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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos DVD / DVD - 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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Paul Simon
The Concert In Hyde Park [ Sony / 2 CD/DVD - released 14/Jul/2017 ] Paul Simon - The Concert in Hyde Park chronicles the legendary artist's historic concert at the 2012 Hard Rock Calling Festival with an epic career-spanning set. The concert features a Graceland reunion including Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black... |
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Pet Shop Boys
Cubism - Live in Concert DVD [ DVD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
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A. VIVALDI / J. S. BACH
Vivaldi / Bach: Magnificat & Concerti Pierre Hantaï (clavecin solo) / Le Concert des Nations / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD + DVD / 2 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 15/Feb/2015 ] "with performers of this calibre…the performances were always going to be impressive. All fans of Savall will want the set." (Early Music Review) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Opera & Ballet favourites (winter gala concert from the Royal Opera House 1993) Placido Domingo / Kiri te Kanawa / Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Darcey Bussell / various conductors [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] '…a dazzling evening in the company of a galaxy of stars from The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera. …an unsurpassable celebration of opera and ballet.' Daily Telegraph |
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The Pogues
The Pogues in Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert at the Olympia [ Universal Music DVD / DVD - released 29/Nov/2012 ] 2012 sees the 30th anniversary of The Pogues and to celebrate this milestone, The Pogues bring you their anniversary concert, performed in Paris at the Olympia. The anniversary gigs in Paris featured the full band line-up: Shane MacGowan, Spider... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Liverpool Cathedral (concert recorded in 2012) [plus CD] Richard Lea at the Walker Organ of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart Operas Box Set: Don Giovanni / Die Zauberflöte / Le Nozze di Figaro [complete operas recorded 2003-2008] Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Simon Keenlyside, Kyle Ketelsen, Miah Persson, Joyce DiDonato, Dorothea Röschmann, Erwin Schrott, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 5 DVD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2014 ] "…as flames rage over the opening cast credits, Sir Charles Mackerras conducts an incandescent Overture which kindles the brilliance, clarity and indefatigable energy of his music direction throughout." (BBC Music on Don Giovanni) |
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BERLIOZ
Keeping Score - Revealing Classical Music - Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (includes concert performance) The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas [ San Francisco Symphony DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Classical music expert Michael Tilson Thomas headlines this documentary examination of composer Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. As an added bonus, the program features a full concert performance of the work by The San Francisco Symphony. ~... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Keeping Score - Revealing Classical Music - Shostakovich's Symphony No 5 (includes concert performance) The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas [ San Francisco Symphony DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Classical music historian Michael Tilson Thomas hosts this unusual glimpse into the life and work of seminal Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, which rests on an unusual historical footnote. As an added bonus, the program includes a full-length... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah Sandrine Piau, Anthea Pichanick, Božidar Smiljanić, Krešimir Špicer Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / DVD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] Filmed in decembre 2018 at the Chapelle Royale de Versailles. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
European Concert 1995: Berliner Philharmoniker from Florence Sarah Chang (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Zubin Mehta [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 21/Mar/2011 ] In 1540 Cosimo de'Medici moved with his family and court into the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. On 1st May 1995 the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performed its jubilee concert - conducted on this occasion by Zubin Mehta - in the same building. Since... |
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PROKOFIEV
Salzburg Festival 2012 Opening Concert - Symphony No. 5 (and works by Stravinsky & Mussorgsky) Sergei Semishkur (tenor) Konzertvereinigung Wiender Staatsopernchor / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Valery Gergiev [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] "the Philharmonic - and particularly the Vienna State Opera Chorus - render Stravinsky's Psalms with biting urgency, with rhythm and transparency of sound effectively replacing their usual lushness." (Gramophone) |
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HANDEL / ANONYMOUS / BOYCE / ELGAR / etc
A Shrospshire Idyll (concert recorded in 2013) [plus free CD of the concert] Thomas Trotter (Grand of St Laurence's Church, Ludlow) [ Regent DVD + CD / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Thomas Trotter, one of the world's greatest organists, presents a programme of music to mark the 250th anniversary of the organ in St Laurence's Church, Ludlow - the church where the ashes of A E Housman, writer of A Shropshire Lad, are buried. A... |
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Van Morrison
In Concert [ Eagle Rock Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Filmed at the BBC Radio Theatre, Sir Van Morrison performs an intimate 'In Concert' show. The Belfast born 'Van The Man' performs a selection of tracks, old and new, from his iconic back catalogue through to 'Keep Me Singing'. Tracks include the... |
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Various Artists incls Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Snoop Dogg, Green Day, Destiny's Child, Madonna, etc
Live8 - 2nd July, 2005 - One day, one concert, one world. The greatest show on earth! [ EMI Music DVD / 4 DVD - released 7/Nov/2005 ] M - Contains offensive language. |
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Various Artists
In Concert - The Live DVD [ Rajon Vision / DVD - released 16/Feb/2009 ] M :- |
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Various Artists
The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration (CD/DVD) [ Universal Music / 2 CD/DVD - released 9/Dec/2016 ] Deluxe CD + DVD edition. 2016 release, a once-in-a-lifetime concert celebrating 15 million record-selling 13 time Grammy Award-winning, three-time CMA Award recipient, and two-time Americana Awards winner, Emmylou Harris. Performers include Harris... |
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Various Artists
The Strat Pack - Live in Concert [ Kaleidoscope Film & DVD / Shock Entertainment Group / Eagle Vision / DVD - released 28/Sep/2009 ] In autumn 2004 an all-star line-up of some of the world's greatest guitarists (+ thousands of fans) gathered at London's Wembley Arena to celebrate the 50th birthday of a music legend, the Fender Stratocaster guitar... Members of Queen; Genesis;... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert 2013 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ Sony DVD / DVD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] "Welser-Möst can cut a curiously professorial figure, but the playing he gets from the orchestra really sparkles in an offbeat programme that includes 11 New Year's Day premieres" (Sunday Times) |