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World famous tenor Christoph Prégardien continues his series of recordings for Challenge Classics of Schubert song-cycles, with what many consider to be the composer’s greatest work in the genre “Winterreise”. As with previous critically acclaimed releases in the series the pianist is Michael Gees. This Blu-ray release features video of a performance of the work as well as the documentary “Winterreise, Der dritte Weg” (Winterreise, the third way), which presents interviews with Prégardien and Gees and behind-the-scenes footage of the studio recording process. It also includes a bonus CD of Christoph Prégardien and Michael Gees performing “Winterreise”. Blu-ray specifications: Region code: A, B, C (region free) Rating: E (exempt) Picture format: 16:9, 1920x1080i Sound format: Stereo PCM 192kS/s-24Bit, Surround 5.1 PCM 192kS/s-24Bit | 
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| |  | Bruckner: The Mature Symphonies (Symphony No. 5)
Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin on 21 June 2010. The Süddeutsche Zeitung summed up this highly acclaimed performance of Bruckner's monumental Fifth Symphony by saying: “Both Bruckner’s belief in God, as it majestically wells up out of the chorale of the Fifth, and his deeply tragic world view, collide with one another in Barenboim’s interpretation”. The operatic experience of the conductor was almost tangible, revealing the “sheer dramatic instrumental battle between Bruckner’s God and the Devil – between heaven and hell – without betraying Bruckner’s unerring sense of striking proportions.” The release of this “contrapuntal masterpiece” (as Bruckner, not without pride, referred to this work) is part of Daniel Barenboim’s Bruckner cycle with the renowned Staatskapelle Berlin. Picture Format Blu-ray: NTSC 16:9 Full HD Sound Formats Blu-ray: DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo Region Code: 0 (worldwide) Running Time: 76:49 min Disc Format: BD 25 |
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| |  | The Colón Ring: Wagner In Buenos AiresA Film by Hans Christoph Von Bock
Is it really possible to stage Wagner’s Ring on a single day? The composer’s great-granddaughter, Katharina Wagner, who now runs the Bayreuth Festival, was keen to stage Cord Garben‘s abridged version of the cycle at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, but in the event things turned out rather differently. When she and her team arrived at the Colón, they found that the rehearsal conditions were not what they were expecting, and so she decided that the task should be entrusted to a different director. Valentina Carrasco took over at short notice and together with the singers and the set and costume designers she staged the Ring in a seven-hour version never previously seen and all on a single day! The documentary provides a thrilling and visually memorable account of the long journey taken by this version from its inception to the first night. PICTURE: 16:9, HD SOUND: PCM STEREO, DTS 5.0 RUNNING TIME: 93 MINS SUBTITLES: ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, KOREAN, JAPANESE AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE |
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| |  | Teatro Regio/Verdi Festival Parma, October 2011
Francesco Meli (Riccardo), Vladimir Stoyanov (Renato), Kristin Lewis (Amelia), Elisabetta Fiorillo (Ulrica), Serena Gamberoni (Oscar), Filippo Polinelli (Silvano), Antonio Barbargallo (Samuel), Enrico Rinaldo (Tom), Cosimo Vassallo (Un giudice), Enrico Paolillo (Un servo) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Gianluigi Gelmetti Staged by Massimo Gasparon The next instalment in C Major’s Tutto Verdi project is the Teatro Regio di Parma production of Un ballo in maschera. The cast is led by Francesco Meli who has performed extnsively at the world’s biggest opera houses. He is supported by Kristin Lewis and Elisabetta Fiorillo. PICTURE: 16:9, HD BD: DTS-HD MA 5.1, PCM 2.0 RUNNING TIME: TOTAL: 146 MINUTES (OPERA: 136 MINUTES, BONUS: 10 MINUTES) SUBTITLES ITALIAN (ORIGINAL LANGUAGE), ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, CHINESE, KOREAN, JAPANESE; BONUS: ENGLISH, ITALIAN AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE |
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| |  | Teatro Regio di Parma, February 2011
C Major presents the next instalment in their Tutto Verdi project with the Teatro Regio di Parma production of La forza del destino. The cast features Dimitra Theodossiou – a frequent performer at La Scala and Opera Zurich – alongside Vladimir Stoyanov and Mariana Pentcheva, Stefano Poda –the production’s director – has also worked in some of the most renowned theatres across the world. PICTURE: 16:9, HD BD: DTS-HD MA 5.1, PCM 2.0 RUNNING TIME: TOTAL: 190 MINUTES (OPERA: 179 MINUTES, BONUS: 11 MINUTES) SUBTITLES: ITALIAN (ORIGINAL LANGUAGE), ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, CHINESE, KOREAN, JAPANESE BONUS: ENGLISH, ITALIAN AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE |
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Sergei Aleksashkin (The General), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Pauline), Vladimir Galuzin (Alexei), Larissa Dyadkova (Babulenka), Nikolai Gassiev (Marquis), Alexander Gergalov (Mr Astley), Mlle Blanche (Nadezhda Serdyuk), Andrei Popov (Prince Nilsky), Oleg Sychev (Baron Wurmerhelm) & Andrei Spekhov (Potapych) Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Laurent Gentot (director) The Mariinsky label releases its second opera DVD & Blu-ray, Prokofiev’s 'The Gambler'. Filmed in the historic Mariinsky Theatre in 2010, it stars celebrated Russian tenor Vladimir Galuzin and bass Sergei Aleksashkin, and is conducted by Valery Gergiev. It is of fundamental significance that under Gergiev’s baton the Mariinsky Orchestra and opera company have performed all of Prokofiev’s symphonies, concerti and operas on numerous occasions. Georgian director Temur Chkheidze, who also presented the Mariinsky’s last production in 1996 and directed the opera with critical success at the Metropolitan Opera in 2001, gives a fresh look to Prokofiev’s first opera. Set in the fictional town of Roulettenburg in the mid-19th Century, 'The Gambler' is a four-act opera that displays the dramatic highs and lows involved in the game of chance. At the centre of the story is Alexei, who is in love with The General’s step-daughter, Pauline. All of the characters fall victim to the temptation of gambling, each one consumed by the obsession and greed that drives them. Vladimir Galuzin, who plays the role of Alexei, is indisputably one of the world’s leading dramatic tenors, known for his unrivaled stentorious voice and extremely vivid characterisations of some of the most demanding roles. A Mariinsky soloist since 1990, he is much in demand internationally, performing regularly during the last two decades as a guest of most of the world’s most prominent opera houses, concert halls and festivals. The role of The General is played by Russian bass Sergei Aleksashkin. Three-time recipient of the Golden Sofit, St Petersburg’s most prestigious theatre prize, Sergei has been a Mariinsky Theatre soloist since 1989, singing title roles in Mussorgsky’s 'Boris Godunov' and Glinka’s 'Ruslan and Lyudmila'. DURATION 2 hours 35' Recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre, June 2010 Performed in Italian: subtitles in Russian, English, Japanese, German and French |
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| |  | Lang Lang: Dragon Songs
Lang Lang (piano) with Fan Wei (lute), Ji Wei (zither) & Zhang Jiali (double-reed pipe) Released in 2006 on DVD and has since shipped over 60k units, now also available on Blu-ray. Lang Lang has fascinated audiences all over the globe – with “Dragon Songs” he takes them home to show them “his” China. Discover the musical culture that forged one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of our day. The BD features a full-length documentary offering a fascinating look behind the scenes of Lang Lang’s China tour, from the privacy of his parents’ flat (where Lang Lang revisits his very first piano), to a Lang-family lunch and a visit to the local temple, to his successful master classes and stage performances. Additionally this BD includes a concert of the piano solo and chamber music pieces, all filmed in Beijing. The Yellow River Concerto, a large-scale, highly virtuosic piano concerto with colourful sound scales, is juxtaposed with miniature pieces for piano solo and with chamber pieces, each combining the piano with traditional Chinese instruments. Though all the pieces were written in the early 20th century, most of them are based on much older sources, merging traditional Chinese melodies and idioms with the Western classical music tradition – the result is music of astonishing beauty and ease that will strongly appeal to a broad audience. |
| | | DG - 0735037 (Blu-ray) Normally: $28.25 Special: $21.18 |
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| |  | Version Modena, 1886. Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti Modena, October 2012
Giacomo Prestia (Filippo II), Mario Malagnini (Don Carlo), Simone Piazzola (Rodrigo), Luciano Montanaro (Il Grande Inquisitore), Cellia Costea (Elisabetta di Valois), Alla Pozniak (Eboli), Irene Candelier (Tebaldo/Una Voce dal Cielo), Antonio Feltracco (Il Conte di Lerma/Un Araldo Reale) Orchestral Regionale dell'Emilia-Romagna, Coro Lirico Amadeus, Fabrizio Ventura Staged by Joseph Franconi Lee C Major’s Tutto Verdi project comes to one of Verdi’s most popular operas: Don Carlo. This production from Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti Modena is conducted by Fabrizio Ventura. He has performed at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden as well as the Arena di Verona and the Sydney Opera House. The cast is led Giacomo Presita who has performed wuth some of the world’s greatest conductors including Abbado, Mehta, Muti, Gatti and Barenboim. He is supported by Mario Malagnini and Cellia Costea. PICTURE: 16:9, HD BD: DTS-HD MA 5.1, PCM 2.0 RUNNING TIME: TOTAL: 184 MINUTES (OPERA: 173 MINUTES, BONUS: 11 MINUTES) SUBTITLES: ITALIAN (ORIGINAL LANGUAGE), ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, CHINESE, KOREAN, JAPANESE BONUS: ENGLISH, ITALIAN AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE |
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| |  | Recorded in Venice
Marlin Miller (Gustav von Aschenbach), R.-François Bitar (Voice of Apollo), Scott Hendricks (Traveller and other roles), Alessandro Riga (Tadzio), Danilo Palmieri (Jaschiu), Sabrina Vianello (Strawberry seller and other roles) & Liesbeth Devos (Lace seller and other roles) Orchestra and Chorus of Del Teatro La Fenice, Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) & Pier Luigi Pizzi (director) World Premiere on Blu-Ray Dynamic presents Death in Venice on Blu-Ray following the success of Death in Venice on DVD (2010). "It is unlikely we will see another Death in Venice to rival this one visually for a long time. Highly recommended.” (Richard Fairman, Gramophone) Subtitles: Fre, Ger, Spa, Ita Notes: Ita, Eng Duration: 155 Min |
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| |  | Claudio Abbado conducts Mahler and Schoenberg
Release of the successful DVD on Blu-ray Disc. What makes Abbado’s Mahler performance so remarkable is that their impact is never achieved at the expense of the multiple sensitivities, subtleties and extreme sophistication. Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande are performed by one of the world’s leading youth orchestras: The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. Includes an introduction to Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande by Alberica Archinto and Elli Stern, offering fascinating insights into this unparalleled composition. DVD release comes right in time for the 80th Anniversary Celebrations of Claudio Abbado and will be accompanied by the other EuroArts June releases: Claudio Abbado Special Anniversary Box and the Abbado Beethoven Box. Picture format Blu-ray Disc: 1080i Full HD Sound formats Blu-Ray Disc: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio Region code: All (worldwide) Subtitles: English, French, German Booklet notes: English, French, German Runnning time: 113 mins |
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