W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Martin Summer, Yasmin Özkan, Martin Piskorski, Fatma Said, Till von Orlowski / Ádám Fischer (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2017 ] Accompanied by a luxurious team of professionals, consisting of the renowned stage director Peter Stein, stage designer Ferdinand Wöger and conductor Ádám Fischer, Teatro alla Scala presents Mozart's Zauberflöte. In this production, orchestra,... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (complete operettas recorded in 2014) Teatro Real / Anne Sofie von Otter, Vito Priante, Eric Cutler, Ana Durlovski, Measha Brueggergosman / Sylvain Cambreling (cond) [ Bel Air Classics DVD / DVD - released 8/Sep/2015 ] "Musically it's mostly excellent...Cutler is all vocal ease, elegance and passion. Von Otter's communicative and dramatic powers remain wonderfully persuasive." Gramophone |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Aida (complete opera recorded in 1959) Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Giulietta Simionato / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Alto / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "One immediately registers the sheer size of Tebaldi's soprano on her entry...This (Aida) has held its place in the hierarchy for the sixty years since its issue" (MusicWeb) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollände [The Flying Dutchman] (highlights) José van Dam, Kurt Moll, Dunja Vejzović, Peter Hofmann / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Studio / CD - released 23/Mar/1988 ] Highlights from the classic EMI recording |
GUSTAV MAHLER
The Gustav Mahler Celebration (recorded live at Kalište) Thomas Hampson / Anne Sophie von Otter / Marita Solberg / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Manfred Honeck [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] The renowned Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Austrian maestro Manfred Honeck, and world famous soloists commemorate the composer with an unique outdoor live concert. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Music for the Theatre Vol. 1: Die Ruinen von Athen / Opferlied / Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt Valda Wilson (Soprano) Simon Bailey (Bass) Sidonie von Krosigk (Speaker) / Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn, Cappella Aquileia, Marcus Bosch [ CPO / CD - released 10/May/2020 ] The focus of our second collaborative venture with the Cappella Aquileia and Marcus Bosch for the Beethoven Year is formed by the complete recording of The Ruins of Athens, an incidental composition penned by Beethoven for the opening of the recently... |
Wolfgang A
Le nozze di Figaro Van Dam, Tomowa-Sintow, Cotrubas, Von Stade, Krause; Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
Verdi, Giu
Il Trovatore Varady, Toczyska, O'Neill, Brendel, Dworchak, von Benza, Vacik, Lenz, Sapell, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper; Bayerisch [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2003 ] |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein On Broadway Various Artists including Marilyn Horne, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, June Anderson & Christa Ludwig [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was both a brilliant orchestrator and a gifted tunesmith, and his lyrics, often penned by Stephen Sondheim, are memorable, razor sharp and brilliantly apposite. West Side Story, Candide and On the Town are featured here. |
SCHUMANN
Schumann Gold [2 CDs special price] Various Artists including John Elliot gardiner, Hagen Quartet, Fritz Wunderlich, Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Horowitz & Anne Sofie von Otter [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 7/Apr/2010 ] Schumann's music embodies the Romantic spirit in all its passion, fantasy and sense of longing. This specially priced 2 CD set, celebrating his 200th birthday, is an essential collection of favourites. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Classical Chill Out: (Incls, Clair de lune, Moonlight Sonata, The Blue Danube & Faure's Pavane) Vladimir Ashkenazy, Radu Lupu, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Neville Marriner, Jorge Bolet & Herbert von Karajan, etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Dec/2006 ] Relax - A programme to listen to over a glass of wine. Over 5 hours of the world's most relaxing classical melodies. |
Various Artists / Mixed by Baron von Rotton & FLIP3k
Mind the Dubstep, Volume 2 [ Xelon Entertainment / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] |
TCHAIKOVSKY
101 Tchaikovsky Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert von Karajan, Valery Gergiev, Arthur Grumiaux, Richard Bonynge, Neville Marriner, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] From the famous Piano Concerto No.1 to the final waltz and Apotheosis from the Nutcracker this is the ultimate collection of popular Tchaikovsky beautifully recorded featuring soloists like Vladimir Ashkenazy and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and orchestras l |
Von Bahr
Vivaldi: 3 Piccolo Concertos [ Bis / CD ] |
Von Bahr/Achatz/Fagius
Baton:romantic &Picturesque [ Bis / CD ] |
Von Bahr/Blanco
Diego Blanco/Von Bahr [ Bis / CD ] |
Von Bahr/Tellefsen/Palsson
Debussy:vocal&Chamber Music [ Bis / CD ] |
Von Bahr/Westerberg
Contemporary Swedish Music [ Bis / CD ] |