Below is a list of all In Stock Classical Blu-Ray Disc titles.
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Don Carlos (Five-act French version) BLU-RAY Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson / Orchestre de Paris & Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet, Antonio Pappano (conductor), Luc Bondy (director) [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 3/Feb/2014 ] Boasting an international cast in one of Verdi's most popular operas, Luc Bondy's moving production is the original French version restored to five acts. |
J. S. BACH
András Schiff plays Bach BLU-RAY András Schiff (piano) [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] András Schiff, born in 1953 in Budapest, is nowadays one of the most appreciated and distinguished pianists in the world. Magically, he brings life into pieces, makes them breathing and swinging and keeps up almost forgotten ideals of piano... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem & other works BLU-RAY Chen Reiss (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone) & Philippe Aïche (violin solo) / Choir of the Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ EuroArts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] ""The expert choir's native French vowel sounds are a joy in themselves, [and] Eric Picard gives a mesmerising account of the haunting cello Elegie....Unmissable." (International Record Review) |
MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY
Salzburg Festival 2012 Opening Concert BLU-RAY Sergei Semishkur (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Valery Gergiev [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] "the Philharmonic - and particularly the Vienna State Opera Chorus - render Stravinsky's Psalms with biting urgency, with rhythm and transparency of sound effectively replacing their usual lushness." (Gramophone) |
STRAVINSKY / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Stravinsky, Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky (rec June 2009) BLU-RAY Yefim Bronfman (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] The famous yearly Berliner Philharmoniker Open-Air concert at the Berlin Waldbühne attended by more than 20,000 people. The atmosphere is unique and unconventionally relaxed. People bring champagne, salmon and caviar, making the Waldbühne a giant... |
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadere (complete ballet recorded in 2013) (Blu-ray) Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova, Vladislav Lantratov, Maria Alexandrova / Pavel Sorokin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "Kitsch even by classical ballet standards, this Bolshoi production of the Marius Petipa-choreographed oriental fantasy wit bland music by Minkus boasts a celebrated Kingdom of Shades sequence." (BBC) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY English National Opera / Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "The main cast delivers a superlative response from start to finish, headed by baritone Christopher Maltman's bull-like Tarquinius and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly's harrowingly intense Lucretia." BBC Music |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Gloriana (complete opera recorded in June 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Susan Bullock, Toby Spence, Patricia Bardon, Mark Stone, Kate Royal / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "At its moments of greatest drama and pathos this 2013 production is undeniably effective." (MusicWeb) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Live From Red Square Moscow 2014 BLU-RAY Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky / State Academic Symphony, Constantine Orbelian [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Two of the biggest names in opera join forces for a live performance from historic Red Square in the heart of Moscow, captured in stunning sound and vision with 18 high definition cameras and 5.1 cinema surround sound Recorded at a superb live... |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: The Perfect American (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Real / David Pittsinger, Donald Kaasch, Christopher Purves, Janis Kelly / Dennis Russell Davies (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "The dark tone is set from the beginning...Purves impresses conveys the complex and ultimately flawed character of Walt...Opus Arte's production is excellent...and brings The Perfect American - such as it is - very vividly to life." Gramophone |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Attila (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Mariinsky Theatre / Ildar Abdrazakov, Vladislav Sulimsky, Anna Markarova / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Mariinsky Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2013 ] The Mariinsky label is delighted to release the first of four operas on DVD in 2013 with Verdi's 'Attila'. Released in celebration of Verdi's anniversary year, acclaimed Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov stars in the title role, in this the premiere of... |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Robert Le Diable (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Bryan Hymel, Patrizia Ciofi, John Relyea, Marina Poplavskaya / Daniel Oren (conductor) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2013 ] "Meyerbeer's vocal writing demands virtuoso singing, and receives that here. Bryan Hymel hurls himself unstintingly at the title role, impossible high notes and all." BBC Music |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis BLU-RAY Marlis Petersen (soprano) Elisabeth Kulman (contralto) Werner Güra (tenor) Gerald Finley (bass) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Nikolaus Ha [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 29/Apr/2013 ] "This is exceptional. There are certainly many different valid ways to perform the Missa solemnis, but it's hard to imagine they will surpass this outstanding version." BBC Music |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Dimitris Tiliakos, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Violeta Urmana / Teodor Currentzis (conductor) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2013 ] "In film close-up, for instance, the wonderfully detailed acting of baritone Dimitris Tiliakos, a darkly handsome hero-villain, stands out" (BBC Music) |
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Romeo et Juliette [Romeo and Juliet] (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Arena di Verona / Nino Machaidze, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Cristina Melis / Fabio Mastrangello (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "[Machaidze] seems to be the Juliette of choice today and this video makes clear why that's the case: lovely singing and a demeanour that manages to be sensual and innocent at once." (International Record Review) |
CAVALLI
Cavalli: La Didone (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata, Maria Streijffert / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (cond.) & Clément Hervieu-Léger (dir.) [ Opus Arte Bluray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Christie's direction can almost be taken to guarantee a fine performance and that's the case here...If you wish to have only one Cavalli recording in your collection, this would vie strongly for that honour" MusicWeb International, October 2012 |
BELLINI
I Puritani (Recorded live at the Netherlands Opera, October 2009) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Daniel Borowski, Mariola Cantarero, Riccardo Zanellato / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuliano Carella (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Negrin gets some excellent performances from his cast, who are able to express emotion without being either hammy or cheesy. Scott Hendricks as the rejected lover sings nobly after a gusty start...Osborn manages a stupendous top F, non-falsetto, and |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Recorded live at Glyndebourne, Lewes, July 2011) BLU-RAY Gerald Finley, Anna Gabler, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Marco Jentzsch, Topi Lehtipuu / London Philharmonic Orchestra, VladimirJurowski, David McVicar [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Jurowski completes the ensemble with a beautiful account, unfolding the story with pace and details...Together they make the immense performance the most uplifting performance I can recall" (Five Stars BBC Music - DVD/Blu-ray Choice - December 2012) |
DUKAS
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June & July 2011) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre del Liceu / José van Dam, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet / Stéphane Denève (conductor) & Claus Guth (director) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] Stéphane Denève is universally acclaimed for his interpretation of French repertoire. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Rinaldo (Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes August 2011) Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ottavio Dantone, Robert Carsen (Stage director) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Directing from his tinkling harpsichord, Ottavio Dantone encourages the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to be light, bright and Italian. Listen wholeheartedly; watch with caution." (The Times) |