Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Boris Blacher: Der Grossinquisitor, oratorio / Siegmund Nimsgern, Herbert Kegel

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-06-25

Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus

Best of Wagner / Hanne-Lore Kuhse, soprano; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor; Theo Adam, bass

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bolkestein, Els; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Ritzmann, Martin; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Faure: Pelleas et Melisande; Tchaikovsky; Prokofiev / Michael Sanderling

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-02-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64
Conductors: Sanderling, Michael
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

The timeless theme of love stands at the center of the Dresden Philharmonic's first concert of the season with its new Principal Conductor Michael Sanderling....continue...
Recording information: Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany....continue...

Song of Joy: The Finest Choirs

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; Aida, opera; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Johann Sebast...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Kegel, Herbert; Mauersberger, Erhard; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Zauber der Klassik - The most beautiful Classical works

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Work(s); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; H...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Reuter, Rolf; Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: ; Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Piano Dreams - The most popular melodies

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Robert Schumann: Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in ...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Shetler, Norman; Stockigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Schöpfungsmessen - Gatti, Haydn / Kreile, Korondi, Markert, Saelens, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2009-07-14

Works: Luigi Gatti: Mass in A major "Creation"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 13 "Schöpfungmesse"
Performers: Korondi, Anna; Markert, Annette; Mertens, Klaus; Saelens, Yves
Conductors: ; Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

These "Creation" masses by Gatti and Haydn were performed in the Frauenkirche in Dresden and the recording is taken from these live performances. The Gatti...continue...

Basics - Himmlische Klassik - Classics in Heaven / Schreier, Koch, Masur, Kurz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto ...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Great Concertos

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, ...
Performers: Klier, Gunter; Mahn, Kurt; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Scholz, Katrin; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Scholz, Katrin; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

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

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

Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen / Ludwig Güttler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Dietrich Buxtehude: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BuxWV 20...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Güttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sandau, Kurt; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; ; Güttler, Ludwig; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Cappella Sagittariana; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leip...

Basics - Hungarian Classics - Brahms, Kodaly, Liszt, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Zoltán Kodály: A novérek (The Sisters), for low voice & piano (Hungarian Folk Music no 19); Cigánynóta (Gypsy Son...
Performers: Duncker, Hans; Geszty, Sylvia; Morbitzer, Egon; Oistrakh, David; Walter, Naum
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Weisenhütter, Gerhart; Hanell, Robert; Rögner, Heinz; Garaguly, Carl von
Ensemble: ; Deutschland Sender Orchestra Berlin; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Although part of the Basics series, there are a number of unusual items here - the voice and piano version of Bartok's 'Village Scenes' and...continue...

Basics - Sibelius: Finlandia, etc / Suitner, Berglund, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Kuolema; Franz Berwald: Septet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello & double-bass in B-flat major, "Grand"; Edvard Grie...
Performers: Morbitzer, Egon; Stolte, Adele
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; ; Neumann, Václav; Berglund, Paavo; Masur, Kurt; Suitner, Otmar; Hanell, Robert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewan...

Moods - Classics in Heaven - Liszt, etc / Weigle, Pistorius

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in B flat major, Op. 119/11; Franz Schubert: Adagio for Piano in E major, D 612; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar...
Performers: Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Laforet, Marc; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rösel, Peter; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Tast, Werner; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Music School Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Mahler: Symphony no 1 / Kegel, Dresden PO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert Kegel (1920-1990) always had a fervent following in East Germany. But in the nearly twenty years since his death, his reputation has grown, especially...continue...

Winter Dreams - Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, et al / Sanderling, Masur, Kegel, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sérénade mélancolique, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in B minor, Op. 26;...
Performers: Chen, Robert; Rosel, Peter; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Rögner, Heinz; Hanell, Robert; Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Kogan, Pavel
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Moods - Floating Harmony / Kegel, Weigle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G min...
Performers: Casper, Bernd; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Timm,...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Basics - Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Freire, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Brass; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

The Brazilian Nelson Freire (b.1944) made a tremendous early impression even as a child and was a bona-fide star during the 1960s and 1970s. These...continue...

Moods - Magic Moments - Mussorgsky, etc / Kegel, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Suite bergamasque; Erik Satie: Sarabandes (3) for piano; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Erber, Gerhard; Fauth, Gerald; Philipp, Gunter; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Scholz, Katrin; Schunk, Heinz
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

This new series implores you to "release your inner power through the harmony of classical music." Classical music has long since proved its lasting, timeless...continue...

Liszt: Sinfonische Dichtungen / Plasson, Dresden PO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97 (LW G3); Mazeppa, S 100; Orpheus, S 98
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Meditation Moods

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor, RV 104 "La notte"; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonat...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Haupt, Eckart; Kolb, Roberto; Krug, Willi; Pank, Siegfried; Rost, Monika; Schornsheim, Christine; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Tast, Werner; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert; Koch, Helmut; Walter, Johannes; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Baroque Soloists; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Trumpet Modern - Hindemith, Sauguet, et al / Güttler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon & string orchestra; Henri Sauguet: Non morietur in aeternum; Bernd Franke: Pieces (6) for 10 brass instruments "Chagall Impressions"; Siegfried Thiele: ...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Guttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich; Konigstedt, Eckart
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Moments of Peace

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Jean Sibelius: Kuolema; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Pian...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Morbitzer, Egon; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Sebastian, Georges; Sanderling, Kurt; Vonk, Hans; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Konwitschny, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Honeck, Manfred
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bach: Messen BWV 233-236 /Flämig, Krahmer, Burmeister, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo in F major, BWV 233 (BC E6); Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo in A major, BWV 234 (BC E3); Mass for 3 voi...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Krahmer, Renate; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's a pleasure to hear a full-bodied chorus attack the music with such gusto, with a sizable body of instruments backing them up...the soloists are...continue...

Peaceful Inspirations

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; El sombrero de tres picos; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Rapsodie espagnole; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird;...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Kempe, Rudolf; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Suitner, Otmar; Kegel, Herbert; Markevitch, Igor; Garaguly, Carl von
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden Staatskapelle Kammerharmonie Bläsersoliste ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This unusual and inspirational series - devoted to the concept of "releasing your inner power through the harmony of choice classical music" - continues with...continue...

After Work Hour Vol 9 - Vivaldi, et al / Kegel, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 73 in D major ("La chasse"/"The Chase"), H. 1/73; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Ludwig van Beethoven: S...
Performers: Dusset, Cecile; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Olbertz, Walter; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Kegel, Herbert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Pommer, Max; Neumann, Horst
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Masur Edition - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc; Ravel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand
Performers: Hiltawsky, Kurt; Rapp, Siegfried; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Moods - Trust in Tranquility / Suitner, Bosse, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon in B flat major, H 1 no 105; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (4), K 101 (250a); Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sinfonia conc...
Performers: Bosse, Gerhard; Erben, Friedemann; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kiebeler, Siegfried; Schaffrath, Gunter; Schieber, Waldemar; Schutte, Karl; Seltmann, Werner; Siebach, Konrad; Suske, Karl; Tolks...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Levin, Walter; Bongartz, Heinz; Bauer, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Sileo - Music for Contemplation

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; ...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Laforet, Marc; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe; Markgraf, Host-Tanu; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Berglund, Paavo;
Ensemble: Beethoven Trio, Wien (Piano Trio); Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic...

Dessau: Klavierwerke / Siegfried Stöckigt

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Paul Dessau: Sonata for piano in F major; Guernica, piano piece after Picasso; Fantasietta for piano in C sharp major; Piano Pieces (9); Sonatina for piano no 2
Performers: Stöckigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic 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

Dresden Kreuzchoir - Legendary Recordings

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Symphoniae sacrae, Op. 10; Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt (Psalm 1), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 28 (Op. 2/7); Psalms of David, Op. 2; Psalms of David, Op 2; Der Herr ist mei...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berndt, Tobias; Collum, Herbert; Diedrich, Michael; Ginzel, Reinhart; Hammer, Ernst-Ludwig; Hauptmann, Gerhard; Hoher, Frank; Jaroslawski, Werner; Krahmer, Renate; Krause, Reinhold; Kunze...
Conductors: Mauersberger, Rudolf; Flämig, Martin; ; Stier, Gothart
Ensemble: Blasende Music Leipzig; Capella Fidicinia am Musikinstrumenten-Museum der; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

The Kreuzchor of Dresden developed through a church foundation in the early 13th century, making it one of the oldest institutions of its kind in...continue...

Hindemith: Harmonie der Welt, Pittsburgh Symphony / Kegel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony, "Die Harmonie der Welt" (The Music of the Spheres); Pittsburgh Symphony, for orchestra
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

"Die Harmonie der Welt" is an overtly mystical work dramatizing the attempts of the Renaissance astronomer Kepler to discover the harmony of the planets. Hindemith's...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...

Klavier - Greatest Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schumann / Rösel, Schmidt, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 2...
Performers: Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Flor, Claus P.
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

You have to admit it: these are probably the first works to come to mind, even for the seasoned collector, when one ponders the great...continue...

Works for Piano and Orchestra - Grieg, etc / Schmidt, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück for piano & orchestra in F minor, J. 282 (Op. 79); Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

This live 1983 performance of the Schumann is actually the first CD appearance. This disc also serves to highlight the artistry of Annerose Schmidt, one...continue...

Brahms: Serenades and Hungarian Dances / Bongartz, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

The two 'Serenades' were the work of a young Brahms who had been appointed to the Court Orchestra of Detmold, and make perfect companions for...continue...

Reference - Prokofiev, Stravinsky / Rösel, Bongartz, Kegel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Igor Stravinsky: Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Circus Polka; Movements (3) from Pétrouchka
Performers: Rösel, Peter
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

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...

Borodin: Symphonies no 1 & 2 / Michel Plasson, Dresdner

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 1 in E flat major; Symphony no 2 in B minor
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Today Bordin is remembered mostly for the opera Prince Igor; more specifically the pops-concert favorite Polovtsian Dances drawn from it. But his most substantial orchestral...continue...

Britten: War Requiem; Berg: Violin Concerto; Penderecki

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Adam, Theo; Lovaas, Kari; Roden, Anthony; Scherzer, Manfred; Scholze, Hansjurgen
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Cathedral Boys Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

Mozat: Piano Cocnertos no 20 & 21 / Schmidt, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Annerose Schmidt (b. 1936), the daughter of a musical director, achieved renown starting in the 1950s and these performances with the famed Kurt Masur of...continue...

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht / Schreier, Thomanerchor Leipzig

5 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Töre weit, SWV Anh 8; Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 11; Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 8; Johann Eccard: Übers Gebirg Maria geht; Traditional: O du fröhli...
Performers: Hammer, Ernst-Ludwig; Jäckel, Michael; Otto, Hans; Schreier, Peter; Spranger, Christoph
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Mauersberger, Erhard
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

This fine CD presents a varied program of celebratory music for Christmas. Included are three glorious selections from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, contrasted with a simple...continue...

French Classics - Bizet, Berlioz, Poulenc, et al / Suitner, Dresden Staatskapelle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Herkomer, Ingeborg; Lerche, Juliane; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Rucker, Fritz
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Basics - Tchaikovsky, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Liszt: Works for Piano and Orchestra / Lortie, Freire, Mayer, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Malédiction, S 121; Grande Fantasie Symphonique on "Lelio" (Berlioz), S 120; De profundis for Piano and Orchestra, S 691 (unfinished); Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 1...
Performers: Freire, Nelson; Lortie, Louis; Mayer, Stephen
Conductors: Pehlivanian, George; Plasson, Michel; Vásáry, Tamás
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Hague Residentie Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Beyond the two piano concertos and occasional performances of Totentanz, little is heard of Liszt's music for piano and orchestra, though an interest in the...continue...

Wagner without Words - music from Meistersinger, Tristan, Gotterdammerung / Dresden PO

1 CD / Genuin / 2008-05-18

Conductors: Fruhbeck de Burgos, Rafael
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Symphonies nos 1 & 3 / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

1 CD / Genuin / 2008-05-18

Conductors: Fruhbeck de Burgos, Rafael
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra