Lorenz, Siegfried

Best of Schubert / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Sinfonie no 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"; An den Frühling, D 338; Forellenquintett in A major, for piano, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass, D. 667; Die schöne...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Auger, Arleen; Bosse, Gerhard; Dunckel, Rudolf; Ebert, Elisabeth; Erben, Friedemann; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Kiebeler, Siegfried; Knauer, Sebastian; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Ch...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert

Best of Handel / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, oratorium, HWV 56; The Water Music; Judas Maccabäus, oratorium, HWV 63; Jephta, oratorium, HWV 70; Handel - Bourée; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & t...
Performers: Bosse, Gerhard; Buchner, Eberhard; Buschnakowsky, Werner [Harpsichord]; Erben, Friedemann; Frimmer, Monika; Keymer, Christof; Kohler, Johannes-Ernst; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Creed, Marcus; ; Seyfarth, Lothar; Kluttig, Christian; Margraf, Horst-Tanu; Kurz, Siegfried; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Schweriner Blechbläser-Collegium

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

J.S. Bach Highlights / various artists

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A minor, BWV 1065; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Conce...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Eger, Arthur; Köbler, Robert; Leib, Günther; Liebsch, Violetta; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Röse...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Flämig, Martin; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Konwitschny, Franz; Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Ramin, Günther; Jacobs, René; Mauersberger, Erhard; Thomas, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium

Johann Sebastian Bach is, for many, the greatest composer ever. He was also one of the most versatile, and wrote virtuosic harpsichord and organ music,...continue...

Schumann: Im Schatten des Waldes

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Zigeunerleben ("Im Schatten des Waldes"), song for mixed voices & piano (triangle & tambourine ad li; Mich zieht es nach dem Dörfchen hin, Op. 55 no 3; Gesänge (4), Op. 59;...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Brendel, Margot; Breuer, Liane; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ginzel, Reinhart; Henkel, Klaus; Kaltofen, Gisela; Knorrn, Horst-Dieter; Loebner, Wolfgang; Lorenz, Siegfried; Moser, Ed...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Mahler Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 ...
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Sanderling, Kurt

Gustav Mahler composed sublime and simple music, but in his works those opposites are directly juxtaposed. The openness with which he wanted to "create a...continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser, etc / Suitner, Patanè, et al

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Bindszus, Peter; Casapietra, Celestina; Dvorakov, Ludmila; Fortune, George; Frohlich, Gunther; Garduhn, Henno; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hubner, Fritz; Lang, Klaus; Lorenz, Siegfried; Maus, P...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Dreams Of Spring

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B major; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; ...
Performers: Ebert, Elisabeth; Geszty, Sylvia; Lorenz, Siegfried; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Rögner, Heinz; Honeck, Manfred; Herbig, Günther; Zehetmair, Thomas; Suitner, Otmar; Mauersberger, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Camerata Bern

The Basics story continues! This month Berlin Classics releases more classical music highlights in delightfully cohesive combinations and with appropriate visuals. Roll on, spring -...continue...

Da Capo: Opera Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Gaetano Doni...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Breul, Elisabeth; Bumbry, Grace; Casa, Lisa della; Cervana, Sona [vocals]; Geszty, Sylvia; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hruba-Freiberger, Venceslava; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Lorenz, Siegfried; Neuki...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard; Suitner, Otmar; Vonk, Hans; Neumann, Václav; Fricke, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kleinert, Rolf; Neuhaus, Rudolf; Winkler, Johannes; Patanè, Giuseppe...

Overtures, arias, and choruses: a medley of melodies that every opera lover knows!...continue...

Händel Highlights - A sampler of Handel Favorites from Berlin Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-01-12

Performers: Adam, Theo; Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Auger, Arleen; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Bosse, Gerhard; Buchner, Eberhard; Buschnakowski, Werner; Erben, Friedemann; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Goritzki, Ingo; H...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Margraf, Horst-Tanu; Seyfarth, Lothar; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung

Handel is rivaled only by J.S. Bach as the most important composer of the Baroque period. Great orchestral works and oratorios brought the German-born composer...continue...

Mozart - The Complete Operas

44 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice, K 51 (46a); Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111; Il sogno di Scipione, opera, K. 126; Lucio Silla, K 135; La finta gi...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Blasi, Angela Mari...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Hager, Leopold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Klee, Bernhard

A unique collection of the complete operatic works of Mozart! This set ranges from the fascinating works of his teenage years to the profound late...continue...

Handel: Israel in Agypten / Hauschild, Nossek, Strate, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54
Performers: Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Lorenz, Siegfried; Loth, Gert; Nossek, Carola; Stier, Gothart; Strate, Petra-Ines; Vogel, Christian
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Handel: Semele / Koch, Werner, Pohl, Büchner, Lorenz, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; chke, Thomas; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Hoff, Renate; Hubner, Fritz; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bach: Cantatas BWV 51, 82 and 199 / Pommer, Lorenz, Gruberova, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2009-04-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Lorenz, Siegfried
Conductors: Winschermann, Helmut; Pommer, Max
Ensemble: German Bach Soloists; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum

Edita Gruberova and Deutsche Bachsoloisten perform BWV 51 and 199. Siegfried Lorenz and Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig perform BWV 82....continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Ar...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; An...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Bach: Sacred Cantatas / Rotzsch, Schreier, Polster, New Bach Collegium, et al

11 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175); Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 68, "Also hat G...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; Shirai, Mitsuko; Termer, Helga; Weimann, Dieter; Werne...
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Greatest Works - Handel / Koch, Creed, Knothe, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Handel - Bourée; Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278; Jephtha; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Belshazzar, HWV 61; ...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Buchner, Eberhard; Fetting, Gisela; Janowitz, Gundula; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Pohl, Gisela; Pohl, Michael; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; S...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Knothe, Dietrich; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

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

Greatest Works - Schubert / Schreier, Boskovsky, Lorenz, Augér, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Zauberharfe, D 644; Minuets (5) and Trios (6) for string quartet , D. 89; Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; An den Frühling, D...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Olbertz, Walter; Schneider, Eric [Piano]; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Dresden Staatskapelle

Bach: Secular Cantatas / Mathis, Schreier, Lorenz, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Cantata no 203, "Amore traditore" BWV 203; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit z...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Knothe, Dietrich [Conductor/Director]; Lorenz, Siegfried; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter; Tast, Werner
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Soloists

Eterna - Orff: Die Kluge, Der Mond / Herbert Kegel

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Carl Orff: Die Kluge; Der Mond, opera
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gutschow, Gert; Hellmich, Wolfgang; Klotz, Helmut; Lorenz, Siegfried; Lunow, Horst; Neukirch, Harald; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schaal...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

Bach: Kantaten BWV 36, 61 & 140 / Rotzsch, Augér, etc

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36
Performers: Adam, Theo; Auger, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Basics - Bach: Christmas Cantatas

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer Opus 52 & 65 / Hauschild, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Neue Liebeslieder waltzes, (15) for voices & piano 4 hands, Op. 65
Performers: Hoene, Barbara; Lorenz, Siegfried; Ude, Armin; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus members

Bach - Legendary Recordings / Thomanerchor Leipzig

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Cantata no 59 "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 59; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Magnificat; Cantata no 5...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arnold, Siegfried; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Bartel, Hans Christian; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Borleis, Jens; Bosse, Gerhard; Donath, Günther; Erben,...
Conductors: Ramin, Günther; Thomas, Kurt; Mauersberger, Erhard; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

On May 29, 1723, J.S. Bach arrived in Leipzig. That meant that St. Thomas' School had a new teacher, the choir of St. Thomas' had...continue...

Bach: Kantaten BWV 106, 31, 66 / Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BWV 106 (BC B18); Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Cantata no 66, "Erfre...
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; Borleis, Jens; Gebauer, Reiner; Linde, Hans-Peter; Lorenz, Siegfried; Morawietz, Heinz; Pank, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Reuther, Almuth; Stephan, Gunther; Termer,...
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin / Lorenz, Norman Shetler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Shetler, Norman

"Shetler's collaboration as accompanist adds appropriate energy and passion to this reading; his declarative phrasing in 'Halt' is different from others. This is very rewarding...continue...

Bach: Kantaten BWV 172, 68, and 1 / Rotzsch, Auger

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morg...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Lorenz, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / Hauschild, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Konig, Klaus; Lorenz, Siegfried; Nossek, Carola; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Vogel, Christian
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol II - Vocal Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hanns Eisler: Ernste Gesänge, for baritone & string orchestra; Günter Kochan: Die Asche von Birkenau, cantata for alto voice & orchestra; Siegfried Thiele: Hommage à Machaut, for alto ...
Performers: Basche, Peter; Erber, Gerhard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klier, Walter; Klug, Christel; Leib, Gunther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Pauli, Werner; Scheitzbach, Hans-Joachim; Schmidt, Gerhard; Tast, Werner; Tr...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Dessau, Paul; Ka, Christoph Albrecht von; Pommer, Max; ; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Bimberg, Siegfried
Ensemble: ; Berlin A Capella Choir; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler; Hallenser Madrigalis...

Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232 (Highlights) / Schreier, Popp, Watkinson, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Adam, Theo; Buchner, Eberhard; Lorenz, Siegfried; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus

Pfitzner: Palestrina / Suitner, Schreier, Lorenz, Nossek

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina
Performers: Arndt, Joachim; Bar, Olaf; Bindszus, Peter; Garduhn, Henno; Gebhardt, Horst; Hubner, Fritz; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Lang, Rosemarie; Leib, Gunther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Menzel, Peter; Nossek, Carola; P...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Schütz: Matthäus-Passion / Flämig, Schreier, Polster, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: St. Matthew Passion for 2 sopranos, alto, 3 tenors, 2 basses & chorus, SWV 479
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; Springborn, Peter Volker; Stier, Gothart; Ude, Armin; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen; Weimeyer, Reinhard

Bach: Easter Cantatas / Rotzsch, Thomanerchor Leipzig, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Cantata no 66, "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen," BWV 66; Cantata no 134, "Ein Herz, da...
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schreier, Peter; Termer, Helga; Warnecke, Antje
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

These highly regarded performances, here reissued for the holiday season, focus our attention on the renowned Choir of St. Thomas' in Leipzig. Their history spans...continue...

Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen / Ludwig Güttler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Dietrich Buxtehude: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BuxWV 20...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Güttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sandau, Kurt; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; ; Güttler, Ludwig; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Cappella Sagittariana; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leip...

Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas

60 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 2, "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (B...
Performers: Altena, Marius van; Bergius, Allan; Bonney, Barbara; Bratschke, Detlef; Cericius, Roger; chke, Thomas; Echternach, Matthias; Eiwanger, Tobias; Elwes, John; Emmermann, Michael; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav

Bach: Secular Cantatas (complete) / Berliner Solisten, et al

8 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-09-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Cantata no 203, "Amore traditore" BWV 203; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit z...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Hamari, Julia; Lorenz, Siegfried; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Soloists

In his secular cantatas J.S. Bach tackled some of the lighter issues of life. Like coffee and marriage...Somehow these are not heard that often in...continue...

Complete Mozart Edition 13 - Early Italian Operas

13 CD / Philips Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice, K 51 (46a); Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111; Il sogno di Scipione, opera, K. 126; Lucio Silla, K 135
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Aigner, Alois; Auger, Arleen; Baltsa, Agnes; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Gruberova, Edita; Hager, Leopold; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Salzburg Chamber Choir; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Volume 13 of the Complete Mozart Edition presents Mozart's Early Italian Operas performed by a variety of soloists accompanied by the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg....continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser, etc / Suitner, Patanè, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2005-06-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Bindszus, Peter; Casapietra, Celestina; Dvoráková, Ludmila; Fortune, George; Fröhlich, Günther; Garduhn, Henno; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Hübner, Fritz; Lang...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Baker, Mark; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Engert, Ruthild; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruber, Andrea; Haggander, Marianne; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kelm, Lind...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is an economical way to own one of the most celebrated Ring Cycles in recorded history. "The glory of the cycle is the conclusion,...continue...

Zeitgenossen - Manfred Schubert: Orchestral Works

1 CD / Hastedt / 2001-02-01

Works: Manfred Schubert: Tanzstudien, for orchestra; Nachtgesänge, for voice & orchestra; Symphony no 1
Performers: Lorenz, Siegfried
Conductors: Frank, Hans-Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Sinfonietta; Berlin Symphony Orchestra

"This is adventurous music for adventurous listeners; it is not for the faint of heart. The performances - in concert, before a reasonably (but not...continue...

Manfred Schubert: Konzerte - 1973, 1988, 1990 / Schubert

1 CD / Hastedt / 2000-04-01

Works: Manfred Schubert: Concerto for 2 violins & orchestra; Canzoni amorose, for baritone voice & orchestra; Vogelreden 3, for flute & orchestra
Performers: Erxleben, Michael; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sebon, Karl Bernhard
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Schubert, Manfred; Baum, Hans-Dieter
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Busoni: Arlecchino

1 CD / Capriccio / 1994-01-01

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Arlecchino, Op. 50/K 270; Rondo arlecchinesco, for orchestra, Op. 46, KiV 266
Performers: Bellamy, Marcia; Lika, Peter; Lorenz, Siegfried; Pape, Rene; Worle, Robert
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd