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Demilitarised Zones: Marches - works by Weill, Strauss, Kagel, Rihm & Gruber / HR Brass

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen; Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper; Emmanuel Chabrier: Joyeuse marche (Marche française), for orchestra or piano, 4 hands; Marcel Dupré: P...
Conductors: Kohler, Lutz
Ensemble: Hr-Brass

hr brass was founded in 1986 by various brass players of the former Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt Radio. It was the motivation to work together...continue...
Recording information: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal (05/1993)....continue...

Christian Jost: Cocoon Symphony; Violin Concerto, "TiefenRausch" / Viviane Hagner, violin

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-09-25

Works: Christian Jost: TiefenRausch, concerto for violin & orchestra; CocoonSymphony, for orchestra
Performers: Hagner, Viviane
Conductors: Jost, Christian
Ensemble: ; Essener Philharmonic

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Recording information: Philharmonie Essen (06/16/2011)....continue...

Franz Schrecker, The woman of Intaphernes; The Birthday of the Infanta (Suite), Symphony no. 1

3 CD / Capriccio / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Schreker: Symphony in A minor, Op. 1; Das Weib des Intaphernes, for speaker & orchestra; Psalm 116, for women's chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 6; Festwalzer und Walzerintermezzo, for orchestra;...
Performers: Dicke, Peter; Georg, Mechthild; Lessing, Kolja
Conductors: Gulke, Peter
Ensemble: ; WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cologne

Schreker's last completed dramatic composition is the melodrama Das Weib des Intaphernes, composed on a ballad by Stucken in the early 1930's in Estoril, near...continue...

Lyric: Orchestral Songs by Mahler, Wolf, Zemlinsky, Wellesz, Schreker, Bloch / Schafer, Quasthoff, Goerne

2 CD / Capriccio / 2011-11-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Er ists; Denk' es, o Seele!; An den Schlaf; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Symphonische Gesänge, Op. ...
Performers: Georg, Mechthild; Goerne, Matthias; Grundheber, Franz; Klepper, Regina; Koch, Sophie; Quasthoff, Thomas; Schafer, Christine; Shirai, Mitsuko
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Bertini, Gary; Shallon, David; Albrecht, Gerd; Epple, Roger; Gulke, Peter; Sloane, Steven

A collection of recordings taken from the legendary Capriccio Archive joins some of the world's leading singers together and presents a broad repertoire of known...continue...

Alexander Scriabin: The Complete Solo Piano Works [8CDs+DVD] / Maria Lettberg, piano

9 CD / Capriccio / 2011-10-25

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Sona...
Performers: Lettberg, Maria

The young Swedish pianist Maria Letterberg plays all piano compositions by the brilliant, eccentric Russian Composer Alexander Scriabin. Based on the romantic tradition of Chopin,...continue...

Christmas Concert: / Corelli, Manfredini, Handel, Locatelli

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto pastorale for strings & harpsichord in G major; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Gregor Joseph Werner: Pastorella for concertante organ and strings in D major; Arcan...
Performers: Erxleben, Michael; Kirchberg, Hans-Peter; Zimmermann, Knut
Conductors: Erxleben, Michael
Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Fatto per la notte di Natale (made for Christmas Eve) is how numerous Italian composers of the Baroque period headed those orchestral concertos in which...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus Berlin (04/30/1992-05/03/1992)....continue...

Antonio Salieri: La Veneziana: Concertos / Lencses, oboe; Balint, flute; Banfalvi, violin; Botvay, cello

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Salieri: Concerto for Violin, oboe, cello & orchestra in D; Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major; Symphony in D major "Veneziana"
Performers: Balint, Janos; Banfalvi, Bela; Botvay, Karoly; Lencses, Lajos
Conductors: Banfalvi, Bela
Ensemble: Budapest Strings

Infamous for the suspected murder of Mozart, composer Antonio Salieri is rarely recognized for his significant contribution to the musical life of the Imperial capital...continue...
Recording information: Budapest, Rathaus (1994-02-10_1994-02-13&1994-)....continue...

Liszt: Orchestral Pieces [4 CDs]

4 CD / Capriccio / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano no 5 in E minor ("Héroïde-élégiaque"), S. 244/5 (LW A132/5); Introduction, Fugue and Magnifi...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Kórodi, András; Haenchen, Hartmut; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Ferencsik, János; Nemeth, Gyula

For Liszt's development as a composer, the position as court director of music at Weimar signified a crucial change: his creative activity, which up to...continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

American Record Guide
The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Ruckert Songs

1 CD / Capriccio / 2010-04-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

"Now in her 40's, Schafer is still absolutely sublime and a true artist. Her voice is exquisite here- as is her interpretation. Listen to her...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, groáer Saal (11/22/2008-11/26/2008)....continue...

David: Le désert / Guida, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2009-04-28

Works: Félicien David: Le Désert, ode-symphony for speaker, tenor, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Lazzaretti, Bruno
Conductors: Guida, Guido Maria
Ensemble: St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir

David is regarded as the founder of musical exoticism and composed this work in 1844. It is a symphonic ode in three parts and embodies...continue...

J.C. Bach: Sinfonie concertanti / Budapest Strings

4 CD / Capriccio / 2009-02-24

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonia concertante for 2 Clarinets and Bassoon in E flat major; Sinfonia concertante for 2 Flutes, 2 Violins and Cello in D major, C 39; Sinfonia concertante for 2 Oboes and ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Budapest Strings

A superb 4 CD set of Sinfonie Concertanti and oboe concertos by J C Bach. Played by Lajos Lencies, Janos Balint, Bela Banfalvi with the...continue...

Dessau: Symphony no 2, In Memoriam Bertold Brecht, etc / Epple, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2009-02-24

Works: Paul Dessau: In memoriam Bertold Brecht; Symphony no 2; Danse et Chanson, for voice & orchestra; Examen et poème de Verlaine, for 2 voices & orchestra; Les Voix, for soprano, piano obbligato &...
Performers: Bress, Manuela; Groschopp, Holger; Lukic, Ksenja
Conductors: Epple, Roger
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Brunetti: 3 Sinfonien / Concerto Köln

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Gaetano Brunetti: Symphony no 26 in B flat major; Symphony no 22 in G minor; Symphony no 36 in A major
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Ensemble: Concerto Köln

Mozart: Posthorn Serenade / Rifkin, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March in D major, K 335 no 1 (320a); Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"; March in D major, K 335 no 2 (320a); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Brandt-Lindenbaum, Christoph
Conductors: Rifkin, Joshua
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Händel Festival

3 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Handel - Bourée; Solomon; A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76;...

Schubert: Symphonien nos 5 & 6 / Sandor Vegh

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"
Conductors: Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica

Bruckner: Symphonie no 1, Orgelwerke / Martin Haselböck

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 1 in C minor, WAB 101; Prelude & fugue, for organ in C minor, WAB 131; Prelude (Preg Prelude), for organ in C major, WAB 129
Performers: Haselbock, Martin
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Le Carnaval Roman / Gary Bertini

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2007-05-16

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Conductors: Bertini, Gary

Recording information: Köln, Philharmonie....continue...

Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholms-Musique [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2007-03-12

Works: Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholmsmusique, wedding music (24) for orchestra, BeRI 2; Concerto Grosso, for oboe & strings in B flat major, BeRI 46
Performers: Hucke, Helmut
Conductors: Björlin, Ulf

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Burleske / Gary Bertini, Elisabeth Leonskaja

1 CD / Capriccio / 2007-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 145, AV 85)

Liszt Masterpieces

5 CD / Capriccio / 2006-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony, S 109; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359
Conductors: Ferencsik, János; Haenchen, Hartmut; Ligeti, András
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

SACD Collection - Bach: Orchestral Works

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2006-02-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
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Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

Robert Schumann: The Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Zwickauer

5 CD / Capriccio / 2006-01-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Manfred, Op. 115; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony ...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies [Hybrid SACD] [Box Set]

12 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2005-09-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; ...
Performers: Kotchinian, Arutiun; Shaguch, Marina
Conductors: Kitayenko, Dmitri

Bloch: Poems of the Sea, Voice in the Wilderness, Violin Concerto

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-12-13

Works: Ernest Bloch: Poems of the Sea, for orchestra (or piano); Voice in the Wilderness, symphonic poem for cello & orchestra (or piano); Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14

The Mozart Album

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-07-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Betulia liberata, K 118 (74c); Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 3...
Performers: Alpert, Lorenzo; Breuer, Cordula
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Ensemble: Concerto Köln

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Dmitrij Kitajenko, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-04-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Kitayenko, Dmitri

Schulhoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5; Orchestral Suite / Conlon

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-04-15

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Symphony no 5; Suite for chamber orchestra, WV 58; Symphony no 2

Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony / Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir
Ensemble: Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Cappella Coloniensis

5 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3/4a, HWV 315; Silete venti, HWV 242; Thomas Arne: Keyboard Concerto no 3 in A major; Johann Chris...

20th Century Portraits - Bloch: Hiver-Printemps, etc

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Ernest Bloch: Poèmes d'automne; Hiver-Printemps; Proclamation; Suite for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold; Koch, Sophie; Zimmermann, Tabea
Conductors: Sloane, Steven
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

ClassicsToday.com
The performances here are uniformly excellent... and the engineering is first rate. So if you want to explore Bloch beyond the "Jewish" works, this disc...continue...

Schulhoff: Symphony no 2, 5, etc / Conlon, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 5; Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 37
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Geminiani: Enchanted Forest / Schneider, La Stagione

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Francesco Geminiani: The inchanted forrest
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione

BBC Music Magazine
A programme whose airy galant gestures are realised with assurance and sensibility by this accomplished ensemble.
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Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, etc / Fischer, Hungarian State SO

2 CD / Capriccio / 2003-01-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dance(s); Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Dimitrij, Op. 64
Conductors: Fischer, Adam; Zimmer, Hans
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra

Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, etc / Pommer, Leipzig Radio SO

2 CD / Capriccio / 2003-01-01

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La boîte à joujoux; Petite suite for Piano 4 hands
Conductors: Pommer, Max
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Viktor Ullmann: Symphonien Nos. 1 & 2; 6 Lieder; Don Quixote tanzt Fandango

1 CD / Capriccio / 2003-01-01

Works: Viktor Ullmann: Symphony no 2 in D; Lieder (6) for voice & piano, Op. 17; Don Quixote tanzt Fandango, overture for orchestra; Symphony no 1 ("On my youth") (reconstructed by Bernhard Wulff)
Performers: Banse, Juliane
Conductors: Conlon, James

The Mozart Album / Concerto Köln

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2003-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Betulia liberata, K 118 (74c); Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); And...
Performers: Alpert, Lorenzo; Breuer, Cordula
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concerto Cologne

Hartmann: Concerto funèbre; Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

1 CD / Capriccio / 2002-01-01

Works: Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto Funebre for violin & string orchestra; Symphony no 2 "Adagio"; Symphony no 4 for string orchestra
Performers: Spivakov, Vladimir
Conductors: Conlon, James

Bruckner: Symphony no 7 / Linos Ensemble

1 CD / Capriccio / 2002-01-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors:
Ensemble: Linos-Ensemble

Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Vocalise; The Bells

2 CD / Capriccio / 2002-01-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Bareva, Rumyana; Popov, Stoyan
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Stefanov, Vassil

Music for Strings - Britten, Holst, etc / Budapest Strings

1 CD / Capriccio / 2002-01-01

Works: Frank Bridge: Old English Songs (2); Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118; A Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Strings,...
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Ensemble: Budapest Strings

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Kitajenko

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2001-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Kitayenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra

Strauss: Jubilee Edition / Coburn, Hawlata, Borst

2 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella; Capriccio, Op 85; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Der Rosenkavalier; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

Haydn: Symphonies no 31 & 72 / Rifkin, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 31 in D major, H 1 no 31 "Hornsignal"; Symphony no 72 in D major, H 1 no 72 no 72
Conductors: Rifkin, Joshua
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Friedrich II: Flötenkonzerte & Sinfonien / Friedrich

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Frederick the Great: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major; Concerto for Flute no 3 in C major; Sinfonia for Strings and Basso Continuo no 1; Sinfonia for Strings and Basso Continuo no 3 in D major
Performers: Friedrich, Manfred; Vogel, Reinhart
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra

Meditation - Classic & Nature

2 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (7), Book 4, Op. 47; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "Fro...

Haydn: Symphonies

2 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 90 in C major ("Letter R"), H. 1/90; Symphony no 66 in B flat major, H. 1/66; Symphony no 91 in E flat major, H 1 no 91; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford";...
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin; Leitner, Ferdinand

Mendelssohn: Incidental Music

4 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Antigone, incidental music, Op. 55; Oedipus in Kolonos, incidental music, Op. 93; Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26...

Scherzi Musicali / Berliner Barock Compagney

1 CD / Capriccio / 1999-01-01

Works: Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer: Musical composition on the world-famous Lüneburg Salt Refinery; Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite for 2 Violins "Gulliver"; Johann Joseph Fux: Sinfonia á 3 K 33...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Baroque Ensemble