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Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works / Karajan, Berlin PO

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Salome, Op. 54; Ein Heldenleben, Op...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Hauptmann, Norbert; Koch, Lothar; Meneses, Antonio; Spierer, Leon; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Wolfrum, Paul
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"As a performance the 1983 Karajan Also sprach Zarathustra (coupled with an exciting account of Don Juan) will be hard to beat and could very...continue...

Claudio Abbado / Hearing The Silence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram; Ganz, Bruno; Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Claudio Abbado - Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the world's finest and most-respected conductors. seventy-year-old Claudio Abbado is legendary...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Bartók: Concerto for Viola, etc / Aimard, Stefanoich, Bashmet, Kremer, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Percy, Neil; Stefanovich, Tamara; Thomas, Nigel
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording completes Pierre Boulez's highly acclaimed survey of Bartok's major orchestral works on Deutsche Grammophon. Boulez has once again gathered an extraordinary team of...continue...

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Shallon, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
As the Chailly set appears to have limited distribution, do consider the Abbado discs. While lacking a little of the gem-like incisiveness...continue...

Collectors Edition - Mozart: Wind Concertos and Serenades

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, ...
Performers: Öhlberger, Camillo; Öhlberger, Reinhard; Altmann, Volker; Bürkner, Alfred; Berger, Roland; Boisits, Gottfried; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Braun, Manfred; Cubasch, Christian; Eichler, Ho...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra members; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra members; Vienna Philharmonic Winds

Dvorak, Strauss: Works for Cello / Mehta, Maisky, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan - The Collection - Mozart: Symphonies no 39-41, etc

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Divertimento for 2 Horns and Stri...
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Witt, Friedrich
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Here on DG is Karajan's big-band Mozart at its finest... there is plenty of life here, and slow movements show the BPO at their most...continue...

Strauss: Don Quixote, Til Eulenspiegel / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / Testament / 2003-05-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Don Quixote, etc / Karajan, Fournier, et al

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Fournier, Pierre; Hauptmann, Norbert
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Fournier's partnership with Karajan is outstanding. He brings great subtlety and (when required) repose to the part...Karajan's handling of orchestral detail is quite splendid." -Penguin...continue...

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, etc / Böhm, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-07-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"; Serenade no 7 in D major, K 250 (248b) "Haffner"
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Eichler, Horst; Galway, James [Flute]; Kirchner, Heinz; Koch, Lothar; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Symphonien 23 & 36, Sinfonia Concertante / Abbado

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-07-02

Performers: Christ, Wolfram; Kussmaul, Rainer
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon / Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1987-07-07

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blau, Andreas; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Resa, Neithard; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra