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• Friedrich Gulda - A Portrait - So What? | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Here is a comprehensive portrait of the unique Friedrich Gulda - a classical pianist who was celebrated for his Bach Mozart and Beethoven; and a jazz pianist who collaborated with Chick Corea Cecil Taylor Herbie Hancock Joe Zawinul and others. This programme narrated by Gulda and the late Ulrich M''he (The Lives of Others) also contains rare interview and concert footage

• Glass: The Perfect American | Blu Ray | (02/09/2013) from £25.75   |  Saving you £4.24 (16.47%)   |  RRP £29.99

  United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), English ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Japanese ( Subtitles ), Korean ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: At the age of 75, one of the leading figures on the 20th century music, Philip Glass, is composing a new work for the Teatro Real. "The Perfect American", imagining the final months of the life of Walt Disney - the person who has, more than any other, influenced the current world of consumers. Children nowadays only see mice and ducks as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, thanks to the image invented for them by Walt Disney factory. In opposition to the world of happiness he devised, the existence of this perfect American was marked by an unhappy youth and a personality whose 'political correctness' outdid that of even Richard Nixon. From the hand of Dennis Russell Davies, who has conducted almost all the premieres of Glass's operas, and the stage director Phelim McDermott, we will be penetrating into the nightmare of a happy world. World Premiere, commission of the Teatro Real De Madrid and English National Opera of London. ...The Perfect American (Blu-Ray)

• Mozart: Symphony In C Major Jupiter / Symphony In C Major Linz | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £3.00   |  Saving you £13.25 (761.49%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A performance of Mozart's 'Symphony In C Major - Jupiter KV 551 and 'Symphony In C Major - Linz KV 425'. Recorded at the Viennese Schloss Schonnbrunn.

• Sergiu Celibidache Conducts Ravel and Debussy - Bolero/Prelude a L'Apres-midi d'un faune/Iberia/Rhapsodie espagnole/Alborada del gracioso | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £15.39   |  Saving you £7.60 (33.10%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Sergiu Celibidache Conducts Ravel And Debussy

• Mozart: Great Piano Concertos - Vol. 2 | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring the following classical works: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major K.37 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major K. 41 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K. 488 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K.491.

• Mozart: Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) -- Stuttgart/Zagrosek | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £22.89   |  Saving you £2.10 (9.17%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mozart's first operatic hit Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serial ("The abduction from the seraglio") was a singspiel, a forerunner of the musical comedy with spoken dialogue between the musical numbers. In this beautifully sung, imaginatively staged production from the Stuttgart Opera House the director Hans Neuenfels splits each character by placing an actor at every singer's side who not only takes over his role for the spoken dialogue but also interacts with his singing double and other characters in the opera. Sometimes the pairing brings a sparring match between actor and singer, adding a further dimension to the drama, at other times the conductor of the orchestra becomes involved, as when Belmonte, the Spanish nobleman, directs him to cue the orchestra for his first aria. The production, in modern dress with each character clearly delineated by the costume designer, takes a few minutes to warm up while we address the director's concept. Osmin, the keeper of the harem is a tattooed thug with a sidekick to match. The aristocratic Konstanze, who has been abducted and imprisoned under him, and her intended Belmonte are in fashionable black, while their two servants are the object of much merriment. The spoken role of the Pasha adds a dramatic frisson to the plans for the abduction. His entry with his retinue walking toward the audience on a raised platform holding stakes topped out with severed heads is a riveting piece of theatre. So too is the final appearance of the ensemble. But as ever with Mozart there's a human dimension to this tale. The close up camerawork shows the Pasha's reactions and those of Konstanze to his advances as she reveals in a moving aria how she loves another man from whom she was cruelly parted. In Act Two the double duet of reconciliation between Konstanze and Belmonte, Blonde and Pedrillo as they question each others' constancy not only brings a sublime quartet but a heart stopping scene of filmed opera as the camera catches the couples' feet moving toward one another as they embrace in an intimate dance. The continuation here of the action into Act Three without a break (as with the earlier acts) brings a plus factor in dramatic continuity where there would be another interval in the opera house. Aside from one momentary lapse from Belmonte in his last aria, the singing throughout this production, like the orchestral playing under Lothar Zagrosek, matches any version on CD now on the market. On the DVD: We have the customary choice of subtitles, cues for the musical numbers and a short commentary accompanying a still of the principal characters in the opera.--Adrian Edwards

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Boulez | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £3.05   |  Saving you £16.20 (905.03%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Brilliant Orchestral Music by Berg Debussy and Stravinsky.Recorded live at the Philharmonie Koln.

• Glass: The Perfect American | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £21.38   |  Saving you £3.61 (16.88%)   |  RRP £24.99

  United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), English ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Japanese ( Subtitles ), Korean ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: At the age of 75, one of the leading figures on the 20th century music, Philip Glass, is composing a new work for the Teatro Real. "The Perfect American", imagining the final months of the life of Walt Disney - the person who has, more than any other, influenced the current world of consumers. Children nowadays only see mice and ducks as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, thanks to the image invented for them by Walt Disney factory. In opposition to the world of happiness he devised, the existence of this perfect American was marked by an unhappy youth and a personality whose 'political correctness' outdid that of even Richard Nixon. From the hand of Dennis Russell Davies, who has conducted almost all the premieres of Glass's operas, and the stage director Phelim McDermott, we will be penetrating into the nightmare of a happy world. World Premiere, commission of the Teatro Real De Madrid and English National Opera of London. ...The Perfect American (2013)

• Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor KV 550 / Symphony No. 31 In D Major - Paris KV 297 | DVD | (22/12/2004) from £4.93   |  Saving you £10.06 (67.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A performance by the RSO Stuttgart and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg in 1991.

• Gulda - Mozart Piano Concertos | DVD | (17/04/2004) from £15.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (12.20%)   |  RRP £17.99

  World famous pianist and composer Friedrich Gulda conducts and performs together with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra two of Mozart's Piano Concertos: Concerto No.20 in d minor K 466 and Concerto No.26 in D major K 537. Gulda was one of the most exciting and experimental pianists of the 20th century and this performance reflects his great personality.

• Mozart on Tour Part 6 (Lupu, Larroche) | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mozart: On Tour - Part 6 (NTSC)

• Erich Leinsdorf In Rehearsal | DVD | (29/03/2005) from £15.68   |  Saving you £4.31 (21.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After many years as musical director of the Rochester Philharmonic the Cleveland Orchestra the Boston Symphony and the New York City Opera Company and guest appearances with many of the world's leading orchestras Leinsdorf continued to insist on the highest level of musician ship in everything he did.Still active at the age of 80 Maestro Leinsdorf remained one of the great podium personalities of our time with a vast repertoire covering virtually every important section of the world's music literature. This revealing documentary shows Erich Leinsdorf during rehearsals and in two concerts with the Symphony Orchestra Of The Sudwestfunk in Baden-Baden.

• Mozart: Piano Quartets K 478 And K 493 | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Piano Quartet G minor K 478 Piano Quartet E-flat major K 493

• Die Walkure | DVD | (01/12/2003) from £25.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (19.96%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A performance of the Richard Wagner opera by the Stuttgart State Orchestra. Conducted by Lothar Zagrosek.

• Zoltan Kocsis at La Roque D'antheron | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Les Pianos De La Nuit' is a collection of piano recitals performed live in the heart of Provence during the International Piano Festival of La Roque D'Antheron in July and August 2002. Conceived specifically for DVD release these virtuoso performances by contemporary artists can claim authoritative status as classic 21st-century archival footage.IncludesPiano Sonata in E minor No. 27 Op.90Piano Sonata in E minor No. 7 D.566Piano Sonata Sz. 80Games (Excerpts)Hungarian Rhapsody in E minor S.244 No. 5Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este S.163 No.4Sunt lacrymae rerum S.163 No.5Csardas Macabre S.224For children (Excerpts)

• Roger Norrington - Norrington - The Romantics | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £3.01   |  Saving you £18.24 (1,042.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Berlin Opera Night | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kent Nagano conducts some of opera's greatest names in performances of Handels's music for the royal fireworks the Finale to Die Fledermaus.

• Missa Solemnis - Beethoven | DVD | (24/11/2005) from £15.12   |  Saving you £4.87 (32.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With his Missa solemnis the composer broke with all conventions for the composition of a mass creating a work that went beyond the normal framework of the liturgy. His treatment and interpretation of the text creates the impression of a coherent set of events and as such the work distances itself from the normal liturgical procedures becoming instead the main focus of interest.In his introduction to the performance given in the Cologne Cathedral as part of the World Youth Day 2005 Pope Benedict XVI states: The Missa solemnis bears overwhelming witness to an unceasing search for belief that refuses to turn its back on God.

• Opera Night | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £17.48   |  Saving you £3.77 (23.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Live Concert From The Opera Cologne 2005:Wagner - Einzug der GasteWagner - Lied an den AbendsternDonizetti - Una furtiva lagrimaRossini - Nacqui all'affanno Donizetti - Leonore, viensMozart - Dove sono i bei momentiVerdi - pace, pace, mio DioPuccini - Recondita armoniaStrauss - Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobtGershwin - IntroductionGershwin - SummertimeGimenez - La tarantula e un bicho mu maloLortzing - O sancta justitiaPuccini - E lucevan le stelle Puccini - Chi il bel sogno di DorettaDe Curtis - Non ti scordar di meDe Paul - Bless Your Beautiful HideBurnstein - Tonight

• Herbie Hancock Trio | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £18.05   |  Saving you £1.94 (10.75%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Recorded live at the Munich Summer Piano Festival July 1987. Tracklist includes: Dolphin Dance Air Dancing Just One Of Those Things.