Talvela, Martti

Deutsche Oper Berlin: 100 Years, 1912-2012 / Live recordings from the 1960s, treasures in black & white / Ludwig, Tebaldi, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau et al. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Don Carlos; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Dooley, James; Dooley, William; Ferr, Mario; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Grummer, Elisabeth; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Koth, Erika; Lo...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Patané, Giuseppe; Rother, Artur; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

For its 100th anniversary the Deutsche Oper Berlin presents a special edition of live recordings. This special edition box contains the live recordings from the...continue...
Run Time: 729 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): PCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
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Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer / Klemperer, Adam, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2012-08-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; King, James [Vocals]; MacDonald, Kenneth; Silja, Anja; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: BBC Chorus

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...

Verdi: Don Carlos / Sawallisch, King, Lorengar, Fischer-Dieskau [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Lorengar, Pilar; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

"The production by Deutsche Oper Berlin ... achieves a beautiful balance between the stage drama and the music. It proves that there are still singers...continue...
Run Time: 155 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian
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The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Royal Swedish Opera Archives 6

2 CD / Caprice Records / 2011-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Hallgren, Carl-Axel; Jacobsson, Sven-Erik; Nordin, Birgit; Prytz, Eva; Saeden, Erik; Schymberg, Hjordis; Sparring, Jan; Talvela, Martti; Thallaug, Edith; Tyren, Arne [Vocals]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Sandberg, Herbert; Malmborg, Lars af

Levine/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus / James Levine - Celebrating 40 Years At The Met / [21 DVD]

21 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu; Wozzeck, Op. 7; John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Bedrich...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Blegen, Judith; Cassilly, Richard; Clark, Graham; Creech, Philip; Dalayman, Katarina; Devlin, Michael; Fassbaender, Brigitte; F...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"An extraordinary career deserves an extraordinary tribute - which is exactly what the Metropolitan Opera has accomplished to mark the fortieth anniversary of James Levine's...continue...

Bravo Pavarotti [2 CDs]

2 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; M...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Luccardi, Giancarlo; Milnes, Sherrill; Morresi, Gius...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; Maag, Peter; Chailly, Riccardo; B...

This 2-for-1 CD set celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting...continue...

Bravo Pavarotti [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'...
Performers: Clark, Graham; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Rescigno, Nicola; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Welsh N...

This DVD celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting spectaculars, Luciano...continue...
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grobe, Donald; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Mangelsdorff, Simone; Moser, Edda; Reynolds, Anna; Ridder...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Rolls-Royce orchestral playing in a fine studio recording, with a starry cast led by Fietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Wotan. What is lacking in the rough...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Brockhaus, Lilo; Crespin, Regine; Ericson, Barbro; Janowitz, Gundula; Mastilovic, Danica; Ordassy, Carlotta; Rebmann, Liselotte; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Talvela, Martti; Vease...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Penguin Guide
The great merits of Karajan's version are the refinement of the orchestral playing and the heroic strength of Jon Vickers as Siegmund...Veasey as Fricka...continue...

Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album / Luciano Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca / 2009-05-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Coni, Paolo; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gibbs, John; Kavrakos, Dimitri; King, Malcolm; Lambriks, Marjon; Lloyd...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharm...

This special collection of great Verdi tenor arias is taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings - all made in the prime of his career. The...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: Der fliegende Holländer / Klemperer, Silja, King, Adam, Talvela, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2008-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; King, James [Vocals]; MacDonald, Kenneth; Silja, Anja; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: BBC Chorus

The great conductor Otto Klemperer was known for his 'deliberate' tempos. The Observer's review of the live performance heard here said, "From the opening bars...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm/Deutsche Opera Berlin, Jones, King, Neidlinger [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; King, James [Classical]; Miljakovic, Olivera; Neidlinger, Gustav; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 1970, German television took Fidelio into the studio and filmed the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s production of...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

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...

Beethoven: The Symphonies / Sir Georg Solti, Chicago SO

7 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

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"; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 6...
Performers: Burrows, Stuart; Lorengar, Pilar; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Recorded between 1972 and 1974 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra this is Sir Georg Solti's first complete Beethoven cycle. Included is a bonus CD with...continue...

Ultimate Opera - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borthayre, Jean; Braun, Victor; Bumbry, Grace; Burrowes,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Lewis, Henry; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bernet, Dietfried; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Serafin, Tullio; Downes, Edward; Gibson,...

"Decca doesn't stint in offering some of its most outstanding performances -- the star-studded list of singers includes Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Marilyn...continue...

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Don Carlo / Stein, Corelli, Janowitz

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice - pungent, emotionally...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Knappertsbusch, Thomas, Dalis, London

4 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bartos, Rita; Boese, Ursula; Cervena, Sona; Dalis, Irene; Gardelli, Else-Margrete; Hotter, Hans; Janowitz, Gundula; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Moller, Niels; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus

"This is not merely one of Philips's Great Recordings but also one of the greatest sets of all time. Every time one returns to it,...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov

3 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Cvejik, Biserka; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Frese, Rudolf; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Heppe, Leo; Karolidis, Paul; Kelemen, Zoltan; Lilowa, Margarita; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Miljakovic, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

"With Ghiaurov in the title role, Karajan's superbly controlled Decca version, technically outstanding came far nearer than previous recordings to conveying the rugged greatness of...continue...

The Originals - Verdi: Requiem, etc / Solti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pickens, Jo Ann; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"There have been so many good recordings of Verdi's gripping Requiem over the years that I had almost forgotten about this one, recorded in Vienna...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Levine, Cotrubas, Tappy, Vienna PO

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Baumgartner, Christian; Boesch, Christian; Bomches, Helge von; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Eder, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Huber, Markus; Kales, Elizabeth; Mayr, Ingrid; Nitsche, Horst; Pan...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Solti, Chicago Symphony, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Harper, Heather; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Shirley-Quirk, John; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Now at last Mahler's 'Symphony of a Thousand' can be heard on record at something approaching its full, expansive stature. Here is a version from...continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser, etc / Sawallisch, Beirer, Jurinac, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2006-05-03

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Siegfried
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Braun, Victor; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter; Malone, Carole; Martin, Janis [50's]; Morris, Jeff; Muller, Willy; Piecka, Konrad; Schubert, Gotthard; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

A superb supporting cast starring Sena Jurinac, Hans Beirer, Martti Talvela, Janis Martin, Victor Braun and Jeff Morris with the Ochestra e Coro del Teatro...continue...

Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Mozart: The Abduction from the Seralio, Francisco Araiza [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Grist, Reri; Gruberova, Edita; Orth, Norbert; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

A classic DVD of Mozart's beloved comic opera conducted by one of the most acclaimed Mozart conductors of the 20th century, Karl Bohm. Edita Gruberova's...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Germany
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Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Maazel, Popp, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Performers: Obraztsova, Yelena; Popp, Lucia; Talvela, Martti; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Lorin Maazel conducts the Cleveland Orchestra and a dream quartet of soloists in this epic performance of Beethoven's ultimate symphonic testament....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio Op 72 / Böhm, Jones, King, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-07-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Crass, Franz; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Leib, Günther; Mathis, Edith; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"Bohm's conducting is masterful, combining dramatic tension with lyric warmth in ideal proportions... The sound of this recording is excellent." - Met Guide to Recorded...continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser, etc / Suitner, Patanè, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2005-06-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Bindszus, Peter; Casapietra, Celestina; Dvoráková, Ludmila; Fortune, George; Fröhlich, Günther; Garduhn, Henno; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Hübner, Fritz; Lang...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus

Verdi: Don Carlo

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; ...
Conductors: Stein, Horst

The #1 Beethoven Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sha...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Beaux Arts Trio; Burrows, Stuart; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gilels, Emil; I Musici; Italiano, Quartetto; Kovacevich, Stephen; Leipzi...
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre; ; Fennell, Frederick; Barenboim, Daniel; Dorati, Antal; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman-Rochester Pops; I Musici; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Kovacevich; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Pilar Lorengar (soprano); Yvonne Minton (mezzo soprano); Stuart Burrows (tenor); Martti Talvela (bass voice); Itzhak Perlman, Pi...continue...

Essential Mozart Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366; La Clemenza de Tito; ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bar, Olaf; Barham, Edmund; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Burrows, Stuart; Collins, Anne; Davies, Ryland; Gruberova, Edit...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner -The Opera Collection: Der Fliegende Holländer /Solti

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Jones, Isola; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Krenn, Werner; Martin, Janis [50's]; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

'Der Fliegende Hollander' was the first of Solti's recordings made with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra....continue...

Beethoven - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Minuets (6) for piano...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Burrows, Stuart; Gilels, Emil; Lorengar, Pilar; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Mintz, Shlomo; Talvela, Martti; Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Klee, Bernhard; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; I Musici; Philharmonia Orchestra

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings....continue...

Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Behrens, Hildegard; Brendel, Alfred; Ghazarian, Sona; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Johnson, Robert; King, James [Vocals]; Kovacevich, Stephen;...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Szell, George; Galliera, Alceo; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Davis, Colin; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Piero; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; L...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Ghiaurov, Prevedi, Abbado, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Casula, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guglielmi, Margherita; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Prevedi, Bruno; Talvela, Martti; Zerbini, Anton...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

A star-studded performance of this dark Verdi masterpiece makes for an evening of great opera....continue...

Thunder & Lightning / Sir Georg Solti

2 CD / Decca / 1998-11-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin...
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Lorengar, Pilar; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmon...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Karajan, Berlin PO

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-07-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Brilioth, Helge; Brockhaus, Lilo; Chookasian, Lili; Crespin, Régine; Dernesch, Helga; Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen; Ericson, Barbro; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gayer, Cather...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In honor of what would have been Maestro Karajan's 90th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing the complete remastered Ring cycle. This classic recording was made...continue...

Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / Böhm, Janowitz, Schreier, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-03-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers: Janowitz, Gundula; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Böhm, Nilsson, Windgassen

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-11-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Heater, Claude; Ludwig, Christa; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti; Wachter, Eberhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]; Wohlfahrt, Erwin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Penguin Guide
...the performance glowes with intensity from beginning to end, carried through in the longest spans. Birgit Nilsson sings the Liebestod at the end of...continue...

Opera Scenes from Savonlinna

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Alamikkotervo, Aki; Auvinen, Ritva; Gronroos, Walton; Hynninen, Jorma; Krause, Tom; Lindroos, Peter; Rundgren, Bengt; Ruohonen, Seppo; Ruotus), Ulla Sippola (The Lady of; Ryhanen, Jaakko; Salminen, M...
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Haatanen, Kyosti; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

A Tribute to Martti Talvela

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-07-04

Works: Toivo Kuula: I'll march through the streets; Yö (Night), for voice & piano, Op. 22/3; Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Heinonen, Eero; Klust, Hertha; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Jalas, Jussi; Berglund, Paavo; Kamu, , Okko; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Great Mozart Singers, Vol. 3: Opera Arias 1961-1982

1 CD / Orfeo / 1995-07-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan t...
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fre...
Conductors: Kertész, István; Wallberg, Heinz; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Ozawa, Seiji

Schubert: Winterreise / Talvela, Gothoni

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Gothoni, Ralf; Talvela, Martti

Mussorgsky:Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-10-02

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Songs and dances of death
Performers: Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: The Symphonies / Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

10 CD / Decca Import / 1992-02-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Buchanan, Isobel; Harper, Heather; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Shirley-Quirk, John; Talvela, Martti; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Glen Ellyn Children's Choir