Herbig, Günther > Herbig, Gunther

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Best of Brahms / Rosemarie Lang, mezzo-soprano; Theo Adam, bass; Peter Rösel, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Violinsonate Nr. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Sinfonie Nr. 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Fantasien, Op...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Canino, Bruno; Damm, Peter; Dunckel, Rudolf; Lang, Rosemarie; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Pian...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Eschenburg, Hartwig; Herbig, Günther; Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Best of Beethoven / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bindszus, Peter; Doese, Helena; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Riedel, Bernd; Rosel, Peter; Schiml, Marga; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Sanderling, Kurt

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

Beethoven: Prometheus; Ritterballet / Gunther Herbig

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Musik zu einem Ritterballet (Music for a ballet of knights), WoO 1
Conductors: Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

November 30, 2011 marked the 80th birthday of conductor Günther Herbig, ample reason for Berlin Classics to offer him its congratulations with a new Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: DEFA-Studio, Berlin (1971-08-16_1971-08-20&1971-)....continue...

Operetta Collection / various artists (3 CDs)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in der Unterwelt; Johann Strauss II: Die Zigeunerbaron; Carl Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Emmerich Kálmán: Die Cs&a...
Performers: Apelt, Friederike; Büchner, Eberhard; Ebert, Elisabeth; Enders, Werner; Fischer, Gudrun; Geiler, Hannelore; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Hiestermann, Horst; Holzke, Karl Friedrich; Katterfeld, Hannerose;...
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Widlak, Johannes

Sensual Classics: Desire

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K. 467; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op....
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Sebastian, Georges; Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Apelt, Arthur; Konwitschny, Franz; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Sensual Classics: Romance

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Antiche Arie e Danze; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 7 in C major, Hob.1; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C major, RV 82; F...
Performers: Koch, Nora; Michallik, Oskar; Pekinel, Güher [Piano]; Pekinel, Süher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stöckigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; ; Pommer, Max; Kegel, Herbert; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Music Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gitarren-Duo Klaus & Rainer Feldmann; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Sensual Classics: Vision

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mat...
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe; Konwitschny, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jochum, Eugen; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Sensual Classics: Children's Symphony / Album for the Young; Ma mére l'oye; Children's Corner

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Album for the Youth, Op. 68; Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15; Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony (Cassation), for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings in G major (formerly K. 63); Maurice Ravel:...
Performers: Rosel, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Beethoven Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Doese, Helena; Fietz, Erhard; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Tomowa-S...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Flor, Claus P.; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

On one hand, Beethoven stands for the free and uncompromising artist who vouches for human ideals. On the other, he grasped music itself, linking themes...continue...

Lustige Geschichten / Beethoven

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. I; Symphonie no 45 in F sharp minor, Hob. 1; Claude Debussy: Jimbo's Lullaby, for piano (Childr...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Olbertz, Walter; Resick, Georgine; Rosel, Peter; Sotin, Hans; Suske, Karl
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt

In fremden Ländern

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Troldtog (March of the Dwarfs), lyric piece for orchestra no 4 (orchestration of Op. 54/3); Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 2), JB 1; Franz Jose...
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Rosel, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Neumann, Václav; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter

Mahler Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 ...
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Sanderling, Kurt

Gustav Mahler composed sublime and simple music, but in his works those opposites are directly juxtaposed. The openness with which he wanted to "create a...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" / Guenther Herbig

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-05-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Guenther Herbig has established himself as a prominent conductor in the international music scene, building a strong career in the US since 1980. He began...continue...

Dreams Of Spring

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B major; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; ...
Performers: Ebert, Elisabeth; Geszty, Sylvia; Lorenz, Siegfried; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Rögner, Heinz; Honeck, Manfred; Herbig, Günther; Zehetmair, Thomas; Suitner, Otmar; Mauersberger, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Camerata Bern

The Basics story continues! This month Berlin Classics releases more classical music highlights in delightfully cohesive combinations and with appropriate visuals. Roll on, spring -...continue...

Haydn Highlights - A sampler of Haydn Favorites from Berlin Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Performers: Adam, Theo; Bosse, Gerhard; Fischer, Peter; Olbertz, Walter; Rosel, Peter; Seltmann, Werner
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; ; Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Brahms-Trio Weimar

Haydn is the earliest member of the "mighty trio" of the Viennese Classical era completed by Mozart and Beethoven. It is for that reason that...continue...

Mendelssohn: Highlights - Favorite works by Mendelssohn / Oistrach, Gheorghiu, Kegel et al. [3 CDs]

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Performers: Gheorghiu, Valentin; Oistrach, Igor; Schorler, Renate
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Berlin

Mendelssohn's romantic style is embodied by a rich sense of inspiration, great delicacy, and the sheen of perfection. His style combines a sense of simplicity...continue...

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Chatman: Proud Music of the Storm

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2009-11-01

Works: Stephen Chatman: Proud Music of the Storm, for chorus & orchestra; Over Thorns to Stars, for off-stage soloist (voice, tenor saxophone or horn) & string quartet (or st; Tara's Dream, for orchestra; P...
Performers: Ramsbottom, Gene; Stephanson, Matthew
Conductors: Pullan, Bruce; Read, Jesse; Wilson, Eric; Chatman, Stephen; Herbig, Günther

Mantovani, Schoeller, Amy: Cello Concertos / Queyras, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Bruno Mantovani: Concerto for Cello; Philippe Schoeller: Concerto for Cello; Gilbert Amy: Concerto for Cello
Performers: Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Briger, Alex; Amy, Gilbert
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

This fascinating disc presents three masterworks of our time written by three composers and performed by three orchestras. Concertos by Bruno Mantovani and Gilbert Amy...continue...

Eisler: Instrumental Music / Rögner, Herbig, Pommer, Olbertz, et al

6 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Hanns Eisler: Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 1; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 3; Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 6; Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 8; Klavierstücke for Kinder, Op. 31; Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 32...
Performers: Bernhardt, Wolfgang; Czapski, Jutta; Dillner, Clemens; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Erber, Gerhard; Friedrich, Manfred; Haase, Ralf-Rainer; Heilmann, Herbert; Himmler, Hans; Hofmann, Helmut; Mahn, Kurt; Ol...
Conductors: ; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Pommer, Max; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Guhl, Adolf Fritz
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Chamber Players; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Leipzig Chamber Music Society; Leipzig Collegium Musicum; Ulbrich-Quartett

Legendary Masterworks Recordings - Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz, Liszt, etc / Dresdner Philharmonie, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Gerhard Rosenfeld:...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Pokorna, Mirka; Schmahl, Gustav; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Forster, Horst; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Meditation Classics / Masur, Suitner, Neumann, Bongartz, Weigle, et al

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Fantasiestück ("Des Abend"), for piano, Op. 12/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Bosse, Gerhard; Dallmann, Christian-Friedrich; Erben, Friedemann; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kegel...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václa...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Classics in Heaven - Mozart, Bach, etc

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Su...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stockigt, Siegfr...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz; Suitner, Otmar; Pommer, Max; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Neumann, Vá...

4 Elements - Classical Music of Fire, Water, Air and Earth

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 59 in A major, H 1 no 59 "Fire"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Georges ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Kootz, Gunter; Laforet, Marc; Ousset, Cecile; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Rucker, Fritz; Schmahl, Gustav; Zechlin, Dieter; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: ; Haenchen, Hartmut; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Kempe, Rudolf; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo; Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Wiesenhutter,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Camerata Bern; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Basics - French Symphonies - Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Franck

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Dalitz, Joachim
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Flor, Claus P.; Sanderling, Kurt; Herbig, Günther

Greatest Works - Brahms / Masur, Neumann, Herbig, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat m...
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Rosel, Peter; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Greatest Works - Haydn

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, C...
Performers: Krug, Willi
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar;
Ensemble: ; Brahms-Trio

Greatest Works - Mendelssohn

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Hebrides Overture, in...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Valentin; Rohde, Peter Arne; Schmahl, Gustav; Schorler, Renate
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Koch, Helmut; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Moods - Tunes of Eternity - Respighi, etc / Weigle, Kegel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 7 in C major ("Le midi"), H. 1/7; Antonio Vivaldi: Tri...
Performers: Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Koch, Nora; Michallik, Oskar; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Kegel, Herbert; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / Herbig, Saarbrucken RSO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Gunther Herbig, in the past thirty years, has shown his commitment to this work which has won over audiences here and abroad. The former conductor...continue...

Moods - Unfold your Mind - Bach, Satie, etc / Koch, Erber

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johannes Brahms: Symph...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

There's no denying that classical music, in all its forms, styles and genres can elevate the soul and empower the will. These releases in Berlin...continue...

Max Reger: Works for Orchestra / Staatskapelle Berlin, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Max Reger: Ballet Suite in D major, Op. 130; Concerto for Orchestra in F major, Op. 123 "In the old style"; Variations and Fugue for 2 Pianos on a theme of Beethoven, Op. 86; Variations and Fugue on ...
Performers: Amadeus Webersinke; Hartwich, Walter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schunk, Heinz; Siering, Gunter; Suske, Karl
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Konwitschny, Franz; Bongartz, Heinz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Max Reger (1873-1916), best known for his output for organ, composed 32 orchestral works, 24 of which were written in the final thirteen years of...continue...

French Symphonies - Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Franck

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Dalitz, Joachim
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Flor, Claus P.; Sanderling, Kurt; Herbig, Günther

These are really excellent performances, and one thing that really stands out is the orchestral sound, in ensemble and recording. This music really demands a...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 3 "Eroica" / Herbig, Berlin SO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

This exceptional performance of Beethoven's Eroica certainly has its historical importance; Gunther Herbig's status in East Berlin had come under fire (the usual machinations of...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 / Günter Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Schostakowitsch: Symphony no 10 / Herbig, Saarbrücken RSO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Shostakovich's powerful, cathartic Symphony No. 10 was the first in the series to appear after the death of the dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953 and...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos / Herbig, Schirmer, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Serenade & Allegro giocoso, f...
Performers: Schirmer, Ragna
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Ragna Schirmer is regarded as one of the most promising artists of the young generation. As Gramophone Magazine said of one of her recent releases,...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Günter Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Two sides of Shostakovich - the more experimental, psychological Fourth Symphony, and the extroverted, populist Fifth Symphony (meant, after all, as an ironic good will...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Herbig, Saarbrucken RSO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Although Stalingrad and the chaos of World War II did not form the programmatic background to Shostakovich's 8th Symphony, they did provide impetus for its...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 9 / Herbig, Saarbrücken RSO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Mahler's 'Symphony No. 9' can in one sense be viewed as a work of leave-taking, of breaking away even - specifically from the late Romantic...continue...

Basics - Spanish Classics - Falla, et al / Weigle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Joaquín Rodrigo: Tonadilla, for 2 guitars; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orchestra...
Performers: Czapski, Berliner; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Koch, Nora; Morbitzer, Egon; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Richter, Barbara; Rumstig, Dieter; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Weigle, Jörg-Peter

This disc goes beyond the usual in offering a range of works by Spanish composers (and a French composer, Ravel, whose mother was Basque) in...continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, etc / Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27
Performers: Springer, Ingeborg
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn's beautiful settings to Shakespeare are heard in this early performance by Gunther Herbig, now one of Europe's major conductors. The two Overtures, in Masur's...continue...

Best of Basics

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the...
Performers: Dunckel, Rudolf; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Kootz, Gunter; Lear, Evelyn; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Stolte, Adele; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václav; Wiesenhutter, Gerhard; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

As we've seen and heard these past months, Berlin Classics Basics offers the new classical listener a chance to collect the world's greatest music at...continue...

Basics - Haydn: Early Symphonies / Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Symphony no 7 in C major ("Le midi"), H. 1/7; Symphony no 8 in G major ("Le soir"), H. 1/8
Conductors: Herbig, Günther

Here are more exceptional performances by Gunther Herbig, this time form the period closely following his personal studies with Herbert von Karajan....continue...

Piano Concertos - Beethoven, Haydn, etc / Rösel, et al

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Rosel, Peter
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Herbig, Günther; Bongartz, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Berlin Classics continues to offer its "star" pianist in these specially-priced packages of solo and concerted works. These collections display his broad artistic range not...continue...

Hartmann: Symphonies nos 5, 6, 8 / Herbig, Kegel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Symphony no 5; Symphony no 6; Symphony no 8
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...if you don't yet know Hartmann's music and are wondering where to start, this is an excellent place to do so. Nothing less than a...continue...