BR Klassik

Great Singers Live: Elisabeth Grummer sings Mozart

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Warnung, K 433 (416c); Der Zauberer, K 472; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Das Veilchen, K 476; Die Verschweigung, K 518; Abendempfindung, K 523; Un moto di gioia, K 579; Le...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Stein, Horst
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Elisabeth Schilz Grummer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Heldenlied, Op. 111 / Andris Nelsons, Bavarian RSO

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2013-04-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Heroic Song for Orchestra, Op. 111/B 199
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

This is a live recording from the Munich Herkulessaal and the Philharmonie im Gasteig, recorded in 2010 and 2012, featuring young conductor, Andris Nelsons, on...continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Bach: Magnificat; Handel: Dixit Dominus / Concerto Koln, Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Concerto Koln

With the release of Bach's Magnificat and Händel's Dixit Dominus, the Bavarian Radio Chorus joins forces with the Concerto Köln to produce another festive CD...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (11/17/2011-11/19/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 / Bavarian RSO - Jansons

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

One year after the successful release of the 2nd and 3rd symphonies by Johannes Brahms, the present double CD now completes the full cycle of...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz....continue...

Great Singers: Hermann Prey sings Mozart, Rossini, Lortzing, Verdi et al.

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildsc...
Performers: Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Wallberg, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Eichhorn, Kurt; Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Prey's performance of Papageno was historic, and turned him into the most popular opera singer in Germany. This CD includes a collection of previously...continue...

Choral music of Strauss, Wagner and Mahler / Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Choruses (3) for male chorus, o.Op. 123 (TrV 270, AV 123); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song fo...
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

On this new choral CD, the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Peter Dijkstra performs works by Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and Richard...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (2009-09-22_2009-09-25&1000-)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3; Piano Sonata, Op. 2/1 / Alexej Gorlatch, piano

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-03-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor
Performers: Gorlatch, Alexej
Conductors: Tewinkel, Sebastian
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...frenetic, unending applause for his dramatically accented performance, his daredevil cadenza in the first movement, the eloquent large and the urgency of the concluding rondo....continue...

Great Singers Live: Lucia Popp / Arias by Stolz, Lehar, Weber, Lortzing, Mozart et al.

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-10-25

Works: Robert Stolz: Der Favorit; Venus in Seide; Franz Lehár: Paganini; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Undine; George Frederick Handel: Julius Cäsar; Wolfgang Amadeus...
Performers: Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto

Lucia Popp is one of the best-documented and most versatile singers of her generation. Because of her linguistic and stylistic flexibility she was able to...continue...
Recording information: Kongress Saal, Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany....continue...

Great Singers Live: Mirella Freni

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-05-31

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Freni, Mirella
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir

Since 1952, the Münchner Rundfunkorchester's Sunday Concerts have developed into a meeting place for fans of "beautiful voices". These previously unreleased recordings by Mirella Fren...continue...

Great Singers Live: Nicolai Ghiaurov

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-05-31

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Georges Bizet: La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; Mikhail Glinka: Ein Leben für den Zaren; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Modest Mussorg...
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo

"Previously unreleased recordings by Nicolai Ghiaurov from the 1960's under the direction of Georges Prêtre and Alfredo Antonini. The program contains key roles of the...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 / Haitink

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2010-11-16

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

When people speak of Brucknerian "cathedral edifices", then this description best applies to his 5th Symphony in B-flat major. This work ranks as a paradigm...continue...
Recording information: München, Philharmonie (02/12/2010)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / Kubelik

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-11-16

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

Rafael Kubelík enriched the repertoire of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks primarily with works by Czech composers and 20th century music. However, during his period...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (05/12/1977)....continue...

Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2 / Jochum

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-11-16

Works: Wilhelm Furtwängler: Symphony no 2 in E minor
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen

Wilhelm Furtwängler himself would have gladly have exchanged his fame as a conductor for international recognition as a composer. Nevertheless, performances of his works have...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (12/09/1954-12/10/1954)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Jansons

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2010-11-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

Hollow pathos is not his thing. From an artist like Mariss Jansons Friedrich Schiller's Ode: "An die Freude" must receive a far deeper significance, which...continue...
Recording information: Vatikan, Rom, Aula Paolo VI (10/27/2007)....continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture; Franck: Symphony / Kondraschin

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-10-26

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Symphony, for orchestra no 4 in d minor (unfinished; scherzo movement only)
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill

"...as much as you will surely want this for the frank Symphony, I'm holding onto it even more for the Russian Easter, which Kondrashin never...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz (02/07/1980-02/08/1980)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 / Jansons

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2010-10-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

Recording information: München, Philharmonie im Gasteig....continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations / Colin Davis

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-10-26

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 6 in E minor
Conductors: Davis, Colin

”Colin Davis delivers an excellent performance of Vaughan Williams' Sixth Symphony, aptly ferocious in the first movement, threatening in the second, with a raucous scherzo...continue...

Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu; Le sacre du printemps / Maazel

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-09-28

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 2; Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Mariss Jansons

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-08-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Harteros, Anja
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Gliere: Harp Concerto; Korngold / Emmanuel Ceysson, harp

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-07-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Reinhold Glière: Harp Concerto in E flat major, Op. 74; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Manz, Sebastian; Park, Hyeyoon
Conductors: Meister, Cornelius; Renes, Lawrence

Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1; Oboe Concerto

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Leleux, Francois
Conductors: Wand, Günter; Davis, Colin

Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München....continue...

Paradisi Gloria 21: 21st Century Sacred Music

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-05-25

Works: Oriol Cruixent: Abismes, diptych for orchestra; Gerd Kühr: Introductio - Meditatio - Magnificat - Epilogus, for 2 voices, chorus & orchestra; Joanna Wozny: Archipel, for orchestra; Johanna Doder...
Performers: Erod, Adrian; Luz, Angelika; Petersen, Marlis
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

Recording information: München, Herz-Jesu-Kirche....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 22 & 23

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-04-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München....continue...

Haydn: Sinfonia in D major, etc

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia for orchestra in D major, H. 1a/7 (one movement, overture to unidentified work); Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B f...
Performers: Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Hartelius, Malin; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

It's always a very special musical event when two Bavarian Broadcasting ensembles join forces on stage - as in this case with the Chor and...continue...
Recording information: Waldsassen Basilica, Waldsassen, Czech Republic (10/07/2008)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-10-27

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

A world-class orchestra, one of the most significant conductors of our time and a concert hall, where the unmatchable acoustics enjoy a legendary reputation: in...continue...
Recording information: Vienna Austria (11/04/2007)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

Making a valid recording of the Seventh by Gustav Mahler places the most stringent requirements on the virtuosity of every individual musician in the orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Munich, Philharmonie im Gasteig (03/08/2007-03/09/2007)....continue...

Bernstein: Trouble In Tahiti

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Trouble in Tahiti, opera in 1 act; Spoken Word: Elgin Heuerding in Gespräch mit Ulf Schirmer
Performers: Collett, Ronan; Dwyer, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Grimson, Martene
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

The Munchner Rundfunkorchester is continually expanding its expansive repertoire of classic-romantic orchestral music as well as the key works of the classical modern era to...continue...
Recording information: München, Prinzregententheater (10/12/2008)....continue...

Hartmann: Des Simplicius Simplicissimus

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Simplicius Simplicissimus, opera; Spoken Word: Bernard Neuhoff speaks with Wilfried Hiller and Ulf Schirmer with sound recordings of Karl Amadeus H
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

The absolute highlight of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's centenary year was the concert performance of his opera Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend in Munich's Prinzregententheater. It was...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (12/11/2005)....continue...

Beethoven, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich, et al

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jochum, Eugen

A concert by Martha Argerich is always sensational, sometimes grandiose, and occasionally the audience experiences a truly stellar event. Going through the archives of Bavarian...continue...

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Wieland Schmid: Introduction to J.S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion", with musical examples
Performers: Brummelstroete, Wilke te; Davidslim, Steve [Tenor Vocal]; Roth, Detlef; Ruiten, Lenneke; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]; Speer, Yorck Felix
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter