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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies / Michael Gielen [5 CDs]

5 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-05-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: ; SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg

Michael Gielen is in many ways the "elder statesman" among conductors. His experience and breadth of interests is reflected in this Beethoven cycle, recorded over...continue...
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Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Christiane Iven, Hanno Muller-Brachmann

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-10-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Performers: Iven, Christiane; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden und Freiburg

The collection of anonymous German folk poems assembled by Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano known as 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' ('The Youth's Magic Horn') inspired...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Jerusalem; Kallisch

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-05-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Jerusalem, Siegfried
Conductors: Gielen, Michael

This new recording of Mahler's masterwork is a continuation of SWR Music's critically acclaimed Mahler cycle. Featuring two of the great Mahler singers of our...continue...

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / Michael Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-07-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Conductors: Gielen, Michael

Throughout his long and productive career, Michael Gielen, now more than 80 years old, has the well-earned reputation as one of the greatest interpreters and...continue...

Rihm: Quid est Deus, etc / Vokalensemble Stuttgart

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-10-20

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Quid est Deus; Ungemaltes Bild; Frau/Stimme
Performers: Fugiss, Carmen; Siebert, Isolde
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Goldmann, Friedrich; Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-B

The latest release of recordings of the complete orchestral works of Wolfgang Rihm. This edition of orchestral works has been recorded and produced under the...continue...

Romantic Orchestral Masterpieces / Rilling, Gielen, Marriner, Sanderling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-01-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouvertur...
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth; Gielen, Michael; Cambreling, Sylvain; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Starek, Jiri; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

The masterpieces of European Baroque, Classical, and Romantic choral and orchestral music are the foundation of the Hanssler Classic catalog. The new 'Masterpieces' series will...continue...

Stravinsky: Canticum sacrum, Agon, Requiem Canticles / Gielen, Doufexis, Elsner, Rosen, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-09-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra; Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra; Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus ...
Performers: Bossert, Frank; Doufexis, Stella; Drope, Kirsten; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Nikiforov, Mikhael; Rosen, Rudolf
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart

A new CD from Michael Gielen features three late masterworks by Igor Stravinsky. There is very little competition in the catalogue for recordings of Canticum...continue...

Les ballets Russes Vol 2 - Ravel, Poulenc / Gielen, Viotti, Southwest German RSO

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-03-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Francis Poulenc: Les biches, suite for orchestra (from the ballet), FP 36
Conductors: Gielen, Michael; Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Ravel's radiantly magical Daphnis et Chloé complete, in a glowing, ecstatic choral performance, with a glorious "Daybreak" and a thrilling closing "Danse gé...continue...

Schoenberg: Gurrelieder / Gielen, Diener, Naef, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-06-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Lukas, Ralf; Naef, Yvonne; Smith, Robert Dean
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: South German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This 'Gurrelieder is grand opera. It might even be thought of as "modern Wagner" and, in fact, sounds more Wagnerian in terms of sound, styling,...continue...

Rihm: Musik für Oboe, Styx und Lethe, etc / Zender, Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-03-15

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Music for Oboe & Orchestra; Styx und Lethe, for cello & orchestra; Dritte Musik, for violin & orchestra; Doppelgesang no 1
Performers: Fels, Lucas; Fukai, Hirofumi; Grimmer, Walter; Ott, Alexander; Schneider, Gottfried
Conductors: Zender, Hans; Gielen, Michael; Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wolfgang Rihm is one of the most performed, most discussed, most successful living German composers-and one of the most productive as well: he has written...continue...

Bartok: The Wooden Prince, Concerto for Orchestra / Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-09-18

Works: Béla Bartók: Wooden Prince, Op. 13/Sz 60; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

This program features two works documenting Bartok’s amazing artistic development—his early triumph, the mime-ballet The Wooden Prince, and his last great work, the popular Concerto...continue...

Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements, Symphony of Psalms, etc

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-08-21

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony in C; Symphony of Psalms
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Symphony in Three Movements was composed during the height of WWII (1942-45) and reflects the composer's impressions, mostly gained through cinematic representations, of the...continue...

Brahms: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Gielen, SWR SO

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-03-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Gielen, Michael

Collector's around the world have eagerly sought after Michael Gielen's recordings for Hanssler Classic. His unique, disciplined approaches to the full spectrum of repertoire, from...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1, etc / Gielen, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-11-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Michael Gielen's unique, disciplined approaches to the full spectrum of repertoire, from Beethoven to Boulez, are among the finest committed to disc. Gielen's understanding of...continue...

Bartók: Violin Concerto, etc / Gielen, Ostertag, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-09-15

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106
Performers: Ostertag, Christian
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ostertags performances received rave reviews and the concert at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden was even recorded for broadcast on television. Ostertag attributes his special feel for...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 10 / Gielen, SWR Sinfonieorchester

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-08-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp major (realization by Deryck Cooke)
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This is without a doubt the finest Mahler 10th currently available, and a performance that more than any other vindicates Deryck Cooke's work as the...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 9; Boulez: Rituel / Gielen

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-02-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Pierre Boulez: Rituel; Notations (11 pieces developed from piano version), for chamber orchestra
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gielens Mahler interpretations have attained an almost cult status among collectors. This unique program includes works by 20th century composer and fellow conductor Pierre Boulez....continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 5 / Gielen, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-01-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

SWR Music Highlights

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Maurice Ravel: Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano); Max Reger: Sonata for violin & piano no 6 i...
Performers: Dickie, Murray; Erlich, Nachum; Mauser, Siegfried; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Nemtsov, Jascha; Silja, Anja; Stader, Maria; Wiener, Otto
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl; Huber, Rupert; Zender, Hans; Nowak, Grzegorz; Norrington, Roger; Kagel, Mauricio; Cambreling, Sylvain; Holliger, Heinz; Nestico, Sammy Big Band; Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: ; Stuttgarter Lehrergesangverein; SWR Big Band

Mahler: Symphonies no 1-9, Adagio / Michael Gielen

13 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-04-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Boesiger, Christiane; Grunewald, Eugenie; Hock, Wolfgang; Kallisch, Cornelia; Lika, Peter; Marc, Alessandra; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Pecková, Dagmar; Whittlesey, Christine; Wi...
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Aurelius Boys Choir of Calw; Europa ChorAkademie; European Soloists Academy; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Michael Gielen's Mahler cycle is now complete, and as predicted it moves straight to the top of the list as the most idiomatic and consistent...continue...

Faszination Musik - Mahler: Symphony no 1; Ives / Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2003-04-17

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Charles Ives: Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27); Contemplations (2)
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, etc; Webern: Passacaglia /Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2003-02-07

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Anton Webern: Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1; Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra
Performers: Kallisch, Cornelia
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

This song cycle is one of immense comfort, and is one of the highpoints of late-Romantic orchestral songs. To those people who think that Mahler's...continue...

Faszination Musik - Mahler: Symphony no 8; Schoenberg

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-07-03

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Die Jakobsleiter; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Aiken, Laura; Boesiger, Christiane; Brocheler, John; Lika, Peter; Marc, Alessandra; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Renard, Guy; Winslade, Glenn; Wray, Margaret Jane
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Faszination Musik - Gielen Edition

5 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D...
Performers: Brocheler, John; Diener, Melanie; Litwin, Stefan; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Anton Webern Choir Freiburg; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no 8 / Gielen, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133
Performers: Litwin, Stefan
Conductors: Gielen, Michael

Faszination Musik - Schubert, Johann Strauss / Gielenl

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-04

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Schoenberg: Symphony no 6 / Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-04

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Arnold Schoenberg: Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Prelude & Fugue in E flat major
Conductors: Gielen, Michael

Faszination Musik - Scriabin: Symphony no 3; Busoni, etc

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-04

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque, for orchestra, Op. 42, KiV 252a; Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océ...
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Faszination Musik - Berg, Webern, Schoenberg, etc / Gielen

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-04

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Die glückliche Hand, 1-act drama, Op. 18; Alban Berg: Der Wein; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Cantata no 1 for soprano, chorus & orchestra, Op. 29; Eduard St...
Performers: Brocheler, John; Diener, Melanie; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 7 / Gielen, SWR Sinfonieorchester

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2001-10-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 6; Berg, Schubert / Gielen, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2001-07-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 10 in D major (sketch), D. 936a
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 3; Schubert, et al / Gielen, SWR Radio

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2000-12-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Anton Webern: Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...You will hear things in this recording that you will hear nowhere else--things that are in the score. Gielen takes everything seriously and assumes it...continue...

Faszination Musik - Rihm: Klangbeschreibung 1-3, etc / Bour

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2000-08-04

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Morphonie, for string quartet & orchestra; Klangbeschreibung I, for 3 orchestra groups; Klangbeschreibung II, for 4 women's voices, brass quintet & percussion ensemble; Klangbeschreibu...
Conductors: Bour, Ernest; Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra; The Hague Percusssion Ensemble

"These are important first recordings of orchestral works...that turned out to be milestones in...Rihm's development...[In] 'Morphonie'...Rihm [used] a complex musical language to convey an unmistakab...continue...

Faszination Musik - Mahler: Symphony no 2, et al / Gielen

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2000-05-18

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; György Kurtág: Stele, Op. 33; Arnold Schoenberg: Kol nidre, Op. 39
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Johnson, James; Kallisch, Cornelia
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus; European Soloists Academy; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Michael Gielen's performance of the Mahler Second Symphony with the SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra is the finest Mahler Symphony recording of the new...continue...