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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | McGregor: Three Ballets
Richter, Max: | Infra Leanne Benjamin, Ricardo Cervera, Yuhui Choe, Lauren Cuthbertson, Mara Galeazzi, Melissa Hamilton, Ryoichi Hirano, Paul Kay, Marianela Nuñez, Eric Underwood, Jonathan Watkins & Edward Watson The Max Richter Quintet, Jonathan Haswell | Saariaho: | Limen Leanne Benjamin, Yuhui Choe, Mara Galeazzi, Melissa Hamilton, Sarah Lamb, Marianela Nuñez, Leticia Stock, Akane Takada, Tristan Dyer, Paul Kay, Brian Maloney, Steven Mcrae, Ludovic Ondiviela, Eric Underwood & Edward Watson Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Barry Wordsworth | Talbot, J: | Chroma Music: Joby Talbot , Jack White III Federico Bonelli, Ricardo Cervera, Tamara Rojo, Mara GaleazzI, Sarah Lamb, Steven Mcrae, Laura Morera, Ludovic Ondiviela, Eric Underwood, Jonathan Watkins & Edward Watson Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Daniel Capps |
The diversity of Wayne McGregor’s astonishing talent is demonstrated through Chroma, Infra and Limen, each created for The Royal Ballet, for whom he is resident choreographer. Intimate yet universal, light yet dark, frenetic yet lyrical, McGregor pursues his passion for exploring the inner workings of the human body and mind, his many-layered and beautiful dances providing visual, sensual and kinaesthetic stimulus for the viewer. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. ‘…Wayne McGregor's Infra: sumptuous beauty and shimmering possibility’ The Telegraph Recorded live from the Royal Opera House Infra: 13th & 14th November 2008 Chroma: 10th & 11th June 2010 Limen: 13th & 17th November 2009 Extra features: Introductions by Wayne McGregor Running time 98 mins Region Code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS Menu languages EN Subtitles FR/DE/ES | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Garth Knox & Brian O'Reilly: Spectral Strands
Garth Knox (viola & viola d’amore), Brian O’Reilly (visuals) & Götz Dipper, Michael Edwards, Joachim Goßmann (electronics) Spectral Strands, with works for viola, both with and without electronics, interpreted by the most outstanding contemporary viola player, combines with the literally brilliant video material, a unique conjunction of sound, space and images. Garth Knox’s collaboration with video artist Brian O’Reilly has resulted in an audiovisual programme where the audible and visible correspondences of light, shadow, texture and colour and their fragmentation offer new ways of perception. Although the rainbow is a familiar object, the discovery that ordinary white light can be split into a spectacular spectrum of bands of light remains a source of wonder. With the advent of spectral music the same process was applied to sound, and the no less spectacular sound spectrums obtained with the help of the computer excited a whole generation of composers. The music, with its abstract but particularly emotional qualities and the video, in its play with barely recognisable forms and objects which dissolve into patterns, coloured surfaces and rhythms establish in the selected works consistent references to each other. It is precisely in this special relationship that hearing extends itself into seeing and vice versa. NTSC, Dolby Digital AC 3, 5.0 or Stereo Country code: 0 , Languages: German/English Running time: 56:44 minutes | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Karita Mattila: Helsinki Recital
Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage Romance de Mignon Au pays ou se fait la guerre Chanson triste Phidylé | Dvorak: | Gypsy Melodies (7), Op. 55 (B104) | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Twilight, Op.21 No. 3 Fragment from A. Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 The Muse, Op. 34 No. 1 What happiness, Op. 34 No.12 | Saariaho: | Quatre Instants | trad.: | Minun kultani kaunis on (Ah, How Fair My Sweetheart Is) Finnish Traditional. Encore | Young, V: | Golden Earrings (from the motion picture) Encore |
+ BONUS CD Lieder by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Sibelius, Kuula, Melartin Karita Mattila (soprano) Ilmo Ranta (piano)
DVD + bonus CD This new release pays tribute to Finnish superstar Karita Mattila on the occasion of her 50th birthday in September 2010. This DVD features a recital performance which Karita Mattila gave to a compatriot audience at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, in October 2006. International critics praised the recorded sell-out concerts: “Karita Mattila at her glorious peak… No wonder the Helsinki audience went berserk.” The Daily Telegraph This is the much-awaited first-ever release of Helsinki Recital on DVD; it includes previously unreleased encore material. The original sound recording of Helsinki Recital, released as hybrid SACD in June 2007 garnered the highest accolades throughout the international press, including BBC Music Magazine ‘Song Choice’ and Gramophone ‘Editor’s Choice’. This product includes a free bonus CD compilation featuring Karita Mattila and pianist Ilmo Ranta with German and Finnish standard repertoire Lied songs. DVD Video [90’39] NTSC colour 16:9 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround PCM Stereo Region Code 0 Available Worldwide “the Mattila of 2006, fearlessly engaged and with a collaborator rather than an accompanist in the diminutive Martin Katz, is quite simply a phenomenon” International Record Review, November 2010 “a thrilling crescendo of the performance art of one of the greatest living sopranos...She feasts on every language she takes on; and her fearless barefoot physicality in Dvorak's Gypsy Songs anticipates an encore in which she all but lap-dances...In summary, then, this is a real treasure trove of delights!” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Roland Pöntinen - Listening to Yourself (Volume 3)
Recorded live at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, 02 July 2007 “[On Pöntinen’s Busoni recording] The subtle, brilliantly judged playing makes Pöntinen a persuasive champion...The recordings are excellent; those looking for an uneasy rather than comfortable experience need look no further.” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Directed by Peter Sellars
L’amour de loin was named “Best New Work of the Year” by The New York Times in 2000 “Since its premiere in 2000, Saariaho's first opera has been widely performed, and won universal plaudits. It's a simple tale, based on the real-life troubadour prince Jaufré Rudel, who falls in love with the Countess of Tripoli without ever having met. Visually, it is stunningly austere, with two tall spiral staircases, one at each side of the stage, and the black space in between covered with water representing the sea. Finley as Jaufré has melodies which grow out of songs by the actual 12th-century troubadour-they're fascinatingly tinted by Arabic... Saariaho wrote the part of the Countess for Upshaw - she has more widely-ranging melodies, sung with complete confidence and conviction... And Groop as the Pilgrim is as fine a singing actor as the other two: much is shot in close-up, and you can feel the total involvement of all three protagonists. ...this is an incredibly beautiful and moving experience.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2005  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - October 2005 |
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| |  | Voices of our Time - Dawn UpshawA Contemporary Songs Selection
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