Icon - Richard Tauber5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Etienne-Nicolas Méhul: Joseph; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Georges B...Performers: Besl, Karl; Brown, Nancy; Kahn, Percy; Lane, Evelyn; Lehmann, Lotte; Lynne, Carole; Merrem-Nikisch, Grete; Novotná, Jarmila; Rethberg, Elisabeth; Schwarz, Vera; Spoliansky, Mischa; Stägem... Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Geehl, Henry Ernest; Hauke, Ernst; Besl, Karl; Weigert, Hermann; Gurlitt, Manfred; Szell, George; Walter, Gustav; Weissmann, Frieder; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Sch... ![]() Icon - Leopold Stokowski - The Maverick Conductor10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; C...Performers: Babikian, Virgina; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra One of the most flamboyant conductors of the 20th century, Leopold Stokowski was born at Marylebone in London in 1882, the son of a Polish...continue... ![]() Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor 'Unfinished' / Kurt Sanderling1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-10-13 Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"Performers: Griffiths, Barry Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt 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... ![]() Beethoven: Symphony no 6; Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra1 CD / Testament / 2009-10-13 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40Performers: Schwalbé, Michel Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (05/16/1972)....continue... ![]() Von Ewiger Liebe / Anja Harteros1 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... ![]() 1967 Carnegie Hall Marathon / Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, et al6 CD / Doremi / 2009-10-13 Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Walter Piston: Variations for cello & orchestra; Boris Tchaikovsky: Partita for cello, piano, harps...Performers: Adams, Glynne [viola]; Perlman, Itzhak; Rostropovich, Mstislav Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foss, Lukas [Composer] At Carnegie Hall in 1967, Mstislav Rostropovich presented 30 cello concertos in eight concerts organized by impresario Sol Yurok. This 6-CD set includes 22 of...continue... ![]() Bext Adagio Voices 1006 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe... Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba... Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As... 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... ![]() Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Henschel, Thielemann [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-06 Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112Performers: Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie Conductors: Thielemann, Christian 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...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... ![]() Strauss, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Pavel Sporcl, Prague Symphony Orchestra1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-10-03 Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 8 (TrV 110); Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35Performers: Sporcl, Pavel Conductors: Kout, Jirí 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... ![]() Die Rose Vom Liebesgarten - Romantische Oper - Pfitzner, Strauss, Wagner / Bernd Pfitzner Aldenhoff2 CD / Gala / 2009-10-03 Works: Hans Pfitzner: Die Rose vom Liebesgarten, opera; Richard Wagner: Tannhauser; Richard Strauss: ArabellaPerformers: Cordes, Marcel; Eipperle, Trude; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Treptow, Gunther Conductors: Heger, Robert; Schroder, Kurt; Rischner, Alfons ![]() Ravel: Ma Mere L'oye; Ginastera: Panambi / Erich Kleiber, NBC SO, et al1 CD / Urania (Italy) / 2009-10-01 Works: Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Alberto Ginastera: Panambí, concert suite from the ballet, Op. 1a; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28Conductors: Kleiber, Erich ![]() Strauss: Don Quixote, Also Sprach Zarathustra / Dimitri Mitropoulos, et al1 CD / Medici Masters / 2009-09-29 Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Also Sprach ZarathustraPerformers: Bauer, Alwin; Schroer, Paul Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra ![]() Cheryl Barker sings Great Operatic Arias1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29 Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Jake Heggie: The End of the Affair; Ric...Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Dazeley, William; Keith, Gillian Conductors: Parry, David 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... ![]() Strauss: Joseph-Legende, Rosenkavalier1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29 Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Josephs Legende, symphonic fragment from the ballet, o.Op. 148 (TrV 231a, AV 148)Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn 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... ![]() Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 28: Schumann, Strauss, Debussy2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 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. 54Performers: Frager, Malcolm Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle ![]() The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]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 (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...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... Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard 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... ![]() In Memoriam Christel Goltz2 CD / Preiser / 2009-09-08 Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde; Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zä...Performers: Aldenhoff, Bernd; Frantz, Ferdinand; Frick, Gottlob; Höngen, Elisabeth; Katona, Julius; Löbel, Hans; Lorenz, Max; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Windgassen, Wolfgang [T... Conductors: Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Striegler, Kurt; Leitner, Ferdinand; Schmitz, Paul; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Württemberg State... 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... ![]() Violin Sonata Around 1900 / Van Keulen, et al1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-09-08 Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Nino Rota: Sonata for violin & piano; Ottorino Respighi: Sonata for violin & piano, in B minor, P. 110Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin] ![]() Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra1 CD / Octavia Records / 2009-09-08 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Alan Fletcher: Concerto for Clarinet; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40Performers: Cardenes, Andres; Rusinek, Michael Conductors: Honeck, Manfred 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... ![]() Ljuba Welitsch2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-09-08 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Queen of Spades, O...Performers: Paolis, Alessio de; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Welitsch, Ljuba Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Susskind, Walter; Moralt, Rudolf; Krips, Josef; Rudolf, Max 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... ![]() Impressionen Vol 11 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01 Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Einkehr ("Bei einem Wirte wundermild"), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4 (TrV 200/4)...Performers: Agnas, Urban; Bernardini, Don; Borowska, Joanna; Bros, Jose; Castel, Francois; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Deutsch, Helmut; Fourcade, Philippe; Groop, Monica; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Ka... Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Luisi, Fabio; Sjokvist, Gustav; Bibl, Rudolph; Steinberg, Pinchas; Boncompagni, Elio; Panni, Marcello ![]() Strauss: Salome / Wozniak, Zimmer, Caballe, Brock2 CD / Gala / 2009-09-01 Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Four Last Songs, AV 150Performers: Brock, Karl; Eckenstein, Yvonne; Marshall, Lois; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals] Conductors: Varviso, Silvio; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Leitner, Ferdinand Recording information: Basel, Switzerland (01/1958)....continue... ![]() Yvonne Kenny - Recital at Wigmore Hall1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01 Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Wehmut, D 772/Op. 22 no 2; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (6), Op. 68; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Francis Po...Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Skrobacs, Larry ![]() Opera Four Hands Vol 2 / Julian Reynolds, Peter Lockwood1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Charles Gounod: Faust; Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Claude Molnette: Morceau de Concert, for piano 4 hands, Op. 117 (after G. Ve...Performers: Lockwood, Peter; Reynolds, Julian ![]() Holnd Fstvl - A Dutch Miracle - Fifty Years - 1947-19977 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Ernani; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492...Performers: Alva, Luigi; Ameling, Elly; Andreolli, Florindo; Andriessen, Louis; Arnaud, Claudine; Barbieri, Fedora; Barick, David; Barwahser, Hubert; Beekman, Marcel; Benschop, Yvonne; Berberian, Cathy; Beretty,... Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Rescigno, Nicola; Abbado, Claudio; Maderna, Bruno; De Waart, Edo; Berio, Luciano; Britten, Benjamin; Alldis, John; Duffalo, Richard; Friesen, Heinz; Leeuw... Ensemble: American Wind Orchestra; ASKO Ensemble; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Danzi Woodwind Quintet; English Opera Group; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble Modern; Hague Residentie Orchestra; Instrumen... ![]() The Humoristic Richard Strauss / Haider, Gothenburg SO1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01 Works: Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Schlagobers, suite from the ballet for orchestra, Op. 70 (TrV 243a)Conductors: Haider, Friedrich 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... ![]() Glenn Gould Plays Everything But Bach
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