Klee, Bernhard > Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]

Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor / Klee, Mathis

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Dormoy, Claude; Ludwig, Kurt; Mathis, Edith; Mercker, Karl-Ernst; Moll, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Schunk, Heinz; Schwarz, Hanna; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Baritone; Vogel, Sie...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus

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...