Ackermann, Otto

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...

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...

Great Voices of the Century / Prey, Damrau, Domingo, Bartoli, Schock, Kraus, Wunderlich

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Missa in C, KV 257, "Credo-Messe"; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Don Giovanni; Vincenzo Bellini: I Pur...
Performers: Arnaltes, Edelmiro; Bartoli, Cecilia; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Damrau, Diana; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jones, Gwyneth,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Paternostro, Roberto; Wöss, Kurt; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gardelli, Lamberto; Raichev, Rouslan; Simonov, Georgi; Kraus, Richard; Marinov, Ivan; Froschauer, Helmuth; Knubben, Klaus; Sussk...

Great Voices of the Century is a wonderful collection featuring the greatest voices of the century as well as the greatest works by Mozart, Donizetti,...continue...

Essential Johann Strauss II / over 2 hours of exquisite Viennese classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Der Zigeunerbaron; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räub...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Kempe, Rudolf; Walter, Fried; Karajan, Herbert von; Domingo, Placido; Ackermann, Otto

The Viennese composer and conductor Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899) followed his father - also called Johann Strauss - in producing some of the...continue...

La Boheme, Madame Butterfly & More / Opera Sung In German

2 CD / Red/membran / 2011-09-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Das Mädchen aus dem Goldenen Westen; Madame Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Der Mantel
Performers: Anders, Peter; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Frick, Gottlob; Friedrich, Karl; Gester, Kurt; Gunter, Horst; Hoppe, H...
Conductors: Kraus, Richard; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Geese, Heinz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Szenkar, Eugen; Ackermann, Otto; Schroder, Kurt; Wallat, Hans; Rother, Artur; Stein, Horst; Heger, Robert; Dobrindt, Otto;...

Maud Cunitz sings highlights from Der Freischütz, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-09-13

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenotten; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Die sizilianische Vesper
Performers: Cunitz, Maud; Frick, Gottlob; Klose, Margarete; Metternich, Josef; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Terkal, Karl
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Heger, Robert; Rother, Artur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Schroder, Kurt

Born in London in 1911, Maud Cunitz returned with her parents to Germany before the outbreak of World War I. She started singing minor roles...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Operetta

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-06-14

Works: Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Carl Zeller: Der Voglhändler; Der Obersteiger; Franz Lehár: Der Zarewitsch; Der Graf von Luxemburg; Giuditta; The Merry Widow; Der Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von

Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf at her finest, delivering 21 operetta favorites from The Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, The Land of Smiles, and others: a legendary recording...continue...

Peter Anders sings Arias & Lieder

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Bedrich Smetana: Die verkaufte Braut; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangel...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Giesen, Hubert; Jurinac, Sena; Mende, Heinz; Tüscher, Nata
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Burkhardt, Paul

Connoisseurs of the vocal arts will cherish these previously unreleased recordings from the great German heldentenor, Peter Anders. Anders studied at the Berlin Music Academy...continue...

Lehar: Merry Widow & The Land Of Smiles / Ackermann [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; Unspecified: Die lustige Witwe & Das Land des Lächelns Synopses and Librettos [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Kraus, Otakar; Niessner, Anton
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...

Hermann Prey

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Der barbier von Sevilla; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling; Albert Lortzi...
Performers: Fröhlich, Otto [Trumpet]; Hildebrand, Helga; Kohn, Karl; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rothenberger, Anneliese
Conductors: Gruber, Arthur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Mälzer, Martin; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings made a good half-century ago by Herrmann Prey represent a rare stroke of luck. They provide a representative cross-section of the repertoire for...continue...

Franz Lehár: Operetten Meisterwerke

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; Paganini
Performers: Christ, Rudolf; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Liebesberg, Else; Loose, Emmy; Mechera, Erika; Prikopa, Herbert; Rysanek, Lotte; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Bauer-Theussl, Franz

Golden Operetta of Vienna

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-06-30

Works: Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des Lächelns"); Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); The Merry Widow; Meine Lipp...
Performers: Barabas, Sari; Bjorling, Jussi; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kunz, Erich; Lipp, Wilma; Loose, Emmy; Patzak, Julius; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Saile...
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Stolz, Robert; Mareczek, Fritz; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Moralt, Rudolf; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Grevillius, Nils; Geehl, Henry Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This remarkable 25-CD survey of some of the great Russian pianists of past and present follows the tradition from those who can, through their teachers,...continue...

Festival of the Primadonnas

3 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-06-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jacques Offenbach: ...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Barabas, Sari; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Callas, Maria; Cebotari, Maria; Gedda, Nicolai; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Grummer, Elisabeth; Koth, Erika; Kupper, Annelies; Losch, Liselotte; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Rudolf, Max; Böhm, Karl; Prohaska, Felix; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Santini, Gabriele; Erede, Alberto; Weigert, Herman; Karajan, Herbert von; Krips, Josef; Lehmann, Fritz; Reiner, Fri...

Piano Concertos - Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Bach, etc / Anda, Argerich, Casadesus, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-04-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert no 4 in G-Dur, Op. 58; Klavierkonzert in Es-Dur, Op. 73 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Johannes Brahms: Klavierkonzert no 2 in a-moll, O...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Casadesus, Robert; Cherkassky, Shura; Gieseking, Walter; Gilels, Emil; Gould, Glenn; Horowitz, Vladimir; Lipatti, Dinu; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rubinstein, A...
Conductors: Wand, Günter; Dorati, Antal; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Kempe, Rudolf; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Sanderling, Kurt

Prima Voce - Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Krauss, Patzak, Güden, Wagner, Gedda, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Der Zigeunerbaron; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Immer nur Lächeln, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (from...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Gedda, Nicolai; Kunz, Erich; Patzak, Julius; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Welitsch, Ljuba
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Ackermann, Otto; Moralt, Rudolf; Reinshagen, Victor; Paulik, Anton

Surely a more scintillating score than that composed by Johann Strauss II for his operetta 'Die Fledermuas' does not exist. This performance is conducted by...continue...

Lehár: Die lustige Witwe / Ackermann, Schwartzkopf, Kunz, Gedda, Loose, Niessner, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-11-03

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Kunz, Erich; Loose, Emmy; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Prima voce - Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Werther; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: La muette de Portici; Modest Musso...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; de los Angeles, Victoria; Depraz, Xavier; Froumenty, Pierre; Gedda, Nicolai; Gorr, Rita; Ignal, Madeline; Loose, Emmy; Micheau, Janine; Vessieres, Andre; Vivalda, Janette; Zareska, ...
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Cluytens, André; Dobroven, Issay; Fourestier, Louis; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings for this 2-CD set have been carefully selected to show the extraordinary control Gedda has over his vocal resources, and to demonstrate his...continue...

Icon - Dinu Lipatti - The Master Pianist plays Bach, Chopin, Liszt, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Orgelbüchlein; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1124; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (...
Performers: Lipatti, Dinu
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Ackermann, Otto; Beinum, Eduard Van; Ansermet, Ernest; Sacher, Paul
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

Romanian pianist and composer Dinu Lipatti had his career cut devastatingly short by his death from Hodgkin's disease at aged 33. Yet in spite of...continue...

Les Grands Interprètes - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

1 CD / Tahra / 2008-07-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra; Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (b. 1925) is uncontested as the finest Lieder singer of his generation. He is lionized for his interpretations, his vocal shading...continue...

Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, etc / Ackermann, Tyler, Kesteren, Petrich, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2008-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Cava, Carlo; Griebel, August; Ito, Kyoko; Moscucci, Orietta; Noni, Alda; Petrich, Helene; Schiebener, Karl; Simionato, Giulietta; Taddei, Giuseppe; Tyler, Marilyn;...
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; ; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra; NHK Symphony Chorus Tokyo; NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Hans Hopf

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; ...
Performers: Cunitz, Maud; Edelmann, Otto; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Kleiber, Erich; Albert, Rudolf; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Ackermann, Otto; Loibner, Wilhelm

Hans Hopf was one of the last true heldentenors in opera history. Alongside Hans Beirer, Hopf was probably the last authentic proponent of that type...continue...

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

Legendary Treasures - Frank Pelleg Vol 1

2 CD / Doremi / 2007-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Duet for Organ in E minor, BWV 802; Duet for Organ in F major, BWV 803; Duet for Organ in G major, BWV 804; Duet for Organ in A minor, BWV 805; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Br...
Performers: Graf, Peter-Lukas; Pelleg, Frank; Rybar, Peter
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Ackermann, Otto

Frank Pelleg was a prizewinning keyboard student at Prague University who immigrated to Palestine in 1936. As a musicologist and scholar, he became head of...continue...

10 Great Tenors

10 CD / Membran / 2007-08-14

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Il Duca d'Alba; Lucia di Lammermoor; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Un ballo in mas...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bjorling, Jussi; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Jurinac, Sena; Lanza, Mario ...
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Zamboni, Rainaldo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Rother, Artur; Marszalek, Franz; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leo...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 9 & 19, etc / Clara Haskil, et al

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2007-06-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Variations (9) for Piano in D major on a Minuet by Duport, K 573
Performers: Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Ludwig Weber

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; ...
Performers: Björling, Sigurd; Brivkalne, Paula; Dahlberg, Friedrich; Hermann, Dagmar; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Prohaska, Felix; Kraus, Richard; Dobroven, Issay; Keilberth, Joseph; Karajan, Herbert von; Moralt, Rudolf; Leonhardt, Carl

All of the big bass roles were in Weber's repertoire: Mozart's Sarastro and Commendatore, Beethoven's Rocco, Kaspar in Weber's Der Freischutz, the great Wagner roles...continue...

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Unpublished EMI Recordings 1955-58

1 CD / Testament / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 202; Cantata no 199...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Bean, Hugh; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Herbert; Jones, Geraint; Morris, Gareth; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney; Walker, Edward
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Dart, Thurston
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"This disc offers fully satisfying performances of wonderful music. The Mozart concert aria is done to perfection, with graceful contributions by pianist Geza Anda and...continue...

Erich Kunz - Opera, Operetta & Song

1 CD / Testament / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied; Zar und Zimmerma...
Performers: Kunz, Erich; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Moralt, Rudolf; Paulik, Anton;
Ensemble: Kemmeter-Faltl Schrammel Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Arthur Balsam - Concerto Album - Mozart, Beethoven, CPE Bach

3 CD / Bridge / 2006-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 "Lützow"; Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 61a; Joha...
Performers: Balsam, Artur
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Dahinden, Clemens; Swoboda, Henry; Ackermann, Otto; Desarzens, Victor
Ensemble: Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra; Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

This set offers a five-concerto collection of recordings by the Polish-American piano virtuoso, Artur Balsam (1906-1994). Culled from recordings released on Concert Hall Society LPs...continue...

Mozart Singers of the Past

3 CD / Preiser / 2006-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo; Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serai...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Beuf, Augusto; Bori, Lucrezia; Cebotari, Maria; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gigli, Beniamino; Ginster, Ria; Gueden, Hilde [Sopra...
Conductors: Reibold, Bruno; Cleva, Fausto; Morel, Jean Paul; Leinsdorf, Erich; Sabino, Antonio; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Walter, Bruno; Black, Frank; Busch, Fritz; Berrettoni, Umberto; Barbirolli, John; Collingwo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; Metropolitan...

The recordings in this CD edition of outstanding Mozart singers were made between 1926 and 1950. This is the period of shellac records made with...continue...

Reopening of the Vienna State Opera - 1955 / Goltz, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberfl&ou...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Baylé, Theo; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Braun, Hans; Braun, Helena; Casa, Lisa della; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Equiluz, Ku...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Swarowsky, Hans; Böhm, Karl; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Erede, Alberto; Prohaska, Felix; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Kegel, Herbert; Knappertsbusch, Ha...

Chopin - The Complete Recordings / Dinu Lipatti

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 210; Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse"; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1,...
Performers: Lipatti, Dinu
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

Dokumente Einer Sängerkarriere - Peter Anders

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-01-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Ave Maria; Rugger...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Jurinac, Sena
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leopold; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Gaebel, Kurt

Lehár: The Merry Widow

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2004-03-02

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Kurty, Hella; Loose, Emmy; Mattoni, André von; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: ; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

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The mono recording of this work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in the lead role, in the full bloom of her youth, is a special treat, a brilliant, fully realized version of the work that, even more helpful...continue...

Puccini, Mozart, Beethoven, etc / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

1 CD / Regis Records / 2004-02-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reznicek, Hans; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Ackermann, Otto

Dokumente einer Sängerkarriere - Erich Kunz - Mozart, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2003-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: Die Meis...
Performers: Kunz, Erich; Rutgers, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Thebom, Blanche; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Moralt, Rudolf; Busch, Fritz; Ackermann, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Paulik, Anton;
Ensemble: ; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; Kemmeter-Faltl Schrammel Ensemble; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Weber: Die Freischütz / Ackermann, Cunitz, Loose, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2003-06-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Bierbach, Franz; Cunitz, Maud; Donch, Karl; Edelmann, Otto; Felbermayer, Anny; Loose, Emmy; Poell, Alfred; Rus, Marjan; Schober, Maria; Siegart, Reinhold; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Albert, Rudolf

Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart: Violin Concertos / Leonid Kogan

1 CD / Testament / 2002-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 12/1, RV 31...
Performers: Gilels, Elisabeth; Kogan, Leonid
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Vandernoot, Andre; Silvestri, Constantin
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra

Debut Series - Giuseppe Di Stefano - My First Puccini

1 CD / Fono / 2002-08-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; La Bohème; Madama Butterfly; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Callas, Maria; Cehanovsky, George; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Moscona, Nicola; Moser, Edoardo; Munsel, Patrice; Sayao, Bidu; Tebaldi, Renata; Warren, Leonard
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Erede, Alberto; Cellini, Renato; Picco, Guido; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Lausanne Radio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Chorus; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra; RCA Victor Symp...

Grieg, Chopin: Piano Concertos, etc / Dinu Lipatti, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-03-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 17 in E minor, Op. 25/5, CT.30; Etudes (12) for...
Performers: Lipatti, Dinu
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concerto no 15, 23 & 24 / Solomon, Ackermann

1 CD / Testament / 2001-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Cutner, Solomon
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Menges, Herbert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Karl Böhm, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Il rè pastore, K 208; Così fan tutte, K 588; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Chi sa qual sia, K 582; Vado, ma dov...
Performers: Dickie, Murray; Felbermayer, Anny; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kunz, Erich; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Ste...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Leitner, Ferdinand; Blech, Harry; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

J. Strauss Jr.: Eine Nacht in Venedig / Ackermann, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-09-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: Eine Nacht in Venedig
Performers: Donch, Karl; Gedda, Nicolai; Klein, Peter; Kunz, Erich; Loose, Emmy; Ludwig, Hanna; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Moiseiwitsch - Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Ackermann

1 CD / Testament / 2000-04-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Romances (3) for Piano, Op. 28; Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Selim Palmgren: ...
Performers: Moiseiwitsch, Benno
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

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Ludwig Weber - Opera Arias

1 CD / Testament / 1999-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; ...
Performers: Vocals], Torsten Ralf [Tenor; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Prohaska, Felix; Moralt, Rudolf; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Dobroven, Issay
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Géza Anda - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc; Saint-Saëns

1 CD / Testament / 1996-05-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Anda, Géza; Siki, Bela
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Grieg, Chopin: Piano Concerti / Dinu Lipatti

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1990-06-27

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11
Performers: Lipatti, Dinu
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra