Jerusalem

The sorceress Armide, infatuated with the valiant knight Roland, but desperate for Roland to return her love, tries at all costs to lure him into her arms. At the same time, the courageous Herminie tries to protect Tancrede, Roland's companion, from the dangers that threaten him. Published in 1704, Suite d'Armide ou Jerusalem delivree is as rare as it is unique: in the handwriting of the Regent Philippe d'Orleans, its composition testifies to a certain talent and a refined ear. Leonardo Garcia-Alarcon and Cappella Mediterranea brilliantly restore the little-known genius of the sovereign.

The sorceress Armide, infatuated with the valiant knight Roland, but desperate for Roland to return her love, tries at all costs to lure him into her arms.

Lost Treasures of the Ancient World, a six-tape collection, examines ancient Mediterranean cultures and their influences on the modern world. Sophisticated computer graphics and animation depict how historical landmarks looked at their zenith, while new footage provides a contemporary comparison. In Ancient Jerusalem, leading authorities provide a penetrating study of the Holy City. The video explores the Jerusalem Temple, which once contained the Ark of the Covenant. See the town's famous gates and walls and learn where many of Jerusalem's secrets may be buried. Videos in the collection include Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Carthage, The Romans in North Africa, and The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

From the opening funeral dirge of the First Quartet to the incandescent frenzy that concludes the Fifth, this disc offers a genuine panorama of the Bartókian universe.

The fifteen string quartets composed by Dmitri Shostakovich established him as one of the masters of this genre. These works show him at his most concentrated and most intimate. Although each is quite different in form and structure, every bar of them reveals some aspect of the composer's character, from wild humour to black despair, with an all-pervasive nervous tension.