Opera/Operetta > Humperdinck, Engelbert

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Celebrate Christmas - Britten, Willcocks, Pinel, Byram-Wigfield / The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Zither Carol (Czech); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Hajej, nynej, Jez...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Pinel, Richard; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: ; The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

Recording information: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (07/21/2011); ...continue...

Humperdinck: Konigskinder / Jonas Kaufmann; Isabel Rey; Oliver Widmer; Liliana Nikiteanu. Ingo Metzmacher - Zurich Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder, opera
Performers: Kaufmann, Jonas; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Rey, Isabel; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever DVD release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hansel und Gretel.

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A Christmas Celebration - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Damrau, Kirchschlager, Connell, Allen. Royal Opera & Royal Ballet [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra

Enjoy Christmas fantasy for all the family with these two classics from the Royal Opera House. The Nutcracker comes to life in this captivating production...continue...
Run Time: 265 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Englebert Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel / Alice Coote, Lydia Teuscher, Irmgard Vilsmaier

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2012-06-26

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Conductors: Ticciati, Robin
Ensemble: Glyndebournes Opera

This recording of Hänsel und Gretel boasts a fine cast, with Alice Coote a seasoned Hänsel having also performed in the role at the Metropolitan...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (07/2010/08/2010)....continue...

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel / Ann Murray, Edita Gruberova, Christa Ludwig, Gwyneth Jones, Barbara Bonney

2 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Artists:
Ann Murray (Hänsel), Edita Gruberova (Gretel), Christa Ludwig (Witch), Gwyneth Jones (Gertrud), Barbara Bonney (Sandmännchen), Christiane Oelze (Taumännchen)
Staat...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (01/1992)....continue...

Treasured Memories / Lloyd Linney, Michael Rickman

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-11-15

Works: Harold Fraser-Simson: Vespers ("Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers"), for voice (or chorus) & piano; George Cory: Little Sailboat, for voice & piano (from Two Songs for Children); Richard Rodger...
Performers: Linney, Lloyd [Soprano]; Rickman, Michael [Piano]

Growing up in Georgia, Soprano Linney enjoyed a life that was rich with music from the time she was very young. She began singing in...continue...
Recording information: Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (12/15/2006-12/17/2006).

Includes hymns medley: for the beauty of the earth / this i by various composers.

Incl...continue...

Christmas Concert / Aurelius Boy Choir

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-10-25

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Stern von Bethlehem, Oratorium, Op. 164; Arno Hermann: Engel haben Himmelslieder, for treble solo, boys' chorus & orchestra; Otto Nicolai: Weinachtsouvertüre über "Vom H...
Conductors: Rudner, Ola
Ensemble: ; Aurelius Sangerknaben Calw

The extraordinarily talented Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw youth choir brings Christmas early this year with a program of festive and reflective masterworks to make your holiday...continue...
Recording information: Studio der Württembergischen Philharmonie (06/15/2011-06/17/2011)....continue...

The Christmas Collection: Choral and Orchestral Classics

2 CD / EMI Distribution (USA) / 2011-10-04

Works: Christmas Traditional: Born Today, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra; Rejoice, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra; A Gift from God, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra; Miraculous Nigh...

This two-disc set combines two earlier Christmas releases from Sparrow Records, 1990's The Majesty and Glory of Christmas, produced by Billy Ray Hearn and Tom Fettke, and 1998's The Beauty of Christma...continue...

Most Relaxing Classics / Cziffra, Meyer, Plasson, Lawrence-King

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 2; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for lute and two violins in D; François Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces ...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Lawrence-King, Andrew; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Ragin,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; ; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Parrott, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Downes, Edward; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Danske Strings

Kinderklassik: Classical Music for Children

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling ("Komm, lieber Mai"), song for voice & piano, K. 596; Serenade Nr. 13 in G major, KV 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 21 i...
Performers: Falewicz, Magdalena; Hoff, Renate; Koth, Erika; Krahmer, Renate; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Stöcki...
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas; Sanderling, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Horst; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurz, Siegfried

Classical Music for Children fires children's imaginations, calms them, offers them solace, and above all proves to be a source of great fun, all with...continue...

Rolando Villazon's Guide to Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-06-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, oper...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbié, Jane; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Pl...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von

Classic Lullabies: Music For Sweetest Dreams

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Robert Schumann: Scenes of Childhood, Op. 15; Märchenbilder no 4 (Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck), for viola (or violin) & piano, Op....
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bonney, Barbara; Debost, Michel; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Janowitz, Gundula; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Laval, Danielle; Little, Tasmin; Paik, Kun-woo; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Rosc...
Conductors: ; Tate, Jeffrey; Stamp, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Tortelier, Paul; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Baudo, Serge
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

Joannes Brahms was not the only great composer to write a beautiful lullaby. Virgin Classics is proud to release a brand new compilation containing 18...continue...

Seine Grössten Erfolge: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-02-15

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Undine; Der Wildschütz; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni;...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Casa, Lisa della; Fehrenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Greindl, Josef; Greverus, Boris; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reutter, Hermann; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fricsay, Ferenc; Rother, Artur; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Cluytens, André; Ludwig, Leopold; Böhm, Karl; Schmitz, Paul; Lohe, Jean; Busch, Fritz; Rossi, Mario;...

Engelbert Humperdinck: Sleeping Beauty, opera

2 CD / CPO / 2011-01-25

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), opera
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

BBC Music Magazine
[Fassbaender's] part is purely a spoken one, done with immense sinister relish. There are some lovely orchestral interludes, and no lover of Hansel...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (12/14/2008)....continue...

100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; In...

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel / Karajan

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera; Unspecified: Hänsel und Gretel Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

International Record Review
...it's remarkably good for its age and the GROC remastering used here brings out more detail than earlier incarnations. The performance is adorable...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1953-06-27&1953-06-29&1953-)....continue...

Lola Artot de Padilla

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-11-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Don Juan; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La Travi...
Performers: Alten, Bella; Egenieff, Franz; Jorn, Karl; Padilla, Lola Artôt de; Perard-Petzl, Luise; Talen, Bjorn

Lola Artot de Padilla was born near Paris to parents who were famous singers. Her career was centered in Germany, where she was very popular....continue...

A Late Romantic Christmas Eve / Elena Fink, soprano with violin, cello, harmonium & piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2010-11-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite aus "Der Nussknacker", Op. 71; Gustav Lewin: Nun ist sie endlich kommen, carol for voice & ensemble; Sigismund Schneider: Weihnachtsmarsch (Christmas March) for ensem...
Performers: Fink, Elena; Ninow, Wasja
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Quatuor Romantique

: Markus Markl, Vassili Voronin, Joachim Diessner, Edward John Semon.

Recording information: Ev. Kirche Honrath (07/2010)....continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel

2 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2010-10-26

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin

Recording information: Burgarena Reinsberg (07/30/2009-08/01/2009)....continue...

Ultimate Classical Masterpieces Collection: Classical Masterpieces

3 CD / Time Life Music / 2010-09-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Work(s); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra i...
Performers: Ardasev, Igor [Piano]; Avaliani, Irakly; Beckett, Edward; Blumenthal, Daniel; Farley, Bob; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Haselböck, Martin; Protopopescu, Dana; Reeves, Michael; Steiner, Christian [Photogra...
Conductors: Hammerstein, Eric; Gerhardt, Charles; ; McCarthy, John; Krips, Josef; Gamley, Douglas; Vlcek, Oldrich; Horenstein, Jascha; Boult, Adrian; Ingman, Nick; Slatkin, Leonard; Leibowitz, René; Reine...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Flautists

Märchenstunde / Humperdinck, Mendelssohn

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretl; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusi...
Performers: Falewicz, Magdalena; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther

Süáe Träume / Suitner, Masur, Kempe et. al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: German Traditional: Weisst du, wieviel Sternlein stehen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade Nr. 13 in G major, KV 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Klarinetten...
Performers: Hoff, Renate; Krahmer, Renate; Michallik, Oskar; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Neumann, Horst; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurz, Siegfried; Koch, Helmut

The Kelvingrave Organ / Timothy Byram-Wigfield

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Engelbert Humperdinck: H&a...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]

Timothy Byram-Wigfield master of music at St. George's Windsor, plays a variety of Edwardian and 20th century transcriptions on one of the world's finest concert...continue...

A Family Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-07

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Sleigh Ride, popular song (with lyrics by Mitchell Parrish); Buddy Kaye: Christmas Alphabet, song; Traditional: Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman; Katherine K. Davis: The...
Performers: Aitken, Julie; Docherty, Niall; Mansfield, Roshni; McKechnie, Charlotte
Conductors: Bell, Christopher

Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2009-09/15/2009)....continue...

A Portrait Of Conchita Supervia, Vol. 1

4 CD / Gala Import / 2010-07-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La cenerentola; Il barbieri di Siviglia; L'italiana in Algeri; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Adieu de l'hôtesse arabe; Juan Man&ea...
Performers: Appoloni, Anita; Baracchi, Aristide; Bettoni, Vincenzo; Ederle, Nino; Ferraris, Ines; Gil, Maria; Mannarini, Ida; Manurita, Giovanni; Marques, Antonio; Marshall, Frank; Redondo, Marcus; Scattola, Car...
Conductors: Albergoni, Angelo; Acevedo, Emilio; Martinez, Modesto; Gennai, Leopoldo Emanuele; Capdevila, Antonio; Cloez, Gustave

Legenden des Gesanges, Vol. 11: Elisabeth Grümmer

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2010-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Hochzeit des Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hä...
Performers: Felbermayer, Anny; Grummer, Elisabeth; Koth, Erika; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Keilberth, Joseph; Karajan, Herbert von; Kraus, Richard; Kempe, Rudolf

Angel Songs

1 CD / ABC Classics / 2010-05-30

Works: Billy Joel: Lullabye "Goodnight, my angel"; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel; Dorian Le Gallienne: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, for chorus; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. ...
Performers: Biber, Kristy; Bradley, Jonathan; Bryson, Rochelle [Violin]; Clark, Peter [mandola/fiddle]; Delbridge, Lerida; Landgren, Rachel [Vocals]; Leprohon, Sylvie [Flute]; Reynolds, Timothy; Riley, Stuart; R...

Be utterly charmed by this delightful disc celebrating various types of angel! One of Australia's finest choirs presents an all-new recording of angelic music, from...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity College, Royal Parade, Parkville, vic (12/01/2008-12/05/2008)....continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel And Gretel / Blegen, von Stade, Fulton, MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-05-11

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Blegen, Judith; Devlin, Michael; Elias, Rosalind; Kesling, Diane; Kraft, Jean; Norden, Betsy; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Fulton, Thomas
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This DVD presents the Met's classic storybook staging as performed on Christmas Day, 1982 - in English. "No singers today play Hansel and Gretel more...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
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Lullabies, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: Der Mond ist aufgegangen; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Sandmännchen ("Die Blümelein sie schlafen"), folk song for voice & piano, WoO 31...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Foll, Elisabeth; Gees, Michael; Haller, Benoit; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Huber, Gerold; Irmer, Stefan; Iven, ...

Many German lullabies are known all over the world. For this recording more than 50 of the most well-known singers with German as their mother...continue...

A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-03-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Ruhe...
Performers: Amner, Richard; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Andrew

Selections recorded 1979-83....continue...

Arturo Toscanini Anthology, Vol. 2

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2010-03-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Romeo & Juliet; Camille Sai...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

This is a program of shorter and lighter pieces that are taken from recordings made between 1950 and 1953....continue...

Hermann Prey

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Der barbier von Sevilla; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling; Albert Lortzi...
Performers: Fröhlich, Otto [Trumpet]; Hildebrand, Helga; Kohn, Karl; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rothenberger, Anneliese
Conductors: Gruber, Arthur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Mälzer, Martin; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings made a good half-century ago by Herrmann Prey represent a rare stroke of luck. They provide a representative cross-section of the repertoire for...continue...

Karajan

10 CD / Membran / 2010-02-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Pian...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Gould, Glenn; Walton, Bernard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

2010 ten CD set from one of the most important Austrian conductors of the 20th Century. Apart from his concertante activity, he has put a...continue...

Senza Parole: Opera Without Words/Various (Dig)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridic...
Performers: Morbitzer, Egon
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Forster, Horst; Wiesenhutter, Gerhard; Kempe, Rudolf; Neumann, Václav; Konwitschny, Franz; Plasson, Michel; Kegel, Herbert; Apelt, Arthur; Hanell, Robert; Masur...

All who love the instrumental music to the opera will find their favorite orchestral pieces here!...continue...

Da Capo: Opera Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Gaetano Doni...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Breul, Elisabeth; Bumbry, Grace; Casa, Lisa della; Cervana, Sona [vocals]; Geszty, Sylvia; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lorenz, Siegfried; Neuki...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Neumann, Václav; Fricke, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kleinert, Rolf; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Winkler, Johannes; Patanè, Giuseppe...

Overtures, arias, and choruses: a medley of melodies that every opera lover knows!...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel / Frank / Dessau Anhalt PO and Chorus / Noack, Marschall [Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Kaminskaite, Viktorija; Kuntschew, Ludmil; Marschall, Cornelia; Noack, Sabine; Petersamer, Alexandra
Conductors: Frank, Markus
Ensemble: Anhaltische Philharmonic Orchestra, Dessau; Anhaltische Theater Chorus, Dessau

Hansel und Gretel has been associated with Christmas since its earliest performances, and it is often performed at Christmas time. It is much admired for...continue...
Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

Little Music Lovers - Lullabies

1 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Stephen Foster: Beautiful dreamer; Jeannie with the light brown hair; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 5...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Popp, Lucia; Price, Leontyne; Su...
Conductors: Magiera, Leone; Karajan, Herbert von; Davis, Carl; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard

Fagottissima Quarta - Virtuoso Rarities for 3-5 Bassoons / Gürzenich Fagottquintett

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-07-28

Works: Wolfgang Schroder: Eine kleine Lachmusik, for 2 violins, viola & double bass; Rainer Schottstadt: Reich mir die Hand, variations for bassoon quartet; Happy Birthday, variations for bassoon quartet; D...
Performers: Berg, Ursula Maria; Hennecke, Martin; Jedamzik, Thomas; Lohrer, Klaus; Rabien, Henrik; Vogtmann, Ulli; Wagner, Franka
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gurzenich Bassoon Quintet

The wait has been well worth-while! The Gurzenich Bassoon Quintet is now finally presenting the long-awaited fourth part of its series featuring original compositions and...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Davis, Kirchschlager, Damrau, Allen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-07-28

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Matshikiza, Pumeza; Silja, Anja; Watson, Anita
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Tiffin School Boys Chorus

"Set (by Christian Fenouillat) and costumed (by Agostino Cavalca) in the recent past (the 1970s or '80s), Covent Garden's new production of this opera contains...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Davis, Kirchschlager, Damrau, Allen [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-07-28

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Matshikiza, Pumeza; Silja, Anja; Watson, Anita
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Tiffin School Boys Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1011. Diana Damrau...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

50 Classics for Relaxation / Ingman, Gerhardt, Gamley, et al

2 CD / Time Life Music / 2009-06-30

Works: Jules Massenet: Élégie; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Pyotr Il'yich Tch...
Performers: Dalton, Larry; Davis, William; Fontanarosa, Patrice; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Harvey, Keith; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Steiner, Christian [Photography]; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Firman, David; ; Pourcel, Frank; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Gamley, Douglas; Gerhardt, Charles; Hammerstein, Eric; Slatkin, Leonard; Guth, Peter; Kosik, Mario; Ingman, Nick; Leibowitz, René; Randa...
Ensemble: ; National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble; Prague Virtuosi

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Delfs, Mentzer, et al

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Performers: Christy, Anna; Forst, Judith; Mentzer, Susanne; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Orth, Robert; Taylor, Janice
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas
Ensemble: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Children of all ages will delight in this new recording of Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel'. The first English-language modern recording of this timeless classic receives...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel / Frank, Kuntschew, Petersamer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-11-25

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Kaminskaite, Viktorija; Kuntschew, Ludmil; Marschall, Cornelia; Noack, Sabine; Petersamer, Alexandra
Conductors: Frank, Markus
Ensemble: Anhaltische Philharmonic Orchestra, Dessau; Anhaltische Theater Childrens Chorus

'Hansel und Gretel' has been associated with Christmas since its earliest performances, and it is often performed at Christmas time. It is much admired for...continue...
Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

A Song of Christmas / Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

1 CD / Four Worlds Media / 2008-11-18

Works: Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chréti...
Performers: Fire, Tami; Lukowicz, Tom

Four Winds Entertainment is proud to present the long awaited recording, A Song of Christmas, by America's premiere brass ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, led by...continue...
Personnel: Tami Fire (mezzo soprano).

Recording information: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA....continue...

Best Karajan 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat majo...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baltsa, Agnes; Bottion, Aldo; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

In the 100th Anniversary year of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics is very pleased to announce this latest 6-CD set in the...continue...

Mirror Image at the Opera - Handel, Mozart, Delibes, Verdi, etc / Bontrager, Stebleton, Kanamaru

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Faramondo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Léo Delibes...
Performers: Bontrager, Lisa; Kanamaru, Tomoko; Stebleton, Michelle

MirrorImage, the acclaimed horn duo who performs this recital of arias arranged for horn and piano, has been featured in international venues. Multifaceted musicians and...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Jurowski/MET, Schafer, Coote [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Coote, Alice; Langridge, Philip; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

A striking new English-language production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer, with tenor Philip Langridge in the role of the...continue...