DVD Video

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. 84
Performers: Itin, Ilya

Run Time: 175 min.
Region: 0
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Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: English
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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 Nibelungen
Performers: 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

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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
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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
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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
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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 Giovanni

The 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
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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 patria
Performers: 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 626

The 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
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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: Otello
Performers: 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
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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. 34
Performers: 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
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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, Placido
Ensemble: 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
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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 Juliette
Performers: 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 Rosenkavalier
Performers: 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
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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,
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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
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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: Turandot
Performers: 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
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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: Cinderella
Conductors: 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
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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. 54
Conductors: 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

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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 Trovatore
Performers: 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

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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 West
Performers: 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, opera
Performers: 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
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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: Lohengrin
Performers: 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
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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 Tito
Performers: 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 act
Performers: 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
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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 seta
Performers: 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
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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. 26
Performers: 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
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