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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | New Year's Concert 2002Musikverein, Vienna, 2002
Hellmesberger: | Danse Diabolique | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 Die Fledermaus Overture Wiener Blut Waltz, Op. 354 | Strauss, Josef: | Arm in Arm, Polka mazur, Op. 215 Aquarellen - Waltzer, Op. 258 Die Schwätzerin - Polka-Mazur Op. 144 Im Fluge Op. 230 Polka schnell |
“What an advantage DVD provides in comparison with the Philips CD of this concert. Quite apart from the bonus of visual presentation, the DVD offers five numbers omitted from the CD – two of them by Josef Strauss celebrating his 175th anniversary, the polkas Arm in Arm and Im Pfluge and three Johann Strauss numbers, the Carnevalsbotschafter waltz, the Beliebte Annen polka and Perpetuum mobile.
Ozawa is at his most relaxed, naturally idiomatic in his often extreme use of idiomatic pauses and of warm rubato, reflected in his decision not to use a baton, relying instead on the inborn expressiveness of the Viennese players to mould in perfect time. In the Fledermaus Overture, for example, the switches of tempo and rhythm and the affectionate phrasing are immaculately achieved with a mere flutter of the fingers from the conductor.
Even by the standards of this celebratory occasion this was an unusually warm and happy event thanks to Ozawa. And more than anyone since Karajan in his one New Year concert, Ozawa controls the clapping of the audience, limiting it to the proper passages in the final Radetzky March. The direction can't be faulted.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Natalie Dessay - The Miracle of the VoiceGreatest Moments on Stage
Bernstein: | Glitter and be gay (from Candide) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | Donizetti: | Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce! … Spargi d'amaro pianto (from Lucia di Lammermoor) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra de Lyon, Evelino Pidò | Mozart: | O zittre nicht (from Die Zauberflöte) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Paris, Ivan Fischer | Offenbach: | Les oiseaux dans la charmille (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Jan Märkl Duo de la mouche from Orphée aux Enfers | Ravel: | Air du Feu: “Arrière…” from L'enfant et les sortilèges | Strauss, J, II: | Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Ulf Schirmer | Strauss, R: | Grossmächtige Prinzessin (from Ariadne auf Naxos) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi | Thomas, Ambroise: | A vos jeux, mes amis (from Hamlet) Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Bertrand de Billy |
“Ms. Dessay treats opera like a form of theatre in which acting and singing are one” The Times, November 2005 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Staged and Directed by: Otto Schenk “A glittering account of the most perfect of all operettas, with an incredibly starry cast, all in peak condition. Karl Böhm's conducting is relaxed but sparkling.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 ***** “Optimally captured on film” Die Presse “…an agreeably old-fashioned staging… The greatest glory of the performance… remains the ladies - above all Renate Holm's effervescent Adele - just as it was all those years ago.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A film by Vaclav Kaslik
This beloved operetta, which takes place during Carnival celebrations in 18th-century in Venice, shows Strauss’s descriptive writing at its best, helped by his love of Italy. Eine Nacht in Venedig inspired Strauss to compose some of his most successful operetta-music. The Italian atmosphere, the sun, the sea and the Venetian way of life appealed to his creative imagination The stellar cast includes such eminent singer as Anton de Ridder, Sylvia Geszty, Julia Migenes and Trudeliese Schmiedt; Kurt Eichhorn conducts the Münchner Rundfunkorchester This film-production from 1973 was made by the well known Czech conductor and stage director Vaclav Kaslik Among other songs in this operetta, two in particular immediately come to the music-lover´s mind: the infatuating yearning “Komm in die Gondel mein Liebchen” and the captivating waltz “Ach wie so herrlich zu schauen sind all die reizenden Frauen” | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Filmed and recorded in Hungary and Germany, Stuttgart, 1975 “…director Arthur Maria Rabenalt… makes the most of location shots of Hungarian landscapes to create a convincingly fast-moving and musically invigorating film out of material that on stage risks seeming slightly turgid.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Directed by Hermann Lanske
Ingeborg Hallstein, René Kollo, Dagmar Koller, Benno Kusche, Helga Papouschek, Ferry Gruber, Fritz Muliar & Hilde Sochor Symphonie-Orchester Kurt Graunke, Anton Paulik From the Wien-Film Atelier and Bavaria Studios, 1971 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Zubin Mehta - New Year's Concert 1990
Strauss, J, I: | Indianer-Galopp (Indian Galop), Op. 111 Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | Der Zigeunerbaron: Einzugsmarsch Donauweibchen Waltz, Op. 427 Wiener Blut Waltz, Op. 354 Im Sturmschritt! (At the Double!), Op. 348 Demolirer-Polka, Op. 269 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 Explosions Polka, Op. 43 An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Strauss, Josef: | Die Emanzipierte Sport-Polka, Op. 170 Sympathie, Op. 73 Eingesendet, Op. 240 | Suppe: | Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Overture |
Directed by Brian Large After three decades of collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta made his New Year’s Concert debut, which instantly achieved legendary status. "It’s easy to hear why they keep inviting him – Mehta brings a knowing discretion of touch, freeing the amazing Vienna Philharmonic to weave its customary magic” (BBC Music Magazine) First release in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Pamela Armstrong (Rosalinde), Thomas Allen (Eisenstein), Lyubov Petrova (Adele), Pär Linskog (Alfred), Malena Ernman (Orlofsky), Håkan Hagegård (Falke), Ragnar Ulfung (Blind), Artur Korn (Frank), Udo Samel (Frosch), Renée Schüttengruber (Ida) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski Specials: • Cast interviews with Thomas Allen, Pamela Armstrong, Håkan Hagegård, director Stephen Lawless and conductor Vladimir Jurowski • Feature on the building and architecture of Glyndebourne’s new opera house • BBC feature on the history of Waltz • Interactive Cast and Costume Design Galleries • 28 page, full colour illustrated booklet in English, French and German PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 LENGTH: 196 MINS SOUND: DTS SURROUND / LPCM STEREO SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/NL/ES “Malena Ernman is a stunning Orlofsky (at the end, Lawless reveals that the prince was really a princess after all), and Håkan Hagegård and Pamela Armstrong are very satisfying as Dr. Falke and Rosalinde, respectively. Lyubov Petrova is a charmer, both visually and musically...The set is spectacular, particularly in Act Two, where the use of a rotating stage creates a movie-like effect.” Classical Net, 2004 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Viennese Night At The Proms
Lehár: | Gold und Silber Walzer, Op. 79 RPO, Walter Susskind | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 BBCSO, Walter Susskind | Strauss, J, II: | Die Fledermaus Overture Hallé, James Loughran Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324 BBCSO, Walter Susskind Pizzicato Polka RPO, Walter Susskind Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 Hallé, James Loughran Csárdás from the operetta Die Fledermaus Sheila Armstrong Hallé, James Loughran Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319 Hallé, James Loughran Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 Hallé, James Loughran Der Zigeunerbaron Overture BBCSO, Walter Susskind Der Zigeunerbaron: Einzugsmarsch Hallé, James Loughran Vergnügungszug, Op. 281 Hallé, James Loughran Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257 RPO, Walter Susskind An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 Hallé, James Loughran | Suppe: | Leichte Kavallerie Overture bonus BBC Northern, János Fürst |
This compilation DVD features the best performances of Viennese classics from the BBC television archive, spanning a vintage period in the history of the Viennese Night Proms concerts: 1974 – 1979. Audiences at the Viennese Nights rival the enthusiasm of Last Night Prom audiences, a tradition that has been part of the Proms concert season since 1947 and which draws concert goers from all over the world. Classics featured on this DVD include the Blue Danube Waltz, Radetsky March and the Csardas and Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, performed by Sheila Armstrong, who made her Covent Garden debut four years prior to the performances recorded here. The characteristic Viennese waltzes, polkas and overtures are performed with exuberance, good humour and panache by these three great conductors. Both Susskind and Loughran recorded Strauss and other Viennese composers for EMI, with Loughran succeeding Sir John Barbirolli at the Hallé where Viennese Nights are still a strong tradition. These performances, released for the first time on DVD, will appeal to a wide cross section of the public with branding targeted at the large Viennese/Strauss market, currently dominated by André Rieu. 1DVD Sound format: LPCM stereo/enhanced mono Picture format: 4:3 Running time: 86’ Subtitles: n/a Menu languages: English Booklet languages: E/F/G Region code: 0 Territory Restrictions: None | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Johann Strauss GalaAn evening of polka, waltz and operetta by Johann Strauss Senior & Junior
Recording Date: 1999
Place of recording: Open Air Konzert auf dem Heldenplatz in Wien
Running Time: 90 min
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital (Stereo)
Menu Languages PAL: D, F, GB, I, S, SP
Menu Languages NTSC: F, GB, JP, SP
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