Don Juan

Aujourd'hui contesté par certains, Juan Carlos incarne pourtant un modèle politique : dernier " grand roi " européen, il a réconcilié l'Espagne avec elle-même en la guidant vers la démocratie et la modernité. Pourtant, rien n'était joué. …

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Furtwängler, Wiener Philarmoniker
DVD9 | 2:57:05 | MPEG2 | NTSC | 720x480 | 4:3 | 29.97fps | PCM Mono | 7.4GB
Language: Italian | Sub: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
Classical | Opera | Deutsche Gramophon | 0730199

In 1954, Furtwängler wanted to make of this Don Juan his musical testimony (he died less than 1 year efter this recording), in a "metaphysical ", reserved but alive version, of a unique dramatic strength.
Thanks to the technique still in its beginning of the Movie-opera, we discover in Siepi a Don Juan full of liveliness and in the physical appearance of Hollywood actor, Della Casa so beautiful wasting away in Elvire, or divinely moving Grümmer.
And at the end there is Furtwängler's equally unfashionable reading, romantic and big-honed, taking its time to unfold the drama. Furtwängler definitely tilts the Mozart's "Dramma Giocoso" towards "dramma" aspect, making this performance the most riveting ever seen.
Even if the recording suffers from the technical limits of time (a little faded colors Technicolor), the correct conditions allow us to discover what the spectators of 1954 had seen: a old-fashioned and traditional but alive performance, which gives substance to one of the most mythical and of the most tremendous recordings of Don Giovanni.

Maybe the best Don Giovanni on DVD.

Decca presents Florez once more in one of his great stage roles with this performance of Donizetti's irresistible comedy filmed at the Zurich Opera House. The title role of the irascible Don Pasquale is sung by the great Italian bass, Ruggero Raimondi (who famously played Mozart's Don Giovanni in Joseph Losey's classic 1978 film). A largely traditional but creative, fun production of a classic. Extras include trailers from the DVD release of two operas that also feature Florez, "Il barbiere di Siviglia" and from "La Fille du Regiment" featuring the song "Oh Mes Amis".

Depuis le jour où l'étudiant en ethnologie Castaneda a rencontré pour la première fois le maître Juan Matus, le chemin parcouru a été très long à la fois dans l'espace, dans le temps et par-delà l'espace et le temps. De ce voyage vers la tierce attention, nous ne possédions jusqu'ici que des jalons épars - les ouvrages où Castaneda retraçait les expériences vécues par le disciple, telles que celui-ci les avait ressenties dans l'instant. …

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis continue their acclaimed survey of the orchestral music of Richard Strauss, with this latest volume featuring three world-class soloists – James Ehnes, Daniel Müller-Schott and Christopher Moore – performing two of his finest early works: the Violin Concerto, and the tone poem Don Quixote.