New this week on Classical TV...
• FEATURED PRESENTATION Opening Night of the Salzburg Festival, 2009 $1.99 for 99 hours Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a program of Webern/Schubert, Josef Strauss, and Schubert.
• CRITIC'S CHOICE Claudia La Rocco selects: American Ballet Theatre rehearsal of On the Dnieper, with choreographer Alexei Ratmansky FREE Featuring dancers Paloma Herrera and Marcelo Gomes
• SPECIAL VALUE Classical TV Presents: Our Most Popular Hits $1.99 for 99 hours! Nina Simone /Luciano Pavarotti /Salzburg Festival...
• PURE GOLD FROM THE VAULT Baritone Hermann Prey and Actor Nikolaus Paryla: Romantic Ballads FREE Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, and more...
• IN THE BLOGS Bob Hughes on "mad" opera scenes in the movies: "Why is this music about vengeance being played while Julia Roberts's character is savoring a bowl of pasta?"
PLUS: MOZART, MANTOVANI, NINA SIMONE, BEETHOVEN, DANIELLE DE NIESE, NATALIE DESSAY, STING, AND MORE...
Your Ticket to Salzburg
Get your all-access pass to one of Europe's most sought-after music festivals, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Vienna Philharmonic on opening night, recorded live by Classical TV.
Don't Miss The Comedy And Coloratura
Dessay's indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a regiment of French soldiers is yours for 72 hours for $4.99; and be sure to read Classical TV's exclusive interview with the soprano.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
The two musical icons join forces for an unforgettable concert at New York's Lincoln Center; and Bob Hughes discusses, with the common ground of jazz, how Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis make blues magic.
Selected from our library
Cultural commentator Claudia La Rocco selects fascinating programs from Classical TV's extensive collection of great videos. This week:
• American Ballet Theatre rehearsal for On the Dnieper, with Alexei Ratmansky FREE
"Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre’s artist in residence, is on a short list of ballet choreographers making this grand old tradition relevant in 2010, and his rehearsals are terrific fun to watch—and, I’ve been told, to participate in, though he makes the dancers work hard..." MORE
Enjoy the video and read our exclusive feature...
AND DON'T MISS: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 FREE
"A mainstay of the bravura concerto repertoire." Pavel Kogan conducts the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra at the Munich Philharmonie in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor Op. 23 with soloist Alexei Sultanov. Classical TV's Informer feature on the concert is here.
Both Royal Tragedies on Classical TV
Murder, betrayal and palace intrigue follow these doomed monarchs: Watch The Met Opera's production of Verdi's Macbeth, starring Željko Lucic; and Sir Ian McKellen in The RSC's King Lear.
Watch The New Production of Giselle
The Dutch National Ballet newly interprets the original tale of love and the supernatural, with added sections; and don't miss our "Witchy Woman" Informer feature on the Giselle heroine. Yours to enjoy over a 99 hour viewing period for $4.99.
The Best of New York's Metropolitan Opera, in High Definition...
For your listening pleasure.
Music to work by. Our catalogue, your office or home audioscape.
Get-going inspiration, or distraction-eliminating lyricism: we serve up music to match your working tempo with a handpicked playlist of FREE videos from. New this week:
• Martha Argerich playing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G - FREE
The jazzy opener of Ravel’s Gershwin-inspired concerto is perfect for tackling the email Inbox, before an inspirational interlude with the gorgeously melodies central movement.
• The Lindsay String Quartet - FREE
A rich concert of Haydn, Tippett and Elgar from the greatly admired British quartet. No chit-chat; great music.
• Vince Jones and His Band - FREE
Laid-back and mellow modern jazz, with very listenable vocals from the great Aussie songster and trumpeter. Lloyd Swanton on double bass is a treat.
