Unitel Editions
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John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew
Elisa Badenes, Jason Reilly, Veronika Verterich, Martin Fernández Paixà, Alessandro Giaquinto, Fabio Adorisio, the Stuttgart Ballet, State Theatre Stuttgart, John Cranko (choreography), Wolfgang Heinz
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Thielemann & Wiener Philharmoniker at the Salzburg Festival
Elina Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert: Unfinished Symphony
Martha Argerich (piano), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
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Handel/ Mozart: Der Messias
Elena Tsallagova (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (mezzo-soprano), Richard Croft (tenor), José Coca Loza (bass), Alexis Fousekis, Philharmonia Chor Wien, Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Mark Minkowski, Robert Wilson
On the plus side, Wilson shows a definite response to the music.Yet there’s always a tendency for whatever work he stages to become an accompaniment to a fussy and (in terms of significance)... — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame ('The Queen of Spades')
from the Salzburg Festival, Grosses Festspielhaus, August 2018
Brandon Jovanovich (Hermann), Evgenia Muraveva (Lisa), Vladislav Sulimsky (Count Tomsky / Plutus), Igor Golovatenko (Prince Yeletsky), Hanna Schwarz (Countess)
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons (conductor)
[Jovanovich has] a substantial lyric tenor with the capacity to be lyrical or heroic according to need, and the ability to cut through pretty well any texture. Nevertheless, with a tone that... — More…
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Herbert Blomstedt - Wiener Philharmoniker At Salzburg Festival
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Blomstedt
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Mozart: Don Giovanni (DVD)
The Nikolaus Harnoncourt Cycle
Andrè Schuen (Don Giovanni), Ruben Drole, Christine Schäfer (Donna Anna), Mauro Peter (Don Ottavio), Maite Beaumont (Donna Elvira), Mari Eriksmoen (Zerlina)
Concentus musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
this is a Mozart with a difference: rather than interpreting, singers and orchestra confront text and music with a liveliness and intensity that should also compel viewers to see things differently. — More…
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Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers
Kathryn Lewek (Eurydice), Joel Prieto (Orphée), Anne Sofie von Otter (L'Opinion Publique), Martin Winkler (Jupiter), Max Hopp (John Styx)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Enrique Mazzola, Barrie Kosky
[Kosky's] exuberance is clearly evident...Indeed, sometimes that exuberance spills forth at such a giddy pace that it’s difficult to keep up on initial viewing...Lewek is the star of the show,... — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Schubert: Unfinished Symphony
Martha Argerich (piano), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Chen Reiss (soprano), Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano)
Münchner Philharmoniker, Gustavo Dudamel
this is great Mahler in any format — More…
