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Elgar, Serenade for Strings, Op.20. Neruda, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat. Dvorak, Serenade for Strings, Op.22. (Romain Leleu, trumpet with Orchestre des Pays de Savoie/ Nicolas Chalvin. Disc 2 is a DVD of the concert, including an interview with the conductor. Playing time: 60 + 68')
Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni: Arias and Orchestral Music from William Tell, Oberto, Aroldo, Aida, Ballo, Trovatore, Luisa Miller, Tosca, Cavalleria. (Carlo Bergonzi, tenor with Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra/ Bruno Amaducci. Recorded Lugano, 11/20/81. Total running time approx. 55')
Falla, Seven Popular Spanish Songs. Rossini, 'Joan of Arc' Cantata {orchestrated by Salvatore Sciarrino}; Three Dances from William Tell. Bizet, L'Arlesienne Suite No.2. (Teresa Berganaza, mezzo-soprano. Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra/ Nino Bonavolonta. Recorded Lugano, 5/26/90. Total running time approx. 69')
Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Cilea: Arias and Orchestral Music from Barber of Seville, Siege of Corinth, Otello, I Vespri Siciliani, Traviata, Manon Lescaut, Boheme, Tosca, Adriana Lecouvreur. (Raina Kabaivanska, soprano with the Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra/ Nino Bonavolonta. Includes 25 minute interview with the singer. Rec. Lugano, 6/19/87. Total playing time approx. 85')
Arias and orchestral music from The Barber of Seville, La Favorita, La Traviata, Manon Lescaut, Otello [Verdi], I Pagliacci, I Vespri Siciliani, Don Carlos. (Renato Bruson, baritone with Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra/ Bruno Amaducci. Total running time approx. 61')
Ballet choreographed by Peter Wright [after Lev Ivanov] and performed by The Royal Ballet and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Koen Kessels. (Recorded 2009. Total running time approx. 127')
A ballet in two acts, choreographed by Matthew Hart and narrated by Will Kemp. Featuring Kilian Smith as Peter and Sergei Polunin as the wolf. With students of the Royal Ballet School and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Paul Murphy. (Recorded December, 2011. Total playing time approx. 30')
A ballet in two acts, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. Featuring Lauren Cuthbertson as Alice with The Royal Ballet and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Barry Wordsworth. (Recorded March, 2011. Total playing time approx. 120'. Also includes 30' feature)
The Frederick Ashton ballet performed by The Royal Ballet and Sinfonia conducted by Paul Murphy. (Recorded 'live', Covent Garden, 12/2007. Total running time approx. 76')
Performances from the Komische Oper in Berlin of Beethoven's 'Fidelio', Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', Janacek's 'The Cunning Little Vixen', Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro', Offenbach's 'Barbe-bleue', Verdi's 'Othello' and Offenbach's 'Tales of Hoffmann'.
Review: Seven of Felsenstein's productions were filmed under his supervision, some remodeled from their stage versions, some filmed 'straight'. None of them represent 'authentic' versions of the operas at hand; some are in black & white, only one of the seven [Fidelio] is sung in its proper language, and that one is drastically cut [for the better]. But there is a level of dramatic creativity here that is so fascinating, so worth your study and your ponder, that this handsomely produced Art-Haus box cannot be dismissed. And in the case of the 'drastically cut' Fidelio, which is furthermore played in fresh German air rather than on a stodgy stage set, I cannot see anyone going back to all that silly operetta stuff at the beginning of the original score, once we learn the essence of Beethoven's true drama. But it is the Vixen that really sells this set. Felsenstein moved his production from the opera house to East German TV studios, where he could have a free hand with the forest insects and animals, and with the yokels of the human story as well. The interaction among the species is simply fabulous in the literal sense; the wooing of the two foxes will take you to within earshot of Tristan. Rudolf Asmus, who sings the Forester, was one of the few notable stars of Felsenstein's East German company; a few Americans had also slipped through the Curtain and show up in minor roles. Nobody in his company is less than competent; the once-famous Magda Laszlo is Fidelio's Fidelio, the voice-over for a handsome lad who actually looks the part. -- SoIveHeard.com, Alan Rich, February 2009
Topi Lehtipuu, Luca Pisaroni, Nicholas Rivenq, Miah Persson, Anke Vondung, Ainhoa Garmendia et al. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Glyndebourne Chorus/ Ivan Fischer. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. (Extra features include an illustrated synopsis and insights with Ivan Fischer, Nicholas Hytner and cast members. Total running time approx. 210')
Titles: The Long Rain; Canon for Funny Phases; Durch Luft und Meer; Symphonie Diagonale; The Calligrapher; Miramondo Multiplo; Disenchanted Time; No More Secrets, No More Lies; Gefahr Bar. (Klangforum Wien/ Peter Rundel; Ensemble Modern/ Franck Ollu et al. Total running time approx. 175'22')
Documentary on composer Mauricio Kagel [1931-2008] and his 2006 visit to his native Argentina, chronicling the composer's efforts in working directly with the musicians. (Running time approx. 67')
Barbara Frittoli, Eva Liebau, Ambrogio Maestri, Massimo Cavalletti, Yvonne Naef et al. Zurich Opera Orchestra and Chorus/ Daniele Gatti. Staged by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. (Total running time approx. 126')
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A performance of Eclat by the Netherlands' Nieuw Ensemble conducted by Ed Spanjaard and coached by Boulez. 'Sur Incises' is a masterclass documentary with Boulez conducting this work with the Ensemble Intercontemporain. (Total running time approx. 142')
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Der Bauer als Millionar oder Das Madchen aus der Feenwelt ['The girl from the Fairy World or The Farmer as a Millionaire']. A 3-act play with music. (Otto Schenk, Elisabeth Rath, Elisabeth Schwarz et al. Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg/ Tassilo Jelde. Directed by Jurgen Flimm. Recorded 'live', Salzburg Festival, 1988. Total running time approx. 161'. PLEASE NOTE: THIS DVD IS 'PAL' FORMATTED AND REQUIRES A MULTI-REGIONAL PLAYER)
Mozart, Sonata for Piano 4-Hands {with Nicolas Economou, piano}. Schumann, Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op.73 Nos. 1-3 {with Mischa Maisky, cello}. Rachmaninov, Suite No.2 for Two Pianos. Ravel, La Valse {with Nelson Freire, piano} [all with Martha Argerich, piano] + pianist Nelson Freire performs Chopin [Trois Nouvelles Etudes, Op. Posth.] and Debussy [Estampes]. A concert from the Munich Klaviersommer, 1982. (Total running time approx. 85')
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With the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Directed by Agnes Meth. (Total running time approx. 123')
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'The Matchstick Man' is a profile of composer Gyorgy Kurtag wherein he is seen teaching and working with, among others, his wife Marta. Includes appearances by Zoltan Kocsis, Gyorgy Ligeti and Claudio Abbado with the Berlin Philharmonic; 'The Seventh Door' is a profile of composer / conductor Peter Eotvos. Includes interviews with Boulez and Stockhausen. Also includes the 24' documentary 'Exercises', featuring five works by Kurtag. (Total playing time approx. 137')
Kristine Opolais, Klaus Florian Vogt, Nadia Krasteva, Gunther Groissbock, Janina Baechle et al. Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Bavarian State Orchestra/ Tomas Hanus. Directed by Martin Kusej. (Includes 36' documentary. Total running time approx. 192'. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A BLU-RAY DISC. BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER REQUIRED)
