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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Schönbrunn: Dances and Waves, 2012 Summer Night Concert / Gustavo Dudamel, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Debussy

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Claude Debussy: La mer; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; ...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo

Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer...continue...
Recording information: Vienna, Schloss Schönbrunn (06/2012)....continue...

Dances and Waves - Schoenbrunn 2012 Summer Night Concert / Gustavo Dudamel - Vienna PO; Students of the Vienna State Opera Ballet School [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer...continue...

A Romantic Songbook - Songs by Loewe, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann / Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Justus Zeyen, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Im Abe...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works / Karajan, Berlin PO

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Salome, Op. 54; Ein Heldenleben, Op...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Hauptmann, Norbert; Koch, Lothar; Meneses, Antonio; Spierer, Leon; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Wolfrum, Paul
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"As a performance the 1983 Karajan Also sprach Zarathustra (coupled with an exciting account of Don Juan) will be hard to beat and could very...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Full track lists and synopses n English, German and French.

"Sensuously sung and played"-Gramophone...continue...

Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...continue...

Night and Dreams

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Richard Strauss: Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (6), Op. 17; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 106; Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume...
Performers: Brueggergosman, Measha; Zeyen, Justus

Measha Brueggergosman and pianist Justus Zeyen interpret well- and littleknown songs of Duparc, De Falla, Schubert, Hahn, Liszt, and others chosen for their soulful depth,...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Teldex Studio (03/2009); Teldex Studio, Berlin, Germany (03/2009)....continue...

Live On Stage / Fritz Wunderlich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gioachino Rossini: Der Barb...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Heater, Claude; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Knapp, Josef...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Prêtre, Georges; Kempe, Rudolf; Wallberg, Heinz; Krips, Josef

Fritz Wunderlich, Germany's greatest tenor in the 20th century - and one of the greatest tenors of all time - would have celebrated his 80th...continue...

50 Years: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Casa, Lisa della; Domingo, Placido; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Hetzel, Gerhart; Jurinac, Sena; Lorengar, Pilar; Moll, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Norman, Jessye...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fricsay, Ferenc; Abbado, Claudio; Rizzi, Carlo; Böhm, Karl; Mehta, Zubin; Bernstein, Leonard; Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Boulez, Pierre

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable music events- operas, concerts and recitals- for 50 years. Here is a unique...continue...
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In The Still Of Night / Anna Netrebko, Barenboim

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-04-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Songs (4), Op. 40; Forgive! Remember not those tearful days (Prosti! Me pomni dney naden'ya), song for voice & piano, O; In spring, Op. 43; The Lark Sings Louder (Zvonche zha...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Netrebko, Anna

Anna Netrebko's first live solo album and first Lieder album is accompanied by star conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim. This was the concert event of the Salzburg...continue...
Recording information: Salzburg, Groáes Festspielhaus (08/2009)....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Souvenirs - Offenbach, Strauss, Grieg, Charpentier, etc / Netrebko, Beczala, Vasilek, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-11

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin; Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Franz Lehár: Giuditta; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Pari...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna; Swait, Andrew
Conductors: Villaume, Emmanuel

This is a DELUXE EDITION. A standard version is available as DGG B001221702. The beautiful cap box includes the CD; a DVD of behind-the-scenes footage,...continue...

Souvenirs - Offenbach, Strauss, Grieg, Charpentier, etc / Netrebko, Beczala, Vasilek, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-11

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin; Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Franz Lehár: Giuditta; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann; ...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna; Swait, Andrew
Conductors: Villaume, Emmanuel
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

On her fourth album for DG, opera superstar Anna Netrebko gives a very personal and intimate performance of cherished lighter works. From sparkling operetta classics...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Karajan, Rysanek, Ludwig, Thomas, Berry, Wiener Staatsoper, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dutoit, Laurence; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hoffmann, Grace; Kreppel, Walter; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Popp, Lucia; Rysan...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The casting was absolutely magnificent, offering us the finest voices and well-drawn characters involved in significant drama." -Die Presse...continue...

R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Bohm/VPO, Janowitz, Kollo, Gruberova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Berry, Walter; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Kollo, Rene; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD features an ideal Straussian cast and conductor in Filippo Sanjust’s enchanting Vienna State Opera production from 1978. Karl Bohm conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Mstislav Rostropovich "Life & Art" / Karajan Berlin PO / Bloch, Schumann, Strauss [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre National de France

First release on DVD! This valuable historic material from the Unitel catalogue, has not yet been available on DVD. It features Rostropovich playing three important...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Strauss: Josephslegende / Ballet Of The VSO / Hollreiser [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Josephslegende, Op. 63
Performers: Haigen, Kevin; Jamison, Judith; Musil, Franz; Wilhelm, Franz
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Strauss: Salome / Stratas, Varnay / Böhm, VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Schwarz, Hanna; Stratas, Teresa; Varnay, Astrid; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"The staging and camera work are very competent, and the production by Götz Friedrich is thrilling. The orchestra playing is on the highest level. Böhm...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Saint-Saëns, Schumann: Cello Concertos / Rostropovich

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Alex...
Performers: Dedyuhkin, Alexander; Naum, Walter; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Stolarov, Grigory; Samosud, Samuel; Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Youth Orchestra

As he celebrates his 80th birthday year in 2007, Deutsche Grammophon presents a double album of Rostropovich's early recordings from the1950s, including two concertos with...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Masters of the Oboe

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-06-13

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Richard Strauss: Concert...
Performers: Black, Neil; Bourgue, Maurice; Brown, Iona; Elhorst, Hans; Gomberg, Ralph; Holliger, Heinz; Koch, Lothar; Koenen, Rolf; Mack, John; Nicklin, Celia; Schellenberger, HansJorg [Oboe/Conductor]; Shingles...
Conductors: ; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This '2 for 1' set is the eighth title in the acclaimed 'Masters of' series. 'Masters of the Oboe' includes performances by Heinz Holliger, Hansjorg...continue...

Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Strauss: Elektra / Rysanek, Varnay, Fischer-Dieskau, Bohm/VPO [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ligendza, Catarina; Rysanek, Leonie; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Strauss: Rosenkavalier / Jones, Jungwirth, Kleiber/Orchester Der Bayerischen [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra

"Kleiber's conducting is spacious, transparent and warm. Brigitte Fassbaender is ideal as Octavian, Gwyneth Jones a moving Marschallin, Lucia Popp a sweet-voiced if mature Sophie,...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Musik...Sprache der Welt - Strauss; Witt / Konwitschny

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Friedrich Witt: Symphony in C ("Jena")
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: Sächsische Staatskapelle

Franz Konwitschny conducts Richard Strauss's 'Sinfonia Domestica', realized in a brilliantly virtuosic manner by the Staatskapelle Dresden. The sound is revelatory, definitely one for the...continue...

Beverly Sills - The Great Recordings

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereu...
Performers: Begg, Heather; Gedda, Nicolai; Glossop, Peter; Kern, Patricia; MacDonald, Kenneth; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Treigle, Norman; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Voc...
Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Jalas, Jussi; Levine, James; Ceccato, Aldo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Buckley, Emerson
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

The track list on this 2-disc set has been carefully chosen and endorsed by Beverly Sills herself, and includes a track from Norma for the...continue...

Gidon Kremer - Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms: Violin Sonatas

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Afanassiev, Valery; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg

Karajan Forever - The Greatest Classical Hits

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-06-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikov...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Berman, Lazar; Cochereau, Pierre; Finke, Eberhard; Gobel, Horst; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbe, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan - The Collection - Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Final Scene
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Undoubtedly this performance is very distinguished, wonderfully spacious and beautifully shaped - the closing Night sequence is very touching - and played with the utmost...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Norman, Battle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Dickson, Stephen; King, James; Nentwig, Franz Ferdinand; Norman, Jessye; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"This performance represents an above-average night at the Metropolitan Opera." -The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber/Orch. & Choir Vienna Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Gonda, Anna; Hornik, Gottfried; Kasemann, Franz; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lott, Felicity; Miljakovic, Olivera; Moll, Kurt; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wimberger, Peter; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 193 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, Digitally Mastered
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Strauss: Arabella / Te Kanawa, Thielemann/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella, Op. 79
Performers: Brendel, Wolfgang; Dernesch, Helga; Kuebler, David; McIntyre, Donald; McLaughlin, Marie; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: Germany
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Holst: Planets; Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra /Steinberg

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"William Steinberg, making the most of the magnificent orchestral forces at his disposal, lets us hear inner voices, counterpoint, nuances... that have never been captured...continue...

Strauss: Tone Poems / Böhm, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin PO

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-03-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Don Juan, Op. 20; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Also Sprach Zarathustra; Festliches Präludium for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 61; Till Eulenspiegels lustig...
Performers: Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, etc / Mattila, Abbado, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Cäcilie; Frühlingsfeier ("Das ist des Frühlings traurige Lust!"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra),...
Performers: Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karita Mattila... was one soprano whose reading of the 'Four Last Songs' I eagerly awaited... she would never diminish these languid, expansive melodies with any...continue...

R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, etc / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-04-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan's...DG recording has long held sway and up to now would be my preferred version in spite of the excellence of many of its rivals."...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs, etc / Karajan, Janowitz, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-01-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Janowitz, Gundula
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Gundula Janowitz's singing is overpoweringly beautiful and flawless. Her voice is capable of even greater beauty than are Berlin's sound magicians." -Fono Forum...continue...

Cheryl Studer in Salzburg - Schubert, Debussy, Strauss

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-02-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Claude...
Performers: Gage, Irwin; Studer, Cheryl

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Karajan Gold - Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-11-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mad about The Classics

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-08-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Jacques Offenbach: Gaît...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; Järvi, Neeme; Maazel, Lorin; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio; Bychkov, Semyon; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ...
Ensemble: ; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gothenburg Artillery Division; Gothenburg Churchbells; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic O...