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Sensual Classics: Children's Symphony / Album for the Young; Ma mére l'oye; Children's Corner

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Album for the Youth, Op. 68; Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15; Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony (Cassation), for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings in G major (formerly K. 63); Maurice Ravel:...
Performers: Rosel, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Air - The most beautiful Baroque melodies

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D mino...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Biggs, E. Power; Haupt, Eckart; Pank, Siegfried; Pischner, Hans; Tast, Werner
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

Handel: Belsazar / Knothe, Schreier, Pohl, Polster, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Beyer, Gunther; Munch, Roland; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Reinecke, Renate; Schreier, Peter; Vogt, Joachim
Conductors: Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Reference Gold - Haydn: Violin Concertos / Scholz, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Concerto for Violin in A major ("Melker Konzert"), H. 7a/3
Performers: Scholz, Katrin
Conductors: Scholz, Katrin
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Great Concertos

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, ...
Performers: Klier, Gunter; Mahn, Kurt; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Scholz, Katrin; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Scholz, Katrin; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Bach: Secular Cantatas / Mathis, Schreier, Lorenz, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Cantata no 203, "Amore traditore" BWV 203; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit z...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Knothe, Dietrich [Conductor/Director]; Lorenz, Siegfried; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter; Tast, Werner
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Soloists

Greatest Works - Bach / Koch, Schreier, Sanderling, Biggs, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D majo...
Performers: Amadeus Webersinke; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Grunenthal, Eberhard; Pischner, Hans; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Sanderling, Kurt; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Greatest Works - Mendelssohn

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Hebrides Overture, in...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Valentin; Rohde, Peter Arne; Schmahl, Gustav; Schorler, Renate
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Koch, Helmut; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Greatest Works - Vivaldi / Bätzel, Koch, Schreier, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 "La tempesta di mare"; Double Orchestra Concerto, for violin, 2 ...
Performers: Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Haupt, Eckart; Scherzer, Manfred; Walter, Johannes; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Batzel, Friedemann; Schreier, Peter; Glaetzner, Burkhard
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Baroque Soloists; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum

Mozart: Violin Concertos no 1-5, etc / Scholz, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K. 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 4 in D majo...
Performers: Scholz, Katrin
Conductors: Scholz, Katrin
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Stylistically, Mozart's five 'Violin Concertos' convey the impression of being a truly homogenous group of works, an impression which is underpinned by our knowledge of...continue...

Meditation Moods

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor, RV 104 "La notte"; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonat...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Haupt, Eckart; Kolb, Roberto; Krug, Willi; Pank, Siegfried; Rost, Monika; Schornsheim, Christine; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Tast, Werner; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert; Koch, Helmut; Walter, Johannes; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Baroque Soloists; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Moods - True Treasure - Pente, Haydn, etc / Obertz, Koch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major, H 16 no 35; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Casper, Bernd; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Suske, Karl; Timm, Ju...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt; ; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Moods - Unfold your Mind - Bach, Satie, etc / Koch, Erber

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johannes Brahms: Symph...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

There's no denying that classical music, in all its forms, styles and genres can elevate the soul and empower the will. These releases in Berlin...continue...

Vivaldi, Telemann: Oboe Concertos / Glaetzner, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 447; Concerto for Oboe in A minor, RV 461; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Oboe in E minor, TV 51 no e 1; Concerto for oboe,...
Performers: Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Glaetzner, Burkhard
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

The award-winning Burkhard Glaetzner was the Principal Oboe of the Leipzig Radio Symphony from 1966 to 1982 and brings his expertise in Baroque music to...continue...

Basics - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no 1-3, etc / Koch

1 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...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no 4-6 / Helmut Koch, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Brahms, Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Katrin Scholz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Scholz, Katrin
Conductors: Sanderling, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Berlin-born Katrin Scholz has received acclaim for her complete cycles of the Haydn and Mozart Concertos, as well as those of Saint-Saens and Martinu. Her...continue...

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol III - Chamber Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georg Katzer: String Music for 14 solo strings; Elegaic, ma non troppo; Friedrich Schenker: Double Bass Concerto; Tirilijubili-Stück für Virtuosen III, chamber concerto; Friedrich Goldmann:...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Guttler, Ludwig; Richter, Barbara; Rumstig, Dieter; Schenker, Friedrich; Stockigt, Siegfried; Zahn, Dieter; Zechlin, Dieter; Zechlin, Ruth
Conductors: Pommer, Max;
Ensemble: Aulos-Trio; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Erben-Quartett; Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in A minor, Violin Concerto in D minor / Kegel, Stöckigt, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in A minor; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Schmahl, Gustav; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...[There's] much to embrace of the almost never performed A-major Piano Concerto...Stockigt [gives an] exuberant account, piling into the outer movements with great enthusiasm while...continue...

Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne, Arien / Stolte, Schreier, etc

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne, K 50 (46a); Per pietà, non ricercate, aria for tenor & orchestra, K. 420; Misero! o sogno...Aura che intorni spiri, K 431 (425b)
Performers: Schreier, Peter; Stolte, Adele
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Helmut Koch, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: Hauck, Walter; Hausmann, Josef; Kahl, Werner; Krebs, Helmut; Lammers, Gerda; Meili, Max; Michaelis, Bernhard; Raker, Gerhard; Trötschel, Elfriede
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Today, Monteverdi's setting of the classical Orpheus legend is performed in concert and on records in the "authentic' Baroque style. This historic performance from nearly...continue...

Jochen Kowalski singt Arien von Bach, Handel, Hasse, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Flavius Bertaridus, König der Longobarden, opera in 3 acts, TWV 21; Carl Heinrich Graun: Artaserse, opera; Johann Friedrich Agricola: Achille in Sciro, opera; Johann Adol...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Friedrich, Hartmut; Schornsheim, Christine; Strauch, Markus
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Haenchen, Hartmut; Reuter, Rolf
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra

Bach: Suites no 1, 2 & 3 / Koch, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Helmut Koch (1908-1975) originally studied to be a recording engineer but developed his musical skills under Hermann Scherchen, among others. He founded the renowned Kammerorchester...continue...

Dresden Classics - Heinichen, Vivaldi, Hasse, Fasch, Zelenka, Schütz

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann David Heinichen: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, violin, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in F Major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto per l'orchestra di Dresda, for violin, 2 oboes, 2 record...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bischoff, Joachim; Damm, Peter; Friedrich, Daniel; Guttler, Ludwig; Haupt, Eckart; Jahn, Gudrun; Klier, Gunter; Klier, Wolfgang; Kowalski, Jochen; Lorenz, Andreas; Milatz, Friedrich; Mulle...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Pommer, Max; Melkus, Eduard; Koch, Helmut; Gruss, Hans; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Cappella Sagittariana; Ludwig Güttler Wind Ensemble ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

With its combination of chamber, vocal and orchestral works, this disc serves as an excellent sampling not only of the music of the Dresden Court...continue...

Sileo - Music for Contemplation

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; ...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Laforet, Marc; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe; Markgraf, Host-Tanu; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Berglund, Paavo;
Ensemble: Beethoven Trio, Wien (Piano Trio); Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic...