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Lisa della Casa sings Richard Strauss

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos; Arabella
Performers: Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kirchstein, Lenore; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recordings of famed Swiss soprano Lisa Della Casa performing lieder and opera highlights from Richard Strauss. Taken from three performances in Vienna and Berlin,...continue...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grobe, Donald; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Mangelsdorff, Simone; Moser, Edda; Reynolds, Anna; Ridder...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Rolls-Royce orchestral playing in a fine studio recording, with a starry cast led by Fietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Wotan. What is lacking in the rough...continue...

Herbert von Karajan Vol 2 - Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 and 9

2 CD / Audite / 2008-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Höffgen, Marga; Haefliger, Ernst
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir

Ever since Karajan's first encounter with the Berlin Philharmonic, he wanted nothing more than to be its principal conductor. These recordings shed light on his...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Furtwängler, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berger, Erna; Pitzinger, Gertrude; Rosvaenge, Helge; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Kittel Choir

Mozart: Requiem [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Harnisch, Rachel; Mattila, Karita; Schade, Michael; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Chorus

Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Country of Origin: Sweden
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Karajan, Berlin PO

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-07-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Brilioth, Helge; Brockhaus, Lilo; Chookasian, Lili; Crespin, Régine; Dernesch, Helga; Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen; Ericson, Barbro; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gayer, Cather...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In honor of what would have been Maestro Karajan's 90th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing the complete remastered Ring cycle. This classic recording was made...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, etc / Perlman, Ma, Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1995-11-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Hohn, Carola; Kammerloher, Katharina; Lindskog, Par; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Stoy, Ernst
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus

"Ma is a relative newcomer to the wonderful musical relationship Barenboim and Perlman enjoyed together with Jacqueline DuPre', early in their careers. But Ma, the...continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute - Highlights / Böhm, Peters, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Crass, Franz; Fahberg, Antonia; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hillebrecht, Hildegard; Kostia, Raili; Lear, Evelyn; Lenz, Friedrich; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Peters, Roberta [Soprano Vo...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus

Bizet: Carmen - Highlights / Karajan, Baltsa, Carreras

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1987-07-07

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Barbaux, Christine; Berbie, Jane; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Malta, Alexander; Marinpouille, Michel; Melbye, Mikael; Pilard, Alain; Ricciarelli, Katia; Tostain, Anne-Marie
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Paris Opéra Chorus ; Schöneberg Boys Choir

Wagner: Parsifal / Karajan, Hofmann, Vejzovic, Moll, Van Dam

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1984-09-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Gjevang, Anne; Halem, Victor von; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Hopfner, Heiner; Lambriks, Marjon; Michael, Audrey; Moll, Kurt; Nielsen,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan's reading...grows in intensity and feeling with the work itself, reaching an almost terrifying force in the Prelude to Act 3 which is sustained to...continue...