Mahler’s colossal orchestral and choral classical music piece gets a towering performance on Blu-ray Disc from Lucerne Festival and Riccardo Chailly.
Schöenberg: Gurre-Lieder [Dutch National Opera/Albrecht] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
Opus Arte and the Dutch National Opera offer up an exciting video premiere of this major 20th century piece that is not to be missed.
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos/Danish National Symphony Orchestra] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
A splendid send off for the veteran Frühbeck de Burgos in this box set of Beethoven’s symphonies and then some.
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 [Thielemann/Wiener Philharmoniker] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
A bargain priced warhorse with a musical performance as good as it gets.
Wagner: Parsifal [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin put on an unusually staged but powerfully sung performance of Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ in this latest Blu-ray from BelAir Classiques.
Beethoven: Fidelio [Zurich Opera/Harnoncourt] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
An uneven performance from Zurich of Beethoven’s only opera is offered up by Arthaus Musik on Blu-ray.
Wagner: Tannhauser [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
Daniel Barenboim conducts a seriously revised version of Wagner’s Tannhauser out on Blu-ray from BelAir Classiques
Weber: Die Freischütz [Staatsoperkapelle Dresden/Thielemann] Blu-ray Review
Weber’s brooding opera receives great musical direction, excellent contributions by a veteran cast.
Klassik und Kalter Krieg: Musiker in Der DDR Blu-ray Review
A well-crafted documentary of how politics shaped the classical music scene in post-WW II East Germany
Dinara Alieva in Moscow Blu-ray Review
A rising star on the operatic scene, Dinara Alieva delivers a superb and varied program of some vocal favorites in five languages.
