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Schoenberg: Pierre Lunaire / Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporian; Christine Schafer

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Performers: Cambreling, Frederique; Nagano, Hideki; Schafer, Christine; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...

Christine Schafer Sings Melodies - Chausson, Debussy / Christine Schafer, Irwin Gage, piano

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2012-09-04

Works: Ernest Chausson: Dans la forêt du charme et de l'enchantement, for voice & piano, Op. 36/2; Mélodies (4), for voice & piano, Op. 13; Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19; Mélod...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Gage, Irwin; Schafer, Christine

Recording information: Teldec-Studio, Berlin, Germany (06/1999)....continue...

Lyric: Orchestral Songs by Mahler, Wolf, Zemlinsky, Wellesz, Schreker, Bloch / Schafer, Quasthoff, Goerne

2 CD / Capriccio / 2011-11-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Er ists; Denk' es, o Seele!; An den Schlaf; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Symphonische Gesänge, Op. ...
Performers: Georg, Mechthild; Goerne, Matthias; Grundheber, Franz; Klepper, Regina; Koch, Sophie; Quasthoff, Thomas; Schafer, Christine; Shirai, Mitsuko
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Bertini, Gary; Shallon, David; Albrecht, Gerd; Epple, Roger; Gulke, Peter; Sloane, Steven

A collection of recordings taken from the legendary Capriccio Archive joins some of the world's leading singers together and presents a broad repertoire of known...continue...

Handel: Theodora / Bolton, Schafer, Mehta, Fink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Fink, Bernarda; Kaiser, Joseph; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Mehta, Bejun; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Salzburg Bach Choir

George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Handel: Theodora / Bolton, Schafer, Mehta, Fink [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Fink, Bernarda; Kaiser, Joseph; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Mehta, Bejun; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Salzburg Bach Choir

George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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My Art of Singing / Christine Schafer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-05-31

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Schafer, Christine

In this light-hearted documentary portrait, Christine Schafer reveals how she has come to position herself in the top ranks of today’s sopranos while still maintaining...continue...
Run Time: 52 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Mozart: Complete Sacred Music / Harnoncourt

13 CD / Teldec / 2011-04-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 3 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Dominicus"), K. 66; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Corona...
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Denes, Zsuzsanna; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Holl, Robert; Laki, Kriszt...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

"This is an exceptional labor of love... The overall sound is remarkably unified and the balance superb... A notable achievement." - BBC Music Magazine, on...continue...

The Songs of Johannes Brahms, Vol. 2 / Christine Schafer, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Juchhe! ("Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön"), song for voice & piano, Op. 6/4; Wie die Wolke nach der Sonne, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/5; Die Müllerin, son...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Schafer, Christine

Following on his iconic Hyperion projects focused on the complete songs of Schubert and Schumann, Graham Johnson's latest enterprise traverses the complete songs of Brahms....continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (06/01/2010-06/03/2010)....continue...

Gala From Berlin: Songs of Love & Desire / Freni, Schafer, Alvarez, Keenlyside [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchest...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Freni, Mirella; Keenlyside, Simon; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Love is the theme of this extraordinary 1998 New Year's Eve Concert. And who wrote better music about love than Mozart and Verdi? The Berliner...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Thielemann/Munich PO, Schafer, Gerhaher [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-10-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

'Ein deutsche Requiem', Brahms' majestic masterpiece, in a definitive performance: Christian Thielemann and the Munchner Philharmoniker are a synonym for excellence in the German late-Romantic...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Ruckert Songs

1 CD / Capriccio / 2010-04-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

"Now in her 40's, Schafer is still absolutely sublime and a true artist. Her voice is exquisite here- as is her interpretation. Listen to her...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, groáer Saal (11/22/2008-11/26/2008)....continue...

Handel: Arias & Suites from Alcina HWV 34 / Schäfer, Kussmaul, et al

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Schafer, Christine

2009 is the year of Handel's 250th birthday, and to celebrate CAvi-music releases this disc of by one of the top sopranos in the world....continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

2 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2008-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gerhaher, Christian; Gura, Werner; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Featuring all 65 pieces from its six cantatas, Weihnachtsoratorium is Austrian composer Nikolaus Harnoncourt's interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's 1734 Christmas Oratorio. The period instrument ...continue...

Apparition - Henry Purcell, George Crumb / Christine Schäfer, Eric Schneider

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: William Shakespeare: Sonnets; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; Oedipus, Z 583; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Don Quixote, Z 57...
Performers: Schafer, Christine; Schneider, Eric [Piano]

Christine Schafer is an artist with a unique sense of style, which comes through unmistakably on 'Apparition'... she and pianist Eric Schneider mix songs by...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw

1 CD / RCO Live / 2007-10-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"It's an interesting view, very entertaining and never dull. It helps a great deal that Haitink has an orchestra with the warmth and grace of...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Harding/Vienna PO, Hampson, D'Arcangeldo, Schafer, Diener, Beczala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Beczala, Piotr; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Diener, Melanie; Hampson, Thomas; Pisaroni, Luca; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Fresh, transparent, dashing." -Die Presse, Vienna...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Sylvain Cambreling/Paris Nat'l Opera, Peter Mattei, Lorenzo Regazzo [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-10-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Grant Murphy, Heidi; Mattei, Peter; Oelze, Christiane; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

"Update is the imperfect noun we use. Christoph Marthaler's production has transposed 18th-century upstairs downstairs to bridal retail in 2001. We get Mozart's music and...continue...
Run Time: 260 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: France
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Schubert: Winterreise / Schäfer, Schneider

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2006-08-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Schafer, Christine; Schneider, Eric [Piano]

Schubert's 'Die Winterreise' was completed just a year before the young composer's death. The 24 songs in the cycle form a narrative tale describing the...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Boulez, Vienna Philharmonic, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-06-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein

In the penultimate recording of his Mahler cycle, Pierre Boulez takes on the Second Symphony "Resurrection," one of Mahler's biggest and most popular works. The...continue...

Handel: The Messiah / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Larsson, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schade, Michael; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Mozart: Requiem / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Fink, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schafer, Christine; Streit, Kurt
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Immortalized in the Academy Award-winning film 'Amadeus', Nikolaus Harnoncourt gives a fresh and unique interpretation to one of Mozart's most popular works. Also included is...continue...

Schumann/Schoenberg: Dichterliebe; Pierrot Lunaire; Schafer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2002-06-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Performers: Schafer, Christine

This double program with singer Christine Schafer offers classical music in a new visual context. In Diechterliebe, the boundaries between song and recital and reality...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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20/21 Boulez: Pli selon Pli / Schäfer, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-05-14

Works: Pierre Boulez: Pli selon pli, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

"As a symbol of Pierre Boulez's commitment to perfection, 'Pli selon pli' (Fold Upon Fold) stands uniquely within his own output and 20th-century music. Radiant...continue...

Haydn, Bach, Mendelssohn / Schäfer, Rilling, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2001-10-31

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Cantata no 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet,"...
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Edition Bachakademie Vol 73 -Magnificat, etc /Rilling, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1999-12-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083; Suscepit Israel puerum suum, BWV 1082; Saint Luke Passion, BWV 246; So heb ich denn mein Auge...
Performers: Danz, Ingeborg; Oelze, Christiane; Quasthoff, Thomas; Remmert, Birgit; Schafer, Christine; Taylor, James [tenor]; Verebics, Ibolya
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart ; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

"One of the best 'Magnificats' ever, boasting a superb choir and a dapper, dashing approach taken by a conductor...Tempos bounce along with tremendous energy, and...continue...

Bach: Wedding Cantatas /Schäfer, Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-10-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 210, "O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit" BWV 210; Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 202; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott i...
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

"An absolute joy on all counts. Christine Schafer is light enough and agile enough to chirp her way through Bach's pyrotechnics with pin-pointt control, while...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 32

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Geistertanz, D 494; Des Mädchens Klage III ("Der Eichwald braust"), for voice & piano, D. 389; Licht und Liebe, D 352; Beitrag zur fünfzig jährigen Jubelfeier, D 40...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Maarten; Langridge, Phil...

This is the third and last of three recitals in this series devoted to the songs of 1816, and marks the beginning of the last...continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Boulez, Schäfer, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Cambreling, Frederique; Cherrier, Sophie; Conquer, Jeannne Marie; Damiens, Alain; Desjardins, Christophe; Kang, Hae Sun; Nagano, Hideki; Pittman-Jennings, David; Queyras, Jean-Guihe...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

"...The three performances are in fact all very well played, but they seem to have become progressively more free and expansive, with a finer sense...continue...

Mozart: Arias; Strauss: Orchestral Songs / Schäfer, Abbado

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Ch'io ...
Performers: Johannsen, Kay; Pires, Maria-Joao; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[Schafer's] unadorned, clear and imaginitive singing of all the Mozart arias demands and hold attention on this [disc]...Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic support Schafer in...continue...

Schubert: Lieder / Christine Schäfer, Irwin Gage

1 CD / Orfeo / 1997-09-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Die Blumensprache ("Es deuten die Blumen"), song for voice & piano, D. 519 (Op. posth. 173/5); Die gefangenen Sänger, D 712; Der Schmetterli...
Performers: Gage, Irwin; Schafer, Christine

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 28

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Versunken, D 715; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Mahomets Gesang II ("Seht den Felsenquell"), song for voice & piano (fragment), D. 721; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 no 2; Johann...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Maarten; MacDougall, Jamie; Rozario, Pat...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

'There are unknown treasures here. Anyone who hasn't invested in this vast enterprise might well begin with this volume' (Classic CD)

'Irresistible listening' (The Financial Times)...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 26

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-10-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Einsame, D 800; Des Sängers Habe, D 832; Scenes (2) from "Lacrimas", D 857/Op. 124; Mondenschein, D 875/Op. 102; Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Totengr&a...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

"Vol. 26 of the complete Schubert songs is devoted entirely to compositions of 1825-26. It was a rich period...Johnson's notes are worth the price of...continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1996-07-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth

Aribert Reimann: Lieder

1 CD / Orfeo / 1996-03-08

Works: Aribert Reimann: Nightpiece, for soprano & piano; Eingedunkelt, for contralto solo; Entsorgt, for baritone solo; Lady Lazarus, for soprano solo; Wir, die wie der Strandhafer wahren, for mezzo-soprano...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia; Bauni, Axel; Quasthoff, Thomas; Schafer, Christine

Ullmann: Lieder / Bauni, Schäfer, Himmelheber, Windmüller

2 CD / Orfeo / 1995-05-22

Works: Viktor Ullmann: Wo hast du all die Schönheit, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder no 1), Op. 18/1; Am klavier, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder no 2), Op. 18/2; Sturmlied, for voice & piano (Liebesli...
Performers: Bauni, Axel; Himmelheber, Liat; Schafer, Christine; Windmuller, Yaron

Krenek: Lieder

1 CD / Orfeo / 1995-05-15

Works: Ernst Krenek: O lacrymosa, Op 48; Monolog der Stella, Op 57; Die Nachtigall, Op 68; Lieder (5), Op 82; Songs (4), Op 112; The Flea, Op 175; Wechselrahmen, Op 189
Performers: Bauni, Axel; Schafer, Christine

Haydn: The Creation / Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1994-05-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Schade, Michael; Schafer, Christine; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

"Lovely tone and a total commitment to expressing the text through her singing." - ClassicsToday.com "It's a shock to hear Michael Schade for the first...continue...