Berg, Alban

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

Brahms, Berg: Violin Concertos / Renaud Capuçon, violin; Daniel Harding

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Capuçon, Renaud
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Renaud Capuçon, the leading French violinist of his generation, joins the British conductor Daniel Harding and the Wiener Philharmoniker for two landmark concertos of the...continue...
Recording information: ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/19/2011); ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/21/2011-12/22/2011)....continue...

Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber; Berg: Violin Concerto; Larsson: Ostinato / Fritz Busch (rec. 1938-1949)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, KV 588; Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony no 2, Op. 17; Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia...
Performers: Krasner, Louis
Conductors: Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Theatre Orchestra

Fritz Busch was music director of the Konsertförenings Orkester Stockholm from 1937 to 1940, when he was forced to leave Denmark because of World War...continue...

Time Traveller: Weimar Germany

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1 with Finale, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 24 no 1; Kammermusik no 2, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 36 no 1; Kurt Weill: Alabama Song, for voice & orchestra (from "Aufs...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Muldowney, Dominic; Klemperer, Otto; Welser-Möst, Franz; Metzmacher, Ingo; Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss

Famed for its divine decadence, explosive politics, rampant inflation and feverish creativity. Germany's Weimar Republic - born in the wake of World War I -...continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9; Berg: Violin Concerto; Schubert / Christian Ferras

2 CD / Testament / 2012-01-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Conducting is only a means to an end, never an end in itself. Making music is everything - and the less conducting draws attention to...continue...
Recording information: Neues Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/17/1960)....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Wien 1925

1 CD / Mirare / 2011-05-10

Works: Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Anton Webern: Schatzwalzer, for piano quintet and harmonium (trans. after J. Strauss); Arnold Schoenberg: Transcription for string quartet...
Performers: Debruyne, Vincent; Drieux, Francois-Marie; Groud, Jean-Michel; Jude, Marie-Josephe; Rapin, Claire; Soulard, Elodie
Conductors: Heisser, Jean-François

This program presents the provocative (yet logical) juxtaposition of two musical worlds and two Viennese Schools. The first is represented by Berg's Kammerkonzert, a key...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre-Auditorium (TAP), Poitiers (10/2010)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Berg - Violin Concerto, Etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie"); Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; String Quartet, Op...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bundgaard, Sine; Donohoe, Peter; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Metzmacher, Ingo; Pintscher, Matthias

James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years At The Met

193 CD / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera; Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; John Harbison: The Gr...
Performers: Adams, Warren; Baker, Matt; Baker, Matt [Photography]; Bjorneboe, Andreas; Cardoso, Simone; Davis, Brian [Vocals]; Flair, Nicholas; Fracker, Richard; Gallo, Sarah Weber; Greenlaw, Ian; Guyer, Joyce; ...
Conductors: Levine, James

The Met Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of James Levine’s Company Debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met: a Box Set of 32...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck / Rattle

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie"); Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Vocal], Chris Merritt [Tenor
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo; Rattle, Simon, Sir

International Record Review
The advantages of hearing this opera live are demonstrated very effectively through Bo Skovhus's intense and theatrical account of the title-role, with Angela...continue...

The Teldec Recordings: Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

15 CD / Teldec / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Frager, Malcolm; Hagen, Clemens; Katsaris, Cyprien; Levine, David [Piano]; Maisenberg, Oleg; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Eschenbach, Christoph; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Inbal, Eliahu; Rolla, János [Violin]; Masur, Kurt; Holliger, Heinz

Berg: Violin Concerto; 3 Orchestral Songs

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Recording information: Munich....continue...

Berg: Lulu / Adam, Soffel

2 CD / Oehms / 2010-08-31

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Adam, Theo; Cesare, Ezio di; Efraty, Anat; Kennedy, Roderick [Bass Vocals]; Linn, Jurgen; Minarelli, Monica; Pia, Claude; Schwanbeck, Bodo; Soffel, Doris; Storey, Ian; Waller, Adalbert
Conductors: Reck, Stefan Anton

Recording information: Teatro Massimo, Palermo (01/2001)....continue...

Appassionatamente Plus Lulu Suite

1 Super Audio CD / Cybele / 2010-08-07

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Appasionatamente plus, fantasy for orchestra (from opera "Gogo no eiko"); Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie")
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan

Similar to the Fragments from "Wozzeck" from a decade earlier, in Five Symphonic Pieces from the Opera "Lulu", Alban Berg compiled a considerable amount of...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie Essen....continue...

Britten: Les Illuminations; War Requiem

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-07-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; War Requiem, Op. 66; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7)
Performers: Danco, Suzanne; Harper, Heather; Hemsley, Thomas; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

Even though Ansermet was a great fan of Britten, he was never able to record his works because of their recording contracts with Decca. This...continue...
Recording information: RSR Genève....continue...

A Portrait of Hermann Uhde

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Alban Berg: Wozzeck; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Gehl, Hans [Piano]; Greindl, Josef; Hines, Jerome [Bass Vocal]; Rossel-Majdan, Hilde; Steber, Eleanor; Uhde, Hermann; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Eckner, H.; Cleva, Fausto; Kempe, Rudolf; Böhm, Karl; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Berg: 3 Orchester Stücke; Strauss

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4; Early Songs (7); Johann Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333
Performers: Iven, Christiane
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Mendelssohn, Bruch, Berg: Violin Concertos

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel

Berg, Beethoven: Violinkonzerte

1 CD / Orfeo / 2009-05-23

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos / Michiko Takahashi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

14 CD / RCO Live / 2009-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra; Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Luigi Dallapiccola: Commiat...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Devos, Lode; Dorow, Dorothy; Hargan, Alison; Herbers, Werner; Kilduff, Barbara; Kim, Yong-Hee; Lewis, Keith; Meel, Nico van der; Olof, Theo; Oosterkamp, Wou...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kondrashin, Kirill; Vis, Lucas; Jochum, Eugen; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Sanderling, Kurt; Vonk, Hans; Davis, Colin; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Cerha, Friedrich; B...

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Masterworks - Verdi, Bach, et al / Glenn Gould, Maureen Forrester, Teresa Stratas, Oscar Peterson

2 CD / Gala / 2008-08-12

Works: Hattie Mae Butterfield: When you and I were young, Maggie; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 998; Goldberg Variations, for key...
Performers: Art Hallman; Burr, Henry; Burr, Henry [vocals]; Charlebois, Robert; DuBois, Claude; Ferland, Jean-Pierre; Forrester, Maureen; Gould, Glenn; Jobin, Raoul; Koffman, Moe; Mary Bolduc; Pelletier, Wildrid...
Conductors: Pelletier, Wilfred; Sebastian, Georges; Walter, Bruno; Boulez, Pierre

This collection of Canadian masterworks is a two-cd set of new restoration and remastering of historical recordings in the fields of pop, jazz, traditional and...continue...

Christa Ludwig: Live Recordings, 1955-1994

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Capriccio, ...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Bonisolli, Franco; Casa, Lisa della; Cathy Berns-Rund; Chauvet, Guy; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Flossman, Gilels; Gall...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Krips, Josef; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Ludwig, Leopold; Prêtre, Georges; Heger, Robert; Maazel, Lorin; Bernstein, Leonard; Stein, Horst; Albrecht, Gerd; Mehta, Zubi...

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck, etc / Sanzogno, Gobi, Picchi, Cuenod, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2007-06-02

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Cuenod, Hugues; Dow, Dorothy; Gobbi, Tito; Lopatto, Dimitri; Mandalari, Maria Teresa; Monteanu, Petre; Pandano, Vittorio; Pergola, Luciano della; Picchi, Mirto; Soley, Tommaso; Sziget...
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino; Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Music of Second Viennese School - Berg, Webern, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-03-27

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Anton Webern: Variations for orchestra, Op. 30; Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

The music of the second Viennese School is considered the jumping off point of modern music. Arnold Schoenberg and his proteges Anton Webern and Alban...continue...

Music of Second Viennese School - Berg, Webern, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-03-27

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Anton Webern: Variations for orchestra, Op. 30; Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Opera in English - Berg: Lulu / Daniel, Saffer, Perry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-03-21

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Begley, Roger; Burford, Anna; Danby, Graeme; Graham-Hall, John; Harris, Moira; Hayward, Robert; Howell, Gwynne; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Mitcher, Claire; Napier-Burrows, Paul; Oke, Alan; Parry, Su...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul

"For listeners who don't understand German, the complicated, often mysterious goings-on in this work (it's based on two plays by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind,...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck / Böhm, Evans, Silja, Uhl, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Driscoll, Laurent; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hirte, Klaus; Jahn, Gertrude; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kraemmer, Hans; Melchert, Helmut; Ree, Jan Van; Silja, Anja; Uhl, Fritz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"Geraint Evan's Wozzeck is a powerful, tragic presence... Balancing clarity and madness, power and impotence, nobility and crudeness, it is one of the great portrayals...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

Wiener Opernfest 1955 Highlights

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Rich...
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Berta Seidl; Boesch, Ruthilde; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Buchbauer, Alois; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dickie, Murray; Edith Preisner...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Kubelik, Rafael; Reiner, Fritz; Knappertsbusch, Hans

The Radiant Voice of Barbara Bonney

1 CD / Decca / 2001-07-24

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mat...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonney, Barbara; Graham, Susan; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Knudsen, Sato; Martineau, Malcolm; Music, Academy of Ancient; Pappano, Antonio [Conductor]; Phillips, Daniel [Organ]; Pre...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Leonhardt, Gustav; Rousset, Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Östman, Arnold; Ferro, Gabriele; Järvi, Neeme; Eschenbach, Christoph; Chailly, Riccardo; Previn, Andre; Page, ...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Jacob Heringman (lute); André Previn , Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano).

Recording information: Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (11/1986-02...continue...

Marilyn Horne - Bach, Handel, Wagner, Berlioz, Berg, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Rodelinda; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah, Perfido!, Op. ...
Performers: Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino; Lewis, Henry; Leinsdorf, Erich; Foss, Lukas [Composer]

Berg: Wozzeck / Böhm, Evans, SIlja, Uhl, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-03-06

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Driscoll, Laurent; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hirte, Klaus; Jahn, Gertrude; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kraemmer, Hans; Melchert, Helmut; Ree, Jan Van; Silja, Anja; Uhl, Fritz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Wozzeck is considered by many the greatest 20th-century opera, and this great performance is the first for the Opera d'Oro catalog. It is also the...continue...

The Art of Evelyn Lear - Spohr, Strauss, Berlioz, Berg

1 CD / Video Artists International / 1998-04-15

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Louis Spohr: Jessonda, opera, WoO 53; Alban Berg: Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Lear, Evelyn
Conductors: Dixon, Dean; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Boulez, Pierre; Böhm, Karl

Berg: 7 Early Songs, Der Wein / Lövaas, Hass, Marshall, etc.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-04-01

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Songs (4), Op. 2; An Leukon; Der Wein
Performers: Hass, Sabine; Lovaas, Kari; Marshall, Margaret
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Berg: Violin Concerto; Rihm: Time Chant / Mutter, Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-03-16

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Wolfgang Rihm: Gesungene Zeit, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Levine, James