Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]

Great Opera - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, ope...
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Alperyn, Graciela; Aragall, Giacomo; Benacka, Stanislav; Boschkowa, Nelly; Braga, Rannveig; Carroli, Silvano; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Daniel, Boaz; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; D...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Saccani, Rico

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

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

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Mozart & Strauss

2 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Zaide; La finta giardiniera; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Il re pastore; Lucio Silla; Idomeneo; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o ca...
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fontana, Gabriele; Grundheber, Franz; Hornik, Gottfried; Ionitza, Alexandru; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Solti, Sir Georg; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Fischer, György; Tate, Jeffrey; Schirmer, Ulf

R. Strauss: Salome / Herbert Karajan, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Unspecified: Salome Synopsis & Libretto
Performers: Angervo, Heljä; Nienstedt, Gerd; Ochman, Wieslaw; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (05/09/1977-05/02/1978)....continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Haitink, Morris, Marton, Jerusalem, Adam, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, et al

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Falcon, Ruth; Goldberg, Reiner; Haage, Peter; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Johanss...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Richard Wagner's tetralogy 'The Ring of the Nibelung' remains, quite simply, one of the largest-scale works of art ever conceived. With a total performance time...continue...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Haenchen, et al

4 Super Audio CD / EtCetera Records Import / 2007-08-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Bork, Robert; Coku, Alexandra; Petrinsky, Natascha; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Schuster, Michaela [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Svenden, Birgitta; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; von Kannen, Gunter...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: Otello

2 CD / Orfeo / 2007-07-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Kaludov, Kaludi; Koves, Peter; Lilowa, Margarita; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Simic, Goran; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin

Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Sinopoli, Freni, Domingo, Bruson

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-05-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Allen, Paschal; Bruson, Renato; Curtis, Mark; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Fryatt, John; Gambill, Robert; MacPherson, George; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocal...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Penguin Guide
No doubt [Rostropovich's] influence from the centre of the string texture contributes to the eloquence of the famous Adagio, which, like the performance as...continue...

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Cambreling, Schicoff, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Bryant, Dinah; Dimitrov, Stefan; Dran, Thierry; Duesing, Dale; Murray, Ann; Norman, Jessye; Oliver, Alexander; Plowright, Rosalind; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Serra, Luciana; Shicoff, Neil [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra

Verdi: Nabucco (Highlights)

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Horn, Volker; Nesterenko, Evgeny; Popp, Lucia; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

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Opera House - Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Domingo, Placido; Jo, Sumi; Nucci, Leo; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Simic, Goran; Tomaschek, Adolf; Witte, Wolfgang
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

'Un ballo in maschera' is Verdi's masterpiece based on the true story of assassination and intrigue at a masked ball. "With this Ballo Karajan has...continue...

Discover - Music of the Classical Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Roman Hoffstetter: Quartet for Strings in F major, (prev. attr. Haydn, Op.3/5); Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; F Minor Variations; Mass in D minor, H 22 no...
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Berkes, Kalman; Biel, Ann-Christine; Holzer, Robert; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Jeno; Kwon, Hellen; Loukianets, Viktoria; Payne, Joseph; Payne, Phoebe; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Sima, Ga...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Benda, Christian; Grodd, Uwe; Antal, Mátyás; Armstrong, Donald; Halstead, Anthony; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Drahos, Béla; Gmür, Hanspeter; Östman, Arnold; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian Radio Orchestra; New Zealand Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; ...

In music, the period from the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the nineteenth is usually referred to as the Classical era....continue...

Classic Opera - Wagner: Die Meistersinger / Solti, et al

4 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Appel, Wolfgang; Bailey, Norman; Berger-Tuna, Helmut; Bode, Hannelore; Dallapozza, Adolf; Egel, Martin; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hartmann, Rudolf; Klumlikboldt, Werner; Kollo, René [T...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

"Bailey's... is the most rounded portrayal to date... the set as a whole is a considerable achievement, a worthy addition to the Decca/solti/Wagner discography." -...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Verdi: Rigoletto / Sinopoli

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gabba, Armando; Gruberova, Edita; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Matteuzzi, William; Moses, Geoffrey; Pittavini, Maria Grazia; Rigby, Jean; ...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus

"Renato Bruson as Rigoletto does far more than produce a stream of velvety tone, detailed and intense, responding to the conductor and combining beauty with...continue...

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Carreras, Wise, Rydl

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

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Performers: Aparici, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Esteve, Vicente; Gaspa, Conrad; Heilbron, Alfredo; Hernandez, Carmen; Monachesi, Walter; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Serra, Enrique; Soto, Eduardo; Wi...
Conductors: Delacôte, Jacques

Mozart: The Magic Flute (Highlights) /Halász, Lippert, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Gahmlich, Wilfried; Kwon, Hellen; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael

Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Otello; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Sigmund Romberg: The Student Prince, operetta; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana,...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Bowen, Kenneth; Caballe, Montserrat; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gramm, Donald; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hadley...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Wallberg, Heinz; Gemignani, Paul; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Karajan, Herbert von; Slatkin, Leonard; Steinberg, Pinchas; Solti, Sir Georg; Reiner, Fritz; Stolz, Robert; Perlea,...
Ensemble: ; American Theatre Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Harvard Glee Club; Jo...

Mozart: Magic Flute

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-02-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Gonda, Anna; Holzer, Robert; Jelosits, Peter; Koves, Peter; Kwon, Hellen; Leitner, Lotte; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Pap, Robert;...
Conductors: Halász, Michael

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann / Ozawa, Domingo, Gruberova

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1990-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Friedmann, Gerard; Gambill, Robert; Gruberova, Edita; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Mahe, Paul; Malmber...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Sinopoli, Domingo, Studer, Schmidt

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1989-10-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bieber, Clemens; Bonney, Barbara; Domingo, Placido; Pell, William; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Salminen, Matti; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Von Einem: Dantons Tod / Zagrosek, Adam, Hollweg, etc

2 CD / Orfeo / 1989-06-29

Works: Gottfried von Einem: Dantons Tod, opera, Op.6
Performers: Adam, Theo; Doig, Christopher; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Hiestermann, Horst; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Mayr, Ingrid; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Sima, Gabriele; Terkal, Karl
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Chorus

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Sinopoli, Freni, Carreras, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1989-01-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Curtis, Mark; Freni, Mirella; Howarth, Judith; Katagiri, Hitomi; Komatsu, Hidenori; Laciura, Anthony; Pons, Juan; Rorholm...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Gluck: Alceste

3 CD / Orfeo / 1987-02-09

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Bracht, Roland; Gambill, Robert; Gedda, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Lika, Peter; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Norman, Jessye; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Baritone
Conductors: Baudo, Serge

Wagner: Parsifal / Karajan, Hofmann, Vejzovic, Moll, Van Dam

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1984-09-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Gjevang, Anne; Halem, Victor von; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Hopfner, Heiner; Lambriks, Marjon; Michael, Audrey; Moll, Kurt; Nielsen,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan's reading...grows in intensity and feeling with the work itself, reaching an almost terrifying force in the Prelude to Act 3 which is sustained to...continue...

Verdi: Nabucco / Sinopoli, Cappuccilli, Domingo, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1984-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Horn, Volker; Nesterenko, Evgeny; Popp, Lucia; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus