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The Real Classical

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-06-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 6...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Tomasz Konieczny; Christian Elsner; Iris Vermillion; Gunther Groisbock. Marek Janowski (live, 11/22/12)

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The 6th installment of PentaTone's Wagner Edition brings us to the epic story of Tannhäuser, performed by top Wagner singers, the Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester...continue...
Recording information: Berlin Philharmonie (11/22/2012)....continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
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Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

The third installment in the series, 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3 gathers together a sprawling collection of film music into a six-disc set. Spanning from 1930 to 2012, the set features themes fro...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Brocheler, Merritt, Smit, Runkel, Keyes, Rydl, Kruse, Schone, Altmeyer. Hartmut Haenchen [11 DVDs]

11 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Brocheler, John; Clark, Graham; Gjevang, Anne; Keyes, John; Kruse, Heinz; Merritt, Chris; Mikulas, Peter; Runkel, Reinhild; Rydl, Kurt; Secunde, Nadine; Smit, Henk; Stabell, Carsten
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

This 1999 production of The Ring was the first to be based on the definitive complete edition of Wagner's music. Pierre Audi's production for the...continue...
Run Time: 1008 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Toscanini Conducts Wagner - Orchestral Preludes; Interludes and Arias [5 CDs]

5 CD / RCA Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Die Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Siegfried Idyll; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Faust Overture; Siegfried; Tannhäu...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo


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Tristan und Isolde: Act 3 Prelude by Richard Wagner

Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra/Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra
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Wagner at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera

25 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Szell, George; Leinsdorf, Erich; Stiedry, Fritz; Bodanzky, Artur


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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner

1938

Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano), Lauritz Melchior (Tenor), Karin Branzell (Mezzo Sop

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Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges, Op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Schuber...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; London Classical Players

Roger Norrington was the first conductor to rediscover the original sound of the Romantic era. His recordings of famous overtures from Schubert to Wagner showed...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1988)....continue...

Wagner: Wesedonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures / Nina Stemme, soprano. Thomas Dausgaard

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried Idyll; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Die Meistersinger vo...
Performers: Andreasson, Katarina; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (2012-05-??_2012-06-??&2012-)....continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Christian Gerhaher, Nina Stemme. Janowski

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Gerhaher, Christian; McCown, Michael; Prudenskaja, Marina; Puhlmann, Sabine; Reim, Bianca; Schwinghammer, Wilhelm; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Sonn, Peter; Stemme, Nina [Sopran...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The sixth installment of PentaTone's successful Wagner Edition features the epic Tannhäuser. With world-class voices like Robert Dean Smith, Nina Stemme, and Albert Dohmen, this...continue...
Personnel: Sabine Puhlmann, Nina Stemme , Bianca Reim, Isabelle Voákühler (soprano); Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo soprano); Robert Dean Smith, Michael McCown, Peter Sonn (tenor); Christian Ge...continue...

Wagner: Organ Fireworks - music from the operas / Hansjorg Albrecht, organ

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2013-03-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70; Parsifal, WWV 111; Der Fliegende Holländer, WWV 63; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Performers: Albrecht, Hansjorg

Hansjörg Albrecht, conductor, organist and harpsichordist, is Artistic Director of the Munich Bach Choir & Bach Orchestra. He also regularly conducts the Münchner Symphoniker, the...continue...
Recording information: St. Nikolai, Kiel (04/24/2012-04/29/2012)....continue...

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind - Over 150 minutes of soothing, calming contemplative classics

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5; Jules Massenet: Medita...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours of soothing, calming, contemplative classics played by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by the...continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Wagner Collection - Lohengrin / Domingo, Studer, Lloyd, Welker. Tannhauser / Weber, Gambill, Nylund, Meier. Rienzi / Jordan, Lehnhoff, Kerl, Aldrich [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Rienzi
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Domingo, Placido; Gambill, Robert; Kerl, Torsten; Lloyd, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Nylund, Camilla; Studer, Cheryl; Trekel, Roman; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lang-Lessing;
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner's 200th birthday arises in 2013, giving cause for celebration. Three outstanding opera productions come together for release in this exclusive set -- the legendary...continue...
Run Time: 644 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Songs of Travel - works by Martin, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Wagner, Schumann, Wolf / Franz Grundheber, baritone; Matthias Veit, piano

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Frank Martin: Monologes (6) aus Jedermann, for alto (or baritone) & piano (or orchestra); Felix Mendelssohn: Erntelied "Es ist ein Schnitter", Op. 8/4 (hymn); Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8;...
Performers: Grundheber, Franz; Veit, Matthias

The internationally renowned baritone Franz Grundheber has long been a staple of the operatic scene. With this CD he shows himself to also be a...continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany (09/2003)....continue...

Wagner: Scenes from Tannhauser, Lohengrin & Die Walkure / ulia Varady, Peter Seiffert

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre
Performers: Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

With this recording the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau once bade farewell to his public as a vocalist: together with two other great Wagner singers -...continue...
Recording information: BR-Studio, München (03/20/1996-03/25/1996)....continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko. Valery Gergiev

4 Super Audio CD / Mariinsky / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

The Mariinsky label presents its most ambitious project to date - the first release in a complete cycle of Richard Wagner's epic Der Ring des...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (02/16/2012-02/19/2012); Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (04/10/2012-04/12/2012); Concert Hall of...continue...

Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Kollo, Adam, Schreier, Nimsgern, Minton, Popp, Wenkl et al. Janowski

14 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Evangelatos, Daphne; Falcon, Ruth
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

Marek Janowski's recording of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen was the first ever digital recording of the opera. With sessions beginning in 1980, the complete...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden....continue...

Kaufmann - Wagner / Jonas Kaufmann, Markus Bruck, Donald Runnicles, William Spaulding

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Siegfried; Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Stehe still! ("Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit"), song for ...
Performers: Bruck, Markus; Kaufmann, Jonas
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Oper Berlin Orchestra

Kaufmann's 5th solo album on Decca - specially recorded for Wagner anniversary year by the world's leading Wagner tenor.

Kaufmann and Wagner is a classic

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Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe, Berlin (09/17/2012-09/22/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

René Kollo sings Wagner & Strauss orchestral songs / Thielemann

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Vier letzte Lieder
Performers: Haubold, Ingrid; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Opera Berlin Orchestra

For Herbert von Karajan, Kollo was the ideal Wagner singer. But Rene Kollo didn't only shine as a heroic tenor. He also possessed immense versatility,...continue...
Recording information: 08/30/1992-09/06/1992....continue...

Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Simone Young, Philharmoniker Hamburg

14 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: ; Hamburg Philharmonic

OehmsClassics is now offering the Ring of the Hamburg State Opera conducted by Simone Young in a complete boxed set. The features consist of an...continue...

Classics 2: The Greatest Melodies

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K ...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Capova, Sylvia; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Jela; Sreter, Kamil; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Scholz, Alfred; Münchner, Herbert; Bengtson, Sven; Adolph, Henry; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Lizzio, Alberto; Nanut, Anton; Duvier, Eugen; Armstrong, Julian; Pantelli, Carlo; Falk, Peter

José Carreras: Verona Live, with Caballé, Kollo, Cotrubas, Nucci, Dimtrova, Raimondi, Ramey, Marton et al. / José Carreras, tenor

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Caballé, Montserrat; Canonici, Luca; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Carroli, Silvano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Peter; Furlanetto, ...
Conductors: Franci, Carlo; Collado, Jose

This live recording took place in August of 1988 in the Arena di Verona in honor of legendary tenor Jose Carreras, celebrating his recovery from...continue...
Recording information: Verona (08/08/1988)....continue...

Klaus Florian Vogt Sings Wagner

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen; Tristan und Isolde; The Flying Dutchman; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre
Performers: Nylund, Camilla; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nott, Jonathan

Recording information: Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal (2012-09-12_2012-09-15&2012-)....continue...

The Britannic Organ, Vol. 5: Richard Wagner on Welte Britannic Organ

2 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Lohengrin; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Huldig...

In honor of Richard Wagner's 200th birthday in 2013, Oehms Classics presents Volume 5 of the Britannic Organ Series. This was produced in cooperation with...continue...
Recording information: Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen, Switzerland (03/2012)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
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Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

New Year's Concert 2013 / Welser-Most, Vienna PO

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-22

Works: Josef Strauss: Die Soubrette, polka schnell, Op. 109; Theater-Quadrille, Op. 213; Sphären-Klänge, Op. 235; Die Spinnerin, polka française, for orchestra, Op. 192; Hesperus-Bahnen, walz...
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Since 1939, the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert has become a tradition and the world's most famous classical music event. The list of names of...continue...
Recording information: Goldener Saal des Wiener Musikvereins (01/01/2013)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Edition Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Vol. 2 - works by Weber, Wagner, Mozart Verdi & Beethoven / Schmitz, Brecher

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isold...
Performers: Baumer, Margarete; Dahlberg, Friedrich; Daum, Heinz; Horand, Theodor; Meinl-Weise, Rita; Olberts, Joseph; Reinecke, Paul; Schaffrian, Rosl; Schmitz, Paul; Schurhoff, Lotte; Schwenkreis, Willi; Seider...
Conductors: Brecher, Gustav; Schmitz, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

This second CD in the series featuring historical recordings by the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig contains recordings from 1929 to 1945, most of them published for...continue...

Klassik

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b); Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (12...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Gerlovic, Vanda; Pivka, Marian; Ruk-Focic, Bozena
Conductors: Abel, Hermann; Pitamic, Alexander von; Münchner, Herbert; ; Nanut, Anton
Ensemble: ; Zagreb Soloists