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Bruckner: Symphonies nos 3 & 6 / Berner SO, Venzago

2 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: Berner Symphonieorchester

Pizzicato 9/12: "Venzago's courage to interpret Bruckner more romantically than post-romantically makes sense because the 2nd symphony suddenly develops a life of its own and...continue...

Louis Spohr: Complete Violin Concertos / Ulf Hoelscher, violin

8 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Froehlich, Christian
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gripping interpretations of Spohr's Violin Concertos are now on 8 CDs from cpo. Mere words do not suffice to praise Ulf Hoelscher's violinistic achievement highly...continue...

Richard Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau / Franz Hawlata, Monika Straube, Andreas Kindschuh, Bernhard Berchtold, Julia Bauer

3 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Beermann, Frank
Ensemble: Chemnitz Opera Chorus; Robert Schumann Philharmonie

Die schweigsame Frau by Strauss, premiered in 1935, represents what is perhaps his most virtuosic and technically demanding score both for the orchestra and the...continue...

Kurt Weill: Zaubernacht, ballet pantomime / Arte Ensemble

1 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors:
Ensemble: Arte Ensemble

Recording Premiere of the Original Version of the children's pantomime entitled Zaubernacht (Magic Night) composed by Kurt Weill. We have only recently learned of the...continue...

Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763-1850): 3 String Quartets / Pleyel Quartet, Koln

1 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors:
Ensemble: Pleyel Quartet Koln

Gyrowetz numbers among those composers of whom Fischer states in Haydn und seine Zeit, "They would appear to us today to be the great composers...continue...

Carl Heinrich Graun: Easter Oratorio / Koufochristou, Saskova, Kobow, Wolf. Kolner Akademie, Willens

1 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander
Ensemble: Kolner Akademie

The world premiere recording of Graun's Easter Oratorio, interpreted on historical instruments by the Kolner Akademie led by Willens. The music is imaginative and festive...continue...

Georg Philipp Telemann: St. Lukes Passion 1728 / Wolfgang Klose, Marcus Ullmann, Christian Hilz, Raimonds Spogis

2 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander
Ensemble: Cologne Academy

Baroque master Telemann set the St. Luke Passion in 11 different versions. He did so because he composed for 5 of Hamburg's principal churches and...continue...

Théodore Gouvy: Symphony No. 4; Symphonie brève; Fantaisie symphonique / Jacques Mercier

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Mercier, Jacques
Ensemble: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
This is music of astonishingly high quality to be heard here in absolutely first rate performances! ......continue...

Bartok: Kossuth; Concerto for Orchestra / Cornelius Meister

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

Conductors: Meister, Cornelius
Ensemble: ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Wien

Bartók's symphonic poem Kossuth stands in the shadow of his later works and is hardly ever performed. Nevertheless, it in every way merits description as...continue...

Tor Aulin (1866-1914): Master Olof; Swedish Dances Op. 32; Dances from Gotland / Niklas Willén

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Willén, Niklas
Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkorchester Koln

Aulin received training from acclaimed violinist Sauret in Berlin and during the 1890s was regarded as Scandinavia's most important violin soloist. He was friendly with...continue...

Sigismund von Neukomm: Quintet; Septet; Octet; Nonet

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Conductors:
Ensemble: Kammerensemble Classic der Deutschen Opera Berlin

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Each piece is relatively brief and all are in one movement only... The music is all very...continue...

Gaspard Fritz (1716 - 1783): 5 Sinfonias / La Stagione Frankfurt. Schneider

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt

What do we know about the Swiss music world of the 18th century? Not much. So, for this reason, we consider Charles Burney's discovery of...continue...

Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen / Bertucci, Romberger, Kohler, Ponicke, Hollich, Kleinert, Kreutz

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Works: Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen, for narrator, 4 voices, female chorus & piano, Op. 139; An den Abendstern ("Du lieblicher Stern"), for voice & piano, Op. 138/7; Wer hat die schönsten Schäf...
Performers: Bertucci, Catalina; Hollich, Janina; Kohler, Markus; Kreutz, Peter; Leluschko, Meike; Ponicke, Maria
Conductors: Kreutz, Peter
Ensemble: Feen-Ensemble

CPO's latest Reinecke CD demonstrates that his oeuvre contains genuine musical treasures. His Sleeping Beauty displays consummate musical craftsmanship and is highly romantic, a subject...continue...
Recording information: Musikhochschule, Detmold, Germany (02/28/2011-03/02/2011)....continue...

Gottfried Hendrik Mann: Clarinet Concerto; Violin Concerto; Festpraludium; Troisieme Suite / Sebastian Manz, clarinet; Akkiko Yamada, violin

1 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Works: Johan Gottfried Hendrik Mann: Feest Preludium, for orchestra, Op. 95; Concerto for Clarinet in C minor, Op. 90; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 101; Suite for orchestra no 3 in B flat major, Op. ...
Performers: Manz, Sebastian; Yamada, Akiko
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Osnabrucker Symphonieorchester

This album features a piece from Holland that is highly virtuosic and melodious - a clarinet concerto from the late romantic era of 1885. Rising...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Osnabrück (08/2010)....continue...

Felix Weingartner: Symphony no 7 / Boog, Gottwald, Romei, Bolduc. Marko Letonja

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra; Tschechischer Philharmonic Chorus

There is more to Weingartner than the internationally acclaimed conductor and the influential figure who left his mark on Basel's music life; during the course...continue...

Johann Grabbe: Complete Madrigals & Instrumental works / Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Manfred Cordes

1 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Cordes, Manfred
Ensemble: Weser-Renaissance Bremen

2012 marks the WESER-RENAISSANCE ensemble's 20th anniversary. We count ourselves lucky to have released more than 25 CDs with them on CPO. We offer our...continue...

Dora Pejacevic: Chamber Works - Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet; String Quartet / Quatuor Sine Nomine; Oliver Triendl, piano

2 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatuor Sine Nomine

Our Pejacevic edition continues on its way. We now for the second time turn to her chamber music, which occupies an important place in her...continue...

Felix Draeseke: Complete Symphonies / Weigle

3 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Weigle, Jorg-Peter
Ensemble: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Draeseke was one of the most prominent exponents of the music of his times in German-speaking countries. He developed a late romantic compositional style modeled...continue...

Franz Lehár: Der Göttergatte / Andergast, Herze, Dermota, Borsos, Liewehr. Max Schonherr

2 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Schonherr, Max
Ensemble: Vienna Radio Symphony Chorus; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

This historical recording from 1945 (a few weeks prior to the end of World War II!) is a gem and could not be topped by...continue...

Complete Organ Works: Saxer, Dueben, Schieferdecker / Friedhelm Flamme, organ

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Vol. 10, the last edition in a discovery through the Northern German organ baroque. The eight featured organ composers were active in the Baltic Sea...continue...

Richard Eilenberg (b. 1848): Petersburger Schlittenfahrt; Waltzes; Polkas / WDR Radio Orch.

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Eilenberg: Cürassier, galop for orchestra, Op. 133; Das erste Herzklopfen, for orchestra, Op. 50; Norwegische Rentierpost, galop for orchestra, Op. 314; Die Mühle im Schwarzwald, id...
Conductors: Simonis, Christian
Ensemble: ; WDR Radio Orchestra Koln

Having given us the rousing marches, sprightly polkas, and yearning waltzes of Bilse, the West German RSO in Cologne, under its conductor Simonis, now treats...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, Funkhaus Wallrafplatz, Köln (2003-02-06_2006-02-11&2010-)....continue...

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel: Quadri di Dresden and Brussels / Epoca Barocca

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Quadri di Dresda e Bruxelles, for oboe, horn, bassoon & basso continuo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Epoca Barocca

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The instrumentation of Stölzel's sonatas is not so remarkable as how he writes for the instruments. It's...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln (11/14/2008-11/16/2008)....continue...

Ludvig Irgens Jensen (1894-1969): Symphonic Works / Trondheim SO

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: Tema con Variazioni, for orchestra; Partita Sinfonica, for orchestra; Air, for orchestra; Suite for orchestra ("Kong Bladvines Armring"); Sinfonia for orchestra in D minor; Rond...
Conductors: Aadland, Eivind
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Listeners coming to the orchestral music of Ludvig Jensen for the first time will be completely taken...continue...
Recording information: Trondheim, Olavshallen (08/2009)....continue...

Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Flute Concertos (4) / Gaby Pas-Van-Riet, flute

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Concerto for flute, 2 horns & orchestra in C major; Concerto for flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns & orchestra in G major; Concerto for flute, 2 horns & orchestra in D major; Concerto ...
Performers: Riet, Gaby Pas-Van
Conductors: Moesus, Johannes
Ensemble: ; SWD Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Listeners who enjoy the Mozart flute concertos will undoubtedly enjoy these as well... Like Mozart's, Graf's concertos...continue...
Recording information: Matthäuskirche, Pforzheim, Germany (09/28/2011-09/30/2011)....continue...

Johann Rosenmuller: Sonatas 1682 / Musica Fiata

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Rosenmüller: Sonata no 9 à 5 in D major (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 5 à 3 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 12 à 5 in D minor (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 7 à 4 i...
Conductors: Wilson, Roland
Ensemble: Musica Fiata

Rosenmueller's 1682 sonatas, although written after he returned to Germany, clearly show the fruits of the nearly 25 years he spent in Venice. To quote...continue...
Recording information: Germanisches National museum, Nürnberg, Germany....continue...

Hendrik Andriessen: Symphonic Works, Vol. 1 - Symphony No. 1 et al. / Porcelijn

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Hendrik Andriessen: Symphony no 1; Ballet Suite, for orchestra; Symphonic Etude, for orchestra; Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Kuhnau, for orchestra
Conductors: Porcelijn, David
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

Andriessen's Symphony No. 1 was completed in 1930 and premiered on October 1st of the same year by the Haarlemsche Orkest-Vereenigung led by van Beinum....continue...
Recording information: Musiekcentrum Enschede, The Netherlands (06/28/2011-07/01/2011)....continue...

Louis Spohr: Grand Duo - works for violin and piano / Ingolf Turban, violin; Kolja Lessing, piano

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Louis Spohr: Duo Concertante for violin & piano in E major, Op. 112; Adagio for violin & orchestra in D major, WoO 17; Rondoletto for piano in G major, Op. 149; Salon Pieces (6) for violin & piano, O...
Performers: Lessing, Kolja; Turban, Ingolf

Interest in Spohr is on the rise - a fact demonstrated not only by our new recording of his complete symphonic oeuvre but also by...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Radio Bremen (2009-10-05_2009-10-06&2010-)....continue...

Orlando di Lasso: Hymnus / Die Singphoniker

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Audi benigne conditor, motet for 5 voices, M. xvii (S. vii/86); Christe redemptor omnium, Beata quoque, hymn for 4 voices, H. xviii/3; Vexilla regis prodeunt, motet for 6 voices, M...
Performers: Holzle, Gerhard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Singphoniker

A new recording from Die Singphoniker for the cpo listening audience - hymns by di Lasso! This glob-trotting renowned German vocal ensemble was founded 3...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling (10/24/2011-10/26/2011)....continue...

Gustav Kerker (1847-1923): Die oberen Zehntausend; Burning To Sing or Singing To Burn / Elke Kottmair, Nadja Stefanoff, Gerd Wierner

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Gustave Kerker: Die oberen Zehntautend, operetta; Burning to Sing, or Singing to Burn, operetta; The Belle of New York (Selection from the Musical Comedy)
Performers: Kottmair, Elke
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: ; NDR Radio Philharmonic Hannover

Kerker seems not to have existed at all, but his birth (1847) is documented in the registry and when he died (1923), the NY Times...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Sandesaal der NDR Landesfunkhauses Hannover (2009-09-03_2009-09-04&2009-)....continue...

Johannes Brahms: Lieder, Complete Edition Vol. 10 - German Folksongs / Iris Vermillion, Andreas Schmidt, Juliane Banse, Helmut Deutsch, piano

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Volks-Kinderlieder (15) for voice & piano, WoO 31; Songs (5) of Ophelia, for voice & piano, WoO posth. 22; Regenlied, WoO 23; Mondna...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Deutsch, Helmut; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Vermillion, Iris

We now at long last are continuing our Brahms song edition with the two CDs of Vol. 10. The focus is formed by his Deutsche...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal (RBB) (04/1997/01/1998)....continue...

Voces Quietis - sacred songs for male vocal quartet / Schnittpunktvokal

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Austrian Traditional: Der Tag hat sich geneigt, song; Krumpa Haxmartin, folk song; Wo seind denn heint die Håltabuam, folk song; Günther Mittergradnegger: Üba die Stapflan, for chorus;...
Performers: Puschnig, Wolfgang; Tamayo, Marco
Conductors:
Ensemble: Schnittpunktvokal

The male quartet, schnittpunktvokal,is formed of three brothers and one bass singer. This recording features moving sacred songs. Critics rave about the "perfect intonation, extraordinary...continue...
Recording information: Kirche Maria Waitschach (08/2011)....continue...

Arnold Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Opp. 67 & 83 / Reinhold Quartett

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Arnold Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 67; Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 83
Conductors:
Ensemble: Reinhold Quartett

Arnold Mendelssohn's is the 2nd second cousin of Felix Mendelssohn and became best known as a composer of lieder. His sacred choral works launched the...continue...
Recording information: MDR-Studio, Augustusplatz, Leipzig (2007-12-05_2007-12-07&2008-)....continue...