Lehár, Franz

Happy New Year: Opera Gala from Dresden / Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Thielemann

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Die Zirkusprinzessin; Kaiserin Josephine; Der Teufelsreiter; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Das Veilchen vom Montmartre; D...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria; Schopf, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

A content, marketing and promotional transformation for one of Europe's premiere classical music events.

A unique occasion, and a unique product offering - welcome 2013

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Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (2011-12-31&2012-12-29_2012-)....continue...

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...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Strauss Family, Lehar: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1958-02-12&1958-02-19_1958-)....continue...

Forever Domingo: Placido Domingo sings Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Rossini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-19

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio

Vergiss mein Nicht

2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19

Works: Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Maurus Katt: Wenn mein Herz Heimweh hat; Hans Moltkau: Geh' nicht fort; Niemals lass ich dich allein; Nico Dostal: Monika; Gunter Georgy-Engelhardt: Gondel, gleite du h...
Performers: Fahberg, Antonia; Sailer, Friederike; Stankovski, Ernst; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Mareczek, Fritz; Stech, Willi; Becker, Gerhard

The Heartfelt Voice - Heinz Hoppe, tenor [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Werner Bochmann: Heimat, deine Sterne, song for voice & piano; Abends in der Taverne, song; Robert Stolz: Vor meinem Vaterhaus steht eine Linde; Karl Blume: Grün ist die Heide, song (from the fi...
Performers: Bak, Valerie; Bartos, Rita; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hansen, Max; Hofmann, Willi; Hoppe, Heinz; Langel, Willy [Vocals]; Litz, Gisela; Owen, Chloe; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schlemm, Anny;...
Conductors: Becht, Erich; Stolz, Robert; Marszalek, Franz; Stephan, Wilhelm; Schandert, Manfred; Muller-Lampertz, Richard; Cremer, Curt; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Burkhardt, Paul; Erede, Alberto; Martin, Wolfgang...

Heinz Hoppe was been the incarnation of the "olk singer": that rare species of singer possessing the necessary vocal qualities to pursue a career in...continue...

Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

The Song of the Nightingale - Coloratura operetta arias / Ingeborg Hallstein, coloratura soprano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Grothe: Lied der Nachtigall ("Zauberlied der Nacht"), for voice & piano; Napoleon ist an allem Schuld; Carl Zeller: Ich bin die Christel von der Post, song (from Der Vogelhändler); Eduard ...
Performers: Bader, Hans-Dieter; Clarin, Hans; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Kieling, Wolfgang; Rubin, Peter
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Bernet, Dietfried; Ebert, Wolfgang; Geese, Heinz; Hoffman, Ernest

Ingeborg Hallstein was one of the outstanding coloratura sopranos in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Munich on May 23, 1936, Ingeborg...continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Ihre gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Franz von Suppé: Boccacio; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Rund um die Liebe; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Albrecht, Otto; Dolz, Dolf; Fritz, Bruno; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Gunter, Horst; Lais, Detlev; Pfeifle, Alfred; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Stephan, Wilhelm; Marszalek, Franz; Hermann, Harry; Zacharias, Helmut; Jary, Michael; Walter, Fried; Burkhardt, Paul; Szell, George; Rother, Artur

Recording information: 1950-1958....continue...

Time Traveller: La Belle Epoque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne; La Périchole; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Prinz Methusalem; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"),...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baldwin, Dalton; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, György; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gigli, Beniamino; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pennario, Leonard; Royal, Kate
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Gardner, Edward; Goehr, Walter; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

As the 19th century faded and the 20th century began; something special was in the air: the scent of decadence mingled with the thrill of...continue...

Live Aus Der Semperoper: The Lehar Gala From Dresden / Thielemann, Denoke, Labin, Beczala

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-02-21

Works: Franz Lehár: Giuditta; Paganini; Der Graf von Luxemburg; Friederike; Das Land des Lächelns; Wilde Rosen, waltz for orchestra, NV 281; Der Göttergatte; Eva; Der Zarewitsch; Zigeunerlieb...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

The CD release of this year's Lehár Gala from Dresden takes up the success of last year's live recording from the Operetta Gala with Christian...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden, Germany (12/31/2011)....continue...

The Best of Operetta / Wunderlich, Fassbaender, Gedda, Prey, Rothenberger

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Der Zigeunerbaron; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Giuditta; Der Zarewitsch; Das Land des Lächelns; Das Land Des Lächelns; Fred Raymond: Maske In Blau;...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Barabas, Sari; Berry, Walter; Brokmeier, Willi; Dallapozza, Adolf; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forster, Jurgen...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Wallberg, Heinz; Moltkau, Hans; Michalski, Carl; Mattes, Willy

Favourite Melodies / René Kollo, tenor [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Hans May: Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben; Peter Paul Kreuder: Immer und Ewig; Alois Melichar: In mir klingt ein Lied, song (after Chopin's Etude in E major, Op. 10/3); Franz Grothe: ...
Performers: Fine, Wendy; Holliday, Melanie; Juten, Grit van; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Liljeberg, Ingrit; Putz, Ruth-Margaret; Schachtner, Heinz
Conductors: Geese, Heinz; Ventura, Antony; Klinkhammer, Stefan; Wallat, Hans; Piesker, Rüdiger; Cremer, Curt; Ebert, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Members)

The Golden Age of Light Music: Light Music While You Work, Vol. 3

1 CD / Guild / 2011-11-08

Works: Montague Ewing: Fairy on the Clock; Fairies in the Moon; Carl Robrecht: Samum, symphonic foxtrot for pops orchestra; Frank Churchill: With a Smile and a Song (for Disney's Snow White); Jesse Greer: F...
Conductors: Collins, Harold; Fryer, Harry; Pursglove, Reg; Burston, Reginald; Reynolds, Wynford; Munro, Ronnie; Davidson, Harry; Crean, Richard

Gold & Silver

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Lehár: Gold und Silber-Walzer (Gold and Silver Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 79, NV 87; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan...
Performers: Turner, Laurance [Violin]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

The HMV recordings offered here represent the lighter side of the Hallé-Barbirolli partnership and date from the immediate post-war years....continue...

And The Waltz Goes On [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Universal Music Canada Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Spoken Word: And The Waltz Goes On [DVD]; Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Wiener Blut; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Abe Holzmann: B...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Rieu, André

It Is Really Me / Marilyn Hill Smith sing musicals

1 CD / Jay Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Tom Jones: Is It Really Me?; Sigmund Romberg: Romance, song (from "The Desert Song"); Deep in My Heart, Dear, for voice & orchestra (from The Student Prince); Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All...
Performers: Rendall, David; Smith, Marilyn Hill [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Edwards, John O.; Brown, Justin

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (09/07/1989); Cts Studios (09/07/1989); Abbey Road Studios (1990-06-22&1991-03-20&2010-); Cts Studios (1990-06-22&1991-03-20&2010-)....continue...

Great Singers Live: Lucia Popp / Arias by Stolz, Lehar, Weber, Lortzing, Mozart et al.

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-10-25

Works: Robert Stolz: Der Favorit; Venus in Seide; Franz Lehár: Paganini; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Undine; George Frederick Handel: Julius Cäsar; Wolfgang Amadeus...
Performers: Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto

Lucia Popp is one of the best-documented and most versatile singers of her generation. Because of her linguistic and stylistic flexibility she was able to...continue...
Recording information: Kongress Saal, Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany....continue...

Moonlight Serenade / Andre Rieu

1 CD / Universal Music Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Lehár: Gold und Silber-Walzer (Gold and Silver Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 79, NV 87; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Nino Rota: Romeo & Juliet; André Rieu: My Love Song Shoul...
Performers: Durham, Judith
Conductors: Rieu, André

The Best of Yvonne Kenny

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Messiah; Alcina; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Four Last Songs; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Tr...
Performers: Almonte, Caroline; Chindamo, Joe; Kenny, Yvonne; Martineau, Malcolm; Sandilands, Ron; Vries, Doug de
Conductors: Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Fritzsch, Johannes; Bonynge, Richard; Noble, Guy; Dyer, Paul

100 Best Waltzes & Polkas

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Wiener Blut; Das Spitzentuch der König...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Karajan, Herbert von; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Kurtz, Efrem; Jansons, Mariss; Davis, Andrew; Muti, Riccardo; Hochlov, Dmitri; Irving, Robert; Lanchbery, John; Hickox,...

A Fool for Love: Popular arias from Mozart to Stravinsky / Michael Spyres, tenor

1 CD / Delos / 2011-09-27

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:...
Performers: Spyres, Michael
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: ; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Emerging American tenor and Missouri native Michael Spyres, completed his studies at the Vienna Conservatory, and is already known to European audiences having appeared in...continue...
Recording information: Pavel Slobodkin Center for the Arts, Moscow (11/2010)....continue...

Waltzing and Marching

1 CD / Sounds of Yesteryear / 2011-09-20

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Sari; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams) ("Wien, Wien, nur du allein"); Franz Lehár: Gold und Silber-Walzer (Gold and Sil...
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André

Operetta Collection / various artists (3 CDs)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in der Unterwelt; Johann Strauss II: Die Zigeunerbaron; Carl Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Emmerich Kálmán: Die Cs&a...
Performers: Apelt, Friederike; Büchner, Eberhard; Ebert, Elisabeth; Enders, Werner; Fischer, Gudrun; Geiler, Hannelore; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Hiestermann, Horst; Holzke, Karl Friedrich; Katterfeld, Hannerose;...
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Widlak, Johannes

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Complete Opera Plus Bonus Gala Scene / Gueden, Kmentt, Koth, Berry, Waechter

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); E...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Sutherland, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

Terrific Tenors

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta (Idomeneo, King of Crete); Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohè...
Performers: Best, Roy; Bjorling, Jussi; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collins, Kenneth; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Florez, Juan Diego; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Lanza, Mari...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Gardiner, John Eliot; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; López-Cobos, Jesús; Rizzi, Carlo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Kubelik, Rafael; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Walker, Anto...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Maurice André Edition / Suites, Dances and Arrangements [6 CDs]

6 CD / Erato / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cantata, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Barboteu, Georges; Bernard, Joelle; Bylsma, Anner; De Antoni, Charles; Giebel, Agnes; Holtmann, Jacques; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Karius, Wolfgang; LaGorce, Marcel; Maliponte...
Conductors: Pichaureau, Claude; Soustrot, Marc; Ristenpart, Karl; Rauber, François; Lagrange, Claude; Corboz, Michel; Leonhardt, Gustav; Faerber, Jörg; Gotti, Tito; Paillard, Jean-François; Martin...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble De Cuivres De Paris; Ensemble of Bologna; Harmonie Municipale D'alès ; Trombone Quartet of the RTF Orchestra

Fourth in the series of 6CD box sets of the extensive Erato recordings of Maurice André, famous French trumpet player with the silvery touch....continue...
Includes j'ai du bon tabac (anon.) / menuet d'isis (j.-b. l by various composers.

Includes work(s) by Giuseppe Torelli....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...

Vienna, city of my dreams

1 CD / Gramola / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams) ("Wien...
Performers: Nakajima, Akiko; Rauball, Wolfgang
Conductors: Muus, Niels

On her new CD, celebrated Japanese soprano Akiko Nakajima presents a broad selection of treasures from the operetta, Viennese song, and film, accompanied by the...continue...
Recording information: Gläsemer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna (06/04/2010-06/06/2010)....continue...

Welsh Choral Spectacular

3 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Franz Lehár: Giuditta (Judith); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Don Giovanni; The Magic Flute; Tr...
Performers: Evans, Rebecca; Evans, Wynne; Howard, Jason; Howard, Jeffrey; Lewis, Pete; Llywlyn, Huw; Morgan, Timothy; Thwaite, Annabel; Totterdale, Peter; Williams, Huw [Organ]; Wyn, Fflur
Conductors: James, Haydn; Humphreys, Alwyn

Recording information: The Royal Albert Hall....continue...

New Year's Eve Concert 2010

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-02-15

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Gold und Silber-Walzer (Gold and Silver Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 79, NV 87; The Land of Smiles; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Johann Strauss II: An der El...
Performers: Atanasov, Stephanie; Dunaev, Andrey; Ezenarro, Arantza; Fleming, Renée; Hadidi, Gala El; Hupach, Gerald; Jung, Ilhun; Lee, Sangmin; Maltman, Christopher; Martinsen, Tom [Tenor Vocal]; McHantaf...
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian

This is the auspicious premiere of a series of New Year's Eve concerts from the famous Semperoper in Dresden. Deutsche Grammophon is proud to announce...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (12/31/2010)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Lightly Classical

1 CD / Guild / 2011-02-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite; William Walton: Façade Suite no 2; Peter DeRose: The Lamp Is ...
Conductors: Challet, Pierre; Morley, Angela; Walton, William; De Vol, Frank; Torch, Sidney; Gamba, Piero; Williams, Charles; Munro, Ronnie; Green, Philip; Jones, Leslie; Kostelanetz, André; Carroll, David; ...

The collection of music on this recording proves that the so-called boundaries between light and classical music are not insurmountable; that many composers had lighter...continue...

Viva Domingo!

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Macbeth; Giavanna d'Arco; Otello; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; La clemenza di...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Domingo, Placido; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Gabriel, Ana; Graham, Susan; Hampson, Thomas; Milnes, Sherrill; Pandora; Sc...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barker, John; Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Chung, Myung-Whun; Levine, James; Pappano, Antonio; Prêtre, Georges; Bartoletti, Bruno; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Viotti, Marcello; Rudel, J...

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 4-CD set replete with extension liner notes, artist testimonials, and a career...continue...

The Very Best Of Placido Domingo

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Charles Goun...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Graham, Susan; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Horton, Peter; Urmana, Violeta; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John; Prêtre, Georges; Behr, Randall; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Rudel, Julius; Pappano, Antonio; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Domingo, Placid...
Ensemble: ; Rondalla Lirica de Madrid

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 2-CD set of his greatest hits. A worldrenowned, multifaceted artist, Domingo, now...continue...

Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

Best of Symphonic Lehár

4 CD / CPO / 2011-01-25

Works: Franz Lehár: Tatjana, opera; Fieber, symphonic poem for voice & orchestra (from song collection "Aus eiserner Zeit"), V. 16; Il guado, symphonic poem for orchestra, NV 97; Concertino for violin ...
Performers: Banfield, Volker; Gambill, Robert; Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Honda-Rosenberg, Latica; Worlitzsch, Volker
Conductors: Seibel, Klauspeter; Jurowski, Michail

Rosen Aus Dem Suden [2010] / André Rieu

1 CD / Polydor Import / 2010-12-21

Works: Rolf Lovland: You Raise Me Up (Por ti seré), song; Johann Strauss II: Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Amanda McBroom: The Rose; André Rieu: The Gypsy Princess, medley for violin & pops or...
Performers: Diederen, Roger; Louwerse, Mirusia; Monarcha, Carmen; Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Rieu, André

Also known as You Raise Me Up: Songs for Mum in some territories, Rosen aus dem Suden is one of several 2010 releases to capitalize on the belated success of Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer A...continue...

Les Roses De La Vie / André Rieu

1 CD / Polydor Import / 2010-12-07

Works: Amanda McBroom: The Rose; Paul de Senneville: Ballade pour Adeline, song for voice & piano; Rolf Lovland: You Raise Me Up (Por ti seré), song; Johann Strauss II: Das Spitzentuch der Königin...
Performers: Bennett, Gary; Diederen, Roger; Greuel, Thomas; Louwerse, Mirusia; Mavrak, Bela; Monarcha, Carmen; Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Rieu, André
Ensemble: ; The Platin Tenors (Vocal Ensemble)

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, Pays-Bas.

Also known as You Raise Me Up: Songs for Mum in some territories, Rosen aus dem Suden is one of several 2010 releases to...continue...

Classic Australian Performances / Sutherland, Bonynge

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La Fille du Régiment; Lucia di Lammermoor; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Francis Poulenc: Dialogues of the Carmelites; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, op...
Performers: Allman, Robert; Baigildin, Sergei; Begg, Heather; Bermingham, Jennifer; Black, Jeffrey; Brynnel, Monique; Collins, Kenneth; Dawes, Christopher; Donald, Robin; Donnelly, Malcolm; Elkins, Margreta; Ewe...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard

Recording information: Sydney Opera House....continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

The Voice Of The Century / Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Georges Bizet: Vasco da Gama, ode-symphony for chorus & orchestra; G...
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Gibbs, John; Knight, Gillian; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pelizzoni, Rinaldo; Plessis, Christian du; Siepi, Cesare; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

The Great Premiere

2 CD / Red/membran / 2010-10-25

Works: Franz Lehár: Giuditta; Das Land des Lächcelns; Schön ist die Welt; Friederike; Paganini; Der Zarewitsch; The Merry Widow; Ralph Benatzky: Im weissen Rössl; Die Drei Musketiere; ...
Performers: Alpar, Gitta; Arno, Siegfried; Barsony, Rosy; Bohnen, Michael; Denes, Oskar; Eggerth, Marta; Girardi, Alexander; Grundgens, Gustaf; Hansen, Max; Hildebrand, Hilde; Jaray, Hans; Lemnitz, Tiana; Lenya,...
Conductors: Lehár, Franz; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz; Weber, Marek; ; Schmalstich, Clemens; Hauke, Ernst; Kunneke, Eduard; Schindler, Hans; Abraham, Paul; Mackeben, Theo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Nick, Dr....
Ensemble: ; Paul Jazz Symphoniker Godwin

Habanera / Elina Garanca

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-25

Works: Francisco Asenjo Barbieri: El barberillo de Lavapiés; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: Zigeunerliebe; Michael William Balfe: The Bohemian Girl; Xavier Montsalvatge: Cinco cancione...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barletta, Alberto; Baroni, Enrico Maria; Bridelli, Giuseppina; Brown, Geri; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Garanca, Elina; Maghenzani, Cesare; Maori, Massimo; Milani, Alessandro [Viol...
Conductors: Chichon, Karel Mark

Elina Garanca's supple, seductive mezzo is aflame with the neon hues and rhythmic dash of Romany in excerpts from beguiling Gypsy roles in opera and...continue...
Personnel: Elina Garanca (mezzo soprano).

Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (03/2010)....continue...

Waltz of My Heart

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-10-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Freikugeln, Op. 326; Richard Rodgers: Edelweiss, song (from "The Sound of Music"); Franz Lehár: The...
Performers: Harrison, Jack; Kenny, Yvonne; Payne, Geoffrey; Smith, Wilma
Conductors: Ponkin, Vladimir; Rieu, André; Bonynge, Richard; Dommett, Leonard; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Summerbell, Mark; Forestier, Jean-Louis; Rudner, Ola; Shapirra, Elyakum; Mills, Richard; Divall, Richard...

Lehár: Der Zarewitsch

1 CD / Oehms / 2010-09-28

Works: Franz Lehár: Der Zarewitsch
Performers: Deluca, Ciro; Feldhofer, Sieglinde; Kathol, Marko; Reinprecht, Alexandra; Serafin, Harald; Simu, Tiberius
Conductors: Maurer, Wolfdieter

Recording information: Seebühne Mörbisch (06/26/2010-06/27/2010)....continue...