Schwanewilms, Anne

Strauss: Four Last Songs; Arias from Arabella, Capriccio & Der Rosenkavalier / Anne Schwanewilms, soprano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Arabella; Capriccio; Rosenkavalier
Performers: Böhnert, Jutta; Richter, Regina; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Stenz, Markus
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne

In the tradition of greatest Strauss sopranos, Anne Schwanewilms offers her own interpretation of the composer's Four Last Songs complemented by three operatic roles, accompanied...continue...
Recording information: Stolberger Strasse Studio, Cologne, Germany (02/02/2011-02/04/2012)....continue...

Das Himmlische Leben - Songs by Liszt & Mahler / Anne Schwanewilms, soprano; Charles Spencer, piano

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Der Fischerknabe (I & II), song for voice & piano (Wilhelm Tell no 1), S. 292/1-2/1 (LW N32/1-2/1); Der Hirt (I & II), song for voice & piano (Wilhelm Tell no 2), S. 292/1-2/2 (LW N32/1-...
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

The great German dramatic soprano Anne Schwanewilms makes her début on Onyx with a recital of lieder by Liszt and Mahler. Schwanewilms is renowned internationally...continue...
Recording information: Tonal Audiophile Productions, Wien (02/21/2012-02/25/2012)....continue...

R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Schwanewilms, Jahns, Schukoff, Henschel, Eschenbach

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Jahns, Annette; Schukoff, Nikolai; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Choir

Christoph Eschenbach has a longstanding association with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and this release adds to critically acclaimed recording of Bruckner Symphony No. 6 released...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (10/18/2008)....continue...

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Grier: Around the Curve of the World / Darlington, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Francis Grier: Around the Curve of the World, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Norman, Daniel; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Schwanewilms, Anne; Whelan, Paul
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Oxford Chamber Orchestra

Berlin Opera Night / Nagano, Kirchschlager, Kasarova, Bumbry, Pape [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni, K 527; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Tura...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Bumbry, Grace; Castronovo, Charles; Crider, Michele; Galouzine, Vladimir; Kasarova, Vesselina; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Licitra, Salvatore; Pape, Rene; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Schwanewil...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

"The sound and picture are excellent. Kent Nagano and the orchestra are first-rate." - Bob Rose, Fanfare Major stars of the international opera stage unite...continue...
Run Time: 73 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Young, Voulgaridou, Harries [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Performers: Buchner, Jana; Harries, Kathryn; Schnaut, Gabriele; Schone, Wolfgang; Schukoff, Nikolai Andrej; Schwanewilms, Anne; Voulgaridou, Alexia
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

The opera 'Dialogues of the Carmelites' is the only opera the French composer Francis Poulenc ever wrote. It is based on the screenplay 'Diebegnadigte Angst'...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, English, German, Span...continue...

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Young, Voulgaridou, Harries [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Performers: Buchner, Jana; Harries, Kathryn; Schnaut, Gabriele; Schone, Wolfgang; Schukoff, Nikolai Andrej; Schwanewilms, Anne; Voulgaridou, Alexia
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as AHM 101493. The opera...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue...

Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, Les offrandes oubliées, Un sourire / Jun Märkl

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi; Les offrandes oubliées; Un sourire
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,

Love and faith, mortality and eternity are the abiding themes of these three important and beautifully shimmering works by one of the 20th century's most...continue...

Strauss: Macbeth Lieder, etc / Schwanewilms

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Die heil'gen drei Kön'ge aus Morgenland, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 56/6 (TrV 220/6); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Wiegenlied ("Träume, träume...
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne

'Macbeth' is Strauss' first and least-known tone poem, which is surprising since it is a strong and dramatic piece. As with 'Macbeth', 'Don Juan' has...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Luisi/Dresden State Opera, Schwanewilms [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Brohm, Sabine; Commichau, Jurgen; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Mori, Maki; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Rydl, Kurt; Schwanewilms, Anne; Vondung, Anke; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Sächsische Staatskapelle ; Staatsopernchor Dresden

The Semper Opera caused a sensation in November 2007 when it visited Japan for the first time in twenty-six years. The demand for tickets and...continue...
Run Time: 212 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, J...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Luisi/Dresden State Opera, Schwanewilms [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Brohm, Sabine; Commichau, Jurgen; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Mori, Maki; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Rydl, Kurt; Schwanewilms, Anne; Vondung, Anke; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Sächsische Staatskapelle ; Staatsopernchor Dresden

The Semper Opera caused a sensation in November 2007 when it visited Japan for the first time in twenty-six years. The demand for tickets and...continue...
Run Time: 212 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Höller: Der Meister und Margarita

3 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: York Höller: Der Meister und Margarita, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Andonian, Andrea; Finke, Martin; Hibbard, David; Hielscher, Ulrich; Katz, Eberhard; Klaus Bruch; Mazura, Franz; Monti, Matteo de; Pell, William; Ryan, Barry; Salter, Richard; Schmiege, Marilyn; Schwa...

Strauss: The Complete Songs Vol 2 / Schwanewilms, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-06-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Geduld ("Geduld, sagst du"), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/5 (TrV 141/5); Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Schlichte Weisen, songs (5) for voice & ...
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

'Schwanewilms sings the three Ophelia songs of 1918, masterly depictions of a deranged mind and among Strauss's finest achievements in this genre. The soprano calls...continue...

Schreker: Die Gezeichneten / Robert Hale / Michael Volle / Kent Nagano / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-07-25

Works: Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten
Performers: Brubaker, Robert; Hale, Robert; Schone, Wolfgang; Schwanewilms, Anne; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

"Franz Schreker (1878-1934) was at the height of his creative powers when he wrote both the music and libretto for Die Gezeichneten. As the album...continue...
Run Time: 142 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...continue...

Gemini - Mendelssohn: Elias / Conlon, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Champagne, Salvatore; Collis, Andrew; Dietzel, Johannes; Kallisch, Cornelia; Obata, Machiko; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Schwanewilms, Anne; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Conlon, James

Strauss: Elektra / Bychkov, Palmer, Clark, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-01-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Arellano, Margarita de; Bezuyen, Arnold; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Grundheber, Franz; Palmer, Felicity; Polaski, Deborah; Resmark, Susanne; Robinson, Twyla; Schwanewilms, Anne; Svendén, Birgitta;...
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

This new SACD production of Elektra features Felicity Palmer as Clytemnestra and Debroah Polaski as Elektra conducted by Semyon Bychkov and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln....continue...

Mendelssohn: Sinfonie "Lobegesang", etc / Chailly, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Schwanewilms, Anne; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Opera Chorus

This live recording is Riccardo Chaillys first concert as Music Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Opening night in Leipzig is a tradition that includes...continue...

Mahler: The Symphonies / Chailly, et al

12 CD / Decca / 2005-07-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Chailly, Riccardo; Damrow, Fritz; Diener, Melanie; Eaglin, Jane; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Heppner, Brian; Kerr, Alexander; Lang, Petra; Masseurs, Peter; Mattei...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 12-CD set celebrates Chailly's acclaimed tenure in Amsterdam with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as well as his recent appointment as chief conductor of the...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Chailly, Eaglen, Ziesak, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus