1 Super Audio CD / Reference Recordings /
2009-11-10
Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden; Richard Strauss: Salome; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Henri Rabaud: Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo; Anton Rubinstein: The De...
Ensemble:
Minnesota Orchestra
"A sonic spectacular. The orchestra sounds full, natural, warm, and nicely spread out over the soundstage. There is none of the glare that still seems...continue...
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis Minnesota (01/18/1996-01/20/1996)....continue...
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REF SACD712
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-10-27
Works: Richard Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209; Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Weimar
Richard Strauss' orchestral music includes several works with autobiographical significance, including 'Ein Heldenleben'. Scored for large symphony orchestra, the 'Symphonia domestica' depicts the del...continue...
1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films /
2009-10-27
Works: Kurt Weill: Various; Franz Joseph Haydn: Various; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Various Works; Robert Schumann: Various Works; Johannes Brahms: Various Works; Hugo Wolf: Various; Richard Wagner: Various W...
Performers:
Johnson, Graham; Lott, Felicity
World-renowned soprano, Dame Felicity Lott, performs a recital alongside pianist Graham Johnson at Champ's Hill to mark the 30th Anniversary of their first recital together...continue...
Run Time: 122 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English ...continue...
13 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon /
2009-10-20
Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Conc...
Performers:
Bumbry, Grace; Della Casa, Lisa; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fonteyn, Margot; Freni, Mirella; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Gwendolyn; McIntyre, Donald; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Netrebko, A...
Deutsche Grammophon's third 111th anniversary release salutes our company's continuous commitment to technological innovation - here we highlight a medium unimaginable in 1898: 11 Great...continue...
Region: All Picture Format: NTSC ...continue...
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DGG B001340909
2 CD / Virgin Classics (USA) /
2009-10-20
Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Holberg Suite, Op. 40; Hector Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; ...
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Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orc...
The orchestra in its many incarnations over the course of four centuries... Glorious melodies, spectacular sonorities, breathtaking brilliance and ravishing refinement in the music of...continue...
10 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süáer Tod, BWV 478; Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; Christmas Oratorio, B...
Performers:
Babikian, Virginia; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George
Ensemble:
Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Symphony of the Air
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EMI 985552
7 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: George Frideric Handel: Rodelinda; Serse; Ottone; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165; Laudate Dominum (from Vesperae solennes de confesso...
Performers:
Briggs, David [Organ]; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
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; New Phil...
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EMI 985152
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2009-10-13
Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40; Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, K 759 'Unfinished'
Performers:
Griffiths, Barry
Ensemble:
BBC Northern Symphony
This Manchester live recording of Strauss' 'Ein Heldenleben' with the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra preserves his wonderful 1975 performance in Manchester's Free Trade Hall in...continue...
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1 CD / Berlin Classics /
2009-10-13
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Gebet zu Gott, Hob. 26a; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die Hoffnung, Op. 94; Ich liebe dich, WoO 123; Franz Schubert: Am See, D 746; Schwanengesang, D 744; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118...
Performers:
Harteros, Anja; Rieger, Wolfram
Anja Harteros, one of the world's most popular singers in her field, can be seen and heard performing on all the great opera and concert...continue...
Recording information: Köln, Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (12/2008)....continue...
2 DVD Video / Decca /
2009-10-06
Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers:
Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie
Ensemble:
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles--the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss's magnificent comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her peerless...continue...
Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese ...continue...
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DEC B001343109
1 CD / Supraphon /
2009-10-03
Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 8; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35
Performers:
Sporcl, Pavel
Ensemble:
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Pavel Sporcl's two most recent projects have manifested his remarkable stylistic flexibility. Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the crossover CD 'Gipsy Way' with the Roma cimbalom...continue...
2 CD / /
2009-09-29
Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers:
Frager, Malcolm
Ensemble:
Dresden Staatskapelle
Recording information: Konzertmitschnitt des Rundfunks der DDR, Sender Dresden; Kulturpalast Dresden (03/15/1974)....continue...
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-09-29
Works: Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), TrV 227d; Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow), TrV 234a; Symphonic Fragment from Josephs-L...
Ensemble:
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
With more than eighty operas to his credit, Paisiello rivaled Mozart for success in this competitive field, though his eight keyboard concertos fell short of...continue...
Recording information: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, USA (03/31/2008-04/01/2008)....continue...
1 CD / Chandos Records /
2009-09-29
Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (The Touring Company); Arrigo Boito: Mephistopheles; Jake Heggie: The End of th...
Performers:
Barker, Cheryl; Dazeley, William; Keith, Gillian
Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Following her superb performances as Emilia in 'The Macropulos Case' and in the title role of 'Katya Kabanova' and 'Madam Butterfly' for the Opera in...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls (04/05/2009-04/08/2009)....continue...
1 CD / Medici Masters /
2009-09-29
Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Performers:
Bauer, Alwin; Schroer, Paul
Ensemble:
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (09/07/1959)....continue...
6 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-09-22
Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane; Requiem; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1; Cantique de Jean Racine...
Performers:
Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwell, Joseph; Dami, Magali;...
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Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Capella Bavariae; Cit...
This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...
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EMI 642922B
2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon /
2009-09-15
Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Ernani; Nabucco; Un ballo in masc...
Performers:
Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...
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DGG B001326309
1 CD / Octavia /
2009-09-08
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Alan Fletcher: Concerto for Clarinet; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers:
Cardenes, Andres; Rusinek, Michael
Ensemble:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The very first recording of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with new Music Director Manfred Honeck! The result is a presentation of wonderful chemistry between PSO's...continue...
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Recording information: Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh (05/09/2008-05/11/2008)....continue...
2 CD / Nimbus /
2009-09-08
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Carl Maria von Weber: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, Leise; Giuseppe Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera; Aida; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; The Queen...
Performers:
De Paolis, Alessio; Tucker, Richard [Tenor]; Welitsch, Ljuba
Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra
For this compilation, Prima Voce has carefully chosen recordings of music covering a number of roles that Viennese, British, and American fans associated with Ljuba...continue...
2 CD / Preiser Records /
2009-09-08
Works: Christoph W. Gluck: Alceste; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde; Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung; Giusepp...
Performers:
Aldenhoff, Bernd; Frantz, Ferdinand; Frick, Gottlob; Goltz, Christel; Hongen, Elisabeth; Katona, Julius; Lobel, Hans; Lorenz, Max; Plumacher, Hetty; Windgassen, Wolfgang; Wysor, Elisabeth
Ensemble:
Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orc...
Christel Goltz (1912-2008) was one of the most outstanding dramatic singers of German origin. Singing and acting were combined in her case and there were...continue...
1 CD / Challenge Records /
2009-09-08
Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Nino Rota: Sonata for Violin and Piano; Ottorino Respighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B minor
Performers:
Brautigam, Ronald; van Keulen, Isabelle
Recording information: Galaxy Studios, Moll, Belgium (03/25/2008-03/27/2008)....continue...
1 CD / Globe (Netherlands) /
2009-09-01
Works: Richard Strauss: Lied(er)
Performers:
Schul, Kees; Van Grootel, Suze
1 CD / EtCetera Records /
2009-09-01
Works: Hugo Wolf: Lied(er); Theodore Chanler: Eight Epitaphs; Joseph Marx: Lied(er); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Last Songs (4); Richard Strauss: Lied(er)
Performers:
Johnson, Graham; Maurice, Glenda
Includes song(s) by Roger Quilter. Soloists: Glenda Maurice, Graham Johnson....continue...
1 CD / Nightingale Classics /
2009-09-01
Works: Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Schlagobers, Op. 70
Ensemble:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
This recording contains three of the notoriously poker-faced Munich master composer's wittiest works featuring one of Europe's finest orchestras under Friedrich Haider....continue...
1 CD / Nightingale Classics /
2009-09-01
Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (6), Op. 17; Eva Dell'Acqua: Villanelle; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Roméo et Juliette; Julius Benedict: The Gipsy and the Bird; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giacomo Pucci...
Performers:
C., Jerry; Cvitkovac, Lidija; Dienst, Kaya; Dietz, Henning; Espinoza, Emanuel; Graewert, Gunnar; Gruberova, Edita; Huber, Tom; MCY; Pauler, Josefine; Schmidt, Florian; Spannenberg, Catrin von; Strick...
Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nice Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
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