Best Selling Classical DVDs

Fall in love again with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra as they bring you a show of favourites under the star-studded summer skies. André returns to his hometown of Maastricht bringing with him two wonderful guest choirs – the Harlem Gospel Choir and the Soweto Gospel Choir – and a host ...

The mere mention of Vera Lynn's name evokes images of London skies filled with barrage balloons, and Britons riding out the German blitz in shelters and underground stations. Dubbed “The Forces' Sweetheart”, Vera Lynn's voice was heard over the airwaves by millions, bringing comfort and happiness. ...

Danish composer, songwriter, entertainer and "comedian of the keyboard", Victor Borge made his American radio debut on the Bing Crosby show. He then created a one-man show "Comedy in Music" and made concert appearances throughout the USA and Europe, delighting audiences with his ...

Once again a fantastic DVD from André Rieu: two-and-a-half hours of heart-warming music and fabulous photography, all recorded in Vienna, musical capital of the world. Gorgeous Viennese waltzes, songs and marches, famous Viennese operettas, dances, beautiful costumes, the Johann Strauss Orchestra en...

The Dutch Soccer Team had a dream in South Africa; so did André Rieu. Team Orange did not quite get to realise their dream, but André Rieu did. After a few promotional visits to the country, he performed a number of concerts accompanied by his entire Johann Strauss Orchestra. The re...

The fourth Themed around Johan Strauss' famous waltz of the same name, Roses From The South is the key André Rieu release for Q4 2010, and sees André venturing to the amazing sub-tropical paradise island of Mainau, just off the south shore of Germany. Known as the 'Flower ...

What is it that makes some artists live longer and brighter in the memory? In Jacqueline du Pré's case, she not only surprised and delighted us with her music, she had ways of touching the heart that are given to very, very few but there is even more to it than that. Nobody really knows the answ...

Featuring 3 Concerts from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2011 season, including the Europa Concert, Waldbuhne and Concert for Japan.

On Sept.15, 2011, internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a once in a lifetime, free concert as a gift to New York City on Central Park's Great Lawn. The spectacular event was captured for CD/DVD, making for the ultimate Bocelli collection, appealing to both loyal fans and new admirers a...

Sounds and Silence follows ECM producer Manfred Eicher to sessions, concerts and festivals around the globe, the search for sounds leading to Munich, Athens, Udine, Carthage, Tallinn and more. Featured musicians include Aarvo Paert, Eleni Karaindrou, Dino Saluzzi, Anja Lechner, Jan Garbarek, Anou...

Seen by millions on TV worldwide, the Wiener Philharmoniker's New Year's Concert from Vienna is the best-known classical event in the world. The 2011 New Year's Concert, presented in the glittering Musikverein, features a charming programme that offers perennial favourites alongside some intrigui...

The first Met staging in over 30 years of Massenet's Thaïs is released on a starry DVD sure to win this beguiling French opera many new fans. Renée Fleming brings Thaïs to life. She sings Massenet's taxing role with the utmost ease and beauty of tone while looking as glamorous as...

Two disc set of Herzog’s documentaries. Features the documentaries Gesualdo: Death For Five Voices and The Transformation Of The World Into Music GESUALDO: DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES Exploring the tumultuous and tragic life of the notorious Carlo Gesualdo, Werner Herzog’s Death for Five...

"In this series I'm going to look at five of the great breakthroughs that European music has experienced in its extraordinary history - five momentous discoveries. I also want to show what they mean to us today, at a time when so called classical music is being absorbed into a much bigger mains...

Decca releases this very special all-star pop and classical concert to mark the first anniversary of Pavarotti's death. Performed against the stunning backdrop of the ancient city of Petra in the Jordanian desert, this is THE official memorial concert, organised and supported by Pavarotti's widow. ...

Angela Denoke, Ana Maria Labin, and Piotre Beczala perform arias and ensembles with the Dresden State Orchestra in this Lehar gala conducted by Christian Thielemann. This classical music event from 2011 finds operatic vocalists Piotre Beczala, Angela Denoke and Ana Maria Labin performing arias an...

Tradition met high jinks in 2010 as Jiri belohlavek conducted his second Last Night, while the spirit of Henry Wood presided, as always, over the grand finale. Featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri belohlavek and guest starring Renee Fleming and Maxim Rysanov, pieces include Song to...

The German King of good time music packed up the orchestra and headed across the English channel to film this special program at London's famed Royal Albert Hall in 1978. Last and his orchestra deliver the goods with a sprightly mix of popular favorite songs from years passed as well as the mode...

Fiesta Mexicana!' is all about Andre's new musical conquest, that of Mexico, and brings with it the handy, snappy format of "docu-concert". That's where you get both a five-part documentary as well as a full concert in a generously-filled double-DVD set -- some three-and-a-half hours of en...