Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

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...

Basics - Schumann: Piano Concertos / Kurt Masur, Peter Rösel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92; Introduction and Allegro for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, ...
Performers: Rosel, Peter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus 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...

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...

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

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

Mozart: Violin Concertos / Andrade, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin in E flat major (doubtful, "Concerto no 6"), K. 268 (K. Anh. C 14.04)
Performers: Andrade, Janine
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The French violinist Janine Andrade (b. 1918) won a First Prize at the Paris Conservatoire when only 12. Having studied with Carl Flesch and Jacques...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...

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...

Kurt Sanderling - 95th Birthday Celebration - Bruckner, Shostakovich, Mahler

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Dmitry Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry, song cycle for soloists & piano, Op. 79 (orchestrated ...
Performers: Croonen, Maria; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Kurt Sanderling is the last great conductor of his generation, and his 95th birthday provides the occasion to present three important recordings in remastered versions...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 / Masur, Ousset, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Physical problems cut short the career of this remarkable French pianist some time ago, so it's a pleasure to present one of Cecile Ousset's first...continue...

Moods - True Treasure - Pente, Haydn, etc / Obertz, Koch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major, H 16 no 35; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Casper, Bernd; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Suske, Karl; Timm, Ju...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt; ; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Basics - Schumann: Symphonies no 2 & 3 / Konwitschny, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Konwitschny (1901-1962) was one of the most highly regarded German conductors of his time, and these warm, old-fashioned performances were among the last recordings he...continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos / Karl Suske, Giorgio Krohner

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Krohner, Giorgio; Suske, Karl
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Bach's violin concertos are based on the formal models developed by the Italian composers of his era, mainly Vivaldi....continue...

Basics - Voices of Spring - Suppé, et al / Suitner, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Franz Schubert: Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Past...
Performers: Geszty, Sylvia; Leib, Gunther; Olbertz, Walter; Schorler, Renate; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Rögner, Heinz; Garaguly, Carl von; Suitner, Otmar; Mauersberger, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This best-selling series not only presents some of the finest works in the repertoire but, by drawing upon a wealth of the Berlin Classics, Deutsche...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc / Markevitch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

All the way back in 1953 Igor Markevitch (1912-1983) recorded a classic performance of Pictures with the Berlin Philharmonic. Twenty years later he returned to...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, etc / Masur, Suske, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Movement for violin &...
Performers: Suske, Karl
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Collectors of chamber music will recognize this soloist as the first violinist of the Suske String Quartet. At the time of these recordings, he was...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

Gottlob Frick Vol 2 - Rossini, Nicolai, Verdi, Wagner

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-06-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz; Zar und Zimmermann; Giuseppe Verdi: N...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Gorgen, Martin; Krukowski, Ernst; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Westenberger, Erna
Conductors: Forster, Karl; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Matzerath, Otto; Konwitschny, Franz; Striegler, Kurt; Rother, Artur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Called by Furtwangler the "blackest bass" of his generation, Frick had no competitors capable of surpassing or even matching his powerful voice in either force...continue...

Schumann/Mahler: Complete Symphonies / Chailly, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-02-19

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The Gewandhaus Orchestra - under it's Music Director Riccardo Chailly - brings generations of authentic "romantic" style to performances of all four Schumann symphonies. These...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerto no 25; Brahms / Kempe, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Performers: Kempe, Rudolf
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 1-5, Triple Concerto

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf; Schiff, Heinrich; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Penguin Guide
...first-class in every way...With consistently clean, rhythmic playing, [Zacharias] gives fresh, bright performances...[the Trio's] rhythmic flair prompts Masur in turn to giv...continue...

Brahms: Sérénades Op 11 & 16 / Kurt Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"The orchestra has a luxurious fullness and plays (as you'd expect) with absolute authority. Sonics on the standard CD layer are excellent, nicely balancing clarity...continue...

Originals - Strauss: Four Last Songs, etc / Norman, Masur, Gewandhaus

1 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Cäcilie; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Lieder (8), Op. 10
Performers: Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The Best of Maxim Vengerov

11 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Qu...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chachamov, Revital; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Klein, Alex; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

10 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-02-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 3 in D majo...
Performers: Dicterow, Glenn; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Munroe, Lorne; Schonheit, Michael
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Schumann: Symphonies 2 & 4; Mahler / Chailly, Gewandhaus Orchestra

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This album of Schumann's Symphonies 2 and 4 produces a winning formula of an all-Schumann program performed by the orchestra of Shumann's home town, with...continue...

Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Kurt Masur/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-01-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Run Time: 197 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos, Romance / Janine Jansen, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85; Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Jansen, Janine; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"Her violin tone is distinctive, clear and bright, not at all fruity in a conventional way, encouraging her to take a light, athletic view of...continue...

Martha Argerich (pno), Schumann: Piano Concerto, Chailly/Gewandhausorchester [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-09-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Carnaval, Op. 9; Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Performers: Argerich, Martha
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Martha Argerich has long been hailed as one of the greatest and most uniquely imaginative pianists. This legendary Argentinean musician is surrounded by an aura...continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Eng...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Beethoven / Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

A noted exponent of Liszt's piano works and a champion of the composer's forward-looking contributions to the development of music, Mr. Dichter was honored in...continue...

Verdi: Ballo In Maschera Un / Massimiliano Pisapia, Franco Vassallo, Chiara Taigi, Annamaria Chiuri

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-06-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Chiuri, Anna Maria; Pisapia, Massimiliano; Taigi, Chiara; Vassallo, Franco; You, Eun Yee
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This DVD Video celebrates a double premiere at the Leipzig Opera from November 2005. Riccardo Chailly directs Verdi's "un ballo in maschera" for the first...continue...
Run Time: 137 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-06-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; S...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eberle, Friedhelm; Katsaris, Cyprien; Oertel, Christiane; Schonheit, Michael; Schreier, Peter; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This newly reissued 5-CD budget boxed set offers critically acclaimed recordings of Mendelssohn's major orchestral music by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra featuring...continue...

Schumann: Concertos (Complete) / Masur, Ricci, Frankl, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concertstück for 4 Horns and Orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Fantasi...
Performers: Berger, Julius [cello]; Desprez, Robert; Frankl, Peter; Janssens, Robert; Orval, Francis; Ricci, Ruggiero; Schneeberger, Hansheinz; Tommasini, François; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Merz, Florian; Cao, Pierre; van Beek, Arie; Masur, Kurt; Fürst, Janos
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra; Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; South Westphalia Philharmonic

Bach J.S.: Mass In B Minor / Ruth Holton (Soprano), Matthias Rexroth, Altus (Countertenor) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-05-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Holton, Ruth; Mertens, Klaus; Rexroth, Matthias
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Thomanerchor Leipzig

Bach's B minor Mass, the composer's final work, is presented here by Georg Christoph Biller - like his illustrious predecessor, Thomaskantor in Leipzig - conducting...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English,...continue...

Brahms: The Piano Concertos / Chailly, Freire, Gewandhaus

2 CD / Decca / 2006-05-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"Nelson Freire and Riccardo Chailly offer interpretations of both works that stand with the very best available. Recorded live, this must have been some pair...continue...

Perspectives - Hermann Baumann

2 CD / Philips / 2006-05-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; Rein...
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Brown, Timothy; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Dshambazov, Vladimir; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hallmann, Olaf; Hill, Nicholas; Hokanson, Leonard; Ockert, Christian; Suske, Karl; Vlatkovic, R...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Brown, Iona; Masur, Kurt; Baumann, Hermann
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Folkwang Horn Ensemble; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

"It is not so much his stupendous technique that makes Hermann Baumann's playing so captivating but rather his dynamic adaptability and meaning. He plays his...continue...

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem / Ramin, Giebel, Niese, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Giebel, Agnes; Niese, Gerhard
Conductors: Ramin, Günther
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

From the private archive of the Ramin family. A unique document with explaining text in German and English....continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Masur, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2006-03-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn / Genwandhausorchester Leipzig / Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano, Petra-Maria Schnitzer

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-01-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Psalm 114, Op. 51; Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung 2
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Riccardo Chailly appears in his inaugural concert as Music Director of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. This DVD Video includes a bonus film: Chailly in Leipzig. The...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sinfonie "Lobegesang", etc / Chailly, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Schwanewilms, Anne; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Opera Chorus

This live recording is Riccardo Chaillys first concert as Music Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Opening night in Leipzig is a tradition that includes...continue...

Bach: Mass In B Minor / Various [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2005-10-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Chorus; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"Talk about a sense of occasion! This was the final concert of Leipzig's 2005 Bach Festival, scheduled as part of Maestro Blomstedt's farewell season at...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Latin, E...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1 & 6 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 2 & 5 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 & 8 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 4 & 7 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies / Masur, et al

5 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Schreier, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus

One of the most critically acclaimed Beethoven cycles of the LP era is now available for the first time the way it was meant to...continue...

Various / Summer Night Of Music / Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet King Singers [DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2005-03-22

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Bridgewater, Dee Dee; Gallardo-Domas, Cristina; Lakatos, Roby; Maisky, Mischa; Mederos, Rodolfo
Conductors: ; Boreyko, Andrey
Ensemble: King's Singers; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Artists from all over the world contribute their favorite Love Songs to this exciting event uniting classical, jazz and world music. Love Songs presents an...continue...
Run Time: 148 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...

Artist Portrait - Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 2004-03-16

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Camille ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Mehta, Zubin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra