Elmendorff, Karl

Great Wagner Conductors / Wilhelm Furtwängler, Victor De Sabata, Hans Knappertsbusch, Karl Elmendorff, Eugen Jochum [4 CDs, mono & stereo]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwangler, Wilhelm; de Sabata, victor; Elmendorff, Karl; Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic; Berlin Staatskapelle; Munchner Philharmoniker

Early recordings of favorite Wagner orchestral selection still possess a special mystique. Five conducting giants, all born within 20 years of Wagner's death and all...continue...

Gottlob Frick Volume 3

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenotten; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals; Peter Cornelius: De...
Performers: Buchsbaum, Harald; Cunitz, Maud; Edelmann, Otto; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Fuchs, Franz; Grummer, Elisabeth; Heppe, Leo; Herrmann, Josef; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Klose, ...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Heger, Robert; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Elmendorff, Karl; Kraus, Richard

Gottlob Frick (1906-1994) was called by Wilhelm Furtwängler the "blackest bass" of his generation. Frick had no competitors capable of surpassing or even matching his...continue...

Schmidt: Notre Dame

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Berlin, Willy; Lockner, Wolfgang; Muench, Hanna; Ostertag, Karl; Proebstl, Max; Scheppan, Hilde; Schlichting, Wilhelm; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor
Conductors: Altmann, Hans; Elmendorff, Karl; Striegler, Kurt

Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Wagner: Opera Highlights / Elmendorff, Striegler, Schech, Lorenz, et al

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Herrmann, Josef; Lorenz, Max; Schech, Marianne; Teschemacher, Margarete
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Striegler, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Wagner: Götterdämmerung - Live 1942 Bayreuth / Elmendorff

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2008-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Booth, Margary; Dalberg, Frederick; Fuchs, Marta; Kallab, Camilla; Koch, Egmont; Langhammer, Irmgard; Scheppan, Hilde; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus

"...His [Elmendorff's] leadership in this performance reflects long experience in keeping up the forward momentun while relaxing tempos for dramatic emphasis in the climaxes. He...continue...

Ivar Andrésen sings Wagner

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Graarud, Gunnar; Guszalewicz, Genia; Habich, Eduard; Noe, Marcel; Pistor, Gotthelf
Conductors: Zweig, Fritz; Weissmann, Frieder; Elmendorff, Karl; Blech, Leo
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Ivar Andresen was born in Oslo, Norway. Considering the relatively short span of his career, he made quite a success for himself. He strode the...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Herbert Janssen

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-03-01

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Der Waffenschmied; Charles Gounod: Faust; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Giaco...
Performers: Glaz, Herta; Janssen, Herbert; Melchior, Lauritz; Perras, Margherita; Stoska, Polyna
Conductors: Zweig, Fritz; Elmendorff, Karl; Meyrowitz, Selmar; Leinsdorf, Erich; Breisach, Paul; Rudolf, Max; Kinsky, Roberto

Dokumente Einer Sängerkarriere - Josef Hermann

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Hugo Wolf: Der Corregidor, opera; Richard ...
Performers: Herrmann, Josef
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph; Elmendorff, Karl; Leitner, Ferdinand; Striegler, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary Voices - Kurt Böhme

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-12-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freisch&uu...
Performers: Baumer, Margarete; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Hauser, Sebastian; Herrmann, Josef; Horand, Theodor; Kolniak, Angela; Lemnitz, Tiana; Paul, Karl
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Kleinert, Rolf; Kempe, Rudolf; Lenzer, Hans

Paperback Opera - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Elmendorff, Böhme

2 CD / Preiser / 2003-09-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Pflanzl, Heinrich; Schech, Marianne; Teschemacher, Margarete; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor; Weidlich, Elfriede
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Chorus

Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame / Schlichting, Scheppan, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-06-07

Works: Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Hopf, Hans; Munch, Hanne; Ostertag, Karl; Proebstl, Max; Scheppan, Hilde; Schlichting, Wilhelm
Conductors: Altmann, Hans; Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden State Opera Orchestra

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Great Voices of the Past - The 30 Tenors

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-08-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Requiem Mass; Eduardo...
Performers: Anselmi, Giuseppe; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonci, Alessandro; Caruso, Enrico; Clement, Edmond; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fleta, Miguel; Gigli, Beniamino; Jadlowker, Hermann; Kozlovsky, Ivan; ...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Rother, Artur; Bourdon, Rosario; Sabajno, Carlo; Elmendorff, Karl; Orlov, Alexander; Gurlitt, Manfred; Rapée, Erno; Erede, Alberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Quadri, Argeo; Barbiro...
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchester der Staatsoper Dresden; Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano; Radio City Music Hall Orchestra

Opera d'Oro has gathered together 30 of the greatest male voices of the last century to each belt out an aria on "The 30 Tenors"....continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lorenz Fehenberger

1 CD / Preiser / 2001-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Die Afrikanerin; Charles Gounod: Faust; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe ...
Performers: Fehenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gonszar, Rudolf; Hann, Georg; Klose, Margarete; Kupper, Annelies; Schlemm, Anny; Streich, Rita; Trötschel, Elfriede
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Altmann, Hans; Leitner, Ferdinand; Eichhorn, Kurt; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Schmitz, Paul; Heger, Robert

Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung / Elmendorff, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2000-12-01

Works: Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Performers: Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Frick, Gottlob; Nilsson, Sven; Teschemacher, Margarete
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Gotthellf Pistor, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-06-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Siegfried; Parsifal; Rienzi; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
Performers: Baumer, Margarete; Janssen, Herbert; Jost-Arden, Ruth; Pilinszky, Sigismund; Pistor, Gotthelf; Seinemeyer, Meta
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Weber: Der Freischutz / Elmendorf, Schellenberg, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2000-03-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Bohme, Kurt; Dietrich, Edith; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Krassel, Charlotte; Nilsson, Sven; Pflanzel, Heinrich; Schellenberg, Arno; Teschemacher, Margarete; Trotschel, Elfriede; Wessely, Karl
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Bayreuth 1928 / Graarud, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2000-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Beer, Hans; Bockelmann, Rudolf; Graarud, Gunnar; Helm, Anny; Larsen-Todsen, Nanny; Sattler, Joachim
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus

Auber: Fra Diavolo / Elmendorff, Hopf, Dresden Staatsoper

2 CD / Preiser / 1999-05-01

Works: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra Diavolo
Performers: Beilke, Irma; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Frick, Gottlob; Schellenberg, Arno; Schilp, Maria Luise; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Orchestra

The Art of Maria Müller - Wagner, Puccini, Brahms, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 1999-05-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Wesendonck Lieder; Träume ("Sag, welch wunderbare Träume"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendo...
Performers: Hoffmann, Ludwig; Janssen, Herbert; Klose, Margarete; Muller, Maria; Newton, Ivor; Pattiera, Tino; Pilinszky, Sigismund; Prohaska, Jaro; Raucheisen, Michael; Völker, Franz [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Tietjen, Heinz; Blech, Leo
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Berlin Municipal Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Four Famous German Sopranos

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Oberon; Bedrich Smetana: Bartere...
Performers: Lemnitz, Tiana; Muller, Maria; Rethberg, Elisabeth; Teschemacher, Margarete; Volker, Franz [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Zweig, Fritz; Heger, Robert; Elmendorff, Karl; Tietjen, Heinz; Blech, Leo; Schuler, Johannes; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Berlin City Opera Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Richard Wagner on Record

4 CD / Preiser / 1998-08-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Das Rheingold; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; The Flying Dutchman; Rienzi; Lohengrin; Siegfried; Parsifal; ...
Performers: Armster, Carl; Arndt-Ober, Margarete; Bender, Paul; Berger, Rudolf; Berglund, Joel; Bertram, Theodore; Bettendorf, Emmy; Bockelmann, Rudolf; Bohnen, Michael; Branzell, Karin; Briesemeister, Otto; Bug...
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Blech, Leo; Elmendorff, Karl; Gurlitt, Manfred; Schmalstich, Clemens; Zweig, Fritz; Meyrowitz, Selmar; Krauss, Clemens; Lange, Hans; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Knoch, Ernst; Schuler,...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Ivar Andrésen Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 1996-08-20

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Carl Loewe: Tom der Reimer, Op. 135a; Der selt'ne Beter (Der alte ...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Janssen, Herbert; Larsen-Todsen, Nanny
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Elmendorff, Karl; Blech, Leo; Hallasch, Dr. Franz
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra