"Actor: Orchestra"

• Vaclav Talich - Dvorak Slavonic Dances | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £12.15   |  Saving you £0.84 (6.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The legendary conductor Vaclav Talich (1883 - 1961) who shaped the Czech Philharmonic over the course of entire decades recorded Dvorak's Slavonic Dances in 1955 at what was then Czechoslovak Television. It was his last work with the orchestra. Vaclav Talich said of his work: 'We conductors are a strange combination of self-confidence and humility when we face the composer whose work we are studying...' Inspired by Talich's life director Martin Suchanek recorded the documentary Conf

• De Falla: La Vida Breve (Valencia 2011) (C Major: 710804) | Blu Ray | (11/06/2012) from £28.55   |  Saving you £1.44 (5.04%)   |  RRP £29.99

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• Alma Matter | DVD | (23/03/2015) from £7.49   |  Saving you £5.50 (73.43%)   |  RRP £12.99

  lma Mater is an extraordinary and uplifting collaborative musical creation which allows people to hear Pope Benedict XIV as they have never heard him before. Filmed live in performance in Westminster Cathedral, Alma Mater features the voice of the former pontiff reciting and singing in this unique and moving combination of Lauretan litanies, Marian chants and wonderful original pieces by three distinguished contemporary composers. The Pope's words, recorded both in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and during various pilgrimages, blend with the music performed by two world-famous ensembles: the Vatican's Philharmonic Academy of Rome Choir and Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The result is a creation of exceptional beauty that will appeal to music-lovers everywhere. Alma Mater was originally released as an album, and this DVD includes ˜The Making of a Masterpiece', a documentary charting the extraordinary story behind the album's creation.

• In Rehearsal & Performance (Barbirolli, Vancouver So) | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £12.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (43.50%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) was on of the most important British conductors of the last century. He began his musical career as a cellist playing with various ensembles before forming a chamber orchestra in Chelsea for which he served as conductor. His reputation as a conductor of note was established when he substituted for Sir Thomas Beecham at a London Symphony Orchestra Concert in 1927. He led performances at Covent Garden from 1929-1933 after which he was named conductor of the Scottish Orchestra Glasgow and the Leeds Symphony Orchestra.After a successful U.S. debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1936 Barbirolli was appointed the Philharmonic's principal conductor a position he held until 1943. Then back in England he took charge of the Halle Orchestra of Manchester and dispite other engagements remained that orchestra's conductor-in-chief until 1968 when he retired with the title of Conductor Laureate for life. Barbirolli was knighted in 1949 and made a Companion of Honour in 1969.Among the players in Scottish Orchestra during Barbirolli's tenure was one of the foremost oboists of the century Evelyn Rothwell (b. 1911) whom the conductor married in 1939. Rothwell studied with Leon Goosens at the Royal College of Music in London and went on to play with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra in its early years (1934-1939). In 1971 she became a professor of oboe at the Royal Academy of Music in London and in 1984 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

• Various Composers - Concerto Italiano | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £11.94   |  Saving you £3.05 (20.30%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Various Composers - Concerto Italiano

• Bach: Mass In B Minor | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Recorded in 2000 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig where the composer worked as Cantor for 25 years, this performance of Bach's Mass in B minor is a commemorative concert marking the 250th anniversary of his birthday. The conductor here, Georg Christoph Biller, was himself Cantor in 2000, while most members of the ensemble have strong links with the Bach tradition. Hence, this is a faithfully authentic, if orthodox rendering of the work. The Mass itself, however--composed in 1748-9, a year or so before he died--is somewhat unorthodox. To begin with it's a Latin mass, itself an odd choice for a protestant Cantor, and even so does not follow the conventions of a Catholic mass, split as it is into four rather than five parts. Using the full range of his compositional skills, it seems that what the ailing Bach intended here was church music that transcended the bounds of creed, a glorious musical valediction that soars aloft into the cathedral rafters and beyond. Certainly, this is the feeling evoked in the performances of English soprano Ruth Holton, among others. The power of the performances is poignantly contrasted with visual extracts of Bach's original score, his enfeebled handwriting indicative of his failing health. Yet the Mass in B minor has succeeded in achieving immortality and universality--a fine last testament from a composer who seems to have more resonance with contemporary audiences than most of his classical descendants. On the DVD: The aspect ratio is 16:9. There are various subtitles but no extra features. --David Stubbs

• Luciano Pavarotti - Pavarotti - The Event | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Operatic arias and Neapolitan songs performed at a gala concert in May 1990 at Milan's Palatrussardi. With an audience of ten thousand people Pavarotti returned to sing no less than six encores. Tracklist: Overture Dal Don Pasquale Quanto E Bella Quanto E Cara! Una Furtiva Lagrima Adante In Do Magg K315 Per Flauto E Orchestra Tombe Degli Avi Miei... Fra Poco A Me Rocovero La Mia Letizia Infondere Pourquoi Me Reveiller Recondita Armonia E Lucevan Le Stelle Carmen Fantasy Ve

• Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | DVD | (31/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Recorded during Kurt Masur's tenure as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhaus this recording features Mendelssohn's Symphony No.4 in A major which charts his journey through Florence Rome and Naples and Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition' in which the composer describes 10 paintings by Hartmann framing each by the 'Promenade'.

• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 / Eugene Onegin Ballet Music | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £9.00   |  Saving you £0.99 (11.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This "Russian Greatest Hits" journey couples Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"), and the lovely ballets from his greatest opera, Eugene Onegin, with the majestic architecture and overwhelming vistas of the composer's native Russia. The whirlwind tour travels from Moscow's Red Square to St Petersburg's Pushkin Theatre to the Black Sea. Such musical accompaniment to the breathtaking visuals leads to the conclusion that this country, so rich in history and culture, obviously inspired Tchaikovsky's free-flowing melodic genius. The music is gracefully played by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit. Just one quibble: the disc's "travel notes" (briefly describing places "visited" during each section) would be more helpful if they could be accessed while viewing the programme. --Kevin Filipski

• European Concert 1995 | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Recorded live at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and features Beethoven's Fidelio Overture Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No.8 Stravinsky's Petruschka and more.

• Holiday Soundscapes - The Sights And Sounds Of Christmas | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Create the perfect Holiday atmosphere in your home! With pretty imagery and picturesque settings your television will become a window on the joys of the season filling any room with that special Christmas feeling! With their lively Holiday images and heart-warming music these specially commissioned DVDs programmed to play continuously showcase the magic of the season. Featuring a soundtrack of choral Christmas favourites to set a festive mood and surround you with the goodwill and peace that the Holiday season brings. Enjoy the beauty of a fresh Snowfall and have a merry white Christmas or take a walk through a Winter Wonderland and enjoy a scenic village resplendent with lights and decorations or curl up with The Sights & Sounds of Christmas with lively holiday images and heart-warming music.

• Great Arias With Placido Domingo | DVD | (25/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Beethoven: 9 Symphonies - Berliner Philharmoniker - Abbado | DVD | (15/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  A performance of Beethoven's Symphonies by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Accademia Nazionale De Santa Cecilia in Rome in May 2000 and February 2001; conducted by Claudia Abbado.

• Mussorgsky - Pictures at An Exhibition (Von Karajan) | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Herbert Von Karajan: Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition

• Chen/He - the Butterfly Lovers Concerto (Judd, Nzso) | DVD | (03/01/2006) from £15.49   |  Saving you £4.50 (22.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Butterfly Lovers is a music and dance film by director Marikki Hakola. A synthesis of the ever-popular Chinese violin concerto 'Butterfly Lovers' and choreography inspired by Chinese martial arts and modern dance the film is an imaginative interpretation of the ancient Chinese fairy tale - 'A Love Story of Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai'. The film features violinist Takako Nishizaki conductor James Judd choreographer and dancer Dou Dou dancer Ding Yue Hong and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.Butterfly Lovers Documentary ('Butterfly Tones') directed by Marikki Hakola. Interviews with Chen Gang Takako Nishizaki James Judd Zeng Kang Mei and Dou Dou.

• New Years Concert 2012 (Arthaus: 108056) | Blu Ray | (11/06/2012) from £36.43   |  Saving you £-6.44 (-21.50%)   |  RRP £29.99

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• Ravel/ Debussy: Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Munch (La Mer/ Iberia/ Lamer L'Oye Suite) | DVD | (04/02/2011) from £16.27   |  Saving you £3.72 (22.86%)   |  RRP £19.99

• The Swing Years - Lullaby Of Broadway | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-4.03 (-23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Track List: 1. Click! Click! Another Drink 2. Do I Love You 3. Dixie 4. Honeysuckle Rose 5. Isn't That Just Like Love 6. Fantasia 7. Hot In The Groove 8. I Don't Walk Without You 9. The Boogie Woogie Man 10. Love Turns Winter To Spring 11. Dancing On Air 12. On To Victory (Notre Dame Flight Song) 13. My Lost Horizon 14. Sleepy Time Gal 15. My Gal Sal 16. This Love Of Mine 17. Let's Get Lost 18. Singing Hills 19. Doin' The Hot Foot 20. T

• Rossini - Le Barbier De Seville, L'italienne a Alger | DVD | (22/11/2002) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Rossini's 'Barber Of Seville' performed at the Schwetzinger Festpiele in 1988 under the musical direction of Gabrielle Ferro. Rossini's 'The Italian In Algiers' which was premiered when he was just 21 in 1813 is performed here at the Zurich Opera House.

• Alice in Wonderland | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-1.24 (-6.50%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Alice In Wonderland: A Dance Fantasy (Ballet)