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Beethoven: Eroica - The day that changed music forever
Various Artists
Ian Hart; Tim Piggott-Smith; Claire Skinner; Jack Davenport; Frank Finlay; Fenella Woolgar
"You could not hope for a stronger cast." (The Times)
"This was thrilling stuff, as exciting visually as it was aurally." (The Sunday Telegraph)
"Ian Hart is brilliant as Beethoven, a volatile, magnetic figure of genius and uncouth charm…not to be missed." (The Daily Mail)

Bellini: Norma
Dutch National Opera
Hasmik Papian; Hugh Smith; Irini Tsirakidis; Giorgio Giuseppini; Anna Steiger; Carlo Bosi
"Norma. Diva. Callas. Three keywords that are at the core of Joosten’s staging...The story starts as an opera in an opera, but gradually the boundaries between theatre and reality become more and more ambivalent… great class!" (Trouw)
"Conductor Julian Reynolds...extensively studied Bellini’s score in manuscript and introduces lots of surprising details." (De Telegraaf)

Bizet: Carmen
Glyndebourne
Anne Sofie von Otter; Marcus Haddock; Laurent Naouri; Lisa Milne; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philippe Jordan
"Under the shrewd direction of McVicar, Anne Sofie von Otter gave us a gypsy of mercurial temperament..." (The Daily Telegraph)
"...Glyndebourne’s Carmen is simply gripping." (The Sunday Times)
"...a performance that truly is what opera theoretically aspires to be: sung drama." (The New York Times)
"What great value...222 minutes of high-class entertainment." (Classic FM - DVD Best Buy)

Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
Various Artists
Patricia Rozario; Michael Chance; Martyn Hill; Adrian Peacock; Stephen Richardson; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
"The vast architecture and acoustics of St Paul’s Cathedral are exploited to the full in a colourful kind of son et lumiére which is well captured by intelligent camera work and very clear surround sound." (Choir & Organ)
"By any standards, the closing minutes made an overwhelming impression...A thunderous climax echoed round the great dome of St Paul’s..." (The Times)

Alfred Brendel in Portrait
Various Artists
Alfred Brendel
"Brendel in Portrait is an exemplary DVD." (Billboard)
"Mr Brendel’s playing is that of a connoisseur; at every turn, you feel his obsessive interest in how the beautiful thing has been put together, in what makes it tick." (New York Observer)
"An exceptional DVD." (Répertoire)
"...masterly performances..." (Gramophone)

Adam Walker - Vocalise
Various Artists
Adam Walker; James Baillieu
"... the programme could not be more enticing." (Gramophone)
"Flautist Adam Walker is a stunning talent ... he plays with the artistry of a performer of maturer years." (The Guardian)
"Both performers delivered an intelligently programmed recital with considerable style and flair, beginning with a substantial work by Schubert." (Classical Source)