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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...

The RIAS Second Viennese School Project / Schönberg, Berg, Webern, Strauss

4 CD / Audite / 2012-11-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9; Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; De profundis, O...
Performers: Andersen, Diane; Bastiaan, Hans; Billing, Klaus; Broddack, Lothar; Burkner, Alfred; Danco, Suzanne; Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Gertler, Andre; Geuser, Heinrich; Hammermeister, Emil [Harmonium]; Haupt, ...
Conductors: Rufer, Josef; Fricsay, Ferenc; Zillig, Winfried; Rother, Artur; Maderna, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble

This 4-CD box set presents historic recordings of works by Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern in the era of their composition. Each recording, made between 1949...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1949-1965)....continue...

Open Your Eyes / Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg / Katherine Broderick, soprano; Malcom Martineau, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (8) from "Letzte Blätter" for voice & piano, Op. 10 (TrV 141); Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Arnold Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Martineau, Malcolm

Soprano Katherine Broderick, along with pianist Malcolm Martineau, presents a recital of ripely romantic and lyrical songs and cabaret humor from the turn of the...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (04/01/2011-04/04/2011)....continue...

The Legacy of Mahler: songs by Mahler, Berg, Schonberg, Shostakovich Britten / Virpi Raisanen, mezzo-soprano; Marita Viitaalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, no 5); Alban Berg:...
Performers: Raisanen, Virpi; Viitasalo, Marita

Ondine is pleased to announce the debut release of charismatic mezzo -soprano Virpi Räisänen. Following her recent career change from a successful violinist to a...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (10/31/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/01/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/03/2011)....continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Ferne Geliebte: Beethoven, Berg, Haydn, Schönberg

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Adelaide, song Op. 46; Arnold Schoenberg: Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Franz Joseph Haydn: Lieder für Clavier Bk 1, in F minor H 26a;...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Personnel: Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano).

Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio 2, Munich, Germany (2012-01-21_2012-01-24&2012-)....continue...

Best of Accentus - Choral works by Faure, Haydn, Brahms, Dusapin

5 CD / Naïve / 2012-06-26

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, s&...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Costes, Pascale; Degout, Stephane; Engerer, Brigitte; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Isshiki, Kaoli; Lombard, Jean-Francois; Piau, Sa...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen)

Under its conductor, Laurence Equilbey, who founded accentus in 1991, the choir is committed to promoting the vocal arts as widely as possible, with more...continue...

Von Ewiger Liebe: Brahms, Mahler & Berg / Ayelet Amots-Avramson & Jonathan Zak

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2012-02-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 47; Songs (7) for voice & piano, Op. 95; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 1...
Performers: Amots-Avramson, Ayelet; Zak, Jonathan

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
Despite my little quibbles this is a very fine recital, certainly recommended to people who like mezzos in this...continue...
Recording information: The Classic Studio, Herzliyah, Israel....continue...

Songs of Longing and Passion

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7)
Performers: Daum, Susan; Norden, Gary

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

Arias & Songs

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-02-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Radamisto; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Mass in C minor; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Emmanuel Chabrier: L'Étoile; Giacomo Meyerbeer...
Performers: Domanski, Deborah; Tweten, Robert

Recording information: Santa Fe, New Mexico (12/06/2010-12/08/2010)....continue...

Ablösung

1 CD / Gallo / 2011-01-11

Works: Viktor Ullmann: Wo hast du all die Schönheit, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder no 1), Op. 18/1; Am klavier, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder no 2), Op. 18/2; Sturmlied, for voice & piano (Liebesli...
Performers: Fuchs, Barbara; Polgar, Judit

The lyrics of the Lieder recorded on this CD range from a fantastic desire to spin tales to a longing for death; they are representative...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich....continue...

Accentus / Concerto Köln

4 CD / Naïve / 2010-11-16

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lie...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Breslick, Pavel; Champion, Romain; Degout, Stephane; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Maurer, Daniel; Piau, Sandrine; Saraf, Aurelie; Weisser, Johannes; Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Maîtrise de Paris ; Monts du Reuil

Schumann, Wolf, Berg, Strauss: Songs

1 CD / Telos / 2010-10-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Du denkst mit einem Fädchen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch); Du sagst mir, dass ich kein...
Performers: Ehwald, Natalia; Kessler, Astrid

Recording information: Telos Studios (04/2010-05/2010)....continue...

The Art of Susan Graham

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orphée et Eurydice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze de Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants

Music by Berg, Scelsi, Ali-Zadeh & Finne

1 CD / Labor / 2010-10-26

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Four poems for piano; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 2; Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Sonata for Piano no 1; Ross Lee Finney: Variations on a Theme by Al...
Performers: Dix, Marjorie; Jokubaviciute, Ieva; Valjarevic, Vladimir

"...the superb Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute has assembled a rewarding program that takes its point of departure from Berg's early 1908 Piano Sonata and Four...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Rosen House, Caramoor Center for Music and (01/2009)....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...

