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Best of Wagner / Hanne-Lore Kuhse, soprano; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor; Theo Adam, bass

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bolkestein, Els; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Ritzmann, Martin; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Famous Overtures

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze die Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Der Schauspieldirektor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overtu...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Konwitschny, Franz; Boskovsky, Willi; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Rögner, Heinz; Straka, Zeljko; Vonk, Hans; Klee, Bernhard; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Kempe, Rudolf; Kege...

Sensual Classics: Desire

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K. 467; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op....
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Sebastian, Georges; Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Apelt, Arthur; Konwitschny, Franz; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Passione: Opera for Lovers

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor...
Performers: Agay, Karola; Buchner, Eberhard; Bumbry, Grace; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Frontiali, Roberto; Gavanelli, Paolo; Geszty, Sylvia; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lear, Evelyn; Prey, ...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Luisi, Fabio; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Winkler, Johannes; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Fricke, Heinz; Pommer, Max; Neumann, Václav; Kurz, Siegfried

Nowhere are love and passion expressed more fervently than here. Great feelings that strike a chord!...continue...

Senza Parole: Opera Without Words/Various (Dig)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridic...
Performers: Morbitzer, Egon
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Forster, Horst; Wiesenhutter, Gerhard; Kempe, Rudolf; Neumann, Václav; Konwitschny, Franz; Plasson, Michel; Kegel, Herbert; Apelt, Arthur; Hanell, Robert; Masur...

All who love the instrumental music to the opera will find their favorite orchestral pieces here!...continue...

Da Capo: Opera Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Gaetano Doni...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Breul, Elisabeth; Bumbry, Grace; Casa, Lisa della; Cervana, Sona [vocals]; Geszty, Sylvia; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lorenz, Siegfried; Neuki...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Neumann, Václav; Fricke, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kleinert, Rolf; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Winkler, Johannes; Patanè, Giuseppe...

Overtures, arias, and choruses: a medley of melodies that every opera lover knows!...continue...

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Song of Joy: The Finest Choirs

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; Aida, opera; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Johann Sebast...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Kegel, Herbert; Mauersberger, Erhard; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Basics - Wassermusik - Musical Fountains / Blomstedt, Falk, Rögner, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Georg Philipp Telemann: Wasser Overture, for 2 recorders, flute, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in C major ("Hamburger; Claude Debussy: Images for Pian...
Performers: Kootz, Gunter; Laforet, Marc; Ousset, Cécile; Schmahl, Gustav
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Falk, Peter
Ensemble: ; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Legendary Masterworks Recordings - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, etc / Suitner, Schreier, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Mag...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Funke, Christian; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Leib, Gunther; Michallik, Oskar; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Blomstedt, Herbert; Tate, Jeffrey; Janowski, Marek; Sanderling, Kurt; Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Vonk, Hans; Kurz, Siegfried; Neuhaus, Rudolf
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus

4 Elements - Classical Music of Fire, Water, Air and Earth

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 59 in A major, H 1 no 59 "Fire"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Georges ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Kootz, Gunter; Laforet, Marc; Ousset, Cecile; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Rucker, Fritz; Schmahl, Gustav; Zechlin, Dieter; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: ; Haenchen, Hartmut; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Kempe, Rudolf; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo; Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Wiesenhutter,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Camerata Bern; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Parsifal / Kegel, Adam, Kollo, Bunger, Schröter, Leipzig Radio SO, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Ambros, Hermi; Breul, Elisabeth; Bunger, Reid; Cold, Ulrik; Gebhardt, Horst; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schroter, Gisela; Termer, Helga; Teschler, Fred;...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

The Basic Library

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...

Richard Wagner: Ouvertüren

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; The Flying Dutchman; Rienzi; Parsifal

Wagner: Ouvertüren

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; The Flying Dutchman; Rienzi; Parsifal

Wagner: Rheingold

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Frantz, Ferdinand; Kusche, Benno; Melchert, Helmut; Metternich, Josef; Muszely, Melitta; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf

Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Klose

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; G...
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Abendroth, Hermann; Rother, Artur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Margarete Klose was the celebrated prima dramatic contralto of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Her strong personality influenced the Berlin opera scene for a generation....continue...

After Work Hour Vol 8 - Smetana, Verdi, Mozart

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Entführung aus dem S...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Breul, Elisabeth; Casa, Lisa della; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Neukirch, Harald; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Ridder, Anton de; Rothenberger, Anneli...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Hanell, Robert; Kleinert, Rolf; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Fricke, Heinz; Winkler, Johannes; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

This latest release in the series is aimed towards the opera fan, with arias and orchestral selections from the greatest masterpieces. There are a lot...continue...

Leipzig Classics: J.S. Bach, Schumann, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Grieg

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Robert Schumann: Fugue no 5 on B-A-C-H, for organ in F major, Op. 60/5; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Edvard ...

Wagner: Symphony in C Major, etc / Rögner, Berlin Radio SO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Symphony in C major, WWV 29; Siegfried Idyll
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

Eterna Collection-Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit /Schlusnus

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Richard Wagner: Tannh...
Performers: Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich
Conductors: Prüwer, Julius; Schuler, Johannes; ; Blech, Leo; Rother, Artur; Steinkopf, Hans
Ensemble: ; Members of the Staatskapelle Berlin (Members)

This CD features historic recordings of the great Heinrich Schlusnus, a baritone who sang not only with his throat but also with his heart -...continue...

Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger / Karl Schmidt-Walter

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, op...
Performers: Lang, Wilhelm; Scheppan, Hilde; Schmitt-Walter, Karl
Conductors: Stein, Horst; Rother, Artur; Steinkopf, Hans; Dobrindt, Otto
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

In 1955, the Berlin Staatsoper staged a series of splendid premieres to mark the reopening of the richly traditional opera house, which had risen up...continue...

Cinema Classics: Klassische Melodien aus berühmten Filmen

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068;...

Eterna Collection-Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Lemnitz

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eug...
Performers: Husch, Gerhard; Lemnitz, Tiana; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Volker, Franz [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Rother, Artur; Gruber, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

In a successful singing career stretching over 35 years, Lemnitz proved that even in such exalted realms as opera and concert singing the simple adage...continue...

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer / Franz Kowitschny

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Schech, Marianne; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus

This is a truly stellar cast, featuring Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the title role, with the participation of such important singers as Gottlob Frick and Rudolf...continue...

Die Verkafte Braut: Romantische Ouvertüren

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Bedrich Smetana: Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera; Richard Wagner: The Fly...

Die Fliegende Hollander (Highlights) (HLTS)

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman

Personnel: Marianne Schech (soprano); Rudolf Schock , Fritz Wunderlich (tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone); Gottlob Frick (bass voice).

Recording information: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin (...continue...

Flieg, Gedanke: The Great Opera Choruses

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (me...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe

Featuring rousing selections from "The Flying Dutchman," "Nabucco," "Carmen," "The Magic Flute" and many more, this recording proves that the great choral scenes in grand...continue...

Flieg Gedanke: Die Berühmtesten Opernchöre

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (me...

Wagner, Strauss, Berg, Reger: Lieder

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Max Reger: Abend ("Es blüht um mich des Abends Stille"), song for voice & piano, Op. 79c...