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LIVE AT THE BBC PROMS
The King's Singers Live at the BBC Proms The King's Singers [ Signum Vision DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] A live and televised recording from this year's BBC Proms performance on 5th August by the most famous a cappella group ever: the King's Singers. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: La finta giardiniera (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Krešimir Špicer, Julie Martin du Theil, Bernard Richter / Diego Fasolis (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Jul/2021 ] "The whole, remarkably filmed by Daniela Vismara, is to be seen by all those who are reluctant to opera: conversion is guaranteed!" © 2021 Crescendo |
WAGNER / SMETANA / VERDI / KALMAN / etc
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2024 Lise Davidsen (soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] The Summer Night Concert 2024 with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Andris Nelsons featuring soprano Lise Davidsen was performed this year on 7 June. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2004 in the magical setting of... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Maggio Muiscale Florentino / Jeanne Michele Charbonnet, Vladimir Vaneev, Vsevolod Grivnov / James Conlon (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] "New Orleans-raised Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet proves a powerful if one-dimensional actress in the title-role. The other key protagonists are authentically Russian. The most distinguished singing comes from Vladimir Vaneev... The main attraction of... |
PIETRO MASCAGNI
Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz (Complete Opera recorded in 2022) (Blu-ray) Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Salome Jicia, Charles Castronovo, Teresa Iervolino, Massimo Cavalletti / Riccardo Frizza,(cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / DVD - released 17/Feb/2023 ] "Cucchi evokes a lively society, never overstated, of friendship and good cheer...Frizza controls the ebb and flow in masterly fashion. The whole thing is very nicely done." Gramophone Blu-ray of the Month April 2023 |
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. |
BEETHOVEN / DEBUSSY / CHOPIN / SCHUBERT
Menahem Pressler in Recital (recorded live in Paris in 2011) BLU-RAY Menahem Pressler (piano) [ Euroarts / Ideale Audience International Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "His technique may be somewhat dimmed, but the twinkle of his distinctive sound remains as fresh and beautiful as ever; so, too, his astute pointing of musical structure, and the sheer love with which he communicates these great works" (Gramophone) |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Puritani (complete opera recorded in 2007) Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko, Eric Cutler, Franco Vassallo / Patrick Summers (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 28/Feb/2008 ] "Netrebko has perhaps the most appealing stage presence among contemporary sopranos. She is a natural stage animal who can sing as she moves around the stage and interacts with her colleagues. Her sheer physicality on stage is awesome." (MusicWeb) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 2008) Metropolitan Opera / Zeljko Lucic, Maria Guleghina, John Relyea, Dimitri Pittas / James Levine (Cond) [ Warner Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] "An auspicious issue in first rate sound and vision further enhanced by an excellent "behind the scenes" documentary featuring the mainstays of this memorable January 2008 night at the MET." (ClassicalNet) |
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) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Surprise In Texas - The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Nobuyuki Tsujii / Haochen Zhang / Yeol Eum Son (pianos) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The atmosphere of the piano world's most demanding competition comes vividly across, as do the personalities of the finalists" (BBC Music) |
FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: The Merry Widow (complete operetta recorded in 1988) Opera Australia / Joan Sutherland, Ron Stevens, Ann-Maree McDonald / Richard Bonynge (cond) [ ABC Universal DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] The sparkling story concerns a national crisis in the picture-postcard country of Pontevedro, as the recently-widowed Hanna Glawari appears to be in danger of marrying a foreigner. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Philippe Jaroussky: La voix des rêves - Greatest Moments in concert (Blu-ray) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) [ Virgin Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2012 ] "LA VOIX DES RÊVES - Greatest Moments in Concert" features video footage from a number of occasions and venues - including items from a concert given among the crystal chandeliers of the splendid Galerie des Glaces in the palace of Versailles. |
BERG / DEBUSSY / STRAVINSKY
Pierre Boulez Conducts Modern Classics (recorded in Koln, 2000) Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Christine Schäfer (soprano) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 2/Aug/2006 ] A survey of the music of the century interpreted by one of the greatest representatives of the modern era |
BERLIOZ / LEHAR / MASCAGNI / DVORAK / BIZET / etc
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2025 Piotr Beczała (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Tugan Sokhiev [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2025 ] Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of this year's Summer Night Concert 2025 with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Tugan Sokhiev with tenor Piotr Beczała. This year, the Summer Night Concert was performed on June 13. .. |
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) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Verdi Opera Selection: "Shakespeare" Otello / Macbeth / Falstaff Plácido Domingo, Barbara Frittoli, Leo Nucci, Thomas Hampson, Ruggero Raimondi, Manuel Lanza, etc [ Arthaus Opera Editrion / 3 DVD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Otello - Live from the Teatro alla Scala Milan, 2001 Macbeth - Live from the Opernhaus Zurich, 2001 Falstaff - Live from the Teatro del Maggio Muusicale Fiorentino, 2006 |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY Ravenna Festival / Claudio Desderi, Mario Cassi, Francisco Gatell & Laura Giordano / Riccardo Muti (conductor) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2010 ] Watching this realistic, young and vital production, directed by the young Andrea da Rosa and listening to a high potential and unspent young cast, you feel how powerful, charming and timeless this score by Gaetano Donizetti is. |
MOZART / DONIZETTI / LEHAR / DVORAK & OTHERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Renee and Bryn - Under the Stars Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel / The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Gareth Jones / Paul Gemignani [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] Filmed 'live' in the magical mountains of Wales at Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival, this exclusive 'Under The Stars' DVD is released to co-incide with the CD of the same title. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / ANTON BRUCKNER / HUGO WOLF
Renee Fleming in Concert (recorded live in 2011 & 2012) Renee Fleming (soprano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 5/Mar/2018 ] Two unforgettable evenings showcase the artistry of Renée Fleming alongside Christian Thielemann's mastery of the Austro-German Romantic idiom...."Beautifully filmed and recorded … worthy of special praise." (MusicWeb Nov 2013) |
