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Café: Orient meets Occident / Valer Barna-Sabadus: countertenor; Pera Ensemble

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Semiramide Riconosciuta; Gaspar Sanz: Canarios; Ebu Bekir Aga: Geldi cevher tigi ates barina ay (Eviç Karçe), song; ...
Performers: Barna-Sabadus, Valer; Pera Ensemble Istanbul
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pera Ensemble

The aroma of coffee links East and West in a mysteriously sensual manner. Equally sensual are the sounds of the Pera Ensemble, and their latest...continue...
Recording information: CRR Istanbul (2011).

Several musicians, including Jordi Savall, have tried to get a grip on the substantial musical interchange between western Europe and the Ottoman Tur...continue...

Dresden Childrens' Choir / Sacred Music for a Whole Year / 4 CDs

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Tore weit, for double chorus, SWV Anh. 8 (doubtful; also attrib. to S. Rüling); Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet unter uns, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors,...
Performers: Guldner, Georg; Herrmann, Fritz; Kopcke, Lukas; Lindner, Franz; Morgner, Felix; Polhardt, Philipp; Renz, Christopher; Schenk, Jacob
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: ; Cappella Sagittariana

The transcendent atmosphere of the Kreuzchor Vespers draws a congregation of up to 3,000 to the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. The Dresden Kreuzchor has recorded a...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Lukaskirche, Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2009-03-23_2009-03-27&2010-); Lukaskirc...continue...

Best of Bach / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Italian Concerto, BWV 971; St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Goldberg Varia...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Eger, Arthur; Hassbecker, Eva; Kobler, Robert; Leib, Gunther; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Stolte, Adele
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Jacobs, René; Schreier, Peter; Mauersberger, Erhard; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

Best of Handel / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, oratorium, HWV 56; The Water Music; Judas Maccabäus, oratorium, HWV 63; Jephta, oratorium, HWV 70; Handel - Bourée; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & t...
Performers: Bosse, Gerhard; Buchner, Eberhard; Buschnakowsky, Werner [Harpsichord]; Erben, Friedemann; Frimmer, Monika; Keymer, Christof; Kohler, Johannes-Ernst; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Creed, Marcus; ; Seyfarth, Lothar; Kluttig, Christian; Margraf, Horst-Tanu; Kurz, Siegfried; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Schweriner Blechbläser-Collegium

Hermann Prey: Arias and Songs

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro, KV 492; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, KV 527; Die Zauberfl...
Performers: Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Thomas, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt

Hermann Prey's lyric baritone is surely one of the noblest and mellowest of voices. This CD presents him in some of his classic roles, including...continue...

Thomanerchor Leipzig: The Great Bach Tradition

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244; Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229; Johannes-Passion, BWV 245; Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Magnificat in D major, BWV...
Conductors: Mauersberger, Rudolf; Mauersberger, Erhard; Thomas, Kurt; Ramin, Günther; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium

The legendary choir of Leipzig's Thomaskirche can look back on centuries of vocal tradition, much of which is sadly lost in the mists of time....continue...

Peter Schreier: Songs and Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Peter Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder (Christmas Carols), Op. 8; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248; Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244; Cantata no ...
Performers: Adam, Karl-Dietfried; Dermoy, Claude; Merker, Karl-Ernst; Olbertz, Walter; Ragossnig, Konrad; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Vogel, Siegfried; Wustmann, Erika
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Klee, Bernhard; Mauersberger, Erhard; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Sanderling, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kegel, Herbert; Schreier, Peter

Whether as tenor or as lieder singer, Peter Schreier sets standards across the genres. This compilation takes a good hour to review the many facets...continue...

J.S. Bach Highlights / various artists

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A minor, BWV 1065; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Conce...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Eger, Arthur; Kobler, Robert; Leib, Gunther; Liebsch, Violetta; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Rosel, Peter; Schornsheim,...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Flämig, Martin; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Konwitschny, Franz; Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Ramin, Günther; Jacobs, René; Mauersberger, Erhard; Thomas, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium

Johann Sebastian Bach is, for many, the greatest composer ever. He was also one of the most versatile, and wrote virtuosic harpsichord and organ music,...continue...

Handel Choral Music: "Kront den Tag mit Festesglanz"

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Herakles, HWV 60; Jephta, HWV 70; Judas Maccabäus, HWV 63; Der Messias, HWV 56; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Israel in Ägypten; Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV...
Performers: Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Creed, Marcus; Koch, Helmut; Kluttig, Christian; Kohler, Dorothea
Ensemble: ; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Camerata Musica

J.S. Bach: Gloria In Excelsis Deo

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191; Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29; Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft, BWV 50; Gott, der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79; Der Himmel la...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Jacobs, René; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Trompetensemble Ludwig Güttler ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Stimmt an die Salten: 19th century masterpieces for chorus

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: "Die Schöpfung", Oratorium für drei Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester ("The Creation", Oratorio for th; Ludwig van Beethoven: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, cantata for c...
Performers: Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Knothe, Dietrich; Bernius, Frieder; Stier, Gothart; Rögner, Heinz; Kreile, Roderich

Includes work(s) by Max Bruch....continue...

Seid nüchtern und wachet / 20th century masterpieces for chorus

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Max Reger: Geistliche Gesänge, for mixed choir, Op. 138; Sergey Rachmaninov: Vesper Op. 37 "Das groáe Abend - und Morgenlob"; Pablo Casals: O vos omnes; Rudolf Mauersberger: Chorzyklus "D...
Performers: Berndt, Tobias
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Boreyko, Andrey

Jauchze, Jubilier und Singe / 18th century masterpieces for chorus

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Johann Theile: Nun ich singe! Gott ich knie; Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Cantata for Whitsun Day. Ruhe. Friede. Freud und Wonn; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria D-Dur, RV 589; Johann ...
Conductors: Katschner, Wolfgang; Kohler, Dorothea; Güttler, Ludwig; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Catulli Carmina; Trionfo di Afrodite

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Catulli Carmina, scenic cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Trionfo di Afrodite, scenic concert in 7 scenes
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Krahmer, Renate; Nawe, Isabella; Philipp, Gunter; Stryczek, Karl-Heinz; Suss, Reiner; Wappler, Wolfgang; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert

Händel: Die Grossen Chöre / G.F. Handel

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Salomo, HWV 67; Judas Maccabäus, HWV 63; Belsazar, HWV 61; Israel in Agypten, HWV 54
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Friedrich, Hartmut; Janowitz, Gundula; Loth, Gert; Munch, Roland; Nossek, Carola; Oertel, Helmut; Reinecke, Renate; Schreier, Peter; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Ten...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Knothe, Dietrich; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter

This 3-CD set offers a representative selection of the most popular choruses from Handel's biblical oratorios, starting with the Messiah, whose choruses fill a whole...continue...

Sacred Music / J.S. Bach, Brahms, Bruckner et al.

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 238; Mass in G minor, BWV 235; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Heinrich Schütz: Psalms of David, Op 2; Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 11; Anton Bruckner: Loc...
Performers: Hammer, Ernst-Ludwig; Jaroslawski, Werner; Otto, Hans
Conductors: Mauersberger, Rudolf; Flämig, Martin; Stier, Gothart; Kreile, Roderich

The church's four most recent directors of music are united in this collection, in which great sacred choral music illustrates the development of the boys'...continue...

Bach: Große Geistliche Chormusik

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Cantata no 66, "Erfreu...
Performers: Arnold, Siegfried; Bachmann, Rolf; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Bosse, Gerhard; Essbach, Gerhard; Fischer, Peter; Guttler, Ludwig; Haertel, Harry; Mannel, Armin; Morawietz, Heinz; Reuther, ...
Conductors: Mauersberger, Rudolf; Mauersberger, Erhard; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Thomas, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium

Haydn: Die Schöpfung (Querschnitt)

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2

Classical Melodies For Easter

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 214, "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erchallet, Trompeten!" BWV 214; BWV 1068; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Concerto no 1 in E major, RV269 "Spring"; Felix Mendelssoh...
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Otto, Hans; Suske, Karl; Voicu, Ion
Conductors: ; Zehetmair, Thomas; Masur, Kurt; Suitner, Otmar; Bongartz, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Konwitschny, Franz; Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten

The Basics story continues! This month Berlin Classics releases more classical music highlights in delightfully cohesive combinations and with appropriate visuals....continue...

Songs & Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Thomas Morley: First Booke of Ayres; Gabriel Voigtlander: Dort saá am Wasserstrande, for voice & continuo; Johann Na...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Freimuth, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Haubold, Bernd; Kircheis, Friedrich; Kittel, Sabine [Flute]; Reike, Erik; Schneiderath, Jobst; Schober, Andre...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Hallenser Madrigalisten; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Christoph Genz is one of the most-sought-after tenors of our time. His radiantly clear lyric tenor boasts such a wide spectrum of timbres, even in...continue...

