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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Heldenlied, Op. 111 / Andris Nelsons, Bavarian RSO

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2013-04-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Heroic Song for Orchestra, Op. 111/B 199
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

This is a live recording from the Munich Herkulessaal and the Philharmonie im Gasteig, recorded in 2010 and 2012, featuring young conductor, Andris Nelsons, on...continue...

Schubert: German Mass, D 872; Mass D 167 / Popp, Dallapozza, Fischer-Dieskau. Sawallisch

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Deutsches Salve Regina ("Sei, Mutter"), for chorus & organ, D. 379; Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Psalm 92, D 953; Hymne ("Komm, heil'ger Geist"), quartet for male v...
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hautermann, Karin; Popp, Lucia; Ruggeberg, Erika; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Schloter, Elmar
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal, München (1981-1983)....continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Chernov, Gruberova, Florez, Serra, Ellero d'Artegna Weikert - Munich Radio SO

3 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Anderson, Brother James; Brembeck, Christian; Chernov, Vladimir; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Flórez, Juan Diego; Gruberova, Edita; Laghezza, Rosa; Serra, Eric
Conductors: Weikert, Ralf
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Male Choir; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Juan Diego Florez and Vladimir Chernov are outstanding as Almaviva and Figaro. Enric Serra sounds appropriately like the old man looking for a young wife......continue...

Sir Georg Solti - 100th Anniversary Edition: Beethoven: Sym. No 1; Schubert: Syms. Nos. 6 & 8; Shostakovich: Sym. 9; Tchaikovksy: Sym. 6 / Chicago SO; Bavarian Radio SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony n...
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Georg Solti - one of the greatest conductors of his day - is profiled extensively here, both in the definitive profile "Solti - The...continue...
Run Time: 270 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 / Bavarian RSO - Jansons

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

One year after the successful release of the 2nd and 3rd symphonies by Johannes Brahms, the present double CD now completes the full cycle of...continue...
Recording information: München, Herkulessaal der Residenz....continue...

Dvorak, Greig & Schumann: Piano Concertos / Sviatoslav Richter [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Opera Orchestra of Monte Carlo

Gramophone Magazine
Richter's Schumann seems to me unequalled by any other pianist; the slow movement of the Concerto is really exquisite. In the Grieg also, there...continue...
Recording information: Burgerbräu, München (06/18/1976-06/21/1976); Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo, Monaco (06/18/1976-06/21/1976); Burgerbräu, München (11/25/1974-11/30/1974); Palais...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Schumann: Piano Concertos; Liszt / Julian von Karolyi

1 CD / Doremi / 2012-03-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123
Performers: Karolyi, Julian von
Conductors: Zdravkovitch, Gika; Heger, Robert; Nick, Dr. Edmund
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Julian von Karolyi was one of the leading pianists of the 20th century, but has now unjustly faded into obscurity. These concertos were recorded in...continue...

Schubert: Mass in G minor; Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass / Luba Orgonasova, Christian Elsner, Gustav Belacek

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 2 in G major, D 167; Charles Gounod: Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile
Performers: Belacek, Gustav; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Orgonasova, Luba
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

These two popular 19th century orchestral masses couldn't possibly be more different: even though there are only 40 years between Franz Schubert's Mass No. 2...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München (03/29/2007)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor / Rafael Kubelik

1 CD / Audite / 2011-10-25

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Dear friend, the dedication is justified, you are giving me great pleasure with the work," Wagner to Bruckner. Symphony No.3, a monumental symphonic piece that...continue...
Recording information: Munich, Herkulessaal der Residenz (01/30/1970)....continue...

Brahms: Symphonies nos 2 & 3

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2011-02-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

The two middle symphonies by Johannes Brahms form a highly contrasting pair of works which define the radius of Brahms's musical language. These live recordings...continue...

Bruckner: 10 Symphonies / Maazel, Bavarian RSO

11 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-01-25

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 1 in C minor, WAB 101; Symphony no 0 in D minor, WAB 100 "Die Nullte"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, WAB 102; Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Symphony no 4 in E flat major,...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

In a spectacular concert cycle from January to March 1999, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Lorin Mazzel performed the complete symphonies...continue...
Recording information: München, Philharmonie im Gasteig....continue...

Icon - Lucia Popp - Mozart, Handel, Schubert, Dvorak, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Laudate Dominum; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Il r&e...
Performers: Briggs, David; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Fischer, Georg; Bickenbach, Christfried; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Slatkin, Leonard; Krips, Josef; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Tennstedt, Klaus; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philha...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Haitink, Morris, Marton, Jerusalem, Adam, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, et al

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Haage, Peter; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Johanss...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Richard Wagner's tetralogy 'The Ring of the Nibelung' remains, quite simply, one of the largest-scale works of art ever conceived. With a total performance time...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / Harnoncourt, et al

2 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2008-05-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Güra, Werner; Gerhaher, Christian; Hartelius, Malin; Haußler, Gerald; Martin, Rebecca; Röschmann, Dorothea; Strehl, Christoph
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

'Das Paradies und die Peri' tells the story of the Peri, a creature from Persian and Islamic mythology. She has been expelled from Paradise and...continue...

Bernstein conducts Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great" & Schumann: Manfred Overture [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-03-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Robert Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

EuroArts celebrates Leonard Bernstein's (1918-1990) recorded legacy with the release of a new DVD in their series of recordings by this outstanding musical personality. The...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Ultimate Mendelssohn - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Murray, Ann; Schiff, Andras; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Zukerman, Pinchas; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Jochum, Hotter, Hopf, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2008-01-04

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Jansons, Bronfman

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-11-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony no 8 / Karl Böhm, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2007-09-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Here is a welcome companion to Audite's issue of Bruckner's 7th Symphony under Bohm. This recording of the Symphony No. 8 exhibits clear handling of...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 7 / Böhm, Bavarian RSO

1 CD / Audite / 2007-08-22

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Thirty years after his glorious performance of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Karl Bohm's live 1977...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre / Haitink, Martón, Studer, Salminen

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-10-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Kunz, Ursula; Lilowa, Margarita; Marton, Eva; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Soldh, Anita; Studer, Cheryl; W...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Opera House - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Artmeier, Fred; Capecchi, Renato; Carturan, Gabriella; Cava, Carlo; D'Angelo, Gianna; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Monti, Nicola; Sabbioni, Renato; Tadeo, Giorgio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rossini's rollicking masterpiece is a succession of marvelous numbers that captures the essence of the characters and at the same time offers an ironic, even...continue...

Classic Library - Wagner: Arias & Scenes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Borchers, Christel; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Falcon, Ruth; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lenz, Friedrich; Meier, Waltraud; Melchior, Lauri...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Guadagno, Anton; Davis, Colin; Keilberth, Joseph; Munch, Charles; Ormandy, Eugene; Janowski, Marek; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philad...

Berlioz Hector: Romeo Et Juliette / Hanna Schwarz, Philip Langridge, Peter Meven, Bavarian Radio Sym

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-03-21

Works: Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Performers: Langridge, Philip; Meven, Peter; Schwarz, Hanna
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This Romeo, filmed in Munich 1985 is set forth with great lucidity. Tempos are sensible and details are clear, and the choral work has some...continue...
Run Time: 102 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
Country ...continue...

Grand Tier - Marschner: Der Vampyr / Rieger, Hermann, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15

Works: Heinrich August Marschner: Der Vampyr, opera
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Grobe, Donald; Halem, Victor von; Hermann, Roland; Hillebrand, Nikolaus; Hopfner, Heiner; Kesteren, John van; Malta, Alexander; Marsh, ...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Heinrich Marschner was a popular Early Romantic opera composer in Germany whose works disappeared for a few decades but have been successfully revived in recent...continue...

Schumann: Cello Concerto, etc / Ma, Ax, Davis

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Stücke im Volkst...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Yo-Yo Mas playing is always distinguished by great expressive refinement and tonal sophistication. His account of the Concerto is keenly affectionate those wanting the present...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 4 / Sanderling, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-09-20

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This recording finds him [Sanderling] shaping a compelling performance with an orchestra founded by one of the greatest Bruckner conductors, Eugen Jochum. Every section of...continue...

Verdi: Messa da requiem, etc / Jochum, Fricsay, et al

2 CD / Archipel / 2005-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Cunitz, Maud; Greindl, Josef; Hongen, Elisabeth; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Chorus; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony no 3 / Tennstedt, Bavarian Radio SO

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-07-19

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...Tennstedt was masterful in all the German and Austrian classics, Bruckner included... This performance is intense and powerful in its outer movements, gentle and lyrical...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

Schubert: Symphonies no 5 & 9 / Jochum, Bavarian Radio SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Jochum's recording dates from 1958, but one would hardly guess it from this splendidly vivid disc, which, though bright and detailed and with strong impact,...continue...

Brahms, Mozart: Violin Concertos / Rachlin, Jansons

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2005-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Rachlin, Julian
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

In his debut recording for Warner Classics, Julian Rachlin performs the Brahms Violin Concerto, one of the towering masterpieces of the violin repertoire, imaginatively coupled...continue...

Schubert: Symphonies no 8(9) & 3 / Kubelik, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2004-12-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Symphony no 3 in D major, D 200
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Lohengrin / Jochum, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2004-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Braun, Hans; Braun, Helena; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Frantz, Ferdinand; Kupper, Annelies; Rohr, Otto van
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Expanded Edition - Grieg, Schumann, etc / Perahia, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2004-07-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Performers: Perahia, Murray
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Perahia revels in the bravura as well as bringing out the lyrical beauty in radiantly poetic playing. He is commanding and authoritative when required, with...continue...

Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zahmung / Keilbert, Heger, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2004-04-09

Works: Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Performers: Cordes, Marcel; Frick, Gottlob; Goltz, Christel; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Anneliese; Kusche, Benno; Lindermeier, Elisabeth
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra

Cherubini: Messa in fa maggiore "Di Chimay" / Muti, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-04-06

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Mass no 4, for chorus & orchestra in F major ("di Chimay")
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cherubini is little regarded by the general public today, but in his time he achieved wide popularity and was greatly admired by other composers, notably...continue...

Deborah Voigt - Obsessions - Wagner and Strauss / Armstrong

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-04-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Richard Strauss: Elektra; Ariadne Auf Naxos; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Final Scene
Performers: Petrinsky, Natascha; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Armstrong, Richard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hot on the heels of her triumph last summer as Isolde with the Vienna State Orchestra, Deborah recorded these arias with Sir Richard Armstrong and...continue...

Flotow: Alessandra Stradella; Lortzing/ Wallberg, Schartner

2 CD / Gala / 2004-03-06

Works: Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro Stradella
Performers: Donath, Helen; Gruber, Ferry; Hollweg, Werner; Kogel, Richard; Malta, Alexander
Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Parsifal / Kubelik, Weikl, Moll, Minton, et al

4 CD / Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bracht, Roland; King, James [Vocals]; Mazura, Franz; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Moll, Kurt; Orth, Norbert; Reppel, Carmen; Salminen, Matti; Schiml, Marga; Seibel, Marianne; Sonnenschein, Suzann...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Hotter, Hans
Conductors: Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Thielemann, Christian; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The #1 Wedding Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; John Stanley: Voluntaries (10) for Organ, book 2, Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Trumpet Tune; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum in D major, H 146; Johann Sebas...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Augér, Arleen; Bilgram, Hedwig; Carreras, José; Cleobury, Stephen; Cochereau, Pierre; Delmotte, Roger; Domingo, Placido; Francescatti, Zino; Hurford, Pe...
Conductors: Howarth, Elgar; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Münchinger, Karl; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Arndt, Günther; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Bernstein, Leonard; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Hogwood, Christopher; Mackerr...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Mus...

Bruckner: 9 Symphonies /Jochum, Berlin PO, Bavarian Radio SO

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 1 in C minor, WAB 101; Symphony no 2 in C minor, WAB 102; Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"; Symphony no 5 in B flat maj...
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...the Jochum cycle... will give hours of pleasure to any traveler journeying for the first or for the fiftieth time through Bruckner's awe-inspiring, far-flung symphonic...continue...

Nicolai: Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor / Altmann, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-03-06

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bugarinovic, Melanie; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Ebers, Clara; Hann, Georg; Kern, Adele; Kronenberg, Carl; Kuen, Paul; Kusche, Benno; Misske, Gerhard; Mosch, Karl; Muhlenbeck, Maria; Nerz, Gisa; ...
Conductors: Altmann, Hans; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Caravan - The Ultimate Silk-Road Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-07-16

Works: Alexander Borodin: In the steppes of central Asia; Prince Igor; Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, suite for orchestra, Op. 10; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Aram Khachatu...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Blomstedt, Herbert; Camarata, Tutti; Dorati, Antal; Karajan, Herbert von; Klee, Bernhard; London Symphony Orchestra; Rodzinski, Artur [Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Abbado, Claudio; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Blomstedt, Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Camarata, Tutti; Klee, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Kingsway Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Michel Schwalbé (violin)....continue...

Trio - Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, etc / Kubelik, Bavarian RSO

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-06-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72); My Home Overture, Op. 62/B 125a; Hussite Overture, Op. 67/B 132; In Nature's R...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Rieger, Töpper, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-05-07

Works: Otto Nicolai: Les Joyeuses commères (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Opera for voice & piano (transcription by George
Performers: Borg, Kim; Kohn, Karl Christian; Koth, Erika; Nocker, Hans Gunther; Pold, Naan; Rogner, Eva Maria; Topper, Hertha
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Günther Treptow

1 CD / Preiser / 2002-03-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Wesendonck Lieder; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangelimann, Op. 45; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Rugge...
Performers: Eipperle, Trude; Kuen, Paul; Schilp, Maria Luise; Treptow, Gunther
Conductors: Zillig, Winfried; Schroder, Kurt; Rother, Artur; Schuler, Johannes; Koetsier, Jan; Wiesenhutter, Gerhard; Luddecke, Hermann; Ludwig, Leopold; Loibner, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Händel: Concerto Grosso; Bruckner: Symphony no 9 / Kubelik

1 CD / Orfeo / 2001-06-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.6/10, HWV 328; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra