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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...

Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer; Kindertotenlieder; 5 songs / Christa Ludwig

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5); Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Vandernoot, Andre; Klemperer, Otto

Mahler's vocal works conjure up the spirit of old folk songs, reinterpreted as miniature emotional dramas. In Christa Ludwig these pieces found one of their...continue...

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Mahler Symphony No. 2 / James Levine

2 CD / Orfeo / 2011-08-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/19/1989)....continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Concert Arias / The Complete Studio Recordings

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-05-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così ...
Performers: Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: 1946-1956....continue...

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

Jules Massenet: Marie-Magdeleine

2 CD / Bella Voce Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Jules Massenet: Marie-Magdeleine, sacred drama in 3 acts; Werther
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Corelli, Franco; Ludwig, Christa; Reardon, John; Roth, Daniel [Organ]
Conductors: Morriss, Andrew; Lombard, Alain

Recording information: New York (1976)....continue...

Christa Ludwig Sings Rarities

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Berry, Walter; Kmentt, Waldemar; Ludwig, Christa; Rysanek, Lotte
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Böhm, Karl; Klobucar, Berislav; Cleva, Fausto; Maazel, Lorin

Christa Ludwig: Lieder Recital / Schubert, Wolf, Mahler, Strauss, Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-04-28

Works: Franz Schubert: Geheimnis, D 491; Im Abendrot, D 799; Die Forelle, D 550; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Sehnsucht; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Mö...
Performers: Ludwig, Christa; Spencer, Charles

Christa Ludwig is acknowledged as one of the twentieth century's most explorative and complete vocal artists. Her professional singing career spanned five decades and as...continue...
Run Time: 111 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Mahler: Complete Symphonies / Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, et al

12 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-04-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Lipton, Martha; Ludwig, Christa; McIntyre, Donald; Mitchinson, John; Procter, No...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"Few can deny Bernstein's lasting importance in promoting Mahler's cause, for in the 1960s and early '70s there was only a handful of conductors of...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Great Voices of the Golden Age / Rita Streich, Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Irmgard Seefried [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 71; Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; L...
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Ivaldi, Christian; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Marc'Hadour, Maroussia Le; Moore, Gerald; Reiss, Janine; Seefried, Irmgard; Streich, Rita; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Rosenthal, Manuel; Bruck, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'ORTF; Orchestre Philharmonique de L'ORTF

"On wings of song" - Heine’s words and Mendelssohn’s immortal melody, sung here by the inimitable Rita Streich, perfectly encapsulate the spirit of this collection....continue...
Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, French, German
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20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Puccini - The Definitive Collection / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

11 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Baratti, Walter; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bunnell, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Sieg...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James

Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Karajan, Rysanek, Ludwig, Thomas, Berry, Wiener Staatsoper, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dutoit, Laurence; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hoffmann, Grace; Kreppel, Walter; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Popp, Lucia; Rysan...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The casting was absolutely magnificent, offering us the finest voices and well-drawn characters involved in significant drama." -Die Presse...continue...

Richard Strauss: Capriccio

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-06-04

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Christian, Hans; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Jaresch, August; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut,...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

"Popular Puccini" / Complete performances of Tosca, La Boheme & Madama Butterfly [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Bohème; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kabaivanska, Raina; Kerns, Robert; Ludwig, Christa; Maffeo, Gianni; Martino, Adriane; Milnes, Sherrill; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Senechal, Michel; Vinco, ...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This set includes Puccini's best-loved operas in a specially priced 3-DVD set to celebrate the composer's 150th anniversary year....continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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The Pavarotti Story

4 CD / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Otello; I lombar...
Performers: Bono; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eno, Brian; Evans, David; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; John, Elton; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Kerns, Ric...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Patanè, George; Rescigno, Nicola; Chailly, Riccardo; Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Levine, James; Kertész, Istv...

This commemorative set documents Pavarotti's life story in both words and music. Presented in superb, high quality packaging including a 70 page illustrated booklet of...continue...
Personnel: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Dr. David Evans , Elton John, Frank Sinatra (vocals); Joan Sutherland (soprano); Christa Ludwig, Elke Schary, Jane Shaulis (mezzo soprano); Plácido Domingo, ...continue...

