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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Europa Konzert from Lisbon 2003incl. EuroArts & Idéale Audience Catalogue 2012
Recorded live at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Lisbon, 1 May 2003 Maria João Pires is one of the most sought-after Mozart pianists. Berliner Philharmoniker – one of the best orchestras in the world. Pierre Boulez enjoys excellent reputation as one of the greatest Bartók conductors ever. Spectacular location – World Heritage Site ‘Mosteiro dos Jerónimos’ – an impressive monastery built in the early 16th century Bonus: A Portrait of Lisbon • Behind-the-Scenes Picture Gallery Including the EuroArts & Idéale Audience Catalogue - this catalogue brings together two prestigious audio-visual production companies: EuroArts in Germany and Idéale Audience in France. We are proud to present over 350 DVDs and Blu-ray Discs and look forward to up to 50 new releases in 2012. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Languages: English, German, French Running time: 120 mins (Performance & Bonus) German FSK: 0 “[Pires] demonstrates impeccable classical restraint in the Mozart concerto, though not without power and drama. The orchestra accompanies her perfectly well, but Boulez is hardly in his element.” MusicWeb International, May 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Leonard Bernstein conducts JS Bach & StravinskyRecorded live Saint Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London, 16 April 1977
Lovingly restored, using the finest state-of-the-art technology, classic archive features great performances from legendary artists, offering a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage. Part of the new 3 DVD batch of Classic Archive releases, sourced from the BBC Archive. This DVD presents a unique chance to see Leonard Bernstein conducting Bach's Magnificat and Stravinsky's Mass. Recorded in 1977 in Saint Augustine's Church, London, it is an intimate and moving recording, presenting two of the most important pieces in the choral repertoire. Bernstein is joined by the distinguished soloists Anny Mory, Patricia Parker, Rodney Hardesty, John Mitchinson and Paul Hudson, accompanied by the English Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra. Beautifully filmed by Humphrey Burton. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Original Languages: Latin, English Subtitles: Latin, English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 54 mins German FSK: 0 “The austere piety of Stravinsky's Mass is given a searching performance by Bernstein in this 1978 BBC broadcast, juxtaposed with Bach's Magnificat.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “For many people, used to seeing Leonard Bernstein conducting the world’s leading orchestras in big symphonic works these performances will probably come as a revelation...This DVD offers an unfamiliar view of Leonard Bernstein conducting small-scale works with great care and affection and, as such, it’s an important document.” MusicWeb International, February 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | EUROPA KONZERT 2011 from MadridRecorded live at Teatro Real, Madrid, 1 May 2011
For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual EUROPA KONZERT - this year’s event takes place at the magnificent Teatro Real in Madrid. The renowned orchestra, under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, performs Joaquín Rodrigo's beloved Concierto de Aranjuez, Emmanuel Chabrier's exuberant España, and Sergey Rachmaninov's dramatic Second Symphony. It is joined for the Concierto by the famous flamenco guitarist Cañizares, whose virtuosity and sensitivity are given full opportunity to shine in this multi-faceted and subtle work. Bonus: Interview with Sir Simon Rattle Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 105 mins (97 mins Concert, 8 mins Interview) German FSK: 0 “Flamenco star Cañizares brings nonchalant authority to the Concierto de Aranjuez in a concert fizzing with energy, from a playful Espana to the sweeps of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “for all the luxury of the performance, Rattle never milks it; and for all the attention to the music's larger paragraphs, he never scants the particulars of the moment...From first note to last, there's not a moment of questionable ensemble, not a moment of strain. Is this, however, an unmitigated virtue?...This is a first-rate release, made all the more welcome by the excellent engineering and by the tactful camerawork” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Barenboim plays Liszt
Liszt: | Années de pèlerinage, 1ère année, Suisse (9 pieces), S. 160 recorded at the Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1985 Années de pèlerinage, 2ème année, Italie (7 pieces), S. 161 recorded at the Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1985 Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 recorded at the Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1985 |
plus: Transcriptions: Wagner Opera, Verdi Operas recorded at the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth, 1985
Franz Liszt will probably always be thought of as the greatest pianist who has ever lived, and his works for piano are undoubtedly among the most virtuosic to have been written. On this disc Daniel Barenboim explores the vast emotional range of Liszt's piano music, from the most delicate chiaroscuro through to the most ominously dramatic climax. This is a new release of the series of Metropolitan Munich programs. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Mono Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 225 mins German FSK: 0 “it is in the B minor Sonata where he really comes into his own with an all-encompassing reading which combines scintillating interpretative flair with an edge-of-the-seat demonic drive...the enhanced sense of grativas he imparts to [Annees de pelerinage] is undeniably gripping.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Franz Liszt - The Pilgrimage Years
The most extraordinary virtuoso in musical history must surely be Franz Liszt. This documentary, featuring many leading Liszt experts (including Charles Rosen, Leslie Howard, Antonio Pappano and Evgeny Kissin, concentrates on his earlier years when he was travelling across Europe almost non-stop, fuelling the phenomenon described by Heine as 'Lisztomania'. It was also the time of his elopement with Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, in a move that scandalised polite society as much for its unorthodox nature as for its moral dubiety. These were the years of artistic journeying to which Liszt would one day return in the evocative musical colours of his Années de pèlerinage. It was precisely during his stay in Italy that Liszt conceived a great part of his most important compositions: the two Concertos for piano and orchestra, the Totentanz, the Transcendental Studies and the ‘Dante Sonata’. The composer’s life is narrated through the reading of original letters and diaries written by Liszt and Marie d’Agoult, accompanied by reconstructed scenes of the period that re-evoke their stays on Lake Como, in Milan, Pisa, San Rossore and Rome, aimed at helping the viewer to appreciate the inspirational sources that fired Liszt’s creative instinct: to see Italy through the eyes of Liszt. Written by Angelo Bozzolini & Roberto Prosseda. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Original Languages: English Subtitles: English, German, French Running time: 62 mins | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 recorded live at the Metropolitan Cathedral, Santiago, Chile, in May 1984 The Symphony Orchestra of the University of Chile, Victor Tevah Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 recorded live at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile. | Chopin: | Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 recorded live at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile. | Debussy: | L'isle joyeuse recorded live at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile. | Liszt: | Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) recorded live at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile. | Schubert: | Klavierstück in E flat minor, D946 No. 1 recorded live at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile. |
Third part of the successful 4-part Signature Performance Series. Only rarely do musicians win fame as great interpreters of everything they touch. However, the Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau was one such virtuoso. Like his great predecessors Liszt and Busoni, Arrau was renowned for reaching to the stylistic core of every composer he performed. In this historic recital, filmed during his rapturously received return to Santiago in 1984, Arrau demonstrates profound insights into the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt and Debussy, all of whom were dear to him. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: DD 2.0 Region code: 0 Original language: English Subtitles: German, French, Spanish Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 115 mins German FSK: 0 “Recorded on home territory in Santiago's Teatro Municipal when Arrau was 81 years young...his velvet, in-depth sonority ravishes the ear, especially in Liszt and Schubert.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann: A Portrait
Commemorating the 155th anniversary of Robert Schumann's death (8 June 1810 - 29 July 1856), this film by Ernst Burger reveals his human side through a chronicle of his life from 1828 to his death in 1856. While the music features prominently, Burger's focus on his biography and personality truly brings him to life. Contemporary depictions are interspersed with excerpts from his music performed by Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic, Vladimir Ashkenazy, András Schiff, Zoltán Kocsis, Hermann Prey and Daniel Barenboim with Sergiu Celibidache and the Munich Philharmonic, among many others. Though ending on a note of sadness, we are left with profound gratitude for the genius who left us so many musical masterworks. With the voices of Michael Tregor (Robert Schumann), Sophie von Kessel (Clara Schumann) and Joachim Höppner. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Original Languages: German Subtitles: English, Français Running time: 110 mins FSK: 0 “Absorbing documentary with English subtitles, charting the life and work of a sublime creative genius...illustrated by pictorial and musical examples.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Ravel Meets GershwinRecorded 31 December 2003 at the Philharmonie Berlin
A true celebration is to welcome the New Year with one of the best orchestras in the world. The Gala from Berlin 2003 presents the outstanding Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with works by Maurice Ravel (“Pavane pour une infante défunte”; “La Valse”; Daphnis et Chloé, Suite Nr. 2) and Songs by George Gershwin. Vocal soloist of this evening is the fabulous Jazz diva Dianne Reeves. Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves was born into a musically gifted family in Detroit. With her rich, expressive natural voice, her rhythmic Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves was born into a musically gifted family in Detroit. With her rich, expressive natural voice, her rhythmic virtuosity and improvisational ease, she was clearly born of jazz. Wonderful cross-over approach - an example of two musical worlds joined to truly entertain - at the highest level. Picture format: NTSC - 16:9 Sounds formats: PCM Stereo, 5.1 Surround (non-native) Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 91 mins German FSK: 0 “A curious hybrid. Easy-going Gershwin songs, accompanied by full orchestra, nestle amid the vibrant intensity of Ravel's distinctly unjazzy La Valse and Daphnis et Chloe.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Celibidache conducts Prokofiev and Dvorak
Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996) has been called a musical giant, a magician, a brilliant lion-tamer and an enfant terrible of classical music. He was a legend in his own lifetime, mesmerizing orchestras audiences and critics with his intensity and brilliance. Celibidache himself claimed that not a single French conductor was capable of conducting French music - a bold statement that makes this recording even more interesting. This DVD shows most of what made Celibidache a legend in his own lifetime and offers todays viewer to participate in the musical wonders he produced. This is a new release of the series of Metropolitan Munich programmes. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sound formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Original language: German Subtitles: English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 114 mins German FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Arthur Rubinstein plays ChopinRecorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 9 June 1968
Lovingly restored, using the finest state-of-the-art technology, classic archive features great performances from legendary artists, offering a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage. Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most revered pianists, Arthur Rubinstein gives us a breathtaking performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta. This is followed by Chopin’s sparkling ‘Heroïque’ Polonaise No. 6. The second part of this DVD is a presentation of Rubinstein in conversation with Bernard Levin, from the BBC’s flagship ‘Omnibus’ programme in 1968; this is a rare document from the BBC Archives that offers fascinating insights into Rubinstein’s musical genius. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Original Languages: English Subtitles: English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 91 mins (40 mins performance, 51 mins interview) German FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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