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Cat. No.: 074 3137 |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS | SHOSTAKOVICH: Katerina Ismailova
Katerina Galina Vishnevskaya FIRST EVER RELEASE ON ANY FORMAT OUTSIDE RUSSIA A remarkable Soviet film version of Shostakovich's own re-working of his opera 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'. Featuring Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya as Katerina '...the power of the music and the performance of the peerless Galina Vishnevskaya, singing and playing the title role to the hilt ...is extraordinary' Following Stalin's displeasure at Shostakovich's first major opera 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk', the composer's revised the work after Stalin's death, relocating it to the countryside and renaming it 'Katerina Izmailova'. Mikhail Shapiro's official 1966 film of this 'dark and deadly' drama features the great Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya as the murderous Katerina, who despatches her merchant husband and his father, only to be abandoned in turn by Sergei, her seedy young lover. This DVD represents the first availability on any home video format of this seminal Soviet opera film, and is released to co-incide with the Shostakovich Centenary celebrations in 2006. It will also be the only available version of the opera on DVD. Bonus features An excerpt from Shostakovich's satirical musical 'Cheryomushki' (due for release in 2007) |
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Cat. No.: 074 3139 |
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RUSSIAN ALL-STARS | TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty on Ice
Russian All-Stars Princess Aurora: Inna Volianskaya
TRACK LISTING TCHAIKOVSKY: The Sleeping Beauty on Ice The world-famous Russian All-Stars, under the direction of the Russian Olympic coach Tatiana Tarasova, present their hugely-popular 'Ballet on Ice' staging of Tchaikovsky's classic Sleeping Beauty. Filmed in widescreen High Definition, this DVD presents the ultimate combination of graceful ballet, exhilarating ice skating and beautiful music! |
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Cat. No.: 074 3148 |
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MOSCOW CLASSICAL BALLET | TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake
Marina Rzhannikova Odette/Odile
TRACK LISTING TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake (complete ballet)
A new DVD performance of the greatest of all classical ballets - Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake . A beautiful and authentic staging in the great tradition of Russian classical ballet (including the authentic Russian happy ending!) Featuring the remarkable ballerina Marina Rzhannikova in the demanding double role of Odette/Odile ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV |
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Cat. No.: 074 3152 |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS | Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Alicia De Larrocha, piano Pepe Romero, guitar Charles Dutoit · Sir Neville Marriner Be transported to the exotic town of Granada, the stunning Alhambra Gardens and Aranjuez Palace with two of the most popular Spanish classical masterpieces. Alicia de Larrocha (piano) and Pepe Romero (guitar) are filmed in great performances by director Larry Weinstein who weaves these works to seductive images of some of Spain's most famous locations. Also featured is a captivating production of Manuel de Falla's Master Peter's Puppet-Show described by Gramophone as 'a sparkling little work all too rarely staged but displaying Falla's mastery of dramatic compression and imaginative instrumentation.'
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Cat. No.: 073 4135 |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN | MOZART: Requiem
ARTISTS Marie McLaughlin, soprano Maria Ewing, alto Jerry Hadley, tenor Cornelius Hauptmann, bass Leonard Bernstein
TRACK LISTING MOZART: Requiem KV 626 A first-time release on DVD The Abbey Church of Diessen in Bavaria is the sublime setting for this live recording of Mozart's final composition conducted by Leonard Bernstein The DVD of this landmark performance, filmed in 1988 and dedicated by Bernstein to the memory of his wife, includes a spoken introduction by Bernstein himself Sopranos Marie McLaughlin and Maria Ewing are joined by tenor Jerry Hadley and bass Cornelius Hauptmann - a Mozart Year offering "A big-hearted, quasi-19th-century view...deliberate and portentous in the slower movements, swift and dramatic in the faster ones...carried off with the conviction this conductor brings to all his work" (Gramophone) "Bernstein cast a spell over Mozart's Requiem. . . sending us out into the summer night with an indescribable feeling of hope." (Abendzeitung, Munich) |
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Cat. No.: 073 4159 |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN | BEETHOVEN: Fidelio
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TRACK LISTING BEETHOVEN: Fidelio Leonard Bernstein conducts Gundula Janowitz and Lucia Popp in Fidelio l ive from the Wiener Staatsoper January 1978 Leonard Bernstein's Viennese Fidelio enjoys cult status ever since its release on CD. Now a best-selling title in Deutsche Grammophon's The Originals series, the recording is known as one of the milestones in the recent performance history of Beethoven's sole opera. With this release, the Vienna State Opera and Deutsche Grammophon present the original stage production, featuring some of the most remarkable singers of their time including René Kollo, Gundula Janowitz, Hans Sotin and Lucia Popp. The cast is almost the same as the CD production, with Hans Helm replacing Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Don Fernando .
With its exceptional cast of singers, the classic, thoughtful staging by Otto Schenk and the musical expertise of Leonard Bernstein, this DVD is surely just the ultimate Fidelio on film. |
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Cat. No.: 073 4207 |
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EDITA GRUBEROVA | MASSENET: Manon
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TRACK LISTING MASSENET: Manon From the Wiener Staatsoper , December 1983 |
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