Christ, Wolfram [Viola]

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works / Karajan, Berlin PO

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Salome, Op. 54; Ein Heldenleben, Op...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Hauptmann, Norbert; Koch, Lothar; Meneses, Antonio; Spierer, Leon; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Wolfrum, Paul
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"As a performance the 1983 Karajan Also sprach Zarathustra (coupled with an exciting account of Don Juan) will be hard to beat and could very...continue...

Schubert: Forellen-Quintett, Quartett D96 / James Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Quartet for flute, guitar, viola & cello in G major (arranged from W. Matiegka's, Trio, Op. 21), D.
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hetzel, Gerhart; Levine, James; Posch, Alois; Söllscher, Göran; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Shallon, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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As the Chailly set appears to have limited distribution, do consider the Abbado discs. While lacking a little of the gem-like incisiveness...continue...

Schubert: Octet, String Quintet / Baumann, Brandis Quartet

2 CD / Apex / 2007-05-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166; Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Baumann, Jorg; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Gellerman, Bernd; Hartog, Bernhard; Leister, Karl; Stoll, Klaus; Turkovic, Milan [Bassoon]; Vlatkovic, Radovan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berliner Solisten

"The Berliner Solisten and the Brandis-Quartett Berlin are chamber ensembles formed by first desk players from the Berlin Philharmonic under the regime of Herbert von...continue...

Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Piano Quintet / Sarah Chang, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-07-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Kerr, Alexander
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Cool, restrained, and often cautious readings of two Dvorak's most impassioned, deeply personal scores." - Godell, ARG...continue...

Dvorak, Tchaikovsky: String Sextets / Chang, Hartog, Christ

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-09-17

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Antonin Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48)
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanya; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hartog, Bernhard

"This performance is every bit as exciting as the Concertante Chamber Players reading, and it is sweeter-toned and than the somewhat edgy, gritty Vermeer Quartet...continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, 3, 6 & 7 / Abbado, Vogt, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-03-05

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 6, for viola d'amore & chamber orchestra, Op. 46/1; Ka...
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten: Musick for Oboe

1 CD / Campanella Musica / 1998-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; Suite for harp in C major, Op. 83; Insect Pieces; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 4...
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hellwig, Klaus; Koenen, Rolf; Kussmaul, Rainer; Schellenberger, HansJörg [Oboe/Conductor]; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]; Suss, Margit-Anna