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“Thank goodness for no quirky ideas...The singers are all outstanding, led by James Morris's warmly genial Sachs...and by Ben Heppner, who is an equally convincing Walther...Mattila not only looks gorgeous but sings ravishingly as Eva, while Sir Thomas Allen's characterisation of Beckmesser is all his own...Levine's conducting holds the performance together richly” Penguin Guide, 2010 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“both [Heppner and Eaglen] are vocally at their peak, singing like angels, totally unstrained and finely focused. The young René Pape as King Mark is formidably impressive too, with Katarina Dalayman a superb Brangäne...Levine brings out the power and concentration of this epic, drawing brilliant playing from the Met. Orchestra” Penguin Guide, 2010 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Christiane Schroter, Gunilla Stephen, Rene Pape, Margot Stejskal, Peter-Jurgen Schmidt, Carsten Mewes, Rosemarie Lang, Gunter Kurth, Henno Garduhn, Yvonn Fussel, Gerd Wolf, Carola Fischer, Bernd Zettisch, Helmut Freitag, Jurgen Freier, Gesine Forberger, Konrad Rupf, Carola Hohn, Brigitte Eisenfeld, Thomas Wittig, Dieter Schwartner Berlin State Opera Chorus, Berlin State Choir, Heinz Fricke | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Solti Centenary ConcertLive recording from Symphony Center, Chicago, 2012
Hosted by Valerie Solti The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti’s 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace. This unique ensemble owes its existence to the vision of its founder, Sir Georg Solti, who believed passionately in peace and the power of music and musicians to be ambassadors for peace. Charmingly hosted by Solti’s widow, Lady Valerie Solti, and featuring soloists such as Angela Gheorghiu and René Pape as well as members of the Georg Solti Accademia, this memorable evening presents musical highlights, all of which played a significant role in Solti’s life and career. Besides excerpts from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte and Don Giovanni or Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto, this concert finds lovely musical moments in the 'Adagietto' from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, Strauss’ Don Juan and Bartók’s masterful Concerto for Orchestra. Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever as the encore closes the performance with a smash. Conductor Valery Gergiev was a good friend of his advisor Georg Solti. Together with Lady Valerie Solti and the World Orchestra for Peace he carries on Solti’s vision and maintains his memory. Special Bonus Feature: “Solti’s Vision”, a film about the World Orchestra for Peace Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, dts-HD Master Audio 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9, 1080i FULL HD Subtitle Languages: DE, FR / DE (Bonus) Running Time: 112 mins + 21 mins (Bonus) FSK: 0 Worldwide available | 
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| |  | Beethoven For All: Music of Power, Passion and Beauty
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio West Eastern Divan Orchestra Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' - Scherzo West Eastern Divan Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' - Adagio un poco mosso Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 - Rondo: Allegro Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' - First Movement Daniel Barenboim (piano) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral' - Allegro ma non troppo West Eastern Divan Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Rondo - Allegro Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 (Rondo: Vivace) Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': Adagio cantabile Daniel Barenboim (piano) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral' - Allegretto West Eastern Divan Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - Largo Staatskapelle Berlin Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: Allegretto West Eastern Divan Orchestra Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Presto Anja Harteros (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Peter Seiffert (tenor), René Pape (bass) Vokalensemble Kölner Dom & West Eastern Divan Orchestra |
“I think the Beethoven symphonies with the Divan orchestra is different in the sense that there is a terrific amount of energy because of the youth of the people – but there is just as much rigour. The combination of rigour with youthful energy is very strong” (Daniel Barenboim, speaking in the TV documentary on this project). The Symphonies were recorded in August 2011 in Cologne, the glorious (final) instalment of a worldwide tour that began in August 2010 at the legendary Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and will cover four continents by 2012. The orchestra’s 2012 engagements include a European tour culminating in the performance of all Nine Symphonies at the BBC Proms. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Matthew Polenzani (Tamino), Nathan Gunn (Papageno), Ying Huang (Pamina), Erika Miklósa (Queen of the Night), René Pape (Sarastro), Greg Fedderly (Monostatos), David Pittsinger (Speaker), Jennifer Aylmer (Papagena), Wendy Bryn Harmer, Kate Lindsey, Tamara Mumford (Drei Damen) The Metropolitan Opera & Chorus, James Levine “The best performance comes from Nathan Gunn as Papageno, with his irrepressible energy and sense of comic timing...Matthew Polenzani and Ying Huang make a believably young pair of lovers. The production is a visual delight, with its bright colours, puppets and masks. It is, predictably, entirely politically correct. James Levine's conducting is well-judged, save for a funereal 'Tamino mein!' Give this to your children, then take them to the opera house.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Salzburg Opening Concert 2010
The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world’s most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event. In 2010 the Festival celebrated its 90th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Great Festival Hall. Barenboim, in 2010 also celebrated his 60th anniversary onstage, excelled as a soloist and conductor of Beethoven’s lyrical Fourth Piano Concerto. Bruckner´s poignant Te Deum is performed by a quartet of world-class singers. Running Time Total: 90 minutes DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Bruckner Te Deum: G, E, F, Sp, Korean, Chinese “there is no doubting the powerful authority that characterizes Barenboim's direction of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto from the keyboard. Perhaps rather unexpectedly, the magic really starts with a reading of Boulez's Notations I-IV and VII (finishing with II), whose intoxicating allure and expressivity is strongly reminiscent of the kind of sound Karajan generated in his classic Second Viennese School recordings of the 1970s.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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