DVD Video, Arthaus Musik (label)
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25 Years German Reunification
Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger (soprano), Doris Soffel (mezzo-soprano), James Wagner (tenor) & Gwynne Howell (bass)
Gewandhaus Choir and Orchestra
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620
Deon van der Walt, Ulrike Sonntag, Cornelius Hauptmann, Andrea Frei, Thomas Mohr, Patricia Rozario
Chor und Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, stage direction by Axel Manthey
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384
Catherine Naglestad (Konstanze), Kate Ladner (Blonde), Matthias Klink (Belmonte), Heinz Göhrig (Pedrillo) & Roland Bracht (Osmin)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, Lothar Zagrosek (conductor) & Hans Neuenfels (stage director)
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588
Jacquelyn Wagner (Fiordiligi), Michèle Losier (Dorabella), Frédéric Antoun (Ferrando), Philippe Sly (Guglielmo), Paulo Szot (Don Alfonso), Ginger Costa-Jackson (Despina)
Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Philippe Jordan
Jacquelyn Wagner is a poised Fiordiligi, with plenty of power for ‘Come scoglio’, while Michèle Losier sings a stylish Dorabella...The men are even finer, particularly Philippe Sly’s Guglielmo...With... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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The camerawork is discreet and unfussy and the sound impeccably balanced throughout...Perahia is unfailingly thoughtful, intelligent and imaginative — More…
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Daniel Barenboim - Or the Power of Music
Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim, Martha Argerich, Waltraud Meier, Wim Wenders, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Boulez Ensemble, Anna Prohaska, Jörg Widmann (clarinet)
Zubin Mehta
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Bacchetti tends not to go in for blockbuster virtuoso repertoire, and the Liszt selection is tuneful and played with restrained expression, leading up Louis Diémer’s lovely Nocturne Op.15. Diémer... — More…
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384
Hans Peter Hallwachs (Selim), Zdzisława Donat (Konstanze), Barbara Vogel (Blondchen), Horst Laubenthal (Belmonte), Norbert Orth (Pedrillo) & Martti Talvela (Osmin)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Gary Bertini (conductor) & Günther Rennert (stage director)
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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)
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Stéphane Degout (Il Conte), Eleonora Buratto (Contessa), Christiane Karg (Susanna), Alex Esposito (Figaro), Marianne Crebassa (Cherubino), Katharine Goeldner (Marcellina), Umberto Chiummo (Bartolo), Krystian Adam (Basilio), Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Ivor Bolton
Bolton is observant in conveying the detail of the score, drawing clean, clear textures from the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra...Bösch’s production is more of a mixed quantity...Figaro is a... — More…
