Classical Period > Masur, Kurt

Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos; Concert Rondos / Zoltan Kocsis; Dezso Ranki, pianos. Schiff

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K 382; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra i...
Performers: Kocsis, Zoltan; Ránki, Dezsö; Schiff, Andras; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Ferencsik, János; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Annersoe Schmidt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the greatest composers of all time. In his relatively short life he contributed to every style of composition....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne; Miki: Symphony for Two Worlds / Moser, Lang, Schreier, Adam

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Siegfried Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne, for chorus; Recorded Sound: [Applause]; Minoru Miki: Kyu-No-Kyoku "Symphony for Two Worl...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Eisenberg, Matthias; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Pro Musica Nipponia; St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig

To mark Kurt Masur's 85th birthday, this two-CD set features the 1981 live recording of the opening concert from the new Gewandhaus in Leipzig, never...continue...
Recording information: Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig....continue...

Best of Mozart / various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, KV 384; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, KV 622; Ave verum cor...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Haenchen, Hartmut; Pommer, Max; Goritzki, Johannes; Blomstedt, Herbert

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary - Great Moments

2 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Concerto for Piano no 27; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Concerto ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Benyamini, Daniel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Taub, Chaim; Ulivieri, Nicola; Zukerm...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert; Bertini, Gary; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Released to celebrate the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 75th anniversary, this two disc set features a collection of twenty-two key tracks excerpted from the Helicon Classics...continue...

New Year's Concert 2006 From Teatro La Fanice / Masur, Cedolins, Calleja [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; I lombardi; Nabucco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro); Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: ...
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Scandiuzzi, Roberto
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus; Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

Kurt Masur's inspired 2006 New Year's Concert is available again in this ArtHaus re-issue.Soloists Fiorenza Cedolins, Joseph Calleja and Roberto Scandiuzzi are featured in highlights...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Russian Archives: The 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos; Sonatas 12 & 16 / Emil Gilels

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Conce...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: State Symphony Orchestra of USSR

Emil Gilels belongs to a select group of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Born in Odessa in 1916, he began his studies at...continue...
Recording information: 1976....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

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

Sensual Classics: Desire

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K. 467; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op....
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Sebastian, Georges; Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Apelt, Arthur; Konwitschny, Franz; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Kinderklassik: Classical Music for Children

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling ("Komm, lieber Mai"), song for voice & piano, K. 596; Serenade Nr. 13 in G major, KV 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 21 i...
Performers: Falewicz, Magdalena; Hoff, Renate; Koth, Erika; Krahmer, Renate; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Stöcki...
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas; Sanderling, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Horst; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurz, Siegfried

Classical Music for Children fires children's imaginations, calms them, offers them solace, and above all proves to be a source of great fun, all with...continue...

Kurt Masur: The Maestro

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I; Serg...
Performers: Moser, Edda; Ousset, Cecile; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rapp, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter; Schroter, Gisela; Stryczek, Karl-Heinz; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Kurt Masur is undoubtedly one of the world's most important conductors. This collection reflects his sovereign command of German symphonic music, and in particular his...continue...

Mozart Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonie no 40 in G minor, KV 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, KV 622; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, KV 595; Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for violin...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Casper, Bernd; Hahnchen, Dieter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbu...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt; Haenchen, Hartmut; Goritzki, Johannes; Pommer, Max; Blomstedt, Herbert

"Too simple for children, too difficult for musicians" - that is what the great pianist Arthur Schnabel once said about Mozart’s sonatas. Indeed, what seems...continue...

Beethoven Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Doese, Helena; Fietz, Erhard; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Tomowa-S...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Flor, Claus P.; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

On one hand, Beethoven stands for the free and uncompromising artist who vouches for human ideals. On the other, he grasped music itself, linking themes...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Kurt Masur/Gewandhaus Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-03-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Howell, Gwynne; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Soffel, Doris; Wagner, James
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

A newly submitted live recording from the Gewandhaus concert hall in Leipzig of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125, the Choral Symphony,...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Beethoven: The 11 Overtures / Masur

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont, Op. 84; King Steph...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

PentaTone presents a new recording of Beethoven's overtures, conducted by Kurt Mazur. Known for his interpretation of German Romantic music, Maestro Masur brings his talents...continue...

Hermann Baumann Collection

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 3 horns, violin, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 54; Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; Concerto for Horn in D major; Overture, suite for 2 horns, strings ...
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Brown, Timothy; Hartz, Markus; Hill, Nicholas; Hokanson, Leonard; Schmidt, Eckhardt; Wittekind, Almut
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Zukerman, Pinchas; Masur, Kurt; Baumann, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten; Folkwang Horn Ensemble

A lifetime of performances around the world and an extensive discography has ensured that the great horn player Hermann Baumann's stupendous technique, versatility and characterful...continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 9 / Masur

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Leipzig, Neues Gewandhaus (10/08/1981)....continue...

Weber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2 / Sharon Kam

1 CD / Apex / 2010-11-16

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, J. 118 (Op. 74); Grand Duo Concertante for clarinet & piano in E flat major, ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (06/1996-07/1996)....continue...

Süáe Träume / Suitner, Masur, Kempe et. al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: German Traditional: Weisst du, wieviel Sternlein stehen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade Nr. 13 in G major, KV 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Klarinetten...
Performers: Hoff, Renate; Krahmer, Renate; Michallik, Oskar; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Neumann, Horst; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurz, Siegfried; Koch, Helmut

Mozart: Die Klavierkonzerte

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 5 in D major, K 175; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K 382; Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major...
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

The Hélène Grimaud Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Fantasien, Op. 116; Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Klavierstücke, Op. 118;...
Performers: Grimaud, Hélène
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Zinman, David

Passione: Opera for Lovers

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor...
Performers: Agay, Karola; Buchner, Eberhard; Bumbry, Grace; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Frontiali, Roberto; Gavanelli, Paolo; Geszty, Sylvia; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lear, Evelyn; Prey, ...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Luisi, Fabio; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Winkler, Johannes; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Fricke, Heinz; Pommer, Max; Neumann, Václav; Kurz, Siegfried

Nowhere are love and passion expressed more fervently than here. Great feelings that strike a chord!...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-11-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig (1980-01-07_1980-01-23&1981-)....continue...

Zauber der Klassik - The most beautiful Classical works

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Work(s); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; H...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Reuter, Rolf; Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: ; Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Piano Dreams - The most popular melodies

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Robert Schumann: Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in ...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Shetler, Norman; Stockigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Basics - Abendstimmung - Evening Mood / Neumann, Blomstedt, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G min...
Performers: Casper, Bernd; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Timm,...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert; Masur, Kurt

Basics - Himmlische Klassik - Classics in Heaven / Schreier, Koch, Masur, Kurz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto ...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Great Concertos

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, ...
Performers: Klier, Gunter; Mahn, Kurt; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Scholz, Katrin; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Scholz, Katrin; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Legendary Masterwork Recordings

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Schreier, Peter; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Bongartz, Heinz; Markevitch, Igor; Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Legendary Masterworks Recordings - Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz, Liszt, etc / Dresdner Philharmonie, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Gerhard Rosenfeld:...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Pokorna, Mirka; Schmahl, Gustav; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Forster, Horst; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Classics in Heaven - Mozart, Bach, etc

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Su...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stockigt, Siegfr...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz; Suitner, Otmar; Pommer, Max; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Neumann, Vá...

Greatest Works - Mozart

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Co...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Beyer, Achim; Petersen, Ulrike; Schmidt, Annerose; Sussmuth, Gernot; Walter, Johannes; Weigle, Friedemann; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Goritzki, Johannes

Sylvia Geszty: An Opera Recital

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Par...
Performers: Geszty, Sylvia
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Mozat: Piano Cocnertos no 20 & 21 / Schmidt, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Annerose Schmidt (b. 1936), the daughter of a musical director, achieved renown starting in the 1950s and these performances with the famed Kurt Masur of...continue...

Eterna Collection-Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Lemnitz

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eug...
Performers: Husch, Gerhard; Lemnitz, Tiana; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Volker, Franz [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Rother, Artur; Gruber, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

In a successful singing career stretching over 35 years, Lemnitz proved that even in such exalted realms as opera and concert singing the simple adage...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, etc / Masur, Suske, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Movement for violin &...
Performers: Suske, Karl
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Collectors of chamber music will recognize this soloist as the first violinist of the Suske String Quartet. At the time of these recordings, he was...continue...

Best of Basics

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the...
Performers: Dunckel, Rudolf; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Kootz, Gunter; Lear, Evelyn; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Stolte, Adele; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václav; Wiesenhutter, Gerhard; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

As we've seen and heard these past months, Berlin Classics Basics offers the new classical listener a chance to collect the world's greatest music at...continue...

Sileo - Music for Contemplation

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; ...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Laforet, Marc; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe; Markgraf, Host-Tanu; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Berglund, Paavo;
Ensemble: Beethoven Trio, Wien (Piano Trio); Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic...

Mozart: Violin Concertos / Andrade, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin in E flat major (doubtful, "Concerto no 6"), K. 268 (K. Anh. C 14.04)
Performers: Andrade, Janine
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The French violinist Janine Andrade (b. 1918) won a First Prize at the Paris Conservatoire when only 12. Having studied with Carl Flesch and Jacques...continue...

Works for Piano and Orchestra - Grieg, etc / Schmidt, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück for piano & orchestra in F minor, J. 282 (Op. 79); Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

This live 1983 performance of the Schumann is actually the first CD appearance. This disc also serves to highlight the artistry of Annerose Schmidt, one...continue...

Moods - Floating Harmony / Kegel, Weigle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G min...
Performers: Casper, Bernd; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Timm,...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sounds for the Soul

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Frédéric Chopin...
Performers: Amadeus Webersinke; Bosse, Gerhard; Erben, Friedemann; Fischer, Peter; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Haupt, Eckart; Kruger, Erich; Mehlig, Karl; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Seltmann, Werner; Tast...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Bongartz, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Koch, Helmut

Steps in Silence

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Camillo Schumann: Sonata for flute & piano in D major, Op. 123a; Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for F...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Haupt, Eckart; Morbitzer, Egon; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Thalheim, Armin; Walter, Johannes; Zechlin, Dieter; Zenziper, Arkadi; Zoff,...
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Suitner, Otmar; Forster, Horst; Flor, Claus P.; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Masur, Kurt

Moods - Unfold your Mind - Bach, Satie, etc / Koch, Erber

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johannes Brahms: Symph...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

There's no denying that classical music, in all its forms, styles and genres can elevate the soul and empower the will. These releases in Berlin...continue...

Klavier - Greatest Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schumann / Rösel, Schmidt, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 2...
Performers: Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Flor, Claus P.
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

You have to admit it: these are probably the first works to come to mind, even for the seasoned collector, when one ponders the great...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra