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...
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PSR 170286

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2012-10-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 8 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major (missa brevis), K. 194 (K. 186h); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 13 in G major, K 274 (271d); Mass no 14 for sol...
Performers:
Horak, Cornelia; Kaimbacher, Alexander; Sander, Klemens
Conductors:
Pixner, Andreas
Ensemble:
; St. Augustin Orchestra
The Choral Society of St. Augustine at Vienna's Jesuit Church is a church choir. The choir occupies a special place in the Viennese musical scene...continue...
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PSR 91195

1 CD / Preiser /
2012-09-11
Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Melchior Vulpius: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestr...
Performers:
Heinrich, Gernot; Horak, Cornelia; Schamschula, Maximilian [Organ]; Sramek, Alfred
Conductors:
Pixner, Andreas
Ensemble:
; Orchestra of St. Augustine Vienna
The Choral Society of St. Augustine at Vienna's Jesuit Church is a church choir. The choir occupies a special place in the Viennese musical scene,...continue...
Recording information: Jesuitenkirche-Univesitätskirche, Vienna, Austria (10/01/2011/10/02/2011)....continue...
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PSR 90805

1 CD / Preiser /
2011-08-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicc...
Performers:
Bayer, Benjamin; Farnberger, Franz; Kohne, Karsten; Muhlbacher, Alois; Schlogl, Christoph
Recording information: Stift St. Florian (2009-2010)....continue...
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PSR 91185
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-07-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E flat major, K. 563; Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade for violin, viola & cello in D major, Op. 8
Performers:
Ehrenfellner, Christoph; Müller, Herbert; Skocic, Adalbert
Three of Vienna's best string players join forces to present trios by Mozart and Beethoven....continue...
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PSR 91173
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-05-10
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Tra...
Performers:
Ausensi, Manuel
Conductors:
Grignon, Ricardo Lamote de; Cisneros, Indalecio; Argenta, Ataúlfo
Manuel Ausensi was born in Barcelona and studied at the conservatory. His first prize in a radio singing competition gave him the opportunity to sing...continue...
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PSR 89742

1 CD / Preiser /
2011-05-10
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Don Giovanni; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Eugen d'Albert: Die toten Augen; Tiefland; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Sta...
Performers:
Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Kupper, Annelies; Reinmar, Hans; Schlemm, Anny; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors:
Leitner, Ferdinand; Sandberg, Herbert; Heger, Robert; Kraus, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Reinshagen, Victor; Rother, Artur; Lehmann, Fritz
Annelies Kupper (1906-1987) was born in Poland. She was a schoolteacher while at the same time studying voice. She launched her stage career at the...continue...
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PSR 93476

1 CD / Preiser /
2011-04-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et Juliette; Jules Massenet: Manon; Werther; Edouard L...
Performers:
Crooks, Richard
Conductors:
Pelletier, Wilfred; Shilkret, Nathaniel
Richard Crooks was known less for the richness of his voice than his musicality, line and concentration of tone. His recordings of Mozart are rightfully...continue...
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PSR 89744

1 CD / Preiser /
2011-04-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dir, Seele des Weltalls, K. 429; Die Maurerfreude, K. 471; Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Laut verkünde unsre Freude, cantata for male chorus & orchestr...
Performers:
Berry, Walter; Christ, Rudolf; Majkut, Erich; Schey, Hermann
Conductors:
Paumgartner, Bernhard
This disc of historic recordings of Mozart cantatas and concert arias features Rudolf Christ, tenor and Herman Schey, bass....continue...
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PSR 93477

1 CD / Preiser /
2011-02-08
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe; Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Siegfried; Gött...
Performers:
Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors:
Reinhardt, Rolf; Ludwig, Leopold; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Kempe, Rudolf; Krauss, Clemens; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Schuchter, Gilbert
Born in Mainz, Neidlinger sang at the Hamburg Staatsoper and the Staatstheater in Stuttgart. He sang 20 seasons at the Bayreuth Festival and for 25...continue...
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PSR 93475

2 CD / Preiser /
2010-12-14
Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Douce dame jolie, pour Dieu; French Traditional: L' amour de moi, folk song; Tambourin; Claudio Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Orfeo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella...
Performers:
Boardman, Reginald; Hayes, Roland
Roland Hayes’s repertoire of lieder ranged from Dowland and Monteverdi to Schubert, Beethoven and Mozart, from Debussy and Wolf all the way to Villa-Lobos. While...continue...
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PSR 93462

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-11-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Don Juan; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La Travi...
Performers:
Alten, Bella; Egenieff, Franz; Jorn, Karl; Padilla, Lola Artôt de; Perard-Petzl, Luise; Talen, Bjorn
Lola Artot de Padilla was born near Paris to parents who were famous singers. Her career was centered in Germany, where she was very popular....continue...
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PSR 89735

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-10-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; François-Adrien Boieldieu: Die weisse Dame; Adolphe Adam: Der Postill...
Performers:
Traxel, Josef
Conductors:
Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gruber, Arthur; Löwlein, Hans; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner
Traxel's particular vocal sound was better suited to the concert hall than to the opera stage and that is where his true importance lies. Although...continue...
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PSR 93459

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-09-14
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Otello; Jules Massenet: Erodiade; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; María Grever: Alma Mia; ...
Performers:
Monte, Toti Dal; Montesanto, Luigi; Morelli, Carlo; Pacetti, Iva
Conductors:
Molajoli, Lorenzo; Antonini, Alfredo
Apart from the prestigious competition that bears his name, the baritone Carlo Morelli has largely been forgotten despite a long and always successful career. Born...continue...
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PSR 89738

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-08-10
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Gudunov; Songs and dances of death; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Otello; Falstaff; J...
Performers:
London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Ulanowsky, Paul
Conductors:
Moralt, Rudolf; Morel, Jean Paul
With the death of George London, the world lost a vital, masculine and at the same time deeply sensitive singer for whom the description "unique"...continue...
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PSR 93463

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-04-13
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla; Giuseppe Verdi: Arnoldo; Rigoletto; La Traviata; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Jacques Offenbach: Hoffmans Erz...
Performers:
Cordes, Marcel; Kohn, Karl; Koth, Erika; Stoll, Walter; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors:
Schuchter, Wilhelm; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Gaebel, Kurt
Born Kurt Schumacher, Marcel Cordes spent the war years in a French prisoner-of-war camp. He resumed his singing career in 1948 and changed vocal roles...continue...
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PSR 93464

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-03-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Undine; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jacques Offenbac...
Performers:
Blankenheim, Toni; Kuen, Paul; Ludwig, Walther; Schlemm, Anny
Conductors:
Schuchter, Wilhelm; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Lehmann, Fritz
Perhaps the most versatile singer of the 20th century, Anny Schlemm made her debut at age 17. As a singer of outstanding merit, she was...continue...
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PSR 93461

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-03-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (295b); Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K 307 (284d); Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling und der Tod, D 545; Heimliches Lieben ...
Performers:
Rosbaud, Hans; Stich-Randall, Teresa
This is an historic recording of Teresa Stich-Randall at the Festival d'Aix en Provence, July 31, 1956....continue...
Recording information: Festival d'Aix en Provence; Cathédrale Saint Sauveur, A (07/31/1956)....continue...
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PSR 93458

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-02-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Der barbier von Sevilla; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling; Albert Lortzi...
Performers:
Fröhlich, Otto [Trumpet]; Hildebrand, Helga; Kohn, Karl; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rothenberger, Anneliese
Conductors:
Gruber, Arthur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Mälzer, Martin; Ackermann, Otto
The recordings made a good half-century ago by Herrmann Prey represent a rare stroke of luck. They provide a representative cross-section of the repertoire for...continue...
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PSR 93466

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-01-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entfü...
Performers:
Gedda, Nicolai; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors:
Jouve, Andre; Rosbaud, Hans
The collection of recordings by Teresa Stich-Randall (1927-2007) contains arias from various Mozart operas. Although Teresa Stich-Randall was an American, she spent most of her...continue...
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PSR 93469

1 CD / Preiser /
2010-01-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Hamlet; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godounov; Gustave Charpenti...
Performers:
Coppola, Piero; Cozette, Michael; Riquier, Odette; Vanni-Marcoux
Conductors:
Coppola, Piero
Born in Turin to a French father and Italian mother, Marcoux's training was in law, although he took voice lessons on the side. He sang...continue...
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PSR 89728

3 CD / Preiser /
2009-10-13
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Per questa bella mano, K 612; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584
Performers:
Berry, Walter; Jurinac, Sena; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Neikrug, George; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Z...
Conductors:
Moralt, Rudolf; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra
This historic recording of Don Giovanni was originally issued on Philips in 1955. Included as bonus tracks is George London singing Mozart arias. No libretto...continue...
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PSR 90762

1 CD / Preiser /
2009-09-08
Works: Jules Massenet: Il re di Lahore; Filippo Marchetti: Ruy Blas; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Ernani; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Amilcare Ponc...
Performers:
Battistini, Mattia
Mattia Battistini's name is constantly evoked when conversation turns to the classic example of Italian belcanto. Battistini marks the end of a vocal epoch that...continue...
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PSR 89725

1 CD / Preiser /
2009-07-14
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; ...
Performers:
Bosetti, Hermina; Feinhals, Fritz; Morena, Berta
The career of this celebrated helden baritone began in Cologne where he was born. He was a noted Wagnerian singer, performing at Covent Garden and...continue...
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PSR 89721
1 CD / Preiser /
2009-07-14
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Vincenzo Bellin...
Performers:
Kurz, Selma
Born in 1874 in Bielitz-Biala, Selma Kurz started work as a seamstress to support her family. Her vocal gifts were recognized and she studied in...continue...
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PSR 89717
1 CD / Preiser /
2009-06-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers:
Barylli, Walter; Doktor, Paul
Conductors:
Krauss, Clemens; Prohaska, Felix
Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Walter Barylli became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic at age 18. His recording of the concerto was made in 1944 when he was 23. The...continue...
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PSR 90760

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-09-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier;...
Performers:
Gyr, Suzanne; Rothmuller, Marko
Conductors:
Robertson, James; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble:
Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra
Marko Rothmuller (1908-1993) was a citizen of the world but occupied an outstanding position in German musical life. Born in Croatia, he moved to Vienna...continue...
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PSR 89705

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-08-12
Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; A Life for the Tsar; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden; The Tsar's Bride; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Anton Arensky: Romances (6) for voice & piano, Op. ...
Performers:
Nezhdanova, Antonina
This compilation of recordings by Antonina Nazhdanova (1873-1950) draws attention to one of the great Russian singers, who was well-known and revered in Russia but...continue...
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PSR 89704

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-08-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Vincenzo Bellini...
Performers:
Pruwer, Julius; Urbano, Umberto; Vocals], Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender [Baritone
Conductors:
Prüwer, Julius
Hedwig von Debicka (1881-1970) was born into an old Polish-Russian aristocratic family and grew up in Dembicki. She received her first training at the Warsaw...continue...
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PSR 89703

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-07-08
Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Symphony no 1 in C major, J. 50 (Op. 19); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; German Dances (6), K 600; German Dances (4), K...
Conductors:
Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble:
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
This is a recording of the final concert conducted by Erich Kleiber on January 26, 1956. He died one week later unexpectedly on the 200th...continue...
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PSR 90751

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-06-10
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Michael Haydn: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, P 53; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485
Performers:
Angerer, Christoph
Conductors:
Ensemble:
Concilium Musicum, Vienna
This recording performed by the Concilium Musicum Wien on original period instruments celebrates their 25th anniversary. Established in 1982, its aim was to perform music...continue...
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PSR 90750

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-05-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor;...
Performers:
Borg, Kim; Wächter, Eberhard
Conductors:
Rother, Artur; Leitner, Ferdinand
The Finnish singer Kim Borg was born in 1919. His studies in chemistry were interrupted by the war and it wasn't until 1946 that he...continue...
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PSR 89698

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-04-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; R...
Performers:
Bori, Lucrezia; Jacoby, Josephine; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Sammarco, Giuseppe Mario; Werrenrath, Reinald
In his day, John McCormack was certainly one of the greatest lyric tenors in the world. Audiences loved him, but even he admitted to being...continue...
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PSR 89697

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-02-01
Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 2...
Performers:
SoRyang
Europe’s most unusual pianist plays her 400 pound piano on the street, which she thus transforms into a concert hall. SoRyang had already trained as...continue...
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PSR 90745

1 CD / Preiser /
2008-02-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Jules Massenet: Manon; Georges Bizet: Carmen, op...
Performers:
Albanese, Licia; Melton, James
Conductors:
Breisach, Paul; Levi, Sylvan; Morel, Jean Paul; Weissmann, Frieder; Black, Frank
The musical crossover is a phenomenon not just of our time; it was already commonplace in the early decades of the 20th century. With one...continue...
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PSR 89693

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-12-01
Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Sonata for Violin/Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 50; Ernst Krenek: Suite for flute & piano (or orchestra), Op. 147; Franz Joseph Haydn: Works (32) for Mechanical Clock, H 19; ...
Performers:
Anton, Ulrike; Ryan, Russell
Born in Graz, Austria, Ulrike Anton received her musical education in Austria, France and Great Britain. In addition to teaching at the Institute for the...continue...
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PSR 90738

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-09-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Il rè pastore, opera, K. 208; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77); Giuseppe V...
Performers:
Dux, Claire; Jorn, Karl; Schwarz, Joseph
Polish-born (though of German parentage), Clare Dux achieved fame as a lyric soprano, marking her triumph in the first British production of Der Rosenkavalier under...continue...
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PSR 89688

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-09-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in masc...
Performers:
Assandri, Virginio; Capecchi, Renato; Chabay, Leslie; Elmo, Cloe; Nelli, Herva; Steber, Eleanor; Valdengo, Giuseppe; Vinay, Ramon
Conductors:
Basile, Arturo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Questa, Angelo; Toscanini, Arturo; Cleva, Fausto; Rudolf, Max
Ensemble:
; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra; NBC Symphony Orchestra
Giuseppe Valdengo already had a promising career in his homeland, but he truly became famous during his seven years with the Metropolitan Opera, beginning in...continue...
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PSR 89689

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-08-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Der Wa...
Performers:
Braun, Carl
Braun had much in common with Walther Kirchhoff (Preiser 89686) by establishing a special reputation in Wagner. He debuted as King Mark in Tristan at...continue...
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PSR 89687

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-07-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Richard Wag...
Performers:
Arndt-Ober, Margarete; Bettendorf, Emmy; Fink, Mizzi; Henke, Waldemar; Jerger, Alfred; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors:
Weissmann, Frieder; Breisach, Paul; Stiedry, Fritz; Weyersberg, Bruno
Emmy Bettendorf died in relative obscurity in Berlin, the very city where she first achieved fame at the Staatsoper in the 1920s. This is rather...continue...
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PSR 89672

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-06-01
Works: Johann Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Das Spitz...
Performers:
Korjus, Milizia
Conductors:
Bamboschek, Giuseppe; Dorati, Antal; Finston, Nathaniel; Roemer, Ernest; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz
Although she had virtually no stage career, Korjus was considered one of the most astounding coloratura sopranos of all time, whose voice revealed a crystalline...continue...
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PSR 89679

1 CD / Preiser /
2007-06-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così dunque tradisci...Aspri rimorsi atroci, recitative and aria for bass & orchestra, K. 432 (K. 4; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride;...
Performers:
Christoff, Boris
Conductors:
Schuchter, Wilhelm; Pradella, Massimo; Bour, Ernest; Fistoulari, Anatole; Simonetto, Alfredo; Cluytens, André
With his commanding stage presence and thunderous voice, Boris Christoff was the heir to a long tradition of Slavonic basses. The singer courted controversy and...continue...
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PSR 89684

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2007-04-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; ...
Performers:
Björling, Sigurd; Brivkalne, Paula; Dahlberg, Friedrich; Hermann, Dagmar; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors:
Ackermann, Otto; Prohaska, Felix; Kraus, Richard; Dobroven, Issay; Keilberth, Joseph; Karajan, Herbert von; Moralt, Rudolf; Leonhardt, Carl
All of the big bass roles were in Weber's repertoire: Mozart's Sarastro and Commendatore, Beethoven's Rocco, Kaspar in Weber's Der Freischutz, the great Wagner roles...continue...
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PSR 89673

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2007-04-01
Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Semiramide; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Aida, opera; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tristan und I...
Performers:
Bampton, Rose; Cordon, Norman; Johnson, Hardesty; O'Connell, Charles; Pelletier, Wilfred
Conductors:
Pelletier, Wilfred; Steinberg, William
family moved to Buffalo, New York, she began singing in the church choir. The director, recognizing her talents, suggested she study at the renowned Curtis...continue...
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PSR 89675

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2007-03-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice, K 51 (46a); La Betulia liberata, K 118 (74c); Ombra felice...Io ti lascio, K 255; La Clemenza de Tito; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Requiem M...
Performers:
Hotter, Hans; Ilosvay, Maria von
Conductors:
Paumgartner, Bernhard; Loibner, Wilhelm; Krauss, Clemens; Kempen, Paul van
Ensemble:
; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Maria von Ilosvay was born in Budapest. She received her vocal training at the Conservatory there and at Vienna's Academy of Music. In 1937 she...continue...
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PSR 89670

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2007-03-01
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Don Carlos; Aida, opera; C...
Performers:
Aldenhoff, Bernd; Altmuller, Christoph; Borkh, Inge; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Proebstl, Max; Schech, Marianne; Vogel, Adolf; Welitsch, Alexander
Conductors:
Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Blech, Leo; Baltzer, Erwin; Müller-Kray, Hans; Albert, Rudolf
Alexander Welitsch was born in Macedonia as Alexander Asgaruh. He began his studies in his hometown, later moving to Hanover for further training. In 1936...continue...
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PSR 89669

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2007-02-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe Verdi...
Performers:
Marzollo, Dick
Conductors:
Morel, Jean Paul; Marzollo, Dick; Leinsdorf, Erich; Weissmann, Frieder; Perlea, Jonel; Cellini, Renato; Trucco, Victor
Artistic significance and lasting renown are not always found in a balanced relationship in the singing world. This observation is particularly evident in the case...continue...
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PSR 89666

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2007-01-01
Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Humoreske for Wind Quintet; Franz Danzi: Quintets (3) for Winds, Op. 56; György Ligeti: Bagatelles (6) for Wind Quintet; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Allegro for ...
Performers:
Gasciarrino, Michel; Krauk, Andrea; Pokorny, Gottfried; Schmid, Kurt Franz; Wagner-Lazendorfer, Heidrun
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Zemlinsky Wind Quintet
Alexander Zemlinsky was one of the greatest Viennese musicians at the beginning of the 20th century. His musical diversity as pianist, composer (chamber works, Symphonies...continue...
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PSR 114

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2007-01-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe...
Performers:
King, Gibner; Pinza, Ezio; Stevens, Rise [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors:
Wallenstein, Alfred; Leinsdorf, Erich; Cleva, Fausto
If we take his recordings as being representative of his repertoire, Ezio Pinza would seem to have been a master of solemnity - the typical...continue...
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PSR 89660

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2007-01-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto; Gioac...
Performers:
Monteanu, Petre
Born in Campina, Roumania, Petre Munteanu studied voice and violin at the Bucharest Conservatory. After winning First Prize in graduate studies, he was immediately engaged...continue...
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PSR 89662
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