Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra > Strauss, Richard

Opera Arias / Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kurt Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; La forza del destino; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Arabella
Performers: Hallmann, Dietmar; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Artistic stature and personal charisma - in Anna Tomowa-Stintow these two qualities are united in the most felicitous way. She ranks among the greatest sopranos...continue...

Originals - Strauss: Four Last Songs, etc / Norman, Masur, Gewandhaus

1 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Cäcilie; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Lieder (8), Op. 10
Performers: Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Perspectives - Hermann Baumann

2 CD / Philips / 2006-05-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; Rein...
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Brown, Timothy; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Dshambazov, Vladimir; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hallmann, Olaf; Hill, Nicholas; Hokanson, Leonard; Ockert, Christian; Suske, Karl; Vlatkovic, R...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Brown, Iona; Masur, Kurt; Baumann, Hermann
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Folkwang Horn Ensemble; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

"It is not so much his stupendous technique that makes Hermann Baumann's playing so captivating but rather his dynamic adaptability and meaning. He plays his...continue...

Philips 50 - Strauss: Four Last Songs; Wagner: Wesendonk

1 CD / Philips Import / 2001-03-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Performers: Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The list of awards that this album has won is amazing: Gramophone Record Award (1984); Edison Award (1984); Grand Prix National du Disque Lyrique (1972);...continue...