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Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Misha Didyk (Alexei), Kristine Opolais (Polina), Vladimir Ognovenko (General), Stefania Toczyska (Babulenka), Stephan Rügamer (The Marquis), Sylvia de la Muela (Blanche), Viktor Rud (Mr Astley)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director)
Barenboim's crystal-clear pacing of the score is hard-hitting rather than quicksilvery, but the payoff in the last Act is terrific, and the blue-lit look of it all - Tcherniakov designed it,... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - DVD Performance
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, DVD of the Month
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Opera, July 2010, Recording of the Month
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Verdi: Falstaff
Michael Volle (Falstaff), Alfredo Daza (Ford), Barbara Frittoli (Alice Ford), Nadine Sierra (Nannetta), Daniela Barcellona (Mistress Quickly), Francesco Demuro (Fenton)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Mario Martone
Purists should look away now, but I found this production by Mario Martone tremendous fun...Volle inhabits the title role with absolute conviction: he is laugh-out-loud funny, his vocal delivery... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Andreas Schager (Tristan), Anja Kampe (Isolde), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Boaz Daniel (Kurwenal), Stephen Milling (King Marke), Stephan Rügamer (Melot)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Dmitri Tcherniakov
[Barenboim's] contribution is masterly, especially in terms of the impeccable balance and refinement of the orchestral playing and the steady momentum of his finely shaped interpretation, which... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, Orchestral Choice
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a reading entirely without frills or artificial drama: as well as its innate Romanticism Barenboim allows the underlying elemental nature of the music to emerge, and at times seems almost to... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, DVD Choice
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Daniel Barenboim conducts Mahler Symphony No. 9
including a Documentary with Barenboim and Boulez
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
The camerawork here is strong, bringing the viewer into the most interesting sections of the orchestra at any given moment and doing so in a particularly musical fashion. For Barenboim and Boulez,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, DVD of the Month
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The work, the conductor, the orchestra are all shown in the best light. It is the kind of experience that has you sitting afterwards, for a long time, wondering at the greatness of what you have... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, Orchestral Choice
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Massenet: Manon
RecommendedAnna Netrebko (Manon), Rolando Villazón (Des Grieux), Alfredo Daza (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Rémy Corazza (Guillot de Morfontaine), Arttu Kataja (De Brétigny), Hanan Alattar (Poussette)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Vincent Paterson
[Netrebko] is a real stage animal, constantly reacting to what is happening around her — More…
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Building a Library, March 2017, Also recommended
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Janácek: Jenůfa
Camilla Nylund (Jenůfa), Evelyn Herlitzius (Kostelnička), Stuart Skelton (Laca), Ladislav Elgr (Števa), Hanna Schwarz (Grandmother Buryjovka) Jan Martiník (Stárek)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle, Damiano Michieletto
Rattle secures playing of imposing lyrical sweep and power from the Staatskapelle. The conductor provides the foundations for a superb musical performance all round, the power of which is ably... — More…
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
René Pape (Figaro), Dorothea Röschmann (Susanna), Emily Magee (Countess Almaviva), Roman Trekel (Count Almaviva) & Peter Schreier (Basilio)
Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Thomas Langhoff (stage director)
