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The
Golden Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov)
VAI DVD 4518 $39.95
Another important volume in VAI’s series of Russian operatic masterpieces, The Golden Cockerel (also known as “Le coq d’or,” or, in the original Russian, “Zolotoy Petushok”) was Rimsky-Korsakov’s last, and most modern opera. Completed in 1907, the opera’s biting satire of the Tsar and Russian imperialism made it controversial for its time, delaying the premiere until about a year after Rimsky-Korsakov’s death, in 1909. This DVD presents a stylistically authentic live 1986 performance by the Yerevan Alexander Spendiaryan State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, under the direction of the company’s Music Director, Aram Katanian. Includes optional subtitles in English, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. 123 minutes, Color, mono, 4:3, All regions.
Kicco Classic KCOU 9018, $39.95
Live performance of December 2009 from the Theater Bellini, in Adrano (near Catania) with Michiko Dekita, Sebastian Garramon Ferrada; Francesco Ledda, conductor. Sung in Italian with English, Italian, French and Spanish subtitles 61 Minutes, Color, All regions.
VAI 4522 $29.95
The Miami International Piano Festival recorded Von Eckardstein live in recital at Miami Beach’s Lincoln Theatre on May 14, 2009 in a program of Chopin (Nocturnes, Op. 15), Scriabin, Grieg, Messiaen, Liszt (Sonata in B minor) and encores of Chopin, Eckardstein, and Prokofiev. “He belongs to the most fascinating pianists of his generation.” – De Volkskrant. 98 minutes, Stereo, 4:3, All regions.
The
Nose (Shostakovich)
VAI DVD 4517 $39.95
The Moscow Chamber Opera Theatre made operatic history in 1974 with their definitive production of The Nose by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). It marked the first time this modern masterpiece had been performed in Russia since its 1930 premiere; rehearsals were supervised by the composer himself. In the words of Boris Pokrovsky, who founded the Moscow Chamber Opera Theatre in 1972, “Shostakovich loved us. He loved this production. He loved our young theatre as one loves children for whom one has high hopes. For our theatre, the association with such a great artist and human being became the inspiration for the future life of our company.” In Russian; subtitles in English, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. 111 minutes, Color, stereo, 4:3, All regions.
Masquerade (Khachaturian)
VAI DVD 4515 $34.95
The ballet Masquerade is a rarity. The Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) originally conceived the evocative score as incidental music for a 1941 production of Mikhail Lermontov’s play of the same name. The ballet, following Lermontov’s drama, tells the tragic tale of a bracelet lost at a masked ball which leads Arbenin to wrongly accuse his wife Nina of infidelity. Despite her protestations of innocence, Arbenin poisons her, only to learn that she was guiltless. The 1985 filmed production presented here makes full use of cinematic techniques to convey the ambiguity of sinister stratagems lurking at the fringes of a swirling masquerade ball, while Khachaturian’s music – in particular the famous Waltz and the wistful Nocturne – provides the perfect accompaniment to the inventive choreography. Soloists, Corps de ballet, Orchestra and Chorus of the Alexander Spendaryan State Academy Opera and Ballet Theatre; Hakob Ter-Voskanian, conductor. 63 minutes, Color, mono, 4:3, All regions
VAIA 1272 $16.99 (2 CD set priced as 1)
The first VAI release featuring this brilliant young Russian pianist won rave reviews from the world’s press. The headline in the Gramophone Magazine review cautioned, “Fasten your seatbelts” but went on to praise his Haydn as well as the more pyrotechnical aspects of his wide-ranging program. For his second release, also captured live at the Miami International Piano Festival, Gavrylyuk offers elegant Mozart and lyrical Schubert along with thunderous Rachmaninoff and Balakirev, and ending with a group of encores highlighting the pianist’s amazing technical arsenal.
VAI DVD 4521, $39.95
Zubin Mehta leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in this historic live 1967 Salzburg Festival performance of Giorgio Strehler’s legendary production. Cast features Ingeborg Hallstein, Reri Grist, Luigi Alva, Fernando Corena, Gerhard Unger, and actor Michael Heltau in the speaking role of Pasha Selim. Sung in German; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. 134 minutes, Black & white, mono, 4:3, All regions.
New
Year’s Concert 2010, From the Teatro La Fenice
Hardy Classic HCD 4043, $34.95
Sir John Eliot Gardiner,star soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci and tenor
Francesco Meli ring in the new year in this program of arias by Verdi,
Bizet and Donizetti featuring the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro
La Fenice. Maestro Gardiner opens the concert with Dvorak’s
Symphony No. 7. Recorded live on January 1, 2010. 96 min., Color, Dolby
Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo, 16:9, All regions.
VAI DVD 4519, $39.95
Maestro Lorin Maazel leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and an all-star cast in this celebrated 1963 Salzburg production. Singers for this live performance include Graziella Sciutti, Hilde Güden, Evelyn Lear, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and Geraint Evans. The production is directed by Gustav Rudolf Sellner and designed by Michael Raffaelli. 180 minutes, Black & white, mono, subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. All regions.
VAI DVD 4520, $39.95
Otto Schenk’s magnificent production is captured in this live 1964 Salzburg Festival performance starring Walter Berry, Pilar Lorengar, Waldemar Kmentt, Roberta Peters, and Walter Kreppel; the eminent conductor István Kertész leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. 168 minutes, Black & white, mono, subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. All regions.
VAI DVD 4513, $39.95
The legendary bass Evgeny Nesterenko sings the title role in this thrilling 1981 Bolshoi Opera production. Though performances outside of Russia are rare, the arias for Vladimir and Igor are beloved staples of the tenor and bass repertoire, and the sequence of the Polovtsian Dances contains some of the most famous and beloved music in the entire classical music repertory. With the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Mark Ermler. 169 minutes, Color, 4:3, mono, subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian (cyrillic), All regions.
VAI DVD 4516, $34.95
Two twentieth-century ballet masterpieces performed by major Russian ballet troupes. Petrushka is a live 1992 performance by the Bolshoi Ballet, with choreography based on the original Fokine. The Rite of Spring is a filmed 1990 studio production by the Moscow Classical Ballet starring Ilgiz Galimullin and Valeria Tsoi. 76 minutes, Color, Mono, 4:3, All regions.
VAI DVD 4491 $19.95
Before they were the iconic TV moms Shirley Partridge and Carol Brady , Shirley Jones and Florence Henderson were stars of Broadway, movie musicals, and television variety shows. These performances from the Bell Telephone Hour television series showcase their far-ranging talents in a magnificent collection of beloved Broadway favorites. Program also includes solos by Broadway notables Jack Cassidy and Keith Andes, and duets with Gordon MacRae. 66 minutes, Color, mono, 4:3, All regions.
VAI DVD 4512 $39.95
One of the cornerstones of the Russian repertoire, Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful masterpiece Sadko is presented here in a thrilling 1980 performance featuring legendary Bolshoi Opera stars Vladimir Atlantov, Tamara Milashkina, and Irina Arkhipova. Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre; Yuri Simonov, conductor. 173 minutes, Color, mono, 4:3, All regions. Subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, & Romanized Russian.
VAI DVD 4510 $39.95
Rimsky-Korsakov lavished a gorgeous score on this rustic tale of love and the supernatural. This acclaimed 2008 production by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre marks the opera’s first appearance on DVD. The company’s brilliant staging is modern in its dramatic intensity yet firmly rooted in the traditional heart of the work. 120 minutes, Color, mono, subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanized Russian, All regions
VAI DVD 4514 $39.95
The last of Tchaikovsky’s operas, Iolanta is one of his most beautiful and moving works. This 1982 Bolshoi Opera boasts a lavish staging and a magnificent cast, led by Galina Kalinina in the title role, Artur Eisen as King René, and Lev Kuznetsov as Count Vaudémont; the Orchestra & Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre are under the direction of Ruben Vardanian. 92 minutes, Color, mono, subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanized Russian, All regions
Don
Carlo (Verdi)
Hardy DVD HCD 4042 $49.95 (2 DVD SET)
This new production at the Teatro alla Scala was recorded live on opening night, December 7, 2008. The cast is lead by Ferruccio Furlanetto, Stuart Neill, Dalibor Jenis and Dolora Zajick. Danielle Gatti conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala. 200 min., Color, 16:9, PCM Stereo, Subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, & Spanish. Includes “behind the scenes” bonus material.
Eugene
Ugorski and Konstantin Lifschitz in Recital
VAI
DVD 4509 $29.95
Two acclaimed young virtuosos in recital, presented by the Miami International Piano Festival, 2009. Works include Bach: Chaconne; Strauss: Violin Sonata; Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3; Ravel: Tzigane; and more. Miami International Piano Festival, 2009. 92 minutes, Color, 4:3, stereo, All regions.
Neeme
Järvi Conducts Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
VAI DVD 4511 $29.95
The eminent conductor Neeme Järvi leads Residentie Orchestra The Hague (The Hague Philharmonic) in this live 2008 performance. Also includes Strauss’s Oboe Concerto (with Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe) and Diepenbrock’s Elektra Suite. 96 min., Color, Surround Sound/stereo, 16:9 widescreen, All regions
Hardy Classic HCD 4041, 2 DVD Set $49.95
Juan Pons, Barbara Frittoli, Mariana Lipovsek, Leo Nucci lead the cast in this live March 2008 performance from Milan. The Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala Milan is conducted by Riccardo Chailly Subtitles in Italian, English, French, Spanish. 206 min., Dolby digital, Color, Stereo, 16:9, All regions
Medici Classics M50039 $24.95
Jerome Rose performs Schumann’s masterpieces. Carnaval, Op. 9; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17, Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20. Live 2009, 86 min., Filmed in HD, Color, Stereo, 1:78:1, All regions.
Jerome
Rose Plays Liszt, Live in Concert
Medici Classics M50049 $24.95
Jerome Rose is regarded as one of the supreme interpreters of Liszt’s
music
Sonata in B minor, Benediction de
Dieu dans la solitude, Funerailles, Annees de peleriange - Petrarch Sonnets Nos. 47, 104, 123, Vallee D’Oberman. Bonus: Mephisto Waltz. Live 2009, 88 min, Filmed in HD, Color, Stereo, 1.78:1, All regions
The
Seagull (Shchedrin)
VAI DVD 4497 $34.95
A brilliant adaptation of the Chekhov play, with music by Rodion Shchedrin and choreography by Maya Plisetskaya, who portrays both the symbolic seagull, and Nina, the catalyst for the work’s tragic denouement. In the apparitions of the seagull, Plisetskaya appears to soar in the air with arms undulating like the wings of a great bird. Her Nina is complex amalgam of innocence and desire, and Alexander Bogatirev’s anguished Konstantin, Lyudmila Butzkova’s Arkadina, and Boris Efimov’s Trigorin triumph on a similar level. Live 1982 performance by the Bolshoi Ballet. Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre is under the direction of Alexander Lazarev. 85 minutes, Color, Mono, 4:3, All regions
Earl
Wild Performs His Own Compositions and Transcriptions
Ivory Classics, 79003 $16.99
Variations on a Theme by Stephen Foster (Doo-Dah) Earl Wild, piano; Des Moines Symphony – Joseph Giunta, conductor; Piano Sonata 2000; Improvisation on “Someone to Watch Over Me”; Adventure for Piano and Orchestra. Earl Wild, piano; NBC Radio Orchestra – Earl Wild, conductor. Rákóczy March (Berlioz/Wild). Earl Wild’s renown as a concert pianist has eclipsed his equal success as a composer and conductor. He is a master of all three. This CD presents five original and transcribed w
Ivory Classics CD, 79002 $16.99
Canadian pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, born in Kelowna, British Columbia, enjoys a versatile performing career as a recitalist, orchestra soloist and chamber musician. His performances have garnered international acclaim and he has been recognized for his "hypnotically powerful and precise" pianism and "dynamic and distinguished" interpretations. This Ivory Classics all-Liszt disc represents Mr. Fitz-Gerald's first solo piano release to date. A winner of several prestigious competitions, grants and awards, Mr. Fitz-Gerald has worked extensively with pianists; Menahem Pressler, John Perry, Gyorgy Sebok and Leon Fleisher.
Alberto
Reyes Plays Chopin
VAI Audio 1271-2 $16.99 (Two CDs for the price of one)
A recital of masterworks of Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) featuring the Sonata Nos. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 60, Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49, and the Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60.
