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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Yuri Ahronovitch conducts Scriabin, Liszt & Wagner
Figuralchor Frankfurt. Frankfurter Singakademie, Frankfurter Museumsorchester & hr- Sinfonieorchester, Yuri Ahronovitch "With unprecedented energy which also contains needful tonal subtlety, [Ahronovitch] succeeds in bringing together the very divergent parts of the work and sometimes also in pressing them together. Utter commitment is demanded, not least in the second movement.” (jö, Frankfurter Neue Presse, December 5, 1983) "In the finale with its drawn-out choral vocalises, Ahronovitch whipped up the orchestra to such a hot-blooded climax that one expected the walls of the hall to give way any moment, the ceiling to lift and the blazing sound to rise unhampered into the air as music of the cosmos." (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 12, 1989) | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Berliner Philharmoniker: European Concert 1998Live Recording from The Vasa Museum Stockholm, 1998
Stockholm‘s Vasa Museum harbours an extraordinary historical attraction: a large, fully intact sailing ship from the 17th Century, the “Vasa”. The ship was laid down in 1626. It took some 400 shipyard workers no more than two years to turn a thousand felled oak trees into a proud ship ready for her maiden voyage. Yet before she had even sailed out of port, the “Vasa” capsized and sank. All initial attempts to salvage the wreck remained fruitless, with only fi fty-three of the sixty-four bronze canons being recovered. It was to be another three hundred years before the “Vasa” was found in 1953, buried at a depth of 32 metres. It was decided the wreck should be salvaged. Years of work ensued to drill tunnels beneath the keel of the ship, steel cables were then strung through the tunnels and the completely undamaged ship was lifted to the light of day. Once exposed to the atmosphere, the ship had to be spraytreated to ensure its future preservation. Nowadays, the huge exhibition hall of the Vasa Museum is home to the ancient ship, which measures 69 metres in length, almost 12 metres in width and weighs 1,210 tonnes. At a keel-to-mast height of some 52 metres, the Vasa‘s masts are forced to protrude from the museum‘s roof. These unusual surroundings formed the venue for the Berliner Philharmoniker‘s 1998 European Concert in Sweden, which was conducted by Claudio Abbado. Sound Format: PCM STEREO, DD 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9 DVD Format: DVD 9, PAL Running Time: 100 mins | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Carlos Kleiber - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Wiener Philharmoniker Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Wiener Philharmoniker | Brahms: | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Wiener Philharmoniker | Schubert: | Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200 Wiener Philharmoniker Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Wiener Philharmoniker | Strauss, J, II: | Die Fledermaus Hermann Prey (Eisenstein), Julia Varady (Rosalinde), Lucia Popp (Adele), René Kollo (Alfred), Ivan Rebroff (Orlofsky), Bernd Weikl (Falke) Bayerischer Staatsopernchor & Bayerisches Staatsorchester | Verdi: | La Traviata Ileana Cotrubas (Violetta Valery), Stefania Malagu (Flora Bervoix), Helena Jungwirth (Annina), Placido Domingo (Alfredo Germont), Sherrill Milnes (Giorgio Germont), Walter Gullino (Gastone), Bruno Grella (Barone Douphol) Alfredo Giacomotti (Marchese d’Obigny), Giovanni Foiani (Dottore Grenvil), Walter Gullino (Giuseppe) Bayerischer Sstaatsopernchor & Bayerisches Staatsorchester | Wagner: | Tristan und Isolde Margaret Price (Isolde), René Kollo (Tristan), Brigitte Fassbaender (Brangaene), Kurt Moll (King Marke), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Kurwenal), Werner Götz (Melot), Anton Dermota (Shepherd), Wolfgang Hellmich (Steersman)& Eberhard Büchner (Young Sailor) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden | Weber: | Der Freischütz Gundula Janowitz (Agathe), Edith Mathis (Aennchen), Peter Schreier (Max), Theo Adam (Kaspar), Franz Crass (Hermit), Siegfried Vogel (Kuno), Bernd Weikl (Ottokar), Günther Leib (Kilian) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden |
80th Anniversary Limited Edition. 12CDs at a super value price: 3CDs of orchestral works, 4 complete operas, many rare photos in booklet. One of the most charismatic of conductors, Carlos Kleiber would have been 80 on 3 July 2010. Here, in celebration of a great artist, are his Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon: each is a classic, and presented here in the best sound-quality. A companion box set of his complete UNITEL/DG DVDs, in a special limited edition, is also being released to mark the occasion. The present box comprises the three CDs of orchestral works by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert as well as his four complete opera recordings (Der Freischütz, Die Fledermaus, La Traviata and Tristan und Isolde). Here is a unique chance to offer Kleiber’s Complete Recordings in a single box set at a bargain price. Each of these recordings is a classic, each has been in the catalogue since the time of recording, all still selling amazingly well after more than 30 years. The Beethoven symphonies and the Verdi La Traviata are classics of the gramophone - two perennial bestsellers. Orchestral recordings: Beethoven symphonies 5 and 7, Brahms symphony No.4 and Schubert symphonies 3 & 8 – all currently in The Originals, DG’s premium reissues series, with top remastering quality. Operas: Weber: Der Freischütz; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Verdi: La Traviata; Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – all currently in The Originals, DG’s premium reissues series, with top remastering quality. Packaging: classic capbox, with strikingly modern cover and booklet including full tracklists, new booklet article by Andrew Clements, and many rare photos of Kleiber and other artists at recording sessions. “...the Tristan contains some remarkable things...while the tingling theatricality of the Freischütz has never been bettered on disc... Even after more than 30 years the two Beethoven performances, of the Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, seem as fresh and energised as they ever did...This is an extraordinary collection of performances.” The Guardian, 29th July 2010 ***** “Kleiber’s magic is evident in every bar of the music. His Beethoven and Brahms sound as fresh now as when they were released, and his three-CD Tristan has the inestimable advantage of Margaret Price’s gorgeous bel canto Isolde...This collection...is a must-have for any serious music-lover.” Sunday Times, 8th August 2010 ***** | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | |
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This performance was recorded in 1956 in Naples Teatro di San Carlo 17.3.56 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ramón Vinay (Tannhäuser), Gré Brouwenstijn (Elisabeth), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Hertha Wilfert (Venus), Josef Greindl (Landgraf), Josef Traxel (Walther von der Vogelweide), Toni Blankenheim (Biterolf), Gerhard Stolze (Heinrich der Schreiber), Theo Adam (Reinmar von Zweter), Volker Horn (Hirt) Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayreuth Festival, Joseph Keilberth Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival in 1952 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Heinz Imdahl (Friedrich), Kurt Equiluz (Luzio), Anton Dermota (Claudio), Willy Friedrich (Antonio), Ludwig Welter (Brighella), Hilde Zadek (Isabella), Christiane Sorell (Marianna), Hanny Steffek (Dorella), Ernst Salzer (Angelo), Franz Handlos (Danieli), Herbert Prikopa (Pontio Pilato) Großen Symphonie-Orchesters von Radio Wien, Chor des Österreichischen Rundfunks (Wien), Robert Heger | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival in 1960 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Set Svanholm (Tannhäuser), Hertha Wilfert (Elisabeth), Heinz Imdahl (Wolfram von Eschenbach ), Margareta Kenney (Venus), Arnold Van Mill (Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen), Hans Blessin (Walther von der Vogelweide), Richard Bitterauf (Biterolf), Karl Albrecht (Heinrich der Schreiber), Heinrich Nillius (Reinmar von Zweter) Orchestra e Coro di Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Artur Rodzinsky | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Ramón Vinay (Tannhäuser), Margaret Harshaw (Elisabeth), George London (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Astrid Varnay (Venus), Jerome Hines (Landgraf), Brian Sullivan (Walther von der Vogelweide), Clifford Harvuot (Biterolf), Paul Franke (Heinrich der Schreiber), Norman Scott (Reinmar von Zweter), Roberta Peters (Hirt) Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, George Szell | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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