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Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann / Jerusalem, Scovotti, Fischer-Dieskau, Varady. Wallberg (Electrola Collection)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02

Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jacques Offenbach's final masterpiece Les Contes d' Hoffmann is full of gorgeous melodies, seductive love scenes, and fantastic characters. This recording of Hoffmann's Erzahlungen is...continue...

Franz Lehar: The Merry Widow / Moser, Donath, Prey, Jerusalem, Kusche. Wallberg

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The verve of a fast-paced Parisian salon comedy, Slav vivacity, and a dose of political satire were the ingredients that made Lehar's Merry Widow such...continue...

Millocker: The Beggar Student / Streich, Holm, Gedda, Prey, Unger, Allers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Allers, Franz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Graunke Symphony Orchestra

For many years, Carl Millocker's Der Bettelstudent was one of the most frequently-played operettas of all time. Polish resistance to Saxon rule in the 18th...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme (sung in German) / Popp, Araiza, Baumann, Brendel, Daniels, Soltesz

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Until the late 20th century, it was common practice to perform Italian operas in German language. The advantage of recording in German language persuaded Electrola...continue...

Gounod: Faust / Kiri Te Kanawa, Francisco Araiza, Evgeny Nesterenko, Pamela Coburn and Marjana Lipovsek

3 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone
This is the most satisfying performance of Gounod's favorite opera yet to appear in the LP/CD era. Davis has generated just the sense of a...continue...

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment / Gruberova, van der Walt, Laghezza, Fourcade

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Castel, François; Fourcade, Philippe; Gruberova, Edita; Hansen, Paul [Tenor]; Laghezza, Rosa; Raschèr, Andrea; Steinhaus, Heidi; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Panni, Marcello
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"For coloratura fans: Edita Gruberova... offers bravura vocal artistry mixed with sentimental lyricism and a large helping of humor. She brings out everyone's best in...continue...

Choral music of Strauss, Wagner and Mahler / Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Choruses (3) for male chorus, o.Op. 123 (TrV 270, AV 123); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song fo...
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

On this new choral CD, the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Peter Dijkstra performs works by Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and Richard...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (2009-09-22_2009-09-25&1000-)....continue...

Schubert: Mass in G minor; Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass / Luba Orgonasova, Christian Elsner, Gustav Belacek

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 2 in G major, D 167; Charles Gounod: Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile
Performers: Belacek, Gustav; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Orgonasova, Luba
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

These two popular 19th century orchestral masses couldn't possibly be more different: even though there are only 40 years between Franz Schubert's Mass No. 2...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München (03/29/2007)....continue...

Mad Scenes / Gruberova, Luisi, Münchner Rundfunksorchester

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2011-04-13

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Rosner, Anton; Schmidt, Monika; Siegele, Dankwart; Uhlmann, Gisela; Weber, Heinrich
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The philosophy and artistic work of the Romantic period exhibits a curious interest in the phenomenon of insanity. Featuring scenes from I Puritani, Il Pirata,...continue...

Protrait - Gunther Becker: Passagen, Electric Oboe Concerto, etc / Gielen, et al

2 CD / Cybele / 2009-01-01

Works: Günther Becker: stabil - instabil, for large orchestra; Passagen; Quartet for Strings no 1; Correspondances 1, for clarinets & saxophone (1 player) & chamber orchestra; Nacht- und Traumgesä...
Performers: Feit, Pierre W.; Henck, Herbert; Tewes, Detlef
Conductors: Gielen, Michael; Bour, Ernest; Markowski, Andrzej; Fromme, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cologne Collegium Vocale; Southwest German Radio Orchestra members

Nicolai: Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor / Schirmer, Banse, Korondi, Markert, von Bothmer, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2008-10-28

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Bothmer, Ferdinand von; Dries, Michael; Eiche, Markus; Karondi, Anna; Markert, Annette; Reiter, Alfred; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]; Stephinger, Christoph
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Otto Nicolai composed the music for 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' during 1845-49. This opera, destined to become his German-language masterpiece, initially had trouble finding...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Jochum, Hotter, Hopf, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2008-01-04

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E / Muti, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Mass no 8 for chorus & orchestra in E major ("Missa Solemnis"); Antiphons (9), for 4 voices & orchestra ("à la Palestrina") (3 lost); Nemo gaudeat, motet for 2 choruses & 2 orga...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Feller, Harald; Fleckenstein, Barbara; Hanft, Max; Hartkopf, Christof; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Meyer, Andreas; Pizzolato, Marianna; Schneider, Bernard; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
It's actually some of the quietest music which mesmerises most - the exquisitely prayerful 'O Salutaris', an interpolated oasis of religiose restraint before...continue...

Gemini - Schubert: Masses, etc / Sawallisch, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 5 in A flat major, D 678; Mass no 4 in C major, D 452/Op. 48; Mass in E flat major, D 950; Tantum ergo in E flat major, D 962; Offertory in B flat major, D 963 "Intende voci"
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Dallapozza, Adolf; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Goetz: The Taming of the Shrew / Keilberth, Frick, Kupper

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2007-03-27

Works: Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Performers: Cordes, Marcel; Frick, Gottlob; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kuen, Paul; Kuhn, John; Kupper, Annelies; Kusche, Benno; Lindermeier, Elisabeth; Vollrad, Gertrud
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

'''The Taming of the Shrew'' is in many respects a masterly score. It has an almost overabundant orchestral richness, full of ideas, wit and texture....continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Thielemann, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Davislim, Steve; Rubens, Sibylla; Winklhofer, Friedemann; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

"Maestro Thielemann presides over one of the most exciting, emotionally committed Mozart recordings to have appeared in quite some time. It is a grand performance,...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies / Mariss Jansons, et al

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Len...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bye, Torkil; Gogolewskaja, Larissa; Hannisdal, Per; Hink, Werner; Kubmaul, Rainer; Nilsson, Stig; Postinghel, Marco; Quandt, Ludwig; Rohn, Andreas; Schilling, Stefan; Svenheden, ...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmoni...

In contrast to the standard practice of recording symphonic cycles with a single orchestra, Mariss Jansons set out to record these symphonic cornerstones of 20th...continue...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Haitink, Jerusalem, Marton

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Marton, Eva; Nes, Jard van; Tomlinson, Joh...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Opera House - Weber: Oberon / Kubelik, Domingo

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Domingo, Placido; Grobe, Donald; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schiml, Marga
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Carl Maria von Weber's giant fantasy, with English libretto, tells the story of the king of the fairies. 'Oberon' is full of a rich variety...continue...

Classic Library - Wagner: Arias & Scenes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Borchers, Christel; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Falcon, Ruth; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lenz, Friedrich; Meier, Waltraud; Melchior, Lauri...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Guadagno, Anton; Davis, Colin; Keilberth, Joseph; Munch, Charles; Ormandy, Eugene; Janowski, Marek; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philad...

Classic Library - Mozart: Requiem / Sir Colin Davis, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Te Deum, for chorus & orchestra, K. 141 (K. 66b); Venite populi, offertory for double chorus & orchestra, K. 260 (K. 248a...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Gunther, Christian; Heilmann, Uwe; Immler, Christian M.; Lipovsek, Marjana; Muller, Carsten; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; European Baroque Soloists; Tölz Boys Choir

Machet die Tore Weit / Dijkstra, Glaser, et al

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-12-27

Works: Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo; Musae Sioniae; Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 369; O Jesulein süss, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch no 2...
Performers: Hanft, Max
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter; Glaser, Michael
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

Sacred Choral Music / Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Choir

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-17

Works: Francis Poulenc: Salve Regina; Mass in G; Ave verum corpus; Exultate Deo; Timor et tremor, motet for chorus (4 motets pour un temps de pénitence), FP 97/1; Vinea mea electa, motet for chorus (4 ...
Performers: Eser-Streit, Priska; Goda, Masako; Schulist, Andreas
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Dokumente Einer Sängerkarriere - Josef Hermann

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Hugo Wolf: Der Corregidor, opera; Richard ...
Performers: Herrmann, Josef
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph; Elmendorff, Karl; Leitner, Ferdinand; Striegler, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Paradisi Gloria - Martin: In Terra Pax, etc / Viotti, et al

3 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-09-20

Works: Frank Martin: In Terra Pax, oratorio for soloists, choruses & orchestra; Pilate, short oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Golgotha, oratorio for 5 soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Buffle, Christine; Cachemaille, Gilles; Dalis, Fabrice; Fel, Christopher; Galvez-Vallejo, Daniel; Komlosi, Ildiko; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Lisnic, Tatiana; Pia, Claude; Rouil...
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello; Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

This new release showcases the music of Swiss composer Frank Martin. Martin's profound Christian faith is reflected in the sacred works included on this recording....continue...

Verdi: Messa da requiem, etc / Jochum, Fricsay, et al

2 CD / Archipel / 2005-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Cunitz, Maud; Greindl, Josef; Hongen, Elisabeth; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Chorus; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

Lortzing: The Armorer of Worms / Hager, Tomlinson, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-07-19

Works: Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied
Performers: Hausberg, Martin; Kunz, Ursula; Sandve, Kjell Magnus; Schulist, Andreas; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Tomlinson, John; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

'Der Waffenschmied' is one of the most important works of Albert Lortzing. This comic opera in three acts, first performed in Vienna in 1846, offers...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni, etc / Sawallisch, Raimondi, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2005-07-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Dean, Stafford; Fissore, Enrico; Griffel, Kay; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jahn, Gertrude; Mathis, Edith; Moll, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gemini - Bach: Mass in B minor / Jochum, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Holl, Robert
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Cornelius: The Barber of Bagdad / Heinrich Hollreiser, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2004-11-01

Works: Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; A...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Jurinac, Sena; Majkut, Erich; Poell, Alfred; Sallaba, Richard; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Schuchter, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

Gemini - Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln / Franz Welser-Möst

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Franz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (The Book of the Seven Seals), oratorio
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Odinius, Lothar; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Pape, René; Reiter, Alfred; Winklhofer, Friedemann
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Historical - Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Sawallisch

1 CD / Myto Records / 2004-06-01

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Hopf, Hans; Pease, James; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Haydn: Symphonies, etc

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe a...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Bilgram, Hedwig; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Kuchl, Rainer; Moll, Kurt; Ollmann, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Schloter, Elmar; Sotin, Hans; Thomas-Mifune, Werner; Vocals], Thoma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Among the often overlooked aspects of Leonard Bernstein's legacy is his sure touch with the great classicists, especially Haydn. This four-disc treasury of Haydn masterpieces...continue...

Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zahmung / Keilbert, Heger, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2004-04-09

Works: Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Performers: Cordes, Marcel; Frick, Gottlob; Goltz, Christel; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Anneliese; Kusche, Benno; Lindermeier, Elisabeth
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra

Flotow: Alessandra Stradella; Lortzing/ Wallberg, Schartner

2 CD / Gala / 2004-03-06

Works: Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro Stradella
Performers: Donath, Helen; Gruber, Ferry; Hollweg, Werner; Kogel, Richard; Malta, Alexander
Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Die Meistersinger / Rafael Kubelik

4 CD / Arts / 2003-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Baillie, Peter; Crass, Franz; Diakov, Anton; Engen, Keith; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Grumbach, Raimund; Hemsley, Thomas; Janowitz, Gundula; Kogel, Richard; Kohn, Karl Christian; K...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Essential Mozart Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366; La Clemenza de Tito; ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bar, Olaf; Barham, Edmund; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Burrows, Stuart; Collins, Anne; Davies, Ryland; Gruberova, Edit...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Orff: Trionfi / Eugen Jochum, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-01-14

