Wagner, Richard

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
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Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

Toscanini Conducts Wagner - Orchestral Preludes; Interludes and Arias [5 CDs]

5 CD / RCA Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Die Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Siegfried Idyll; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Faust Overture; Siegfried; Tannhäu...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo


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Tristan und Isolde: Act 3 Prelude by Richard Wagner

Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra/Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Brocheler, Merritt, Smit, Runkel, Keyes, Rydl, Kruse, Schone, Altmeyer. Hartmut Haenchen [11 DVDs]

11 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Brocheler, John; Clark, Graham; Gjevang, Anne; Keyes, John; Kruse, Heinz; Merritt, Chris; Mikulas, Peter; Runkel, Reinhild; Rydl, Kurt; Secunde, Nadine; Smit, Henk; Stabell, Carsten
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

This 1999 production of The Ring was the first to be based on the definitive complete edition of Wagner's music. Pierre Audi's production for the...continue...
Run Time: 1008 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Wagner: Wesedonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures / Nina Stemme, soprano. Thomas Dausgaard

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried Idyll; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Die Meistersinger vo...
Performers: Andreasson, Katarina; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

In their exploration of the symphonic repertoire of the Romantic era, Thomas Dausgaard and his Swedish Chamber Orchestra have previously recorded Bruckner, Tchaikovsky and most...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (2012-05-??_2012-06-??&2012-)....continue...

Wagner at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera

25 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nü...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Szell, George; Leinsdorf, Erich; Stiedry, Fritz; Bodanzky, Artur


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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner

1938

Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano), Lauritz Melchior (Tenor), Karin Branzell (Mezzo Sop

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Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges, Op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Schuber...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; London Classical Players

Roger Norrington was the first conductor to rediscover the original sound of the Romantic era. His recordings of famous overtures from Schubert to Wagner showed...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1988)....continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Christian Gerhaher, Nina Stemme. Janowski

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Gerhaher, Christian; McCown, Michael; Prudenskaja, Marina; Puhlmann, Sabine; Reim, Bianca; Schwinghammer, Wilhelm; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Sonn, Peter; Stemme, Nina [Sopran...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The sixth installment of PentaTone's successful Wagner Edition features the epic Tannhäuser. With world-class voices like Robert Dean Smith, Nina Stemme, and Albert Dohmen, this...continue...
Personnel: Sabine Puhlmann, Nina Stemme , Bianca Reim, Isabelle Voákühler (soprano); Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo soprano); Robert Dean Smith, Michael McCown, Peter Sonn (tenor); Christian Ge...continue...

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

Wagner Collection - Lohengrin / Domingo, Studer, Lloyd, Welker. Tannhauser / Weber, Gambill, Nylund, Meier. Rienzi / Jordan, Lehnhoff, Kerl, Aldrich [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Rienzi
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Domingo, Placido; Gambill, Robert; Kerl, Torsten; Lloyd, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Nylund, Camilla; Studer, Cheryl; Trekel, Roman; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lang-Lessing;
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner's 200th birthday arises in 2013, giving cause for celebration. Three outstanding opera productions come together for release in this exclusive set -- the legendary...continue...
Run Time: 644 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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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...

Wagner: Scenes from Tannhauser, Lohengrin & Die Walkure / ulia Varady, Peter Seiffert

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre
Performers: Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

With this recording the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau once bade farewell to his public as a vocalist: together with two other great Wagner singers -...continue...
Recording information: BR-Studio, München (03/20/1996-03/25/1996)....continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko. Valery Gergiev

4 Super Audio CD / Mariinsky / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

The Mariinsky label presents its most ambitious project to date - the first release in a complete cycle of Richard Wagner's epic Der Ring des...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (02/16/2012-02/19/2012); Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (04/10/2012-04/12/2012); Concert Hall of...continue...

Kaufmann - Wagner / Jonas Kaufmann, Markus Bruck, Donald Runnicles, William Spaulding

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Siegfried; Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Stehe still! ("Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit"), song for ...
Performers: Bruck, Markus; Kaufmann, Jonas
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Oper Berlin Orchestra

Kaufmann's 5th solo album on Decca - specially recorded for Wagner anniversary year by the world's leading Wagner tenor.

Kaufmann and Wagner is a classic

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Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe, Berlin (09/17/2012-09/22/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

René Kollo sings Wagner & Strauss orchestral songs / Thielemann

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküue; Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Vier letzte Lieder
Performers: Haubold, Ingrid; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Opera Berlin Orchestra

For Herbert von Karajan, Kollo was the ideal Wagner singer. But Rene Kollo didn't only shine as a heroic tenor. He also possessed immense versatility,...continue...
Recording information: 08/30/1992-09/06/1992....continue...

Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Simone Young, Philharmoniker Hamburg

14 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: ; Hamburg Philharmonic

OehmsClassics is now offering the Ring of the Hamburg State Opera conducted by Simone Young in a complete boxed set. The features consist of an...continue...

The Britannic Organ, Vol. 5: Richard Wagner on Welte Britannic Organ

2 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Lohengrin; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Huldig...

In honor of Richard Wagner's 200th birthday in 2013, Oehms Classics presents Volume 5 of the Britannic Organ Series. This was produced in cooperation with...continue...
Recording information: Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen, Switzerland (03/2012)....continue...

Klaus Florian Vogt Sings Wagner

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen; Tristan und Isolde; The Flying Dutchman; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre
Performers: Nylund, Camilla; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nott, Jonathan

Recording information: Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal (2012-09-12_2012-09-15&2012-)....continue...

José Carreras: Verona Live, with Caballé, Kollo, Cotrubas, Nucci, Dimtrova, Raimondi, Ramey, Marton et al. / José Carreras, tenor

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Caballe, Montserrat; Canonici, Luca; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Carroli, Silvano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Peter; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gha...
Conductors: Franci, Carlo; Collado, Jose

This live recording took place in August of 1988 in the Arena di Verona in honor of legendary tenor Jose Carreras, celebrating his recovery from...continue...
Recording information: Verona (08/08/1988)....continue...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

New Year's Concert 2013 / Welser-Most, Vienna PO

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-22

Works: Josef Strauss: Die Soubrette, polka schnell, Op. 109; Theater-Quadrille, Op. 213; Sphären-Klänge, Op. 235; Die Spinnerin, polka française, for orchestra, Op. 192; Hesperus-Bahnen, walz...
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Since 1939, the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert has become a tradition and the world's most famous classical music event. The list of names of...continue...
Recording information: Goldener Saal des Wiener Musikvereins (01/01/2013)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Edition Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Vol. 2 - works by Weber, Wagner, Mozart Verdi & Beethoven / Schmitz, Brecher

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isold...
Performers: Baumer, Margarete; Dahlberg, Friedrich; Daum, Heinz; Horand, Theodor; Meinl-Weise, Rita; Olberts, Joseph; Reinecke, Paul; Schaffrian, Rosl; Schmitz, Paul; Schurhoff, Lotte; Schwenkreis, Willi; Seider...
Conductors: Brecher, Gustav; Schmitz, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

This second CD in the series featuring historical recordings by the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig contains recordings from 1929 to 1945, most of them published for...continue...

Klassik

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b); Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (12...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Gerlovic, Vanda; Pivka, Marian; Ruk-Focic, Bozena
Conductors: Abel, Hermann; Pitamic, Alexander von; Münchner, Herbert; ; Nanut, Anton
Ensemble: ; Zagreb Soloists

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

Romantische Arien

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Franz Schubert: Der Graf von Gleichen, D 918; Alfonso und Estrella, D 732; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Otto Nicolai: Die Heimkehr des Verbannten; Carl Maria vo...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München (03/19/2012-03/24/2012)....continue...

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

Wagner: Die Feen / Sebastian Weigle, Frankfurt Opera Orch.

3 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Feen
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Frankfurt Opera Choir

For his grand romantic opera Die Feen, Wagner reflected not only on the audible influences of Weber, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Gluck - but also on...continue...
Recording information: Alte Oper Frankfurt (05/03/2011/05/06/2011)....continue...

Generation / Songs & Duets by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Liszt, Wagner / Renate and Daniel Behle

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Belsazar ("Die Mitternacht zog näher schon"), ballad for voice &...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Behle, Renate; Schnyder, Oliver

On Generation, mother and son Renate Behle and Daniel Behle perform various operatic excerpts. For more than fifteen years Renate Behle has been one of...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio, Zürich (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Wagner, Liszt, Rossini: Salon Harmonique et Chromatique / Silke Avenhaus: piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Sonata for Piano in A flat major (for M. Wesendonck), WWV 85; Franz Liszt: Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Variations brillantes (7) sur un thème de Rossin...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke

Recording information: Studio 2, BR München, Germany (11/2011)....continue...

The Wagner Edition - Flying Dutchman, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde [25 DVD]

25 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Der Ring des Nibelungen; Die Mestersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin
Performers: Asato, Cristian; Finley, Gerald; Flores, Perla; Gabler, Anna; Halfvarson, Eric; Jentzsch, Marco; Judson, Colin; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lloyd, Robert; Marin, Aureliano; Martin, Johannes; Miles, Alastair; Pol...
Conductors: Haenchen, Harmut; Billy, Bertrand de; Jurowski, Vladimir; Nagano, Kent; Belohlavek, Jiri
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; EuropaChorAkademie Mainz; Glyndebourne Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon National Opera Chorus; Netherlands O...

Presented here are all of Wagner's mature operas from seven leading European opera houses recorded during the last decade. Featuring many acclaimed Wagner singers of...continue...
Run Time: 2450 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Country of Origin: Germany
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Linkages - Brahms: Fantasies, Op. 116; Schoenberg: Suite Op. 25; works by Wagner, Liszt / Martin Tchiba: piano

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Richard Wagner: Albumblatt (Ankunft bei schwarzen Schwänen), for piano in A flat major, WWV 95; Franz Liszt: Nuages gris (Trübe Wolken), f...
Performers: Tchiba, Martin

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The remaining works on the program are generally good, too. The Schoenberg Suite is more consistent, full of good...continue...
Recording information: Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany (10/07/2010-10/09/2010); Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany (11/15/2010-11/17/2010)....continue...

Fifty Shades of Emotions / works by Bach, Marcello, Verdi, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, et al.

3 CD / Belmondo S.R.O. / 2012-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Cembalo (L'autunno, Le Quattro Stagioni 'The Four Seasons'), Op. 8/3; Concerto for Violin, Strings & Cembalo in G minor (L'estate, Le Quattro Stagioni ...

Harry Begian: ABA Commemorative Series/ Hindemith / Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony for Concert Band in B flat major; Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy; Alfred Reed: Armenian Dances - Part 1, for concert band; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; John Philip ...
Conductors: Begian, Harry
Ensemble: ; Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

Liszt: Wagner Paraphrases

1 CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Am stillen Herd, transcription for piano (after Wagner; Spinnerlied from Der fliegende Holländer, transcription for piano (after Wagner), S. 440 (LW A204); Pilgerchor aus Tannhä...
Performers: Fisch, Asher

Better known as a conductor, Israeli-born Asher Fish is also an accomplished pianist and often directs from the keyboard, as well as participating in chamber...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK (10/20/2011-10/22/2011)....continue...

Mezzo Moon: Lieder & Songs by Brahms, Zemlinsky, Weyse, Schubert, Schumann, Nielsen, Reger, Mozart / Pia Heise, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Nachtwandler, Op. 86/3; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Süáe, süáe, Sommernacht, for voice & piano; Christoph Ernst Friedrich We...
Performers: Heise, Pia; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Danish mezzo-soprano Pia Heise studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. She offers a program of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/21/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Hotter, Nilsson, Flagstad, Fischer-Dieskau, Windgassen, London, Popp, Ludwig et al. / Georg Solti [Super Deluxe Edition 17 CDs]

19 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Siegfried Idyll; Kinder-Katechismus ("Wisst ihr, Kinder; Der Ring ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: ; Vienna State Chorus

The centerpiece of Decca's celebrations of Sir Georg Solti's centenary is a limited-edition (individually numbered), newly-remastered, luxury edition of "The greatest recording of all time!"...continue...