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- Music has transformed the lives of children in Venezuela's most impoverished areas.
- This beautiful open-air production of Verdi's Nabucco was one of the classical music highlights of summer 2007. This timeless opera tells the story of King Nabucco of Babylon, who lost his mind after starting to see himself as God. It is one of the most popular and famous pieces in the history of opera, with -among other gems- the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero..), known by young and old alike. This production is one of epic proportions: horses, special effects and more than 400 people take the stage. Recorded at the Austrian St. Margarethen Opera Festival with, among others, Igor Morosow, Simon Yang and Bruno Ribeiro. Opera.
- Limited Edition in special packaging! The Story of Jazz puts the crown on the "Masters of American Music" series. As entertaining as it is informative, it is a seamless array of performances, comments, and compelling historic insight. This colourful tale of cross-cultural influences that produced a constantly evolving and enduring music is a rich 97-minute weave of sounds, rare film clips, stills and interviews. Never before have the filmed comments of so many important jazz artists been assembled for one project, and never before has the history of jazz been told as vividly and with such attention to historic detail. Masters of American Music is an award-winning television series - as entertaining as it is educational and memorable - that celebrate a pantheon of the greatest innovators in Jazz. Individual programmes trace the lives and works of master musicians who defined the course of America's classical music. From its birth in New Orleans, to swing, the big bands, bebop, free Jazz and beyond - all of it is explored with sensitivity and in unique depth. Over 80 interviews were filmed in the making of the series. Featured artists come to life through these interviews, exciting rare performances, period footage and vintage photographs meticulously reproduced. Both the video and audio content has been restored and remastered in accordance with state-of-the-art specifications.