The Art of Christa Ludwig

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) ...
Performers: Callas, Maria; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; Fleming, Amaryllis; Ludwig, Christa; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Stich-Randall, ...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Stein, Horst; Forster, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ludwig's range of repertoire was remarkable, from Bach through Mozart to Brahms, Mahler and Strauss. She was equally at home in German Lieder, French melodies,...continue...

Christa Ludwig - The Birthday Edition / Schubert: Die Winterreise, Master Class, Lieder Recital [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-03-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Lieder; Hugo Wolf: Lied(er); Gustav Mahler: Lied(er); Richard Strauss: Lied(er); Leonard Bernstein: Lieder
Performers: Ludwig, Christa; Spencer, Charles

Christa Ludwig is acknowledged as one of the twentieth century's most explorative and complete vocal artists. Her professional singing career spanned five decades and, as...continue...
Run Time: 227 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Christa Ludwig: Live Recordings, 1955-1994

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Capriccio, ...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Bonisolli, Franco; Casa, Lisa della; Cathy Berns-Rund; Chauvet, Guy; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Flossman, Gilels; Gall...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Krips, Josef; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Ludwig, Leopold; Prêtre, Georges; Heger, Robert; Maazel, Lorin; Bernstein, Leonard; Stein, Horst; Albrecht, Gerd; Mehta, Zubi...

Puccini Gold - Pavarotti, Netrebko, Bocelli, Villazón, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Ren...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package...continue...

A Mahler Documentary "The Little Drummer Boy" Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Work(s); Das Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Gronroos, Walton; Ludwig, Christa; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. The essay features Bernstein talking, playing...continue...
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Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991

2 CD / / 2007-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts; Rich...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Berry, Walter; Groote, Hilda de; Hoffmann, Grace; Hongen, Elisabeth; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ligendza, Catarina; Lilowa, Margarita; Lindroos, Peter; London, George [Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Klobucar, Berislav; Kubelik, Rafael; Verchi, Nino; Berry, Walter; Krips, Josef; Stein, Horst; Schneider, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Neumann, Václav; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von

Sena Jurinac sings Mozart, Strauss & Puccini

2 CD / Orfeo / 2006-10-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Der Rosenkavalier; Ludwig van Beethov...
Performers: Cossutta, Carlo; Domingo, Placido; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kesteren, John van; Kunz, Erich; Lackner, Herbert; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Lor...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Heger, Robert; Böhm, Karl; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Klobucar, Berislav; Wallberg, Heinz; Matacic, Lovro von; Krombholc, Jaroslav; Varviso, Silvio; C...

Grand Tier - Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, Rysanek

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-10-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Alvary, Lorenzo; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Egel, Martin; Haug, Maria; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Mayr, Ingrid; Rysanek, Leonie; Schomberg, Martin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"Other recordings of 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' have been in and out of the catalogue, some even with similar casts. This version... may be the...continue...

Wagner, Brahms, Mahler, Beethoven / Ludwig, Klemperer

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Rückert...
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

Mahler: Symphonies / Neumann, Czech PO, et al

11 CD / Supraphon / 2006-07-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Kejmar, Miroslav; Ludwig, Christa; Nielsen, Inga; Novak, Richard; Schöne, Wolfgang; Sounova, Daniela; Vocals], Thomas Mos...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

In the years 1976-1982 the Czech Philharmonic recorded the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler with conductor Vclav Neumann (1920-1995), outstanding soloists Gabriela Benackov, Magdalena Hajssyov,...continue...

Mahler: Symphonies 1-3 / Leonard Bernstein/Vienna PO [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2005-11-22

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Baker, Janet, Dame; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mahler: Symphonies 9 & 10 Das Lied Von Der Erde / Leonard Bernstein/VPO [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Kollo, Rene; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Country of Origin: USA
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Bernstein Collectors Edition - Mahler I: Symphonies 1-4, etc

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Dicterow, Glenn; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Popp, Lucia; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Smith, Philip [Trumpet]; Wittek, Hel...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is definitely the Mahler set to have if youre only having one - few conductors penetrated more deeply into the painful beauty and raw...continue...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Freni, Domingo, Karajan [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kerns, Robert; Ludwig, Christa; Rintzler, Marius; Schary, Elke; Senechal, Michel; Stendoro, Giorgio
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"One of the finest 'Butterflys' in any medium. Ponnelle's imaginative direction matches Karajan's sensuously dramatic conducting and a superlative cast with the young Domingo, and...continue...
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Country of Origin: Austria
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MIrella Freni - A Celebration

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-04-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Ruggero L...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ludwig, Christa; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Roberto; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenic...

Mirella Freni is without a doubt a true legendary soprano. She recorded a substantial discography for Decca and Deutsche Grammophon and this 2 CD collection...continue...

The # 1 Puccini Album

2 CD / Decca / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La bohème; La Rondine
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Freni, M...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Varviso, Silvio; Alagna, Roberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Erede, Alberto; Maazel, Lorin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chailly, Riccardo...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Leinsdorf, Jurinac, Berry, etc

3 CD / Living Stage / 2003-11-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Performers: Berry, Walter; Cesari, Renato; Geszty, Sylvia; Jurinac, Sena; Ludwig, Christa; Valori, Eugenio
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Karl Böhm Conducts Mozart, Mahler, Strauss

1 CD / Orfeo / 2003-07-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Strauss: Lieder; Wolf: Lieder

1 CD / Orfeo / 2003-07-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (6), Op. 56; Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Schlichte Weisen (5), Op. 21; Begegnung, AV 72; Lieder (5), Op. 15; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Hugo...
Performers: Ludwig, Christa; Werba, Erik [Piano]

Strauss, Mahler, Brahms: Lieder / Jurinac, Ludwig, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Schlichte Weisen (5), Op. 21; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Rückert Lieder (5); Johannes Brahm...
Performers: Jurinac, Sena; Ludwig, Christa; Parsons, Geoffrey
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Sena Jurinac never recorded Richard Strauss' "Four Last Songs" commercially, so this 1961 Proms Broadcast is the only recording of her singing this piece. Christa...continue...

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (vocals)....continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, King, Rysanek, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Alvary, Lorenzo; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Egel, Martin; Haug, Maria; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Maly, Alexander; Mayr, Ingrid; Rysanek, Leonie; Schneid...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Seldom performed because of its daunting staging difficulties, Die Frau ohne Schatten is nevertheless one of Strauss's musically most brilliant and imposing works, and a...continue...

Opera Treasury - Humperdinck: Hänsel and Gretel / Eichhorn

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-07-13

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Berthold, Charlotte; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ludwig, Christa; Moffo, Anna; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt
Ensemble: Tölz Boys Choir

"The news here is not the performances, which has been almost universally praised, but the availability of Humperdink's wonderful fairy tale in spiffy new sound...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonie No. 4; Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Schumann: Symphonie No. 4

1 CD / Orfeo / 1999-07-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Mahler: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Songs / Bernstein

16 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-11-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; S...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Dicterow, Glenn; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Pop...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Mahler: Symphony no 6, Lieder / Karajan, Ludwig, Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-05-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Karajan's classic Sixth confirmed his belated arrival as a major Mahler interpreter. Only Bernstein, in his more emotive, less consciously beautifying way,...continue...

Puccini: Suor Angelica / Bonynge, Sutherland, Ludwig, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Suor Angelica
Performers: Bowen, Miriam; Buchanan, Isobel; Collins, Anne; Connell, Elizabeth; Francis, Hannah; Gale, Elisabeth; Hartle, Enid; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Price, Janet; Su...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 9, Lieder / Karajan, Ludwig, Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-04-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Mahler's Ninth is a death-haunted work, but is filled, as Bruno Walter remarked, 'with a sanctified feeling of departure'. Rarely has this...continue...

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Puccini

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; La Rondine; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Suor Angelica
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Freni, Mirella; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; ...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Serafin, Tullio; Levine, James; Molinari-Pradelli, France

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