Unitel Editions
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Herbert Blomstedt - Wiener Philharmoniker At Salzburg Festival
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Blomstedt
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Special offer. Rameau: Platée
Marcel Beekman (Platee), Jeanine De Bique (La Folie), Cyril Auvity (Mercure/Thespis), Marc Mauillon (Momus/Citheron), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Jupiter), Emmanuelle De Negri (Clarine/Amour), Emilie Renard (Junon), Ilona Revolskaya (Thalie), Padraic Rowan (Mommuss/Satyre), Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Les...
The cast is a strong one, comprising a number of well-known French Baroque specialists...the show is almost stolen by the stunning La Folie (Folly) of Jeanine De Bique, who sings the great ariette... —
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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. —
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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 —
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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,... —
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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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Special offer. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Luca Salsi (Simon Boccanegra), Marina Rebeka (Amelia), Charles Castronovo (Gabriele Adorno), René Pape (Fiesco)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev, Andreas Kriegenburg
The Vienna Philharmonic makes beautiful sounds and the chorus offers strong work…Salsi is more credible as the ardent lover and buccaneer of the Prologue than as the idealistic Doge worn down... —
