Orchestral & Symphonic

The great city of London has captured the imagination of artists, poets, playwrights, musicians and travelers for generations. This program features Joseph Haydn's famed "London" and "Drum Roll" symphonies.

The rich and evocative sites of Russia are inseparable from the sounds of Tchaikovsky's immortal melodies. This volume of the "Naxos Musical Journey" returns to Russia and the music and world of Tchaikovsky.

Leh?r, Franz (1870-1948) found remarkably expressive and brilliantly colorful sounds for the drama and romantic moods of this unique topic. The style was decisively influenced by the familiar cadence of Hungarian gypsy music in the composer's native...

At the heart of each film is a technically and visually sophisticated concert recording. All footage was shot in the Philharmonic Hall in Berlin. A new view of the orchestra is achieved through extreme close-up shots of the musicians, remote-controlled ca

Verdi's famous Requiem became popular with a broader audience when it was performed at Princess Diana of Wales' funeral almost fifteen years ago. Just like the Mozart Requiem it has always been a work that people turned to in times of grief and more than

Since 2004 Venice's rebuilt Teatro La Fenice has welcomed each New Year with a celebration of opera and symphonic music. Since that date, the Venetian concert has become a regular and increasingly popular fi xture with television audiences, taking over th

The Milan Otello traditionally opens the Scala season and did so in 2001 on 7 December, but at the same time it was the farewell production before the start of the three-year renovation of the house and not least a brilliant end to the Verdi Year. The a

In the person of Nadja Michael, a singer was available for the title role who, with her effortlessly appealing depth and great volume, not only satisfied all requirements for the diabolic soprano part in terms of her voice, but also left nothing to be des

This production of Bellini's famous masterpiece Norma was extraordinary in many aspects. Staged by Italian director and filmmaker Roberto And? at the Teatro Regio in Parma, it gathered international stars like American soprano June Anderson and shooting s

In this recording, Jan?'ek's great choral work, the Glagolitic Mass, is performed by the Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by V?clav Neumann, with Jan Hora on the organ. The soloists are Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) is best known and loved for the hugely popular compositions he wrote 1936-49, such as Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo. He was one of the first to capture the essence of American life in sound. Together with Gershwin

Klavierduo Hans-Peter and Volker Stenzl, Gyula Racz, and Uwe Artt perform works by Stravinsky and Brahms with Kunibert Schafer conducting the Neuer Kammerchor Regensburg. DVD features include 4:3 picture, German, French, English, and Spanish subtitles.