Berlin Classics > Polster, Hermann-Christian

Operetta Collection / various artists (3 CDs)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in der Unterwelt; Johann Strauss II: Die Zigeunerbaron; Carl Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Emmerich Kálmán: Die Cs&a...
Performers: Apelt, Friederike; Büchner, Eberhard; Ebert, Elisabeth; Enders, Werner; Fischer, Gudrun; Geiler, Hannelore; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Hiestermann, Horst; Holzke, Karl Friedrich; Katterfeld, Hannerose;...
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Widlak, Johannes

Kurt Masur: The Maestro

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I; Serg...
Performers: Moser, Edda; Ousset, Cecile; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rapp, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter; Schroter, Gisela; Stryczek, Karl-Heinz; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Kurt Masur is undoubtedly one of the world's most important conductors. This collection reflects his sovereign command of German symphonic music, and in particular his...continue...

Beethoven Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Doese, Helena; Fietz, Erhard; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Tomowa-S...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Flor, Claus P.; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

On one hand, Beethoven stands for the free and uncompromising artist who vouches for human ideals. On the other, he grasped music itself, linking themes...continue...

Heinrich Schütz: Psalmen Davids

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Ich freue mich des (Psalm 122), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 26 (Op. 2/5); An den Wassern zu Babel (Psalm 137), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 37 (Op. 2/16); Wohl dem, d...
Performers: chke, Thomas; Kannegieáer, Michael [Vocals]; Meiáner, Thomas [Vocals]; Menzel, Peter; Palisch, Uwe [Vocals]; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Puschbeck, Jurgen; Reinhold, Wolf; Stier, Gothar...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: Capella Fidicinia Leipzig

Psalm recitals played a large role in Schutz's composing life, and the reason the Psalms of David play such a significant part in the repertoire...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

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

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: 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

Bruckner: Masses in E minor & F minor, Te Deum / Rögner, Hajóssyová, Lang, Schmidt, Polster, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28; Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seydol, Peter; Sussmuth, Gernot
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

This double CD featuring sacred works by Anton Bruckner marks the 80th birthday of conductor Heinz Rogner. Rogner had a special affinity with the works...continue...

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

Wagner: Parsifal / Kegel, Adam, Kollo, Bunger, Schröter, Leipzig Radio SO, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Ambros, Hermi; Breul, Elisabeth; Bunger, Reid; Cold, Ulrik; Gebhardt, Horst; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schroter, Gisela; Termer, Helga; Teschler, Fred;...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

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

Schubert: Mass in G, Stabat Mater / Kegel, Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 2 in G major, D 167; Stabat Mater, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F minor, D. 383
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Polster, Hermann-Christian
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus

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

Reference - Weill: Die sieben Todsünden, etc / Gisela May

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Kurt Weill: Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins), ballet; Das Berliner Requiem, cantata for tenor, baritone, male chorus & wind orchestra; Happy End, musical play; Aufstieg und Fall der ...
Performers: Leib, Gunther; May, Gisela; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Krtschil, Henry; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Studio Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

This recording, made in 1966, remains the most authentic interpretation since the 1956 Lotte Lenya reading. The high-powered reading given by Herbert Kegel and the...continue...

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 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

Schuetz: Musikalische Exequien, etc / Rudolf Mauersberger

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7); Die sieben Worte unsers lieben Erlösers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi, for solois...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Apreck, Rolf; Cramer, Michael; Gohler, Andreas; Gruss, Hans; Jackel, Friedemann; Neumann, Wilhelm; Otto, Hans; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; Siedel, ...
Conductors: Mauersberger, Rudolf
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir

Bach: Kantaten BWV 29, 119 / Rotzsch, Werner, Riess, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Cantata no 119, "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn" BWV 119
Performers: Arnold, Siegfried; Bosse, Gerhard; Kästner, Hannes; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Reuther, Almuth; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Siebach, Konrad; Stephan, Gunther; Werner, Regina

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

Bach: Kantaten, Magnificat, etc / Rotsch, Shirai, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175)
Performers: Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schreier, Peter; Shirai, Mitsuko
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

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

Bruckner: Messe e-Moll, Te Deum / Rögner, RSO Berlin

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schmidt, Peter-Jurgen
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

Berlin Classics expands what we consider the basic repertoire by including this coupling of Bruckner's major choral works. Since these pieces are not as frequently...continue...

Shostakovich: Michelangelo Suite / Polster, Sanderling

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo, songs (11) for bass & orchestra, Op. 145a (orchestration of Op 145)
Performers: Polster, Hermann-Christian

"Although the works of Shostakovich are hardly neglected on CD, there are surprisingly few recordings of his considerable output of songs. It is, then, exciting...continue...

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...

Bruckner: Mass in F minor / Rögner, Berlin Radio SO, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seydel, Peter; Sussmuth, Gernot
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

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...

Bruckner: Messe e-Moll, Te Deum / Rögner, RSO Berlin

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schmidt, Peter-Jurgen
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

Handel: Alexander's Feast / Sanderlin, Hoene, Lang, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75
Performers: Hoene, Barbara; Hulsch, Hans-Rudiger; Kunz, Rolf; Kupke, Wolfgang; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Vogel, Reinhart; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas
Ensemble: Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle

Berlin Classics' extraordinary series of choral works by Handel continues with the only available complete version of "Alexander's Feast."...continue...