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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne; Miki: Symphony for Two Worlds / Moser, Lang, Schreier, Adam

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Siegfried Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne, for chorus; Recorded Sound: [Applause]; Minoru Miki: Kyu-No-Kyoku "Symphony for Two Worl...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Eisenberg, Matthias; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Pro Musica Nipponia; St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig

To mark Kurt Masur's 85th birthday, this two-CD set features the 1981 live recording of the opening concert from the new Gewandhaus in Leipzig, never...continue...
Recording information: Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig....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...

Baroque Oriental: Monteverdi, Ufki, Caccini, Celebi / Pera Ensemble

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 9; Orfeo; La mia turca che d'amor, madrigal for solo voice, SV 310; Anonymous, Italian: Ciaccona di Paradiso, e dell'inferno ("O che bel star"); Ihsan Özer: I...
Performers: Barna-Sabadus, Valer; Esen, Hasan; Ozer, Ihsan Mehmet; Yesilçay, Mehmet Cemal
Conductors: Yesilcay, Mehmet;
Ensemble: Pera Ensemble

In the words of J. W. von Goethe, "Orient and Occident / Cannot be separated ("West-Eastern Divan"). These lines are embodied in the music of...continue...
Recording information: Saarbrücken (05/2010)....continue...

The German Brass / On Tour

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Danza; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate Pathetique; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade d-moll, Op. 44; Enrique Crespo: Spiritual Rhapsody, fo...

Recording information: Evangelische Kirche Lienen (02/12/1999-02/14/1999); Schorndorf (02/12/1999-02/14/1999); Evangelische Kirche Lienen (03/06/1999-03/09/1999); Schorndorf (03/06/1999-03/09/1999)....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

Brecht Songs / Gisela May, soprano

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Kurt Weill: Die sieben Todsünden; Barbara Song, for voice & piano (from "Die Dreigroschenoper"); Die Seeräuber-Jenny (Pirate Jenny), song for voice & piano (from "Die Dreigroschenoper"); Ha...
Performers: May, Gisela
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz

Spanish Dance: Werke für Violine und Klavier

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: La vida breve; Suite Populaire Espagnole; Pablo de Sarasate: Caprice Basque; Malaguena; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. ...
Performers: Fauth, Gerald; Scholz, Katrin

Recording information: Berlin, Siemensvilla (06/1999)....continue...

Goldmann: Klavierwerke, Kammermusik / Lehmann, Vogel, Yogev, Pate, Kanajan

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Friedrich Goldmann: Line/Splinter 2; Sonata for Piano; Trio for French Horn, Violin and Piano; Pieces (4), for piano; Calmo, esitando un po', for clarinet, accordion & cello; Intermezzi (2), for piano
Performers: Beiáe, Dirk; Kanajan, Chatschatur; Lehmann, Bjorn; Pate, Christiane; Vogel, Christian; Yogev, Noam
Conductors: Fresis, Errico

The works by Friedrich Goldmann presented on this CD span a period of over 40 years - from the two Intermezzos for piano of 1963...continue...

Nova - Sinfonik in der DDR - East German Symphonies

5 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Hanns Eisler: Pieces (5), for orchestra; Chamber Symphony, Op. 69; Paul Dessau: In memoriam Bertold Brecht; Orchestermusik no 2 "Meer der Stürme"; Rudolf Wagner-Régeny: Orchestral Movements...
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Dessau, Paul; Kegel, Herbert; Frank, Hans-Peter; Sanderling, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav; Matthus, Siegfried; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Chamber Music Society; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony ...

Legendary Masterworks Recordings - Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz, Liszt, etc / Dresdner Philharmonie, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Gerhard Rosenfeld:...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Pokorna, Mirka; Schmahl, Gustav; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Forster, Horst; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Hindemith: Wir bauen eine Stadt / Hans Sandig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Paul Hindemith: Wir bauen eine Stadt (Let's Build a City), "music for use" in the form of a play for children; German Traditional: Der Vogel singt, die Katze schnurrt; Meine Mutter schickt mich her; ...
Conductors: Sandig, Hans
Ensemble: Instrumentalgruppe

Schumann, Widmann: Cello Concertos / Vogler, Kammer, Poppen

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Jörg Widmann: Dunkle Saiten, for cello, orchestra & 2 women's voices
Performers: Kammer, Salome; Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Poppen, Christoph
Ensemble: Munich Chamber Orchestra

Gabrieli, et al / Güttler, Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon no 15, for 10 parts, C. 208; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 11 in B flat major, Op. 9/11, T.; Petr Eben: Theme and ...
Performers: Guttler, Ludwig
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble

Peter Schreier - Legendary Recordings

6 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein, for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch no 522), BWV 459 (BC; Ich halte treulich s...
Performers: Adam, Karl-Dietried; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Güttler, Ludwig; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Heidrich, Gunter; Köbler, Robert; Losche, Siegfried; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Olbertz, Walt...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Kurz, Siegfried; Koch, Helmut; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; Kegel, Herbert; Hanell, Robert
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

Renowned as a lyric tenor, Peter Schreier has specialized in Mozart roles since his debut at the Salzburg Festival in 1967, and has expressed a...continue...

