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Wagner: Lohengrin [Highlights] / Thomas, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig, Frick

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Grummer, Elisabeth; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess; Wiener, Otto
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Thomas combines ardour and anguish as well as any. Fischer-Dieskau is a formidable (but never over-emphatic) antagonist, and Gottlob Frick a majestic King Henry
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Recording information: Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria (1962-11-23_1962-11-30&1962-)....continue...

Claudio Abbado / Hearing The Silence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram; Ganz, Bruno; Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Claudio Abbado - Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the world's finest and most-respected conductors. seventy-year-old Claudio Abbado is legendary...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Joseph Gostic, Dusan Georgevic

1 CD / Preiser / 2009-07-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; La traviata; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; ...
Performers: Georgevic, Dusan; Gostic, Josef
Conductors: Sachs, Milan; Krauss, Clemens; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Croatian Opera Orchestra; Orchestra De La Suisse Romande; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The leading tenor at the Zagreb Opera from 1937 throughout his career, Josef Gostic became one of the leading dramatic tenors in 1950 with the...continue...

Heritage Masters - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Dermota, Corena, Danco

3 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Danco, Suzanne; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A 1955 classic that still captivates thanks to Krips's darkly dramatic atmosphere and a ripe Viennese cast headed by Siepi's richly Italianate seducer,...continue...

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber, Reining, Gueden, Jurinac, Weber, Poell, Dermota, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Berry, Walter; Daucha, Wolf; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter; Poell, Alfred; Reining, Maria; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Heritage Masters - Wagner: Das Rheingold / Solti, Flagstad, London, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Kuen, Paul; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Madeira, Jean; Malaniuk, Ira; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Marches & Dances - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, etc / Claudio Abbado, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (5), K 609; Contredanse for orchestra in D major, K. 609/3; German Dances (3), K 605; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Franz Schubert: Galop & ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gretchen; Erfurt, Ulrike; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hasler, Renate; Kenny, Yvonne; Nafe, Alicia; Pogson, Geoffrey; Sandison, Gordon; Sattmann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). The maestro himself,...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (highlights) / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Schä...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko once again triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Harnoncourt, Netrebko, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Ringelhah...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di Figaro', available...continue...

The Originals - R. Strauss: Elektra / Solti, Nilsson, Resnik

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Collier, Marie; Cook, Jane; Franc, Tugomir; Heppe, Leo; Lehane, Maureen; Lilowa, Margarita; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Resnik, Regina; Sjostedt, Margaret; Stolz...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A classic superbly remastered, with Nilsson's searing anti-heroine and Solti building almost unbearable tension. Includes Resnik's raddled Klytaemnestra, Krause's heroic O...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Don Carlo / Stein, Corelli, Janowitz

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice - pungent, emotionally...continue...

Janacek: The Operas / Mackerras, Vienna Philharmonic

9 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa; Jealousy; Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); The Cunning Little Vixen; From the House of the Dead- Suite; The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), ope...
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Czakov, Anna; Drechsler, Hedwig; Dvorsky, Peter; Hribikov, Eva; Hudecov, Zuzana; Jahn, Gertrude; Janska, Jaroslava; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jonasova, Jana; Joran, Jiri; Kniplova, Nadezda; K...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
Charles Mackerras's partnership with soprano Söderström produced definitive and superbly recorded studio performances of Kát'a Kabanová, Jenufa and...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Levine, Cotrubas, Tappy, Vienna PO

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Baumgartner, Christian; Boesch, Christian; Bomches, Helge von; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Eder, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Huber, Markus; Kales, Elizabeth; Mayr, Ingrid; Nitsche, Horst; Pan...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; M...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag...Lisa della Casa is a near perfect Chrysothemis...Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with...continue...

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová, etc / Mackerras, Söderström, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8; Capriccio for Piano left hand and Winds "Defiance"; Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon
Performers: Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Drechsler, Hedwig; Dvorsky, Peter; Jahn, Gertrude; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kniplova, Nadezda; Krejcik, Vladimir; Marova, Libuse; Pavlova, Jitka; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Soucek, Jaro...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Atherton, David
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta members; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Charles Mackerras's long knowledge of the score has flowered into the richest account of it he has yet given... he draws wonderful playing from the...continue...

