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Max Reger: Violin Concerto, Op. 101; Aria for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 103a, 3 / Ulf Wallin, violin

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Max Reger: Concerto for Violin in A major, Op. 101; Suite in A minor for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 103a
Performers: Wallin, Ulf
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Even though Max Reger's great Violin Concerto can be found on a number of other CD recordings, we did not want to withhold from you...continue...
Recording information: München, BR, Studio 1 (01/10/2011-01/14/2011)....continue...

Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Kolja Lessing, violin

1 CD / CPO / 2012-04-24

Works: Ernst von Gemmingen: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A major; Concerto for Violin no 2 in C major; Johannes Matthias Sperger: Sinfonia for orchestra in F major ("Ankunftssinfonie")
Performers: Lessing, Kolja
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

In the last movement of Haydn's Farewell Symphony, one musician after the other disappears, until only 2 violinists are left on the stage as a...continue...
Recording information: Munich, BR, Studio 1 (12/06/2010-12/10/2010)....continue...

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works / Ulf Schirmer

1 CD / CPO / 2011-10-25

Works: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Trittico, for orchestra, Op. 19; Arabeschi, for orchestra, Op. 22; Divertimento, for orchestra, Op. 20; Suite Veneziana, for orchestra, Op. 18
Performers: Raudales, Henry
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

During the decades prior to World War I Ermanno Wolf Ferrari, who at the time was not yet thirty years old, was one of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1 des Bayerischen Rundfunks, München (2008-12-01_2008-12-02&2008-)....continue...

Orff / Monteverdi: Orpheus; Klage der Ariadne / Baechle, Selinger, Stiefermann, Everding, Nazmi

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2011-08-30

Works: Carl Orff: Orpheus, opera in 3 acts (adaptation of Monteverdi's "Orfeo"); Klage der Ariadne, stage work (adaptation of Monteverdi's "Lamento d'Arianna")
Performers: Baechle, Janina
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

In co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk comes Orpheus. First performed in 1925, this recording stars Janina Baechle, Michaela Selinger, Kay Stiefermann, Marcus Everding and Tareq Nazmi...continue...
Recording information: Andechs, Florian-Stadl (07/07/2010-07/10/2010)....continue...

Engelbert Humperdinck: Sleeping Beauty, opera

2 CD / CPO / 2011-01-25

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), opera
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

BBC Music Magazine
[Fassbaender's] part is purely a spoken one, done with immense sinister relish. There are some lovely orchestral interludes, and no lover of Hansel...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (12/14/2008)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Concertos for Two Pianos / Duo Genova & Dimitrov

1 CD / CPO / 2010-08-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E major; Concerto for 2 Pianos in A flat major
Performers: Dimitrov, Liuben; Genova, Aglika
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov

"The pianists are well matched - one might expect no less from a duo who have been performing together for 15 years - and there's...continue...
Recording information: BR München, Studio 1 (09/28/2009-10/02/2009)....continue...

Lehar: Der Zarewitsch

2 CD / CPO / 2010-05-25

Works: Franz Lehár: Der Zarewitsch
Performers: Klink, Matthias; Landshamer, Christina; Reinprecht, Alexandra; Winkler, Andreas
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

Franz Lehar's first stage work, the opera 'Tatjana', was set in Russia and very much stamped by Russian folklore and local color. At the height...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (03/08/2009)....continue...

Lehar: Friederike, Singspiel

2 CD / CPO / 2009-08-25

Works: Franz Lehár: Friederike, operetta in 3 acts
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Brüninghaus, Simona; Fleckenstein, Barbara; Götz, Andreas; Kaiser, Kristiane; Liener, Georg; Radu, Valentin; Ruck, Stefanie; Schwartz, Sylvia; Suzuki, Atsuko; Vogt, Klaus Flo...
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

Quite a few complaints have been lodged against Franz Lehar's 'Friederike', from its premiere in 1928 until the present day. How could anyone seriously consider...continue...

Reger: Piano Concerto Op 114; Bach/Busoni: Piano Concerto BWV 1052 / Korstick, Schirmer, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2009-04-28

Works: Max Reger: Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op. 114; Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto, transcription for piano & orchestra in D minor (after J.S. Bach, BWV 1052), KiV B28
Performers: Korstick, Michael
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Six weeks prior to the premiere of his Piano Concerto in F minor Max Reger wrote in a letter, "The work is very difficult. It...continue...

Nicolai: Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor / Schirmer, Banse, Korondi, Markert, von Bothmer, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2008-10-28

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Bothmer, Ferdinand von; Dries, Michael; Eiche, Markus; Karondi, Anna; Markert, Annette; Reiter, Alfred; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]; Stephinger, Christoph
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Otto Nicolai composed the music for 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' during 1845-49. This opera, destined to become his German-language masterpiece, initially had trouble finding...continue...

Nordic Autumn - Sibelius, Palmgren, Madetoja, etc: Orchestral Songs / Schirmer, Nylund, Munich RSO

1 CD / CPO / 2008-05-27

Works: Ture Rangström: Den Utvalda (The Chosen One), lyrical scene for soprano & orchestra; Leevi Madetoja: Syksy-sarja (Autumn Song Cycle), for voice & piano, Op. 68; Selim Palmgren: En sällsam f...
Performers: Nylund, Camilla
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra

On this new release featuring orchestral songs by Nordic composers, Camilla Nylund captivatingly captures the genuine, lyrical tones and conveys to the listener the feeling...continue...

Lehár: Das Land de Lächelns / Schirmer, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2007-09-25

Works: Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles
Performers: Bauer, Julia; Beczala, Piotr; Berg, Alfred; Kaimbacher, Alexander; Nylund, Camilla
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra

Our magnificent Lehar edition has now reached a special milestone. So far we have focused on rarities and wrongly neglected scores by this master (and...continue...