Music for Trumpet, etc from St. Thomas / Güttler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 166 "Wo gehest du hin?" B...
Performers: Guttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich

Concertos for trumpet and organ enjoy considerable popularity, whether recordings or live performances. The present recording, made in St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, features chorale settings...continue...

Der Dresdner Kreuzchor singt die schönsten Weihnachtslieder

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Motets (2) for chorus, Op. 74; German folk songs (26) for chorus (& piano ad lib), WoO 35; Michael Praetorius: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland; Musae Sioniae; Max Reger: Es kommt ein Sch...
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir

The history of the Dresden Boys' Choir spans well over seven hundred years, making it one of the oldest boys' choirs in Germany. Founded as...continue...

Chamber Works - Schubert, Brahms, et al / Peter Rösel, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings in F major, D 487; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Die schöne Magelone, Op....
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Damm, Peter; Funke, Christian; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Krohner, Giorgio; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brahms Quartett; Gewandhaus Quartet

If you found June 2006's boxed set of Peter Rosel's solo repertoire enjoyable, you'll want to hear him in these chamber music performances with some...continue...

Concerto Piccolo - Schulhoff, etc / Hochschild, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Allan Stephenson: Concertino for piccolo, strings & harpsichord; Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass; Mike Mower: Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Graham Waterhouse: Quintet for...
Performers: Burmeister, Eva; Frucht, Christiane; Gartmayer, Stefan; Hinze, Gudrun; Lampelzammer, Tobias; Marques, Miho Tomiyasu-Palma; Weise, Birgit; Winter, Mechthild
Conductors: Hochschild, Heinrich

Gudrun Hinze studied flute with Hans-Jurgen Mohring and piccolo with Kurt Nitschke at the Schumann Conservatorium in Dusseldorf. After positions with both the WDR Symphony...continue...

Reference - Music for Horn and Organ from the Cathedral of Dresden - Krebs, Poulenc, Homilius, etc / Damm, Scholze

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Ludwig Krebs: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Was mein Gott will, das gescheh allzeit, chorale for organ; Gottfried Finger: Sonata for recorder & continuo in G major; Gottfried August Homiliu...
Performers: Damm, Peter; Scholze, Hansjürgen [Organ]

Gubaidulina: Concordanza, Meditation, Seven Words

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Concordanza, for chamber ensemble; Meditation (on Bach's chorale "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit"), for harpsichord, string quartet; The Seven Last Words, for cello, bayan & str...
Performers: Georgian, Karine; Heidemann, Klaus; Murata, Hozumi; Routley, Katherine; Schmitt, Albert

Britten: War Requiem; Berg: Violin Concerto; Penderecki

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Adam, Theo; Lovaas, Kari; Roden, Anthony; Scherzer, Manfred; Scholze, Hansjurgen
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Cathedral Boys Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol I - Orchestral Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Günter Kochan: Symphony no 2 for large orchestra in one movement; Friedrich Goldmann: Symphony no 1; Udo Zimmermann: Sinfonia come un grande lamento; Siegfried Kurz: Concerto for trumpet and str...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Scheitzbach, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Kurz, Siegfried; Bahner, Gert; Pommer, Max; Haenchen, Hartmut; Stein, Horst; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

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...

Alfred Schnittke: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for Piano no 1; Sonata for Piano no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3
Performers: Schirmer, Ragna

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol III - Chamber Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georg Katzer: String Music for 14 solo strings; Elegaic, ma non troppo; Friedrich Schenker: Double Bass Concerto; Tirilijubili-Stück für Virtuosen III, chamber concerto; Friedrich Goldmann:...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Guttler, Ludwig; Richter, Barbara; Rumstig, Dieter; Schenker, Friedrich; Stockigt, Siegfried; Zahn, Dieter; Zechlin, Dieter; Zechlin, Ruth
Conductors: Pommer, Max;
Ensemble: Aulos-Trio; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Erben-Quartett; Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler

Etude Fantasy

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy; Fantasia on an Ostinato, for piano

Trumpet Modern - Hindemith, Sauguet, et al / Güttler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon & string orchestra; Henri Sauguet: Non morietur in aeternum; Bernd Franke: Pieces (6) for 10 brass instruments "Chagall Impressions"; Siegfried Thiele: ...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Guttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich; Konigstedt, Eckart
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven, Brahms, Widmann: Clarinet Trios

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Jörg Widmann: Nach...

Matthus: Judith / Reuter, Berlin Comic Opera

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Siegfried Matthus: Judith, opera
Performers: Bauer, Vladimir; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Haseleu, Werner; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Kaschel, Horst-Dieter; Slowioczek, Klemes; Vogt, Joachim; Wroblewski, Alfred
Conductors: Reuter, Rolf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Chorus