Swensen, Robert

Daniel Asia: Of Songs & Psalms / Symphony No. 5, Nonet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Daniel Asia: Symphony no 5; Nonet, for ensemble
Performers: Swensen, Robert; Trakas, Chris Pedro
Conductors: Kawamoto, Koji;
Ensemble: Czech Nonet; Pilsen Philharmonic

Aside from a handful of cantorial pieces, and despite his fondness for setting vocal texts, Daniel Asia didn't begin to explore his deep interest in...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und Die Peri

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Hale, Robert; Lewis, Keith; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Swensen, Robert; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Robert Schumann wrote his oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri on Persian fairy tales, a rather unusual subject in a period when oratorios were mainly...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (03/25/1994-03/28/1994)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem in D minor K 626, Mass in C minor K 427 "Great" / Bertini, Quasthoff, Augér, Swensen, et al

2 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-07-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Gehring, Wolfram; Laki, Krisztina; Quasthoff, Thomas; Roberts, Stephen; Soffel, Doris; Swensen, Robert; Vocals], Thomas Moser [Tenor
Conductors: Bertini, Gary
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice / Hager, Donath, Swensen, Greenberg

2 CD / Orfeo / 1994-05-31

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'anima del filosofo (Orfeo ed Euridice), opera, H. 28/13
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Greenberg, Sylvia; Hansen ne, Paul; Kandlbinder, Roland; Quasthoff, Thomas; Siegele, Dankwart; Summereder, Roman; Suzuki, Atsuko; Swensen, Robert; Vorwold, Wilfried; We...
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Edition Opera - Adam: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau / Arp

2 CD / Capriccio / 1994-01-01

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Le postillon de Lonjumeau
Performers: Coburn, Pamela; Lika, Peter; Linn, Jürgen; Prey, Florian; Swensen, Robert
Conductors: Arp, Klaus
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern; Stuttgart Choristers

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Adolphe Adam's attractive opéra-comique tells the story of a coachman who becomes an opera star. Here it's tenor Robert Swensen who dashes off...continue...

Spohr: Faust / Arp, Skovhus, Hawlata, Swensen, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 1994-01-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Faust
Performers: Borst, Martina; Hawlata, Franz; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Orrego, Rodrigo; Reiter, Alfred; Skovhus, Bo; Späth, Christoph; Swensen, Robert; Wand, Ulrich; Wohlfahrth, Brigitte
Conductors: Arp, Klaus
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern; Stuttgart Radio Chorus

Barber: Antony and Cleopatra / Badea, Hinds, Wells

2 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Samuel Barber: Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40
Performers: Arak, Alan; Bunnell, Jane; Clark, Ian; Cleveland, Mark; Cole, Steven; Cowdrick, Kathryn; Damsel, Charles; Dik, David; Grayson, Robert; Halfvarson, Eric; Hamilton, David; Hickox, David; Hids, Esther; ...

Killmayer: Yolimba / Peter Schneider

1 CD / Orfeo / 1992-09-01

Works: Wilhelm Killmayer: Yolimba, musical farce
Performers: Assenheime, Isolde; Euba, Wolf; Farinelli, Hanna; Porcher, Hans Joachim; Pregardien, Christoph; Ress, Ulrich; Schafer-Subrata, Faridah; Swensen, Robert; Titus, Alan; Venuti, Maria
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Giueppe Gazzaniga: Don Giovanni

2 CD / Orfeo / 1990-08-29

Works: Giuseppe Gazzaniga: Don Giovanni Tenorio, opera
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Kaufmann, Julie; Rosner, Anton; Scharinger, Anton; Swensen, Robert; von Kannen, Gunter
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan