Relyea, John

Verdi: Requiem / Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Karen Cargill, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Cargill, Karen; Neill, Stuart; Relyea, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis' series of choral master-works continues with Verdi's Requiem, a work that Davis has been conducting for much of his long career. It...continue...

Bellini: I Puritani / Metropolitan Opera, Netrebko, Cutler, Summers [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Cutler, Eric; Netrebko, Anna; Relyea, John; Ruminski, Valerian; Valdes, Eduardo; Vassallo, Franco; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Live from The Metropolitan Opera, international sensation Anna Netrebko sings Elvira Walton (and her famous mad scene) in 'I Puritani', a spectacular production revived especially...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Davis, Kunde, Claycomb, Jeffery, London Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-06-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Cals, Isabelle; Claycomb, Laura; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Elliott, Alasdair; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffrey, Darren; Kunde, Gregory; Relyea, John; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis has made seven incredibly successful Berlioz recordings for LSO Live, which garnered praise from around the world and collected numerous awards. He...continue...

Bellini: I Puritani / Netrebko, Cutler, Summers / Metropolitan Opera Orch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-12-18

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Cutler, Eric; Netrebko, Anna; Relyea, John; Ruminski, Valerian; Valdes, Eduardo; Vassallo, Franco; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Live from The Metropolitan Opera, international sensation Anna Netrebko sings Elvira Walton (and her famous mad scene) in 'I Puritani', a spectacular production revived especially...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Doese, Helena; Hampson, Thomas; Hodgson, Alfreda; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Rea, Sean; Relyea, Jo...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The recording of Sir Simon Rattle's cycle the Mahler Symphonies commenced in 1986 with the Second Symphony and was completed in 2002 with the Fifth....continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Kozenà, Mackerras, Scottish CO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Kozená, Magdalena; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Milne, Lisa; Relyea, John; Rice, Christine; Schneider, Ronald; Trost, Rainer; Watkin, David
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

With all of its dramatic characters driven by pure emotion- vengeance, obsession, hate, and grace- 'La Clemenza' contains some of the most gripping music in...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Terfel, Fleming, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Groves, Paul; Kopcak, Sergej; Kringelborn, Solveig; Relyea, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The new DVD release features Mozart's darkest operatic masterpiece with a superb cast featuring Renee Fleming and Bryn Terfel, masterfully conducted by James Levine with...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Henschel, Jane; Isokoski, Soile; Relyea, John; Remmert, Birgit; Villars, Jon; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Court, Shirley
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Written in a staggering burst of creative inspiration over eight weeks in 1906, the Eighth Symphony is considered to be Mahler's greatest triumph. In June...continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg / Heppner, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Grove, Jill; Heppner, Ben; Mattila, Karita; Morris, James; Pape, Rene; Polenzani, Matthew; Relyea, John
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This release features the critically acclaimed performance by Ben Heppner, Renee Pape and Karita Mittila on DVD!...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Tête à Tête - Rossini: Messe Solennelle, etc/Spering, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2002-06-25

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle; Stabat mater
Performers: Castronovo, Charles; Dewald, Thomas; Lika, Peter; Martinez, Iride; Mingardo, Sara; Pares-Reyna, Margot; Relyea, John
Conductors: Spering, Christoph
Ensemble: Chorus Musicus; Das Neue Orchester

"What is interesting about it is its sense of the Crucifixion as high theatre and the Berlioz-like sonority of Rossini's orchestral writing as realised by...continue...

Gerald Berg: Memory Palace

1 CD / Centaur / 1993-12-28

Works: Gerald Berg: Variation Set for piano; Peter Quince at the Clavier for bass voice, clarinets, percussion & piano; Memory Palace for guitar; Odd Trio for violin, marimba & guitar
Performers: Beauvais, William; Freedman, Lori; Longworth, Peter; Relyea, John; Smith, Kate; Tureski, Trevor