The Grand Organ of Exeter Cathedral - Works by Elgar, Whitlock & Vierne / Andrew Millington, organ [DVD]1 DVD Video / Priory / 2012-09-11 Andrew Millington is one of England's most senior and experienced Cathedral musicians and is director of music at Exeter Cathedral. This DVD of his organ...continue... ![]() Russian Piano Marathon from the Miami International Piano Festival / Ilya Itin, piano plays Prokofiev Sonatas 7 & 8; Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes [DVD]1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2012-09-11 Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84Performers: Itin, Ilya Run Time: 175 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Stereo, Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, May Morris, Eric Owens, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt / Levine - MET [8 DVD]8 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11 Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des NibelungenPerformers: Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Erdmann, Mojca; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Owens, Eric; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Debora... Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set ...continue...![]() How to get out of the Cage - A year with John Cage, Documentary directed by Frank Scheffer [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28 EuroArts DVD presents a new documentary by Frank Scheffer based on his archives on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of John...continue... ![]() Women of the impressionist movement, a film by Rudij Bergmann [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 "Impressionism is female." We understand this maxim when considering Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzales, and Marie Bracquemond, four outstanding female artists who developed distinct...continue... Run Time: 45 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic - Documentary and Anniversary Concert [2 DVDs]2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28 Truly unique and known all over the world, Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker are back with a new DVD showcasing the ensemble at their...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey - Spain: A Musical visit to Madrid, La Mancha and Cordoba [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28 The Places: The musical tour of Spain starts at the present capital, Madrid, the principal city of Castile. From Madrid it is not too far...continue... Run Time: 53 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0 Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Music in the Air - A History of Classical Music on Television / Glenn Gould, karajan, Bernstein, Netrebko, Toscanini, Pavarotti & many more [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Music has been a part of television programming from the very beginning and still present today, albeit in radically altered forms. While live music, and...continue... Run Time: 85 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, B&W and Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: GB,DE,FR,ES,IT Country of Origin: ...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey - Czech Republic: A Musical visit to Prague and Lednice Castle [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don GiovanniThe Places: The churches and palaces of Prague are seen, with the great River Vltava (the Moldau), which flows through the city, the outline of...continue... Run Time: 54 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0 Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria / Vesselina Kasarova, Dietrich Henschel, Malin Hartelius, Jonas Kaufmann - Zurich Opera, Harnoncourt [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaPerformers: Hartelius, Malin; Henschel, Dietrich; Jankova, Martina; Kasarova, Vesselina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Rey, Isabel; Schasching, Rudolf Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus Ensemble: Orchestra La Scintilla of the Zurich Opera House Run Time: 155 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese,...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey - Austria & Belgium: A Musical visit to Salzburg, Vienna, Brussels and Tournai [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626The Places: The tour relates to the life of Mozart, from his native Salzburg to his final precarious independence in Vienna. There are glimpses of...continue... Run Time: 57 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0 Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Otello / Renata Tebaldi, Hans Beirer, William Dooley, Mario Ferrara, Sieglinde Wagner - Deutsche Oper Berlin [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: OtelloPerformers: Beirer, Hans; Dooley, William; Ferrara, Mario; Mercker, Karl-Ernst; Tebaldi, Renata; Wagner, Sieglinde Conductors: Patane, Giuseppe Ensemble: Chrous of the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final appearance on...continue... Run Time: 155 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): PCM Mono, Subtitles: IT,GB,ES,DE,FR Country of Origin: Germany...continue... ![]() Live at Verbier 2011 - Works by Bach, Liszt, Beethoven: Sonata no 29 / Martin Helmchen, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2012-08-28 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"Performers: Helmchen, Martin Filmed during the 18th edition of the Verbier Festival, Martin Helmchen presents a program of Bach, Liszt and Beethoven that highlights the adaptability of his...continue... ![]() Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 / Ives String Quartet, Delores Stevens, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / AIX Records / 2012-08-28 Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34Performers: Freier, Susan; Harrison, Stephen; Malan, Roy; Stevens, Delores; Woolweaver, Scott "But even the best high-res classical recordings from other labels pale in comparison to the pitch-perfect presentations found in this collection." - D. Burger Home...continue... Run Time: 46 min. Picture Format: DVD-Video and DVD-Audio, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby digital, DTS Surround 5.1, 96kHz/24bit DVD-Audio 5.1 Channel Surround Coun...continue... ![]() Plácido Domingo conducts A Spanish Night - works by Chabrier, Torroba, Sarasate, et al. / Sarah Chang, Ana Maria Martinez, Berlin PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28 Conductors: Domingo, PlacidoEnsemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra EuroArts presents this welcome re-issue of one of the highlights from the Waldbuhne in Berlin - this 2001 performance featuring the remarkable violinist Sarah Chang...continue... ![]() Live at Verbier 2011 - Works by Janacek, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart & Chopin / Lars Vogt, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2012-08-28 Works: Leos Janácek: In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G major, D 894/Op. 78; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor,...Performers: Vogt, Lars German pianist Lars Vogt's performance from the 2011 Verbier Festival is certainly an exercise in virtuosity. Vogt proves himself more than up to the task...continue... ![]() 1000 Masterworks / The Hermitage - Saint Petersburg [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 The Hermitage is indisputably one of the greatest museums on earth. And with its location in in historic buildings in the heart of Saint Petersburg,...continue... Run Time: 50 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): DD 2.0, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Gounod: Romeo et Juliette / Nino Machaidze, Stefano Secco, Jean-Francois Borras, Artur Rucinski. Orch. Dell'Arena di Verona, Mastrangelo [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-08-28 Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et JuliettePerformers: Borras, Jean-Francois; Machaidze, Nino; Rucinski, Artur; Secco, Stefano Conductors: Mastrangelo, Fabio Ensemble: Chorus dell' Arena di Verona; Orchestra dell' Arena di Verona Here the iconic Verona opera - and Charles Gounod's masterpiece - makes a superb comeback in the majestic setting of the Arena di Verona. 'Roméo...continue... Run Time: 177 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue... ![]() Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Cheryl Barker, Catherine Carby, Manfred Hemm, Emma Pearson. Opera Australia, Andrew Litton [DVD]1 DVD Video / Opera Australia / 2012-08-28 Works: Richard Strauss: Der RosenkavalierPerformers: Barker, Cheryl; Brunsdon, Andrew; Carby, Catherine; Choo, Henry; Dark, Jacqueline; Fyfe, Warwick; Hemm, Manfred; Pearson, Emma Conductors: Litton, Andrew Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Australian Opera Chorus Der Rosenkavalie, the most successful opera of Strauss and von Hofmannsthal's partnership, is a story of love, lust and human frailty. The story is not...continue... Run Time: 199 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish,...continue... ![]() 1000 Masterworks / Centre Georges Pompidou - Paris [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Not only for its postmodern architecture is the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou considered to be the most important center of culture...continue... Run Time: 50 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() 1000 Masterworks / Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna [DVD]2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Opened in 1891 to house the opulent works belonging to the Hapsburg imperial family, the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna is still considered one of the...continue... Run Time: 100 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, ...continue... ![]() In The Footsteps of Berlioz - Filmed at Original Locations [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-08-28 ![]() Flute Concertos at Sanssouci - Flute concertos by Frederick the Great; Quantz, Benda, CPE Bach / Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Trevor Pinnock [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-08-28 Works: Frederick the Great: Concerto for flute & string orchestra no 3 in C major; Sonata for flute in B minor; Johann Joachim Quantz: Capriccio in B Major; Capriccio in G Major; Concerto for flute & orches...Performers: Pahud, Emmanuel Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor Ensemble: Potsdam Chamber Academy Emmanual Pahud, principal flutist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, honors the 300th birthday of Frederick the Great with a concert recorded in the historic Royal Theater...continue... Run Time: 78 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Country of Origin: Austria ...continue... ![]() In The Footsteps of Puccini - Filmed at Original Locations [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-08-28 ![]() Puccini: Turandot / Luana DeVol, Franco Farina, Barbara Frittoli, Josep Ruiz, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Giuliano Carella [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Works: Giacomo Puccini: TurandotPerformers: Alegret, David; Casanova, Jose L.; Cutlip, Philip; DeVol, Luana; Farina, Franco; Frittoli, Barbara; Palatchi, Stefano; Ruiz, Josep; Sintes, Lluis; Vas, Francisco Conductors: Carella, Giuliano Ensemble: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Turandot has a special place among Puccini's works as the opera which most incorporates the changing sounds of the composer's time, filled with Puccini's inspired...continue... Run Time: 151 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: GB,DE,FR,ES,IT,Catalan...continue... ![]() Bernstein conducts Beethoven: String Quartet no 16 (vers. for string orch.); Haydn: Missa in tempore belli / Blegen, Fassbaender, Ahnsjoe, Sotin, Vienna PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-08-28 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, H 22 no 9 "Paukenmesse"Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Released for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray, Leonard Bernstein's interpretations of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 and Haydn's Missa in tempore belli are...continue... ![]() Live at Carnegie Hall - works by Chopin, Musto, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Stephen Foster / Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28 Works: John Musto: Prelude and Fugue; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light br...Performers: Tsujii, Nobuyuki On November 10, 2011, Nobuyuki Tsujii, the blind pianist from Japan who was the winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal in...continue... ![]() Dances & Dreams - Dvorak: Slavonic Dances 1, 2, 7; Grieg: Piano Concerto; Stravinsky: Firebird suite et al. / Rattle, Berlin PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28 Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian ...Performers: Kissin, Evgeni Conductors: Rattle, Simon Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra In 2011 the Berliner Philharmoniker and musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcomed the New year with a gala concert centered on the concept of "Dances...continue... ![]() Prokofiev: Cinderella / Ballet of the Lyon Nationial Opera, Francoise Joullié, Dominique Lainé, Jayne Plaisted (dancers) [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-08-28 Works: Sergey Prokofiev: CinderellaConductors: Kreisberg, Yakov Ensemble: Lyon National Opera Orchestra Maguy Marin's staging of Prokofiev's Cinderella was an unparalleled success throughout its world tour, propelled by a choreographic vision so extraordinarily original and magical that...continue... Run Time: 87 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Dances and Waves - Schoenbrunn 2012 Summer Night Concert / Gustavo Dudamel - Vienna PO; Students of the Vienna State Opera Ballet School [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21 Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer...continue... ![]() John Eaton: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button / Pocket Opera Players, Karl Kramer-Johansen, conductor [DVD]1 DVD Video / Albany Records / 2012-08-14 The opera, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based entirely on the very ironic, humorous short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The libretto was...continue... ![]() Valentina Lisitsa / Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD]1 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-08-07 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria; Erlkönig (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 4; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Pian...Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano] Valentina Lisitsa is the highest viewed classical artist on YouTube and has quickly become one of the most popular artist of our time. Her highly ...continue...![]() Verdi: Il Trovatore / Marcelo Alvarez, Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, MET - Marco Armiliato [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-07 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il TrovatorePerformers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Radvanovsky, Sondra; Zajick, Dolora A high-octane performance of Verdi's much-loved opera, which was transmitted from the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD to cinemas around the world David McVicar's acclaimed ...continue...![]() Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani, Lucio Gallo, MET - Nicola Luisotti [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-07 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del WestPerformers: Gallo, Lucio; Giordani, Marcello; Voigt, Deborah Deborah Voigt stars in the title role of Puccini's wild west opera - in a spectacular performance seen live in cinemas worldwide as part of...continue... ![]() Goya - The life and art of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31 Spanish artist Francisco de Goya was known as a relentless chronicler of his time, working variously as a court painter, satirist, war reporter, and topographer...continue... ![]() Puccini: Il Trittico - Il Tabarro; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi / Gallo, Westbroek, Antonenko, Jaho, Larsson, Royal Opera House - Pappano [DVD]3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, operaPerformers: Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Demuro, Francesco; Gallo, Lucio; Jaho, Ermonela; Larsson, Anna; Siurina, Ekaterina; Westbroek, Eva-Maria This is The Royal Opera's first complete presentation of Puccini's Il trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of...continue... Run Time: 200 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround Country of Origin: United Kingdom ...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey: Venice - A Visit to the Lagoons & Islands of Venice [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31 The Places - A city built on an archipelago of 117 islets, Venice is remarkable in many ways. Unsullied by modern traffic, its buildings retain...continue... ![]() Wagner: Lohengrin / Georg Zeppenfeld, Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Jukka Rasilainen, Samuel Youn, Beyreuth Festival - Andris Nelsons [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Richard Wagner: LohengrinPerformers: Dasch, Annette; Rasilainen, Jukka; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Youn, Samuel; Zeppenfeld, Georg Conductors: Nelsons, Andris Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus Hans Neuenfels's striking new production of Wagner's fairytale opera gives this medieval story of doomed love and sorcery the Bayreuth treatment. As controversial as it...continue... Run Time: 235 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC Widescreen, 1.77:1, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround Country of Origin: United Kingdom ...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey: Germany - The Benedictine Abbey Church at Ottobeuren [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31 The Places - The monastery at Ottobeuren was founded in 764 and included buildings from the succeeding centuries, subsequently destroyed by fire. The present buildings...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey: Russia / Ukraine - St. Petersburg, Moscow, Odessa and the Crimea [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31 The Places - Our visit starts in St Petersburg, with its palaces and gardens and strange white nights by the River Neva. It continues with...continue... ![]() Mozart at Salzburg Festival - 3 complete operas: Marriage of Figaro; Magic Flute & Clemenza di Tito [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; La Clemenza de TitoPerformers: Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bonney, Barbara; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Grist, Reri; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Mathis, Edith; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schade, Michael; Schreier,... Spanning 1966 to 2003, these three performances offer up a stunning retrospective not only of the Salzburg Festival, but of changing winds in the presentation...continue... Run Time: 529 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby, Mono, Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Italia...continue... ![]() Bolshoi: A Renaissance - The history rescue and revival of Moscow's legendary Bolshoi Theatre [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-07-31 In this remarkable film, Denis Sneguirev invites us to witness the rescue and revival of Moscow's legendary Bolshoi Theatre. In a mix of images, animation,...continue... ![]() 50 Short Films from the 1000 Masterworks Series - From Durer to Warhol [10 DVD]10 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31 A scant few television series on art can be placed in the same group as the beloved 1000 Meisterwerke series. In a unique new collection,...continue... ![]() Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Ildiko Komlosi, Sung Kyu Park; Cinzia De Mola, Marco di Felice, Teatro di San Carlo - Zhang Jiemin [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31 Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 actPerformers: De Mola, Cinzia; Di Castri, Barbara; Di Felice, Marco; Komlosi, Ildiko; Park, Sung Kyu Teatro di San Carlo proves that you can take the opera out of the opera house in this nontraditional staging of Pietro Mascagni's classic one-act...continue... Run Time: 79 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese ...continue... ![]() Rossini: La Scala di Seta / Zanfardino, Peretyatko, Malavasi, Zapata, Lepore, Bordogna, Haydn Orch. Of Bolzano - Claudio Scimone [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La scala di setaPerformers: Bordogna, Paolo; Lepore, Carlo; Malavasi, Anna; Peretyatko, Olga; Zanfardino, Daniele; Zapata, Jose Manuel Conductors: Scimone, Claudio Ensemble: Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento Rossini's sparkling La scala di seta of 1812 weaves a burlesque tale of gentlemen climbing in and out of a lady's bedchamber on a silken...continue... Run Time: 127 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 HD anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround, DTS Stereo Subtitles: Italian, Engl...continue... ![]() Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Sergiu Celibidache - Munich Philharmonic (live) [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31 The Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache was one of the most adamantly individual personalities in the music world. In particular he avoided making recordings because he...continue... ![]() 1000 Masterworks: The Art Institute of Chicago - Art of Cassatt, Wood, Delaunay, Hopper, Caillebotte [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31 1000 Masterworks from the Great Museums of the World is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original series has been remastered...continue... ![]() Respighi: The Pines of Rome; Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 / Zdenek Macal - New Jersey SO [DVD]1 DVD Video / AIX Records / 2012-07-31 Two treasures of the orchestral literature recorded in REAL HD-Audio at 96 kHz/24-bit PCM and presented in MLP, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital with video....continue... ![]() Andras Schiff plays Bach: Italian Concerto; French Suite no 5; Capriccio in B flat et al. / Andras Schiff, piano (1989) [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; Chromatic Fantasia...Performers: Persson, Miah; Schiff, Andras With this release from the 1989 Metropolitan Munich programs, the audience is afforded a glimpse of Andras Schiff as a young interpreter of Bach's most...continue... Run Time: 54 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Country of Origin: Austria ...continue... ![]() A Martha Argerich Celebration - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Martha Argerich, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26Performers: Argerich, Martha Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch This remarkable DVD presents two unreleased performances filmed by BBC television in 1977: celebrated pianist Martha Argerich plays the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue... Run Time: 62 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Country of Origin: Austria ...continue... |
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