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Music by Ravel and Albéniz
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| |  | Leonard Bernstein conducts Beethoven & Haydn
Bernstein delivered a powerful and now legendary live performance of Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 135 – transcribed for String Orchestra and performed by the Vienna Philharmonic. For the first time ever this performance is now being released on DVD and Blu-ray. Another definitive Bernstein performance debuting now on both mediums is the enigmatic maestro’s reading of Haydn’s Missa in tempore belli, filmed live in concert at Ottobeuren in 1984, using to maximum effect the deeply impressive setting of the monastery’s magnificent Baroque basilica. Running Time Total: 93 minutes DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Subtitles Haydn: English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese “Beethoven's last quartet, expanded for full strings, sounds nicely urgent but unsuitably Romantic. Haydn's Mass is almost upstaged by its glorious setting, the Baroque basilica at Ottobeuren.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Lars Vogt live at Verbier FestivalLive recording from the Verbier Festival, July 2011
Lars Vogt's performance at the 2011 Verbier Festival, in the mountains of Switzerland, is an exercise in virtuosity. A challenging program of Janáček, Schubert, Beethoven and Brahms is followed by bonus material including a Mozart concerto and a Chopin nocturne. The German pianist Vogt proves himself more than up to the task, with an inspiring performance of the rarely performed In the Mists, then striking the subtle balance between the delicacy required of a Brahms Intermezzo and the boisterousness of Beethoven's last piano sonata. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds format DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 75 min “Charm isn't sprayed around, but you must respect his intelligence..Vogt demonstrates particular care over the shading of dynamics, attack, and inner voicing, as he does indeed in Beethoven's final Sonata. Trouble is, his considered manner often resembles the dissection of a dispassionate surgeon...Yet there are three minutes of genuine poetry on this DVD, in the posthumously published Chopin Nocturne” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 *** “Throughout this demanding programme Vogt plays with a wonderfully quiet hand, drawing the most lovely tone from the Steinway (Verbier ships in its best instruments for the Festival)...How good to hear one of the least-played of Mozart's miraculous cycle and to have it delivered by Vogt with understated, stylish conviction.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Live recording from the Prague Spring International Music festival 2011 Documentary – The Most Youthful Prague Spring Opening Recorded live at the opening concert of the 66th Prague Spring International Music Festival at the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague, May 12, 2011 Performing Smetana’s My Country in its entirety is a daunting challenge even for seasoned professional orchestras. But what about an orchestra of conservatoire students? “It’s audacity, of course, yet artists only grow through challenges. And these young artists must receive a lot of them.” Jiří Bělohlávek’s words perhaps most appositely encapsulate the essence of the ambitious project by means of which the Prague Conservatoire celebrated the bicentenary of its foundation: opening the 2011 Prague Spring festival with My Country. Bělohlávek first encountered the 130-member student orchestra in Polička at a five-day gathering, at which he shaped their joint performance. The Prague Spring concert proved to be a great triumph. This DVD bears witness to that which was also highlighted by the critics: the young players’ surprisingly high interpretational level and, above all, exceptional enthusiasm and energy. When listening to the recording, one can – with a certain new hope – recall that in previous centuries Prague could proudly boast of being the “conservatoire of Europe”. The traditional My Country opening concert, as performed by young musicians – sheer audacity that paid off. Total time: 102:28 Picture PAL 16:9 Language Czech / Subtitles English “The video aspect of the production reveals just how 'into' the music everyone appears to be, their concentration and approving glances, and their collaborative enthusiasm...given the youth and relative pooled inexperience of the players, it's a remarkable achievement.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011
Top cast with Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Dorothea Röschmann and upcoming soprano Anna Prohaska. After two works by Mahler’s pupil Alban Berg, featuring Röschmann and Prohaska, the main event of the concert is Gustav Mahler’s Das klagende Lied – a “great spectral opera for the mind’s eye” (Wiener Zeitung) The Salzburg Festival is regarded by many as the world’s most renowned music festival. Running Time Total: 95 minutes Picture 16:9, HD Sound DVD: DTS 5.0, PCM Stereo Subtitles G, E, F, Sp, Kor., Chin. “a beautifully shaded performance [of the Mahler] by Boulez and a superb cast” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin, 1992
EuroArts is proud to present the only available concert video recording with the Berliner Philharmoniker on DVD. Classified as EuroArts "Recorded Excellence", with high historical value. A new release from the series of Metropolitan Munich programs of Sergiu Celibidache (11. July 1912 – 14. August 1996) for his 100th Anniversary. For the first time after 37 years, in 1992, Maestro Celibidache returned to the podium of the Berliner Philharmoniker for a reconciliatory concert. This was to be his last concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. To maximise the artistic impact of this momentous occasion, the video assets have been restored and upscaled from 4:3 to 16:9. The DVD Disc includes the Documentary ‘The Triumphant Return’ directed by Wolfgang Becker: The film documents the maestro Celibidache’s reunion with the Berliner Philharmoniker after 38 years, and includes extensive footage from the rehearsals of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 and interviews with former orchestra members. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: all Booklet notes: English, German, French Runnning time: 144 mins (90 mins Concert + 54 mins Documentary) “An initial session with these performances confirms that among the most striking aspects of Sergiu Celibidache's Bruckner is its tendency towards extreme breadth; but, as the conductor himself suggests in an interview featured alongside the Fourth Symphony, other considerations are of equal if not more importance.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Martha Argerich plays Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky
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 music heritage. This DVD presents two unreleased performances filmed by BBC television in 1977: celebrated pianist Martha Argerich plays the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Both pieces are technically demanding and prove to be an ideal vehicle for Argerich’s musical inspiration, demonstrating why she is hailed as one of the world’s leading pianists. She is joined by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, and André Previn. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds format DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Original Languages: English Subtitles: English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 62 mins “Classic live 1977 performances, throughout which Argerich's lightning reflexes create pianistic whirls of virtuosity - and somehow she still manages to hit all the right notes.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Live Recording from The Herkulessaal In Munich, 1983
The Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache (1912-96) was one of the most adamant personalities in the music world. He rehearsed three times as much as other conductors and avoided making recordings because he believed they were a false representation his musical intentions. This concert from the Herkulessaal in Munich captures one of the rare occasions on which he consented to a recording being made. He conducts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra with Anton Bruckner’s “Romantic” Symphony No. 4 in E flat major. SPECIAL FEATURE: Interview with Sergiu Celibidache about conducting Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4. Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, D D 5.1 Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC Languages (bonus): FR (Original Version), GB, DE Running Time: 82 mins + 40 mins (bonus) FSK: 0 “Firm architecture, steadfast belief, sober conducting, no added rhetoric: these are the star qualities in Sergiu Celibidache's Bruckner” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Dances and Waves: Sommernachtskonzert Schonbrunn 2012
Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone magazine’s "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer Night Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic. The concert takes place on June 7th in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace. Last year’s Summer Night Concert was a huge success. In 2012 a total of 62 countries on five continents will share in the spectacle, including a BBC4 broadcast in the UK. This year the main theme is Dances and Waves, a programme showcasing symphonic and operatic highlights. “Dudamel conducts a popular but substantial programme, evoking the VPO's vividness and warmth.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Thomas Dausgaard conducts 4 Symphonies
These are four great symphonies that have all played a special role in the close collaboration between the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard. The symphonies are recorded in the beautiful Koncerthuset in Copenhagen. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra is specialized in Scandinavian repertoire. Bonus material: In a series of interviews, Thomas Dausgaard explains his close collaboration with the orchestra, the concerts and the four great yet altogether very different masterpieces by Brahms, Dvorak, Sibelius and Nielsen. Running Time Total: 168 minutes Picture 16:9, HD DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Subtitles Bonus: English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Italian “Dausgaard himself is energetic, impassioned, easy to read and obviously intent on providing on providing as clear a musical picture as possible. He is also an excellent talker...But watching and listening confirms that, although he conducts from his heart, he has a strong intelligence guiding him. There aren't too many conductors around today who balance those crucial values as successfully as he does” Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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