Selig, Franz-Josef

Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor / Lenneke Ruiten, Iris Vermillion, Shawn Mathey, Franz Josef Selig. Janowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Mathey, Shawn [Tenor Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Selig, Franz-Josef; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

In 2008 PentaTone started the recording of a complete Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski. This title,...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/2012)....continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [DVD]

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

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue...
Run Time: 183 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue...
Run Time: 183 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, S...continue...

Mozart: Die Entfuhrang aus dem Serail / Bolton, Damrau, Peretyatko, Strehl [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-02-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Ernst, Norbert; Peretyatko, Olga; Quest, Christoph; Selig, Franz-Josef; Strehl, Christoph
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

C major Entertainment presents Christof Loy's staging of Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio" from the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

The outstanding cast features Diana Damrau...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Catal...continue...

Mozart: Die Entfuhrang aus dem Serail / Bolton, Damrau, Peretyatko, Strehl [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-02-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Ernst, Norbert; Peretyatko, Olga; Quest, Christoph; Selig, Franz-Josef; Strehl, Christoph
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

C major Entertainment presents Christof Loy's staging of Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio" from the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

The outstanding cast features Diana Damrau...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Volkslieder, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Wenn alle Brunnlein Flieáen; Frisch gesungen ("Hab oft im Kreis der Lieben"), for chorus; German Traditional: Horch, was kommt von drauáen rein; Nun will der lenz uns...
Performers: Bär, Olaf; Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bozec, Anne Le; Busch, Christine; Deutsch, Helmut; Doufexis, Stella; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulin...
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Les Escapades (Ensemble)

In 2008 the concert and opera singer Cornelius Hauptmann initiated the charitable "The Lieder project" to further singing with children. The following year the "Wiegenlieder"...continue...

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...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Thielemann, Stoyanova, Garanca [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-03-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Schade, Michael; Selig, Franz-Josef; Stoyanova, Krassimira
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus

"Christian Thielemann conjured up the gigantic cosmos of the 'Missa' with such lightness and grace that its mystery seemed to reveal itself." - Frankfurter Allgemeine...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japan...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Thielemann, Stoyanova, Garanca [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-03-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Schade, Michael; Selig, Franz-Josef; Stoyanova, Krassimira
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus

"Christian Thielemann conjured up the gigantic cosmos of the 'Missa' with such lightness and grace that its mystery seemed to reveal itself." - Frankfurter Allgemeine...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Span...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vergessene Lieder

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2011-03-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sicheln schallen, song for voice & piano; Ich denke dein, song for voice & piano; Der Verlassene; Erinnerung; Wiegenlied ("Schlummre sanft"), song for voice & piano; Der Wasserfall...
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Mertens, Klaus; Pirner, Gitti; Roth, Detlef; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (01/2010); Kupferhaus of the Culture Forum in Planegg (Germany) (01/2010); Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (05/30/2010); Kupferhaus o...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht; Johanes Brahms: Nänie; Robert Schunann: Der Königssohn

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2011-02-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60; Johannes Brahms: Nänie, for chorus, orchestra & harp ad lib, Op. 82; Robert Schumann: Der Königssohn, fo...
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Roth, Detlef; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (05/30/2010)....continue...

Bach: St. Matthew Passion [Highlights] / Christoph Spering

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-07-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion Selon Saint Mathieu
Performers: Browner, Alison; Jochens, Wilfried; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Lika, Peter; Schafer, Markus; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Spering, Christoph

The St Matthew Passion is one of Bach's most accomplished compositions and one of the truly great works of classical music, alongside Mozart's Magic Flute...continue...

Lullabies, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: Der Mond ist aufgegangen; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5), Op. 49; Sandmännchen ("Die Blümelein sie schlafen"), folk song for voice & piano, WoO 31/4; Karl Friedrich...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Foll, Elisabeth; Gees, Michael; Haller, Benoit; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Huber, Gerold; Irmer, Stefan; Iven, ...

Many German lullabies are known all over the world. For this recording more than 50 of the most well-known singers with German as their mother...continue...

Beethoven: Missa solemnis

1 CD / Arte Nova Import / 2010-02-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Novsak, Primoz; Orgonasova, Luba; Selig, Franz-Josef; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Zinman, David

La Féérie des plus Beaux Allegros

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Les quatre saisons, Concerto no 1 en mi majeur RV. 269 "Le printemps"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonie no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 en ré...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Kaufmann, Jonas; Nylund, Camilla; Selig, Franz-Josef; Sigfridsson, Henri; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Breuninger, Klaus; Zender, Hans; Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Gielen, Michael; Rilling, Helmuth; Marriner, Sir Neville; Solyom, Stefan

Haydn: Sinfonia in D major, etc

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia for orchestra in D major, H. 1a/7 (one movement, overture to unidentified work); Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B f...
Performers: Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Hartelius, Malin; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

It's always a very special musical event when two Bavarian Broadcasting ensembles join forces on stage - as in this case with the Chor and...continue...
Recording information: Waldsassen Basilica, Waldsassen, Czech Republic (10/07/2008)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust / Mojca Erdmann, Christiane Iven, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, et al

2 CD / RCO Live / 2009-10-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust
Performers: Doss, Kevin; Erdmann, Mojca; Gerhaher, Christian; Gura, Werner; Iven, Christiane; Jellema, Anitra; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Nicolaus Harnoncourt’s acclaimed 2008 performances of Schumann’s rarely heard masterpiece Szenen aus Goethes Faust with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra were recorded live and edited for...continue...

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / Thomas Fey

2 CD / Christophorus / 2009-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Durmuller, Jorg; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Selig, Franz-Josef; Worle, Robert

Bach: Mass in B minor / RIAS Kammerchor, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Goerne, Matthias; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Pregardien, Christoph; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Jacobs, René

In 1818, well before Bach's 'Mass in b-minor' was given its first complete performance, the Swiss music historian and publisher Hans Georg Nageli described it...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (highlights) / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Schä...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko once again triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Harnoncourt, Netrebko, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Ringelhah...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di Figaro', available...continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass / Newmann

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 16 in C major, K 329 (317a); Mass no 16 for solois...
Performers: Kwella, Patrizia; Pregardien, Christoph; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

Bach: Mass in B minor / Rilling, Bach Collegium, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Gerhaher, Christian; Odinius, Lothar; Petersen, Marlis; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart

The long-awaited new recording from internationally renowned conductor and Bach expert Helmuth Rilling features his Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart along with an...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Thielemann, Domingo, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Anger, Ain; Baechle, Janina; Bankl, Wolfgang; Denschlag, Daniela; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ivan, Simina; Jelosits, Peter; Keszei, Bori; Kobel, Benedikt; Krasteva, Nadia; Los, Inn...
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Other opera houses can only dream of a season finale like this one. (Domingo) phrases gloriously and is intelligent enough to know where he needs...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Zinman, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Novsak, Primoz; Orgonasova, Luba; Selig, Franz-Josef; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Swiss Chamber Chorus

"Revelatory... chorus and orchestra are astonishing: both of them very fine bodies, and, here, responding to Zinman's idea of the music as though for joy...continue...

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer / Weill, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-08

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Dürmüller, Jörg; Rensburg, Kobie van; Selig, Franz-Josef; Stenwold, Terje; Weber, Astrid
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Chorus

Penguin Guide
Musically, one notes instantly the extra clarity of textures and the fact hat the orchestra does not so easily overwhelm the singers...Jörg Dürmüller is...continue...

Liedertafel

1 CD / Orfeo / 2004-02-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Nachtigall, D 724/Op. 11 no 2; Der Entfernten, D 331; Widerspruch, D 865a/Op. 105 no 1; Trinklied ("Brüder! Unser Erdenwallen"), for tenor, chorus & piano, D. 148 (Op. 131/2)...
Performers: Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Huber, Gerold; Selig, Franz-Josef; Taylor, James [Tenor Vocal]; Volle, Michael

Lecture Concerts - Bach: Cantatas / Helmuth Rilling, et al

4 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2003-05-28

Works: Spoken Word: Introduction to Bach's Cantata BWV 79, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild (God the Lord Is Sun and Sh; Introduction to Bach's Cantata BWV 110, Unser Mund sei voll Lachens (Make our mouth ...
Performers: Brown, Donna; Genz, Christoph; Marquardt, Markus; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Selig, Franz-Josef; Taylor, James [Tenor Vocal]; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Faszination Musik - Beethoven: Symphony no 9

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2003-01-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Kaufmann, Jonas; Nylund, Camilla; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart

Mozart: David, König in Jerusalem / Hager, Rubens, et al

2 CD / Orfeo / 2002-09-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: David, König in Jerusalem, oratorio (constructed by Richard Bletschacher)
Performers: Browner, Alison; Chum, Johannes; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Ganz, Bruno; Rubens, Sibylla; Selig, Franz-Josef; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Händel: Belshazzar /Neumann, Brutscher, Kermes, Selig, et al

3 CD / MD&G / 2001-11-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Brutscher, Markus; Kermes, Simone; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

Lamenti - Monteverdi, Vivaldi, et al / Von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-09-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 7; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Antonio Bertali: Lamento della Regina d'Inghilterra; Giovanni Legrenzi: Balletti e correnti a 5, Op. 16; Antonio Viva...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob; Mollenbeck, Markus; Selig, Franz-Josef; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

"The vocal selections on this remarkable disc are all examples of the 17th Century fascination with lamentation--for lost life or love--asan art form. They are...continue...