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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Walter Felsenstein Edition - 12DVD boxset
Beethoven: | Fidelio, Op. 72 Alfred Pöll, Heinz Rehfuss, Richard Holm, Claude Nollier & Magda László Wiener Symphoniker, Fritz Lehmann | Janacek: | The Cunning Little Vixen Irmgard Arnold, Manfred Hopp, Werner Enders & Ruth Schob-Lipka Orchestra and Chorus Of The Komische Oper Berlin, Václav Neumann | Mozart: | Don Giovanni, K527 György Melis, Klara Barlow, John Moulson & Herbert Rössler Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Zdenek Košler Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Uwe Kreyssig, Magdalena Falewicz, Ursula Reinhardt-Kiss & József Dene Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Geza Oberfrank, Geza Oberfrank (conductor) & Alter Felsenstein (stage director) | Offenbach: | Les Contes d'Hoffmann Hanns Nocker, Melitta Muszely, Rudolf Asmus & Werner Enders Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Karl-Fritz Voigtmann Barbe-bleue Sung in German as 'Ritter Blaubart' Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Karl-Fritz Voigtmann | Verdi: | Otello Hanns Nocker, Christa Noack, Vladimír Bauer & Hanna Schmoock Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Kurt Masur |
Das schlaue Füchslein 1 DVD / 104 Min + 18 Min extras Don Giovanni DVD 1 89 Min DVD 2 76 Min + 40 Min rehearsal film Othello 2 DVDs / 121 Min + 20 Min extras Hoffmanns Erzählungen 2 DVDs / 131 Min + 32 Min bonus film Ritter Blaubart 2 DVDs / 139 Min + 30 Min extras Die Hochzeit des Figaro DVD 1 93 Min DVD 2 73 Min + 50 Min bonus footage
Walter Felsenstein (1901–1975), founder and general director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, was one of the twentieth century’s greatest creative theatre directors, who played a hugely important role in the revival of opera as a theatrical art form. A brilliant artist who directed over 190 productions during the course of his career, he was equally committed to the works, their creators, the ensemble and the audience. This unique edition brings together 7 opera films in a rare documentation that offers an insight into the theatrical work of a man whose legendary productions fascinated international audiences for decades. The fi lms can now be experienced for the first time in carefully restored digital form. Felsenstein’s consistent development of the musical/visual language of opera film remains a source of inspiration even today. Opera on fi lm – opera as fi lm – however one describes them, his productions continue to astonish with their clarity and intensity. They will remain an invaluable artistic legacy for generations to come! SPECIAL FEATURES ON DVD’S Original manuscripts of Walter Felsenstein Original staging piano reductions with audio examples Drafts of the stage design, figurines, sketches & drawings Historical audio material with speeches & interviews with Walter Felsenstein Rehearsal film “Don Giovanni“ & newsreel footage ”The Tales of Hoffmann” Footage of Felsenstein stagings 1945–1961 Script excerpts, conceptual scripts & picture galleries Recording Date: 1976
Place of recording: Studioproduktion (Berlin, Potsdam-Babelsberg), Komische Oper Berlin, Wien
Running Time: 1016 min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Menu Languages NTSC: GB
Subtitle Languages NTSC: F, GB, SP
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| |  | Horszowski - MiecioLetters and postcards of Janina Roza Horszowska 1900-1904
Book + CD Edited by: Bice Horszowski Costa Following on from Bice Horszowski Costa’s previous book Remembrances of Mieczyslaw Horszowski, which drew a comprehensive picture of the long and intense life of the great pianist, Dynamic are pleased to be able to present another rare book titled Letters and postcards of Janina Roza Horszowska. The collection of picture postcards has been retrieved after decades of being hidden away in a garage in Nice. The letters and postcards are from Miecio’s mother Janina which she sent home to her husband almost daily between 1900 and 1904. There are over 130 postcards which provide a striking overview of the beginning of the last century and a unique glance at the musical development of a child-prodigy from a mother’s perspective. The book includes a CD featuring recordings of some of the works mentioned in the letters and postcards. The recordings have never been recorded on CD before. Also included are a small biographical glossary, an updated discography, and bibliography. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Great Violin Concertos
Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | Dvorak: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. post. | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207 Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, K261 Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B flat, K269 Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C, K373 | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E major Violin Concerto No. 6 in E minor Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella' | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 |
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| |  | Für ElisePiano Music for Children
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| |  | Für ElisePiano Music For Children
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| |  | LiebestraumThe most beautiful romantic piano melodies
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': Adagio cantabile Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Brahms: | Intermezzo in B flat major, Op. 76 No. 4 Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1 Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 | Debussy: | Arabesque No. 1 Arabesque No. 2 Rêverie Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) | Liszt: | Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' | Schubert: | Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3 Impromptu in A flat major, D935 No. 2 Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor Klavierstück in E flat major, D946 No. 2 Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends' Romance in F sharp major, Op. 28 No. 2 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei |
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| |  | The Classical Box
Beethoven: | Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 | Delibes: | Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | Dvorak: | Romance in F minor, Op. 11 | Fauré: | Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Grieg: | Notturno from Lyric Suite, Op. 54 Peer Gynt: Morning | Liadov: | Kikimora, Op. 63 | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117 | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 Gnossienne No. 5 | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K27 in B minor | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) |
and excerpts/individual movements from Handel, Marcello, Mozart, Dvorak, Mahler, Bizet, Liszt, Lebrun, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Schumann
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| |  | Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas (Volume 7)
The release of the last two volumes (7 & 8) of Schiff’s complete Beethoven Sonatas this autumn finally offers the opportunity to view, and hear, the pianist’s approach to this unique repertoire segment in total. Volume 7, recorded once again live at Tonhalle Zurich, includes the first three of the so-called 'late' sonatas which were written between 1814 and 1822. A highlight in any Beethoven cycle is the 45-minute long 'Hammerklavier' sonata which Schiff - especially with regard to the fast tempo markings by Beethoven - calls "probably the hardest work in the whole repertoire of the piano - technically, structurally, atmospherically, metaphysically." Reviewers in the UK, Germany and Switzerland expressed their unanimous admiration after Schiff’s recitals with this programme in May 2006, praising the pianist’s structural awareness, his individual approach to musical characters, and outstanding sonic control. A personal and charismatic, yet extremely thorough reading of the musical texts offering many revealing new insights. Recorded on a Bösendorfer and a Steinway to match the sonatas' different characters. “Even in the hairiest passages of the Hammerklavier Sonata Op 106, Schiff's poise never deserts him, while the textural clarity, especially of the inner lines, is always a delight.” The Guardian, 31st October 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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