C Major
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There are some thrilling successes - the climaxes of both slow movements in particular —
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Putting the music aside for one moment, consider the pinpoint precision of its visuals: we see the sumptuous gold decorations of Dresden's restored Semperoper; the golden polish (plus the odd... —
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Mozart: Davide Penitente
Christiane Karg (soprano), Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor), Bartabas (choreographer)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Salzburger Bachchor, Académie équestre de Versailles, Marc Minkowski
The musical performance is good, the equine ballet is graceful —
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Beethoven's Ninth: Symphony for the World
Teodor Currentzis, Tan Dun, Gabriel Prokofiev, Yutaka Sado, Armand Diangienda, Paul Whittaker, Isaac Karabtchevsky
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Julien Behr (tenor), Charles Dekeyse (bass)
Salzburger Bachchor, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Académie Équestre de Versailles, Bartabas, Marc Minkowski
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The Glass Menagerie - A Ballet By John Neumeier
Alina Cojocaru (dancer), Alessandro Frola, Patricia Friza, Edvin Revazov, Christopher Evans, Hamburg Ballet (ballet company), John Neumeier (choreographer), Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Di Martino
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Peter Hofmann (Tristan), Hildegard Behrens (Isolde), Yvonne Minton (Brangaene), Hans Sotin (Marke), Bernd Weikl (Kurwenal), Heribert Steinbach (Melot), Heinz Zednik (Hirt), Raimund Grumbach (Steuerman), Thomas Moser (Seemann)
Leonard Bernstein, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
There is no acting as such in terms of movement of props used…But it is a strong cast. It’s good to be reminded of Hofmann’s big, deep tenor…, of Hildegard Behrens’s passionate use of the text... —
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Special offer. Verdi: La forza del destino
Carlos Álvarez (Don Carlo), Nina Stemme (Leonora), Salvatore Licitra (Don Alvaro), Nadia Krasteva (Preziosilla), Alastair Miles (Padre Guardiano), Fra Melitone (Tiziano Bracci), Elisabeta Marin (Curra)
Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta, David Pountney
Tenor Salvatore Licitra as Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, caught in Vienna 10 years ago- his singing is admirably clean, his tone noble. Alongside him, Nina Stemme is a gutsy Leonora, assiduously... —
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Brahms: Double Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
The real highlight of this well-produced DVD is the Tchaikovsky, which is a winner from start to finish. —
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Special offer. Puccini: Turandot
Iréne Theorin (Turandot), Jorge de Leon (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liu), Alexander Vinogradov (Timur), Chris Merritt (Altoum), Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Josep Pons
Jaho is a remarkable actress and her singing is exquisite here, refining her high notes down to a whisper...The rest of the cast are under-directed but their vocal performances are strong. Iréne... —
