Classical Music

• Leaving Home - Orchestral Music In The 20th Century - Vol. 5 - The American Way | DVD | (09/02/2005) from £2.69   |  Saving you £17.30 (86.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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

• The Tchaikovsky Cycle Vol. 6 | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £13.15   |  Saving you £1.84 (13.99%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Tchaikovsky Cycle, performed by The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Mikhail Pletnev.

• The Tai Chi Nation Guide To Tai Chi | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-0.54 (-3.20%)   |  RRP £16.99

  This DVD features a simple guide to the basics of Tai Chi plus two complete Forms filmed from two angles for total ease of use. An invaluable tool for Tai Chi basics and beyond. Features include: An introduction to what Tai Chi is and where it came from. Warm Ups to release blocked Qi in the body and joints Fundamentals of Tai Chi clearly explained. Two complete Forms. An overview of partner exercises and pushing hands. Features music by The Barefoot Doctor and Leafcutter John (Mercury Prize nominated).

• The Legendary Andy Williams In Concert | DVD | (09/04/2012) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-2.79 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Born in 1927, Andy Williams was performing from the age of 11 with his elder brothers, Bob, Dick and Dom as the Williams Brothers. He went solo in 1953 and recorded for RCA Victor and Cadence, finally achieving his first hit, 'Canadian Sunset' in 1956. He hit the Number 1 spot with 'Butterfly' in February 1957 and in 1959 was offered his own TV series by CBS. His popularity was such that Columbia gave him the most lucrative deal ever offered to a US artist. His most famous recording 'Moon River', sung by Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' was not actually a hit for him. He was asked to sing it at the Oscar's in 1962 where it won the Best Song award and became his theme song. It became such an important part of his life that he named his theatre in Branson, Missouri, Moon River Theatre.Performance Listing:1. You Do Something To Me2. Do Not Forsake Me3. Our Town4. Just In Time5. Look For Silver Lining6. Straight Down The Middle7. Danny Boy8. In The Still Of The Night9. I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face10. Oh You Beautiful Doll - Medley11. Day In, Day Out12. That's When The Music Takes Me13. When You're Smiling14. Just Sitting And Rocking15. Girl From Ipanema - Medley

• European Concert 2002 - Berliner Philharmoniker - Claddio Abbado | DVD | (15/12/2003) from £23.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (-19.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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.

• 30 Years EUROPAKONZERT | Blu Ray | (21/01/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Schubert: Die Winterriese | DVD | (20/11/2001) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-15.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Since Schubert wrote his song-cycle Die Winterreise ("Winter Journey"), its psychological implications have only become more meaningful. These 24 songs, to poems by Wilhelm Müller, chart a journey in which the disappointed lover experiences desolation in his mind as much as in the outside world, culminating in a nowhere encounter with an organ-grinder--with whom he finds common cause. The term "Existential" hadn't been coined in the 1820s, but Winterreise sums up its central concerns with uncanny accuracy. Baritone Jorma Hynninen is a sensitive interpreter, neither overplaying the distinct character of each number, nor opting for a mood of sombre generalisation. Ralf Gothoni accompanies attentively, bringing out many subtleties in the spare piano writing. The setting of the Reidar Särestöniemi Museum in Lapland allows director Julie Didier to contrast the human ambience of the performing venue with the frozen landscape of the surroundings. Särestöniemi's paintings, alive with mythological imagery, feature prominently, as does the bearded gentleman sitting beneath one of them. On the DVD: Die Winterreise on disc is presented in 4:3 picture format that reproduces with excellent clarity, as does the PCM Stereo sound. Subtitles are in English, French, German and Spanish, and each song can be accessed separately. The Arthaus trailer, focusing on Maria Callas and Poulenc, is pointless as a special feature, though the enclosed booklet gives an overview of composer, music and performers that is more than adequate. --Richard Whitehouse

• Osibisa - Live from London | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £9.85   |  Saving you £-3.86 (-64.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Osibisa have reigned supreme as the undisputed kings of African music since the band formed in 1969, introducing the world to a new pulsating and vibrant sound. Their name translates as 'crisscross rhythms that explode with happiness' and this concert filmed as part of the 'Live From London' series exemplifies that mantra. This performance, recorded at the Marquee Club's 25th anniversary celebrations, captures Osibisa at the high point of their career and includes the hits The Warrior, Happy ...

• Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur | DVD | (04/11/2008) from £23.88   |  Saving you £1.11 (4.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Metallica - Live in Seoul | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  This DVD features the South Korean concert from their 2006 Escape From The Studio tour: 95 minutes of finest music thrillingly performed and documented by captivating camera movements. Ulrich Hetfield Hammet and Trujillo work their instruments with unrestrained energy all the while sweetening their carefully chosen songs with solo play. Recorded live at Olympic Main Stadium Seoul Korea August 15 2006 Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Creeping Death 3. Fuel 4. Harvester Of Sorrow 5. Frantic 6. The Unforgiven 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. Orion 9. Master Of Puppets 10. Fade To Black 11. Battery 12. Sad But True 13. Nothing Else Matters 14. One 15. Enter Sandman 16. The Other - New Song

• Beethoven-String Quartets V3 | DVD | (06/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ludwig Van Beethoven Quartets Played By Alban Berg Quartett.Recorded Live At The Mozart-Saal, Konserthaus, Vienna, 17 and 20 June 1989.

• Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 And 3 | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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.

• Bach: Mass In B Minor BWV 232 | DVD | (02/05/2006) from £14.69   |  Saving you £3.30 (22.46%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A recording as pleasing to the ear as it is rich in atmosphere: Bach's B minor Mass the composer's final work is presented here by Georg Christoph Biller - like his illustrious predecessor Thomaskantor in Leipzig - conducting that very boys' choir Bach himself directed for twenty-seven years the world-famous. Thomanerchor. And even the convert's location is a guarantee of authenticity: the city's Thomaskirche for which Bach wrote most of his church music.Mass in B minor BWV232Recorded at the Thomaskirche Leipzig 28 July 2000.

• Tchaikovsky - the Ballets | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £32.98   |  Saving you £17.01 (34.00%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The Ballets - Tchaikovsky:Features:Swan Lake.The Nutcracker.The Sleeping Beauty.

• Morocco Fantasia | Blu Ray | (05/12/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Track listing:MisterioSiberianaDouble ConcertoMichelangelo's 7th ChildGumbieroTurquoiseEncoreEgyptian Danza.

• Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert, High Voltage Festival, 25th july 2010 | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Tracklisting:1. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression - Part 22. The Barbarian3. Bitches Crystal4. Knife Edge5. From The Beginning6. Touch And Go7. Take A pebble/Piano Solo/Tarkus8. Farewell To Arms9. Lucky Man10. Pictures At An Exibition Medley11. Fanfare For The Common Man/Drum Solo/Rondo

• Beethoven: Symphonies 3, 4 & 5 | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-0.24 (-1.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Symphonies Nos. 3,4 and 5

• Voyager - A Voyage Through Time | Blu Ray | (26/08/2022) from £19.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• It s Everly Time | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

• G.G. Allin - GG Allin - Best Of GG Allin And The Murder Junkies | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £12.15   |  Saving you £-0.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Here's a collection of live performances and disgusting moments together on one DVD. The very best of the very worst of GG Allin & the Murder Junkies. GG Allin lived out his lyrics to the fullest and would make you feel his pain no matter what style of music he was doing. Not only was GG ALLIN one of the most feared and hated front men of all time he was also a creative open minded force. His music range varied from Punk to Hard rock mainly but his love for true rebel acoustic songs often bled through. He had a style that rings true to this day. From the kids on the streets or the squatters that live their life hopping trains from town to town GG's spirit will live on in the underground until mankind is destroyed. Tracklist: 1. Look Into My Eyes & Hate Me 2. Outlaw Scumfuc 2. Kill Everything I Fuck 3. I Wanna Rape You 4. Gypsy Motherfucker 5. Hangin' Out With Jim 6. Die When You Die 7. Kill The Police 8. Expose Yourself To Kids 9.I Live To Be Hated 10. Cunt Sucking Cannibal 11. Bite It You Scum