The Dutch conductor and recorder player Frans Bruggen, who died in 2014, based the structure of his fifty-plus member Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, specialists in the music of that era, upon the famous luxury orchestras that flourished in Mannheim, Paris and Vienna in the 18th c. This rendition of Beethovens Third Symphony, the Eroica, recorded live …
This 1988 live recording of Gustav Mahlers Das Lied von der Erde features Sir Colin Davis conducting the BRSO. Mr. Davis was the orchestras principal conductor from 1983-93. Mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel has earned an international reputation as one of the finest interpreters of Mahlers works, while American tenor Kenneth Riegel has for decades been a regular …
Jonas Kaufmann – Carmen – Tosca – Faust – Werther [4 Blu-ray]
Jonas Kaufmann is one of the undoubted opera superstars of today, and his electric stage presence is perfectly captured in these DVD/Blu-ray sets. Kaufmann is renowned for his versatility, and this varied selection of four Opera productions showcases his vocal flexibility in style, genres and languages.”Jonas Kaufmann brought the house down … a personal triumph”-The Sunday Times (Werther)”The …
The reputation of the outstandingly accomplished, two-time Grammy® Award winning Kings Singers ensemble is firmly established throughout Europe and America. They have become well-known for the excellence of their singing and for their unique and wide-ranging repertoire that encompasses all kinds of music from the Beatles to Bach. In this 6-part Madrigal History Tour the Kings …
William Walton: Gala Concert at Royal Festival Hall, London 1982 [Blu-ray]
Sir William Walton (1902-83) is of one of Britains best-loved and most important 20th c. composers. His work covers several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. Recorded live at Londons Royal Festival Hall, in Waltons presence, the London Concert features three of Waltons most famous works: Coronation March: Orb and Sceptre, Concerto for Violin …
In this concert, recorded live from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the esteemed Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the body he led and developed for a quarter century (1963-88) and with whom his professional relationship dates to 1956, in Mahlers masterly, mammoth Third Symphony, the longest of the composers symphonies, with 6 movements divided in two parts, …
This 2004 Athens concert represents the first musical encounter between Simon Rattle and Daniel Barenboim and the first time Sir Simon Rattle conducted the Berlin Philharmonic as chief conductor. This all Brahms program features the wonderful first piano concerto with the romantic Adagio which Brahms wrote in reverence for Clara Schumann and Arnold Schoenbergs successful arrangement of …
From Berlin, 2003, A Gershwin Night Concert includes the three most popular orchestral works by Gershwin: An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F. Seiji Ozawa, recognized as one of the supreme Gershwin conductors, is in the distinguished company of jazz pianist Marcus Roberts, jazz bassist Roland Guerin and drummer Jason Marsalis. Also …
Contemporary blues icon Robert Cray will be celebrating his 40 years of performing with an incredible live release, ‘4 Nights of 40 Years Live’ on 28th August 2015. This live album was recorded at Venture, Belly Up, Saban Theatre and his rehearsal studio in Dec 2014. Both the DVD and Blu-ray contain 90 minutes of concert footage …