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Cat. No.: 170 4413 |
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REGENSBURGER DOMSPATZEN | Concert for Pope Benedict XVI
Regensburger Domspatzen
TRACK LISTING Disc One
A beautiful concert of Gregorian Chant, sacred music by Bruckner and Rheinberger as well as Mozart’s celestial Ave verum corpus by the Regensburger Domspatzen (one of Germany’s most famous boy choirs) especially for Pope Benedict XVI. Released to coincide with World Youth Day celebrations in Australia. |
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Cat. No.: 074 3264 |
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COPENHAGEN OPERA | WAGNER: The Ring
Royal Danish Opera
TRACK LISTING WAGNER: The Ring Cycle 7-DVD set of Wagner’s gargantuan Ring Cycle – the celebrated, critically-acclaimed production at the Royal Danish Opera that come to be known as the Copenhagen Ring. First release of one of the most successful Ring Cycles of recent years, which received acclaim from critics across the world: ‘One Ring cycle I can recommend heartily – musically satisfying, dramatically engaging and full of memorable imagery’ (Opera Now) ‘superbly acted, more than decently sung and executed with a technical bravura that puts recent London stagings to shame.’ Sunday Times This production features striking, memorable and controversial staging by Kasper Bech Holten. The action, experienced as an extended flashback, presents Wagner’s epic as a family saga from a feminist perspective. The production is visually stunning, disturbing and at times explicit. A must-have release for the collections of all Wagnerians! Disc Format: NTSC DVD 9 ‘A Ring to be reckoned with.’ Financial Times, London ‘A remarkable company achievement.’ Opera |
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Cat. No.: 073 4434 |
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DANIEL BARENBOIM | TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin
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ARTISTS Peter Mattei | Eugene Onegin Daniel Barenboim
TRACK LISTING TCHAIKVSKY: Eugene Onegin Live on DVD – riveting Eugene Onegin from Salzburg conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Recorded at the 2007 Salzburg Festival, this production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin features an excellent, young cast and the Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by maestro Daniel Barenboim. Inspired by the cinematic nature of the opera, director Andrea Breth has created an intimate production that mines the depths of expression and charisma of her singer-actors and integrates silent secondary episodes and miniature dramas to heighten the intensity of the story. The title role – a tour de force for any baritone – is taken by Peter Mattei, ‘a gifted actor blessed with debonair self-confidence.’ Neue Zürcher Zeitung He is joined by dazzling young Russian soprano Anna Samuil, a protégée of Daniel Barenboim who has been acclaimed as a vibrant new presence on the opera stage. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described her Tatyana as being ‘ready to start a revolution’. The performances receive superb support from Daniel Barenboim and the Wiener Philharmoniker who capture the beguilingly dark sonorities of Tchaikovsky’s score and bring out its sudden flashes of brilliance, particularly during the passionate climax of the final act. The DVD has been filmed in HD, with 5.1 DTS surround sound and PCM stereo. |
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Cat. No.: 073 4449 |
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KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN
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Krystian Zimerman, piano
TRACK LISTING CHOPIN: Scherzo in B flat minor, Op. 31
Krystian Zimerman - the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw at the age of eighteen – gives here his Homage to Chopin and Schubert. As a brilliant musician, a renowned specialist in Romantic music Krystian Zimerman combines all the prerequisites for an authorative interpretation of Chopin´s works. Krystian Zimerman’s peerless artistry was filmed in 1987 by director Humphrey Burton and is now being made available for the first time on DVD. ‘Fascinating visual confirmation of the purely acoustical impression of Zimerman’s Chopin recordings...In the Schubert, flawless pianism, satisfying conceptions, lucid and deft – plus superb piano sound quality.’ FonoForum ‘Zimerman's approach to playing the piano has greatness written all over it. It has intensity, majesty, intimacy, daring, and simplicity, and above all insight.’ The Times, London First release on DVD in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound |
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Cat. No.: 073 4446 |
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COLIN DAVIS | WAGNER: Tannhäuser
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ARTISTS Hans Sotin | Hermann, Langraf von Thüringen Sir Colin Davis
TRACK LISTING WAGNER: Tannhäuser First DVD release of the first complete film from Bayreuth. Götz Friedrich’s controversial Tannhäuser production from 1978 scandalized the Bayreuth old guard while revealing Tannhäuser’s revolutionary qualities to a new age of Wagner lovers. This brilliantly iconoclastic production, superbly sung and conducted, ushered in a new age of Wagner interpretation. Choreography of the ‘Bacchanal’ by John Neumeier and set design and costumes by the international well known stage designer Jürgen Rose, are just two superb elements in this performance. There is also a superb cast led by Spas Wenkoff as Tannhäuser, Dame Gwyneth Jones as Venus as well as Elisabeth and Bernd Weikl as Wolfram. ‘Bulgarian tenor Spas Wenkoff is a great singing actor in the title role, while Gwyneth Jones manages her Venus-Elisabeth assignment with glorious tone and stunning stage presence.’ New York Daily ‘Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, the score is interpreted splendidly.’ The New York Times In 5.1 DTS Surround Sound |
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Cat. No.: 073 4191 |
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LANG LANG | Dragon Songs Lang Lang revisits his childhood roots in China with DVD documentary and soundtrack album Lang Lang has fascinated audiences all over the globe – now he takes them home to show them “his” China with a DVD documentary and soundtrack CD. Discover the musical culture that forged one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of our day The Yellow River Concerto, a large-scale, highly virtuosic piano concerto with colourful sound scales, is juxtaposed with miniature pieces for piano solo and with chamber pieces, each combining the piano with traditional Chinese instruments Though all the pieces were written in the early 20th century, most of them are based on much older sources, merging traditional Chinese melodies and idioms with the Western classical music tradition – the result is music of astonishing beauty and ease that will strongly appeal to a broad audience The DVD features a full-length documentary offering a fascinating look behind the scenes of Lang Lang’s latest China tour, from the privacy of his parents’ flat (where Lang Lang revisits his very first piano), to a Lang-family lunch and a visit to the local temple, to his successful master classes and stage performances. Additionally this DVD includes a concert of the piano solo and chamber music pieces from the CD, all filmed during the recording sessions in Beijing In recent years, there has been a huge rise of interest in Chinese culture, a phenomenon that will continue to build up to the Peking Olympics in 2008 – with this project Lang Lang makes himself the perfect ambassador between the Chinese and Western worlds, a mission that is very close to his heart
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