Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals] > Opera/Operetta

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Best of Mozart / various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, KV 384; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, KV 622; Ave verum cor...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Haenchen, Hartmut; Pommer, Max; Goritzki, Johannes; Blomstedt, Herbert

Great Voices of the Century / Prey, Damrau, Domingo, Bartoli, Schock, Kraus, Wunderlich

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Missa in C, KV 257, "Credo-Messe"; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Don Giovanni; Vincenzo Bellini: I Pur...
Performers: Arnaltes, Edelmiro; Bartoli, Cecilia; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Damrau, Diana; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jones, Gwyneth,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Paternostro, Roberto; Wöss, Kurt; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gardelli, Lamberto; Raichev, Rouslan; Simonov, Georgi; Kraus, Richard; Marinov, Ivan; Froschauer, Helmuth; Knubben, Klaus; Sussk...

Great Voices of the Century is a wonderful collection featuring the greatest voices of the century as well as the greatest works by Mozart, Donizetti,...continue...

Great Singers: Hermann Prey sings Mozart, Rossini, Lortzing, Verdi et al.

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildsc...
Performers: Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Wallberg, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Eichhorn, Kurt; Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Prey's performance of Papageno was historic, and turned him into the most popular opera singer in Germany. This CD includes a collection of previously...continue...

The Best of Operetta / Wunderlich, Fassbaender, Gedda, Prey, Rothenberger

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Der Zigeunerbaron; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Giuditta; Der Zarewitsch; Das Land des Lächelns; Das Land Des Lächelns; Fred Raymond: Maske In Blau;...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Barabas, Sari; Berry, Walter; Brokmeier, Willi; Dallapozza, Adolf; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forster, Jurgen...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Wallberg, Heinz; Moltkau, Hans; Michalski, Carl; Mattes, Willy

The Unforgotten Voice / Hermann Prey, baritone

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Oscar Straus: Die Musik kommt; Ein Walzertraum; Victor Hollaender: Die Kirschen in Nachbars Garten, for voice & orchestra; Hoffmann: Pinocchios Lied, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Conradin Kreutz...
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Behrend, Siegfried; Engel, Karl; Heinemann, Herbert; Holm, Richard; Koth, Erika; Malzer, Martin; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Raucheisen, Michael; Rothenberger, ...
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Geese, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Walter, Fried; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gruber, Arthur; Mälzer, Martin; Schick, Tristan
Ensemble: ; Members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (Memb

100 Best Choruses

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140; Henry Purcell: Come ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary); Christoph Willibald Gl...
Performers: Barrard, Marc; Bracht, Roland; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Erwen, Keith; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Harper, Heather; Hollweg, Wern...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Munrow, David; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Willcocks, David; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Vienna Philharmon...
Ensemble: ; Dunedin Consort; Orféon Donostiarra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

La Boheme, Madame Butterfly & More / Opera Sung In German

2 CD / Red/membran / 2011-09-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Das Mädchen aus dem Goldenen Westen; Madame Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Der Mantel
Performers: Anders, Peter; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Frick, Gottlob; Friedrich, Karl; Gester, Kurt; Gunter, Horst; Hoppe, H...
Conductors: Kraus, Richard; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Geese, Heinz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Szenkar, Eugen; Ackermann, Otto; Schroder, Kurt; Wallat, Hans; Rother, Artur; Stein, Horst; Heger, Robert; Dobrindt, Otto;...

Popular Arias (Sung in German)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro); Don Giovanni; So machen es alle (Così fan tutte); Gioachino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Gae...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Anheisser, Wolfgang; Apreck, Rolf; Berry, Walter; Bjoner, Ingrid; Borg, Kim; Buchner, Eberhard; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Casapietra, Celestina; chke, Thomas; Crass, Franz; End...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Fricke, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Patanè, Giuseppe; Stein, Horst; Apelt, Arthur; Kegel, Herbert

Hermann Prey: Arias and Songs

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro, KV 492; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, KV 527; Die Zauberfl...
Performers: Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Thomas, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt

Hermann Prey's lyric baritone is surely one of the noblest and mellowest of voices. This CD presents him in some of his classic roles, including...continue...

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

Mozart Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonie no 40 in G minor, KV 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, KV 622; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, KV 595; Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for violin...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Casper, Bernd; Hahnchen, Dieter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbu...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt; Haenchen, Hartmut; Goritzki, Johannes; Pommer, Max; Blomstedt, Herbert

"Too simple for children, too difficult for musicians" - that is what the great pianist Arthur Schnabel once said about Mozart’s sonatas. Indeed, what seems...continue...

Icon: Fritz Wunderlich - A Poet among Tenors

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Heinrich Finck: O schönes Weib; Heinrich Isaac: Mein Freud allein, song for 4 voices; Adam Krieger: Amanda, darf man dich wohl küssen?, song for voice & ensemble; Johann Sebastian Bach: Was...
Performers: Baumgartner, Georg; Cordes, Marcel; Engen, Keith; Frick, Gottlob; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hildebrand, Helga; Kastner, Gerhard; Kupper, Annelies; Lorengar, Pilar; Mathis, Edith; Muszely, Melitta; Naumann,...
Conductors: Forster, Karl; Müller-Kray, Hans; Klobucar, Berislav; Rothe, Ernst; Heger, Robert; Walter, Fried; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Michalski, Carl; Moltkau, Hans; Zanotelli, Hans; Stein, Horst; Kempe, Ru...

Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich was born into a musical family - his father was a choir director, his mother a violinist. As a young...continue...

Hermann Prey

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Der barbier von Sevilla; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling; Albert Lortzi...
Performers: Fröhlich, Otto [Trumpet]; Hildebrand, Helga; Kohn, Karl; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rothenberger, Anneliese
Conductors: Gruber, Arthur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Mälzer, Martin; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings made a good half-century ago by Herrmann Prey represent a rare stroke of luck. They provide a representative cross-section of the repertoire for...continue...

Da Capo: Opera Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Gaetano Doni...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Breul, Elisabeth; Bumbry, Grace; Casa, Lisa della; Cervana, Sona [vocals]; Geszty, Sylvia; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lorenz, Siegfried; Neuki...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Neumann, Václav; Fricke, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kleinert, Rolf; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Winkler, Johannes; Patanè, Giuseppe...

Overtures, arias, and choruses: a medley of melodies that every opera lover knows!...continue...

Passione: Opera for Lovers

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor...
Performers: Agay, Karola; Buchner, Eberhard; Bumbry, Grace; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Frontiali, Roberto; Gavanelli, Paolo; Geszty, Sylvia; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lear, Evelyn; Prey, ...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Luisi, Fabio; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Winkler, Johannes; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Fricke, Heinz; Pommer, Max; Neumann, Václav; Kurz, Siegfried

Nowhere are love and passion expressed more fervently than here. Great feelings that strike a chord!...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...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Birgit Nilsson; Lorin Maazel

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-06-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Grobe, Donald; Krause, Tom; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (03/1964)....continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Operamania (Box Set)

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera;...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Aragall, Giacomo; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastianini, Ettore; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Ca...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Basics - Mozart: Opera Arias / Schreier, Prey, Suitner, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza d...
Performers: Olbertz, Walter; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Peter Schreier, the renowned German tenor and conductor, made his professional debut in 'Fidelio'. He later worked at the Berlin State Opera and was also...continue...

Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals [Excerpts]

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Frick, Gottlob; Gedda, Nicolai; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe

Rossini: Barber of Seville / Suitner, Pütz, Schreier, Prey

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Burmeister, Annelies; Crass, Franz; Kuhne, Rolf; Neukirch, Harald; Ollendorf, Fritz; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Putz, Ruth-Margaret; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Staatskapelle Berlin

Schubert: Alfonso und Estrella / Suitner, Fischer-Dieskau

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Alfonso und Estrella, D 732
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Falewicz, Magdalena; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gebhardt, Horst; Mathis, Edith; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schreier, Peter; Vogt, Joachim
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Richard Strauss: Intermezzo

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-04-04

Works: Richard Strauss: Intermezzo, Op. 72
Performers: Czerwenka, Oskar; Felbermayer, Anny; Gruber, Ferry; Hellwig, Judith; Irene Walach; Kmentt, Waldemar; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Poell, Alfred; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Steffek, Hanny; Welter, Ludw...
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph

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; ...

Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Rossini: Barber Of Seville (Highlights)

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cesari, Renato; Dara, Enzo; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Kovats, Barna; Malagu, Stefania; Montarsolo, Paolo; Prey, Hermann [B...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Opera House - Weber: Oberon / Kubelik, Domingo

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Domingo, Placido; Grobe, Donald; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schiml, Marga
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Carl Maria von Weber's giant fantasy, with English libretto, tells the story of the king of the fairies. 'Oberon' is full of a rich variety...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...

Strauss: Capriccio / Böhm, Janowitz, Schreier, Augér

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Janowitz, Gundula; Kohn, Karl Christian; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Ridder, Anton de; Ridderbusch, Karl; Schreier, Peter; Thaw, David; Troyanos,...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni, etc / Sawallisch, Raimondi, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2005-07-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Dean, Stafford; Fissore, Enrico; Griffel, Kay; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jahn, Gertrude; Mathis, Edith; Moll, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Opera Obsession! Act II - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-02-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Così fan tutte, K 588; Giuseppe Verdi: I ma...
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Channes, Muriel de; Ciannella, Giuliano; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; ...

This second volume of "Opera Obsession!" brings more great hits from the vast Opear d'Oro catalog of live opera, most of them issued for the...continue...

Marschner: Hans Heiling / Keilberth, Prey, Kirschstein

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-04-02

Works: Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80
Performers: Franzen, Hans; Kirschstein, Leonore; Meister, Harald; Plumacher, Hetty; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Synek, Liane
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Cologne State Opera Chorus

Heinrich Marschner was the most important German Romantic opera composer between Weber and Wagner, and in fact Wagner derived many of his ideas, including the...continue...

Essential Mozart - 32 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, Emma; Kroisamer, Hubert; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron / Allers, Prey, Anheisser, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-08-15

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron
Performers: Anheisser, Wolfgang; Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Brokmeier, Willi; Bumbry, Grace; Cvejik, Biserka; Gedda, Nicolai; Litz, Gisela; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Allers, Franz
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

The Greatest Mozart Show on Earth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kroisamer, Hubert; Lupu, Radu; Pe...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Chung, Myung-...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winchester College Quiristers; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Kleiber, Prey, Varady, Popp, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Kusche, Benno; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Varády, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Baritone
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus

"Ten years after its original release there is still no recording of ' Die Fledermaus' that, for me, matches this one for the compelling freshness...continue...

R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-09-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60
Performers: Cuénod, Hugues; Felbermayer, Anny; Hoffmann, Grace; Kraus, Otakar; Krebs, Helmut; Neugebauer, Alfred; Ollendorf, Fritz; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"Perfectly cast, magnificently performed, and superbly recorded. One of Karajan's most stylish performances..." -Gramophone (Awards: Diapason d'Or, France; Choc du Monde de la Musique, France)...continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Abbado, Prey, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-05-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Weber: Der Freischütz J 277 / Keilberth, Prey, Grümmer, Otto, Kohn, Schock, Berlin PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1996-11-26

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Dicks, William Walther; Eichberger, Wolfgang; Friederun, Maria; Giese, Heinz; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hildebrand, Helga; Hoppe, Fritz; Kirschstein, Leonore; Kohn, Karl Christian; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

Wagner: Das Liebesverbot / Sawallisch, Hass, Coburn, et al

3 CD / Orfeo / 1995-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Liebesverbot, opera
Performers: Coburn, Pamela; Engen, Keith; Grumbach, Raimund; Hass, Sabine; Kuhn, Alfred; Lenz, Friedrich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sapell, Hermann; Schunk, Robert; Seibel, Marianne
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Opera for Children

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Die Walk...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Berbie, Norma; Berry, Walter; Burrowes, Norma; Charon, Jacques; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Elkins, Margreta; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Hamari, Jul...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Bonynge, Richard;
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: La Traviata

2 CD / Orfeo / 1993-09-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Ernst, Hans Bruno; Ernst-Erich Buder; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gilles, Marie Louise; Knapp, Josef; Lenz, Friedrich; Missenhardt, Gunter; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Stratas,...
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe