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Homage to Robert Schumann / Daniel Harding, Staatskapelle Dresden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-09-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphonic Fragment in C Minor; Abendmusik in B flat major; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, O...
Performers: Butter, Markus; Hoppe, Vincent; Kottner, Ole; Lindner, Franz; Pfeifer, Sebastian Dominik
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

This concert marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth and offers a welcome opportunity to introduce three of the most impressive but now too...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Homage to Robert Schumann / Daniel Harding, Staatskapelle Dresden [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-09-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphonic Fragment in C Minor; Abendmusik in B flat major; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, O...
Performers: Butter, Markus; Hoppe, Vincent; Kottner, Ole; Lindner, Franz; Pfeifer, Sebastian Dominik
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

This concert marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth and offers a welcome opportunity to introduce three of the most impressive but now too...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Peter Pears: Anniversary Tribute

6 CD / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und Die Peri

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Hale, Robert; Lewis, Keith; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Swensen, Robert; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Robert Schumann wrote his oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri on Persian fairy tales, a rather unusual subject in a period when oratorios were mainly...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (03/25/1994-03/28/1994)....continue...

Ernestine Schumann-Heink: The 1934 Broadcasts

1 CD / Bel Age Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5), Op. 49; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Alexander MacFayden: Cradle Song; Richard Wagner: Träume (...
Performers: Schumann-Heink, Ernestine

Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben Op 42, etc / Lemieux, Blumenthal

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-04-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Gesänge (3), Op. 31; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Myrthen, Op. 25; Lieder Album für die Jugend, Op. 79; Romances and Ballades iii, Op. 53
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole

The Observer
Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux and pianist Daniel Blumenthal bring vivid perception to Schumann's song-cycle Frauenliebe und-Leben, Op 42. It's tempting to judge this w...continue...

Songs of Life / Mager, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-12-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the unknown region; On Wenlock Edge; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 100, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 100; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV ...
Performers: Apperson, Jim; Brown, Ellen; Friedeman, John; Mager, Eileen; Tharp, Lisa

Doris Soffel sings Lieder / Axel Bauni, Bengt Ake Lundin

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Szene aus Goethe's "Faust" ("Wie anders, Gretchen"), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 126; Lullaby; Robert Schumann: Abschied von Frankreich ("I...
Performers: Bauni, Axel; Lundin, Bengt-Ake; Soffel, Doris

Schumann: Klavierwerke & Kammermusik Vol 3 / Tamestit, Leleux, Meyer, Queyras, Schneider, Le Sage, Nikolitch

2 CD / Alpha Productions / 2008-03-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) ...
Performers: Le Sage, Eric; Leleux, Francois; Meyer, Paul; Nikolic, Gordan; Queyras, Jean-Guihen; Tamesit, Antoine

Eric Le Sage continues his series of the complete piano and chamber music works by Schumann with some of the best current chamber musicians on...continue...

Anthology of Song, Vol IV - Franz Naval

1 CD / Symposium / 2007-09-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
Performers: Bake, Otto; Culp, Julia; Naval, Franz; Pilz, August

These performances by Franz Naval and Julia Culp, both exceptional lieder performers, are thought to be the first complete performances of any song cycle. Thus...continue...

Gemini - Schumann: Requiem, etc / Klee, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op. 112; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Requiem, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 148
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Andonian, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Georg, Mechthild; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Lindner, Brigitte; Lovaas, Kari; Meyer,...
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Klee, Bernhard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus ; Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Schumann's neglected choral output includes several worthwhile pieces, notably the charming, light-filled oratorio The Pilgrimage of the Rose, and the late and dark-toned...continue...

A Portrait - Else Paaske

2 CD / Danacord / 2006-04-01

Works: Peter Heise: Fair lady Beatrice; Gudrun's grief; Peter E. Lange-Müller: Genboens forste vise, Op 13 no 1; Yderst i slæbet, det lette, Op 48 no 5; Three Poems, Op. 4; Dybt i skumring, Op. 20...
Performers: Graf, Peter-Lukas; Gurtler, Friedrich; Paaske, Else; Riber, Anders; Schuster, Martha; Wolf, Jurgen
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Only a minor and short singing career can be properly represented on two CDs, whereas Else Paaske's career is both significant and extensive. This volume...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-10-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Atalanta; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Der Messias; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; G...
Performers: Boyd Neel String Orchestra; Ferrier, Kathleen; Gilbert, Max; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; McCallum, David; National Symphony Orchestra;...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Stiedry, Fritz; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Boult, Adrian; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Southern Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the most celebrated English Singers, contralto Kathleen Ferrior brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her...continue...

Prima Voce - Marian Anderson Vol 2

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Siroe; Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Alessandro S...
Performers: Anderson, Marian; Primrose, William; Rupp, Franz; Vehanen, Kosti

Stanford Archive Series Vol 4 / Ernestine Schumann-Heink

2 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Adolf Mehrkens: Wie ein Grüssen, Op. 18; Luigi Arditi: Leggero Invisibile, for voice & orchestra; Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen ("Vorüber, ach vorüber"), song for voice ...
Performers: Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Prince, Charles Adams; Schmidt, Alexander; Schumann-Heink, Ernestine; Wille, Stewart; Witherspoon, Herbert
Conductors: Bourdon, Rosario

Schumann: Genoveva / Harnoncourt, Ziesak, Lipovsek, et al

2 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1997-09-16

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81
Performers: Gilfrey, Rodney; Ijichi, Hiroyuki; Krenmair, Josef; Lipovsek, Marjana; Quasthoff, Thomas; Van der Walt, Deon; Widmer, Oliver; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

From Solo to Quartet / Schéle, Thallaug, Winbergh, Hagegård

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-02-03

Works: Robert Schumann: Erste Begegnung ("Von dem Rosenbusch"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liederspie; Intermezzo ("Und schläfst du, mein Mädchen"), for tenor voice, bass vo...
Performers: Hagegard, Erland; Negro, Lucia; Schele, Maria; Thallaug, Edith; Winbergh, Gösta

Marian Anderson Vol 1

1 CD / Pearl / 1993-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Siroe, rè di Persia, opera, HWV 24; Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; Der Messias; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süss...
Performers: Anderson, Marian; Vehanen, Kosti
Conductors: O'Connell, Charles; Collingwood, Lawrance

Marian Anderson- Bach, Brahms, Schubert

1 CD / RCA Records / 1989-07-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Schwanengesang, D 957; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Der Tod und...
Performers: Anderson, Marian; Rupp, Franz; Vehanen, Kosti
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; O'Connell, Charles; Monteux, Pierre; Ormandy, Eugene; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Prince, Mr.
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus; Victor Orchestra