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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Hans Hopf, Marcel Cordes, Otakar Kraus, Gottlob Frick, Birgit Nilsson, Grace Hoffman, Gundula Janowitz, Sieglinde Wagner (Bayreuth, 1962)

4 CD / Myto Records / 2013-05-03

Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

Wagner: Die Walkure / Fritz Uhl, Gottlob Frick, Otoo Wiener, Jutta Meyfarth, Astrid Varnay, Grace Hoffman (Bayreuth, 1962)

3 CD / Myto Records / 2013-05-03

Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

Wagner: Siegfried / Hans Hopf, Eirch Klaus, Otto Wiener, Otakar Kraus, Peter Roth-Ehrang, Birgit Nilsson (Bayreuth, 1962)

3 CD / Myto Records / 2013-05-03

Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Otto Wiener, Marcel Cordes, Horst Wilhelm, Gerhard Stolze, Grace Hoffman, Walter Kreppel, Peter Roth-Ehrang, Gundula Janowitz, Sieglinde Wagner (Bayreuth, 1962)

2 CD / Myto Records / 2013-05-03

Conductors: Kempe, rudolf
Ensemble: Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

Rudolf Kempe conducts Bartok and Strauss (rec. 1961)

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-03-26

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; SWR Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Conductor and Strauss expert Rudolf Kempe is heard in his element, conducting Strauss with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra as well as filling a gap...continue...
Recording information: Konzertmitschnitt Stuttgart Liederhalle (01/12/1961)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Münchner Philharmoniker

When Rudolf Kempe was principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic back in the 1970's, the culmination of his long career was the recording of the...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerbräukeller, Munich....continue...

Strauss Family, Lehar: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1958-02-12&1958-02-19_1958-)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 8 / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Munich Philharmonic

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerbräu, München (1971-12-20_1971-12-23&1972-)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Semperoper Edition, Vol. 3: Wagner Again? - The earliest postwar Dresden Wagner recordings / Goltz, Aldenhoff, Bohme, Sattler et al.

3 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; The Flying Dutchman; Siegfried; Tristan und Isolde; Rienzi; Parsifal
Performers: Aldenhoff, Bernd; Baumer, Margarete; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Eyle, Helmut; Friedland, Brunnhild; Gruber, Ernst; Herrmann, Josef; Kramer, Hans [Vocals]; Paul, Karl; Rehm, Kurt; Sattler, Joachim; Sch...
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph; Pflüger, Gerhard; Kleinert, Rolf; Kempe, Rudolf; Striegler, Kurt; Wehding, Hans Hendrik; Wiesenhutter, Gerhard; Stoschek, Walter

It may seem unimaginable to audiences of postwar generations that Dresden opera lovers had to wait four years after 1945 for a performance of a...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "Eroica" / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Munich Philharmonic

Recording information: Bürgerbräu, München (06/23/1972-06/26/1972)....continue...

Bruch: Violin Concerto; Scottish Fantasia / Kyung Wha Chung, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Max Bruch was a renowned composer of choral music and in England considered a worthy successor to Handel and Mendelssohn. He is largely remembered today...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Weber: Der Freischutz / Karl Paul, Werner Faulhaber, Elfride Trotschel, Irma Beilk, Kurt Bohme - Rudolf Kempe (rec. 1951)

3 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-06-26

Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Dresden State Orchestra

Der Freischütz has since its premiere been an indispensable part of the operatic repertory, possibly never more significantly than for the Dresden Opera. This exceptional...continue...