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Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45 / Sylvia McNair; Hakan Hagegard. Kurt Masur

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Not 'just any old Brahms Requiem', Kurt Masur of the New York Philharmonic offers a lightly-sprung, rhythmically buoyant interpretation of the Brahms Requiem that does...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York (02/1995-04/1995)....continue...

Best of Brahms / Rosemarie Lang, mezzo-soprano; Theo Adam, bass; Peter Rösel, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Violinsonate Nr. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Sinfonie Nr. 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Fantasien, Op...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Canino, Bruno; Damm, Peter; Dunckel, Rudolf; Lang, Rosemarie; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Pian...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Eschenburg, Hartwig; Herbig, Günther; Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Symphony Orchestra

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

Sensual Classics: Escape

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite Nr. 2; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 3 in D maj...
Performers: Haupt, Eckart; Mahn, Kurt; Ousset, Cecile
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Boskovsky, Willi; Schreier, Peter; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Soloists; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Kurt Masur

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This 1976 recording of the critically acclaimed Brahms cycle features the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig led by conductor Kurt Masur. According to "connoisseurs" these old Philips recordings...continue...
Recording information: Paul-Gerhardt Kirche, Leipzig (10/1976)....continue...

Kurt Masur: The Maestro

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I; Serg...
Performers: Moser, Edda; Ousset, Cecile; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rapp, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter; Schroter, Gisela; Stryczek, Karl-Heinz; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Kurt Masur is undoubtedly one of the world's most important conductors. This collection reflects his sovereign command of German symphonic music, and in particular his...continue...

50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Bruch, Brahms: Violin Concertos / Sarah Chang, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Chang, Sarah
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Merck Philharmonie

Sarah Chang records two of the most popular concertos of the violin repertoire, accompanied by the exceptional team of Kurt Masur and the Dresden Philharmonic...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 14 "Moonlight" / Masur, Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Greatest Works - Brahms / Masur, Neumann, Herbig, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat m...
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Rosel, Peter; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Sensual Tunes

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F maj...
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe; Suitner, Otmar; Bongartz, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Kurz, Siegfried; Garaguly, Carl von; Herbig, Günther

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 / Masur, Ousset, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Physical problems cut short the career of this remarkable French pianist some time ago, so it's a pleasure to present one of Cecile Ousset's first...continue...

Kurt Masur: A Life in Music / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Dvorak; Tchaikovsky; [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-11-20

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Stanislaw Moniuszko: Halka; Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dance in E minor; Peter Ilyich Tchaik...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; MDR Radio Choir

To celebrate his 80th birthday, Kurt Masur led "his" Gewandhaus Orchestra in a special gala concert in June 2007. For his birthday concert, Masur, currently...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Germany
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The Art of Ruggiero Ricci

5 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Karl Goldmark: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 28; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Persinger, Louis; Ricci, Giorgio; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Kuntsch, Matthias; Froment, Louis de; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

'The Art of Ruggiero Ricci' presents over six hours of great recordings from the Vox, Turnabout and Candide Records archive, including over three hours of...continue...

Brahms: Sérénades Op 11 & 16 / Kurt Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"The orchestra has a luxurious fullness and plays (as you'd expect) with absolute authority. Sonics on the standard CD layer are excellent, nicely balancing clarity...continue...

Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Kurt Masur/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-01-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Run Time: 197 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Beethoven / Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

A noted exponent of Liszt's piano works and a champion of the composer's forward-looking contributions to the development of music, Mr. Dichter was honored in...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1, Tragic Overture / Masur, NYPO

1 CD / Apex / 2002-07-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Piano Adagios

2 CD / Erato / 2000-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Collard, Catherine; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fellner, Till; Grimaud, Helene; Huang, Helen; Krainev, Vladimir; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Pires, Maria-Joao; Timm, Jurnjak...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Jordan, Armin; Masur, Kurt; Zinman, David; Conlon, James; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Janowski, Marek; Inbal, Eliahu; Volmer, Arvo; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Estonian State Symphony Orchestra; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch...

Brahms: Violinkonzert; Schumann: Fantasie / Mutter, Masur

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Masur, New York Philharmonic

1 CD / Teldec / 1995-11-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Hagegård, Håkan; Hagegard, Hakan; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Westminster Symphonic Choir