Unique testimonials to one of the greatest artists in recent times, here are the Complete Operas and Concerts on DVD of Carlos Kleiber, whose utter command of the score and hypnotic hold over singers and orchestral players are clearly evident in this invaluable collection. A companion box set of his complete CD recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, in a special limited edition, is also being released to mark the 80th anniversary of his birth in 2010.

Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus from Munich in an Otto Schenk production

There are two productions of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (from Munich, 1979 and Vienna, 1994), with legendary performances of Otto Schenk’s production. The first features a superlative cast including Gwyneth Jones, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp and Manfred Jungwirth; the second a no less starry Felicity Lott, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney and Kurt Moll.

Orchestral concerts of Beethoven (Symphonies Nos 4 and 7), Brahms (Symphonies Nos 2 and 4) and Mozart (Symphonies Nos 33 and 36) are testimonials to one of the greatest artists of recent times, and includes one of his last concerts in 1996.

In addition, there are two New Year’s Concerts (1989 and 1992), where the incredible grace and intensity of Kleiber’s conducting style at its most alluring is on display. The disc of the 1992 concert includes a selection of 80 rare photos of Kleiber.

Packaging: a neat 10-DVD Digistak, with full tracklisting in the accompanying booklet.

Contents:
DVD 1 (DG)
Neujahrskonzert in Wien (1989)
A production of ORF and Unitel, Munich

DVD 2 (DECCA)
New Year's Concert 1992
A production of Unitel, Munich (also ORF?)

DVD 3 (DECCA)
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 4 & 7
A production of Unitel, Munich

DVD 4 (DECCA)
- Brahms: Symphony No.2
- Mozart: Symphony No.36 "Linz"
A production of Unitel, Munich

DVD 5 (DG)
- Brahms: Symphony No.4
- Mozart: Symphony No.33
- Beethoven: Ouvertüre "Coriolan"
A production of Unitel, Munich

DVD 6 – 7 (DG)
R Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Wien)
A production of Unitel, Munich

DVD 8 – 9 (DG)
R Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (München)
A production of Unitel Munich

DVD 10 (DG)
J Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
A production of Bavarian Radio in association with Unitel, Munich