Cat. No.: 073 4605
Barcode: 0044007346051
Label: Decca 10DVD
Release Date: June

CARLOS KLEIBER | Complete Opera and Concert DVDs on Deutsche Grammophon

ARTISTS

Carlos Kleiber

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DVD 1 (DG)
Neujahrskonzert in Wien (1989)
DVD 2 (DECCA)
New Year's Concert 1992
DVD 3 (DECCA)
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
DVD 4 (DECCA)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Mozart: Symphonie No. 36 "Linz"
DVD 5 (DG)
Brahms: Symphonie No. 4,
Mozart: Symphonie No. 33
Beethoven: Ouvertüre "Coriolan"
DVD 6 – 7 (DG)
R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Munich)
DVD 8 – 9 (DG)
R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Vienna)
DVD 10 (DG)
J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus

Carlos Kleiber – 80th Anniversary Limited Edition

Unique testimonials to one of the greatest artists in recent times, here are the Complete Operas and Concerts on DVD of Carlos Kleiber, whose utter command of the score and hypnotic hold over singers and orchestral players are clearly evident in this invaluable collection. A companion box set of his complete CD recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, in a special limited edition, is also being released to mark the 80th anniversary of his birth in 2010.

Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus from Munich in an Otto Schenk production.

Two productions of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (from Munich, 1979 and Vienna, 1994 and Munich respectively). Legendary performances of Otto Schenk’s production, the first features a superlative cast including Gwyneth Jones, Brigitte Fassbaender. Lucia Popp and Manfred Jungwirth; the second Felicity Lott, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney and Kurt Moll.

Orchestral concerts of Beethoven (Symphonies nos. 4 and 7), Brahms (Symphonies nos. 2 and 4) and Mozart (Symphonies nos. 33 and 36) – testimonials to one of the greatest artists of recent times, includes one of his last concerts in 1996.

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Cat. No.: 073 4589
Barcode: 0044007345894
Label: DG DVD
Release Date: June

Leonard Bernstein | Bernstein's Mahler

ARTISTS

Wiener Philharmoniker; Baker/London Symphony Orchestra; C. Ludwig/Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor/Wiener Sängerknaben/Wiener Philharmoniker

TRACK LISTING

BERNSTEIN'S / MAHLER
Great Movements from Symphonies nos. 1 - 9
Directed by Humphrey Burton
1 Symphony No.1: 1. Langsam. Schleppend 15’33
Wiener Philharmoniker
2 Symphony No.2: 4. Urlicht 7’18
Baker/London Symphony Orchestra
3 Symphony No.3: 5. Lustig im Tempo 4’12
C. Ludwig/Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor/Wiener Sängerknaben/Wiener Philharmoniker
4 Symphony No.4: 2. In gemächlicher Bewegung 10’14
Wiener Philharmoniker
5 Symphony No.5: 4. Adagietto 12’10
Wiener Philharmoniker
6 Symphony No.6: 2. Scherzo. Wuchtig 13’06
Wiener Philharmoniker
7 Symphony No.7: 4. Nachtmusik II 14’44
Wiener Philharmoniker
8 Symphony No.8: 1. Hymnus „Veni, creator spiritus” 24’18
Moser/Blegen/Zeumer/Mayr/Baltsa/Riegel/Prey/van Dam/Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor/Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde/Wiener Sängerknaben/Wiener Philharmoniker
9 Symphony No.9: 4. Adagio 26’09
Wiener Philharmoniker

Deutsche Grammophon’s most successful Mahler release in recent years has been the magnificent box set (073 4088) of Symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde on DVD with Leonard Bernstein, which has sold over 50,000 copies since it first came out in 2008.

As part of our 2010 Mahler celebrations, rather than produce a simple CD compilation of Mahler extracts, we thought: why not offer a traversal of Bernstein’s DVD cycle? Compiler Alan Newcombe has been able to put together a 120-minute single DVD that includes movements from each of Symphonies nos. 1 to 9 – almost like a mega-Mahler symphony rolled into one. It starts with the first movement of no. 1 and ends with the last movement of no. 9 (see tracklist).

Here is Lenny in all his glory, coaxing performances of rare passion and sensibility from the Wiener Philharmoniker (there is one track with the London Symphony Orchestra, with Janet Baker as the soloist in Urlicht).

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Cat. No.: 723 2332
Barcode: 0888072323322
Label: Concord DVD & CD
Release Date: June

James Taylor & Carole King | Troubadour Reunion

ARTISTS

James Taylor & Carole King

TRACK LISTING

1.   Blossom (James Taylor)
2.   So Far Away (Carole King)
3.   Machine Gun Kelly (Danny Kortchmar)
4.   Carolina in My Mind (James Taylor)
5.   It’s Too Late (Carole King - Toni Stern)
6.   Smackwater Jack (Gerry Goffin - Carole King)
7.   Something in the Way She Moves (James Taylor)
8.   Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (Gerry Goffin - Carole King)
9.   Country Road (James Taylor)
10.  Fire and Rain (James Taylor)
11.  Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
12.  I Feel the Earth Move (Carole King)
13.  You’ve Got a Friend (Carole King)
14.  Up on the Roof (Gerry Goffin - Carole King)
15.  You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)

CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR – LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR - RECORDED LIVE AT LOS ANGELES’ FAMED “TROUBADOUR” NIGHTCLUB

Special 2-Disc CD/DVD Package which captures the Legendary Singer-Songwriters’ Historic 2007 Troubadour Reunion Performances in Dazzling HD Video and 5.1 Audio

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Cat. No.: 743 366
Barcode: 44007433669
Label: Decca 7DVDs
Release Date: June

Various Artists | The Britten- Pears Collection

ARTISTS

Various Artists

TRACK LISTING

BRITTEN
Peter Grimes
Billy Budd
Owen Wingrave
The Beggar’s Opera
Idomeneo
Winterreise

These are historic 60s & 70s BBC films, long locked away in the BBC archive

When released on DVD in 2008 and 2009, this was their very first availability to the consumer

They have been carefully restored by the BBC Restoration Unit, so are in the best possible visual and audio condition

They include several key and unique performances of Peter Pears, which were not filmed anywhere else (notably as Grimes, and also as Captain Vere in Billy Budd)

The Owen Wingrave was the original version of this 'written for TV' opera, and so definitive in respecting the composer's wishes

The legendary black-and-white film of Billy Budd was long thought to be lost, until Decca unearthed an error in the BBC Tape Library entry

The Billy Budd was one of the three Gramophone DVD nominations in 2009

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