's violinistic achievement highly...continue...

Zdenek Fibich: Symphony No. 1; Impressions from the Countryside / Czech Nat'l SO, Stilec

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Zdenek Fibich: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 17; Impressions from the Countryside, for orchestra, Op. 54
Conductors: Stilec, Marek
Ensemble: ; Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Zdenek Fibich's career overlapped those of his countrymen Smetana and Dvorak, but his music remained poised between the twin poles of Czech Nationalism and the...continue...
Recording information: CNSO Studio No. 1 Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (02/06/2012-02/07/2012)....continue...

Ernest John Moeran: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G; Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow / Guy Johnston, cello; Rebekah Coffey, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Serenade for orchestra in G major; Lonely Waters, for orchestra (& soprano ad lib); Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestra
Performers: Coffey, Rebekah; Johnston, Guy [Cello]
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn

The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo-Irish composer E. J. Moeran's most important works. Composed in 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark...continue...
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Great Bach Choruses / The Monteverdi Choir, Gardiner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-23

Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Parallel to the forthcoming John Eliot Gardiner Collection and the Archiv Produktion box, here's a famous compilation of Great Bach Choruses, newly represented just in...continue...

Music for winds arr. from Byrd, Pärt / Kai Wessel, alto; Calefax Reed Quintet

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Works: William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat, motet for 5 voices (SATTB); Work(s); Senex puerum portabat; Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Arvo Pärt: Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Arbos, for 7 recorder...
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Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet

When it comes to melody, the uncompromising linear clarity and chamber-style flexibility enjoyed by reed instruments give them a big advantage over choirs and orchestras....continue...

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle / Marina Rebeka, Sara Mingardo, Francesco Meli, Alex Esposito. Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-23

Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: Coro della Accademia Naxionale di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra della Accademia Naxionale di Santa Cecilia

EMI Classics Releases an exciting new recording of Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa...continue...

Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Berg: Lulu Suite / Prohaska, Roschmann, Larsson, Botha. Pierre Boulez

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-16

Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Boulez is an icon of today's classical scene, and close-associated with the works of Mahler, many of which he has recorded exclusively for Deutsche...continue...

Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Caballe, Pavarotti, Baltsa, Milnes and Ghiaurov. Bartoletti

3 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: London Opera Chorus; National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Penguin Guide
The colorfully atmospheric melodrama of this opera gives the Decca engineers the chance to produce one of their most vivid opera recordings. Caballe......continue...

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Opp. 135 & 132 / Brentano String Quartet

1 CD / Aeon / 2013-04-09

Conductors:
Ensemble: Brentano String Quartet

Founded in 1992, the New York-based Brentano String Quartet is particularly recognized for their interpretations combining perfect technique with peerless musicality. Their previous release -...continue...

Federico Mompou: Selected Works, Vol. 1 / Clélia Iruzun, piano

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-04-09

Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun has delighted critics over the years with her performances and recordings of music by Villa Lobos, Granados, Ginastera, Mignone, and Marlo...continue...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Adam, Nienstedt, Silja, Esser, Windgassen, Neidlinger, Talvela, Burmeister, Dernesch. Bohm

2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Bohm, Karl
Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspiel Orchestra

The Penguin Guide
Gustav Neidlinger as Alberich is superb, even more involving here than he is for Solti with the curse made spine-chilling. It is also...continue...

Wagner: Siegfried / Windgassen, Nilsson, Adam, Neidlinger. Bohm

4 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Bohm, Karl
Ensemble: Bayreuther Festspiel Orchestra

The Penguin Guide
The natural-sounding quality of Bohm's live recording from Bayreuth, coupled with his determination not to let the music lag, makes his account Siegfried...continue...

Louis Vierne: Complete Organ Works / Ben Van Oosten, Organ

9 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09

Penguin Guide
Ben van Oosten has played his way through vast acres of French romantic music, superbly recording more repertoire than most organists could play in...continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Coote, Alice; Drake, Julius [Piano]

British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed around the world for her commanding performances in opera, concert and recital, in repertoire spanning from the Baroque to...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (01/26/2012/01/28/2012)....continue...