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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

Best of Schubert / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Sinfonie no 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"; An den Frühling, D 338; Forellenquintett in A major, for piano, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass, D. 667; Die schöne...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Auger, Arleen; Bosse, Gerhard; Dunckel, Rudolf; Ebert, Elisabeth; Erben, Friedemann; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Kiebeler, Siegfried; Knauer, Sebastian; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Ch...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert

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...

Schumann: Im Schatten des Waldes

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Zigeunerleben ("Im Schatten des Waldes"), song for mixed voices & piano (triangle & tambourine ad li; Mich zieht es nach dem Dörfchen hin, Op. 55 no 3; Gesänge (4), Op. 59;...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Brendel, Margot; Breuer, Liane; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ginzel, Reinhart; Henkel, Klaus; Kaltofen, Gisela; Knorrn, Horst-Dieter; Loebner, Wolfgang; Lorenz, Siegfried; Moser, Ed...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Mahler Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 ...
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Sanderling, Kurt

Gustav Mahler composed sublime and simple music, but in his works those opposites are directly juxtaposed. The openness with which he wanted to "create a...continue...

Dreams Of Spring

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B major; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; ...
Performers: Ebert, Elisabeth; Geszty, Sylvia; Lorenz, Siegfried; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Rögner, Heinz; Honeck, Manfred; Herbig, Günther; Zehetmair, Thomas; Suitner, Otmar; Mauersberger, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Camerata Bern

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

Händel Highlights - A sampler of Handel Favorites from Berlin Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Performers: Adam, Theo; Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Auger, Arleen; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Bosse, Gerhard; Buchner, Eberhard; Buschnakowski, Werner; Erben, Friedemann; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Goritzki, Ingo; H...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Margraf, Horst-Tanu; Seyfarth, Lothar; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung

Handel is rivaled only by J.S. Bach as the most important composer of the Baroque period. Great orchestral works and oratorios brought the German-born composer...continue...

Da Capo: Opera Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Gaetano Doni...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Breul, Elisabeth; Bumbry, Grace; Casa, Lisa della; Cervana, Sona [vocals]; Geszty, Sylvia; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lorenz, Siegfried; Neuki...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Neumann, Václav; Fricke, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kleinert, Rolf; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Winkler, Johannes; Patanè, Giuseppe...

Overtures, arias, and choruses: a medley of melodies that every opera lover knows!...continue...

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

Bach: Great Sacred Works / Güttler, Schreier, Genz, Oelze, Markert, Hallé Madrigal Singers, et al

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Genz, Christoph; Giebel, Agnes; Hassbecker, Eva; Junghanns, Egbert; Kunzel, Johannes; Leib, Günther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Nau, Hans M...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Güttler, Ludwig; Thomas, Kurt
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Virtuosi Saxoniae

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

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

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

Greatest Works - Schubert / Schreier, Boskovsky, Lorenz, Augér, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Zauberharfe, D 644; Minuets (5) and Trios (6) for string quartet , D. 89; Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; An den Frühling, D...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Olbertz, Walter; Schneider, Eric [Piano]; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Dresden Staatskapelle

Bach: Easter Cantatas / Rotzsch, Thomanerchor Leipzig, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Cantata no 66, "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen," BWV 66; Cantata no 134, "Ein Herz, da...
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schreier, Peter; Termer, Helga; Warnecke, Antje
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

These highly regarded performances, here reissued for the holiday season, focus our attention on the renowned Choir of St. Thomas' in Leipzig. Their history spans...continue...

Pfitzner: Palestrina / Suitner, Schreier, Lorenz, Nossek

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina
Performers: Arndt, Joachim; Bar, Olaf; Bindszus, Peter; Garduhn, Henno; Gebhardt, Horst; Hubner, Fritz; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Lang, Rosemarie; Leib, Gunther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Menzel, Peter; Nossek, Carola; P...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen / Ludwig Güttler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Dietrich Buxtehude: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BuxWV 20...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Güttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sandau, Kurt; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; ; Güttler, Ludwig; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Cappella Sagittariana; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leip...

Bach: Kantaten BWV 36, 61 & 140 / Rotzsch, Augér, etc

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36
Performers: Adam, Theo; Auger, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Eterna - Orff: Die Kluge, Der Mond / Herbert Kegel

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Carl Orff: Die Kluge; Der Mond, opera
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gutschow, Gert; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Klotz, Helmut; Lorenz, Siegfried; Lunow, Horst; Neukirch, Harald; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schaal...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin / Lorenz, Norman Shetler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Shetler, Norman

"Shetler's collaboration as accompanist adds appropriate energy and passion to this reading; his declarative phrasing in 'Halt' is different from others. This is very rewarding...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232 (Highlights) / Schreier, Popp, Watkinson, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Adam, Theo; Buchner, Eberhard; Lorenz, Siegfried; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus

Schütz: Matthäus-Passion / Flämig, Schreier, Polster, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: St. Matthew Passion for 2 sopranos, alto, 3 tenors, 2 basses & chorus, SWV 479
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; Springborn, Peter Volker; Stier, Gothart; Ude, Armin; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen; Weimeyer, Reinhard

Bach: Kantaten BWV 172, 68, and 1 / Rotzsch, Auger

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morg...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

Bach: Kantaten BWV 106, 31, 66 / Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BWV 106 (BC B18); Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Cantata no 66, "Erfre...
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; Borleis, Jens; Gebauer, Reiner; Linde, Hans-Peter; Lorenz, Siegfried; Morawietz, Heinz; Pank, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Reuther, Almuth; Stephan, Gunther; Termer,...
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Basics - Bach: Christmas Cantatas

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

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...

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / Hauschild, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Konig, Klaus; Lorenz, Siegfried; Nossek, Carola; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Vogel, Christian
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer Opus 52 & 65 / Hauschild, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Neue Liebeslieder waltzes, (15) for voices & piano 4 hands, Op. 65
Performers: Hoene, Barbara; Lorenz, Siegfried; Ude, Armin; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus members

Bach - Legendary Recordings / Thomanerchor Leipzig

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Cantata no 59 "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 59; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Magnificat; Cantata no 5...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arnold, Siegfried; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Bartel, Hans Christian; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Borleis, Jens; Bosse, Gerhard; Donath, Günther; Erben,...
Conductors: Ramin, Günther; Thomas, Kurt; Mauersberger, Erhard; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

On May 29, 1723, J.S. Bach arrived in Leipzig. That meant that St. Thomas' School had a new teacher, the choir of St. Thomas' had...continue...