Orchestral & Symphonic

PAL region 2.

Shakespeare provided lifelong inspiration for the towering operatic genius that was Giuseppe Verdi, but just three of the Bard's plays ever emerged fully-fledged from the composer's pen. This trio of landmark productions, featuring a veritable...

Royal Opera productions present three of Giacomo Puccini's greatest operas. John Copley's iconic La boh?me brings the Paris of the 1830s to life in vivid detail; Jonathan Kent's atmospheric and naturalistic Tosca evokes the turbulence of Rome in 1800;...

Three great operas by Giuseppe Verdi are presented in a 5-DVD mid-price limited edition box set: internationally acclaimed productions from Aix Festival, Zurich Opera House and Paris Opera, by Peter Mussbach (Traviata), Nicolas Joel (Aida) and Dmitri...

Queen'S Competition DVD

Sym 8 DVD

Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.

Sym 9 DVD

All are equal before the work, before the mysteries of a score; this was Claudio Abbado's heart-felt conviction. For him, the willingness to be open to one another and to the independent life of musical processes was the only prerequisite for making...

The audience knows that the performance of a Mahler symphony is not only a musical experience, but is also emotionally effective' (Chailly). This counts especially for Mahler's enigmatic sixth symphony, an emotionally stirring challenge for both...

The festive series of concerts to celebrate the inauguration of Andris Nelsons and the 275th anniversary of the Gewandhausorchester concluded with a riveting performance of two of music history's great symphonic works. Mozart's Symphony No. 40 is one of...

Sym 5 Riccardo Chailly Gewandhaus DVD