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Bloch: 2 Psalms, Suite Hébraïque, Baal-Shem, etc / Sloane, Oelze, Zimmermann, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2009-02-24

Works: Ernest Bloch: Prelude & 2 Psalms, for soprano & orchestra (or piano); Suite hébraïque, for viola (or violin) & orchestra (or piano); Baal Shem; Jewish Poems (3), for orchestra
Performers: Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Weithaas, Antje; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Sloane, Steven
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

The highlight of this disc must surely be the two settings of psalms 137 & 114 for soprano and orchestra and sung on this release...continue...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

Kurt Sanderling - 95th Birthday Celebration - Bruckner, Shostakovich, Mahler

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Dmitry Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated ...
Performers: Croonen, Maria; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Kurt Sanderling is the last great conductor of his generation, and his 95th birthday provides the occasion to present three important recordings in remastered versions...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Vogt, Kringelborn, Konig, Trekel, Nagano/Berlin SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-01-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Fox, Tom; Kringelborn, Solveig; Meier, Waltraud; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Martin: Golgotha / Koch, Locher, Romei, Zürcher, et al

2 CD / Musiques Suisses / 2005-03-02

Works: Frank Martin: Golgotha
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Koch, Rene; Locher, Barbara; Romei, Rolf; Zurcher, Liliane
Conductors: Koch, Alois
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Lucerne Academy Choir; Lucerne Boys Choir; Stuttgart Abbey Church Choir

"Martin's music is intimate in scale, highly personal and deeply spiritual. It communicates to the listener on many levels, with an emotional power that gathers...continue...

Vocalises / Natalie Dessay, Schönwandt, Berliner Sinfonie

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-06-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Alexander Alyabyev: The Nightingale; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rossignol; Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Maurice Ravel: Pi&egrav...
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Waage, Richard
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

"...This collection of unlikely fare from the thinking man's coloratura is a delight from start to finish...Most of these works are avoided these days, so...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Gitta Alpar

1 CD / Preiser / 1996-08-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Alpar, Gitta; Bollman, Hans Heinz
Conductors: Günther, Felix; Zweig, Fritz; Weissmann, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra