Since you are interested in Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3) [recorded in 2009] BLU-RAY, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (recorded at Bregenz Festival, 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Peter Wright (choreographer) / Miyako Yoshida / Ricardo Cervera / Steven McRae [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Nov/2010 ] 'One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of ETA Hoffmann's immortal if deeply strange story.' Sunday Express |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Yuja Wang (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Mar/2011 ] "She tackles the popular "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2" with an ease that betrays her deep familiarity with the material; but it's the confident way she deals with the challenging "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"...that most impresses... |
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MAHLER
Symphony No. 3 (recorded at the Lucerne Festival, 2007) BLU-RAY Anna Larsson (alto) / Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2010 ] G : - "This is easily the greatest, most concentrated, most moving and beautifully played performance of this massive work I've yet encountered" (Keith). This DVD was a Staff Pick DVD for 2010. |
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J.S. BACH
Brandenburg Concertos 1 - 6 BLU-RAY Giuliano Carmignola (violin) / Orchestra Mozart / Claudio Abbado [ Medici Arts / Euro Arts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Blu-Ray "The playing is stylish throughout: ornaments are apt, all the more telling for their restraint; trills are paced to match mood, languid in slow movements, sparkling in allegros." (BBC Music) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes [The Firebird & The Rite of Spring] (recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Ballet / Ekaterina Kondaurova, Ilya Kuznetsov, Alexandra Iosifidi / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Dec/2009 ] "For those who only know the black-and-white pictures of the original production of The Rite of Spring, the colours of Roerich's designs are a revelation, while the vision of Nijinksy's revolutionary choreography can be experienced in its full... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Choreographed by George Balanchine) BLU-RAY Pacific Northwest Ballet / BB Concert Orchestra / Stewart Kershaw [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "For anyone that wants to experience a demonstration quality production with electrifying sound and visuals that simply astonish, I cannot recommend this Blu-ray disc from Opus Arte highly enough." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
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VERDI
Verdi: Aida (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Tatiana Serjan / Iano Tamar / Rubens Pelizzari / Iain Paterson / Vienna Symphonic Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Oct/2010 ] In this production from 2009 stage director Graham Vick and set designer Paul Brown conjure up an "open-air spectacle of superlatives" (Die Zeit). Photos of the stage went to all over the world. |