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Cat. No.: 476 6516 |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS | Classical Destinations: Soundscapes
ARTISTS Various
TRACK LISTING 1. Vltava – Prague
Join Lester Barnes as his contemporary music soundtrack sweeps you through a scenic and panoramic tour of some of the most breathtaking sights and cities of Europe. His 17 soundscape clips, set to images from the TV series, are also featured on the accompanying CD, which includes his haunting arrangement of the Classical Destinations theme. |
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Cat. No.: 074 3277 |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS | Puccini Gold
ARTISTS Various artists including:
TRACK LISTING Arias and scenes from To mark Puccini’s 150th anniversary, a new compilation of the best-loved Puccini arias and ensembles sung by a host of the greatest opera stars. This DVD accompanies the CD of the same name and cover design, and is timed for the Decca Puccini Year Celebrations. There are several other catalogue items being released for Puccini Year too throughout 2008. |
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Cat. No.: 073 4403 |
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METROPOLITAN OPERA | JAMES LEVINE
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ARTISTS Sherrill Milnes | Simon Boccanegra James Levine
TRACK LISTING VERDI: Simon Boccanegra This live production from the MET from 1984 of one of Verdi's finest and most challenging operas was conducted by Maestro James Levine and directed by Brian Large |
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Cat. No.: 074 3287 |
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JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
ARTISTS Juan Diego Flórez
TRACK LISTING DVD1
Juan Diego Flórez stars in two complete operas on DVD - Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment and Don Pasquale - previously available separately, in a specially-priced 2 For 1 box set (the individual products together in one slipcase). Sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez and acclaimed Italian soprano Patrizia Ciofi lead a superb ensemble cast in Donizetti’s sparkling opera-comique from the Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa. Juan Diego Florez in another of his great stage roles. The title role of the irascible Don Pasquale is sung by the great Italian bass, Ruggero Raimondi (who famously played Mozart's Don Giovanni in Joseph Losey's classic 1978 film). |
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Cat. No.: 073 4392 |
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HERBERT VON KARAJAN | Karajan Documentary
Series Microsite: To commemorate Herbert von Karajan’s 100th birthday, this 90 minute film documentary will cast the light on the entire complexity of the Karajan phenomenon. While the film will treat the main stations in his career, it will above all undertake the attempt to uncover the true, personal essence of his unique artist behind the public figure. The film is directed by the Oscar nominee Robert Dornhelm. From the archives of Unitel which was for over twenty years Karajan’s production home a wealth of partly unpublished material such as interviews, rehearsals and current statements, will give rise to the portrait of a man who was full of contradictions and remained a mystery until his death. The film, cast in an essay-like narrative form, and not subdivided into purely biographical chapters, explores topics that are important for understanding Karajan’s work and personality. Interviews featured include those with Eliette, Isabel and Arabel von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Seiji Ozawa, Christian Thielemann, René Kollo, Christa Ludwig, Brigitte Fassbaender, Gundula Janowitz, Sir Simon Rattle, Mariss Jansons, Joachim Kaiser and Helmut Schmidt. |
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Cat. No.: 073 4443 |
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WOLFGANG SAWALLISCH | WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman
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ARTISTS Donald MnIntyre | Dutchman Wolfgang Sawallisch
TRACK LISTING WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman
This high class film version from 1975 about a ship captain condemned to sail until Judgment Day was directed by Vaclav Kaslik, famous as conductor and producer of numerous opera-films. The renowned Maestro Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts the Bayerisches Staatsorchester and in the roles of Holländer and Senta you can hear the magnificent voices of Donald McIntyre and Catherina Ligendza. Der Fliegende Holländer, which had its premiere in Dresden in 1843, initiated Wagner's move away from the then standard opera forms into his own style of music-drama. It is his fourth opera, which is the first fully to embody the composer’s unique style and personal language. ‘A ghost thriller, incredibly gripping, densely atmospheric’ Saarbrücker Zeitung ‘Scenes that recall classic horror films…Brilliantly successful.’ Nürnberger Nachrichten |
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