Leib, Günther

Bach: Great Sacred Works / Güttler, Schreier, Genz, Oelze, Markert, Hallé Madrigal Singers, et al

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Genz, Christoph; Giebel, Agnes; Hassbecker, Eva; Junghanns, Egbert; Kunzel, Johannes; Leib, Günther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Nau, Hans M...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Güttler, Ludwig; Thomas, Kurt
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Puccini: Tosca (German) - Highlights / Horst Stein, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Borg, Kim; Enders, Werner; Kónya, Sándor; Kaphahn, Hellmuth; Leib, Günther; Süss, Reiner; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus

Eterna - Strauss: Salome / Otmar Suitner, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Adam, Theo; Apelt, Friederike; Ericsdotter, Siw; Eyle, Helmut; Goldmann, Helmut; Gutstein, Ernst; Hoppe, Heinz; Kemter, Johannes; Leib, Günther; Ludeke, Rainer; Melchert, Helmut; Neukirch, Haral...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

The name Christel Goltz is forever associated with the role of Salome as all opera lovers know who were privileged to have seen her on...continue...

Eugen D'Albert: Tiefland / Paul Schmitz, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland
Performers: Adam, Theo; Gutstein, Ernst; Hoppe, Heinz; Koziel, Jola; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Leib, Günther; Ronisch, Rosemarie; Wenglor, Ingeborg
Conductors: Schmitz, Paul
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Chorus

Based on the play Terra baixa by the Spanish playwright Angel Guimera (1849-1924), Tiefland (Lowland) has proven to be the one work that truly keeps...continue...

Eterna - Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Otmar Suitner, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Adam, Theo; Apreck, Rolf; Elstermann, Eleonore; Kemter, Johannes; Leib, Günther; Neukirch, Harald; Schaal, Wilfried; Schlemm, Anny; Teschler, Fred
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

In light of what we know of Smetana as one of the great composers of Czechoslovakia, it seems surprising how little popularity he met with...continue...

Handel: Imeneo / Margraf, Geszty, Krahmer, Rotzsch, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Imeneo, HWV 41
Performers: Geszty, Sylvia; Köbler, Robert; Krahmer, Renate; Leib, Günther; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Margraf, Horst-Tanu
Ensemble: Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle

Schütz: Auferstehungshistorie / Schreier, Flämig

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Die Auferstehung unsres Herren Jesu Christi, for 3 sopranos, 2 altos, 3 tenors, 2 basses, 4 viols &
Performers: Bär, Olaf; Büchner, Eberhard; Junghanns, Egbert; Leib, Günther; Reinhold, Wolf; Schreier, Peter; Schuler, Martin; Stier, Gothart; Ude, Armin; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen; Zimmermann, Achim
Conductors: Grüá, Hans

"Unlike the Christmas Oratorio and the Passions, this oratorio is an early work...This performance, recorded in 1971, presents the Resurrection story with a wonderful blend...continue...

Handel: Poros / Margraf, Handel Festival Orchestra Halle

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28
Performers: Enders, Werner; Kaphahn, Hellmuth; Leib, Günther; Stumpf, Franz; Vermes, Maria
Conductors: Margraf, Horst-Tanu
Ensemble: Handel Festival Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Dettinger Te Deum / Koch, Leib, Berlin Radio SO

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"
Performers: Leib, Günther

Great Opera Choruses

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Otello; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Macbeth; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, oper...
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Büchner, Eberhard; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Harling, Stuart; Leib, Günther; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Maionic...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Böhm, Karl; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von

Beethoven: Fidelio Op 72 / Böhm, Jones, King, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-07-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Crass, Franz; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Leib, Günther; Mathis, Edith; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"Bohm's conducting is masterful, combining dramatic tension with lyric warmth in ideal proportions... The sound of this recording is excellent." - Met Guide to Recorded...continue...

Weber: Der Freischütz / Kleiber, Janowitz, Mathis, Schreier

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Adam, Theo; Crass, Franz; Hoff, Renate; Janowitz, Gundula; Krahmer, Renate; Leib, Günther; Mathis, Edith; Pfretzschner, Brigitte; Schreier, Peter; Springer, Ingeborg; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Barit...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"The DG set marked Carlos Kleiber's first major recording venture and this fine, incisive account of Weber's atmospheric and adventurous score fulfilled all expectations." -Penguin...continue...