Strauss, Richard > Baritone

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...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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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...

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...

Gerard Souzay: Liederabend 1960 - Schubert, Martin, Ravel, Strauss

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Zwerg, D 771/Op. 22 no 1; Blumenlied, D 431; Seligkeit, D 433; An die Musik, D 547; Frank Martin: Monologes (6) aus Jedermann, for alto (or baritone) & piano (or orchestra); Mauri...
Performers: Baldwin, Dalton; Souzay, Gerard

Baritone Gérard Souzay never had the opportunity to develop a following due to his brief operatic career. Yet experts recognized his innate musicality and his...continue...
Recording information: Konzertsaal, Schwetzinger Schloss (05/25/1960)....continue...

Masterpieces

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natu...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, Peter Seeger

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2012-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Richard Strauss: Choruses (3) for male chorus, o.Op. 123 (TrV 270, AV 123); Peter Seeger: Pfälzische Liedkantate, for male chorus...
Performers: Kotilainen, Juha
Conductors: Saan, Peeter; Soots, Ants

The Estonian National Male Choir RAM was founded by the founder of Estonian choral music Gustav Ernesaks in 1944. Originally a male choir specializing in...continue...
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R. Strauss: Salome / Soltesz, Denoke, Begley, Soffel, Held, Reijans [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Begley, Kim; Denoke, Angela; Held, Alan; Reijans, Marcel; Soffel, Doris
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

This highly acclaimed 2011 production of Salome from Baden-Baden, staged by German director Nikolaus Lenhoff, exceeded the high expectations of the audience and critics alike....continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0
Subtitles: German, English, French, Ital...continue...

R. Strauss; Salome / Soltesz, Denoke, Begley, Soffel, Held, Reijans [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Begley, Kim; Denoke, Angela; Held, Alan; Reijans, Marcel; Soffel, Doris
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

This highly acclaimed 2011 production of Salome from Baden-Baden, staged by German director Nikolaus Lenhoff, exceeded the high expectations of the audience and critics alike....continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Capriccio / Davis/Met, Renee Fleming [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2011-12-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Braun, Russell; Connolly, Sarah; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Larsen, Morten Frank; Rose, Peter [bass voice]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"The role suits her ideally at this stage of her career, and she sang splendidly. The performance over all, sensitively conducted by Andrew Davis and...continue...
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R. Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae / Litton, Uhl, Delavan, Klink [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae
Performers: Blondelle, Thomas; Delavan, Mark; Klink, Matthias; Sabirova, Hulkar; Uhl, Manuela; Ulrich, Burkhard
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

Strauss completed his second-to-last opera "Die Liebe der Danae" in 1940. Written under war clouds, the "merry mythology" based on an idea by von Hofmannsthal...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Italian, Fre...continue...

R. Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae / Litton, Uhl, Delavan, Klink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83
Performers: Blondelle, Thomas; Delavan, Mark; Klink, Matthias; Sabirova, Hulkar; Uhl, Manuela; Ulrich, Burkhard
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

Strauss completed his second-to-last opera "Die Liebe der Danae" in 1940. Written under war clouds, the "merry mythology" based on an idea by von Hofmannsthal...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Ita...continue...

Strauss: Capriccio / Renee Fleming, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-11-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Braun, Russell; Connolly, Sarah; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Larsen, Morten Frank; Rose, Peter [bass voice]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Following the success of Fleming’s Der Rosenkavalier DVD, comes Fleming’s interpretation of Strauss’s chamber-opera, Capriccio....continue...

Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works / Karajan, Berlin PO

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Salome, Op. 54; Ein Heldenleben, Op...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Hauptmann, Norbert; Koch, Lothar; Meneses, Antonio; Spierer, Leon; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Wolfrum, Paul
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"As a performance the 1983 Karajan Also sprach Zarathustra (coupled with an exciting account of Don Juan) will be hard to beat and could very...continue...

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Lisa della Casa sings Richard Strauss

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos; Arabella
Performers: Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kirchstein, Lenore; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recordings of famed Swiss soprano Lisa Della Casa performing lieder and opera highlights from Richard Strauss. Taken from three performances in Vienna and Berlin,...continue...

Ein Liederabend / Michael Volle

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Taucher ("Wer wegt es, Rittersmann"), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 77 (D. 111); Wandrers Nachtlied, D 224/Op. 4 no 3; Hermann Reutter: Gesänge (3), for voice & p...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Volle, Michael

Starting with Franz Schubert's great ballad, "Der Taucher" ("The Diver"), based on Friedrich Schiller, Michael Volle leads the way through a program of lieder with...continue...
Recording information: August-Everding-Saal, Grünwald, Germany (09/07/2010-09/10/2010)....continue...

Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Sawallisch, Seiffert, DeVol [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: DeVol, Luana; Lipovsek, Marjana; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Seiffert, Peter; Titus, Alan
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester

Arthaus presents a rare document: the 1992 Japanese premiere of Wolfgang Sawallisch's last production with the Bavarian State Opera. Sawallisch was celebrating the 25th anniversary...continue...
Run Time: 183 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Seine Grössten Erfolge: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-02-15

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Undine; Der Wildschütz; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni;...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Casa, Lisa della; Fehrenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Greindl, Josef; Greverus, Boris; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reutter, Hermann; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fricsay, Ferenc; Rother, Artur; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Cluytens, André; Ludwig, Leopold; Böhm, Karl; Schmitz, Paul; Lohe, Jean; Busch, Fritz; Rossi, Mario;...

Bass baritone Gustav Neidlinger

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...

Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Henschel, Jane; Horl, Andreas; Kollo, Rene; Sabrowski, Carsten; Schneider, Jorg; Uhl, Manuela; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus

Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense,...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Strauss: Salome / Summers/Met, Mattila, Uusitalo, Begley [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Begley, Kim; Kaiser, Joseph; Komlosi, Ildiko; Mattila, Karita; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"As astoundingly lithe mover, [Mattila] plays the rapacious princess with a teenager's impetuosity and energy...No-one can surpass her when crazed anticipation is needed, which means...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Henschel, Jane; Horl, Andreas; Kollo, Rene; Sabrowski, Carsten; Schneider, Jorg; Uhl, Manuela; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus

Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense,...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Anton Dermota: Live Recordings, 1949-1981

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-12-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, ...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dutoit, Laurence; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hellwig, Judith; Helm, Hans; Jurinac, Sena; Kalin, Mira; Kun...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kleiber, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Klobucar, Berislav; Matacic, Lovro von; Schrottner, Peter; Baudo, Serge; Swarowsky, Hans; Sanderlin...

Recording information: 1944-1981....continue...

Levine/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus / James Levine - Celebrating 40 Years At The Met / [21 DVD]

21 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu; Wozzeck, Op. 7; John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Bedrich...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Blegen, Judith; Cassilly, Richard; Clark, Graham; Creech, Philip; Dalayman, Katarina; Devlin, Michael; Fassbaender, Brigitte; F...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"An extraordinary career deserves an extraordinary tribute - which is exactly what the Metropolitan Opera has accomplished to mark the fortieth anniversary of James Levine's...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Karajan, Schwarzkopf [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Edelmann, Otto; Jurinac, Sena; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Newly restored and digitally remastered from the original 35mm film, the legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf stars in this acclaimed film of Richard Strauss' delightful opera,...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...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...

Live On Stage / Fritz Wunderlich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gioachino Rossini: Der Barb...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Heater, Claude; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Knapp, Josef...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Prêtre, Georges; Kempe, Rudolf; Wallberg, Heinz; Krips, Josef

Fritz Wunderlich, Germany's greatest tenor in the 20th century - and one of the greatest tenors of all time - would have celebrated his 80th...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Dessay, Voigt [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Gunn, Nathan; Margison, Richard; Mentzer, Susanne; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Two of today's reigning sopranos - Deborah Voigt and Natalie Dessay - embody the contrasting philosophies at the heart of this 2003 Metropolitan Opera production...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Mozart & Strauss

2 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Zaide; La finta giardiniera; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Il re pastore; Lucio Silla; Idomeneo; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o ca...
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fontana, Gabriele; Grundheber, Franz; Hornik, Gottfried; Ionitza, Alexandru; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Solti, Sir Georg; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Fischer, György; Tate, Jeffrey; Schirmer, Ulf

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Pieczonka, Kirchschlager, Persson, Bychkov [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Batoukova, Elena; Boesch, Florian; Francis, Jeffrey; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Kaiserfeld, Ingrid; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Persson, Miah; Pieczonka, Adrianne
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Arthaus presents one of the most talked about productions of recent Salzburg festival years - the 2004 staging of Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier'. The musical comedy...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: The Great EMI Recordings [11 CD]

12 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Wilhelm Müller: Der Dichter, als Prolog (poem); Der Dichter, als Epilog (poem); Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25); Die Forelle ("In ei...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Höll, Hartmut; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reimann, Aribert; Reutter, Hermann; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawall...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Szell, George

Since the 1950s, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has defined the art of lieder-singing. This 11-CD set brings together his landmark recordings for EMI, among them the song...continue...

R. Strauss: Arabella

2 CD / Bella Voce Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Alemanno, Osvaldo; Bloom, Peter; Borgato, Renato; Caballé, Montserrat; Carusi, Alberto; Dominguez, Oralia; Falcone, Licia; Felagi, Tom; Freiberger, Manfred; Gaifa, Carlo; Kollo, René [T...
Conductors: Rennert, Wolfgang

A Portrait of Marianne Schech

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Giacomo M...
Performers: Aldenhoff, Bernd; Benningsen, Lilian; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Cunitz, Maud; Fahberg, Antonia; Gerhein, Ina; Hoppe, Karl; Koth, Erika; Kuyswyk, Anny van; Lindermeier, Elisabeth; Metternich, Josef; M...
Conductors: Rischner, Alfons; Wetzelsberger, Bertil; Rother, Artur; Jochum, Eugen; Müller-Kray, Hans; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Striegler, Kurt; Kraus, Richard; Leonhardt, Carl; Kempe, Rudolf

Birgit Nilsson: Rarities

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Kornblumen ("Kornblumen nenn' ich die Gestalten"), song for voice & piano, Op. 22/1 (TrV 153/1); Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10;...
Performers: Cox, Jean; Hallgren, Carl-Axel; Jonsson, Folke; Leitner, Ferdinand; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Norlin, Ingegard; Schymberg, Hjordis; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Widgren...
Conductors: Sandberg, Herbert; Leitner, Ferdinand; Celibidache, Sergiu; Kinsky, Roberto

A Portrait of Hermann Uhde

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Alban Berg: Wozzeck; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Gehl, Hans [Piano]; Greindl, Josef; Hines, Jerome [Bass Vocal]; Rossel-Majdan, Hilde; Steber, Eleanor; Uhde, Hermann; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Eckner, H.; Cleva, Fausto; Kempe, Rudolf; Böhm, Karl; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Massenet: Hérodiade

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Jules Massenet: Hérodiade; Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Boyt, Jean-Paul; Bumbry, Grace; Denize, Nadine; Doumene, Jean-Jacques; Gabelle, Guy; Kennedy, Roderick [Bass Vocals]; Konsek, Xenia; Makris, Cynthia; Mars, Jacques; Mitchell, Leona; Normand, Antoine;...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Guschlbauer, Theodor

Richard Strauss: Die Liebe Der Danae

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Belcourt, Emile; Dickerson, Bernard; Dobson, John; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gale, Elisabeth; Hargan, Alison; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Moses, Geoffrey; Plowright, Rosal...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

R. Strauss: Daphne

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op 82; Lieder (5), Op. 32; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Winterliebe ("Der Sonne entgeten in Liebesgluten"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/5; Lie...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bischof, Lisa; Cunitz, Maud; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Fischer, Res; Giesen, Hubert; Greindl, Josef; Luhr, Ernst Max; Maas, Kathe; Marschner, Kurt; Neidlinger, Gustav...
Conductors: Gruber, Arthur; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Lutze, Walter; Rother, Artur

Strauss: Salome

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Howlett, Neil; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; King, James; Milnes, Sherrill; Wicks, Dennis
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London (1968-06-24&1968-06-26&1968-)....continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi / Zurich Opera Orch. & Chorus / Lipovsek, Johansson, Diener [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2009-10-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58
Performers: Chalker, Margaret; Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; McConnell, Cassandra; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf; Winkler, Andreas; Zoller, Christine
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 102 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Henschel, Thielemann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss's magnificent comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Die Rose Vom Liebesgarten - Romantische Oper - Pfitzner, Strauss, Wagner / Bernd Pfitzner Aldenhoff

2 CD / Gala / 2009-10-03

Works: Hans Pfitzner: Die Rose vom Liebesgarten, opera; Richard Wagner: Tannhauser; Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Cordes, Marcel; Eipperle, Trude; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Treptow, Gunther
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Schroder, Kurt; Rischner, Alfons

Impressionen Vol 1

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Einkehr ("Bei einem Wirte wundermild"), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4 (TrV 200/4)...
Performers: Agnas, Urban; Bernardini, Don; Borowska, Joanna; Bros, Jose; Castel, Francois; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Deutsch, Helmut; Fourcade, Philippe; Groop, Monica; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Ka...
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Luisi, Fabio; Sjokvist, Gustav; Bibl, Rudolph; Steinberg, Pinchas; Boncompagni, Elio; Panni, Marcello

Heritage Masters - R. Strauss: Arabella / Solti, della Casa, London, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Coertse, Mimi; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kolowratnik, Karl; Lenninger, Wilhelm; London, Georg...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Dohnanyi/Zurich Opera, Pereira, Volle, Breedt [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2009-06-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Magee, Emily; Mosuc, Elena; Sacca, Roberto; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as TDK OPAAN. This version of...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

R. Strauss: Capriccio / Kiri Te Kanawa; Ulf Schirmer

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-06-02

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Hagegard, Hakan; Halem, Victor von; Heilmann, Uwe; Herzer, Wolfgang; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Schneider, Jorg; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber, Reining, Gueden, Jurinac, Weber, Poell, Dermota, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Berry, Walter; Daucha, Wolf; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter; Poell, Alfred; Reining, Maria; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra