Stenz, Markus

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel / Lawrence Power, viola; Alban Gerhardt, cello

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Gurzenich Orchestra Koln

Strauss's tone poem Don Quixote, subtitled "Fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character," is one of the composer's most popular works, principally because of...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs; Arias from Arabella, Capriccio & Der Rosenkavalier / Anne Schwanewilms, soprano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Arabella; Capriccio; Rosenkavalier
Performers: Böhnert, Jutta; Richter, Regina; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne

In the tradition of greatest Strauss sopranos, Anne Schwanewilms offers her own interpretation of the composer's Four Last Songs complemented by three operatic roles, accompanied...continue...
Recording information: Stolberger Strasse Studio, Cologne, Germany (02/02/2011-02/04/2012)....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphonie No. 8 / Markus Stenz, Guerzenich Orchestra Cologne

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Boylan, Orla; Groissböck, Günther; Haveman, Barbara; Jovanovich, Brandon; Lang, Petra; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Palimina, Anna
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Guerzenich Orchester Koeln

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Markus Stenz continues his Mahler symphony cycle with this superlative performance of Symphony No. 8... All of the soloists are just about perfect, the chorus...continue...
Recording information: Cybele AV Studio Duesseldorf (09/23/2011-09/27/2011)....continue...

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Jurowski; Alsop

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: On Opened Ground, concerto for viola & orchestra; Texan Tenebrae, for orchestra; Lullaby for Hans, for string orchestra; Riffs and Refrains, concerto for clarinet & orchestra; M...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Power, Lawrence; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Stenz, Markus; Alsop, Marin; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This final volume contains the recording of the world première of Mambo, Blues and Tarantella with soloist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as the first released...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings (04/01/2007); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (04/01/2007); Snape Maltings (2011-10-19&2010-04-17&2008-); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (2011-10-1...continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphonie no 1 / Markus Stenz

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Gurzenich Orchestra Koln

Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (07/03/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Michaela Schuster, alto - Markus Stenz

2 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-03-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne

The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne has a long standing tradition with the performance of Gustav Mahler's symphonies. In 1904 his Fifth Symphony was premiered there. Mahler's...continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (07/04/2010-04/06/2010)....continue...

Horizon 4

2 CD / RCO Live / 2012-01-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5; Geert van Keulen: Fünf tragische Lieder, for voice & orchestra; Detlev Glanert: Fluss ohne Ufer, for orchestra; Willem Jeths: Scale 'le tombeau de Mahler', for orch...
Performers: Mijnders, Marijn; Naselow, Monica; Ogrintchouk, Alexei; Roth, Detlef; Van Rijen, Jorgen
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar; Stenz, Markus; Spanjaard, Ed; Robertson, David; Mälkki, Susanna

This fourth release in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's 'Horizon' Series brings together two forms of homage. CD 1 represents a tribute to Gustav Mahler, the...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw Amsterdam....continue...

Ades: Anthology / Piano Quintet; Living Toys; Violin Concerto; Chamber Sym., et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-18

Works: Thomas Adès: Powder Her Face, concert paraphrase for piano; Mazurkas (3) for piano; Arcadiana, for string quartet, Op. 12; Piano Quintet; Chamber Symphony, Op. 2; Living Toys, for chamber orches...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Bickley, Susan; Marwood, Anthony
Conductors: Adès, Thomas; Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Thomas Adès has come a long way since his early days as a wunderkind of the classical new music scene. Now turning 40 this year,...continue...

Gustav Mahler: Sympnonie Nr. 2 / Christiane Oelze, Micheala Schuster

2 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2011-07-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Guerzenich Orchester Koeln

Continuing his critically acclaimed survey of Mahler's works, Markus Stenz brings together no fewer than five renowned choral ensembles from Bonn and Cologne for this...continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (10/23/2010-10/27/2010)....continue...

Horizon, Vol. 3

1 Super Audio CD / RCO Live / 2010-10-12

Works: Michel van der Aa: Spaces of Blank, for voice & orchestra; Otto Ketting: Trajecten in four movements, for orchestra; Tristan Keuris: Antologia for orchestra; Sofia Gubaidulina: Der Reiter auf dem wei...
Performers: Stotijn, Christianne
Conductors: Spanjaard, Ed; Stenz, Markus; Robertson, David

With this third release in the Horizon series, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra once again underlines the importance of contemporary music in its concert programming. The...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw Amsterdam....continue...

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2010-08-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Stenz, Markus

"This recording of the Wunderhorn songs was made simultaneously with that of Symphony No. 4 (reviewed last issue), which not coincidentally features Christiane Oelze as...continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (2009-08-23_2009-08-26&2009-)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 4

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2010-07-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Conductors: Stenz, Markus

After great praise for the Gurzenich Orchestra's debut with Mahler's Fifth Symphony, the ensemble now presents the next volume of this cycle: Mahler's Fourth Symphony,...continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (2009-08-23_2009-08-26&2009-)....continue...

Detlev Glanert: Caligula

2 CD / Oehms / 2010-05-25

Works: Detlev Glanert: Caligula, opera; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Frank, Gregory; Holland, Ashley; Holzmann, Matthias; Lazar, Hans-Jurgen; Lee, Jin Soo; Neiconi, Constantin; Schulte, Michael; Schuster, Michaela [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Volle, Die...
Conductors: Stenz, Markus

"This is the first of Glanert's 14 operas to deal with the inner life and emotions of one single figure...This is not an opera one...continue...
Recording information: Oper Frankfurt (10/07/2006)....continue...

The Classic 100 Symphony

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-10-06

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 5 in C-sharp minor; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symph...
Performers: Fraser, Anna; Harada, Takashi; Kenny, Yvonne; Kimura, Kaori; Waters, Mel
Conductors: Kertész, István; Challender, Stuart; Thomas, Patrick; Verbitsky, Mikhail; Karajan, Herbert von; Stenz, Markus; Maazel, Lorin; Stanhope, David; Kleiber, Carlos; Porcelijn, David; Caetani, Ol...

Life is Beautiful with ABC Classic FM, Vol. 6

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-10-06

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Naïs; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35, KV 385 'Haffner'; The Impressario, KV 486; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467 'Elvira Madigan'; Modest Mussorgsky: P...
Performers: Champ, John; Goldsworthy, Anna; Gould, Tony; Grigoryan, Slava; Helyard, Erin; Kameneva, Vera; Macliver, Sara; Payne, Geoffrey; Quinn, Rosemary [Cello]; Russell, Sally-Anne; Stanhope, David; Strutt, C...
Conductors: Divall, Richard; Caetani, Oleg; Stenz, Markus; Heinze, Sir Bernard; Hopkins, John; Walker, Antony; Leighton-Jones, Michael; ; De Waart, Edo; Ronly-Riklis, Shalom; Stanhope, David; Dyer, Paul; Mills, ...
Ensemble: ; Australian Trio; Cantillation; Ensemble Battistin; Ensemble Sirius; Ludovico's Band; Saffire (Guitar Quartet)

Verbey: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Van Zweden, et al

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Theo Verbey: Fractal Symphony; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Corver, Ellen; Douwes, Sjef
Conductors: Siebens, Etienne; Zweden, Jaap van; Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Hague Residentie Orchestra

TV Commercial Classics

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-11-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for Clarinet in A major,...
Performers: Begg, Heather; Best, Roy; Brennan, David; Duck-Chong, Jenny; Fowles, Glenys; Janes, Fiona; Kameneva, Vera; Macliver, Sara; Montgomery, Belinda; Morgan, Alison; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Russell, Sally-Anne...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Bonynge, Richard; Rudner, Ola; Measham, David; Greene, Andrew; Dommett, Leonard; Anderson, Richard; Stanhope, David; Stenz, Markus; Divall, Richard; Milton, Nicholas; Rizzi, Carlo; Pi...

Was a tv ad for pasta sauce your introduction to italian opera? Did mozart first grab your attention when his music was used to sell...continue...

Horizon 1 - Premieres 2007 - Verby, Eggert, Matthews, Glannert / Stenz, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCO Live / 2008-10-14

Works: Moritz Eggert: Number 9 VI; Colin Matthews: Turning Point; Theo Verbeij: LIED, for trombone & orchestra; Detlev Glanert: Theatrum Bestiarum
Performers: Van Rijen, Jorgen
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is famous throughout the world for their legendary performance debuts of works by Mahler and Strauss at the beginning of the...continue...

Henze: Sinfonia no 8, Nactstücke und Arien, etc / Stenz, Barainsky, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-08-26

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Adagio, Fugue and Mänadentanz, suite from the opera "The Bassarids"; Nachstücke und Arien, for soprano & orchestra; Symphony no 8
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia
Conductors: Stenz, Markus

100 Years - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

10 CD / ABC Classics / 2008-02-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphony in Three Movements; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Jean Sibelius: Lemminkä...
Performers: Dommett, Leonard; Fogg, Anthony; Harada, Takashi; Hill, Vernon; Kenny, Yvonne; Kimura, Kaori; Payne, Geoffrey; Tancibudek, Jiri
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Heinze, Sir Bernard; Otterloo, Willem Van; Hopkins, John; Divall, Richard; Douglas, Clive; Thomas, Patrick; Post, Joseph; Stenz, Markus; Fredman, Myer; Handley, Vernon...

Classic 100 - Your 100 Favourite Classical Masterpieces

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, ...
Performers: Allen, Jamie; Brennan, David; Buchanan, Isobel; Campbell, Elizabeth; Campbell, Fiona; Drury, David; Dudman, Michael; Elkins, Margreta; Elms, Lauris; English, Helen; Gershwin, George; Gieseking, Walte...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Halstead, Anthony; Otterloo, Willem Van; Woods, Thomas; Weymark, Brett; Fürst, Jànos; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; ; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Kelly, Brett; Stanhope, David; Fredma...
Ensemble: ; Macquarie Trio

The original collection which started the classic 100 phenomenon is back. Since its run-away success in 2002 the classic 100 concept has grown ever more...continue...

Opera Night - Live Concert from Opera Cologne 2005 / Alvarez, Bayrakadarian, Genaux, Quasthoff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-09-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra ; Cologne Opera Chorus

The final scene from Richard Strauss' 'Rosenkavalier' alone carries the audience blissfully heavenwards. At this Benefit Gala from the Cologne Opera, this wonderfully romantic piece...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: Europe...continue...

Henze: Hoopoe & Triumph Of Filial Lov / Various Artists [DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2005-03-22

Works: Hans Werner Henze: L'Upupa
Performers: Aikin, Laura; Ainsley, John Mark; Goerne, Matthias; Kohler, Alex; Muff, Alfred
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Henze's 'German Comedy' is both one and many fairytales, present and faraway. The story includes a flying demon, three sons, three wonderful treasures - Upupa...continue...
Run Time: 143 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed...continue...

Bruch: Violin Concertos no 1 & 3 / Janicke, Stenz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / EBS / 2005-03-01

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Concerto for Violin no 3 in D minor, Op. 58
Performers: Janicke, Torsten
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra

Górecki: Kleines Requiem, Harpsichord Concerto, Good Night

2 CD / Warner Classics / 1995-06-13

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Kleines Requiem for a Polka (for piano and 13 instruments), Op. 66; Concerto for harpsichord (or piano) & orchestra, Op. 40; Good Night (Requiem for Soprano, Alto Flute, ...
Performers: Bell, Sebastian; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Hockings, David; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Zinman, David; Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta