Leitner, Ferdinand

Great Wagner Singers / Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson, Astrid Varnay, Josef Greindl, Hans Hotter, Siegfried Lorenz, Lauritz Melchior [6 CDs]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Pitz, Wilhelm; Leitner, Ferdinand; Gerdes, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Ludwig, Leopold; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele; Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele; Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin; RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

An outstanding 6 CD set for the Wagner fan in all of us!

"They don't make Wagner singers like that anymore" - "There has never

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Signature Classics: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Master Works)

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Serenade no 7 in D major, K 250 (248b) "Haffner";...
Performers: Giesen, Hubert; Hollweg, Ilse; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Petrescu, Emilia; Schmalfuss, Peter; Stanceva, Svetlana
Conductors: Lizzio, Alberto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Wich, Gunter; Pitamic, Alexander von; Pesek, Libor; Goldmann, Joseph; Weichel, Hermann; Kantschieder, Paul; Wagner, Robert; Schneider, Wolfgang;
Ensemble: ; Mozart Wind Ensemble (Stuttgart)

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...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

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

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Orff: Carmina Burana; Catulli Carmina; Trionf di Afrodite / Putz, Grobe, Cousins, McDaniel et al. Ferdinand Leitner

3 CD / Acanta / 2012-10-30

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Catulli Carmina, scenic cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Trionfo di Afrodite, scenic concert in 7 scenes
Performers: Becker, Werner; Bode, Hannelore; Cousins, Michael; Durrler, Brigitte; Grobe, Donald; Hermann, Roland; Kaufhold, Karl; Malone, Carol; Maxen, Toni; McDaniel, Barry; Nocker, Hans Gunther; Peysang, Andre...
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

In these complete recordings Ferdinand Leitner conducts the Kölner Rundfunkchor, the Tölzer Knabenchor and the Kölner-Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester. The soloists featured are Ruth-Margret ...continue...

The Heartfelt Voice - Heinz Hoppe, tenor [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Werner Bochmann: Heimat, deine Sterne, song for voice & piano; Abends in der Taverne, song; Robert Stolz: Vor meinem Vaterhaus steht eine Linde; Karl Blume: Grün ist die Heide, song (from the fi...
Performers: Bak, Valerie; Bartos, Rita; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hansen, Max; Hofmann, Willi; Hoppe, Heinz; Langel, Willy [Vocals]; Litz, Gisela; Owen, Chloe; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schlemm, Anny;...
Conductors: Becht, Erich; Stolz, Robert; Marszalek, Franz; Stephan, Wilhelm; Schandert, Manfred; Muller-Lampertz, Richard; Cremer, Curt; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Burkhardt, Paul; Erede, Alberto; Martin, Wolfgang...

Heinz Hoppe was been the incarnation of the "olk singer": that rare species of singer possessing the necessary vocal qualities to pursue a career in...continue...

Martha Mödl: The Portrait of a Legend / Wagner, Strauss, Fortner, Reimann

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tristan und Isolde; Wesendonck Lieder; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Elektra; Wolfgang Fortner: Bluthochzeit; Aribert Reimann: Melusine; Pyotr ...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Hoffmann, Grace; Mödl, Martha; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Raucheisen, Michael; Ronisch, Rosemarie; Rose, Elisabeth; Steger, Ingrid; Suthaus, Ludwig; Topper, Hertha; Wi...
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Keilberth, Joseph; Leitner, Ferdinand; Sebastian, Georges; Suitner, Otmar; Peters, Reinhard; Bareza, Niksa

Never released before recordings from 1950 - 1982 Wilhelm Furtwängler aptly referred to her as a "magic box", because her voice changed with every character...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concertos nos 1 & 2; Les Préludes; Hungaria / Andor foldes, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-01-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungaria, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 103 (LW G13)
Performers: Foldes, Andor
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

All of the orchestral Liszt recordings made by the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft in the early 1950s are collected on the present disc, presenting two conductors...continue...

The Hero of New Beyreuth / Wolfgang Windgassen, tenor (rec. 1950 - 1958)

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz (The Marksman); Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland (Lowlands); Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Rienzi; Die Meistersinger von Nü...
Performers: Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Greindl, Josef; Hann, Georg; Hoffmann, Grace; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Annelies; Modl, Martha; Muller, Maria; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Uhde, Hermann; Varnay, Astri...
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Wetzelsberger, Bertil; Fricsay, Ferenc; Leitner, Ferdinand; Rischner, Alfons; Ludwig, Leopold; Jochum, Eugen; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Weigert, Hermann; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...
Ensemble: ; Billiards Quintet

Most Essential Classical Music In Movies

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 "Fate"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Requiem, K. 626; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Carl Orff: Carmi...
Performers: Mawe, Henrik; Perez, Jose; Schnorr, Klemens
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Parry, David; Beissel, Heribert; Gmür, Hanspeter
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Music's impact on movies is undeniable. It enhances the total film experience. With this collection of 17 tracks we have gathered a wide range of...continue...

Documents of a singing career: Annelies Kupper

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Don Giovanni; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Eugen d'Albert: Die toten Augen; Tiefland; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Sta...
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Kupper, Annelies; Reinmar, Hans; Schlemm, Anny; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Sandberg, Herbert; Heger, Robert; Kraus, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Reinshagen, Victor; Rother, Artur; Lehmann, Fritz

Annelies Kupper (1906-1987) was born in Poland. She was a schoolteacher while at the same time studying voice. She launched her stage career at the...continue...

Johann Strauss Collection: Early Recordings on 78s (1901-1951)

8 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Mus...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bela, Dajos; Bloch, Max; Branzell, Karin; Cavallaro, Carmen; Cebotari, Maria; Dorsey, Tommy [Trombone]; Eisinger, Irene; Engels, Friedrich Eugen; Geczy, Barnabas Von; Gerhardt, Ele...
Conductors: Strauss III, Johann; Krauss, Clemens; Barlow, Howard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Mengelberg, Willem; Böhm, Karl; Toscanini, Arturo; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Prüwer, Juli...
Ensemble: ; Kölner Klavier-Trio ; Staatskapelle Berlin

A comprehensive collection of recordings of the music of Johann Strauss, almost all of them come from a Japanese collector, Mayumi Cho, who began collecting...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Géza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Batt...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Legenden des Gesanges, Vol. 12: Irmgard Seefried

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2010-10-10

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienischen Liederbuch; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Non più, tutto ascoltai...Non temer, amato bene, K 490; Il re pastore, K. 290; George Frederick Handel: Laudate Pueri Dominum, psa...
Performers: Seefried, Irmgard; Werba, Erik [Piano]
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Rehmann, Theodor Bernhard

Hermann Uhde

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Julius Cäsar; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Richard Wagner: The Flying Du...
Performers: Uhde, Hermann
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; ; Rother, Artur; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Hermann Uhde was one of the most interesting singing performers of the "New Bayreuth" between 1951 and 1960. Uhde's performances offered a combination of intellect...continue...

Elisabeth Höngen

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-04-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Der Troubadour; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson und Dalila; Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Grefe, Gustav; Hongen, Elisabeth; Kupper, Annelies; Ludwig, Walther; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Solti, Sir Georg

Born in 1906 in Germany, Elisabeth Hongen completed her musical studies at the Academy of Music in Berlin. Championed by Karl Bohm, she sang at...continue...

Carl Orff: Oedipus Der Tyrann

2 CD / Myto Records / 2010-04-03

Works: Carl Orff: Oedipus der Tyrann, opera
Performers: Stolze, Gerhard; Vocals], Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender [Baritone
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand

Recording information: Staatsoper Groáes Haus, Stuttgart (12/11/1959)....continue...

German Romantic Opera

3 CD / Gala Import / 2010-03-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz; Undine; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler
Performers: Berry, Walter; Blankenheim, Toni; Braun, Hans; Brouwenstijn, Gre; Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Gunter, Horst; Hann, Georg; Junker-Giesen, Ellinor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Salmhofer, Franz; Moralt, Rudolf

Anny Schlemm

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-03-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Undine; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jacques Offenbac...
Performers: Blankenheim, Toni; Kuen, Paul; Ludwig, Walther; Schlemm, Anny
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Lehmann, Fritz

Perhaps the most versatile singer of the 20th century, Anny Schlemm made her debut at age 17. As a singer of outstanding merit, she was...continue...

Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [Excerpts]

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Baumann, Ralph; Gonszar, Rudolf; Graf, Uta; Herrmann, Josef; Hoernicke, Richard; Holm, Richard; Jockel, Robert; Klomser, Herbert; Kunz, Roland; Kupper, Annelies; Liebl, Karl; Misske, Gerhard; Mueller...
Conductors: Bamberger, Carl; Leitner, Ferdinand

Birgit Nilsson: Rarities

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Kornblumen ("Kornblumen nenn' ich die Gestalten"), song for voice & piano, Op. 22/1 (TrV 153/1); Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10;...
Performers: Cox, Jean; Hallgren, Carl-Axel; Jonsson, Folke; Leitner, Ferdinand; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Norlin, Ingegard; Schymberg, Hjordis; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Widgren...
Conductors: Sandberg, Herbert; Leitner, Ferdinand; Celibidache, Sergiu; Kinsky, Roberto

Music of Mahler, Brahms & Strauss

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-01-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Schey, Hermann; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano
Conductors: Zillig, Winfried; Otterloo, Willem Van; Leitner, Ferdinand; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Some of the greatest interpreters of these magnificent works are offered here. The original recordings were made in the early 1950s....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

Dokumente einer Sängerkarriere - Wolfgang Windgassen

1 CD / Preiser / 2009-11-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz
Performers: Czubok, Engelbert; Hann, Georg; Varnay, Astrid; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]; Wissmann, Lore
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leopold; Rother, Artur

Wolfgang Windgassen's name is inseparably linked with the Bayreuth Festival and Wieland Wagner. He first performed there in 1951 in a production of Parsifal. A...continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

In Memoriam Christel Goltz

2 CD / Preiser / 2009-09-08

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde; Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zä...
Performers: Aldenhoff, Bernd; Frantz, Ferdinand; Frick, Gottlob; Höngen, Elisabeth; Katona, Julius; Löbel, Hans; Lorenz, Max; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Windgassen, Wolfgang [T...
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Striegler, Kurt; Leitner, Ferdinand; Schmitz, Paul; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Württemberg State...

Christel Goltz (1912-2008) was one of the most outstanding dramatic singers of German origin. Singing and acting were combined in her case and there were...continue...

Strauss: Salome / Wozniak, Zimmer, Caballe, Brock

2 CD / Gala / 2009-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Brock, Karl; Eckenstein, Yvonne; Marshall, Lois; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Varviso, Silvio; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Leitner, Ferdinand

Recording information: Basel, Switzerland (01/1958)....continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Leitner, Windgassen, Cramer, Mödl, Neidlinger, Sentpaul, et al

4 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-07-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bauer, Paul; Cramer, Heinz; Fischer-Sandt, Siegfried; Modl, Martha; Moll, Olga; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Plumacher, Hetty; Rieser, Karl; Rohr, Otto van; Sailer, Friederike; Schabo, Toni;...
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Paris Opéra Orchestra

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Leitner, Sutherland, Wunderlich, Cappella Coloniensis

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-01-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Dijck, Jeannette Van; Hemsley, Thomas; Monti, Nicola; Procter, Norma; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

This recording is the first official release in any format of this once-in-a-lifetime concert performance featuring Dame Joan Sutherland and Fritz Wunderlich. In 1959 performances...continue...

Handel: Silete Venti; Hasse: La Gelosia; Bach: BWV 209 / Linde, Kirkby, Boulin, Poulenard, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Silete venti, HWV 242; Johann Adolf Hasse: La Gelosia, cantata for soprano & orchestra; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209
Performers: Boulin, Sophie; Kirkby, Emma; Poulenard, Isabelle
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Haydn: Cantatas, Symphony no 92, Violin Concerto no 4 / Linde, Schmiege, Seifert, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Berenice, che fai, H 24a no 10; Miseri noi, misera Patria, cantata for soprano & orchestra, H. 24a/7; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Symphony no 92 in G major, H ...
Performers: Schmiege, Marilyn; Seifert, Ingrid
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad / Leitner, Duesing, Peter, Donath, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-09-30

Works: Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Duesing, Dale; Krull, Rolf Dieter; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Maxem, Anton; Peter, Fritz; Peysang, Andre; Schiml, Marga; Schnelle, Ferdinand; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Ludwig

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; François-Adrien Boieldieu: La dame blanche; Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Ludwig, Walther; Schmitt-Walter, Karl
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Stein, Horst; Leitner, Ferdinand; Steinkopf, Hans; Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart State Orchestra

Walther Ludwig was born the son of a businessman in Bad Oeynhausen and was initially studying medicine when, just for fun, sang for a friend...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Kim Borg

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor;...
Performers: Borg, Kim; Wächter, Eberhard
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Leitner, Ferdinand

The Finnish singer Kim Borg was born in 1919. His studies in chemistry were interrupted by the war and it wasn't until 1946 that he...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; Björling, Jussi; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Jurinac, Sena; Lanza, M...
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Zamboni, Rainaldo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Rother, Artur; Marszalek, Franz; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leo...

Legendary Treasures - Philippe Hirschhorn - Violin Concertos

3 CD / Doremi / 2007-05-08

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sonata for Violin and Piano no ...
Performers: Barth, Helmut; Hirschhorn, Philip; Leonskaya, Lidiya
Conductors: Defossez, René; Starek, Jiri; Segal, Uri; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Philippe Hirschhorn won First Prize in the International Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1967, in which Gidon Kremer came in third. (The jury included Oistrakh, Menuhin,...continue...

Strauss: Guntram, etc / Pritchard, Leitner, Farley, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2007-01-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Guntram, opera, Op. 25 (TrV 168); Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Dale, Laurence; Dickerson, Bernard; Douglas, Nigel; Farley, Carole; Lemnitz, Tiana; Lewis, William; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Newman, Henry; Rea, Sean; Sharpe, Terence; Tomlinson, John; Trötsche...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: BBC Singers; Württemberg State Orchestra

Mozart, Bruch: Violin Concerti / Schneiderhan, Leitner

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-09-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in...
Performers: Koeckert, Rudolf Joachim; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Weekend Classics - A Tchaikovsky Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Eugen Onegin; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Fricsay, Ferenc; Dutoit, Charles; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 "Emperor", etc /Gelber, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"
Performers: Gelber, Bruno-Leonardo
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Adagio

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-11-15

Works: Joachim Raff: Cavatina; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Camill...
Performers: Fontanarosa, Patrice; Gilels, Emil; Koeckert, Rudolf Joachim; Perlman, Itzhak; Ricci, Ruggiero; Wuttke, Friedemann; Yaron, Yuval
Conductors: Gamley, Douglas; Wallenstein, Alfred; Wand, Günter; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Leitner, Ferdinand; Gebhardt, Charles; Fey, Thomas; Hartung, Volker; Tennstedt, Klaus

Profil presents Adagio, an introduction to the many wonderful recordings available on the Profil label. This new release features performances by Gunter Wand, Klaus Tennstedt,...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...

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

Brahms: Variations for Orchestra; et al / Leitner, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-09-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: I gioielli della Madon...
Performers: Haas, Monique
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Württemberg State Orchestra

Monique Haas, who has influenced a generation of pianists, is featured on this excellent recording. The title pieces here is the Brahms 'Variations for Orchestra,...continue...

Haydn: Symphony no 6, 7 & 8 / Leitner, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-09-20

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
Performers: Gmelin, Bernhard; Heidenreich, Josef; Keller, Erich; Schmid, Georg; Stadelmann, Li; Stier, Kurt-Christian
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Haydn's Symphonies 6, 7 & 8 are brought to life by Ferdinand Leitner on this new release from Profil. All three of these symphonies exemplify...continue...

Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Mozart: Symphonies / Leitner, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-08-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (189k); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486
Performers: Howell, Gwynne; Kilduff, Barbara; Van der Walt, Deon; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"There is lovely music here, beginning with the overture. Madame Herz's initial aria (her adagio!) wouldn't be out of place in 'The Magic Flute.' Did...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Elfride Trötschel

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Antoni...
Performers: Behsing, Heinrich; Gunter, Horst; Sauerbaum, Heinz; Trötschel, Elfriede
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Schroder, Kurt; Leitner, Ferdinand; Striegler, Kurt; Heger, Robert

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

Lebendige Verganenheit - Josef Greindl

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Charles Gounod: Faust; Richard Stra...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Gerhein, Ina; Greindl, Josef; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Tegetthoff, Else
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Schuler, Johannes; Szenkar, Eugen; Fricsay, Ferenc; Leitner, Ferdinand