Il Giardino Armonico are one of the more deliberately abrasive groups playing baroque music on original instruments; their performances have a simultaneous toughness and delicacy miles away from the old-fashioned easy-listening approach to Baroque repertoire. These are performances--whether of fairly well-known Vivaldi concertos like "Il Gardellino" for flautino or "La Notte" for flute, or of comparatively obscure pieces like Merula's "Ciaccona a Tre"--that make the viewer sit up and concentrate. The short introductions to each piece are exemplary, telling us enough to intrigue and pay attention without giving us any surplus information. The performances were filmed on location in Sicily, whose ancient monuments and long beaches form a surprisingly effective backdrop to the music. The DVD has a facility for displaying the scores as the pieces are played, as well as subtitles in English, German, French and Dutch. --Roz Kaveney
Popular American baritone Thomas Hampson stars as the amoral Don who is dragged to hell at the end of Mozart's great operatic dramma giocoso. In Martin Kusej's production Mozart's darkest opera is presented as a 20th Century morality tale set in a world where images of female sexuality constantly surround us. A cast of leading interpreters of the major roles includes Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as the Don's servant Leporello and Christine Sch''fer and Melanie Diener as the wronged Donna Anna and vengeful Donna Elvira. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Daniel Harding. Tracklist includes: Mozart: Don Giovanni - Opening Credits Overture Notte e giorno faticar Leporello ove sei? Ma qual mai s'offre o Dei Fuggi crudele fuggi! Ors'' spicciati presto Ah! chi mi dice mai - Udisti? qualche bella Chi '' l''? Madamina il catalogo '' questo In questa forma dunque Giovinette che fate all'amore Manco male '' partita Ho capito signor s''! Alfin siam liberati L'' ci darem la mano Fermati scellerato! Ah fuggi il traditor Mi par ch'oggi il demonio si diverta Non ti fidar o misera Povera sventurata! Don Ottavio... son morta! Or sai chi l'onore Come mai creder deggio Dalla sua pace Io deggio ad ogni patto Fin ch'han dal vino Masetto... senti un po'... Batti batti o bel Masetto Guarda un po' come seppe questa strega Presto presto... pria ch'ei venga Bisogna aver corragio Riposate vezzose ragazze
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Anna Bolena - Gaetano Donizetti.
Salzburg's Mannerist Pleasure Palace provides the venue for this recording featuring rarely performed works by Rameau Marais and Telemann.
From the opening notes of the overture to the final curtain, Emilio Sagis classic, triumphant production fully brings to life all the elegant wit and theatricality of Mozarts comic masterpiece. Leading baritone Ludovic T�zier shines as the lustful Count Almaviva who attempts to obtain the favours of Figaros bride-to-be, Susanna (Isabel Rey), while Luca Pisaroni gives a feisty performance as Figaro. Conductor Jes�s L�pez Cobos masterfully captures the enchanting score. A witty yet profound tal...
Luisa Miller was the third of four operas by Verdi based on plays by the German poet and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller. The words of the play's title Kabale und Liebe - 'Intrigue and Love' - appear as superscriptions to the acts of the opera. The original story was set in the Tyrol in the early eighteenth century. Luisa the daughter of a retired soldier loves and is loved by Rodolfo. She does not know that he is the son of Count Walter who has other plans for his son's future. The Count has a dark secret but the real villain of the piece is his steward Wurm who wants Luisa for himself.
This gift set features both 'The Bible - Jesus' and 'The Bible - Joseph' from the Timelife series of Biblical epics. The Bible - Jesus: Directed by Emmy Award winner Roger Young and featuring an all-star cast this mesmerising mini-series vividly depicts the life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. The Bible - Joseph: Joseph is the perennial Biblical classic story of the young 'favourite' of his father Jacob who is abused and sold into slavery by his jealous brothers.
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