Blu-Ray Video, Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra)
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Special offer. Janáček: Káťa Kabanová
RecommendedCorinne Winters (Kát’a), Evelyn Herlitzius (Kabanicha), David Butt Philip (Boris), Jaroslav Březina (Tichon), Jarmila Balážová (Varvara), Benjamin Hulett (Váňa), Jens Larsen (Dikój)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Jakub Hrůša, Barrie Kosky
Winters is utterly remarkable throughout, words and gestures always telling...Despite Kosky’s occasional idiosyncrasies, this is musically overwhelming. You really do need to hear it. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Opera
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New. Prokofiev: The Gambler
Asmik Grigorian (Polina), Sean Panikkar (Alexey), Violeta Urmana (Babulenka), Juan Francisco Gatell (The Marquis)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Timur Zangiev, Peter Sellars
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Special offer. Puccini: Il Trittico
RecommendedAsmik Grigorian (Lauretta/Giorgetta/Suor Angelica), Misha Kiria (Schicchi), Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa), Roman Burdenko (Michele), Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Alexey Neklyudov (Rinuccio)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst, Christof Loy
[in Suor Angelica] Grigorian holds the stage almost throughout; a performance of heartrending vocal beauty and equally potent vocal characterisation...You might feel Loy pushes it too far but... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th July 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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Special offer. Strauss: Salome
Asmik Grigorian (Salome), John Daszak (Herod), Anna Maria Chiuri (Herodias), Gábor Bretz (Jokanaan), Julian Prégardien (Narraboth)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst
Grigorian’s voice is on the lighter side of dramatic soprano, but it gleams from the mid-range to the top with a bright timbre that doesn’t grow shrill as it ascends. She uses her voice fearlessly—as... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2019, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Video Performance
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Opera
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Coming soon. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), Kathryn Lewek (Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta), Christian van Horn (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr Miracle/Dapertutto), Kate Lindsey (Muse/Nicklausse)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Marc Minkowski, Mariame Clément
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Special offer. Strauss: Elektra
Aušrinė Stundytė (Elektra), Asmik Grigorian (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnaestra), Michael Laurenz (Aegisth), Derek Welton (Orest)
Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst, Krzysztof Warlikowski
The playing, as one might expect, is matchless. Despite its eccentricities, I found the whole thing utterly compelling. Highly recommended. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Special offer. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
RecommendedKrzysztof Bączyk (Figaro), Sabine Devieilhe (Susanna), Andrè Schuen (Count), Adriana González (Countess), Lea Desandre (Cherubino)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Raphaël Pichon, Martin Kušej
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
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New. Mieczysław Weinberg The Idiot
Bogdan Volkov, Aušrinė Stundytė, Vladislav Sulimsky, Iurii Samoilov, Xenia Puskarz Thomas
Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Krzysztof Warlikowski
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Coming soon. Andris Nelsons Conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker - Alban Berg: Violin Concerto; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Augustin Hadelich (violin), Christiane Karg (soprano), Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons
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Special offer. Bohuslav Martinů: The Greek Passion
RecommendedGábor Bretz (Priest Grigoris), Sebastian Kohlhepp (Manolios), Sara Jakubiak (Katerina), Charles Workman (Yannakos), Christina Gansch (Lenio), Łukasz Goliński (Fotis)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Simon Stone, Maxime Pascal
What it also does, above all, is convey compellingly the special power of Martin≤’s remarkable score: simultaneously tender and strong, beautiful and unflinching, tautly argued with not a single... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
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