Ziesak, Ruth

Mozart: The Magic Flute / René Pape, Deon Van Der Walt, Herbert Lippert, Luciana Serra. Vienna PO, Georg Solti [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-12-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Lippert, Herbert; Pape, Rene; Scharinger, Anton; Serra, Luciana; Walt, Deon Van der; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

A never-before- released performance of Mozart's magical last opera under the baton of Sir Georg Solti.

Filmed at the Salzburg Festival in the Mozart Bicentenary

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Anniversary - Blomstedt conducts Bach: Mass in B minor; Beethoven: Symphony 5 [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Felix Men...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Mullova, Viktoria; Wolf, Jurgen; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Thomanerchor Leipzig

This DVD was recorded in 2005 at the Leipzig Bach Festival, which is widely regarded as the world's leading festival celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Latin, EN,FR,...continue...

Great Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Mendelssohn: Early Songs / Gerold Hubert, Ruth Ziesak, Carsten Suss

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-02-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sicheln schallen, song for voice & piano; Ich denke dein, song for voice & piano; Warum ich weine ("Weinend seh' ich in die Nacht"), song for voice & piano; Lieben und Schweigen ("...
Performers: Gerald Huber; Suss, Carsten; Ziesak, Ruth

Until Mendelssohn's 200th birthday in 2009, over a third of his songs were hardly known at all. When Breitkopf & Härtel published the last volume...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln (10/2010)....continue...

Kinder Lieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2012-01-31

Works: German Traditional: Der Kuckuck und der Esel, children's song; Summ, summ, summ!, children's song; Eia popeia, children's song; Es war eine Mutter, die hatte vier Kinder, children's song; Ich bin ein...
Performers: Allgaier, Catalina; Altmann, Dirk; BartmuB, Laura; Bomke, Anna; Bortlein, Paula; Buhler, Lotta; Burck, Viola; Busch, Christine; Catelao, Isabel; Danko, Vera; Dawid, Christian; Engelmann, Franka; Fink...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club

The Lieder project is a co-operative charitable project between SWR2 (Southwest German Broadcasting Company), Carus, over 100 performing artists and now more than 300 children....continue...

Rough Guide to Classical Composers: Mozart

2 CD / World Music Network / 2011-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, KV 16; Symphony no 41 in C major, KV 551 'Jupiter'; Don Giovanni, KV 527; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Performers: Borowsak, Joanna; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Shelley, Howard; Tchy, Georg; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor; Vogt, Lars; Whistler, Simon; ...
Conductors: Gaigg, Michi; Wordsworth, Barry; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Bolton, Ivor; ; Ligeti, András
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

Wiegenlieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Gut Nacht; Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 392 (BC F166); Peter Cornelius: Wiegenlied, Op 1/3; German Traditional: Der Wäc...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Beeftink, Eildert [Piano]; Begemann, Hans Christoph; Bozec, Anne Le; Danz, Ingeborg; Doufexis, Stella; Eberspacher, Sabine; Erdmann, Mojca; Foll, Elisabeth; Freimuth, Michael; Gees, M...

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...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

American Record Guide
The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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Cherubini: Masses; Overtures; Motets

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Mass no 4, for chorus & orchestra in F major ("di Chimay"); Mass no 5, for chorus & orchestra in D minor; Mass no 8 for chorus & orchestra in E major ("Missa Solemnis"); Antiphons (9...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Feller, Harald; Fleckenstein, Barbara; Hanft, Max; Hartkopf, Christof; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Meyer, Andrew; Pizzolato, Marianna; Schneider, Bernard; Streit, Kurt; T&oacu...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville

Luigi Cherubini was born in Florence, Italy, in September, 1760. He received his first musical instruction at the age of six from his father, Bartolomeo,...continue...

Haydn: The Seasons

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2010-02-23

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Muff, Alfred; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Recording information: Marienmünster, Dieáen am Ammersee (07/31/1994)....continue...

Sacred Music: Verdi, Beethoven, Bach / Maazel, Luisi, Suzuki [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Elsner, Christian; Fantini, Norma; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Macleod, Stephan; Meli, Francesco; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit; Siwek, Rafal; Smi...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Luisi, Fabio; Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Symphonica Toscanini

This DVD box combines the most known and beloved works in sacred music of three of the greatest composers of all time: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Alessandro Stradella: Christmas Cantatas

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2009-10-20

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Ah! Troppo è Ver, cantata, for 6 voices, chorus, strings, lute & harp; Si Apra Al Riso Ogni Labbro, cantata, for 3 voices, 2 violins & continuo
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Pregardien, Christoph; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schopper, Michael; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione Orchestra (Frankfurt)

Recording information: Kirche St. Osdag, Mandelsloh, Germany....continue...

Canzonetten - Haydn: Selected Songs / Ruth Ziesak, Gerold Huber

1 CD / Capriccio / 2009-08-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Original Canzonettas Book 1, H 26a; A Pastoral Song, Hob. 26a no 27; Original Canzonettas Book 2, H 26a; Lieder für Clavier Book 2, H 26a; Liebeslied ("So lang, ach! schon so...
Performers: Huber, Gerold; Ziesak, Ruth

Respected and in demand soprano Ruth Ziesak gives an outstanding performance. This new CD includes all Haydn’s songs with lyrics in English....continue...

Bach: Town Council Election Cantatas

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 119, "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn" BWV 119; Cantata no 120, "Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille" BWV 120; Cantata no 69, "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele," BWV 69
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Ponseele, Marcel; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the eighth volume in a series of single-disc excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically acclaimed series of complete cantatas by...continue...

Assisi - Corelli, Benedetti, Porpora, etc / Ehrhardt, Ziesak, Friedrich, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-10-28

Works: Alessandro Melani: Sonata à 5 in C major for 2 Violins, Viola, 2 Trumpets/Oboes and Basso continuo; Nicolo Porpora: Stelle lucide; Francesco Maria Benedetti: Pastori o voi; Salve Regina; Giuse...
Performers: Danz, Ingeborg; Friedrich, Reinhold; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Ehrhardt, Werner
Ensemble: L'Arte del Mondo

With this release Werner Ehrhardt has achieved something that most researchers have been denied: access to the extensive music library of the Sacro Convento in...continue...

Bach: Dialogue Cantatas Vol 1 / Koopman, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 49, "Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen," BWV 49; Cantata no 60, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 60; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166...
Performers: Dürmüller, Jörg; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Koopman, Ton; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Rubens, Sibylla; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the ninth volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the world-famous series by Ton Koopman. Four...continue...

Bach: Jauchzet Gott BWV 51; Rosenmuller: Sacred Concerti, etc / Ziesak, Friedrich, Berlin Baroque Compagney

1 Super Audio CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-08-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Johann Philipp Krieger: Sonata for violin, viola da gamba & continuo no 6, Op. 2; Johann Rosenmüller: Ad pugnas ad ...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berliner Barock-Compagney

Liszt: Lieder / Ruth Ziesak, Gerold Huber

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner, S 320; Du bist wie eine Blume, S 287; Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S 309; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S 289; Die Loreley; Ihr Glocken von Marling, S 328; Die stille ...
Performers: Huber, Gerold; Ziesak, Ruth

Schubert - Complete Secular Choral Works / Ortner, Lippert, Schiff, Moser, Staier, et al

7 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714b/Op 167; An die Sonne, D 439; Wehmut, D 825/Op. 64 no 1; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Das Leben ist ein Traum, D 269; Das ...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Czerny, Carl; Endrödy, Sandor; Flechl, Elisabeth; Flieder, Raphael; Gasciarrino, Michel; Holl, Robert; Ijichi, Hiroyuki; Künne, Thomas; Keldorfer, Viktor; Kirchschlager, ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Wiener Concert-Verein

Mozart - Complete Songs / Ruth Ziesak, Lothar Odinius, Ulrich Eisenlohr, Ariane Lorch

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling ("Komm, lieber Mai"), song for voice & piano, K. 596; Im Frühlingsanfang ("Erwacht zum neuen Leben"), song for voice & piano, K. 597; Da...
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Lorch, Ariane; Odinius, Lothar; Ziesak, Ruth

Mozart loved the human voice, which he used as an instrument of musical expression throughout his compositional career from the age of six or seven....continue...

Wagner, Puccini, Respighi, Verdi, Humperdink: Quartets / Ziesak, Leipzig String Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-05-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet; Ottorino Respighi: Il tramonto; Richard Wagner: Albumblatt [für Cosima Wagner], for string quartet, WWV deest; Engelbert Humperdinck: Q...
Performers: Ziesak, Ruth

BBC Music Magazine
Is an interesting collection of curiosities. The neglected piece of real interest here is Verdi's String Quartet in E minorà played with exemplary...continue...

Haydn: Theresa Mass, Mass in Time of War / Rilling, Ziesak, Danz, Welch, Speer, Prégardien, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-02-15

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Theresienmesse"), H. 22/12; Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Felix, Yorck; Pregardien, Christoph; Saturova, Simona; Welch, Corby; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Helmuth Rilling's international celebration of Haydn continues! In sparkling performances, drawing upon some of the finest singers and instrumentalists from both sides of the Atlantic,...continue...

Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E / Muti, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Mass no 8 for chorus & orchestra in E major ("Missa Solemnis"); Antiphons (9), for 4 voices & orchestra ("à la Palestrina") (3 lost); Nemo gaudeat, motet for 2 choruses & 2 orga...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Feller, Harald; Fleckenstein, Barbara; Hanft, Max; Hartkopf, Christof; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Meyer, Andreas; Pizzolato, Marianna; Schneider, Bernard; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
It's actually some of the quietest music which mesmerises most - the exquisitely prayerful 'O Salutaris', an interpolated oasis of religiose restraint before...continue...

Hindemith: The Long Christmas Dinner / Janowski, et al

1 CD / Wergo / 2005-12-13

Works: Paul Hindemith: Das lange Weihnachtsmahl (The Long Christmas Dinner), opera in 1 act
Performers: Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Kaune, Michaela; Kotchinian, Arutiun; Martin, Rebecca; Wallen, Herman; Welch, Corby; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Hindemith's score is spare and transparent; the beginning and end quote the carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and there are other references to dance...continue...

Bach: Mass In B Minor / Various [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2005-10-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Chorus; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"Talk about a sense of occasion! This was the final concert of Leipzig's 2005 Bach Festival, scheduled as part of Maestro Blomstedt's farewell season at...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Latin, E...continue...

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 4 - Wie der Hirsch schreit

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psaume 42; Lauda Sion, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 73
Performers: Prégardien, Christoph; Schwarz, Gotthold; Seidel, Adolph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Lortzing: The Armorer of Worms / Hager, Tomlinson, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-07-19

Works: Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied
Performers: Hausberg, Martin; Kunz, Ursula; Sandve, Kjell Magnus; Schulist, Andreas; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Tomlinson, John; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

'Der Waffenschmied' is one of the most important works of Albert Lortzing. This comic opera in three acts, first performed in Vienna in 1846, offers...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...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Zinman, Zurich Tonhalle, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Roth, Detlef; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

"Zinman's Beethoven... is swift, lean, exhilarating and transparent. The Tonhalle copes bravely, often with exceptional skill, and the recordings easily compare with their best full-price...continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 6 / Koopman, et al

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 76, "Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes," BWV 76; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied" BWV 190; C...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Mertens, Klaus; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

"Ton Koopman once again seems to be able to express the whole range of Bach's sacred music from spiritual exaltation to religious terror, from giddiest...continue...

Sacred Arias / Ruth Ziesak, Berliner Barock Compagney

2 CD / Capriccio / 2005-01-01

Works: Christian Geist: Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern; Dietrich Buxtehude: Sonata for Violin, Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in B flat major, Op. 1 no 4/BuxWV 2...
Performers: Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Baroque Compagney

Telemann: Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottesdienstes

1 CD / CPO / 2004-10-19

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Die Glut des Zorns, das Feur, sacred cantata for voice, violin, cello (or bassoon) & continuo (FHG),; Kleine Fugen (20), collection of fugues for harpsichord, TWV 30; Mein Gla...
Performers: Bauer, Sabine; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Camerata Köln

Telemann's 'Harmonischer Gottesdienst' is a collection of 72 canatas for all the Sundays and feasts of the Lutheran church year. Together with Camerata Koln, Ruth...continue...

Sym 9-choral:beethoven

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Roth, Detlef; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Zinman, David

Beethoven: 9 Symphonies / Zinman, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich

5 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Roth, Detlef; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

Cherubini: Messa in fa maggiore "Di Chimay" / Muti, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-04-06

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Mass no 4, for chorus & orchestra in F major ("di Chimay")
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cherubini is little regarded by the general public today, but in his time he achieved wide popularity and was greatly admired by other composers, notably...continue...

Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 13 - Goethe Lieder Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Sehnsucht ("Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt"), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 310; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; An Mignon, D 161; Die Liebe, D 210; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118...
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Ziesak, Ruth

Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music. He selected poems from classical Greece, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from eighteenth-century German...continue...

Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 7 - European Poets, Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Ossian's Lied nach dem Falle Nathos ("Beugt euch aus euren Wolken"), song for voice & piano, D. 278; Shilric und Vinvela ("Mein Geliebter ist ein Sohn..."), song for voice & piano, D....
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Trekel, Roman; Ziesak, Ruth

For the first time, the listener and interested reader can follow Schubert's textual alterations and can appreciate the importance the written word had for the...continue...

Mozart: Magic Flute (Complete)

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Chang, Min-Ju; Hagegard, Hakan; Hansen, Pia; Jo, Sumi; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Mottaw, Karl; Naseband, Dennis; Petzold, Martin; Randsholdt, Hans; Saloma...
Conductors: Östman, Arnold

Glory: Famous Bach Arias

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 8...
Performers: Basch, Wolfgang; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Frimmer, Monika; Gruberova, Edita; Jankowitsch, Ernst; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: ; Sillito, Kenneth; Otto, Ralf; Winschermann, Helmut; Max, Hermann; Marschik, Peter; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; German Bach Soloists

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Zinman, Zurich Tonhalle, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 1999-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Roth, Detlef; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Swiss Chamber Chorus

Mozart: Opera Arias / Ruth Ziesak, Marcus Creed, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 1999-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic F...
Performers: Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Creed, Marcus

J. Haydn: Paukenmesse; M. Haydn: Requiem / Rilling, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1998-10-07

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, H 22 no 9 "Paukenmesse"; Johann Michael Haydn: Requiem in B flat major [fragment]
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Coburn, Pamela; Danz, Ingeborg; Prégardien, Christoph; Schmidt, Andreas [baritone]; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Stuttgart Bach Collegium; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Bach, Stradella, Melani, Scarlatti / Ziesak, Friedrich

1 CD / Capriccio / 1998-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Alessandro Stradella: Il Barcheggio, for 3 voices, trumpet, 2 violins & continuo; Alessandro Melani: Qual mormorio gioco...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Budapest Strings

Mahler-Werfel: Complete Songs; Zemlinsky: Songs Op 7

1 CD / Cpo / 1997-10-01

Works: Alma Mahler: Lieder (5); Lieder (4); Gesänge (5); Alexander von Zemlinsky: Gesänge (5), Op. 7
Performers: Elsner, Christian; Garben, Cord; Vermillion, Iris; Ziesak, Ruth

Schumann: Genoveva / Harnoncourt, Ziesak, Lipovsek, et al

2 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1997-09-16

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81
Performers: Gilfrey, Rodney; Ijichi, Hiroyuki; Krenmair, Josef; Lipovsek, Marjana; Quasthoff, Thomas; Van der Walt, Deon; Widmer, Oliver; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Mozart: Requiem / Pearlman, Boston Baroque

1 CD / Telarc / 1995-08-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Arnold, David; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Maultsby, Nancy; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: Boston Baroque

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Musik zu Egmont, Leonore II / Albrecht

1 CD / Orfeo / 1992-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Performers: Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd
Ensemble: Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Solti, Heilmann, Ziesak, Kraus, Jo

2 CD / Decca / 1991-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bieber, Clemens; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Franzen, Hans; Hauer-Riedl, Robert; Heilmann, Uwe; Jo, Sumi; Kraus, Michael [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Kuttenbaum, Annette; Leitner, Lotte; Leitner, Markus; Moll, K...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

A Portrait of Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 1900-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Abberger, John; Asperen, Bob van; Bylsma, Anner; Greenberg, David; Kirchhof, Lutz; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamon, Jeanne; Melsted, Linda; Nediger, Charlotte; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Tru...
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder; Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: Concerto Cologne; Period Instrument Ensemble; Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra