Botha, Johan

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2; Brahms: Rinaldo, cantata / Johan Botha. Bertrand de Billy

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Johannes Brahms: Rinaldo, cantata for tenor, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Botha, Johan
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: ; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This recording includes a rare performance of Brahms' cantata Rinaldo, recorded live at the Salzburg Summer Riding School 2007. South African born Johan Botha sings...continue...
Recording information: Felsenreitschule, Salzburg (06/28/2010-07/02/2010); Groáer Sendesaal, ORF, Vienna (06/28/2010-07/02/2010); Felsenreitschule, Salzburg (08/09/2007); Groáer Sendesaa...continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Daniele Gatti. Urmana, Botha, Zajick [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Botha, Johan; Guelfi, Carlo; Urmana, Violeta; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi's epic drama of ancient Egypt comes to life in the Met's monumental production, captured here in a breathtaking Live in HD presentation. Violeta Urmana...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Wagner: Die Walkure / Thielemann/Bayreuth, Botha, Dohmen, Haller [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Botha, Johan; Dohmen, Albert; Haller, Edith; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed...continue...
Run Time: 259 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Thielemann/Bayreuth, Botha, Dohmen, Haller [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Botha, Johan; Dohmen, Albert; Haller, Edith; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed...continue...
Run Time: 259 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Bertrand De Billy

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-03-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Botha, Johan; Daniel, Boaz; Heever, Elza van den; Marin, Elisabeta; Merbeth, Ricarda; Youn, Kwangchul
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

"This CD is a live recording of a concert on March 27, 2010 that was performed in the Vienna Konzerthaus. It is particularly attractive due...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus, Groáer Saal (03/27/2010)....continue...

Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg / Thielemann, Struckmann, Anger [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Anger, Ain; Botha, Johan; Erod, Adrian; Merbeth, Ricarda; Schade, Michael; Selinger, Michaela; Struckmann, Falk
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner’s Meistersinger is a festive opera in its own right, but at the unforgettable performances of the work at the Vienna State Opera in January...continue...
Run Time: 274 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Bychkov, Youn, Botha, Pieczonka, Struckmann, Lang, et al

3 Super Audio CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Botha, Johan; Francke, Markus; Lang, Petra; Lee, Hee-Kwang; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Schmidt, Alexander; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Silva, Giovanni da; Struckmann, Falk; Youn, Kwangchul
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Chorus

"Bravo to Bychkov if he is responsible for the stunning Lohengrin Botha sings on these discs: sensitive, tireless, other-worldly in those weird, introspective moments, potent...continue...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - The Duet Scenes / Polaski, Botha, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2008-03-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Botha, Johan; Brunner, Heidi; Polaski, Deborah; Strumazotti, Eros; Ziegler, Jerry S.
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Boulez, Robinson, Wall, Botha, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Berndt, Tobias [Organ]; Botha, Johan; Holl, Robert; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Queiroz, Adriane; Robinson, Twyla; Wall, Erin
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Aurelius Boys Choir of Calw

Legendary conductor Pierre Boulez brings his acclaimed Mahler symphonies cycle to a spectacular conclusion with this new recording of the monumental Symphony No. 8. Boulez...continue...

Wiener Opernfest 2005

2 CD / Orfeo / 2005-12-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Der Rosenkavalier; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Baechle, Janina; Baltsa, Agnes; Botha, Johan; Daniel, Boaz; Domingo, Placido; Fink, Walter; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gruberova, Edita; Grundheber, Franz; Hampson, Thomas; Isokoski, Soile; Keszei, Bori;...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Mehta, Zubin; Welser-Möst, Franz; Thielemann, Christian; Gatti, Daniele

Strauss: Daphne / Bychkov, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op 82
Performers: Botha, Johan; Fleming, Renee; Ifrim, Cosmin; Kleiter, Julia; Larsson, Anna; Reinhart, Gregory; Robinson, Twyla; Schade, Michael; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Wittmoser, Carsten; Youn, Kwangchul
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Men's Chorus

Celebrated for her glorious interpretations of Strauss' great soprano roles, Renee Fleming leads an international cast in this eagerly-awaited complete recording of the gorgeously lyrical...continue...

Wagner / Johan Botha, Simone Young, RSO Wien

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-03-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Parsifal
Performers: Botha, Johan; Schörg, Regina; Schuster, Michaela
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak: Stabat Mater / Sinopoli, Zvetkova, Botha, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-05-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71
Performers: Botha, Johan; Donose, Ruxandra; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Zvetkova, Mariana
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Chorus

This stunning, new live recording of Dvorak's grand Stabat Mater setting continues Giuseppe Sinopoli's collaboration with the Staatskapelle Dresden. Running just under 90 minutes, the...continue...

Royal Opera House - The Puccini Experience / Downes

1 CD / Conifer Classics / 1995-11-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Le Villi; Edgar, opera; Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, op...
Performers: Botha, Johan; Druiett, Michael; Egerton, Francis; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Gheorghiu, Angela; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Rautio, Nina
Conductors: Downes, Edward
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra