Konwitschny, Franz > Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sensual Classics: Vision

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mat...
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe; Konwitschny, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jochum, Eugen; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

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

Sensual Classics: Escape

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite Nr. 2; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 3 in D maj...
Performers: Haupt, Eckart; Mahn, Kurt; Ousset, Cecile
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Boskovsky, Willi; Schreier, Peter; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Soloists; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Mendelssohn: Highlights - Favorite works by Mendelssohn / Oistrach, Gheorghiu, Kegel et al. [3 CDs]

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Performers: Gheorghiu, Valentin; Oistrach, Igor; Schorler, Renate
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Berlin

Mendelssohn's romantic style is embodied by a rich sense of inspiration, great delicacy, and the sheen of perfection. His style combines a sense of simplicity...continue...