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Catulli Carmina, scenic cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Trionfo di Afrodite, scenic concert in 7 scenes
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Braun, Hans; Delorko, Ratko; Holm, Richard; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Annelies; Lindermeier, Elisabeth; Trötschel, Elfriede; Wiese-Lange, Elisabeth
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Haydn: Die Schöpfung / Jochum, Ludwig, Hotter, Seefried

2 CD / Archipel / 2003-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Hotter, Hans; Ludwig, Walther; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: David, König in Jerusalem / Hager, Rubens, et al

2 CD / Orfeo / 2002-09-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: David, König in Jerusalem, oratorio (constructed by Richard Bletschacher)
Performers: Browner, Alison; Chum, Johannes; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Ganz, Bruno; Rubens, Sibylla; Selig, Franz-Josef; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Red Seal - Thomas Quasthoff - A Portrait

1 CD / RCA Import / 2002-05-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An den Frühling, D 338; Der Zwerg, D 771/Op. 22 no 1; Prometheus, D 674; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Belsatzar, Op. 57;...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Holle, Matthias; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Quasthoff, Thomas; Schade, Michael; Spencer, Charles [Piano]; Szidon, Roberto; Voigt, Deborah; von Kannen...
Conductors: Guttenberg, Enoch zu; Faerber, Jörg; Collado, Jose; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Munich; Bavarian Radio Chorus

Inspired Beethoven - Music to Enhance Your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Fidelio, Op. 72; Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Galway, James [Flute]; Harada, Sadao [Cello]; Heilmann, Uwe; Ikeda, Kikuei; Isomura, Kazuhide [Viola]; Marsh, Jane; Milnes, Sherrill; Neubauer, Paul; Orgonasova, Luba; Oundjian, Pet...
Conductors: Maurer, Wolfdieter; Varon, Lorna Cooke de; Leinsdorf, Erich; Patterson, Alfred Nash; Mehrpohl, Udo; Davis, Colin; Zinman, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Chorus members; Pro Musica Chorus; Tokyo Ensemble; Tokyo Oratorio Society; Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

The Only Choral CD You'll Ever Need

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gabriel Fau...
Performers: Daldorph, Rebecca; Elias, James; Keily, Louisa; Rushforth, Philip; Schneider-Waterberg, Reiner
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bolton, Ivor; Karajan, Herbert von; Marlow, Richard; Davis, Colin; Patanè, Giuseppe; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Davis, Carl; Hengelbrock, Thomas; Stephenson, Mark
Ensemble: ; Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Britten Sinfonia; Cambridge Trinity College Choir; London Musici; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1-9 / Furtwängler, Hopf, et al

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-01-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Edelmann, Otto; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Kubelik, Mathis, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2001-01-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Brendel, Wolfgang; Mathis, Edith
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Audite's series of Rafael Kubelik's live broadcasts from his tenure in Munich goes from strength to strength. Latest is this superb 1978 Brahms Requiem, bathed...continue...

Opera - Mozart: The Magic Flute (Highlights) /Haitink, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Gruberova, Edita; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Popp, Lucia; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Kubelik, Mathis, Fassbaender, et al

2 CD / Audite / 2000-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Mathis, Edith
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Schubert: Masses, etc / Sawallisch, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1999-11-02

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 5 in A flat major, D 678; Mass no 4 in C major, D 452/Op. 48; Mass in E flat major, D 950; Tantum ergo in E flat major, D 962; Offertory in B flat major, D 963 "Intende voci"
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Dallapozza, Adolf; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

"Sawallisch's is an impressive achievement...his unpretentious approach never fails to reveal the inherent beauty in almost everything Schubert wrote. A treat for all devout Schubertians."...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre Act I / Solti, Schech, Volker, et al

1 CD / Orfeo / 1999-10-21

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Dalberg, Friedrich; Schech, Marianne; Völker, Franz
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra