Ludwig, Walther

Elisabeth Höngen

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-04-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Der Troubadour; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson und Dalila; Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Grefe, Gustav; Hongen, Elisabeth; Kupper, Annelies; Ludwig, Walther; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Solti, Sir Georg

Born in 1906 in Germany, Elisabeth Hongen completed her musical studies at the Academy of Music in Berlin. Championed by Karl Bohm, she sang at...continue...

German Romantic Opera

3 CD / Gala / 2010-03-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz; Undine; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler
Performers: Berry, Walter; Blankenheim, Toni; Braun, Hans; Brouwenstijn, Gre; Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Gunter, Horst; Hann, Georg; Junker-Giesen, Ellinor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Salmhofer, Franz; Moralt, Rudolf

Anny Schlemm

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-03-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Undine; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jacques Offenbac...
Performers: Blankenheim, Toni; Kuen, Paul; Ludwig, Walther; Schlemm, Anny
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Lehmann, Fritz

Perhaps the most versatile singer of the 20th century, Anny Schlemm made her debut at age 17. As a singer of outstanding merit, she was...continue...

Eterna Collection -Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit/ Cebotari

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Cebotari, Maria; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Rother, Artur

Maria Cebotari was a wonderful Mozart performer who exuded effortlessness and charm. The petite lady with the sensitive face could portray everything from flattery, seductiveness...continue...

Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Ludwig

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; François-Adrien Boieldieu: La dame blanche; Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Ludwig, Walther; Schmitt-Walter, Karl
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Stein, Horst; Leitner, Ferdinand; Steinkopf, Hans; Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart State Orchestra

Walther Ludwig was born the son of a businessman in Bad Oeynhausen and was initially studying medicine when, just for fun, sang for a friend...continue...

Mozart Singers of the Past

3 CD / Preiser / 2006-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo; Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serai...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Beuf, Augusto; Bori, Lucrezia; Cebotari, Maria; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gigli, Beniamino; Ginster, Ria; Gueden, Hilde [Sopra...
Conductors: Reibold, Bruno; Cleva, Fausto; Morel, Jean Paul; Leinsdorf, Erich; Sabino, Antonio; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Walter, Bruno; Black, Frank; Busch, Fritz; Berrettoni, Umberto; Barbirolli, John; Collingwo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; Metropolitan...

The recordings in this CD edition of outstanding Mozart singers were made between 1926 and 1950. This is the period of shellac records made with...continue...

Verdi: Messa da requiem, etc / Jochum, Fricsay, et al

2 CD / Archipel / 2005-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Cunitz, Maud; Greindl, Josef; Hongen, Elisabeth; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Chorus; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-07-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Batic, Polly; Boesch, Ruthilde; Donch, Karl; Gallos, Hermann; Greindl, Josef; Grob-Prandl, Gertrud; Hongen, Elisabeth; Klein, Peter; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; Oravez, Edith; Rutgers, Elisabeth; S...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Rossini / Böhm, Grümmer

3 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2004-11-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dicks, Wilhelm Walter; Fehn, Helmut; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grummer, Elisabeth; Ilosvay, Maria von; Johnson, Patricia; Katona, Julius; Koth, Erika; Lagger, Peter; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Margherita Perras

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The M...
Performers: Hüsch, Gerhard; Klose, Margarete; Ludwig, Walther; Perras, Margherita; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

Bach: Mass in B minor; Brahms, etc / Kathleen Ferrier, etc

3 CD / Guild / 2004-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary on Brahms; Kathleen Ferrier Gives Spoken Introduction to 1952 London Recital; Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op...
Performers: Ludwig, Walther; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Furtwängler, Seefried, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-06-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Donch, Karl; Gallos, Hermann; Greindl, Josef; Grob-Prandl, Gertrud; Hongen, Elisabeth; Klein, Peter; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; Oravez, Edith; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Seefried, Irmgard; Vocals], Pau...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Any historic recording conducted by the legendary Furtwangler is an occasion, and this one of Mozart's most beloved opera, with the top German singers of...continue...

Haydn: Die Schöpfung / Jochum, Ludwig, Hotter, Seefried

2 CD / Archipel / 2003-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Hotter, Hans; Ludwig, Walther; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Great Voices of the Past - The 30 Tenors

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-08-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Requiem Mass; Eduardo...
Performers: Anselmi, Giuseppe; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonci, Alessandro; Caruso, Enrico; Clement, Edmond; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fleta, Miguel; Gigli, Beniamino; Jadlowker, Hermann; Kozlovsky, Ivan; ...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Rother, Artur; Bourdon, Rosario; Sabajno, Carlo; Elmendorff, Karl; Orlov, Alexander; Gurlitt, Manfred; Rapée, Erno; Erede, Alberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Quadri, Argeo; Barbiro...
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchester der Staatsoper Dresden; Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano; Radio City Music Hall Orchestra

Opera d'Oro has gathered together 30 of the greatest male voices of the last century to each belt out an aria on "The 30 Tenors"....continue...

Bach: St Matthew Passion / Ferrier, Karajan, Vienna SO

3 CD / Archipel / 2001-09-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Berry, Walter; Edelmann, Otto; Felbermayer, Anny; Ferrier, Kathleen; Kaufmann, Erich; Ludwig, Walther; Proglhof, Harald; Schoffler, Paul; Seefried, Irmgard; Uhl, Fritz; Wiener, Otto
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Krips, Lipp, et al

2 CD / Pearl / 2001-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Klein, Peter; Koreh, Endre; Lipp, Wilma; Loose, Emmy; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Waldoper Zoppot - The Bayreuth of the North - 99 Singers

4 CD / Preiser / 2000-10-01

Works: Conradin Kreutzer: Das Nachtlager in Granada; Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder, opera; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacc...
Performers: Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Alsen, Herbert; Andrésen, Ivar; Armster, Carl; Arndt-Ober, Margarete; Baumer, Margarete; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Braun, Helena; Bronsgeest, Cornelis; Bugarinovic, ...

Golden Operetta Vol 2 -Millöcker, J. Strauss, Offenbach, etc

1 CD / Pearl / 2000-05-23

Works: Carl Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent, operetta; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra Diavolo; Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Liden Kirsten; Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), operetta (arr. &...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Frind, Anni; Kern, Adele; Klose, Margarete; Lange, Hans; Lauri-Volpi, Giacomo; Lehmann, Lotte; Ludwig, Walther; Machula, Traude; Merrem-Nikisch, Grete; Schiotz, Aksel; Schumann,...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Wöldike, Mogens; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Weissmann, Frieder; Setti, Giulio; Orthmann, Erich; Hauke, Ernst; Muller, Hans Udo
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Furtwängler, Vienna PO, et al

3 CD / Gebhardt / 1999-12-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Batic, Polly; Boesch, Ruthilde; Dönch, Karl; Gallos, Hermann; Greindl, Josef; Grob-Prandl, Gertrud; Höngen, Elisabeth; Haefliger, Ernst; Klein, Peter [Tenor]; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart - The Supreme Operatic Recordings

1 CD / Pearl / 1999-11-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La finta giardi...
Performers: Böhmer, Ewald; Dawson, Peter; Ginster, Ria; Kipnis, Alexander; Korjus, Milizia; Lehmann, Lotte; Leider, Frida; Lemnitz, Tiana; Ludwig, Walther; Nemeth, Maria; Reichelt, Elizabeth; Schiotz, Aksel...
Conductors: Schmalstich, Clemens; Barbirolli, John; Wöldike, Aksel; Alwin, Carl; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Müller, Johannes; Zweig, Fritz; Wöldike, Mogens
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Orchestra

German Ensemble Recordings

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-07-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidel...
Performers: Beck, Walter; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Fischer, Susanne; Friedrich, Elisabeth; Fuchs, Eugen; Gerson, Therese; Gottlieb, Henriette; Grossmann, Walter; Heidersbach, Kate; Hirzel, Max; Husch, Gerh...
Conductors: Zaun, Fritz; Blech, Leo; Zweig, Fritz; Schmalstich, Clemens; Orthmann, Erich
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Rother, Beilke, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Lieder und Gesänge (6); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Peter ...
Performers: Beilke, Irma; Florian, Hans; Hann, Georg; Heyer, Edwin; Hoffmann, Lore; Ludwig, Walther; Nissen, Hans-Heinz; Strienz, Wilhelm; Windisch, Ludwig
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Steinkopf, Hans

When Opera Reached the Airwaves: The Great Coloraturas

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1996-01-03

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; Linda di Chamounix; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberfl&ou...
Performers: Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ludwig, Walther; Pagliughi, Lina; Pons, Lily; Robin, Mado; Tagliabue, Carlo; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Tansini, Ugo; Serafin, Tullio; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Walter, Bruno; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Cellini, Renato; Merola, Gaetano; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Simonetto, Alfredo

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Wilhelm Strienz

1 CD / Preiser / 1995-06-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz; Der...
Performers: Ludwig, Walther; Machula, Traude; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Strienz, Wilhelm
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Maria Cebotari singt Richard Strauss

1 CD / Preiser / 1994-10-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Feuersnot, opera, Op. 50 (TrV 203); Der Rosenkavalier; Daphne, Op 82; Taillefer ("Wer singt in meinem Hof"), ballad for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 52 (TrV 207)
Performers: Buchner, Paula; Cebotari, Maria; Hotter, Hans; Lemnitz, Tiana; Ludwig, Walther; Schmitt-Walter, Karl
Conductors: Rother, Artur
Ensemble: ; Rudolf Lamy Singgemeinschaft

Pfitzner: Von Deutscher Seele, etc / Jochum, Ludwig, Ebers

2 CD / Orfeo / 1992-04-03

Works: Hans Pfitzner: Urworte Orphisch, cantata for soloists & chorus, Op. 57; Von deutscher Seele, cantata for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 28; Das Dunkle Reich, choral fantasy for soloists, or...
Performers: Ebers, Clara; Hotter, Hans; Kupper, Annelies; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Jochum, Bavarian RSO

2 CD / Orfeo / 1989-11-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Borg, Kim; Cunitz, Maud; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Greindl, Josef; Kupper, Annelies; Ludwig, Walther
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra