ARTHAUS MUSIK

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

BRO Code:

172062

Units:

12 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 101345

UPC:

807280134599

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Mono

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)

BRO Code:

171707

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 101836

UPC:

807280183696

Genre:

Theater

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

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')

BRO Code:

171706

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 101671

UPC:

807280167191

Genre:

Chamber Music

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

With the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Directed by Agnes Meth. (Total running time approx. 123')

BRO Code:

171705

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102188

UPC:

807280218893

Genre:

Rehearsal / Performance

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

Piano Concerto in g, Op.33 {with Igor Ardasev, piano}; Symphony No.8. (Prague Symphony Orchestra/ Petr Altrichter. Recorded 'live' at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1993. Approx. playing time 88')

BRO Code:

171601

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102139

UPC:

807280213997

Genre:

Orchestral

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

Stabat Mater, Op.58. (Eva Urbanova, soprano. Katerina Kachlikova, mezzo-soprano. Stefan Margita, tenor. Peter Mikulas, bass. Prague Symphonic Choir and Symphony Orchestra/ Libor Pesek. Recorded 'live' at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1993. Approx. running time 90')

BRO Code:

171600

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102143

UPC:

807280214390

Genre:

Choral

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

Helen Field, Menai Davies, Richard Greager, Phyllis Cannan, Machiko Obata and Samuel Linay. Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/ Steuart Bedford. Directed by Michael Hampe. Recorded 'live' at the Schwetzingen SWR Festival, 1990. (Includes an introduction to the opera. Total running time approx. 113')

BRO Code:

171599

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102303

UPC:

807280230390

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

Thomas Allen, Carolyn James, Carol Vaness, Kjell Magnus Sandve, Ferrucio Furlanetto, Andrea Rost et al. Cologne Opera Chorus and Gurzenich Orchestra of Cologne/ James Conlon. Directed by Michael Hampe. Recorded 'live', 1991. (Approx. running time 173')

BRO Code:

171554

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102319

UPC:

807280231991

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

Catherine Naglestad, Kate Ladner, Matthias Klink, Heinz Gohrig, Roland Bracht et al. Chorus and Orchestra of the Staatsoper Stuttgart/ Lothar Zagrosek. Directed by Hans Neuenfels. Recorded 'live', 1998. (Approx. running time 148')

BRO Code:

171553

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102189

UPC:

807280218992

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

Ulrike Sonntag, Deon van der Walt, Thomas Mohr, Patricia Rozario, Cornelius Hauptmann, Andrea Frei et al. Orchestra and Chorus of the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele/ Wolfgang Gonnenwein. Directed by Axel Manthey. (Approx. running time 147')

BRO Code:

171552

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102320

UPC:

807280232097

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

A documentary film by Georg Wubbolt. Includes archive material, talks and performance recordings with Karajan, plus interviews with collaborators and production partners. (Running time approx. 52')

BRO Code:

171551

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 101459

UPC:

807280145991

Genre:

Documentary

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Mono

Richard Lewis, Leo Goeke, Bozena Betley, Josephine Barstow et al. London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus/ John Pritchard. Directed by John Cox. (Approx. running time 125')

BRO Code:

171550

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102313

UPC:

807280231397

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

Opera in three acts for families, based on the novel by Kurt Held. Libretto by Theresita Colloredo. Performed by Olivia Vermeulen, Adrian Strooper, Christoph Schroter, David Williams et al. Choir and Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin/ Catherine Larsen-Maguire. Directed by Jasmina Hadziahmetovic. Recorded 'live', 2009. (Running time approx. 114')

BRO Code:

171549

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 101588

UPC:

807280158892

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

Felicity Lott, Leo Goeke, Benjamin Luxon, Thomas Thomaschke, May Sandoz et al. London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus/ Bernard Haitink. Stage Director: John Cox. Stage Designer: David Hockney. (Approx. running time 163')

BRO Code:

171548

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102311

UPC:

807280231199

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

Ryland Davies, Valerie Masterson, Lillian Watson, Willard White, James Hoback, Joachim Bissmeier et al. London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus/ Gustav Kuhn. Directed by Peter Wood. (Approx. running time 143')

BRO Code:

171547

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102310

UPC:

807280231090

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

Benjamin Luxon, Stafford Dean, Horiana Branisteanu, Rachel Yakar, Leo Goeke, Elizabeth Gale et al. London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus/ Bernard Haitink. Directed by John Bury. (Approx. running time 174')

BRO Code:

171546

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102312

UPC:

807280231298

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

Donald Gramm, Benjamin Luxon, Max-Rene Cosotti, John Fryatt, Bernard Dickerson, Ugo Trama, Kay Griffel et al. London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourn Festival Chorus/ John Pritchard. Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. (Approx. running time 123')

BRO Code:

171545

Units:

1 g

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 102315

UPC:

807280231595

Genre:

Opera

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog