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Franz Schreker: Der Schmied von Gent / Oliver Zwarg

2 CD / CPO / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schreker: Der Schmied von Gent, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Barth, Christiane; Erzleben, Anna; Gabler, Martin; Kuhn, Judith [Vocals]; Mathger, Thomas; Randall, Edward; Rasanen, Kouta [Vocals]; Riemer, Andre; Sawaley, Victor; Sitka, David; Winter, Matthias [Ba...
Conductors: Beermann, Frank
Ensemble: Robert Schumann Philharmonie

In 1929, Schreker was in the midst of a creative crisis: his publisher and the public had rejected his 2 most recent operas. The public...continue...
Recording information: Opera House, Chemnitz, Germany (2010-01-28_2010-01-30&2010-)....continue...

Handel: Apollo e Dafne / Brown, Worner, Kern

1 CD / CPO / 2011-10-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3 no 2; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), dramatic cantata for soprano, bass & orchestra, HWV 122; Overture for orchestra in B f...
Performers: Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Reize, Andreas
Ensemble: Cantus Firmus Consort

The highly atmospheric baroque Waldegg Castle once again serves as the perfect setting for a special musical event - this time with a performance of...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Konzertsaal Solothurn (08/13/2008-08/16/2008)....continue...

Johann Mattheson: Christmas Oratorio / Ryden, Schmid, Turk, Friedrich, Dahlamann

1 CD / CPO / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Mattheson: Das gröáte Kind, christmas oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Cordes, Ulrich; Dahlmann, Thilo; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Gramá, Nele; Ryden, Susanne; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander
Ensemble: Cologne Academy

Gramophone Magazine
The singers function as concertists throughout...[and] mix their solo and choral duties capably...Willens achieves an impeccably stylish and enjoyable performance of an a...continue...
Recording information: Peterskirche Kempen (12/20/2008)....continue...

Charpentier: Acteon; Orphee descendant aux enfers

1 CD / CPO / 2010-11-16

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Actéon, pastorale for chorus, strings & continuo, H. 481; Orphée descendant aux enfers, cantata for 3 voices, instruments & continuo, H. 471; La pierre philosophal...
Performers: Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Laquerre, Olivier; O'Dette, Paul; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]

During recent years CPO's recordings of the baroque operas 'Ariadne' by Conradi and 'Thésée' and 'Psyché' by Lully have received Grammy nominations in the Best...continue...
Recording information: Sendessaal, Bremen (09/28/2009-09/30/2009)....continue...

Schumann: Collection of Music

3 CD / CPO / 2010-09-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (2) for voice & piano (Eichendorff); Songs (2); Gondollied, for piano in A major ("Barcarole"); Adolf Henselt: Rhapsody for piano in F minor, Op. 4; Impromptu for piano, Op. ...
Performers: Benfer, Tillmann; Connaire, Michael; Garben, Cord; Grobe, Ralf; Kaufmann, Hans Wilhelm; Kobow, Jan; Pruys, Andreas; Sharoni, Miriam; Sticken, Klaus; Stojkovic, Johanna; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang

Anniversary years often celebrate what we all already know, but sometimes they also serve a useful purpose, especially when they reveal previously unknown facets of...continue...
Recording information: Lutheran City Church, Bückeburg, Germany (05/11/2009); Sendesaal Bremen (05/11/2009); Lutheran City Church, Bückeburg, Germany (2009-09-??_2009-10-??&2010-); Sendesaal...continue...

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphonies

7 CD / CPO / 2009-11-17

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 1, for orchestra, "O Imprevisto", A. 114 (Op. 112); Symphony no 11, for orchestra, A. 527; Symphony no 2, for orchestra, "Ascensao", A. 132 (Op. 160); New York Skyline...
Performers: Böhm, Henryk; Linn, Jurgen; Odinius, Lothar
Conductors: St. Clair, Carl

Heitor Villa-Lobos is without a doubt Brazil's most famous composer and one of the great creative personalities of the twentieth century. His oeuvre is gigantic...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Sindelfingen, Sindelfingen, Germany (1997-2000)....continue...

Goerge Philipp Telemann: Six Cantatas 1731 / Ludger Rémy, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2009-10-27

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata prima, TVWV 20; Mein Vergnügen wird sich fügen, secular cantata for voice, flute, recorder, oboe, strings & continuo; Mein Schicksal zeigt mit nur von ferne,...
Performers: Jonas, Maria; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Remy, Ludger
Ensemble: Les Amis de Philippe

BBC Music Magazine
For the most part the performances are pleasing, though Maria Jonas is more persuasive in her mezzo range than in higher registers. Her...continue...

Rousseau: Le Devin du Village / Reize, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2007-10-30

Works: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Le devin du village
Performers: Bürgler, Gabriela; Feyfar, Michael; Wörner, Dominik
Conductors: Reize, Andreas
Ensemble: Cantus Firmus

In 'Le Devin du Village,' The shepherd Colin, who has taken to courting a noble lady, grows weary of a life of luxury and returns...continue...

Suppé: Fatinitza / Praxmarer, Houtzeel, Scheschareg, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2007-08-28

Works: Franz von Suppé: Fatinitza, operetta
Performers: Adler, Bernhard; Antonic, Zora; Balluch, Gerhard; Bauer, Christian; Houtzeel, Stephanie; Lis, Agnieszka; Marrawi, Maha; Novikaite, Rita; Scheschareg, Steven; Wang, Yu-Yu
Conductors: Praxmarer, Vinzenz
Ensemble: Franz Lehár Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
... a splendid performance of a wonderfully robust and tuneful score...
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Hummel: Der Durchzug durchs rote Meer / Max, Kermes, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2007-02-27

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Der Durchzug durchs rote Meer, oratorio, WoO 11, S. 33
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Kermes, Simone; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

"Only a year ago, an article in a major German music encyclopedia told us [this work] was no longer in existence. There were no performances...continue...

Lehár: Eva / Bozic, Fadayomi, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2006-07-25

Works: Franz Lehár: Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), operetta in 3 acts
Performers: Alessandri, Reinhard; Andrew, Peter; Antonic, Zora; Fadayomi, Morenike; Giglmayr, Christian; Malik, Thomas; Widmann, Florian; Zisterer, Thomas
Conductors: Bozic, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Franz Lehár Orchestra

Franz Lehar was the most gifted and successful composer of operetta of the 20th century, and the most important composer of operetta after Johann Strauss...continue...

Sullivan: The Rose of Persia / Higgins, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2005-08-16

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Rose of Persia (The Story-Teller and the Slave), operetta; Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major; HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Mikado; Yeomen of the Guard; MacBeth
Performers: Bellamy, Marcia; Black, Lynton; Caddy, Ian; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Harrison, Sally; Henry, Claire; Morrison, Richard; Pendleton, Claire; Roddy, Alison; Sharpe, Ivan; Smith, Marilyn Hill [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Higgins, Tom
Ensemble: Hanover Band

'The Rose of Persia' was supposed to mark a new long-term collaboration between Sir Arthur Sullivan and dramatist Basil Hood after Sullivan's falling out with...continue...

Franz Schreker: Christophorus / Windfuhr, Kiel PO, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2005-04-19

Works: Franz Schreker: Christophorus, opera
Performers: Ahrens, Hans Georg; Arnold, Jennifer; Bernhard, Susanne; Chafin, Robert; Gebhardt, Bernd; Kinner, Luise; Klein, Matthias; Kovacs, Attila; Pauly, Simon; Sabrowski, Jorg; Schopflin, Hans-Jurgen; Teepe,...
Conductors: Windfuhr, Ulrich

Using images, metaphors and the parables of Christian tradition, Schrecker makes a profoundly personal statement about art, self-realizations, responsibility, and ethics. This world-premiere recording...continue...

Reznicek: Donna Diana / Windfuhr, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2005-02-22

Works: Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek: Donna Diana
Performers: Klein, Matthias; Kreusch, Susanne; Pauly, Simon; Sadnick, Roman; Schluter, Anne-Carolyn; Schopflin, Hans-Jurgen; Uhl, Manuela; Wittges, Max; Wittlieb, Heike
Conductors: Windfuhr, Ulrich
Ensemble: Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra

The overture to Reznicek's opera 'Donna Diana' has long been heralded as one of the prolific composer's finest achievements, but with CPO's world premiere release...continue...

S. Wagner: Die Heilige Linde / Albert, Wegner, et al

3 CD / CPO / 2003-10-01

Works: Siegfried Wagner: Die heilige Linde, opera, Op. 15
Performers: Georg, Mechthild; Halmai, Katalin; Heidbuchel, Hein; Horn, Volker; Kruzel, Adam; Kwon, Soon-Dong; Lukic, Ksenja; Otten, Josef; Scharnke, Thorsten; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Trekel, Roman; Wegner, John
Conductors: Albert, Werner Andreas
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus

Siegfried Wagner was a cosmopolitan who loved Italy and a philo-Semite whom Joseph Goebbels characterized in a journal entry from 1926 as 'feminine, good-hearted somewhat...continue...

Schreker: Das Spielwerk und die Prinzessin / Windfuhr, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2003-06-01

Works: Franz Schreker: Das Spielwerk und die Prinzessin, opera
Performers: Ahrens, Hans Georg; Fleitmann, Martin; Gebhardt, Bernd; Henning, Julia; Klein, Matthias; Mayer, Thomas J.; McNamara, Paul; Sabrowski, Jorg; Schluter, Anne-Carolyn; Schopflin, Hans-Jurgen; Zethner, Ja...
Conductors: Windfuhr, Ulrich
Ensemble: Kiel Opera Children's Chorus

In no other opera by Schreker does the music figure so importantly in the action; indeed, the music may be said to be the opera's...continue...

Reznicek: Ritter Blaubart/Jurowski, Pittmann-Jennings, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2003-05-01

Works: Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek: Ritter Blaubart, opera
Performers: Fernandez, Andion; Kotchinian, Arutiun; Lindsley, Celina; Maus, Peter; Pittman-Jennings, David; Sabrowski, Carsten; Sawaley, Victor; Worle, Robert
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"No wonder Richard Strauss championed the opera. It sounds like one of his own! Big, thunderous, romantic waves of sound, colorfully orchestrated for maximum effect...continue...

Fux: Il Fonte della Salute /Martin Haselböck, Vienna Academy

2 CD / CPO / 2000-09-01

Works: Johann Joseph Fux: Il Fonte della salute, aperto dalla grazia nel calvario, oratorio
Performers: Bankl, Wolfgang; Chum, Johannes; Voss, Henning
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: Wiener Akademie Orchester

"Though his music is often structured through close imitation and fluent counterpoint, Fux is a surprisingly gifted melodist, worthy of comparison with Handel or Alessandro...continue...

Singphonic Schubert - Complete Edition / Die Singphoniker

5 CD / Cpo / 2000-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Naturgenuss, D 422/Op. 16 no 2; Das Dörfchen, D 598b (641)/Op. 11 no 1; Punschlied, D 277 "Vier Elemente"; Trinklied, D 148/Op. 131 no 2; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710...
Performers: Booz, Werner; Boruvka, Alexander; Brandl, Alfons; Fässler, Robert; Gaag, Wolfgang; Halász, Franz; Kollar, Thomas; Mühling, Gunnar; Mirlach, Wolfgang; Nettinger, Hubert; Pirzer, Wilhe...
Conductors: Scharpf, Berno
Ensemble: Die Singphoniker

Previously released on five single CDs, this recording is now available at an unbeatable price in a boxed set. On its original release it was...continue...

Porpora: Il Gedeone / Martin Haselböck, Wiener Akademie

2 CD / CPO / 1999-07-01

Works: Nicola Porpora: Il Gedeone, oratorio
Performers: Bastlein, Ulf; Chum, Johannes; Perillo, Linda; Waschinski, Jorg
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: Nova Vocal Ensemble

Korngold: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Gerd Albrecht, et al

1 CD / CPO / 1999-06-01

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: A Midsummer Night's Dream, film score (after Mendelssohn)
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Burt, Michael; Lindsley, Celina; Weir, Scot
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

When the Nazis invaded Austria in 1938, the connections established by Korngold at Warner Brothers not only guaranteed him a livelihood but also saved his...continue...

Schillings: Mona Lisa / Seibel, Bilandzija, et al

2 CD / CPO / 1995-08-01

Works: Max von Schillings: Mona Lisa, opera
Performers: Bilandzija, Beate; Bonnema, Albert; Gasztecki, Marek; Gebhardt, Bernd; Koberle, Ulrich; Kosbahn, Gerda; Lawrence, Amy; Reimer, Eva-Christine; Ruß, Karsten; Sabrowski, Jorg; Wallprecht, Klaus
Conductors: Seibel, Klauspeter
Ensemble: Kiel Opera Chorus

"CPO's recording boasts fine sound, impressive for fullness of bass, with excellent orchestral and choral work from the Kiel forces, firm conducting by Klauspeter Siebel...continue...

Telemann: Hamburgische Kapitänsmusik 1755 / Schneider

2 CD / CPO / 1994-07-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (Psalm 111), for chorus, 2 oboes, piccolo trumpet, strings & c; Ihr rüstigen Wächter hamburgischer Zinnen, serenata for chorus,...
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Nolte, Raimund; Schopper, Michael; Stapf, Silke; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione

Spohr: Faust / Moull, Jennings, Taha, Vier, von Jordis

2 CD / CPO / 1994-03-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Faust, opera, WoO 51, WoO 51a
Performers: Abbott, Drew; Bric, Ion; Eichwalder, Martin; Jardis, Eelco von; Jennings, Diane; Kelger, Helmut; Kowollik, Maria; Neuweiler, Ulrich; Nicola, Simone; Pugh, William; Taha, Claudia; Vier, Michael; Walke...
Conductors: Moull, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Bielefeld Opera Choir

Telemann: Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho

1 CD / CPO / 1993-09-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Don Quichotte der Löwenritter, serenata (comic opera) in 3 acts, TWV 21
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Brandt, Karl-Heinz; Hallaschka, Heike; Nolte, Raimund; Schopper, Michael; Stapf, Silke
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione Chorus (Frankfurt)