Seiffert, Peter

Wagner: Scenes from Tannhauser, Lohengrin & Die Walkure / ulia Varady, Peter Seiffert

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre
Performers: Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

With this recording the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau once bade farewell to his public as a vocalist: together with two other great Wagner singers -...continue...
Recording information: BR-Studio, München (03/20/1996-03/25/1996)....continue...

Beethoven for All: Music of Power, Passion and Beauty / Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Decca / 2012-06-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Sonata for Piano...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Koch, Wolfgang; Meier, Waltraud; Samuil, Anna; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Highlights - The essential 2 CD collection of Beethoven's extraordinary music performed and conducted by the iconic and legendary Daniel Barenboim, "one of the greatest...continue...

Wagner: Tannhauser / Weigle, Seiffert, Schnitzer, Uria-Monzon [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Eiche, Markus; Groissböck, Günther ; Ombuena, Vicente; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Tilli, Johann; Vas, Francisco; Vasar, Lauri
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

From the Gran Teatre del Liceu - one of the great Wagner singers of our time in the lead role, Peter Seiffert is a nimble,...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Chin...continue...

Wagner: Tannhauser / Weigle, Seiffert, Schnitzer, Uria-Monzon [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-03-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Eiche, Markus; Groissböck, Günther ; Ombuena, Vicente; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Tilli, Johann; Vas, Francisco; Vasar, Lauri
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

From the Gran Teatre del Liceu - one of the great Wagner singers of our time in the lead role, Peter Seiffert is a nimble,...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...

Ave Maria: Bach/Gounod, Schubert, Mozart, Pergolesi, Rossini, Verdi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria 1; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Claudi...
Performers: Connell, John; Frimmer, Monika; Greindl, Josef; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hochreither, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Seiffert, Peter; Szmytka, Elzbieta; Traxel, Josef
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Parrott, Andrew; Rovatkay, Lajos; Max, Hermann; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Savall, Jordi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Forster, Karl; Kraus, Richard; Kout, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Collegium Cartusianum; Das kleine Konzert; Hespèrion XX; Taverner Players

Wedding Classics / Bridal March, Bridal Chorus, Caro mio ben; Exsultate Jubilate

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Charles Gounod: Messe à Ste. ...
Performers: Frimmer, Monika; Hoppe, Heinz; Kalafusz, Hans; Lorengar, Pilar; Seiffert, Peter; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Wallberg, Heinz; Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Hartemann, Jean-Claude; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Hickox, Richard; Heger, Robert; Kout, Jirí; Mackerras, Ch...

Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Sawallisch, Seiffert, DeVol [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: DeVol, Luana; Lipovsek, Marjana; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Seiffert, Peter; Titus, Alan
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester

Arthaus presents a rare document: the 1992 Japanese premiere of Wolfgang Sawallisch's last production with the Bavarian State Opera. Sawallisch was celebrating the 25th anniversary...continue...
Run Time: 183 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Wagner Opera Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhaüser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg; The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Götterdämme...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kang, Philip; Lipovsek, Marjana; Meier, Waltraud; Palmer, Felicity; Pape, Rene; Schreibmayer, Kurt; S...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Mehta, Uusitalo, Larsson, Ryan [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Bannik, Ilya; Bethencourt, Eugenia; Bress, Manuela; Daszak, John; Denschlag, Daniela; Flaitz, Bernadette; Grötzinger, Heike; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Larsson, Anna; Lukas, Ralf; Matos, Elisabete...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra

Run Time: 1060 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spa...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Mehta, Uusitalo, Larsson, Ryan [4 Blu-Ray]

4 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Bannik, Ilya; Bethencourt, Eugenia; Bress, Manuela; Daszak, John; Denschlag, Daniela; Flaitz, Bernadette; Grötzinger, Heike; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Larsson, Anna; Lukas, Ralf; Matos, Elisabete...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencian Community Orchestra

Run Time: 1060 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Highlights / Zubin Mehta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Daszak, John; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Milling, Stephen; Ryan, Lance; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Siegel, Gerhard; Uusitalo, Juha; Wilson,...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencian Community Orchestra

Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Highlights / Zubin Mehta [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers: Daszak, John; Kapellmann, Franz Josef; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Milling, Stephen; Ryan, Lance; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Siegel, Gerhard; Uusitalo, Juha; Wilson,...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencian Community Orchestra

MusicWeb International
A superb marketing tool for the entire cycle available on DVD and on Blu-ray. This performance and production is a great success overall and...continue...
Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spani...continue...

Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...continue...

Carl Michael Ziehrer, Vol, 12

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-02-09

Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer: Es gibt kein zweites Wien!, marsch, Op. 475; Singen, Lachen, Tanzen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 486; Leben heiát genieáen!, polka schnell, Op. 325; Die verliebte Esk...
Performers: Frank, Gunther; Holm, Renate; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Mogg, Herbert

This disc continues the series on Preiser of C.M. Ziehrer's music. Ziehrer was the last significant representative of Viennese dance music of the classical age...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Mehta/Valencian Community Orchestra / Seiffert, Salminen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-01-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bethencourt, Eugenia; Bress, Manuela; Flaitz, Bernadette; Grötzinger, Heike; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Ralston, Helen Huse; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria;...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

Wagner's dream of a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' becomes reality through La Fura dels Baus' visual fantasy and blending of video technology, lighting and props (often formed of...continue...
Run Time: 272 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: German, F...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Mehta/Valencian Community Orchestra / Seiffert, Salminen [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-01-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bethencourt, Eugenia; Bress, Manuela; Flaitz, Bernadette; Grötzinger, Heike; Larsson, Anna; Mayer, Christa; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Ralston, Helen Huse; Salminen, Matti; Schnitzer, Petra Maria;...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as CME 700708. Wagner's dream...continue...
Run Time: 272 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: German,...continue...

Beethoven: Essental Beethoven / Barenboim, Juilliard String Quartet, Maazel [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet for...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; ; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Juilliard String Quartet; Staatskapelle Berlin; Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Overture, symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera: this unique set of DVDs offers a representative overview of the works of one of the greatest of all...continue...
Run Time: 437 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

Wagner

1 CD / Orfeo / 2009-09-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre
Performers: Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio 1 (01/14/2008-01/17/2008)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Mehta/Orch. da la Generalitat Valenciana, Stabell, Seiffert, Meier, Trost [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Meier, Waltraud; Raimondi, Ildiko; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten; Trost, Rainer; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencia Regional Government Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra

Thunderous applause and loud cries of "bravo" greeted the premiere of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' at the inaugural performance of the first opera season in Valencia's new...continue...
Run Time: 148 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Best Tenor Arias 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te...continue...

Weber: Der Freischutz / Harnoncourt/Zurich Opera House, Davidson, Groschel, Nielsen [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-01-27

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Clamer, Raphael; Davidson, Cheyne; Groschel, Werner; Hartelius, Malin; Nielsen, Inga; Polgar, Laszlo; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Vogel, Volker
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

A DVD release of Weber's masterpiece Der Freischütz in a production by the legendary director Ruth Berghaus. Chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera are...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...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: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Barenboim/Bayreuth Festival, Robert Holl, Matthias Holle [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Holl, Robert; Holle, Matthias; Kerl, Torsten; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Korhonen, Jyrki; Magee, Emily; Maus, Peter; Pampuch, Helmut; Reiter, Alfred; Schmidt, Andreas; Schneider, Bernhard; Seiffert, Pet...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A classic production from the Bayreuth Festival’s performance history is now available here for the first time on DVD! Staged and directed by Richard Wagner’s...continue...
Run Time: 274 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Doese, Helena; Hampson, Thomas; Hodgson, Alfreda; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Rea, Sean; Relyea, Jo...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The recording of Sir Simon Rattle's cycle the Mahler Symphonies commenced in 1986 with the Second Symphony and was completed in 2002 with the Fifth....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies / Sawallisch, Price, Lipovsek, et al

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

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 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Lipovsek, Marjana; Price, Margaret; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Now a (re-issue of) the complete cycle of Beethoven's symphonies by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, one of the world's leading orchestras. Conductor is Wolfgang Sawallisch,...continue...

Gemini - Schumann: Requiem, etc / Klee, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op. 112; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Requiem, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 148
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Andonian, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Georg, Mechthild; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Lindner, Brigitte; Lovaas, Kari; Meyer,...
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Klee, Bernhard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus ; Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Schumann's neglected choral output includes several worthwhile pieces, notably the charming, light-filled oratorio The Pilgrimage of the Rose, and the late and dark-toned...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...

Bayerische Staatsoper 1997-2005 Live / Mehta, Bolton, et al

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2005-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante, HWV 33; Serse, HWV 40; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Ro...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Daniels, David [Countertenor]; Gantner, Martin; Gritton, Susan; Harteros, Anja; Kasarova, Vesselina; Meier, Waltraud; Murray, Ann; Nilon, Paul; Röschmann, Dorothea; Sei...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra

Welser-Most, Franz: Wagner: Tannhauser [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2004-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Kabatu, Isabelle; Kringelborn, Solveig; Seiffert, Peter; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Intially produced in Dresden in 1845, 'Tannhauser' provoked a storm of newspaper criticism, but was warmly received by a few ardent friends and admirers, among...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Die Walküre / Mehta, Seiffert, Rydl, Meier, et al

4 CD / Farao Classics / 2004-10-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Fujimura, Mihoko; Meier, Waltraud; Rydl, Kurt; Schnaut, Gabriele; Seiffert, Peter; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

" Mehta benefits from the often incandescent and technically masterful playing of his orchestra and from the ideal acoustics of the Nationaltheater, finely caught by...continue...

Clara & Robert Schumann: Lieder und Duette

1 CD / Orfeo / 2003-08-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Duets (4) for soprano, tenor & piano, Op. 78; Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74; Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint, song for voice & piano, Op. 37/1; Liebste, was kann dies uns sch...
Performers: Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Seiffert, Peter; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

Beethoven: Fidelio (Highlights) / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Leiferkus, Sergei; Margiono, Charlotte; Polgar, Laszlo; Seiffert, Peter; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Opera Goes to the Movies

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-08-07

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Bohème; Manon Lescaut; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Costa, Mary; Domingo, Placido; Kraus, Alfredo; Marton, Eva; Merrill, Robert; Moffo, Anna; Onesti, Giorgio; Peters, Roberta; Price, Leontyne; Seiffert...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Patanè, Giuseppe; Downes, Edward; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Levine, James; Santi, Nello; Steinberg, Pinchas; Leinsdorf, Erich; Ormandy, Eugene; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia ...

Opera - Wagner: Ring of Nibelungen (Highlights) / Haitink

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Goldberg, Reiner; Haage, Peter; Herman, Sylvia; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Marton, Eva; Morris, James; Quittmeyer, Susan; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seiffert, ...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Great Tenors of the Century - Cura, Seiffert, Alagna, et al

1 CD / Teldec / 2000-03-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; La bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Richard Wagner: Si...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Anders, Peter; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boutet, Benoit; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Caruso, Enrico; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Cottone, Salvatore; Cura, Jose;...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Nagano, Kent; Viotti, Marcello; Rizzi, Carlo; Barenboim, Daniel; Buckley, Emerson; Santi, Nello; Pradella, Massimo; Scaglia, Ferruccio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Muti, Studer, Ziegler, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Morris, James; Seiffert, Peter; Studer, Cheryl; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Wagner: Lohengrin / Barenboim, Seiffert, Magee, et al

3 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1998-11-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Bindszus, Peter; Magee, Emily; Pape, Rene; Polaski, Deborah; Riedel, Bernd; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seiffert, Peter; Struckmann, Falk; Trekel, Roman; Zettisch, Bernd
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus

Barenboim conducts this new recording of 'Lohengrin' complete and uncut, including the rare second part of the Grail Narration, which was cut shortly before the...continue...

Mozart: Requiem K.626, Great Mass In C Minor, Missa Brevis

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Mass no 9 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa brevis, "Spatzenmesse...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Cuberli, Lella; Engen, Keith; Krenn, Werner; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Mathis, Edith; Moll, Kurt; Scholz, Rudolf; Seiffert, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, José
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Kubelik, Rafael

Ten Tenors in Prayer / Domingo, Lanza, Heppner, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Allmacht, D 852; Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Percy Kahn: Ave Maria; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angel...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Domingo, Placido; Elman, Mischa; Hadley, Jerry; Heppner, Ben; Kahn, Percy; Kreisler, Fritz; Lanza, Mario; McCormack, John; O'Brien, Vincent; Pavarotti, Luciano; ...
Conductors: Rogers, Walter; Froschauer, Helmuth; Santi, Nello; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Roberto; Sinatra, Ray; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bass, Warner; Ellstein, Abraham; Kout, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Alexander (New Age); English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Bo...

Weber: Oberon / Janowski, Kasarova, van del Walt, et al

3 CD / RCA Records / 1997-11-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon
Performers: Kasarova, Vesselina; May, Hermine; Nielsen, Inga; Person, Heidi; Seiffert, Peter; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus

"No words can praise too highly the contribution of the orchestral players here. Their ensemble efforts and individual solo contributions are of a uniformly high...continue...
Personnel: Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo soprano); Peter Seiffert (tenor); Bo Skovhus (baritone).

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Beethoven: Fidelio / Harnoncourt, Margiono, Seiffert, et al

2 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1995-10-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Florianschutz, Robert; Leiferkus, Sergei; Macias, Reinaldo; Margiono, Charlotte; Polgár, László; Seiffert, Peter; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Mahler: Symphonie no 8 / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-06-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: McNair, Sylvia; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Seiffert, Peter; Studer, Cheryl; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus

Mahler: 10 Symphonies / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, etc

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-05-02

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: Hetzel, Gerhart; Holler, Adolf; McNair, Sylvia; Meier, Waltraud; Norman, Jessye; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Seifert, Gerd; Seiffert, Peter; Studer, Cheryl; Terfel, Bryn; V...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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The current pre-eminence of Gustav Mahler in the concert hall and on disc isn't something that could have been anticipated - other...continue...

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...

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / Patané, Panerai, Donath, Seiffert

1 CD / RCA Records / 1988-10-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Auer, Gerhard; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Errante, Valerie; Federici, Franco; Georg, Mechthild; Grumbach, Raimund; Kunz, Claudia; Pane, Tullio; Panerai, Rolando; Riener, Robert; Rosca, Marcello; ...
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra