Classical DVD New Releases
Classical DVD New Releases
Below is a list of all classical DVD titles released in the last 90 days.
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RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER / W. A. MOZART
Inbrunst im Herzen: Famous German Arias and Scenes Brigitte Fassbaender, Franz Hawlata, Kiri te Kanawa, Rene Kollo, Waltraud Meier, Christine Schafer, Bryn Terfel and others [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2019 ] This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera's finest, most exciting moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike. The Arias and Scenes are each presented and performed by the most renowned and acclaimed artists of the opera stage. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Virtuosity: Music is like a mirror - The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Vadym Kholodenko / Beatrice Rana / Sean Chen / Fei-Fei Dong / Nikita Mndoyants / etc [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2019 ] Virtuosity searches for the musical souls of the most gifted young pianists as they try to make a name for themselves at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competiton. The film focusses on this group of young musicians as they articulate their... |
HANDEL / VIVALDI / PURCELL
O let me weep: Famous Baroque Arias & Scenes David Daniels (countertenor), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) / Various conductors [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2019 ] This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera's finest, most brilliant moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike: a visually exciting introduction for new viewers to opera and a unique opportunity to see stars of the opera stage... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (recorded live at the Globe Theatre in 2017) Globe Theatre / Marc Antolin, Tony Jayawardena, Joshua Lacey, Katy Owen, Annette McLaughlin [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2019 ] Twins Sebastian and Viola are shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, separated and believing each other to be dead. Beside herself with grief, Viola disguises herself as a boy and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Roman Plays [Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Anthony & Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus] Royal Shakespeare Company / David Troughton, Nia Gwynne, Sope Dirisu, James Corrigan, Andrew Woodall, Josette Simon, Antony Byrne, Andrew Woodall [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2019 ] The Royal Shakespeare Company transports you to Shakespeares Rome with a thrilling collection of four of the playwrights most gripping plays: Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus and Coriolanus. Filmed live in Stratford-upon-Avon and... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI / CHARLES GOUNOD / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Arena Di Verona Collection Volume 1: Turandot / Romeo et Juliette / Aida Arena di Verona / Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra, Tamar Iveri, Nino Machaidze, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich, etc [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 9/Aug/2019 ] A 3-Opera set (Limited Edition) featuring great productions seen at the prestigious Arena di Verona : Puccini's Turandot, Gounod's Roméo & Juliette, Verdi's Aida. TURANDOT For their 88th edition the prestigious Arena di Verona Festival... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded in 2004) Jonas Kaufmann, Camilla Nylund, Chor and Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] Beethoven's only opera Fidelio never ceases to fascinate audiences with its spellbinding story of true love. Staged by renowned opera director Jürgen Flimm this production is the outstanding result of the teamwork of the Zurich Opera. |
BERNSTEIN / GERSHWIN / DVORAK / COPLAND / STRAUSS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2019 - Summer Night Concert Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, with Yuja Wang (piano) [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] The world's biggest annual classical open-air concert, The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, returns to the magical setting of Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna. |
PAISIELLO / BEETHOVEN / MONTEVERDI
Jonas Kaufmann: Opera Collection Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) with Cecilia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Vesselina Kasarova, and Dietrich Henschel [ Arthaus DVD / 3 DVD - released 26/Jul/2019 ] Experience Jonas Kaufmann, opera world's top star, in this impressive opera collection from his time at the Zurich Opera House still before his great international breakthrough. He feels closely connected to the opera house, boosted his career there... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (complete opera recorded in 1981) Metropolitan Opera / Luciano Pavarotti, Judith Blegen, Sesto Bruscantini, Brent Ellis / Nicola Rescigno [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] Filmed in 1981, live from the Metropolitan Opera, Luciano Pavarotti sings Nemorino in Donizetti's comic opera. This one of his Pavarotti's most famous roles and here he sings it in his prime joined by an all-star ensemble: Judith Blegen sings the... |
LULLY / BIBER
Lully / Biber: Te Deum & Missa Salisburgensis Les Pages du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Collegium Vocale 1704, Collegium 1704, Vaclav Luks [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / DVD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] With his Te Deum (1677), Lully produced a singularly important work, which was to impose an "official" genre which lasted a century: a chef-d'oeuvre of musical architecture, the imposing forces require trumpets and timpani and was the religious work... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (recorded Nov 2018) Erin Wall (soprano) Annika Schlicht (mezzo) Attilio Glaser (ten) René Pape (bass) / World Orchestra for Peace & Würth Philharmoniker, Donald Runnicles [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] In 2018, marking the exact 100th anniversary of the Armistice ending World War 1, the all-star World Orchestra for Peace gave two UNESCO designated performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Symbolically one in each of the UK and Germany - for the BBC... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte ('The Magic Flute') (complete opera recorded in 2018) Vienna State Opera / Matthias Goerne, Mauro Peter, Albina Shagimurotava, Christiane Karg / Constantinos Carydis (cond) [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] W.A. Mozart's timeless masterpiece at the Salzburg Festival is always an event! Especially when Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) receives such a 'spectacular and virtuosic staging' (Le Figaro) by director Lydia Steier. Steier introduces the role of... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (complete opera recorded live in 2008) Bayreuth Festival / Michael Volle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Anne Schwanewilms / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Deutsche DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] "The performances of the cast are of a high standard dramatically and mostly musically. Volle now paces himself well and Lehmkuhl is a magical and unclichéd Magdalene." Gramophone |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
DonizettI: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1982) Metropolitan Opera / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira & Paul Plishka / Richard Bonynge (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] With an exhilarating performance of her signature role, Dame Joan Sutherland captivates the audience in this elaborate production of Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece, taped during its celebrated 1982 run at the Metropolitan Opera |
WOLFGANG RHIM
Rhim: Jakob Lenz (complete opera) De Munt La Monnaie / Georg Nigl, Henry Waddington, John Graham-Hall / Franck Ollu (cond) [ Alpha DVD / DVD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] Wolfgang Rihm's chamber opera Jakob Lenz has become one of the most frequently performed works in the 20thcentury German opera repertoire. |
NILS PETTER MOLVAER
Ibsen's Ghosts (recorded in 2017) Norwegian National Ballet / The Norwegian National Ballet School [ BelAir Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Jun/2019 ] Are we ever honest enough to be unaffected by lies? This is the question asked by Henrik Ibsen's drama Ghosts (Gengangere). Oswald Alving returns from a bohemian existence in Paris to small-town Norway. Encountering people who do not communicate,... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (recorded in 2012) Christina Landshamer (sop) Stefan Kahle (alto) Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Martin Lattke (ten) Klaus Mertens Gotthold Schwarz (bass) / Gewandhausorchester [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "This is a performance which has Bach liturgically wired into its DNA...Biller's direction exudes profound integrity and commitment, the chorales in particular shaped by a deeply-felt inevitability..this is a moving testament to a choir celebrating" |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane (complete opera recorded in 2018) Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sara Jakubiak, Brian Jagde, Josef Wagner, Okka von der Damerau, Derek Welton / Christof Loy [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Erich Wolfgang Korngold regarded Das Wunder der Heliane as his greatest work, but the opera has been neglected since its premiere in 1927. This 2018 production from the Deutsche Oper Berlin features the American soprano Sara Jakubiak as Heliane, and... |
GIUSEPPE SAVERIO MERCADANTE
Mercadante: Didone abbandonata (complete opera recorded in 2018) Innsbruck Festival / Viktorija Miškūnaitė, Katrin Wundsam, Emilie Renard, Carlo Vincenzo Allemano, Diego Godoy / Alessandro De Marchi [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Giuseppe Saverio Mercadante was a contemporary of Donizetti and Rossini, and his prolific output of operas proved influential in founding dramatic techniques that were taken on by Verdi. |
