Below is a list of all In Stock classical DVD titles.
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5 (recorded live in 2007) Stattakapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (piano and conductor) [ Euroarts / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Dec/2007 ] In November 2007, Daniel Barenboim completed a cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos. Recorded live at the prestigious Klavier-Festival Ruhr in May 2007, this DVD recording reflects both a very individual and special reading of Beethoven's music. |
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FRANZ LISZT
The Liszt Recital (recorded in Milan in May 2007) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Recorded live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 28 May 2007. |
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SUPPE / MOZART / J. STRAUSS
Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (Recorded Oct 2006) Dorothea Roschmann (soprano) Lief Ove Andsnes (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Most [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] G - Recorded live at the Carnegie Hall, New York, 4 October 2006 |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (complete opera recorded in 1991) Royal Opera, Covent Garden / Kiri Te Kanawa, Alexandru Agache, Sylvesyer, Roberto Scandiuzzi / Sir Georg Solti (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 9/Nov/2007 ] A well-received, stylish 1991 Royal Opera production staged by Elijah Moshinsky and premiered with Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Georg Solti. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Classical Symphony / Overture on Hebrew Themes Henry Feagins / Roy Hudd / Sting / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 26/Sep/2007 ] This brilliantly inventive visualisation of Prokofiev's beloved musical tale features Sting, Claudio Abbado, members of London's celebrated Theatre de Complicite, and some fantastic Spitting Image puppetry. "Sting's knack for getting into... |
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Andre Rieu
La vie est belle [ Universal Music DVD / DVD - released 6/Sep/2007 ] The premiere of the "La vie est belle" world tour took place in one of the loveliest open-air theatres in the world, the Waldbühne in Berlin. Backed up by a choir, an extra drum ensemble, 300 bagpipe players, a magnificent light and laser... |
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CHOPIN
Die Kamiliendame [Lady of the Camellias] (complete ballet recorded in 1986) Ballett der Hamburger Staatsoper / Marcia HaydACe / Ivan Liska / Heribert Beissel (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel / DVD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - NTSC John Neumeier's Lady of the Camellias - a large-scale, narrative ballet set to original concert music by Frédéric Chopin - is based on the novel of the same... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded in 1983) Bayreuth Festival / Rene Kollo, Matti Salminen, Johanna Meier, Hermann Becht / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's celebrated Bayreuth production is filmed on the Festspielhaus stage with six cameras and in digital sound to recreate the unique intensity of a live performance in studio quality. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2006) Vienna State Opera / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Dorothea Roschmann / Anna Netrebko / Christine Schafer / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 DVD - released 18/Jun/2007 ] "The opera has probably never sounded as magnificent... It's shattering, unforgettable music theatre." - The Gardian, London |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
SCOTLAND - A Musical Tour of Edinburgh, The Highlands & the Hebrides Various orchestras [ NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEYS / DVD - released 20/May/2007 ] Our tour of Scotland takes us from Edinburgh, with its castle, Scott monument and Palace of Holyrood, to the Highlands and then to The Hebrides, recalling the journey undertaken by the young Mendelssohn |
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ENGELBURT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (Complete opera recorded live in 2006) Dresden State Opera / Antigone Papoulkas / Anna Gabler / Hans-Joachim Ketelsen / Irmgard Vilsmaier / Iris Vermillon / Michael Hofsletter [ EuroArts / DVD - released 10/May/2007 ] G :- "The staging tells the story clearly and believably but the trendy ideas come too thick and fast for comfort. Singing is generally good if not outstanding. Hansel (Antigone Papoulkas) and Gretel (Anna Gabler) are diminutive figures with... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 2006) Glyndebourne Opera / Topi Lehtipuu, Luca Pisaroni, Miah Persson, Anke Vondung / Ivan Fischer (conductor) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/May/2007 ] 'I had to search long and hard down memory lane to recall a Così that so vividly revealed both the pleasure and the overwhelming pain of this evermore disturbing masterpiece, and I failed.' Opera |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets Volume 2 [Inclus String Quartet in F 'Rasumovsky' & String Quartet in F minor 'serioso'] (recorded Vienna 1989) Alban Berg Quartett [ EMI Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 17/Apr/2007 ] G :- 'The Alban Berg Quartet is unquestionably one of the great quartets of our time. Their recording of the complete Beethoven quartets is a monument that will stand as a model for generations of quartets. The interpretative art of the Alban Berg... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Seville Concert John Williams (guitar) [ Kultur DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] One of the world's most accomplished classical guitarists, John Williams, plays a variety of his favorite classical and flamenco pieces in this concert, recorded during a recital with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Sevilla. |
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Andre Rieu
New York Memories - Live at Radio City Music Hall [ Universal Music DVD / DVD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] The 'New York Memories' DVD is a visual spectacle filmed at Radio City Music Hall. During this performance André and his Johann Strauss Orchestra perform a unique mix of the high points of American and European romantic music. |
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Charpentier: Te Deum et Psaumes des Tenebres (Chapelle royale du Chateau de Versailles) Martin Gester / Le Parlemen de Musique / Maitrise de Bretagne [ Armide Classics / DVD - released 30/Jan/2007 ] The Te Deum, which dates from about 1692, was probably written for the great Jesuit church of St. Paul in Rue St. Antoine, when he was Maitre de Musique there. Its brilliance and powerful dramatic impact suggest that it must have been written in... |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (the complete opera, recorded in 2006) The Bavarian State Opera / Edita Gruberova / Zoran Todorovich / Roberto Scandiuzzi / Sonia Ganassi / Markus Herzog / Friedrich Haider [ Deutsche Grammophone DVD / 2 DVD - released 29/Jan/2007 ] "Gruberova delivers her own wholly individual interpretation ... she translates Bellini's interplay of pain, love and desire into physically palpable inner and outer drama. Immensely moving." - Die Welt |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Berlin Concert - Live From the 'Waldbuhne' Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko. Rolando Villazon / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Marco Armiliato [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 18/Jan/2007 ] "Three charming singing actors giving their audience a real treat, this concert is something to return to" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Manon (complete opera recorded in 1983) Vienna State Opera / Edita Gruberova / Francisco Araiza / Pierre Thau / Adam Fischer (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] "[Gruberova] has spoilt her audience with her irresistible high notes and crystalline coloratura...the casualness with which she played the coquette...culminating in her ensnarement of her beau, who was on the verge of entering the priesthood." |
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Andre Rieu / The Johann Strauss Orchestra With the Platin Tenors
Andre Rieu at Schonbrunn, Vienna [ Universal Music DVD / DVD - released 21/Sep/2006 ] Would you like to enjoy Andre's biggest and most beautiful special ever? Well, you can! This DVD beautifully recreates the musical spectacle that took place in the courtyard in front of Vienna's Schonbrunn Palace on 7 and 8 July, 2006. So sit back,... |