Below is a list of all In Stock classical DVD titles.
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Recorded in 1976) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Mirella Freni, Hermann Prey, Maria Ewing / Vienna Philharmonic / Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 2/Jun/2005 ] "a visual treat, but having some solos delivered as interior monologues is distracting" Gramophone |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Prince Igor (complete opera recorded in 1998) The Kirov Opera / Nikolai Putilin, Galina Gorchakova, Evgeny Akimov, Sergey Aleksashkin / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Philips DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/May/2005 ] GValery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this magnificent 1998 production of Borodin's epic Prince Igor, presented in a NEW Mariinsky Theatre performing edition and featuring Mikhail Fokine's original choreography. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (the complete opera staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle) Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig / The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 19/Apr/2005 ] "Magical in its evocation of Puccini's most atmospheric score...Freni [is] as tenderly appealing to see as to hear...[Domingo sings] with similar fervour, responding to the inspired stage direction of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle to make this cad of... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah - A Sacred Oratorio Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Alexandra Sherman / The Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker [ ABC Classics DVD / DVD - released 5/Apr/2005 ] Throughout each year, and especially at Christmas time, thousands of people enjoy the experience of hearing Handel's most famous work, Messiah. |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg - complete opera recorded in 1990) Opera Australia / Helena Doese, Donald McIntyre, Paul Frey, John Pringle / Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "Charles Mackerras and a well-chosen cast, including Helen Doese, Donald McIntyre, Paul Frey, and John Pringle, meet the music's challenges effectively" |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (recorded live in 2004) The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts / DVD - released 12/Jan/2005 ] Quite simply one of the best performances of this great work I've ever come across: moving, intense and with Abbado's long experience of conducting this work fully apparent despite the youth of the players. Beautifully and accurately played... |
Andre Rieu
The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollander) [ Polydor Records DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2004 ] Kerkrade, Parkstad 2004. Around 18,000 people stream a gala evening with Andre and his ochestra. For a good four hours, they are treated to a dizzying display unequalled anywhere. In celebration of that unique event, Andre has brought together the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, and 3 'Eroica' (recorded in 1998 & 2000) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden and Freiburg / Michael Gielen [ EuroArts / SWR / DVD - released 5/Nov/2004 ] "Gielen exhibits a commanding presence on stage… The German conductor's simplicity of style distils the works to their essence." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Thais (complete opera recorded in 2004) Teatri La Fenice / Eva Mei (soprano), Michele Perusi (bass-baritone), William Joyner (tenor) & Christophe Fel (bass) / Marcello Viotti (cond) [ Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 28/Oct/2004 ] Venice's prestigious Teatro La Fenice's production of this enthralling opera, full of captivating music and dramatic development. The title role, in this excellent production, is sung by an Eva Mei in great vocal form, who gives an interpretation... |
ANNA NETREBKO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - The Woman, The Voice Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker / Gianandrea Noseda [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] Presenting Anna and her astonishing rise to stardom, this DVD showcases five arias from Anna Netrebko's debut album - Faust, Don Giovanni, La Sonnambula, La Boheme, and Rusalka (filmed in Salzburg and Los Angeles). |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah... The 250th Anniversary Performance recorded in 1992 Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerry Hadley, Michael Chance and Robert Lloyd / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Philips / DVD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] G :- This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took place in Dublin on 13 April 1742. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera) Bernd Weik, Teresa Kubiak, Stuart Burrows / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Music Group Limited DVD / DVD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] Director Petr Weigl is celebrated for his sumptuous opera films, using magnificent natural settings and casting photogenic actors in the principal roles. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Der Rosenkavalier (the complete opera recorded in 1994) Felicity Lott, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Kurt Moll / Carlos Kleiber (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] "Lightly Handled, well-played Strauss. Strongly recommended." -Gramophone June 2001 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete opera recorded in 1977) The Metropolitan Opera / Placido Domingo, Ileana Cotrubas, Cornell MacNeil / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 27/May/2004 ] "Yes, Rigoletto is a singer's opera, but Verdi also poured into it some of his most dramatic as well as melodic music. That said, the vivid colours of the production have come up amazingly well and the sound is clear." (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
Ivan Rebroff
Ivan Rebroff Live in Concert [Sydney - Australia, 1982] [ Universal DVD / DVD - released 7/Apr/2004 ] The fabulous Ivan Rebroff live in concert, filmed live in Sydney Australia October 5, 1982. |
THE STRAUSS FAMILY / JOSEPH LANNER
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2004 [Director's Cut] Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic] Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] Recorded live on January 1, 2004 at Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna. |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (compete opera recorded in 1984) The Royal Opera at Covent Garden / Dame Kiri Te Kanawa / Hermann Prey / Hildegard Heichele / Benjamin Luxon / Placido Domingo [ Warner Music Vision / NVC Arts DVD / DVD - released 13/Oct/2003 ] "An Austrian composer of Viennese waltzes; Johann Strauss is known as "the Waltz King." His almost 500 dance pieces are his crowning achievement, while his "Die Fledermaus" is the epitome of operetta." -ALLMUSIC |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffman (The Tales of Hoffman) complete opera recorded in 1981 Placido Domingo / Ileana Cotrubas / Agnes Baltsa / Luciana Serra / Geraint Evans / Georges Pretre [ NVC Arts / Kultur DVD / DVD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] Placido Domingo leads an all-star cast in John Schlesinger's exciting production of Offenbach's opera. Performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. |
Ute Lemper
Sings Kurt Weill / The Michael Nyman Songbook [ Decca Records / DVD - released 25/Sep/2003 ] Ute Lemper sings live at Les Bouffes Du Nord in Paris, January, 1992. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / MINKUS / SAINT-SAENS / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Ballet - Kirov at Coven Garden & Gala Performance in Red Square Kirov Ballet & Orchestra, conducted by Viktor Fedotv & Valery Gergiev [ Philips DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2003 ] Features the Kirov Orchestra and the Moscow radio Symphony Orchestra |