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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

Otto Klemperer Conducts Beethoven, Vol. 3

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-05-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; The Creatures of Prometheus
Performers: Crass, Franz; Lipp, Wilma; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The extraordinary cast which includes Wilma Lipp and Fritz Wunderlich (voices) makes this recording unmissable. The CD is completed by an exciting performance of the...continue...
Recording information: Vienna (06/1960)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8

1 CD / Audite / 2010-05-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Crass, Franz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grobe, Donald; Kraus, Eberhard; Spoorenberg, Erna
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

The Eighth is Mahler's most monumental symphony, for it is itself a combination of two enormous choral cantatas; in it, Mahler brings together "Veni, creator...continue...
Recording information: Munich, Kongreásaal des Deutschen Museums (06/24/1970)....continue...

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

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

German Opera Masterworks - Bethoven: Fidelio, etc

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; ...
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Brendel, Wolfgang; Carral, Dora; Chiappi, Mario; Cotrubas, Ileana; Crass, Franz; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Dunn, Mignon; ...
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Böhm, Karl; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Prêtre, Georges

Exciting live recordings taped 1945–1972 featuring the greatest operas from Mozart to Strauss. It was Mozart who first established a viable, lasting school of German...continue...

The World's Most Romantic Operas / Gavazzeni, Ozawa, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohè...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Crass, Franz; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mari...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Böhm, Karl; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Verchi, Nino; Maag, Peter; Schippers, Thomas; Matacic, Lovro von

Seven complete operas from the romantic repertoire—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1973 of the greatest...continue...

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; ...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Fischer

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Crass, Franz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Richter, Karl; Schöne, Wolfgang; Schopper, Michael; Schramm, Ernst-Gerold; Schreier, Peter; Thibault,...
Conductors: Richter, Karl
Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra

"Tatiana Troyanos copes marvelously well with Cleopatra's essentially soprano part." -Gramophone...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2006-08-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Crass, Franz; Lipp, Wilma; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

Wagner: Lohengrin / Matacic, Kónya, Grümmer, Crass, et al

3 CD / Orfeo / 2006-07-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Bell, Donaldson; Blanc, Ernest; Crass, Franz; Gorr, Rita; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hellmann, Claudia; Konya, Sandor; Kraus, Herold; Ludwig, Anne-Marie; Neukirch, Harald; Nocker, Hans Gunther; Schunemann, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus

Grand Tier - Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, Ludwig, King, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Crass, Franz; Grobe, Donald; Hirte, Klaus; Hotter, Hans; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Malm, Curt; Mathis, Edith; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"[This is] a terrific bargain and a sparkling representation of Beethoven's great masterwork." - ClassicsToday...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio Op 72 / Böhm, Jones, King, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-07-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Crass, Franz; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Leib, Günther; Mathis, Edith; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"Bohm's conducting is masterful, combining dramatic tension with lyric warmth in ideal proportions... The sound of this recording is excellent." - Met Guide to Recorded...continue...

Schubert: Mass no 6 / Rafael Kubelik, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2005-06-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 6 in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Crass, Franz; Gassner, Albert; Hoffman, Grace; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Lohengrin - Bayreuth 1954 / Jochum, Nilsson, et al

3 CD / Archipel / 2005-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Adam, Theo; Blankenheim, Toni; Crass, Franz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Nilsson, Birgit; Stolze, Gerhard; Tobin, Eugene; Uhde, Hermann; Varnay, Astrid; Windgassen, Wolfgang
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / Szell, Harper, Crass, et al

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Crass, Franz; Dowd, Ronald; Harper, Heather
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Szell's recordings in 1968 of live performances of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 with the New Philharmonia were considered one of the sensations of...continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger / Rafael Kubelik

4 CD / Arts / 2003-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Baillie, Peter; Crass, Franz; Diakov, Anton; Engen, Keith; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Grumbach, Raimund; Hemsley, Thomas; Janowitz, Gundula; Kogel, Richard; Kohn, Karl Christian; K...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Wagner: Parsifal / Leinsdorf, Adam, De Narké, Crass, et al

3 CD / Living Stage / 2003-09-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Crass, Franz; Crespin, Régine; De Narké, Victor; Giuliano, Carmela; Maddalena, Walter; Sarramida, Eduardo; Windgassen, Wolfgang
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

The Trumpet Shall Sound / Maurice André, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Oboe in E minor, TV 51 no e 1; Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G major (spurious, by J. A. Hasse), TWV 51; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C mi...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bilgram, Hedwig; Crass, Franz; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Noe, Hilde; Sillem, Maurits
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Stadlmair, Hans; Sacher, Paul; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach Orchestra; Munich Chamber Orchestra

"The first true modern-day classical trumpet soloist, Maurice Andre is still an icon for many who reckon his unmistakable qualities remain unsurpassed. Andre's discography established...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, Ludwig, Mathis, Hotter, Vienna PO

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-04-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Crass, Franz; Grobe, Donald; Hirte, Klaus; Hotter, Hans; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Malm, Curt; Mathis, Edith; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Beethoven's only opera is heard here in a miraculous performance with perhaps the best cast and conductor ever captured on disc. An incomparable bargain and...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Sawallisch, Thomas, Bjoner, Crass, et al

3 CD / Living Stage / 2003-01-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Bjöner, Ingrid; Crass, Franz; Forti, Carlo; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Gullino, Walter; Krause, Tom; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Neidlinger, Gustav; Thomas, Jess; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Janacek: Missa Glagolitica, etc / Kubelik, Haefliger, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-07-16

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého), song cycle for mezzo-soprano, tenor, female c
Performers: Crass, Franz; Janacek, Bedrich; Kubelik, Rafael; Lear, Evelyn; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"[This] disc is one of the finest recordings you can hope to find of this musical milestone, realized by a master conductor who had the...continue...

Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer / Sawallisch, Rysanek, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2001-11-02

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Crass, Franz; Ridderbusch, Karl; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Beethoven: Fidelio / Bernstein, Nilsson, Adam, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2001-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Crass, Franz; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Spiess, Ludovic; Unger, Gerhard; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

Bach: Sacred Masterpieces / Karl Richter, et al

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-10-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Magnificat; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Buckel, Ursula; Crass, Franz; Engen, Keith; Fahberg, Antonia; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Janowitz, Gundula; Lear, Evelyn; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Proebstl, Max; Schramm, Ernst-Gerold; Seefri...
Conductors: Richter, Karl
Ensemble: Munich Bach Choir; Munich Bach Orchestra; Munich Choir Boys

"...Richter (is) at the height of his powers at this time. Committed to the spirit inhabited by his famous predecessor at St. Thomas's and steeped...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Klemperer, Gedda, Ludwig, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-08-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berry, Walter; Crass, Franz; Frick, Gottlob; Gedda, Nicolai; Giebel, Agnes; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Popp, Lucia; Putz, Ruth-Margaret; Schwarzkopf, Elisa...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"I have never heard The Magic Flute sound so magical and the complete ease and seeming rightness of this performance is a wonder. I salute...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare (Highlights) / Richter, Sills, et al

1 CD / Video Artists International / 1999-11-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Crass, Franz; Forrester, Maureen [Contralto Vocal]; Schreier, Peter; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Treigle, Norman; Yost, Ricardo
Conductors: Richter, Karl
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Abbado, Troyanos, Kozma, Crass

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-09-14

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex
Performers: Crass, Franz; Kozma, Lajos; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Stein, Nilsson, Vickers, et al

3 CD / Video Artists International / 1999-02-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Crass, Franz; Gagliardo, Tullio; Hoffmann, Grace; Mittelmann, N.; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Sassola, Renato; Vickers, Jon; Yost, Ricardo
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Sawallisch, Windgassen, de los Angeles

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gardelli, Else-Margrete; Greindl, Josef; Paskuda, Georg; Stolze, Gerhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Voc...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer / Sawallisch, Bjoner, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 1998-09-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Bjöner, Ingrid; Crass, Franz; Eliasson, Sven-Olof; Fonseca, Regina; Lehrberger, Thomas; Ridderbusch, Karl
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Weber: Der Freischütz / Kleiber, Janowitz, Mathis, Schreier

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Adam, Theo; Crass, Franz; Hoff, Renate; Janowitz, Gundula; Krahmer, Renate; Leib, Günther; Mathis, Edith; Pfretzschner, Brigitte; Schreier, Peter; Springer, Ingeborg; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Barit...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"The DG set marked Carlos Kleiber's first major recording venture and this fine, incisive account of Weber's atmospheric and adventurous score fulfilled all expectations." -Penguin...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Böhm, Lear, Peters, Otto, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Crass, Franz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hotter, Hans; Lear, Evelyn; Otto, Lisa; Peters, Roberta; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Requiem, Exultate Jubilate / Consortium Musicum

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1997-01-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Crass, Franz; Dominguez, Oralia; Koth, Erika; Schreier, Peter; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors: Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Klobucar, Berislav
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Consortium Musicum

Festspieldokumente - Highlights 1955-1974 / Christa Ludwig

1 CD / Orfeo / 1994-07-04

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Der Rosenkavalier; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte,...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Crass, Franz; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Mathis, Edith; Panerai, Rolando; Seefried, Irmgard; Troyanos, Tatiana; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Choral Works & Overtures / Sawallisch, Vienna SO

2 CD / Philips / 1994-01-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orch...
Performers: Crass, Franz; Lipp, Wilma
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Parsifal / Boulez, King, Jones, Crass, Ridderbusch

3 CD / HBDirect Import / 1992-05-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bode, Hannelore; Crass, Franz; Esser, Hermin; Fine, Wendy; Höffgen, Marga; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; King, James [Classical]; Kyriaki, Margarita; McIntyre, Donald; Paustian, Inger; Ridderbusch, Karl...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Recorded at the Bayreuth Festival in 1970, this remains one of the finest modern performances of Wagner's Parsifal available today. Though a little shy on...continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute - Highlights / Böhm, Peters, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Crass, Franz; Fahberg, Antonia; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hillebrecht, Hildegard; Kostia, Raili; Lear, Evelyn; Lenz, Friedrich; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Peters, Roberta [Soprano Vo...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus

Bach J.s: Christmas Oratorio Bwv 248

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1988-10-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Crass, Franz; Janowitz, Gundula; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Richter, Karl