The Music Pages | November 2009


	Cat. No.: 271 8513 Barcode: 0602527185132 Label: Universal DVD Release Date: November			Andre Rieu \| Andre’s Australian Adventure ARTISTS André Rieu TRACK LISTING 5 x 25min episodes plus extras: 1. Mornings with Kerri-Anne 2. Cooking on The Today Show How can anyone forget the spectacular André Rieu World Stadium Tour, complete with life-size replica of Schönbrunn Castle and sold-out concerts across Australia. A film crew captured the whole trip and now for the first time, André allows us to join him on a special behind-the-scenes journey, from the moment he lands at Melbourne airport, through the entire tour. Witness the backstage fun, a tropical storm, a day at the beach, a cheese sandwich and a tearful farewell on André’s Australian Adventure! RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 076 2770 Barcode: 0044007627709 Label: ABC Classics DVD Release Date: November			The Australian Ballet \| Swan Lake ARTISTS Madeleine Eastoe Odette Robert Curran Prince Siegfried Danielle Rowe Baroness von Rothbart Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra Nicolette Fraillon, Conductor TRACK LISTING TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake In master storyteller Graeme Murphy’s hands, the world’s favourite ballet becomes a witty, dramatic and ultimately devastating story of love and betrayal. It’s a familiar tale – a love triangle between a princess, her prince, and a woman with a prior claim on his heart. Murphy’s choreography is at once a homage to the grandeur of 19th-century classicism, and an invigorating update that compellingly speaks to the audiences of today. At the centre of this brilliantly danced work is a trio of performances by principal artists Madeleine Eastoe, Robert Curran and Danielle Rowe that has been acclaimed around Australia and the world. Tchaikovsky’s peerless score, and the extraordinary settings and costumes of Kristian Fredrikson, finish off a production that according to Le Figaro ‘puts fire into the Lake.’ Filmed live at the Sydney Opera House with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 074 3368 Barcode: 0044007433683 Label: Rounder DVD Release Date: November			Madeleine Peyroux \| Somethin' Grand ARTISTS Madeleine Peyroux TRACK LISTING MAIN CONCERT - LA SETLIST (Sat 24TH Jan 2009 @ S.I.R Sunset Boulevard) 01. Dance Me To The End Of Love 02. Bare Bones 03. River Of Tears 04. Damn The Circumstances 05. I'm All Right 06. A Little Bit 07. La Javanaise 08. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go 09. Between The Bars 10. Our Lady Of Pigalle 11. Love And Treachery 12. I Must Be Saved 13. Instead 14. You Can’t Do Me 15. Don't Wait Too Long 16. Somethin’ Grand 17. La Vie En Rose DOCUMENTARY 01. Don't Wait 02. Growing Up In Paris 03. Playing On The streets 04. Signing Madeleine 05. After Dreamland 06. Success 07. Writing 08. Instead ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES 01. J’ai Deux Amours 02. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life 03. Don’t Cry Baby Don’t Cry 04. Instead 05. Somethin’ Grand Following on from the success of her 2009 studio album ‘Bare Bones’, comes Madeleine’s first ever Live Concert DVD, with included Documentary plus 5 exclusive never before seen Acoustic Performances. The Concert Live in Los Angeles is filmed in a club setting in January 2009 and captures the distinctive jazz chanteuse and amazing band perform a mixture of her uniquely-styled covers alongside the very personal songs she has written for her recent album. The Documentary ‘Somethin' Grand - A Portrait of Madeleine Peyroux’ is an intimate film portrait where we learn all about Madeleine's background and history. Since playing on the streets of Paris she has developed from a brilliant interpreter of other people's songs into someone creating new songs from her own personal experiences. The 5 exclusive Acoustic Performances were filmed during the ‘Somethin’ Grand’ documentary. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4566 Barcode: 0044007345665 Label: DG 13DVD Release Date: November			Various artists \| 111 Great Videos ARTISTS Various Artists TRACK LISTING DVD 1: Bernstein: The making of West Side Story DVD 2: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 DVD 3: Bizet: Carmen DVD 4: Mozart: Violin Concertos DVD 5: Mozart: Don Giovanni DVD 6: Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Part 1) DVD 7: Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Part 2) DVD 8: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake DVD 9: Verdi: La Traviata DVD 10: Verdi: Messa da Requiem DVD 11: Wagner: Walküre (Part 1) DVD 12: Wagner: Walküre (Part 2) DVD 13: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - A Prokofiev Fantasy 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon - 111 Classic Videos The third release in Deutsche Grammophon’s 111 celebrations, 11 Classic Videos (073 4566, 13 DVDs) – also a limited edition – brings together some of the greatest films from the Unitel Classica catalogue released on Deutsche Grammophon, ranging from Furtwängler’s 1954 Don Giovanni to Anne-Sophie Mutter’s supreme Mozart Violin Concertos, with Sting and Claudio Abbado’s classic Peter and the Wolf as bonus. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4544 Barcode: 0044007345443 Label: DG DVD Release Date: November			Various Artists \| Sylvie Guillem: On The Edge; a portrait by Françoise Ha Van ARTISTS Various Artists TRACK LISTING Sylvie Guillem: On The Edge; a portrait by Françoise Ha Van This DVD documents the creation process of a new dance work by three of the world’s foremost creative minds: Sylvie Guillem, perhaps our most important living dancer; Robert Lepage, world-renowned theatre-maker, director; and Russell Maliphant, award-winning choreographer, dancer. Filming started in January 2007 and will end in February 2009 with the world premiere of their collaborative work Eonnagata at Sadler’s Wells. Sylvie Guillem, unforgettable in such roles as Giselle and Odette / Odile – has a broad, large, international fan base and tours extensively. The bonus (20 Minutes) on the DVD features exclusive material from Sylvie Guillem’s personal archives, real must haves for the fans. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4531 Barcode: 0044007345313 Label: DG DVD Release Date: November			Gustavo Dudamel \| The Inaugural Concert ARTISTS Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor TRACK LISTING ADAMS: City Noir (world premiere) MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 This is the DVD of the highly-anticipated Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Night Concert (8 October 2009) led by newly-appointed Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. Bonus: The DVD will include a 25-minute documentary. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4526 Barcode: 0044007345269 Label: DG 2DVD Release Date: November			Anna Netrebko \| DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor ARTISTS *Lucia di Lammermoor: Anna Netrebko, soprano* Piotr Beczala *Enrico: Mariusz Kwiecien, baritone* Ildar Abdrazakov The Metropolitan Opera Marco Armiliato, conductor TRACK LISTING DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor Having dazzled opera audiences from St. Petersburg to L.A. as Lucia, Anna Netrebko triumphantly returns to the Metropolitan Opera in this touchstone coloratura role. Mariusz Kwiecien’s Enrico delivers theatrical truth with a matchless baritone, the luster of polished mahogany. This Met performance of director Mary Zimmerman’s “imaginative staging . . . and nuanced portrayals” (Times) is a tour de force of music and theatricality. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 074 3346 Barcode: 0028907433462 Label: Decca 2DVD Release Date: November			Carlos Acosta \| MASSENET: Manon ARTISTS *Des Grieux: Carlos Acosta Manon: Tamara Rojo Lescaut: José Martin Monsieur G.M.:* Christopher Saunders Lescaut’s Mistress: Laura Morera Madame: Genesia Rosato The Gaoler: Thomas Whitehead Beggar Chief: Paul Kay Old Gentleman: Philip Mosley Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Martin Yates Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan TRACK LISTING Kenneth MacMillan's choreography for Massenet's Manon This new high-definition film of MacMillan’s hugely-popular ballet Manon is the perfect twin to his classic Romeo & Juliet. Once again, the romantic male lead is taken by the charismatic Carlos Acosta, and once again his beautiful partner is Tamara Rojo. Prévost’s famous tale is set to the sensual music of Massenet and the Royal Ballet’s staging is played out against the sumptuous set and costume designs of Nicholas Georgiadis. Manon is the third DVD release from Decca’s new exclusive artist, Carlo Acosta. The Cuban superstar builds on his stunning Spartacus (October 2008) and romantic Romeo & Juliet (August 2009) with an elegant and moving performance as the ardent young lover, Des Grieux, in MacMillan’s classic version of the tragedy. This High Definition Widescreen recording was screened in cinemas throughout the UK in early 2009, and broadcast later in the year by the BBC, and by NHK in Japan. The DVD also includes an extensive (40 min) and fascinating documentary film, 'Dancing Manon', featuring interviews with Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Monica Mason (Director of the Royal Ballet) and Ross MacGibbon (TV Director). RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 074 3340 Barcode: 0044007433409 Label: Decca 2DVD Release Date: November Cat. No.: 074 3343 Barcode: 0044007433430 Label: Decca Blu-ray Release Date: November			Renée Fleming \| R. STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier ARTISTS *Marschallin: Renée Fleming Baron Ochs: Franz Hawlata Octavian: Sophie Koch Sophie: Diana Damrau The Italian Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann Faninal: Franz Grundheber Annina: Jane Henschel Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Christian Thielemann, conductor* Stage Director: Herbert Wernicke TV Director: Brian Large TRACK LISTING STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles – the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss’s magnificent period-comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her peerless performance is supported by “a galactic cast” (Thielemann), which includes Diana Damrau, Sophie Koch and Franz Hawlata. Renée’s eminent Straussian collaborator on her recent Four Last Songs album, Christian Thielemann, joins her once again, conducting the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Jonas Kaufmann makes a guest appearance as the Italian Tenor. For this filming, Baden-Baden Festival Opera is re-staging the celebrated Herbert Wernicke production, already seen in Salzburg (1995) and Paris (1998) – a stylish pastiche of vast mirrors, Viennese Baroque decorations, Hollywood-esque staircases and early 20th century evening wear. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4530 Barcode: 0044007345306 Label: DG DVD Release Date: November			Hélène Grimaud \| A Russian Night ARTISTS Helene Grimaud, piano Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado, conductor TRACK LISTING RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 STRAVINSKY: Firebird TCHAIKOVSKY: The Tempest This is the first-ever concert DVD of Hélène Grimaud capturing her appearance with Claudio Abbado in a fascinating all-Russian concert programme recorded at Lucerne Festival in 2008. Claudio Abbado has invited Hélène for a variety of programmes since they first performed together in the early 90s and this is the first document of their collaboration, about which the Neue Züricher Zeitung wrote: “Grimaud played with naturalness and chamber-musical spirit….a phenomenal orchestra inspired by its charismatic conductor.” The repertoire of the DVD throws light on various facets of Russian life and music. Two works – Tchaikovsky’s symphonic fantasia inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Stravinsky’s concert suite from the fairytale ballet The Firebird – depict the dramatic struggle between the forces of good and evil and the ultimate triumph of the former. And Hélène Grimaud is the soloist in a performance of one of the beloved classics of the late Romantic repertoire, Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto This DVD release captures not only an unique live event: its bonus features behind-the-scenes material shows Hélène Grimaud in conversation and in rehearsal. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 073 4539 Barcode: 0044007345399 Label: DG DVD Release Date: November			JAMES LEVINE \| PUCCINI: La Bohème ARTISTS Teresa Stratas, Soprano José Carreras, Tenor Renata Scotto, Mezzo-Soprano Richard Stilwell, Baritone Metropolitan Opera James Levine, Conductor TRACK LISTING PUCCINI: La Bohéme Zeffirelli's legendary 1981 staging with an allstar cast led by Teresa Stratas and José Carreras under the baton of Maestro James Levine "With her fragile frame, cameo face and exquisitely modulated soprano, Stratas makes an ideal Mimi." (The New York Times) "One of the gratest, most richly textured productions of an opera to be seen anywhere", wrote Christian Science Monitor, while New York Magazine lauded "Theresa Stratas' potency as a dramatic presence and the sensitively refined artistry of her vocal performance... a true musician as well as an astute operatic actress." The dvd includes two features: "Zeffirelli on La Bohème" and "Puccini in America" (documentary) In 5.1 DTS Surround Sound RETURN TO THE TOP