Songs & Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, se in ciel, benigne stelle, K 538; Misera! dove son...Ah! non son io, K 369; Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Robert Schumann: Lieder Album für die Juge...
Performers: Jansen, Rudolf [Piano]; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Schneider, Eric [Piano]
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Güttler, Ludwig; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Christiane Oelze's radiantly bright and supple soprano has made her into a Mozart singer par excellence. Her love of opera is matched by her commitment...continue...

Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Flavius Bertardus König Der Longobarden; Carl Heinrich Graun: Artaserse; Johann Friedrich Agricola: Achille in Sciro; Johann Adolf Hasse: La Clemenza di Tito; Giovanni Pe...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Friedrich, Hartmut; Schornsheim, Christine; Strauch, Markus
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Haenchen, Hartmut; Reuter, Rolf

Jochen Kowalski is without doubt a legendary countertenor. And yet for all his fame, Berlin has always been his artistic home. He has been true...continue...

Best Of Basics: Essential Classics/Various (Dig)

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (A Little Night Music); Franz Schubert: Impromp...
Performers: Geszty, Sylvia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rohde, Peter Arne; Rosel, Peter; Stockigt, Siegfried; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe; Schreier, Peter; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz

This new Basics compilation comprises some of the most beloved classical works and contains a complete catalog from the series....continue...

Handel for Brass

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua; Serse, opera, HWV 40; Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7a & 7b; Solomon, opera, HWV 67; Serenata (Ode) for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Largo for oboe, 2 horns, strings & c...
Conductors: Dreschler, Hans-Joachim

A treat for true lovers of magnificent brass sound: Handel's immortal music in exclusive arrangements that perfectly bring out the virtuosic and lyrical character of...continue...
Recording information: Johanniter-Kirche Groá Eichsen (05/12/2009-05/16/2009)....continue...

Handel: Salomo / Rögner, Schiml, Büchner, Polster, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Brauns, Sigurd; Buchner, Eberhard; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Friedrich, Hartmut; Munch, Roland; Oertel, Helmut; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Suske, Sibylle; Termer, Helga; Vogt, Joachim; Werner, Regina; Z...
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Air - The most beautiful Baroque melodies

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D mino...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Biggs, E. Power; Haupt, Eckart; Pank, Siegfried; Pischner, Hans; Tast, Werner
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

Song of Joy: The Finest Choirs

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; Aida, opera; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Johann Sebast...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Kegel, Herbert; Mauersberger, Erhard; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Basics - Himmlische Klassik - Classics in Heaven / Schreier, Koch, Masur, Kurz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto ...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel: Salomo / Rögner, Schiml, Büchner, Polster, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Suske, Sibylle; Termer, Helga; Vogt, Joachim; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

Handel: Judas Maccabäus / Koch, Haeflieger, Schreier, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Adam, Theo; Janowitz, Gundula; Köbler, Robert; Schreier, Peter; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus

Handel: Der Messias / Koch, Berlin Radio, Werner, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Adam, Theo; Knothe, Dietrich [Conductor/Director]; Schreier, Peter; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung

Handel: Israel in Agypten / Hauschild, Nossek, Strate, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54
Performers: Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Lorenz, Siegfried; Loth, Gert; Nossek, Carola; Stier, Gothart; Strate, Petra-Ines; Vogel, Christian
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Handel: Semele / Koch, Werner, Pohl, Büchner, Lorenz, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; chke, Thomas; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Hoff, Renate; Hubner, Fritz; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Handel: Belsazar / Knothe, Schreier, Pohl, Polster, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Beyer, Gunther; Munch, Roland; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Reinecke, Renate; Schreier, Peter; Vogt, Joachim
Conductors: Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Händel: Herakles / Hauschild, Polster, Büchner, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Hercules
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Dijkstra, Hebe; Kaltofen, Gisela; Klug, Peter; Lovaas, Kari; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Soffel, Doris; Sommerfeld, Andreas; Tomaszewski, Rolf; Vogel, Reinhart; Zahn, Dieter
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus

Reference Gold - W.F. Bach: Das Orchesterwerk / Hartmut Haenchen

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia for strings in F major ("Dissonant"), F. 67 (BR C2); Ertönet, ihr seligen Völker, cantata, F. 88 (BR F15) (parts by D. Stoppe; parody of cantata "Act Got; ...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra

All 'Reference' series titles are packaged in a high-quality digipak with gold embossing, which encases a gold-coated CD and comprehensive booklet....continue...

Moszkowski: Complete Piano Transcriptions / Christof Keymer

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Minuets (6) for piano (or orc...
Performers: Keymer, Christof

Piano transcriptions offer the opportunity to portray the color spectrum and aural diversity of an entire orchestra on the piano. One brilliant example of such...continue...

My Personal Handel Collection - Lynne Dawson

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Hercules; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; Solomon; Athalia, HWV 52; Arianna in Creta; Amadigi; Terpsichore; Theodora; Joshua; Giulio Cesa...
Performers: Dawson, Lynne
Conductors: Katschner, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Lautten Compagney

Telemann - Selected Masterworks / Güttler, Schreier, et al

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture-Suite for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D major, TV 55 no D 1 "Tafelmusik, P; Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmu...
Performers: Angerhofer, Gunther; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Bollmann, Peter; Brodner, Rudolf; Burkhardt, Gisela; Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eckoldt, Michael; Erben, Friedemann; Güttler, Ludw...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Thom, Eitelfriedrich; Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Grüá, Hans
Ensemble: ; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Eisler: Instrumental Music / Rögner, Herbig, Pommer, Olbertz, et al

6 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Hanns Eisler: Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 1; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 3; Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 6; Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 8; Klavierstücke for Kinder, Op. 31; Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 32...
Performers: Bernhardt, Wolfgang; Czapski, Jutta; Dillner, Clemens; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Erber, Gerhard; Friedrich, Manfred; Haase, Ralf-Rainer; Heilmann, Herbert; Himmler, Hans; Hofmann, Helmut; Mahn, Kurt; Ol...
Conductors: ; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Pommer, Max; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Guhl, Adolf Fritz
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Chamber Players; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Leipzig Chamber Music Society; Leipzig Collegium Musicum; Ulbrich-Quartett

Classics in Heaven - Mozart, Bach, etc

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Su...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stockigt, Siegfr...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz; Suitner, Otmar; Pommer, Max; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Neumann, Vá...

4 Elements - Classical Music of Fire, Water, Air and Earth

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 59 in A major, H 1 no 59 "Fire"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Georges ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Kootz, Gunter; Laforet, Marc; Ousset, Cecile; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Rucker, Fritz; Schmahl, Gustav; Zechlin, Dieter; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: ; Haenchen, Hartmut; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Kempe, Rudolf; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo; Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Wiesenhutter,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Camerata Bern; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bach: Sacred Cantatas / Rotzsch, Schreier, Polster, New Bach Collegium, et al

11 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175); Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 68, "Also hat G...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; Shirai, Mitsuko; Termer, Helga; Weimann, Dieter; Werne...
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Bach: Secular Cantatas / Mathis, Schreier, Lorenz, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Cantata no 203, "Amore traditore" BWV 203; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit z...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Knothe, Dietrich [Conductor/Director]; Lorenz, Siegfried; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter; Tast, Werner
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Soloists

Greatest Works - Handel / Koch, Creed, Knothe, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Handel - Bourée; Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278; Jephtha; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Belshazzar, HWV 61; ...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Buchner, Eberhard; Fetting, Gisela; Janowitz, Gundula; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Pohl, Gisela; Pohl, Michael; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; S...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Knothe, Dietrich; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol II - Vocal Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hanns Eisler: Ernste Gesänge, for baritone & string orchestra; Günter Kochan: Die Asche von Birkenau, cantata for alto voice & orchestra; Siegfried Thiele: Hommage à Machaut, for alto ...
Performers: Basche, Peter; Erber, Gerhard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klier, Walter; Klug, Christel; Leib, Gunther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Pauli, Werner; Scheitzbach, Hans-Joachim; Schmidt, Gerhard; Tast, Werner; Tr...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Dessau, Paul; Ka, Christoph Albrecht von; Pommer, Max; ; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Bimberg, Siegfried
Ensemble: ; Berlin A Capella Choir; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler; Hallenser Madrigalis...

Theodorakis: Axion Esti - Lobgepriesen sei

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Mikis Theodorakis: Axion esti, oratorio
Performers: Emmerlich, Gunter; Karnezis, Lakis; Stier, Gothart
Conductors: Theodorakis, Mikis
Ensemble: Beethoven Chorus of the VEB Elektromaschinenbau

Orff: Carmina Burana

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana

Bach: Cantatas BWV 111, 140, 71 / Kurt Thomas, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 111, "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit" BWV 111; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 71, "Gott ist mein Köni...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Fischer, Peter; Genzel, Franz; Giebel, Agnes; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kastner, Hannes; Neumann, Willi; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Weimann, Hellmut
Conductors: Thomas, Kurt