Strauss: Salome / Solti, Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic

2 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Douglas, Nigel; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gestner, Aron; Hoffmann, Grace; Holecek, Heinz; Kirschbichler, Theodor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kosnowski, Zenon; Krause, Tom; Kuen, Paul; Maikl, Liselotte; Nil...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Nilsson's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing." -Gramophone...continue...

Opera House - Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Domingo, Placido; Jo, Sumi; Nucci, Leo; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Simic, Goran; Tomaschek, Adolf; Witte, Wolfgang
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

'Un ballo in maschera' is Verdi's masterpiece based on the true story of assassination and intrigue at a masked ball. "With this Ballo Karajan has...continue...

Violetta - Selections from La Traviata / Netrebko, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Schneiderman, Helene; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko has quickly established herself as one of the finest sopranos in the world today. "Violetta" is a show-stopping recording of highlights from her...continue...
Violetta, a CD featuring Anna Netrebko, is essentially an album of highlights from La Traviata, and although the focus is rightly on her, the musical quality of all the performances and of the entire ...continue...

An introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen / Cooke, Solti

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Deryck Cooke: An Introduction to Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Crespin, Regine; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Frick, Gottlob; Guy, M...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Famed British Musicologist, Deryck Cooke, offers insightful comentary highlighted with musical examples performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Georg Solti. This...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Bernstein, Janowitz, Popp, Kollo, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Janowitz, Gundula; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Part of "Originals" series....continue...

Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, etc; Wagner / Knappertsbusch

1 CD / Testament / 2004-07-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Don Juan, Op. 20; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Parsifal
Performers: Treptow, Gunther
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Hans Knappertsbusch's posthumous reputation rests mainly on his association with the music of Wagner, Bruckner, Brahms and Strauss. The performances on this disc clearly demonstrate...continue...

Best of New Year's Concert

2 CD / DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA) Import / 2003-12-09

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz f...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Krips, Josef; Maazel, Lorin; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji; Swoboda, Karl; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Muti, Riccardo; Krips, Josef; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Brokovsky, Willi; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Solti, Behrens, Domingo

3 CD / Decca / 2003-09-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Ardam, Elzbieta; Behrens, Hildegard; Braga, Rannveig; Dohmen, Albert; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gerhard; Franzen, Hans; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Gambill, Robert; Hornik, Gottfried; Jo, Sumi; Lang, Elisabeth...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Fischer-Dieskau

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-06-24

Works: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Jon Tolansky: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Conversation with Jon Tolansky (Interview)
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Holm, Richard; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kubelik, Rafael; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Barbirolli, John; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl; Albrecht, Gerd
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary Performances - Andrea Chenier, etc /Franco Corelli

8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-11-05

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Tosca
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hurshell, Edmund; Konetzni, Hilde [...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

Einem: Dantons Tod / Schöffler, Patzak, Cebolari, Fricsay

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04

Works: Gottfried von Einem: Dantons Tod, opera, Op.6
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Anday, Rosette; Cebotari, Maria; Felden, Wilhelm; Hann, Georg; Klein, Peter; Patzak, Julius; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Wernigk, William; Witt, Jos...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Dohnanyi, Minton, Popp, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2001-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Janowitz, Gundula; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Moll, Kurt; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Karajan, Simionato, Jurinac, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo
Performers: Jurinac, Sena; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Matacic, Tebaldi, Corelli, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hurshell, Edmund; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Sjostedt, Margaret; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the best operas of the verismo school is sung with ultimate passion and beauty by Corelli and Tebaldi at their best. The Viennese...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Wilhelm Furtwängler, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Berry, Walter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kunz, Erich; Lipp, Wilma; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; S...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Bizet: Carmen / Herbert von Karajan, Giulietta Simionato

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Le Prophète
Performers: Carmeli, Boris; Gedda, Nicolai; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Mazzotta, Paolo; Pirino, Antonio; Roux, Michel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Simionato, Giulietta; Tarre...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Marzendorfer, Ernst; Lewis, Henry
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / George Szell

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt; Charlebois, Robert; Della Casa, Lisa; Donch, Karl; Hotter, Hans; Jerger, Alfred; Koth, Erika; Majkut, Erich; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Plumacher, Hetty; Sailer, Friederike; Si...
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Moralt, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-04-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Loose, Emmy; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of Mozart's very best comic operas, Die Entfuhrung is heard suprisingly seldom in America. This historic broadcast features the legendary Schwarzkopf early in her...continue...

Strauss Famous Scenes / Nilsson, Rysanek, Price, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Der Rosenkavalier; Elektra; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Final Scene
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Crespin, Regine; Gruberova, Edita; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Holecek, Heinz; McDaniel, Barry; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Rysanek, Leoni...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Einem: Dantons Tod / Fricsay, Cebotari, Patzak, Schoeffler

2 CD / Archipel / 2000-12-08

Works: Gottfried von Einem: Dantons Tod, opera, Op.6
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Anday, Rosette; Cebotari, Maria; Felden, Wilhelm; Hann, Georg; Klein, Peter; Patzak, Julius; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Wernigk, William; Witt, Jos...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Opera - Mozart: Marriage of Figaro (Highlights) / Muti

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Grandis, Franco de; Hynninen, Jorma; Murray, Ann; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Ramirez, Alejandro
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Strauss: Four Last Songs, Arabella, etc / Della Casa, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2000-10-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Arabella; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Bierbach, Franz; Casa, Lisa della; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Poell, Alfred; Schoeffler, Paul
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Moralt, Rudolf; Hollreiser, Heinrich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is an important issue and one that no lover of Strauss's music must miss. The songs are among the most moving musical documents we...continue...

Bizet: Carmen - Highlights / Karajan, Price, Corelli, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Besancon, Maurice; Corelli, Franco; Demigny, Bernard; Freni, Mirella; Linval, Monique; Macaux, Genevieve; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Leontyne; Schooten, Frank
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Erich Kleiber, Cesare Siepi, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 1999-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Danco, Suzanne; Dickie, Murray; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Poell, Alfred; Rossel-Majdan, Hilde; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"A classic of the gramophone". -Gramophone...continue...

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-07-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butter...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Richard [Conductor]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Berbié, Jane; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Blanc, Erne...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Armstrong, Richard; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Santini, Gabriele; Kohn, Eugene; Prêtre, Georges; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; ...
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National P...

This collection contains both stereo and monaural, and both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Nadine Sautereau, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Helga Dernesch , Mirella Freni, Edita Gru...continue...

R. Strauss: Capriccio / Stein, Tomowa-Sintow, Schmidt, et al

2 CD / Orfeo / 1999-07-02

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; Ballo, Pietro; Grundheber, Franz; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Minth, Lorenz; Ridder, Anton de; Scarabelli, Adelina; Schöne, Wolfgang; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Tomowa-Si...
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wiener Opernlieblinge von seinerzeit / Güden, Kunz, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 1999-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Richard Wagner:...
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Cebotari, Maria; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kunz, Erich; Lorenz, Max; Reining, M...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Moralt, Rudolf; ; Rother, Artur; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Weissmann, Frieder; Böhm, Karl; Baltzer, Erwin; Steinkopf, Hans; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: Otello (Complete)

2 CD / Decca Import / 1998-12-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Berbie, Jane; Cossutta, Carlo; Dean, Stafford; Dvorsky, Peter; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Helm, Hans; Moll, Kurt; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Carlo Cossutta had a colorful voice, alternating power, dynamics, intensity and shades of tone to maximum effect. His is the most introspective Otello, the most...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov, Borg

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Borg, Kim; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Jahn, Gertrude; Jurinac, Sena; Kelemen, Zoltan; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Paounov, Milen; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ultimate Divas Album

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Bu...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jo, Sumi; Lopardo, Frank; Milanov,...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Lewis, Henry; Solti, Sir Georg; Cleva, Fausto; Previtali, Fernando; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Mozart: Die Hochzeit der Figaro /Krauss, Kunz, Bielke, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Beilke, Irma; Braun, Helena; Hotter, Hans; Kunz, Erich; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Normann, Franz; Sommerschuh, Gerda; Timm, Liano; Wernigk, William; Witt, Joseph
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wiener Opern-Raritäten von 1944 / Baltzer, Konetzni, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Hongen, Elisabeth; Klein, Peter; Konetzni, Anny; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kunz, Erich; Loose, Emmy; Petrak, Rudolf; Vogel, Adolf; Welitsch, Alexander; Wernigk, William
Conductors: Baltzer, Erwin
Ensemble: Vienna Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Böhm, Gueden, Lipp, Simoneau et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 1998-01-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Berry, Walter; Boerner, Eva; Gostic, Josef; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Jaresch, August; Lipp, Wilma; Loose, Emmy; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra