Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Maria Bayo, Raul Gimenez & others. Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart. Chorus of the Sudfunk Stuttgart. Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor.
Studio: Arthaus Musik. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 807280020694. Daedalus Item Code: 25769
Rossini's early fame was based both on Tancredi—his first great "opera seria"—and on the bubbly L'Italiana in Algeri, which debuted three months later. Following the first performance ... (Read More)
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UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra. Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.
Studio: Medici Arts. Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 899132000923. Daedalus Item Code: 25876
In a live performance from 2007's Verbier Festival in Switzerland, Finnish composer-conductor Salonen leads a scintillating program of his own L.A. Variations with "an absolutely authoritative ... (Read More)
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The only DVD with this famed song cycle sung by a tenor (in Schubert's original keys), Prégardien's Die schöne Mullerin also includes a bonus feature: "The Story Behind the Cycle," in which ... (Read More)
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Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano. Charles Spencer, piano.
Studio: Arthaus Musik. Format: DVD.
UPC: 807280214796. Daedalus Item Code: 25804
This wonderful performance of Schubert's great song cycle by Christa Ludwig (was there anything she couldn't do?) was recorded for television in 1994. A bonus feature shows the legendary singer ... (Read More)
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In this mix of Romantic and the Modern, Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 ("Death and the Maiden") is accompanied by Ravel's only foray into this genre. The Hagen is known for its juxtapositions; ... (Read More)
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Wand's inspired readings of Brahms and Schubert are allied to his characterization of music as "balm for the soul." He asserted that "music has this effect, even though it is written without any ... (Read More)
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Sheryl Bailey, guitar. Brian Charette, organ. Ian Froman, drums.
Studio: Mel Bay Publications. Format: DVD & CD.
UPC: 796279109130. Daedalus Item Code: 25635
This intimate setting is ideal for showcasing the stellar musicianship of this jazz guitarist extraordinaire. Tunes include "Dark Eyes," "Heavy Bag Blues," "Cedar's Mood" (dedicated to Cedar Walton), ... (Read More)
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Burt Bacharach, Bobby Darin, Carole King, Neil Sedaka & Dionne Warwick.
Studio: A&E Entertainment. Format: 2 DVDs. boxed.
UPC: 733961703207. Daedalus Item Code: 16009
In an office building a few blocks from Times Square, a group of talented teens rewrote the soundtrack to the American experience. The string of chart-topping melodies they penned—including "You've ... (Read More)
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The only three-time winner of the prestigious Winfield National Flatpicking Championships, Steve Kaufman is a virtuoso of the steel string guitar. Legendary guitar player Doc Watson agrees: "Steve ... (Read More)
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Antonella Balducci, soprano, & others. Movers Ballet. Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. Muhai Tang, conductor. Bruno Steiner, choreographer.
Studio: Opus Arte. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 809478040224. Daedalus Item Code: 25825
Stravinsky and Picasso famously collaborated in the creation of Pulcinella for Diaghilev's Ballet Russes in 1920. Specifically created for television in a "blue studio," and combining sets ... (Read More)
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Tal Farlow & Chris Buzzelli, guitars. Jeff Halsey, bass. Jerry McKenzie, drums.
Studio: Mel Bay Publications. Format: DVD.
UPC: 796279089838. Daedalus Item Code: 25615
This 1988 concert film captures the reclusive jazz guitarist in the chamber jazz setting he favored, performing "Body and Soul," "Sophisticated Lady," "Misty," "Just Friends," "Autumn Leaves," and ... (Read More)
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Franklyn Seales, Karen Austin, Larry Drake & others. John Allison, director.
Studio: Kultur. Format: DVD.
UPC: 032031215894. Daedalus Item Code: 25647
One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, this 1983 production of The Taming of the Shrew examines the comedy of courtship of two sisters and their suitors. Katharina (Karen Austin), the eldest ... (Read More)
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