Gluck, Christoph Willibald > Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Schubert: Symphony no 9, Rosamunde Ov; Gluck / Mengelberg, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2008-03-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Here is another notable example of the artistry of Willem Mengelberg. The Gluck was, until recently, quite a rarity, a reminder of a short-term relationship...continue...

Heavenly Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (H...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berbié, Jane; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona; Caracciolo, Franco; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chorus, Vienna State Opera; Davis, Colin, Sir [Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; Gergie...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Agoult, Raymond; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Judd, James; Page, Neil; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rogé, Pasca...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Sinfonia; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Naples Rossini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Marie Goosens, Marisa Robles (harp); Michael Kennedy, Iona Brown (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Miklós Perényi (cello); Pascal Rogé (piano)....continue...

Willem Mengelberg - Conductor

3 CD / Andante / 2002-06-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Rákóczy March, for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Franz Liszt: Les Préludes, symphonic...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"This truly is Stokowski at the height of his powers, not to be missed on any count." - Gramophone...continue...