Strauss, Richard

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems, Vol. 1 - Ein Heldenleben; Death and Transfiguration / Roth

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-05-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Performers: Ostertag, Christian
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: ; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

This CD marks the beginning of a new recording cycle of the complete symphonic poems of Richard Strauss as performed by the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus Freiburg (2012-06-26_2012-06-28&2012-)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel / Lawrence Power, viola; Alban Gerhardt, cello

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Power, Lawrence
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Koln

Strauss's tone poem Don Quixote, subtitled "Fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character," is one of the composer's most popular works, principally because of...continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Strauss: Metamorphosen; Daniel Schnyder: Krisis; Psalm / Kristjan Jarvi

1 CD / Marsyas / 2013-03-26

Works: Daniel Schnyder: Krisis, for chamber orchestra; Psalm, for orchestra & soprano; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Performers: Levonen, Susanna
Conductors: Järvi, Kristjan

Daniel Schnyder composed "Krisis" as an introduction to Metamorphosen divided into three parts, describing the emotional state of many people after the tragic events of...continue...
Recording information: St. Athanasius Kirche, Hannover, Germany (11/22/2004-11/26/2004)....continue...

Rudolf Kempe conducts Bartok and Strauss (rec. 1961)

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-03-26

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; SWR Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Conductor and Strauss expert Rudolf Kempe is heard in his element, conducting Strauss with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra as well as filling a gap...continue...
Recording information: Konzertmitschnitt Stuttgart Liederhalle (01/12/1961)....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...

Wiener Opernball Classics

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Bei uns z'Haus (With Us at Home), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 36...
Performers: Kunz, Erich; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Fricsay, Ferenc; Ackermann, Otto; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Toscanini, Arturo; Rodzinsky, Artur; Walter, Bruno; Siebert, Herbert

René Kollo sings Wagner & Strauss orchestral songs / Thielemann

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Vier letzte Lieder
Performers: Haubold, Ingrid; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Opera Berlin Orchestra

For Herbert von Karajan, Kollo was the ideal Wagner singer. But Rene Kollo didn't only shine as a heroic tenor. He also possessed immense versatility,...continue...
Recording information: 08/30/1992-09/06/1992....continue...

R. Strauss: Horn Concertos 1 & 2; Britten: Serenade, Op. 31 / Marie Luise Neunecker, horn; Ian Bostridge, tenor

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31
Performers: Neunecker, Marie-Luise
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss wrote two of the loveliest horn concertos in music history, in which he exploited all the instrument's capabilities, from cantabile through hunting calls...continue...
Recording information: Bamberg, Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal....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...

Strauss: Four Last Songs; songs; Wolf: songs / Anneliese Rothenberger, soprano; Gerald Moore & Gunther Weissenborn, piano; Andre Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Li...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In the recordings she made for Electrola in 1964, 1971 and 1974, Anneliese Rothenberger focused on two of the most important Lied composers of the...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (12/13/1974-12/16/1974); Bürgerbräu, München (12/13/1974-12/16/1974); Abbey Road Studios, London (1964-07-16_1964-07-18&1971-); Bü...continue...

Nacht der Traume: Orchestral Songs / Stefan Blunier, WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne / Bo Skohvus, baritone

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Songs (6) for baritone, violin & piano, Op. 154; Ludwig van Beethoven: Es war einmal ein König, song for voice, men's choir & piano, Op. 75/3; Franz Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartaru...
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne

Baritone Bo Skovhus was born in Denmark and studied at the Academy of Music in Aarhus, the Royal Academy for Opera of Copenhagen, and in...continue...
Recording information: Klaus von Bismarck-Saal, Köln (02/02/2009-02/07/2009)....continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote / Emanuel Feuermann, cello; Jashcha Heifetz, violin. Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch.

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-12-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Hilsberg, Alexander; Lifschey, Samuel
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Emanuel Feuermann is credited with bringing cello art into the 20th century. When he made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with...continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

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...

Harry Begian: ABA Commemorative Series/ Hindemith / Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony for Concert Band in B flat major; Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy; Alfred Reed: Armenian Dances - Part 1, for concert band; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; John Philip ...
Conductors: Begian, Harry
Ensemble: ; Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

Braunfels: String Quartet; Strauss: Metamorphosen / David Geringas; Gringolts Quartet

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-11-13

Works: Walter Braunfels: String Quintet in F sharp minor, Op. 63; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Performers: Geringas, David; Groblewski, Ryszard; Mizera, Dariusz
Conductors: Geringas, David
Ensemble: ; Gringolts Quartet

David Geringas is one of the most versatile musicians of our time, known to perform an unusually broad repertoire as both a cellist and a...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich (01/28/2012-01/30/2012)....continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs; Arias from Arabella, Capriccio & Der Rosenkavalier / Anne Schwanewilms, soprano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Arabella; Capriccio; Rosenkavalier
Performers: Böhnert, Jutta; Richter, Regina; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne

In the tradition of greatest Strauss sopranos, Anne Schwanewilms offers her own interpretation of the composer's Four Last Songs complemented by three operatic roles, accompanied...continue...
Recording information: Stolberger Strasse Studio, Cologne, Germany (02/02/2011-02/04/2012)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Symphonic Fantasy; Serenade for Winds; Josephs-Legende, Symphonic Fragment / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat major, Op. 7 (TrV 106); Josephs Legende, symphonic fragment from the ballet, o.Op. 148 (TrV 231a, AV 148)
Performers: Ritt, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Richard Strauss revived some of his less well-known scores in later years, turning his richly imaginative fairytale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten into an attractively...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Choruses for Male Voices and Orchestra by Sibelius, Debussy, R. Strauss, Bruckner, Wagner et al. / Lund Student Singers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Captive Queen (Vapautettu kuningatar), cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 48; Claude Debussy: Invocation, cantata for male chorus & orchestra, L. 40; Richard Strauss: Die Tageszei...
Performers: Hellstrom, Daniel; Stenbaek, Mikael
Conductors: Hold-Garrido, Alberto
Ensemble: ; Malmo Opera Orchestra

Drawing on the romantic spirit in music, Schubert's moving setting is of a poem by Goethe which compares a rushing waterfall to the soul of...continue...
Recording information: Luiftkastellet, Malmö, Sweden (06/07/2011-06/10/2011)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Macbeth; Dance of the Seven Veils; Metamorphosen / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Macbeth (symphonic poem), Op. 23; Salome, Op. 54; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The three works in this program reflect different aspects of Strauss's compositional life. The tone-poem Macbeth, written between 1888 and 1891, offers a grippingly taut...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Sextet from Capriccio / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Talvi, Ilkka
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Autobiographical in content, Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben is one of a series of tone-poems, including, Also Sprach Zarathustra (Naxos 8.571215), in which he explored the...continue...

R. Strauss: Metamorphosen; Schumann: Konzertstuck for 4 horns; Wagner: Siegfried Idyll / Kent Nagano

1 Super Audio CD / Farao Classics / 2012-10-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Performers: Dengler, Johannes; Draxinger, Franz; Hochwimmer, Maximilian [Horn]; Schmitz, Rainer
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Symphony Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Following two opening strokes by the full orchestra, the dauntless Munich hornists respond with a striking fanfare....continue...

Karajan in Moscow, Vol. 3 - Mozart: Divertiment No. 17; R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan's Mozart, especially in a musical theater setting, generates an unforgettable sensation of an almost childlike clarity, lightness, and radiance. But the nature...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (05/30/1969)....continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Schumann: Symphony no 4; R. Strauss: Death & Transfiguration / Knappertsbush, Vienna PO

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-10-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24 (TrV 158)
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD completes the series of live recordings made by Hans Knappertsbush with the Wiener Philharmonic at the beginning of the 60'. These works are...continue...

Strauss: Symphonica Domestica; Symphonic Fragment from Die Liebe der Danae / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Die Liebe der Danae - Opera, Op. 83, TrV 278
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss's orchestral music includes several works with autobiographical significance, including Ein Heldenleben (Naxos 8.554417). Scored for large symphony orchestra, the Symphonia domestica d...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (11/14/1988/11/15/1988)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems - Also Sprach; Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel / Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A collection of Richard Strauss' three greatest tone poems, vividly brought to life by the Royal Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras. 'Zarathustra'...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1995)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Three Hymns, Op. 71; Opera Arias from Der Rosenkavalier, Capriccio & Ariadne auf Naxos / Soile Isokoski, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60; Hymns (3) of Friedrich Hölderlin, for soprano or tenor & orchestra, Op. 71 (TrV 240); Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Ondine is pleased to announce the new release of legendary Strauss-singer Soile Isokoski. A multiple award-winner, her recording of Strauss Four Last Song won a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre (04/17/2012-04/18/2012); Helsinki Music Centre (04/20/2012)....continue...

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Intermezzo, Op. 72
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

This is "as good a performance and interpretation - and technical recording - of Also sprach Zarathustra as one would expect to find" (Gramophone). Inspired...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (03/31/1987/05/13/1987)....continue...

The Best Classical Music in the Movies Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; Schindler's List; E.T.; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the...
Performers: Abel, David [Conductor]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barrueco, Manuel; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Gieseking, Walter; Horner, James; Little, Tasmin; Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Mo...
Conductors: Love, Geoff; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Sutherland, Iain; Goodwin, Ron; Ormandy, Eugene; Lombard, Alain

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

Ourania - Choral works by Richard Strauss; Donald Skirvin; Bo Holten; Eric Banks; Heinrich Poos / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song for chorus, Op. 34/2 (TrV 182/2); Donald Skirvin: Song of Apo...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Esoterics

Named for the Greek muse of astronomy, OURANIA examines the heavens, offering several perspectives on how we have come to understand the sun, moon, and...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (12/14/2007-12/16/2007)....continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Schönbrunn: Dances and Waves, 2012 Summer Night Concert / Gustavo Dudamel, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Debussy

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Claude Debussy: La mer; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; ...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo

Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer...continue...
Recording information: Vienna, Schloss Schönbrunn (06/2012)....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

30 Years at La Monnaie

2 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Richard Strauss: Salome; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Simon Boccanegra; Falstaff; W...
Performers: Bastin, Jules; Cupido, Alberto; Dufrasne, Arnaud [Vocals]; Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Kozlowska, Joanna; Krause, Carlos [Vocals]; Lascarro, Juanita; Malfitano, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; McI...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Pritchard, John; Pappano, Antonio; Schoenwandt, Michael; Fischer, Iván; Benjamin, George

Legendary baritone José van Dam celebrates a triple anniversary: his 70th birthday, 50 years onstage, and 30 years at La Monnaie, Brussels' opera house. This...continue...
Recording information: La Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Johanne...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Der Burger als Edelmann / Margaret Price; Sumi Jo, Gosta Winbergh - Nagano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b); Ariadne Auf Naxos; Unspecified: Ariadne auf Naxos Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM]
Performers: Cole, Steven; Jo, Sumi; Kuhn, Alfred; Mohr, Thomas; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Schafer, Markus; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Lyon National Opera Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
It is high time we had the chance to hear the artistic collaboration that Strauss and Hofmannsthal originally intended. For Strauss enthusiasts this excellent...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (04/1994/05/1994)....continue...

R. Strauss, Skalkottas & Aho: Concertos and Solos For Oboe / Yeon-Hee Kwak

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-05-22

Works: Nikos Skalkottas: Concertino for oboe & piano; Kalevi Aho: Seven Inventions and Postlude, for oboe & cello; Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144
Performers: Kwak, Yeon-Hee; Pia, David [Cello]
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Munchner Rundfunkorchester

The outstanding oboist Yeon-Hee Kwak pays tribute to three twentieth-century composers and gives the recording premiere of the orchestral version of the Concertino for Oboe...continue...

Best 20: Faure, Barber, Buxtehude / Accentus, Equilbey

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 (Original 1896 version); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Dietrich Buxtehude: Cantata, BuxWV 15; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G major; Figure Humaine; Robert Schumann: Heiden...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Engerer, Brigitte; Garcin, Edouard; Getchell, Robert; Henry, Christophe; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Marco, Patrick; Equilbey, Laurence; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen); Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Maîtrise de Paris ; Members of the Orchestre National de France (Membe; Monts du Reuil

Named "one of the world's leading choirs" by Gramophone Magazine, Accentus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The choir, founded and directed by Laurence Equilbey,...continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Martha Mödl: The Portrait of a Legend / Wagner, Strauss, Fortner, Reimann

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tristan und Isolde; Wesendonck Lieder; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Elektra; Wolfgang Fortner: Bluthochzeit; Aribert Reimann: Melusine; Pyotr ...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Hoffmann, Grace; Mödl, Martha; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Raucheisen, Michael; Ronisch, Rosemarie; Rose, Elisabeth; Steger, Ingrid; Suthaus, Ludwig; Topper, Hertha; Wi...
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Keilberth, Joseph; Leitner, Ferdinand; Sebastian, Georges; Suitner, Otmar; Peters, Reinhard; Bareza, Niksa

Never released before recordings from 1950 - 1982 Wilhelm Furtwängler aptly referred to her as a "magic box", because her voice changed with every character...continue...

R. Strauss: Der Burger als Edelmann; Four Last Songs / Lisa Larsson, soprano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (4), Op. 27
Performers: Larsson, Lisa
Conductors: Boyd, Douglas
Ensemble: ; Musikkollegium Winterthur

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
That takes 35 minutes. The other half-hour or so is songs, and Strauss wrote gorgeous songs - and they...continue...
Recording information: Stadthaus Winterthur (09/05/2011-09/09/2011)....continue...

Daniel Barenboim & the Chicago SO / Richard Strauss, Mahler, Schoenberg

6 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Gustav Mahler...
Performers: Balderston, Stephen; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chang, Li-Kuo; Golan, Joseph; Gonzalez, Ruben [Piano]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Magad, Samuel; Pikler, Charles; Sharp, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim was named music director designate of the CSO in January 1989, and he assumed leadership as the Orchestra's ninth music director in September...continue...

Wagner in Switzerland: Siegfried Idyll; Faust Overture; R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto / Louise Pellerin, oboe

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Faust Overture; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en...
Performers: Kobyliansky, Daniel; Pellerin, Louise
Conductors: Rösner, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Bienne Symphony Orchestra

In 1854, Wagner wrote an arrangement of the overture to Gluck's Iphigenie in Aulis, adding a new ending of his own. ATMA offers the first-ever...continue...
Recording information: Palais des Congrès de Bienne, Bienne, Suisse (11/2009)....continue...

Choral music of Strauss, Wagner and Mahler / Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Choruses (3) for male chorus, o.Op. 123 (TrV 270, AV 123); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song fo...
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

On this new choral CD, the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Peter Dijkstra performs works by Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and Richard...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (2009-09-22_2009-09-25&1000-)....continue...

Strauss: Tone Poems / Rudolf Kempe

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Salome; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden....continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...