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Lehár: Wiener Frauen / Froschauer, Cremer, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2008-01-29

Works: Franz Lehár: Wiener Frauen, operetta in 3 acts (revised as "Der Schlüssel"); Der Göttergatte, operetta in 3 acts (revised as "Die ideale Gattin"); Wo die Lerche singt (Where the Lark...
Performers: Dewald, Thomas; Hoffmann, Anke; Kalvelage, Elzbieta; Leisenheimer, Boris; Minich, Peter; Pfeffer, Anneli
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Cremer, Curt
Ensemble: ; Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The performance is excellent, with Helmuth Froschauer allowing the glorious melodies to unfold completely naturally. ... Lehár's melodic inventiveness is here at i...continue...

Offenbach: Cello Concertos / Guido Schiefen, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2005-01-18

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Concerto militaire for Cello in G major; Deux âmes au ciel, for cello & piano, Op. 25; Introduction et valse mélancolique, for cello & piano, Op. 14; Rêverie au ...
Performers: Schiefen, Guido
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Villiers, David de; Oskamp, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jacob Offenbach's revolutionary operettas earned him the title 'little Mozart of the Champs-Elysees', but the quality of his cello works are proof of his passion...continue...

Lortzing: Die Himmelfahrt Jesus Christi / Froschauer, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2003-03-01

Works: Albert Lortzing: Die Himmelfahrt Jesu Christi, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Hilz, Christian; Pfeffer, Anneli; Schneider, Bernard; Stiefermann, Kay
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus

"Lortzing is best known for his theatrical works - nearly two dozen operas, most of them descendants of the comic, 'singspiel' tradition. This setting of...continue...