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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...

Bernstein - The Best of all Possible Worlds

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-09-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Arias and Barcarolles; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; A Quiet Place, opera in 3 act...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Carrington, Simon; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Della; Ludgin, Chester; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt; Percy, Neil; Rostropov...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie...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...

"Popular Puccini" / Complete performances of Tosca, La Boheme & Madama Butterfly [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Bohème; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kabaivanska, Raina; Kerns, Robert; Ludwig, Christa; Maffeo, Gianni; Martino, Adriane; Milnes, Sherrill; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Senechal, Michel; Vinco, ...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This set includes Puccini's best-loved operas in a specially priced 3-DVD set to celebrate the composer's 150th anniversary year....continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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A Mahler Documentary "The Little Drummer Boy" Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Work(s); Das Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Gronroos, Walton; Ludwig, Christa; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. The essay features Bernstein talking, playing...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: The Symphonies / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Symphonies No. 7-9 / Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Thomas, Jess
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mahler: Symphonies 9 & 10 Das Lied Von Der Erde / Leonard Bernstein/VPO [2 DVD]

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

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Kollo, Rene; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bernstein Collectors Edition - Mahler I: Symphonies 1-4, etc

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Dicterow, Glenn; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Popp, Lucia; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Smith, Philip [Trumpet]; Wittek, Hel...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is definitely the Mahler set to have if youre only having one - few conductors penetrated more deeply into the painful beauty and raw...continue...

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...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Freni, Domingo, Karajan [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kerns, Robert; Ludwig, Christa; Rintzler, Marius; Schary, Elke; Senechal, Michel; Stendoro, Giorgio
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"One of the finest 'Butterflys' in any medium. Ponnelle's imaginative direction matches Karajan's sensuously dramatic conducting and a superlative cast with the young Domingo, and...continue...
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Country of Origin: Austria
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Bernstein Conducts Bernstein

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Fancy Free, ballet; Facsimile; Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Sy...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Chama, José Eduardo; Dale, Clamma; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Fifer, Bruce; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Gramm, Donald; Kremer, Gidon; Ludwig, Christa; Mense, Ruth; Rampal...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony, Washington, D. C.; New York Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This comprehensive overview of the music of Leonard Bernstein is led by the Maestro himself, all at budget price! The all-star cast of artists include...continue...

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Levine/Met, Behrens, Norman, Ludwig [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Moll, Kurt; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Thipgen, Martha
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [7 DVD Set]

7 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Götterdämmerung; Siegfried; Die Walküre; Das Rheingold
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"DVD's second 'Ring' cycle deserves a warm welcome, however qualified. None of the video-recorded versions can be called ideal; but the Met cycle has plenty...continue...
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Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Haggander, Marianne; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Baker, Mark; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Engert, Ruthild; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruber, Andrea; Haggander, Marianne; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kelm, Lind...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is an economical way to own one of the most celebrated Ring Cycles in recorded history. "The glory of the cycle is the conclusion,...continue...

Mahler: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Songs / Bernstein

16 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-11-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; S...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Dicterow, Glenn; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Pop...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Karajan, Berlin PO

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-07-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Brilioth, Helge; Brockhaus, Lilo; Chookasian, Lili; Crespin, Régine; Dernesch, Helga; Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen; Ericson, Barbro; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gayer, Cather...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In honor of what would have been Maestro Karajan's 90th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing the complete remastered Ring cycle. This classic recording was made...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 6, Lieder / Karajan, Ludwig, Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-05-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Karajan's classic Sixth confirmed his belated arrival as a major Mahler interpreter. Only Bernstein, in his more emotive, less consciously beautifying way,...continue...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Böhm, Nilsson, Windgassen

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-11-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Heater, Claude; Ludwig, Christa; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti; Wachter, Eberhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]; Wohlfahrt, Erwin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Penguin Guide
...the performance glowes with intensity from beginning to end, carried through in the longest spans. Birgit Nilsson sings the Liebestod at the end of...continue...

Bernstein Conducts Candide / Hadley, Anderson, Green, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-04-15

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide, operetta in 2 acts (Scottish opera or final revised version)
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; London Symphony Orchestra; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Recording information: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/1989)....continue...