Sotin, Hans

Mozart: Mass in C minor / Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, Werner Krenn and Hans Sotin. Leppard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Krenn, Werner; Sotin, Hans; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Together with Requiem, Mozart's C minor mass is one of the brilliant composer's great unfinished sacred works. The work combines monumental power, solemn spirituality and...continue...
Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting (02/13/1973-02/15/1973)....continue...

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

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...

Bravura Basses

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Coad, Conal; East, Angela; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Herford, Henry; Martin, Bruce; Myers, Raymond; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Pape, Rene; Parkin, David; Parsons, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Rob...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Rudner, Ola; Measham, David; Divall, Richard; Franks, Dobbs; Solti, Sir Georg; Weigle, Sebastian; Cleobury, Stephen; Boult, Adrian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Greene, Andrew; Davis...

Wagner: Parsifal / Sinopoli/Bayreuth, Watson, Elming [2 DVD]

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Elming, Poul; Holle, Matthias; Sotin, Hans; Struckmann, Falk; Watson, Linda; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

From the 1998 Festival, under the direction of the great Wagner conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli, the four main roles are taken by Poul Elming, Linda Watson,...continue...
Run Time: 268 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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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Tennstedt

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2011-03-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand," this live recording of Mahler's eighth symphony unites over 500 singers and musicians in a vibrant, life-affirming performance, led...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (01/27/1991)....continue...

Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

Lustige Geschichten / Beethoven

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. I; Symphonie no 45 in F sharp minor, Hob. 1; Claude Debussy: Jimbo's Lullaby, for piano (Childr...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Olbertz, Walter; Resick, Georgine; Rosel, Peter; Sotin, Hans; Suske, Karl
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

Cult Operas of the 1970s: Mozart; Beethoven; Weber; etc. / Hamburg State Opera [10 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der F...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Ahlin, Cvetka; Blankenburg, Heinz; Blankenburg, Heinz Horst; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Cassilly, Richard; Deutekom, Christina; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fliether, Herbert; Flores...
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Stein, Horst; Ludwig, Leopold; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Janowski, Marek; Maderna, Bruno; Kuntzsch, Matthias
Ensemble: Hamburg State Opera Chorus; Hamburg State Opera Orchestra; NDR Children's Chorus

This DVD box set contains ten historical studio productions from the Hamburg State Opera....continue...
Run Time: 1320 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad / Leitner, Duesing, Peter, Donath, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-09-30

Works: Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Duesing, Dale; Krull, Rolf Dieter; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Maxem, Anton; Peter, Fritz; Peysang, Andre; Schiml, Marga; Schnelle, Ferdinand; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Tannhaeuser / Davis/Bayreuth Festival, Wenkoff, Jones, Weikl [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Sotin, Hans; Weikl, Bernd; Wenkoff, Spas
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Gwyneth Jones bravely tackles the roles of both Elisabeth and Venus with glorious tone and splendid stage presence. This 1978 production from Bayreuth was directed...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

Eterna Collection - Lortzing: Der Wildschutz / Klee, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz
Performers: Hornik, Gottfried; Mathis, Edith; Ottenthal, Gertrud von; Resick, Georgine; Riedel, Bernd; Schreier, Peter; Sotin, Hans; Suss, Reiner
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

Christa Ludwig: Live Recordings, 1955-1994

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Capriccio, ...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Bonisolli, Franco; Casa, Lisa della; Cathy Berns-Rund; Chauvet, Guy; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Flossman, Gilels; Gall...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Krips, Josef; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Ludwig, Leopold; Prêtre, Georges; Heger, Robert; Maazel, Lorin; Bernstein, Leonard; Stein, Horst; Albrecht, Gerd; Mehta, Zubi...

Wagner: Parsifal / Stein/Orchester Der Bayreuther, Jerusalem, Randova, Sotin, Weikl [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Jerusalem, Siegfried; Randova, Eva; Roar, Leif; Salminen, Matti; Sotin, Hans; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Wolfgang Wagner's arrestingly beautiful production, filmed live at Bayreuth in 1981 and directed by Brian Large, features a stellar cast led by Eva Randova, Bernd...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Ludwig/Hamburg Phil. State Orch., Popp, Wiemann, Adam, Cassilly, Silja [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Cassilly, Richard; Popp, Lucia; Silja, Anja; Sotin, Hans; Wiemann, Ernst; Wohlfahrt, Erwin
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

The latest in this series of vintage Hamburg Opera films focuses on Beethoven's only opera in another staging by Rolf Liebermann, regarded as "one of...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Maderna/Hamburg Phil. State Orch., Blankenheim, Sotin, Moll, Jurinac [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-04-24

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7
Performers: Blankenheim, Toni; Cassilly, Richard; Grundheber, Franz; Haage, Peter; Jurinac, Sena; Marschner, Kurt; Moll, Kurt; Sotin, Hans; Steiner, Elisabeth; Unger, Gerhard
Conductors: Maderna, Bruno
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

"Liebermann could not have picked a better conductor for the job. Bruno Maderna's studies with Hermann Scherchen, his uneasy blood-brotherhood with Boulez and the Darmstadt...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Penderecki: The Devils of Loudun / Janowski/Hamburg PO, Troyanos, Hiolski, Ladysz, Sotin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-04-24

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Die Teufel von Loudun
Performers: Blankenburg, Heinz Horst; Gerdesmann, Karl-Heinz; Hiolski, Andrzej; Ladysz, Bernard; Mamero, Rolf; Marschner, Kurt; Melchert, Helmut; Sotin, Hans; Troyanos, Tatiana; Van Mill, Arnold; Workman, William
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

This film sees the world première video recording of Penderecki's first opera The Devils of Loudun, filmed shortly after its world première in 1969 at...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann / Mackerras/Hamburg Phil State Orch., Popp, Wolansky, Sotin, Fliether [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-01-30

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann
Performers: Fliether, Herbert; Grundheber, Franz; Mangin, Noel; Popp, Lucia; Sotin, Hans; Wolansky, Raymond
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra

What better legacy could an opera-house director leave behind him than a string of excellent theatrical productions! Rolf Liebermann (1910-1999), who was actually a composer,...continue...
Run Time: 131 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Weber: Der Freischutz / Ludwig/Hamburg Philharmonic State Orch., Minetti, Saunders, Kozub, Mathis, Frick [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-01-30

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Grundheber, Franz; Kozub, Ernst; Krause, Tom; Mathis, Edith; Minetti, Bernhard; Saunders, Arlene; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra

In June and July 1967 the opera ensemble toured North America, with visits to the World Exposition in Montreal (Canada) and New York. In addition...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: The Magic Flute / Horst Stein/Hamburg Philharmonic, Sotin, Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau, Mathis, Grundheber, Moll [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Deutekom, Cristina; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Grundheber, Franz; Malone, Carol; Mathis, Edith; Sotin, Hans; Workman, William
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

This 1971 film version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 'Magic Flute' is based on a production at Hamburg State Opera staged by the multi-talented stage, television...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish
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Ultimate Beethoven - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto f...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Tannhauser / Sinopoli/Bayreuth Festival Orch. & Chorus, Hans Sotin, Richard Versalle [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-10-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Brendel, Wolfgang; Engert, Ruthild; Sotin, Hans; Studer, Cheryl; Versalle, Richard; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

The abstract starkness of Wolfgang Wagner's production is underscored by the crystalline clarity and vigor of Giuseppe Sinopoli's conducting, which particularly highlights the progressive aspects...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8 / Klaus Tennstedt [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 8 in E flat major "Symphony of A Thousand"
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Rappe, Jadwiga; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Tennstedt’s 1986 Mahler 8 is one of the high points of his cycle. This 1991 concert with different soloists is even better. Partly it’s the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-05-16

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bork, Hanneke van; Cochran, William; Cotrubas, Ileana; Harper, Heather; Juda, Jo; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sotin, Hans; Wijs, Kees De
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: St. Pius X Children's Choir

The premiere performance of this symphony in Munich on September 12, 1910 featured a chorus of about 850, with an orchestra of 171. These massive...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...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Bernstein, Janowitz, Popp, Kollo, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Janowitz, Gundula; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Part of "Originals" series....continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Haydn: Symphonies, etc

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe a...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Bilgram, Hedwig; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Kuchl, Rainer; Moll, Kurt; Ollmann, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Schloter, Elmar; Sotin, Hans; Thomas-Mifune, Werner; Vocals], Thoma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Among the often overlooked aspects of Leonard Bernstein's legacy is his sure touch with the great classicists, especially Haydn. This four-disc treasury of Haydn masterpieces...continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Lohengrin / Solti

4 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Jelosits, Peter; Mohr, Thomas; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Norman, Jessye; Poschner, Brigitte; Randova, Eva; Renee, Madelyn; Scharinger, Anton; Sotin, Hans; Srame...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

The recording of Lohengrin in June 1986 marked the end of Solti's Wagner cycle....continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Tannhäuser / Solti

3 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Braun, Victor; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Ludwig, Chri...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Opera Chorus

It is a landmark recording as it presents the Paris version of the opera for the first time on record (rather than the more commonly...continue...

Trio - Wagner: Tannhäuser / Gerdes, Nilsson, Adam, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Adam, Theo; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hirte, Klaus; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Lenz, Friedrich; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Profe, Helga; Sotin, Hans; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Gerdes, Otto
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

Mahler - The Complete Recordings / Sinopoli, Philharmonia

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

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Lieder eines fahrenden...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Blasi, Angela Maria; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Lewis, Keith; Meier, Waltraud; Plowright, Rosalind; Sotin, Hans; Studer...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

Bruckner: Mass In F Minor [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2002-02-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Holle, Mathias; Price, Margaret; Soffel, Doris; Sotin, Hans; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 60 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: French, English, Japanese, Spanish
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Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Behrens, Hildegard; Brendel, Alfred; Ghazarian, Sona; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Johnson, Robert; King, James [Vocals]; Kovacevich, Stephen;...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Szell, George; Galliera, Alceo; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Davis, Colin; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Piero; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; L...

Wagner: Die Walküre (Act 1) / Klemperer, Cochran, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2001-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Cochran, William; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Mahler: Complete Symphonies / Tennstedt, London Philharmonic

11 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-11-03

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 7 in E minor;...
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; Hill, David; Hynninen, Jorma; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Soffel, Doris; Sotin, Hans; Versalle, Richard; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tennstedt's Mahler cycle is the single greatest contribution the late conductor made to the world of music. These recordings, made at Abbey Road and Kingsway...continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos.8 & 10

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

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Blasi, Angela Maria; Lewis, Keith; Sotin, Hans; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer / Sinopoli, Weikl, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-08-11

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Sotin, Hans; Studer, Cheryl; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Baritone
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

The release of this long anticipated Flying Dutchman has had opera lovers eager for years. Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli has assembled a most impressive cast for...continue...

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle, etc / Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle; Stabat mater
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Lorengar, Pilar; Magiera, Leone; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rosetta, Vittorio; Sotin, Hans; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Gandolfi, Romano; Kertész, István
Ensemble: La Scala Theater Chorus; London Symphony Chorus

Bach: Cantatas - Ein feste Burg, etc / Gönnewein, Jones

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1997-01-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Brown, Wilfred; Clift, Denis; Hemsley, Thomas; Selwyn, Edward; Sotin, Hans; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Watts, Helen
Conductors: Jones, Geraint; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Consortium Musicum; Geraint Jones Orchestra; Geraint Jones Singers; South German Madrigal Choir Stuttgart

Beethoven: The 9th Symphony / Solti, Chicago SO & Chorus

1 CD / Decca / 1995-08-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Norman, Jessye; Runkel, Reinhild; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

Mahler: The Symphonies / Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra

10 CD / Philips Import / 1994-02-25

Performers: Ameling, Elly; Cochran, William; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dieleman, Marianne; Finnila, Birgit; Forrester, Maureen; Harper, Heather; Heynis, Aafje; Prey, Hermann; Sotin, Hans; van Bork, Hanneke
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Amsterdam Toonkunst Chorus; Collegium Musicum Amstelodamense; Netherlands Radio Chorus; Netherlands Radio Women's Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Pius X Children's Choir; St. Willibrod Boy...

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Salonen, von Otter, Cole, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-06-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex
Performers: Chereau, Patrice; Cole, Vinson; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Gedda, Nicolai; Sotin, Hans; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Kubelik, Bavarian RSO & Chorus

1 CD / Orfeo / 1989-11-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus