Lehár, Franz > Ackermann, Otto

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Operetta

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-06-14

Works: Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Carl Zeller: Der Voglhändler; Der Obersteiger; Franz Lehár: Der Zarewitsch; Der Graf von Luxemburg; Giuditta; The Merry Widow; Der Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von

Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf at her finest, delivering 21 operetta favorites from The Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, The Land of Smiles, and others: a legendary recording...continue...

Lehar: Merry Widow & The Land Of Smiles / Ackermann [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; Unspecified: Die lustige Witwe & Das Land des Lächelns Synopses and Librettos [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Kraus, Otakar; Niessner, Anton
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto

Franz Lehár: Operetten Meisterwerke

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; Paganini
Performers: Christ, Rudolf; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Liebesberg, Else; Loose, Emmy; Mechera, Erika; Prikopa, Herbert; Rysanek, Lotte; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Bauer-Theussl, Franz

Festival of the Primadonnas

3 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-06-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jacques Offenbach: ...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Barabas, Sari; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Callas, Maria; Cebotari, Maria; Gedda, Nicolai; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Grummer, Elisabeth; Koth, Erika; Kupper, Annelies; Losch, Liselotte; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Rudolf, Max; Böhm, Karl; Prohaska, Felix; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Santini, Gabriele; Erede, Alberto; Weigert, Herman; Karajan, Herbert von; Krips, Josef; Lehmann, Fritz; Reiner, Fri...

Golden Operetta of Vienna

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-06-30

Works: Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des Lächelns"); Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); The Merry Widow; Meine Lipp...
Performers: Barabas, Sari; Bjorling, Jussi; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kunz, Erich; Lipp, Wilma; Loose, Emmy; Patzak, Julius; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Saile...
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Stolz, Robert; Mareczek, Fritz; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Moralt, Rudolf; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Grevillius, Nils; Geehl, Henry Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This remarkable 25-CD survey of some of the great Russian pianists of past and present follows the tradition from those who can, through their teachers,...continue...

Prima Voce - Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Krauss, Patzak, Güden, Wagner, Gedda, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Der Zigeunerbaron; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Immer nur Lächeln, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (from...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Gedda, Nicolai; Kunz, Erich; Patzak, Julius; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Welitsch, Ljuba
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Ackermann, Otto; Moralt, Rudolf; Reinshagen, Victor; Paulik, Anton

Surely a more scintillating score than that composed by Johann Strauss II for his operetta 'Die Fledermuas' does not exist. This performance is conducted by...continue...

Lehár: Die lustige Witwe / Ackermann, Schwartzkopf, Kunz, Gedda, Loose, Niessner, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-11-03

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Kunz, Erich; Loose, Emmy; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Prima voce - Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Werther; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: La muette de Portici; Modest Musso...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; de los Angeles, Victoria; Depraz, Xavier; Froumenty, Pierre; Gedda, Nicolai; Gorr, Rita; Ignal, Madeline; Loose, Emmy; Micheau, Janine; Vessieres, Andre; Vivalda, Janette; Zareska, ...
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Cluytens, André; Dobroven, Issay; Fourestier, Louis; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings for this 2-CD set have been carefully selected to show the extraordinary control Gedda has over his vocal resources, and to demonstrate his...continue...

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

Lehár: The Merry Widow

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2004-03-02

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Kurty, Hella; Loose, Emmy; Mattoni, André von; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: ; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"The stellar vocal soloists are, then and now, names to conjure with even the smaller roles are well and knowledgeably cast Schwarzkopf shows her seductive...continue...
The mono recording of this work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in the lead role, in the full bloom of her youth, is a special treat, a brilliant, fully realized version of the work that, even more helpful...continue...

Puccini, Mozart, Beethoven, etc / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

1 CD / Regis Records / 2004-02-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reznicek, Hans; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Ackermann, Otto