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Das Rheingold Juha Uusitalo (Wotan), Franz-Josef Kapellmann (Alberich), John Daszak (Loge), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Matti Salminen (Fasolt), Stephen Milling (Fafner) Sabina von Walter (Freia), Anna Larsson (Fricka), Christa Mayer (Erda),Silvia Vázquez (Woglinde), Ann-Katrin Naidu (Wellgunde), Hannah Esther Minutillo (Flosshilde), German Villar (Froh), Ilya Bannik (Donner) Die Walküre Peter Seiffert (Siegmund), Petra Maria Schnitzer (Sieglinde), Matti Salminen (Hunding), Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde), Juha Uusitalo (Wotan), Anna Larsson (Fricka) Siegfried Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Juha Uusitalo (Der Wanderer), Franz-Josef Kapellmann (Alberich), Stephen Milling (Fafner), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Erda), Marina Zyatkova (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde), Matti Salminen (Hagen), Ralf Lukas (Gunther), Franz-Josef Kapellmann (Alberich), Elisabete Matos (Gutrune), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Waltraute) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta Special budget-priced DVD and Blu-ray 100 minutes of the most stunning visual and musical highlights of this production by La Fura dels Baus. Incl. two new documentaries about Franc Aleu and Carlus Padrissa. The highlights incl. arias of the world-class Wagner singers such as Seiffert, Salminen, Kapellmann, Mayer, Schnitzer and promising young talents like Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde), John Daszak (Loge) and Juha Uusitalo (Wotan) “Quite a spectacle, brilliantly sung.” The Sunday Times “It looks like a landmark Ring cycle, it is outstanding.” BBC Music Magazine Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 Region: 0 Duration: 100 minutes - opera 30 minutes - bonus Recorded: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia Spain 2007-2009 Subtitles: English German French Spanish Booklet: English German French | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Waldbühne: St. Petersburg NightLive Recording from The Waldbühne Berlin, 1997
Zubin Mehta, born in Bombay in 1936, is one of the greatest conductors on the rostrum. ‚I have been conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker longer than many of its musicians have been members. I began in 1961 and since then have not missed a single season. During all those years I have been able to observe continually that the Berliner Philharmoniker sets standards for outstanding orchestral achievements.‘ The theme of his ‚St. Petersburg Night‘ at the Berlin Waldbühne is, of course, Russian music. The centrepiece is one of Tchaikovsky‘s most frequently played and effective compositions: his Piano Concerto No. 1 in B fl at minor. This work has spread the fame of Russian music all over the world. Its memorable melodies and original rhythms never fail to captivate audiences. Daniel Barenboim, was the soloist for the Tchaikovsky concerto in Zubin Mehta‘s music night. With this combination of master conductor, master pianist and leading orchestra, success was, of course, assured. The twenty thousand people in the audience at the Berlin Waldbühne, sold out weeks beforehand, expressed their thanks with tumultuous applause. The other works in the programme were also enthusiastically received, in particular the familiar sounds of Tchaikovsky‘s ‚Swan Lake‘ and Rimsky-Korsakov‘s orchestral scherzo ‚The Flight of the Bumblebee‘ from his opera ‚The Legend of Tsar Saltan‘, which was played with astounding virtuosity. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: DVD 9, PAL Running Time: 97 mins FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Zubin Mehta leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in this historic live 1967 Salzburg Festival performance of Giorgio Strehler’s legendary production. Cast features Ingeborg Hallstein, Reri Grist. Luigi Alva, Fernando Corena, Gerhard Unger, and actor Michael Heltau in the speaking role of Pasha Selim. Sung in German; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. 134 minutes, Black & white, mono, 4:3, All regions. “Opera lovers rejoice! Courtesy of VAI we have these three Mozart performances from the Salzburg Festival, memorable interpretations by some of the finest singers of the time, captured in their prime… Mozart opera lovers won't want to miss these important documents” Classic CD | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Lalo - Symphony Espagnole
The works on this CD represent some of the finest for the violin to emerge from the French violin tradition – a tradition that stretches back some four centuries. From Louis XIII’s 24 Violins du roi of 1626, through Lully and Leclair in the 18th century, and Rode, Kreutzer, de Beriot, Lalo, Vieuxtemps and Saint-Saens in the 19th. Lalo’s evergreen Symphonie Espagnole reflects his Spanish ancestry, and it is thought that he consulted the great Spanish virtuoso Pablo Sarasate during the composition of the work. It is a clever blend of symphony and concerto, Spanish colour, French effervescence and Germanic structure. Vieuxtemps was a child prodigy, making his public debut at the age of 11 in 1831, and was compared to Paganini. He produced 7 violin concertos, and nos 4 and 5 have remained in the repertoire to this day. The 5th is innovative in dovetailing movements together – something Mendelssohn and Bruch would do later in their famous concertos. Saint-Saëns was another child prodigy, and a pianist of tremendous technique from an early age. He produced 5 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 2 cello concertos and 3 violin concertos and many other concertante works along with many operas a chamber works ‘I live in music as a fish lives in water ‘ he once said. Polished, fluent with a truly memorable gift for a great tune, his Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso was written for the 19-year-old Sarasate in 1863. ‘Mintz plays the piece with fine panache: his treatment of the gorgeous, lilting secondary theme of the first movement is tenderly seductive, while the Scherzo dances with a delicious feathery weightlessness, its lyrical strain enticingly Carmenesque. The habanera rhythms of the Intermezzo are certainly touched with G string voluptuousness but, again, there is an element of restraint, which shows the true artist not overplaying his hand’ Gramophone March 1992 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | The 3 Tenors In Concert 19941DVD & 1CD
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER OVERTURE Bernstein Candide O SOUVERAIN, Ô JUGE, Ô PÈRE Massenet Le Cid José Carreras QUANDO LE SERE AL PLACIDO Verdi Luisa Miller Plácido Domingo POURQUOI ME RÉVEILLER Massenet Werther Luciano Pavarotti WITH A SONG IN MY HEART José Carreras Rodgers Spring is here, arr Newman & Darby, adap. Palmer GRANADA Lara, arr. Hayes Plácido Domingo NON TI SCORDAR DI ME De Curtis, arr. Mancini Luciano Pavarotti “A TRIBUTE TO HOLLYWOOD” The 3 Tenors Medley arranged & orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin My Way • Moon River • Because • Singin’ in the rain MARCHE HONGROISE (RÁKÓCZY) Berlioz La Damnation de Faust TU, CA NUN CHIAGNE De Curtis, arr. Lozi José Carreras AMOR, VIDA DE MI VIDA Moreno-Rottoba Maravilla Plácido Domingo AVE MARIA Schubert, arr. Schifrin Luciano Pavarotti E LUCEVAN LE STELLE Puccini Tosca José Carreras VESTI LA GIUBBA Leoncavallo Pagliacci Plácido Domingo NESSUN DORMA! Puccini Turandot Luciano Pavarotti “AROUND THE WORLD” The 3 Tenors Medley arranged & orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin America • All I ask of you • Funiculì, Funiculà • Sous les ponts de Paris Brazil • Be my love • Marechiare • Lippen schweigen Santa Lucia luntana • Those were the days • Te Quiero dijiste • Torna a Surrient ENCORES The 3 Tenors LA DONNA È MOBILE Verdi Rigoletto LIBIAMO NE’ LIETI CALICI (BRINDISI) Verdi La traviata NESSUN DORMA! Puccini Turandot CLOSING CREDITS
The legendary tenors José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, together with conductor Zubin Mehta, celebrated the finale to soccer’s 1994 World Cup with a live concert described as “probably the biggest single musical event in history”. Brought together for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, The 3 Tenors and Mehta joined forces again, this time in Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on July 16th 1994 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus, to perform a selection of operatic arias and international favourites specially orchestrated by composer/arranger Lalo Schifrin. The result is an outstanding album, reflecting a unique event, featuring three legendary performers who share a united passion for opera and football. Includes ‘Making Of…’ documentary not previously available on DVD. Approx Duration: Concert: 111 mins Bonus: 61 mins Colour Region Code: 2-5 Picture format: NTSC 4:3 FF Audio: Concert: Dolby 2.0 Stereo Dolby 5.1 Surround Making of.. Dolby 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Concert: Lyrics in original languages | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Shot in full HD, dts-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround sound on Blu-ray! 5.1 sound on DVD La Fura del Baus, famous for their opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Barcelona and opera stagings in Salzburg, Ruhrtriennale, etc., use in their groundbreaking Ring 3D computer projections that evoke computer games, organic structures built of athletic performers that recall the "Cirque du soleil". From Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2008. Incl. world-class Wagner singers and promising young talents like Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde) and Juha Uusitalo (Wotan), whom the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung hailed as a new "Number One among the opera gods." Bonus Material - Making of Siegfried. In this production "the visual codes of the digital era become elemental and dazzlingly employed means of narration" (Opernwelt). Sunday times: “quite a spectacle”, “brilliantly sung” Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 DVD9 HD Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 PCM 2.0 Region Code: 0 Duration: 256 minutes + 27 minutes bonus Recorded: live from Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia 2008 - staged by La Fura del Baus Subtitles: English German French Spanish “highly recommended, a refreshing antidote to leaden Teutonic representations. Wagner responds best to Romantic imagery, but this gives it a vividly original twist.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** “…excellent orchestral playing and decent sound to match…a striking and often absorbing experiment” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Shot in full HD, dts-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround sound on Blu-ray! 5.1 sound on DVD La Fura del Baus, famous for their opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Barcelona and opera stagings in Salzburg, Ruhrtriennale, etc., use in their groundbreaking Ring 3D computer projections that evoke computer games, organic structures built of athletic performers that recall the "Cirque du soleil". From Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2008. Incl. world-class Wagner singers and promising young talents like Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde) and Juha Uusitalo (Wotan), whom the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung hailed as a new "Number One among the opera gods." Bonus Material - Making of Siegfried. In this production "the visual codes of the digital era become elemental and dazzlingly employed means of narration" (Opernwelt). Sunday times: “quite a spectacle”, “brilliantly sung” Picture Format: 16:9 HD - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players Sound Format: DTS 7.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 PCM 2.0 Region Code: 0 Duration: 256 minutes + 27 minutes bonus Recorded: live from Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia 2008 - staged by La Fura del Baus Subtitles: English German French Spanish “highly recommended, a refreshing antidote to leaden Teutonic representations. Wagner responds best to Romantic imagery, but this gives it a vividly original twist.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** “…excellent orchestral playing and decent sound to match…a striking and often absorbing experiment” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Ralf Lukas (Gunther), Matti Salminen (Hagen), Franz-Josef Kapellmann (Alberich), Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde), Elisabete Matos (Gutrune), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Waltraute) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta Shot in full HD. dts-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround sound on Blu-ray! DD 5.1 sound on DVD La Fura del Baus, famous for their opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Barcelona and opera stagings in Salzburg, Ruhrtriennale, etc., use in their groundbreaking Ring 3D computer projections that evoke computer games, organic structures built of athletic performers that recall the "Cirque du soleil". From Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2009. Incl. world-class Wagner singers such as Matti Salminen and promising young talents like Jennifer Wilson (Brünnhilde). In this production "the visual codes of the digital era become elemental and dazzlingly employed means of narration" (Opernwelt). Sunday Times: "quite a spectacle“, "brilliantly sung“. Picture Format: 16:9 HD - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players Sound Format: DTS 7.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 PCM 2.0 Region Code: 0 Duration: 280 minutes + 27 minutes bonus Recorded: live from Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia 2009 - staged by La Fura del Baus Subtitles: English German French Spanish “Its brilliant use of computer graphic backgrounds and acrobatic mimes shows one can stage a truly modern, theatrically advantageous Ring without distorting its genuinely central concepts - Wagner's.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** “Ryan is a formidable stage-presence in both these music dramas...[He] can fine down the sound to spin a properly lyrical thread, and in his dying salutation to Brünnhilde rounds off a performance remarkable not just for its tireless stamina but for its musical and dramatic sensitivity.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Maria Guleghina (Turandot), Marco Berti (Calaf), Alexia Voulgaridou (Liù), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Timur), Javier Agulló (Altoum), Fabio Previati (Ping), Vincenç Esteve (Pang), Roger Padullés (Pong), Ventseslav Anastasov (Un mandarino) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta Stage / Video Director - Chen Kaige This 2008 production is staged by Chen Kaige, the film director of Farewell My Concubine and winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. Shot in full HD, including Bonus material behind the scenes. Maria Guleghina is one of the most celebrated and acclaimed sopranos of the world. The leading international tenor Marco Berti is recognised as one of the most important artists from Italy. from Valencia's spectacular Calatrava opera house "Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía", 2008, with its phenomenal acoustics and breathtaking architecture. Includes the aria Nessun dorma. Bonus - Making of Turandot (36 min.) “Turandot has always been one of Zubin Mehta's calling cards, and he rarely disappoints here in Valencia. The sweep of this great score is admirably balanced by a proper attention to orchestral and instrumental detail.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 **** “Drawing on his intimate knowledge of traditional Chinese theatre and spectacle, Chen and his designers, Liu King and Chen Tong Xun, give us a Turandot in extravagant colours and choreography, true to the spirit of fable and legend… Maria Guleghina must surely not be the Turandot of our time. The role seems to hold no terrors for her... Zubin Mehta's...direction of the Valenciana Orchestra brims with drama and affection.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Wagner: Das Rheingold (DVD Version)
Juha Uusitalo (Wotan), Franz-Josef Kapellmann (Alberich), John Daszak (Loge), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Matti Salminen (Fasolt), Stephen Milling (Fafner) Sabina von Walter (Freia), Anna Larsson (Fricka), Christa Mayer (Erda),Silvia Vázquez (Woglinde), Ann-Katrin Naidu (Wellgunde), Hannah Esther Minutillo (Flosshilde), German Villar (Froh), Ilya Bannik (Donner) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta Stage / Video Director - Staged by La Fura del Baus Bonus - Making of Rheingold 27 min. Shot in full HD, 7.1 surround sound on Blu-ray!, 5.1 sound on DVD La Fura dels Baus, famous for their opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Barcelona and opera stagings in Salzburg, Ruhrtriennale, etc., use in Rheingold 3D computer projections that evoke computer games, organic structures built of athletic performers that recall the "Cirque du soleil" From Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2007. Incl. world-class Wagner singers such as Salminen, Kapellmann, Mayer and promising young talents that include John Daszak (Loge) and Juha Uusitalo (Wotan), whom the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung hailed as a new "Number One among the opera gods." 194 minutes (Opera 167 min. + 27 min. Making of Rheingold) 16:9, HD 7.1 surround (BD), PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 German, French, English, Spanish “…this is the most exciting staging I've seen - slightly recalling Cirque du Soleil, perhaps, except that here the spectacle is wholly and intelligently at Wagner's service. Scenery combines dazzlingly mobile 3D computer projections on a towering cyclorama, with groups of acrobats. Inevitably some imagery works better than others; the harpyish Rhinemaidens, literally giving birth to the gold, are less compelling than the planetary descent to Nibelheim, or Walküre's opening wolf-chase and gleaming Tree, in which Wotan's ravens perch, and which scatters Siegmund's name like falling leaves. Against these amazing backgrounds the Gods, futuristically costumed, glide high above the stage on individual gantries propelled by 'invisible' stagehands... they're no barrier to keenly dramatic, involving performances from a fine cast, with some superb principals. ...it's all beautifully recorded on DVD - but on Blu-ray it's simply breathtaking, pin-sharp images and airy surround-sound drawing one into the Valencia stage with almost 3D effect. Wagner still responds best to Romantic imagery; but this redefines it on a cosmic scale. It's the finest Ring on video so far.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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