Browse: DVD Video, Haydn (composer)
Offer, Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 and Keyboard Concerto No. 11
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Mstislav Rostropovich (cello & direction) & Homero Francesch (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
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Haydn: Symphonies
Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein was periodically accused of self-indulgence in other repertoire. That’s a charge that could never stick in these joyous performances of three G major symphonies…Rather, there is grace,... — More…
Offer, Salzburg Festival – Overture Spirituelle
Sylvia Schwartz (soprano), Elisabeth von Magnus (mezzo), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor)
Concertus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereingung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Cecilia Bartoli sings Mozart & Haydn
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Offer, Masters of Classical Music
20 documentaries on 5 DVDs in a luxury DVD Box
Frank Michael Erben (violin), Gil Shaham (violin), Martha Argerich (piano)
Kammerorchester C.P.E. Bach, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Freiburger Barockorchester, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Fesitval Orchestra,...
Haydn: Il mondo della luna
Dietrich Henschel (Buonafede), Vivica Genaux (Ernesto), Bernard Richter (Ecclitico), Christina Landshamer (Clarice), Maite Beaumont (Lisetta), Markus Schafer (Cecco)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) & Tobias Moretti (director)
With the ever-responsive Concentus Musicus, [Harnoncourt] duly mines the comically disruptive potential of Haydn's music with unabashed glee... The comic leads are ideally cast...an inventive,... — More…
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Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration
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Peter Serkin (piano), Yo-Yo Ma (cello & director), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Emanuel Ax (piano), James Taylor (vocals & guitar)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, David Zinman, Keith Lockhart, Andris Nelsons,...
If this all sounds rather eclectic, well, yes it is – but it all hangs together beautifully as a celebration of the festival’s diversity and joie de vivre. The performance styles, too, come together... — More…
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New, Offer, Haydn: The Creation
Mari Eriksmoen (Gabriel / Eva), Daniel Schmutzhard (Raphael / Adam) & Martin Mitterrutzner (Uriel)
accentus & Insula orchestra, Laurence Equilbey
Offer, Haydn: The Seasons
Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Nicolaus Harnoncourt
this is a splendid, inspiriting performance of a life-giving work. It's superbly executed by a 60-strong VPO, given a quasi-period makeover by Harnoncourt, and the elite of the Vienna State Opera... — More…
Sviatoslav Richter with Orchestra
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)