Placido Domingo stars in Michal Znaniecki's 2009 production of Alfano's opera at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia. Patrick Fournillier conducts the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana.

Raphael Kubelik conducts the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in this performance of Hayden's mass recorded live at the Basilika Ottobeuren in 1982. The recital includes performances by Lucia Popp, Doris Soffel, Horst Laubenthal and Kurt Moll.

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony for this performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, which was originally broadcast by the American television channel PBS in 2009 as part of the 'Keeping Score' classical music series.

Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, along with pianist Charles Spencer, performs pieces by Schubert, Mahler, Strauss, Hugo Wolf, and Leonard Bernstein in this remarkable concert recital.

Led by conductor Peter Altrichter, the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its exploration of the works of Antonin Dvorak. This volume includes the Cello Concerto, Symphony No.8 in G Major Op.88, and Piano Concerto in G Minor OP.33.

Four live performances celebrating the 50th birthday of Swedish trombonist, conductor and composer, Christian Lindberg.

Jiri Belohlavek conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Chorus in Dvorak's "Biblical Songs, Op. 99," "Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53," and "Te Deum, Op. 103" in this live performance.

Sir John Barbirolli, one of the most popular English conductors of the 20th century, leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in their rendition of the Oboe Concerto in C.

Today's preeminent opera singers gather to perform and explain some of Italian opera's greatest arias. This release features the vocal talents of Ann Murray, Angela Gheorghiu, Eva Marton, Joan Sutherland, and many others.

Documentary following the Chinese pianist, regarded by many as one of the most talented classical musicians of his generation, back to his homeland. Lang Lang's tour of China sees him perform a number of pieces, including 'The Yellow River Concerto', before an adoring crowd. The pianist also visits places from his childhood such as his family home (containing his first piano) and the local temple, reflecting on their importance to his growth as a musician and person.

Dutch director Frank Scheffer collaborates with Andrew Culver for a series of four short films celebrating the theories and music of avant-garde composer John Cage. In 19 QUESTIONS, Cage answers questions on a variety of subjects. In FOURTEEN, the Ives Ensemble performs Cage's composition of the same name, filmed with multiple cameras using chance operations to determine the position, angle, focus, and aperture settings of each shot. In PAYING ATTENTION, Scheffer and Culver combine separate audio and video portions from an interview with Cage. And in OVERPOPULATION AND ART WITH RYONJI, Scheffer combines the audio of Cage's spoken performance with his musical piece for four voices and percussion.

Handel's timeless opera TAMERLANO, whose model is NIcholas Pradon's Tamerlan ou La Mort de Bajazet, is brought to life in this live recording from the 50th Handel-Festipiele 2001 at the world famous Halle on the Saale. Conducted by Trevor Pinnock and with exquisite direction by Jonathan Miller, Tamerlano stands as one of Handel's masterworks.