Frese, Siegfried Rudolf

100 Best Choruses

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140; Henry Purcell: Come ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary); Christoph Willibald Gl...
Performers: Barrard, Marc; Bracht, Roland; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Erwen, Keith; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Harper, Heather; Hollweg, Wern...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Munrow, David; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Willcocks, David; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Vienna Philharmon...
Ensemble: ; Dunedin Consort; Orféon Donostiarra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: Il Trovatore

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Dutoit, Laurence; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zimmer, Rudolf
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Essential Beethoven

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donahoe, Peter; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Gieseking, Walter; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor V...
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Muti, Riccardo; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Dennis R.; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Karajan, Herbert von; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Melos Ensemble of London

Puccini - The Definitive Collection / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

11 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Baratti, Walter; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bunnell, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Sieg...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Karajan, Rysanek, Ludwig, Thomas, Berry, Wiener Staatsoper, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dutoit, Laurence; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hoffmann, Grace; Kreppel, Walter; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Popp, Lucia; Rysan...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The casting was absolutely magnificent, offering us the finest voices and well-drawn characters involved in significant drama." -Die Presse...continue...

Richard Strauss: Capriccio

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-06-04

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Christian, Hans; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Jaresch, August; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut,...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

Verdi - The Greatest Operas / Giulini, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting...continue...

Shakespeare at the Opera - Verdi: Otello, etc

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Richard Wagner: Das Liebesverbot, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Otello; Falstaff; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Charles Gounod: R...
Performers: Abello, Andre; Aichberger, Ewald; Barbieri, Fedora; Borg, Kim; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Cossutta, Carlo; Dermota...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Heger, Robert; Böhm, Karl; Rieger, Fritz; Almeida, Antonio de; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas based on plays by Shakespeare—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1958–1983 feature the...continue...

Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, etc: Operas / Corelli, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Franco Corelli! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four page booklet...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Macbeth / Böhm, Milnes, Ludwig, Cossutta

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Cossutta, Carlo; Flossman, Gilels; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Ludwig, Christa; Milnes, Sherrill; Pantscheff, Ljubomir; Proglhoff, Harald; Ridderbusch, Karl
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Macbeth has been well presented on discs, but this performance...should be held in the greatest esteem and surpasses the others in overall intensity and theatricality...Bohm's...continue...

Legendary Performances of Franco Corelli - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Franco Corelli (1921-2003), by virtue of his thrilling tenor voice and handsome stage presence, was one of the most popular opera singers on the international...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Karajan, Corelli, Price, Simionato

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Dutoit, Laurence; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zimmer, Rudolf
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Raimondi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

One of the strongest casts in any live performance of this favorite opera, with Karajan conducting in Vienna. Live performance, Vienna, November 9, 1963....continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Karajan, Corelli, Price, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; La forza del destino
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Dutoit, Laurence; Equiluz, Kurt; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola; Zimmer, Rudolf
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Molinari-Pradelli, F.
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Verdi: Otello / Karajan, Vickers, Freni, Glossop, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-02-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Glossop, Peter; Malagú, Stefania; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Karajan, Corelli, Price, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Dutoit, Laurence; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zummer, Rudolf
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Strauss: Salome / Böhm, Rysanek, Hopf, Hoffman, et al

2 CD / RCA Import / 1999-11-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Bunger, Reid; Dickie, Murray; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Guthrie, Frederick; Hoffmann, Grace; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Rysanek...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Orchestra

Verdi: Macbeth / Böhm, Milnes, Ludwig, Cossutta

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-08-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Cossutta, Carlo; Flossman, Gilels; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Ludwig, Christa; Milnes, Sherrill; Pantscheff, Ljubomir; Proglhoff, Harald; Ridderbusch, Karl
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Strauss: Elektra

2 CD / Orfeo / 1992-07-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hillebrecht, Hildegard; King, James [Vocals]; Modl, Martha; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Rutgers, Hildegard; Sjost...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti

3 CD / Decca / 1987-03-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Heigl, Martha; Helm, Hans; Hurdes, Evamaria; Ludwig, Christa; Pavarotti, Luciano; Rintzler, Marius; Schary, Elke; Scheider, Wolfgang; Senechal, Michel [Tenor ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Choosing an overall best often means conceding individual points to other recordings, but not so here...In this recording all the essential elements are at least...continue...