Opera House - Weber: Oberon / Kubelik, Domingo2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11 Works: Carl Maria von Weber: OberonPerformers: Auger, Arleen; Domingo, Placido; Grobe, Donald; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schiml, Marga Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus Carl Maria von Weber's giant fantasy, with English libretto, tells the story of the king of the fairies. 'Oberon' is full of a rich variety...continue... ![]() Mozart: Mitridate / Hamoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)Performers: Gjevang, Anne; Kenny, Yvonne; Murray, Ann; Rodgers, Joan; Straka, Peter; Winbergh, Gosta Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Written when Mozart was just fourteen, 'Mitridate, Re di Ponte' is an endless flow of beautiful melodies and dramatic recitatives. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, whose insistence on...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Idomeneo / Pavarotti, Levine [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Behrens, Hildegard; Clark, Richard [bass]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Jenkins, Timothy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Von Stade, Frederica Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Considered the greatest "opera seria," 'Idomeneo' was composed when Mozart was just twenty-five and is a tour de force for all singers. This is a...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Bach: St. Matthews Passion, Karl Richter/Munich Bach Orch. [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244Performers: Berry, Walter; Donath, Helen; Hamari, Julia; Laubenthal, Horst; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Schramm, Ernst Gerold; Schreier, Peter Conductors: Richter, Karl Ensemble: Munich Bach Choir; Munich Bach Orchestra Karl Richter (1926-1981) was regarded as one of the great Bach conductors of the twentieth century, noted for solid regularity in rhythms and a serious...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chinese Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Italia, ti amo / Placido Domingo1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-04 Works: Rendine: Vurria for voice & orchestra; Stanislao Gastaldon: Musica proibita, for voice & orchestra, Op. 5; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; Ernesto Tagliaferri: Nun me scetà, for voice & piano (or or...Performers: Domingo, Placido; Pobel, Reinhard Conductors: Kohn, Eugene Ensemble: Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Award-winner Plcido Domingo offers up a selection of rare and seldom-recorded Neapolitan and Italian songs, together with a few favorites, including Gastaldon's "Musica Prohibita" and...continue... ![]() Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1 / Zimerman, Rattle, Berlin PO1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-04 Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15Performers: Zimerman, Krystian Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra "Performing Brahm's First Piano Concerto together in complete accord and spiritually, in the truest sense of that word, they created the impression of Rattle being...continue... ![]() Memory / Lang Lang2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-03-14 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Franz Liszt: ...Performers: Lang Lang Lang Lang's new recital album, Memory, is also his most personal a handpicked collection of music closely linked to his childhood. He's no longer a...continue... ![]() Mozart: Piano Trios / Mutter, Previn, Müller-Schott1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-03-14 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in C major, K 548; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in E major, K 542; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in B flat major, K 502Performers: Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano] ![]() Bach: Mass in B Minor / Janowitz, Prey, Richter/Munich Bach Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-03-14 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232Performers: Janowitz, Gundula; Laubenthal, Horst; Prey, Hermann; Topper, Hertha Conductors: Richter, Karl Ensemble: Munich Bach Choir; Munich Bach Orchestra "This recording, made in 1969, presents Ricther's chorus of 80 and orchestra using modern instruments, considered truer to Bach's spirit at this time than the...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mariss Jansons/Vienna Philharmonic / New Year's Concert 2006 [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-03-14 Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Der Zigeunerbaron; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le no...Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The popular New Years Concerts from Vienna's Musikverein, a tradition for more than 60 years, returns once again to ring in 2006! The invited conductor...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() The Very Best of Adagio / Karajan2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14 Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Peer Gynt; Wolfgan...Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbe, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The "Very Best of Adagio" features over 2 hours of music on two CDs, specially priced at a "2 for 1" price....continue... ![]() Vienna Recital - Scarlatti, Mozart, Liszt, et al / Yundi Li1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14 Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 13/L 486; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Robert Schu...Performers: Li, Yundi [Piano] The Vienna recital disc from pianist Yundi Li, "the poetic player with a sensitive touch" (New York Times) delivers a concert from the renowned Musikverein....continue... ![]() Violetta - Selections from La Traviata / Netrebko, et al2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Schneiderman, Helene; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Anna Netrebko has quickly established herself as one of the finest sopranos in the world today. "Violetta" is a show-stopping recording of highlights from her...continue... Violetta, a CD featuring Anna Netrebko, is essentially an album of highlights from La Traviata, and although the focus is rightly on her, the musical quality of all the performances and of the entire ...continue... ![]() Mozart Collection - Sinfonia concertante, etc/ Perlman, etc1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concertone for 2 Violins in C major, K 190 (186E)Performers: Bergman, Marcel; Jouval, Chaim; Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas Conductors: Mehta, Zubin Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra "...the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante... is superb, almost certainly the finest recorded account now available. The rapport between Perlman and Zukerman is almost uncanny: they play...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Abbado, Fleming, Berlin PO1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Recorded Sound: ApplausePerformers: Braunstein, Guy; Fleming, Renee Conductors: Abbado, Claudio Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Claudio Abbado reunites with the Berlin Philharmonic to present Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Berg's Seen Early Songs, featuring 'America's Most Beautiful Voice', soprano Renee...continue... ![]() The Mozart Collection - Violin Sonatas / Perlman, Barenboim1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (1...Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Perlman, Itzhak "these two [artists] are so well attuned to each other on a personal as well as on a musical level that they play as one...continue... ![]() Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Glazener, Laurence; Grant, Heidi; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Rute... Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus "Taut ensemble and well-detailed playing." - Gramophone "Beautifully prepared and confidently performed with an ensemble finish that comes only from frequent teamwork." - Metropolitan Opera...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Sinopoli, Plowright et al3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destinoPerformers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bruson, Renato; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Curtis, Mark; Plowright, Rosalind; Pons, Juan; Rigby, Jean; Salomaa, Petteri; Tomlinson, John; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vo... Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers Here is a star-studded cast of principals who give their all along with an exceptionally strong line-up of secondary characters, especially Agnes Baltsa as Preziosilla....continue... ![]() Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Gruberová, Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Orch.[DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und GretelPerformers: Dernesch, Helga; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gruberova, Edita; Jurinac, Sena; Prey, Hermann Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra This DVD features Frederica von Stade in Rossini's adaptation of the classic Cinderella story. Included is the beautiful 'Nacqui all'affanno' aria. Engelbert Humperdinck's classic opera...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor / Joan Sutherland, Krauss, Bonynge/MET [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di LammermoorPerformers: Elvira, Pablo; Kraus, Alfredo; Plishka, Paul; Sutherland, Joan, Dame Conductors: Bonynge, Richard Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' is a romantic tragedy of two feuding families, betrayal, politics and forbidden love. This DVD features Joan Sutherland and Alfredo Krauss....continue... Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Subtitles: Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Rossini: La Cenerentola / Von Stade, Abbado/La Scala [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La CenerentolaPerformers: Araiza, Francisco; Desderi, Claudio; Guglielmi, Margherita; Montarsolo, Paolo; Von Stade, Frederica; Zannini, Laura Conductors: Abbado, Claudio Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Rossini’s adaptation of the classic Cinderella story includes the beautiful "Nacqui all'affanno" aria. This performance from Teatro alla Scala features Frederica von Stade in the...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Schubert: Lieder / Fischer-Dieskau, Moore21 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-13 Works: Franz Schubert: Eine Leichenphantasie ("Mit erstorbnem Scheinen"), song for voice & piano, D. 7; Der Vatermörder ("Ein Vater starb"), song for voice & piano, D. 10; Der Jüngling am Bache I ...Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano] "Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore had each recorded these great cycles of Schubert several times already before they embarked on this set in 1971 and...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Magic Flute / Moll, Araiza, Gruberova, Popp, Sawallisch [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Brendel, Wolfgang; Gruberova, Edita; Moll, Kurt; Orth, Norbert; Popp, Lucia; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: The Symphonies / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1-3 / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Symphonies No. 4-6 / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Symphonies No. 7-9 / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22 Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung... Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color ...continue... ![]() Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Schreier, Holl, Harnoncourt/Concentus Wien [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248Performers: Holl, Robert; Schreier, Peter Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus Ensemble: Tölz Boys Choir ; Vienna Concentus Musicus Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphonies 4-6 / Leonard Bernstein/Vienna PO [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"Performers: Mathis, Edith Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphonies 9 & 10 Das Lied Von Der Erde / Leonard Bernstein/VPO [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Das Lied von der ErdePerformers: Kollo, Rene; Ludwig, Christa Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Don Carlo / Levine/Met, Domingo, Freni, Bumbry [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don CarlosPerformers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Quilico, Louis Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ![]() Bernstein Collectors Edition - Mahler I: Symphonies 1-4, etc6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben WunderhornPerformers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Dicterow, Glenn; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Popp, Lucia; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Smith, Philip [Trumpet]; Wittek, Hel... Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra "This is definitely the Mahler set to have if youre only having one - few conductors penetrated more deeply into the painful beauty and raw...continue... ![]() Bernstein Collectors Edition -Mahler II: Symphonies 5-7, etc5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Symphony no 7 in E minor; Rückert Lieder (5)Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Pfeiffer, Friedrich Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra "If Mr. Bernstein doesnt actually become Mahler when he conducts, he acts as if he had, and thats enough to convince himself - an through...continue... ![]() Bernstein Collectors Edition - Mahler III: Symphonies 8-105 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 8 in E flat major; Das Lied von der Erde; Symphony no 9 in D majorPerformers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; King, James [Vocals]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Riegel, Kenneth; Scholz, Rudolf; Van Dam, Jose; Ze... Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra "People are always saying that I exaggerate Mahler even more, which is so stupid, because you cannot exaggerate Mahler enough! To play any Mahler symphony,...continue... ![]() Bernstein Collectors Edition - Stravinsky, Shostakovich6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 2; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Le sacre du...Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Boris; Francesch, Homero; Hudson, Paul; Katsaris, Cyprien; Mitchinson, John; Mory, Anny; Parker, Patricia; Zimerman, Krystian Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Bach Festival Percussion Ensemble; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Members of the English Bach Festival Orchestra (Me; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra This was the recording of Les Noces that revealed the full stature of the work - Gramophone...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Rizzi, Netrebko, Villazón, Vienna PO2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Luca, Dritan; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Schneiderman, Helene; Springer, Friedrich; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra This new recording of La Traviata, the time-honored verismo masterpiece by Giuseppe Verdi performed live from the stage of the 2005 Salzburg Festival, features soprano...continue... ![]() Mozart Collection - Quartets K 421, 458, 465 / Emerson SQ1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b); Quartet for Strings no 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt"; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"Conductors: Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet "The playing is, of course, brilliant; having chosen bracing speeds for the finale of K465 and for the first and last movements of K458, [the...continue... ![]() Mozart: Violin Concertos, etc / Anne-Sophie Mutter, et al2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K. 207; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Concerto for Violin no ...Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Mutter, Anne-Sophie Conductors: Mutter, Anne-Sophie Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra "There's smoothness of phrasing, and a pretty much omnipresent vibrato, with a bright and alert tempo. Mutter's tone is unfailingly beautiful, though it's the sort...continue... ![]() Strauss: Elektra / Rysanek, Varnay, Fischer-Dieskau, Bohm/VPO [DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08 Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ligendza, Catarina; Rysanek, Leonie; Varnay, Astrid Conductors: Böhm, Karl Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color ...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Price, Giacomini, Levine [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-18 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destinoPerformers: Courtney, James; Darrenkamp, John; Fissore, Enrico; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Jones, Isola; Kesling, Diane; Laciura, Anthony; Nucci, Leo; Price, Leontyne Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Violin Sonatas K 301, 304, 376 & 526 / Hahn, Zhu1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 376 (374d); Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c)...Performers: Hahn, Hilary; Zhu, Natalie "Arthur Grumiaux's elegant and mellifluous readings of Mozart's violin sonatas set one kind of standard for these elegant and mellifluous works. Hilary Hahn, who has...continue... ![]() Simple Gifts1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar] Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue... This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue... ![]() Carmen-Fantasie / Mutter, Levine, Vienna PO1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11 Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin a...Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ![]() The Baroque Christmas Album1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2); Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noëls (3), H 531; Noëls pour les instruments, H 534; In Nativitatem Domini Ca...Performers: Comberti, Micaela; Giardelli, Mirella; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]; Standage, Simon; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello] Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Pinnock, Trevor; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert Experience Christmastide as it was celebrated more than 250 years ago with 18 glorious tracks from Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Paul McCreesh, Trevor Pinnock and...continue... ![]() Puccini: La Boheme / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La BohèmePerformers: Monk, Allan; Niska, Maralin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka, Paul; Scotto, Renata; Tajo, Italo; Velis, Andrea; Wixell, Ingvar Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Puccini: Il Tabarro; Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Levine/MET, Pavarotti [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, operaPerformers: Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan; Stratas, Teresa Conductors: Levine, James Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Ayre
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