Songs Of A New Era: Schoenberg, Berg, Honegger

1 CD / Oehms / 2010-05-25

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Alban Berg: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 2; Arthur Honegger: Chansons pour voix grave (4), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 184; Claude Deb...
Performers: Pfister, Leila; Polgar, Judit

Recording information: Hardstudios Winterthur, CH (06/27/2008-06/28/2008)....continue...

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

Carolyn Watkinson - Song Recital / Tan Crone

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 7; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 85; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 107; Georges Bizet: Adieux de l'hô...
Performers: Crone, Tan; Watkinson, Carolyn

Innocence Lost - Debussy, Berg, Currier, Hyla, Tredici, etc / Nessinger, Golan

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-04-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Chansons (3) de Bilitis; Eleanor Sandresky: Voyelles ("A noir, E blanc, I rouge"), for voice & piano; Jorge Martin: La Soga ("Este canto es la soga"), for voice & piano; Sebastian Cur...
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Ensemble: Nessinger-Golan Duo

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...

Transcriptions - Barber, Mahler, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Wolf, Berg, etc / Equilbey, Accentus

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lie...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Boucard, Celine; Champion, Romain; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Corbel, Pierre; Lombard, Jean-Francois; Padaut, Catherine
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: Accentus; Accentus Chamber Choir; Les monts du Reuil

Salomix-max - Voice without limits / Salome Kammer

1 CD / Wergo / 2008-10-14

Works: Cole Porter: Leave it to me; Luciano Berio: Sequenza III for Female Voice solo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Alte, K 517; Johann Valentin Görner: Die Alte; Carola Bauckholt: Emil; Tarquinio Meru...
Performers: Fuchs, Bettina; Kammer, Salome; Reiter, Mark [Accordion]; Riessler, Michael; Spring, Rudi

Not unlike her musical inspiration, the great Cathy Berberian, Salome Kammer is an artist who exploits the entire spectrum of the human voice. She moves...continue...

Hugo Wolf: Recital / Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Helmut Oertel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Morgentau ("Der Frühhauch hat gefächelt"), song for voice & piano (Lieder für eine Frauenstimme); Goethe Lieder; Bedeckt mich mit Blumen (no 26 o...
Performers: Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Oertel, Helmut

The late German soprano Hanne-Lore Kuhse was a member of Berlin State Opera since 1964. Her repertoire included virtually all the dramatic Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi,...continue...

Wagner, Strauss, Berg, Reger: Lieder

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Max Reger: Abend ("Es blüht um mich des Abends Stille"), song for voice & piano, Op. 79c...

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Alban Berg: Jugendlieder

1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: Alban Berg: Wo der Goldregen stedt, song for voice & piano (from "Jugendlieder"); Vorüber, song for voice & piano (from "Jugendlieder"); Schlummerlose Nächte, song for voice & piano (from "...
Performers: Lindqvist, Helene; Vogler, Philipp

Jessye Norman / Jessye Norman: A Portrait / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Erlkonig; Richard Strauss: Zueignung; Beim Schlafengehn - Richard Strauss; Marseillaise; Great Day (Spiritual); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), o...
Performers: Norman, Jessye

An intimate and in-depth portrait of one of the world's greatest sopranos, a true 'primadonna assoluta'! Yves Saint Laurent's garden paradise in Marrakech provides the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Violin Songs - Elgar, Copland, Ravel, etc / Mitchell, Ball, Watts

1 CD / Divine Art / 2008-01-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Frank Bridge: Mélodie, for violin (or cello) & piano in C sharp minor, H. 99; Morceau Caracteristique, fo...
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Mitchell, Madeleine; Watts, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocal]

This acclaimed British violinist writes, "This is a collection of personal favorites(this) is a journey containing intimate, expressive pieces – song-like melodies (mainly Anglo-French in...continue...

Choral Arrangements - Ravel, Wolf, Berg, etc / Gottwald

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-11-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen No; Rückert Lieder (5); Maurice Ravel: Poèmes (3) de Stéphane Malla...

Choral director, composer and musicologist, Clytus Gottwald turns his attention to complex and masterly choral arrangements of works from the late nineteenth and early twentieth...continue...

Transcriptions - Ravel, et al / Stuttgart Vocal Ensemble

1 CD / Carus / 2007-11-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Poèmes (3) de Stéphane Mallarmé; Miroirs; André Caplet: Le miroir de Jésus; Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Henri Duparc: Soupir; Alb...
Conductors: Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart

"The original Stuttgart Schola Cantorum disbanded in 1990 and Gottwald retired from conducting some two years before that. Not all of the repertoire Stuttgart Schola...continue...

Susan Graham - Portrait

1 CD / Erato / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Ned Rorem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano; Early in the ...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves

Gemini - Alban Berg - A Portrait / Rattle, Metzmacher, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Concerto for Violin; Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie"); Early Songs (7); Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; P...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bundgaard, Sine; Donohoe, Peter; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Vogt, Lars; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Pintscher, Matthias
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Sinfonietta; Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

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

Sibelius, Strauss, Berg: Songs / Isokoski, et al

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-11-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Dragon-Fly (En slända), song for voice & piano, Op. 17/5; Songs (7), Op. 17; The Flower of Friendship (Vänskapens blomma), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita

"This BBC lunchtime recital effectively combines the native and foreign talents of a singer whose technique and intelligence have shone brightly on opera and concert...continue...

Festspieldokumente - Strauss, etc / Damrau, Lademann

1 CD / Orfeo / 2006-05-26

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Gustav Mahler: Das himmlische Leben, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Waltz Songs on Tuscan Folk Lyrics, for voice &...
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Lademann, Stephan Matthias

Schubert, Berg, Wolf: Lieder / Stotijn, Breinl

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Im Walde, D 708 "Waldesnacht"; An den Mond, D 193/Op 57 no 3; Nachtstück, D 672; Der Zwerg, D 771/Op. 22 no 1; Abendstern, D 806; Auflösung, D 807; Nacht und Träume, D ...
Performers: Breinl, Joseph; Stotijn, Christianne

Onyx Classics is proud to present the debut solo recording by a rising star in the vocal world- Dutch mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn. "Essential listening...the best...continue...

A Portrait - Else Paaske

2 CD / Danacord / 2006-04-01

Works: Peter Heise: Fair lady Beatrice; Gudrun's grief; Peter E. Lange-Müller: Genboens forste vise, Op 13 no 1; Yderst i slæbet, det lette, Op 48 no 5; Three Poems, Op. 4; Dybt i skumring, Op. 20...
Performers: Graf, Peter-Lukas; Gurtler, Friedrich; Paaske, Else; Riber, Anders; Schuster, Martha; Wolf, Jurgen
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Only a minor and short singing career can be properly represented on two CDs, whereas Else Paaske's career is both significant and extensive. This volume...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Abbado, Fleming, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Braunstein, Guy; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Claudio Abbado reunites with the Berlin Philharmonic to present Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Berg's Seen Early Songs, featuring 'America's Most Beautiful Voice', soprano Renee...continue...

Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony; Berg / Gielen, Johnson, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie for soprano, baritone & orchestra, Op. 18; Alban Berg: Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4
Performers: Johnson, James; Orsanic, Vlatka
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Orchestra

"Soprano Vlatka Orsanic and baritone James Johnson are rapturous, dramatic, and fiercely passionate in their performances, which may remind listeners in places of operatic singing...continue...

Liszt, Strauss, Berg: Lieder / Urmana, Schulze

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2005-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Songs (3) from William Tell, S 292; Die Fischertochter, S 325; Und sprich "Sich auf dem Meer"; Richard Strauss: Lieder (8), Op. 10; Lieder (2), Op. 26; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (5), Op...
Performers: Schulze, Jan Philip; Urmana, Violeta

Violeta Urmana's beautiful voice and powerfully expressive singing enliven this well-planned lieder recital on Farao. At various points in their careers, each of the represented...continue...

Berg, Webern, Ran: Songs, Chamber Music / Ragains, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-11-06

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Pieces (4) for clarinet & piano, Op. 5; Anton Webern: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 12; Quartet for clarinet, saxophone, piano & violin, Op. 22; Canons (5) on Latin Te...
Performers: Baker, Linda; Fivecoate, David; Goldenberg, William; Ragains, Diane; Tacke, Mathias; Warner, Melvin

Wien 1900 / Pierre-Alain Monot, et al

1 CD / Claves / 2004-09-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Orchestral Songs (6), Op. 8; Orchestral Songs (6) for Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 8; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Gesänge (6), Op. 13; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Gus...
Performers: Wesseling, Maria Riccarda
Conductors: Monot, Pierre-Alain
Ensemble: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne

SCENE Songs after Poems by Theodor Storm / Bastlein

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-08-24

Works: Hermann Reutter: Lieder (5) for voice & piano, Op. 58; Johannes Brahms: Über die Heide, song for voice & piano, Op. 86/4; Heinrich van Eyken: Nun geht der Mond durch Wolkennacht, for voice & pia...
Performers: Bastlein, Ulf; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

Alban Berg Collection / Barenboim, Behrens, Mutter, Kremer

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Sonata for...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Doukan, Pierre; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forsberg, Bengt; Gonda, Anna; Gru...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Susan Graham at Carnegie Hall / Graham, Martineau

1 CD / Erato / 2003-10-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103; Claude Debussy: Proses lyriques; Fantoches; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Francis Poulenc: Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apol...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

A born artist and star, American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham adds another landmark to her remarkable career with this live recording of her recent Carnegie Hall...continue...

Transcriptions Vol 1 / Laurence Equilbey, Accentus

1 CD / Naïve / 2003-08-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 6 in E flat minor, Op. 10/...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Costes, Pascale; Jeannot, Pierre; Kern, Nicolas; Lombard, Francois
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: Accentus Chamber Choir

"Some discs are simply so beautiful that it's almost painful to talk about them when you could be listening instead. This is one." - Classicstoday.com...continue...
Recording information: L'Arsenal, Metz, France (02/2001)....continue...