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Grieg: Folk And Dance Melodies / Piano Concerto In A Minor | DVD | (26/02/2001)
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| RRP The haunting Scandinavian terrain; cascading waterfalls; cliffs towering above fjords below; majestic mountains; the tranquil countryside... these are the sights of inspiration for Norway's greatest and most famed composer Edvard Grieg. This volume of the Naxos Musical Jorney takes us floating over the awe-inspiring Norwegian natural landscape; to the bustling fish-market town of Bergen; through the concert halls and monuments that echo with the history of Grieg's native music; to an
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The Queen Symphony | DVD | (03/03/2003)
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| RRP Premiere of the concert recorded live in November 2002. Conducted by Tolga Kashif. Tracklist: Radio Gaga / The Show Must Go On / One Vision / I Was Born To Love You / Love Of My Life / Another One Bites The Dust / Killer Queen / Who Wants To Live Forever? / Save Me / Bicycle Race / Bohemian Rhapsody / We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions
Karl Bohm - Mozart Symphonies 2 | DVD | (10/07/2006)
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George Szell - One Man's Triumph (Cleveland Orchestra) | DVD | (29/03/2004)
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La Chauve-Souris - Strauss | DVD | (21/01/2005)
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Karl Bohm - Mozart Symphonies 1 | DVD | (10/07/2006)
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Mozart: Requiem | DVD | (05/04/2000)
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| RRP The packaging labels this disc Mozart Requiem, but the actual programme on the DVD bears the title "Herbert Von Karajan Memorial Concert", a document of a concert given on July 16, 1999 in Salzburg Cathedral to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the conductor. Mozart's unfinished Requiem, as completed by Süssmayr, is obviously the main work. We are told that other works were performed, but not what they were, the only additional pieces being two short arias for soprano, Betrachte dies mien Herz un Frage Mich, KV42 and Laudate Dominum, KV339 beautifully sung by Rachel Harnisch. In the Requiem Claudio Abbado summons a deeply atmospheric performance from the Berlin Philharmonic and Swedish Radio Choir, and equally expressive singing from his finely matched soloists. Bass Bryn Terfel is powerfully communicative, soprano Karita Mattila hauntingly resigned. If not as fiery as if Karajan himself were conducting, this is still a memorable and rewarding tribute.On the DVD: There is a wonderfully three-dimensional Dolby-Digital 5.1 sound mix which brings the Salzburg Cathedral ambience alive, and a stunningly detailed and clear anamorphically enhanced picture. Documentation is minimal; no texts, subtitles or information about either Von Karajan or Rachel Harnish is given. There is only one special feature, which is not documented on the disc: by default the disc offers a standard multi-camera view, but at a press of the "angle" button it switches to a second set of cameras focused entirely on Abbado. --Gary S. Dalkin
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Brahms: Eine Deutsches Requiem | DVD | (04/02/2002)
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Lieder - Mahler/Bernstein | DVD | (16/07/2007)
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| RRP Leonard Bernstein conducts masterworks by Gustav Mahler from the Grosser Musikvereinssaal in Wien and the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv. In 1984 Bernstein conducted Lucia Popp Walton Groenroos and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a remarkable performance of Des Knaben Wunderhorn in Tel Aviv. A few months before his death Bernstein led Thomas Hampson and the Wiener Philharmoniker in three of Mahler's masterworks in a concert at Vienna's Musikvereinssaal - the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen the R''ckertlieder and the Kindertotenlieder. Tracklisting: 1. Credits / Mahler: Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen / Bernstein 2. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht 3. Ging heut' morgen ''bers Feld 4. Ich hab' ein gl''hend Messer 5. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz 6. Credits / Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Bernstein 7. Der Schildwache Nachtlied 8. Wer hat dies Liedlein Erdacht? 9. Der Tamboursg'sell 10. Das irdische Leben 11. Verlor'ne M''h 12. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt 13. Revelge 14. Rheinlegendchen 15. Lob des hohen Verstandes 16. Wo die sch''nen Trompeten blasen 17. Lied des Verfolgten im Turm 18. Trost im Ungl''ck 19. Credits / Mahler: R''ckert-Lieder / Bernstein 20. Liebst du um Sch''nheit 21. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft 22. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder 23. Um Mitternacht 24. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen 25. Credits / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Bernstein 26. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n 27. Nun seh' ich wohl warum so dunkle Flammen 28. Wenn dein M''tterlein 29. Oft denk' ich sie sind nur ausgegangen 30. In diesem Wetter
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music In The 20th Century - Vol. 5 - The American Way | DVD | (09/02/2005)
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| RRP Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle the foremost British conductor of our day this series forms a fascinating introduction to and overview of the music of the 20th century. Each of the seven programmes features over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change. The story of twentieth-century music is one of leave-takings in many ways. As a wealth of talented composers searched for new creative responses to the world around them many made departures from the solid 'home' foundations of 18th- and 19th-century music - tonal harmony melody regular rhythm and metre. A remarkable diversity of expression developed - not all of the difficult or discordant variety commonly associated with modern music. The range is wide and this series samples the work of over thirty composers discovering new and challenging sounds as well as some unexpectedly familiar music. The focus of Volume 5: The American Way is the music of young men in a young country individualists and innovators who nevertheless learnt from the music of the past and from the music of the other cultures. Jazz military bands country dances German Expressionism and minimalism all contribute to a dazzling display of energy and virtuosity in American music. Excerpts from: 1.Adams J: Harmonium 2.Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story 3.Cage: First Construction in Metal 4.Carter E: Celebration of some 100 x 150 notes 5.Copland: Appalachian Spring 6.Feldman: Mme Press died last week at 90 7.Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue 8.Ives C: Decoration Day 9.Riley: In C 10.Weill: Lonely House from Street Scene
European Concert 2002 - Berliner Philharmoniker - Claddio Abbado | DVD | (15/12/2003)
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| RRP A concert performance by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Palermo in 2002. Works include: Brahams Violin Concerto and Dvorak Symphony No. 9. Conducted by Claudio Abbado.
Berlin Philharmonic - New Year's Gala 1997 - A Tribute To Carmen | DVD | (15/05/2000)
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| RRP Not to be confused with the more famous Vienna New Year's Day concerts, this is a recording of the Berlin Philharmonic's New Year's Gala from 31st December 1997. The concert was billed as "Dances of Life, Love and Death", a homage to Carmen. Beginning with six of the most famous selections from Bizet's opera, the all-star cast features mezzo-soprano Anne Sophie Von Otter, baritone Bryn Terfel and tenor Robert Alagna. Other than being passionately romantic there is no direct link between Carmen and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, but a warm-hearted performance by pianist Mikhail Pletnev requires no excuse. Delivered with fiery virtuosity by violinist Gil Shaham, Pablo de Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy then transforms Bizet's melodies into a concentrated instrumental extravaganza. The mood continues with Ravel's Rhapsodie Espagnole and De Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, with the closing Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms maintaining the theme by gypsy association. This is a wonderfully sultry concert for a cold winter's day, conductor Claudio Abbado delivering pure romance, winning uplifting performances from his fabulous gallery of musicians and stellar soloists. On the DVD: The packaging mistakenly states a picture format of 4:3. The DVD is actually presented at 16:9, anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs. There is no option for standard 4:3 viewing. When viewed on a "standard" television the programme is squeezed and distorted, making everyone too tall and thin. On a widescreen TV the picture, while vastly superior to VHS, shows grain and is not always well focused. The sound, in both PCM and Dolby Digital stereo, is excellent. Unless one counts the well-appointed booklet there are no bonus features. However, the disc is Region 0, and should work in any DVD player. --Gary S. Dalkin
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Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride -- Zurich Opera | DVD | (30/06/2003)
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| RRP A performance of Gluck's 1774 opera which is based on Greek legend. Recorded live at the Zurich Opera House in 2001. William Christie conducts. Also a documentary 'Gluck - The Reformer' by Reiner E. Moritz. The psychological drama in a tense atmosphere of violated blood ties fears and traumas is underlined by Guth's use of huge masks and enclosed spaces.
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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur | DVD | (04/11/2008)
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 And 3 | DVD | (02/02/2004)
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| RRP Francois-Rene Duchable performs Beethoven's Piano Concertos 1 and 3 at the Royal Opera House Versailles Palace. John Nelson conducts the Paris Ensemble Orchestra.
Africa Live - The Roll Back Malaria Concert | DVD | (03/04/2006)
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| RRP Tracklisting:1. Youssou N'Dour - Roll Back Malaria2. Angelique Kidjo - Malaika - Afrika3. Awilo Longomba - Moustique ne me pique pas - Karolina4. Seun Anikulapo Kuti feat. Manu Dibango & Tony Allen - Mosquito Song5. Tinariwen - Tismetten - Chet Boghassa6. Awadi - Xoyma - Stoppez-les!7. Corneille - Parce qu'on vient de loin - Reves de star8. Oumou Sangare - Tienadjan9. Salif Keita - Mandjou10. Orchestra Baobab - Bul Ma Miin11. Baaba Maal - Mbaye12. Rokia Traore - Kana Hami13. Tiken Jah Fakoly feat. Awadi - Quitte le pouvoir!14. Tiken Jah Fakoly - Plus rien ne m'etonne15. Manu Dibango feat. Seun Anikulapo Kuti - Soul Makossa16. Joey Starr - Pose ton gun17. Awadi - J'accuse18. Oumou Sangare - Wayeina19. Angelique Kidjo & Youssou N'Dour - Set20. Youssou N'Dour feat. Pape Diouf - Alboury21. Youssou N'Dour & Le Grand Orchestre Du Caire - Touba22. Daru Salaam - Tijaniyya
Maurice Bejart's The Nutcracker | DVD | (03/12/2001)
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| RRP This is a Nutcracker with a difference. Tchaikovsky's most popular ballet ("Dance of the sugar plum fairy", "Waltz of the flowers" etc.) undergoes a transformation, interpreted by the French choreographer Maurice Bejart, from Christmas fairy story into a tale of a boy who dreams he loves his dead mother. The boy erects an enormous statue to her that becomes the focus of the production in Act 1 rather than the traditional Christmas tree. Maurice Bejart's memoir of his early years includes Goethe's embodiment of evil, Mephisto, recalled from his father's books and the figure of Marius Petipa, the original choreographer of The Nutcracker (both are danced by Gil Roman). For in this interpretation the boy, after failing to bring the statue to life, decides to become a dancer. In Act 2 the Spanish dance becomes a vehicle for a toreador, another of Bejart's childhood passions, but most striking is the interpolation of a French dance in this sequence of national dances to the tune of "Under Paris Skies" played on the accordion by Yvette Horner. Bejart's new concept might seem a shade self indulgent on paper, but only in the scene where the boy hugs his mother's statue in an Oedipus-like embrace does a moment of excess intrude. His imaginative choreography, the superb dancing by his Ballet Lausanne and the rhythmically lilting playing of the Orchestra Colonne under Edmon Colomer all give undiluted pleasure. On the DVD: The picture quality from the Chatelet theatre in Paris is top-notch, catching the lighting effects and colourful costumes with excellent definition. Several high angle crane shots reveal the deft ensemble work of this company. In the accompanying special feature we go behind the scenes of the production to meet Bejart and his collaborators. The long service many of them have given offers testament to the corporate spirit manifested in the dancing. Those looking for an alternative view of the traditional rendition of Tchaikovsky's ballet will not be disappointed by the artistry on display here. --Adrian Edwards
Songs of Love and Desire / Freni, Schäfer, Alvarez, Keenlyside, Berlin Phil., Abbado - Silvesterkonzert 1998 | DVD | (02/12/2002)
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| RRP Under the musical direction of Claudio Abbado a cast of singers perform works from Bach to Haydn from Donizetti to Verdi and from Schumann to Schonberg.
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Swan Lake | DVD | (25/03/2003)
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| RRP Natalia Makarova one of the most important interpreters of the classical ballet repertoire in the twentieth century has also had great success as a producer.Makarova's staging of Swan Lake is based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with additional choreography by the late Sir Frederick Ashton.Evelyn Hart and Peter Schaufuss are stunning as Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried in this studio recording. Leanne Benjamin is a treat a one of the 'pas de quatres'.Makarova's innovative interpretation presents the work as a story of perfect and eternal love.The stage design by Gunther Schneider-Siemssen does not use scenery to communicate changes of place and mood but back projections (blue laser to indicate water for example) which are extremely effective for creating a mysterious magical atmosphere.
Alfred Brendel - Claudio Abbado | DVD | (29/05/2006)
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| RRP Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3 / Bruckner: Symphony No.7
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