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Orgelstadt Halberstadt - A collection of organ pieces from the Halberstadt district in Germany. Works by J.S. Bach, Michael Praetorius, Oliver Messiaen, John Cage, and others / various artists

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

A collection of organ pieces from the Halberstadt district in Germany featuring the composers J.S. Bach, Michael Praetorius, Oliver Messiaen, John Cage, and others.

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Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 / Luisi, MDR SO Leipzig

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi leads the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig in the fourth and last symphony by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, whose conservative post-Wagnerian Romantic style reflected...continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 in E flat major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The second CD in the series shows Schmidt's first steps away from the "classical" symphony form: only three movements, the second one being "theme with...continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 in A major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Schmidt's Third Symphony is very lyrical, said to have been the composer's own favorite, and represents a return to the "classical" four-movement layout....continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 in E major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The first CD in a series consisting of all four symphonies by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, considered the end point in the symphonic tradition line...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony / Geraldine McGreevy: soprano; Tommi Hakala: baritone

1 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Conductors: Arman, Howard
Ensemble: MDR Radio Choir; MDR Symphony Orchestra

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / MDR SO, Fabio Luisi

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: MDR Symphony Orchestra

The second Mahler CD release within the MDR Edition series contains the famous "Adagietto" used in 1971 in Luchino Visconti's film Death in Venice. This...continue...
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Telemann: Trio Sonatas for Recorder / Ensemble Luxurians; Margaret Hunter, soprano

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Rotaru, Alina
Ensemble: Ensemble Luxurians

Debut CD from Ensemble Luxurians, young musicians who specialize in Renaissance and Baroque music. For the first time, all three trio sonatas for recorder and...continue...

The Historical Trombone: Renaissance Trombone - Works by Ortiz, Monteverdi et al. / Ercole Nisini: Renaissance trombone

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

On this first CD in a series presenting trombone repertoire from the mid-16th century to the mid-19th century, nearly all pieces were recorded with a...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Luisi, Oelze, Fujimura, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Fujimura, Mihoko; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Choir Leipzig

This new CD in highly anticipated MDR Edition series presents the next part of a "series within a series" dedicated to the works by Gustav...continue...

Schmidt: Book of the Seven Seals / Lippert, Rootering, Dasch, Nicoli, Chum. Luisi, MDR SO

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Franz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (The Book of the Seven Seals), oratorio
Performers: Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schönheit, Michael
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Choir Leipzig; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The main choir-symphonic work by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, and one of the most important oratorios of the 20th century. A rarity both in concert...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Songs of a Wayfarer / Doris Soffel, Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz, Roman Trekel. Fabio Luisi.

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Soffel, Doris; Trekel, Roman; Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The seventh in Querstand's MDR Edition presents two Gustav Mahler masterpieces in miniature: 'Das Lied von der Erde' in the chamber music transcription by Arnold...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C, Op. 86 / Christiane Oelze, Claudia Mahnke, Christian Elsner, Franz-Josef Selig. Fabio Luisi

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Chorus; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven's "other" mass, in an appealing new recording under the direction of Fabien Luisi, whose frequent appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have...continue...