Meier, Waltraud

Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Grundheber, Meier, Clark, von Kannen, Wottrich, Vogel, Trekel, Schaechter. Barenboim [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Baker, Mark; Clark, Graham; Grundheber, Franz; Meier, Waltraud; Menzel, Peter; Schaechter, Dalia; Trekel, Roman; Vogel, Siegfried; von Kannen, Gunter; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsoper Berlin

Berg is recasting Buchner's fragmentary drama in the form of three self-contained acts by drawing on existing musical genres and traditional styles, by quoting various...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner Collection - Lohengrin / Domingo, Studer, Lloyd, Welker. Tannhauser / Weber, Gambill, Nylund, Meier. Rienzi / Jordan, Lehnhoff, Kerl, Aldrich [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Rienzi
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Domingo, Placido; Gambill, Robert; Kerl, Torsten; Lloyd, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Nylund, Camilla; Studer, Cheryl; Trekel, Roman; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lang-Lessing;
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner's 200th birthday arises in 2013, giving cause for celebration. Three outstanding opera productions come together for release in this exclusive set -- the legendary...continue...
Run Time: 644 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
...continue...

The Best Classical Music in the Movies Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; Schindler's List; E.T.; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the...
Performers: Abel, David [Conductor]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barrueco, Manuel; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Gieseking, Walter; Horner, James; Little, Tasmin; Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Mo...
Conductors: Love, Geoff; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Sutherland, Iain; Goodwin, Ron; Ormandy, Eugene; Lombard, Alain

Twilight Of The Gods - Wagner Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen / Blythe, Kaufmann, Morris, Terfel, Voigt et al. / MET, Levine

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Die Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ammann, Lindsay; Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Cano, Jennifer Johnson; Croft, Dwayne; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Diegel, Adam; Dix, Marjorie Elinor; Erdmann, Mojca; Fillmore, Molly; Gigliot...
Conductors: Levine, James; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: ; 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...
Recording information: Metropolitan Opera (2010-2012)....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 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

...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, May Morris, Eric Owens, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt / Levine - MET [5 Blu-Ray]

5 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

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

...continue...

The Metropolitan Opera: "Wagner's Dream" / The documentary behind the new Metropolitan "Ring" [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

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 Orchestra

The documentary behind the biggest and most elaborate production in the history of Metropolitan Opera.

Experience the technical marvel and intense preparation on a scale

...continue...

Beethoven for All: Music of Power, Passion and Beauty / Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Decca / 2012-06-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Sonata for Piano...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Koch, Wolfgang; Meier, Waltraud; Samuil, Anna; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Highlights - The essential 2 CD collection of Beethoven's extraordinary music performed and conducted by the iconic and legendary Daniel Barenboim, "one of the greatest...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Barenboim, Elming, Struckmann, Tomlinson [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Elming, Poul; Hubner, Fritz; Kannen, Gunter Von; Meier, Waltraud; Struckmann, Falk; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Staatskapelle Berlin

Parsifal represents the culmination of Wagner's work as a revolutionary composer of opera. In it, he created a powerful allegory on the conflict between Christianity...continue...
Run Time: 245 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese
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Beethoven: Missa solemnis; Verdi: Requiem; Brahms: German Requiem / Barenboim & the Chicago SO [5 CDs]

5 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Holl, Robert; Kiberg, Tina; Magad, Samuel; Marc, Alessandra; Meier, Waltraud; Schrader, David
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim was named music director designate of the CSO in January 1989, and he assumed leadership as the Orchestra's ninth music director in September...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago....continue...

Serene Classics / Includes works by Palestrina, Bach, Tallis, Purcell and Schubert

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve regina; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Salve Regina, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book V); Missa pro defunctis a 5; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O sacrum convivium, motet...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Henschel, Dietrich; Isokoski, Soile; McDaniel, Barry; Meier, Waltraud; Munderloh, David; Viitasalo, Marita; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Jennings, Joseph; Higginbottom, Edward; Werner, Fritz; Nagano, Kent; Barenboim, Daniel; Bour, Ernest; Svetlanov, Evgeny; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Satomaa, Tauno

Unwind with Warner Classic's new release, 'Serene Classics: Music for a Calmer You". Take a micro-vacation as you relax to titles such as Salve Regina,...continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder, et al. / Meier

1 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Hugo Wolf: In der Frühe; Denk' es, o Seele!; Mörike Lieder
Performers: Meier, Waltraud
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Recording information: Salle Pleyel, Paris....continue...

50 Best Beethoven / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no ...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Chung Trio; Collot, Serge; de los Angeles,...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; ; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble

Strauss: Elektra / Gatti/Vienna PO, Theorin, Meier, Westbroek [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Theorin, Irene; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Lehnhoff's new production of Elektra ends with a stroke of genius that arrives with a shock." - Financial Times With Strauss' Elektra, the Salzburg Festival...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, English, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Gatti/Vienna PO, Theorin, Meier, Westbroek [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Theorin, Irene; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Lehnhoff's new production of Elektra ends with a stroke of genius that arrives with a shock." - Financial Times With Strauss' Elektra, the Salzburg Festival...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, Eng...continue...

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Barenboim, Domingo

2 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Marc, Alessandra; Meier, Waltraud
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago (09/1993)....continue...

The Beethoven Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Triple Concerto in C major for violin, cello, piano & orchestra, Op. 56; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59/3 "Rasumovsky"; Sonata for...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Güra, Werner; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Hagen, Clemens; Hager, Klaus; Isokoski, Soile; Markovich, Aleksandr...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel

Wagner Opera Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhaüser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg; The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Götterdämme...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kang, Philip; Lipovsek, Marjana; Meier, Waltraud; Palmer, Felicity; Pape, Rene; Schreibmayer, Kurt; S...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...continue...

Wagner: Tannhauser / Mehta, Kollo, Meier, Weikl [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-06-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes H.; Kollo, Rene; Meier, Waltraud; Nocker, Hanns; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Secunde, Nadine; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

David Alden's production of Wagner's grand romantic opera was recorded at the National Theatre in Munich, with Bayerische Staatsoper, in September 1994. Shot over three...continue...
Run Time: 195 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Wagner: Parsifal / Ventris, Meier, Salminen, Nagano [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Braun, Lioba; Fox, Tom; Halfvarson, Eric; Hampson, Thomas; Meier, Waltraud; Polaski, Deborah; Salminen, Matti; Struckmann, Falk; Ventris, Christopher; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Baden-Baden Festival Choir; Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0915. Ever since...continue...
Run Time: 323 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Wagner: Tannhauser / Jordan, Gambill, Nylund, Meier [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Fox, Tom; Gambill, Robert; Hoffmann, Florian; Horl, Andreas; Meier, Waltraud; Milling, Stephen; Muller, Katherina; Nylund, Camilla; Reijans, Marcel; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus

Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s production is based on the Paris version by Richard Wagner with an extended Venusberg scene and a ballet very surprisingly choreographed by Amir...continue...
Run Time: 263 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Beethoven: Essental Beethoven / Barenboim, Juilliard String Quartet, Maazel [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

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

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

Wagner: Lohengrin / Nagano/Deutsches SO, Berlin, Meier, Konig, Kringelborn [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-05-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Fox, Tom; Kringelborn, Solveig; Meier, Waltraud; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Europa Chorakademie

This is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0964. With powerful conviction,...continue...
Run Time: 279 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: Englsih, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Mehta/Orch. da la Generalitat Valenciana, Stabell, Seiffert, Meier, Trost [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Meier, Waltraud; Raimondi, Ildiko; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten; Trost, Rainer; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencia Regional Government Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra

Thunderous applause and loud cries of "bravo" greeted the premiere of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' at the inaugural performance of the first opera season in Valencia's new...continue...
Run Time: 148 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Wagner: Tannhauser / Gambill, Nylund, Meier, Trekel, Milling, Jordan [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-02-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Fox, Tom; Gambill, Robert; Hoffmann, Florian; Horl, Andreas; Meier, Waltraud; Milling, Stephen; Muller, Katherina; Nylund, Camilla; Reijans, Marcel; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus

After Nikolaus Lehnhoff's great success with 'Parsifal', 'Lohengrin' and 'Tristan und Isolde' this is his highly acclaimed 'Tannhauser' coproduced with De Nederlandse Opera and Festspielhaus...continue...
Run Time: 263 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, etc / Barenboim, Pape, Denoke, Meier, Fritz [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

In 1999, along with the Palestinian literary scholar Edward Said, Daniel Barenboim founded the West-Eastern Divan Workshop, which every summer brings together young artists from...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Barenboim/La Scala, Waltraud Meier, Ian Storey, Michelle de Young [DVD]

3 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Grochowski, Gerd; Meier, Waltraud; Salminen, Matti; Storey, Ian
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Conducting without a score, Barenboim's feel for this opera is now more deep-seated than ever, and even the much-performed Prelude is breathtakingly fresh in this...continue...

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Barenboim/Bayreuth Fest., Jerusalem, Meier [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Holle, Matthias; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Meier, Waltraud; Priew, Ute; Struckmann, Falk
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

This acclaimed 1995 Bayreuth production by Heiner Muller was conducted by Daniel Barenboim with fire and sensitivity. Siegfried Jerusalem and Waltraud Meier were the Tristan...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

Mozart: Requiem, Ave verum corpus / Muti, Pace

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-03-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus
Performers: Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Pace, Patrizia
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus

Strauss, Schubert: Lieder / Meier, Breinl

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2007-11-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27
Performers: Breinl, Joseph; Meier, Waltraud

What’s Waltraud Meier’s secret to her 30 years of international success on stage? "Authentic empathy for the respective part", she tells us, "This is the...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

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: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Live Recordings 1967-1999

3 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Benackova, Gabriela; Burke, Richard; Carroli, Silvano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Diepold, Alexander; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Frittoli, Barbara; Gall, Axelle; Go...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Klobucar, Berislav; Luisi, Fabio; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Oren, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Slatkin, Leonard; Santi, Nello; Albrecht, Gerd; Viotti, Marcello; Badea...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Vogt, Kringelborn, Konig, Trekel, Nagano/Berlin SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-01-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Fox, Tom; Kringelborn, Solveig; Meier, Waltraud; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Barenboim, Divan Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-12-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, René
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walküre / Haitink, Martón, Studer, Salminen

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-10-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Kunz, Ursula; Lilowa, Margarita; Marton, Eva; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Soldh, Anita; Studer, Cheryl; W...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Parsifal / Thielemann, Domingo, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Anger, Ain; Baechle, Janina; Bankl, Wolfgang; Denschlag, Daniela; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ivan, Simina; Jelosits, Peter; Keszei, Bori; Kobel, Benedikt; Krasteva, Nadia; Los, Inn...
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Other opera houses can only dream of a season finale like this one. (Domingo) phrases gloriously and is intelligent enough to know where he needs...continue...

Classic Library - Wagner: Arias & Scenes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Borchers, Christel; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Falcon, Ruth; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lenz, Friedrich; Meier, Waltraud; Melchior, Lauri...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Guadagno, Anton; Davis, Colin; Keilberth, Joseph; Munch, Charles; Ormandy, Eugene; Janowski, Marek; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philad...

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
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Barenboim, et al

14 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Brinkmann, Bodo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Close, Shirley; Dijkstra, Hebe; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Floeren, Ruth; Holle, Matthias; Jerusale...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

The production of a new Ring at the Bayreuth Festival is an event that takes place every six years. Bayreuth recordings of the complete cycle...continue...

Bayerische Staatsoper 1997-2005 Live / Mehta, Bolton, et al

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2005-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante, HWV 33; Serse, HWV 40; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Ro...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Daniels, David [Countertenor]; Gantner, Martin; Gritton, Susan; Harteros, Anja; Kasarova, Vesselina; Meier, Waltraud; Murray, Ann; Nilon, Paul; Röschmann, Dorothea; Sei...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra

James Levine - Documents of the Munich Years

12 CD / Oehms / 2005-06-24

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Elliott Carter: Variations for Orchestra; Charles Wuorinen: Grand Bamboula; Roger Sessions: Concerto for Piano; Robert Di Domenica: Symphony; Gustav Mahler: Symphony n...
Performers: Dilcheva, Kremena; Haefliger, Ernst; Heppner, Ben; Kisfaludy, Eörs; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Polenzani, Matthew; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Spangenberg, Martin; Svendén, Birgitta; Taub, R...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Parsifal / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-05-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Braun, Lioba; Fox, Tom; Halfvarson, Eric; Hampson, Thomas; Meier, Waltraud; Polaski, Deborah; Salminen, Matti; Struckmann, Falk; Ventris, Christopher; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Baden-Baden Festival Choir; Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra

"...Lehnhoff and Kent Nagano handpicked an exceptional group of singers, as good a cast as one could assemble. The exalted level of musicianship coupled with...continue...
Run Time: 317 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: ...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre / Mehta, Seiffert, Rydl, Meier, et al

4 CD / Farao Classics / 2004-10-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Fujimura, Mihoko; Meier, Waltraud; Rydl, Kurt; Schnaut, Gabriele; Seiffert, Peter; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

" Mehta benefits from the often incandescent and technically masterful playing of his orchestra and from the ideal acoustics of the Nationaltheater, finely caught by...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Levine/Met, Meier, Jerusalem, Moll [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Jerusalem, Siegfried; Mazura, Franz; Meier, Waltraud; Moll, Kurt; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"When it was new in 1991, Schenk's staging was accepted as a sensible if conventional piece of work... Meier's Kundry is electrifying... she simply is...continue...

Mahler - The Complete Recordings / Sinopoli, Philharmonia

15 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Lieder eines fahrenden...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Blasi, Angela Maria; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Lewis, Keith; Meier, Waltraud; Plowright, Rosalind; Sotin, Hans; Studer...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir