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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) BLU-RAY Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray - released 28/Jan/2022 ] This exclusive box containing the complete Beethoven Symphonies performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker includes a special multi-angle feature: each disc offers sequences from the "conductor camera" showing the maestro from his musicians perspective |
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Bob Dylan
30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [ Sony Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 7/Mar/2014 ] On October 16, 1992, musical giants gathered at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bob Dylan's first Columbia Records album and play a selection of his songs that had moved and inspired them over the decades. The four hour... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Gloucester Cathedral (concert recorded in 2015) [plus CD] Colin Walsh at the Grand Organ of Lincoln Cathedral [ Priory DVD + CD + Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] Package Contains BluRay, NTSC DVD and Audio CD This is Priory's 14th issue in their "Grand Organ Series." Jonathan Hope is the organist in this comprehensive and fascinating insight into this unique " neo classical"English organ. As with previous... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs / Krakowiak Concert Rondo in F AUDIO-ONLY Eldar Nebolsin (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2011 ] Chopin's youthful Piano Concerto No. 1 is dominated by the brilliant piano part that the performer-composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary talent. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (Blu-ray) Eteri Gvazava (soprano) / Anna Larsson (contralto) / Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Aug/2011 ] "Has there ever been a suaver, more transparent Mahler performance or one in which everything stays so beautifully in tune? ... Abbado's music-making is a celebration of the purest joy." The Gramophone Magazine |
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BEETHOVEN / SAINT-SAENS / ENESCU / SMETANA / ROSSINI / etc
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2022 (Blu-ray) Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 22/Jul/2022 ] The Summer Night Concert in the beautiful setting of the Schönbrunn Palace is one of the great highlights of the Philharmonic year. The open-air concert takes place annually in the park of Schönbrunn Palace. |
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BIZET / BOULANGER / BERLIOZ / GOUNOD / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2023 (Blu-ray) Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 18/Aug/2023 ] 2023's 'Sommernachtskonzert' ('Summer Night Concert') was performed on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. |
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ENNIO MORRICONE / BERNARD HERRMANN / SONNY BONO / NINO ROTO
The Morricone Duel - The most dangerous concert ever [Recorded live in Copenhagen, 2018] BLU-RAY Hans Ulrik (saxophone) Tuva Semmingsen (mezzo) Christine Nonbo Andersen (soprano) / Danish National Symphony, Sarah Hicks [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2018 ] The Wild West meets the soulful sound of Italy. Fearless New York gangsters meet cowboys from the dusty prairie. Godfather meets Taxi Driver. And the magic of cinema meets the rich sound of a first-class symphony orchestra. This exclusive live... |
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VERDI / RACHMANINOV / BERNSTEIN / ELGAR / SIBELIUS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2021 - Summer Night Concert 2021 BLU-RAY Igor Levit (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 23/Jul/2021 ] The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is the world's biggest annual classical open-air concert and took place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna on 18 June 2021. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 60th Anniversary Concert BLU-RAY Israel Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world, celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a Gala Concert in 1996 conducted by Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Durham Cathedral (concert recorded in 2013) [plus free Blu-ray & CD] James Lancelot (Grand organ of Durham Cathedral) [ Priory DVD Blu-ray + CD / 3 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] This is Priory's 12th DVD in its series "The Grand Organ." The stunning camera work and sound in stereo or 5.1 surround has led to high critical acclaim and critics have hailed the series as "the greatest in the history of recorded organ music."... |
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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder
Dolce Vita [Live concert & documentary] BLU-RAY [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Dec/2016 ] Includes Live concert from Torino and charming TV documentary film "My Italy" presented by Jonas himself. A 'must-have' for fans! Share the magic of Italian song with Jonas Kaufmann as he shows us, both on and off the stage, how he fell in love... |
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STRAUSS / WAGNER / JARRE / PUCCINI / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Schoenbrunn 2020 - Summer Night Concert BLU-RAY Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Valéry Gergiev [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 23/Oct/2020 ] 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. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Coventry Cathedral (concert recorded in 2014) [plus free Blu-ray & CD] Kerry Beaumont (Grand organ of Coventry Cathedral) [ Priory DVD Blu-ray + CD / 3 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The superb Harrison and Harrison Organ is under the spotlight in a recital with a theme of the damage to the city in World War 2 and the reconsiliation thereafter. |
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KIRI te KANAWA
I Could Have Danced all Night (Concert & Portrait) BLU-RAY Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Stephen Barlow [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's story has all the best elements of an operatic fairytale. Coming from a part-Maori background she went on to become one of the world's most famous opera stars. |
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MOZART / CHOPIN
Lang Lang At The Royal Albert Hall (recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 31/Oct/2014 ] In November 2013 Lang Lang returned to London's legendary Royal Albert Hall for two recitals that sold out within 48 hours of tickets being released. This 120 minute film captures the complete recital and offers an opportunity to re-live an... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 (recorded in Paris in 2010) BLU-RAY Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Dec/2011 ] "Not a note is out of place, even in the most desperate and hectic passages of these performances...Yet the overall impression is of a paradoxical combination of coolness and hysteria" (BBC Music) |
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WAGNER / GERSHWIN / DVORAK
The Pyongyang Concert [recorded in North Korea in 2008] BLU-RAY New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel [ EuroArts Medici Arts BLU_RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "For at least 90 minutes in a theatre in Pyongyang it was possible … to believe that 55 years of cold-war hostility were coming to an end." James Miles, The Economist |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Blu-ray Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Choreographed by George Balanchine) BLU-RAY Pacific Northwest Ballet / BB Concert Orchestra / Stewart Kershaw [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "For anyone that wants to experience a demonstration quality production with electrifying sound and visuals that simply astonish, I cannot recommend this Blu-ray disc from Opus Arte highly enough." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |