The Music Pages | April 2009


	Cat. No.: 073 4515 Barcode: 0044007345153 Label: DG DVD Release Date: Available Now			Aud and Gautier Capuçon MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibtition BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto Op. 56 ARTISTS Martha Argerich, piano Renaud Capuçon, violin Gautier Capuçon, cello Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel TRACK LISTING MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibtition BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto Op. 56 Gustavo Dudamel’s thrilling debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2008 recorded live in the heat of the moment at the Grosses Festspielhaus. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated in psychedelic colors by Ravel, elicits rousing playing from Dudamel’s young instrumentalists. Dudamel assembles a dream team for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Pianist Martha Argerich, violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Gautier Capuçon bring Latin emotionality to one of Beethoven’s most emotionally naked compositions. Extras – Die Schule des Hörens – master classes in listening led by Dudamel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and the SBYOV as given at the 2008 Salzburg Festival. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4532 Barcode: 0044007345320 Label: DG DVD Release Date: May			James Levine \| VERDI: Falstaff ARTISTS **Alice Ford: Mirella Freni Nannetta: Barbara Bonney Quickly: Marilyn Horne Meg Page: Susan Graham Fenton: Frank Lopardo Falstaff: Paul Plishka Metropolitan Opera James Levine** TRACK LISTING VERDI: Falstaff The acclaimed Falstaff from 1992 from the Metropolitan Opera under the baton of Maestro James Levine and an all-star cast led by Mirella Freni and Paul Plishka now for the first time available on DVD. “A milestone in the history of operatic production in this city” (New York Herald Tribune) “This Met ensemble, all lively and convincing actors, works splendidly together…Plishka’s Falstaff is a highly effective piece of characterization…Freni is a delightful Alice, Graham makes the most of Meg, and Horne clearly enjoys herself as Quickly…Bonney and Lopardo present the young lovers elegantly. Levine conducts Verdi’s magical score with warmth and great brio” (Opera) “Exemplary. Its cast was about as good as can be currently gathered. James Levine's conducting had the right combination of delicacy and panache.” – New York Times [on this revival of the Zeffirelli production] Issued in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 074 3235 Barcode: 0044007432358 Label: Decca DVD Release Date: May			Maryinsky Theatre \| Minkus: Don Quixote ARTISTS **Don Quixote: Vladimir Ponomarev Sancho Panza: Anton Lukovkin Lorenzo: Igor Petropv Kitri: Olesya Novikova Basilio: Leonid Sarafanov Gamash: Vladimir Lepeyev Espada: Andrei Merkuriev Corps of the Mariinsky Ballet Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov Choreography: Marius Petipa TV Director: Brian Large** TRACK LISTING MINKUS: Don Quixote Decca’s association with arguably the world’s greatest ballet company continues with their colourful production of the Petipa classic. A breathtaking ensemble performance of Petipa’s popular Don Quichotte, loosely based on Cervantes famous novel, from the world-renowned Mariinsky Ballet. The Mariinsky’s top principal male, Leonid Sarafanov (the Prince in Decca’s Mariinsky Nutcracker, released in 2007) gives another virtuosic yet elegant performance as Basilio in this lively and colourful production. Filmed in High-Definition, this film was recorded during the company’s successful visit to Vienna in 2006 and is part of Decca’s continuing association with this awesome ballet company, joining Swan Lake and the Nutcracker which were released in 2007. RETURN TO THE TOP