Schumann – Szenen aus Goethes Faust – Daniel Harding

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, for vocal soiloists, chorus and orchestra, WoO 3

Christian Gerhaher - baritone
Christiane Karg - soprano
Alastair Miles - bass
Mari Eriksmoen - soprano
Bernarda Fink - mezzo soprano
Andrew Staples - tenor
Kurt Rydl - bass
Tareq Nazmi - bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Daniel Harding - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Symphony no.2 'Lobgesang' – Pablo Heras-Casado

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Symphony no.2 in B flat major, op.52 "Lobgesang"

Christiane Karg - soprano
Christina Landshamer - soprano
Michael Schade - tenor
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Pablo Heras-Casado - conductor

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Haydn – Missa 'Sancta Caecilia' – Eugen Jochum

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Missa Sancta Caecilia in C major Hob.XXII/5

Maria Stader - soprano
Marga Höffgen - contralto
Richard Holm - tenor
Josef Greidel - baritone
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum - conductor

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Schubert – Der vierjährige Posten – Heinz Wallberg

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Der vierjährige Posten D.190 - opera in one act

with:
Fritz Strassner
Willi Brokmeier
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Helen Donath
Peter Schreier
Friedrich Lenz
Sunhild Rauschkolb
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Heinz Wallberg - conductor

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Beethoven – The Symphonies – Eugen Jochum

remembering Eugen Jochum on his birthday

(1 November 1902 – 26 March 1987)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

CD 1:
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op. 55

CD 2:
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

CD 3:
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral", Op. 68

CD 4:
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

CD 5:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113- Overture
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, ballet, Op. 43- Overture

Clara Ebers - soprano
Gertrude Pitzinger - contralto
Walther Ludwig - tenor
Ferdinand Frantz - bass
Berliner Philharmoniker
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum - conductor

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Wolfgang Sawallisch – Profil [Hänssler edition]

remembering Wolfgang Sawallisch on his birthday

(26 August 1923 – 22 February 2013)

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No. 35 in D major "Haffner", K. 385
Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter", K. 551

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks


CD 2:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major ("Trout"), D. 667 (Op. posth. 114)
Noturno, D. 897 (Op. posth. 148)

Wolfgang Sawallisch - piano
Jan Pospischal - violin
Wolfgang Klos - viola
Wilfried Rehm - cello
Ernst Weissensteiner - double bass


CD 3 & CD 4:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Die Jahrenzeiten, Hob.XXI:3

Ruth Ziesak - soprano
Robert Gambill - tenor
Alfred Muff - bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks


CD 5 & CD 6:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Elijah, op.70

Michael Volle - baritone
Andrea Rost - soprano
Marjana Lipovsek - mezzo-soprano
Herbert Lippert - tenor
Letizia Scherrer - soprano
Thomas Cooley - tenor
Barbara Fleckenstein - soprano
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks


CD 7 & CD 8:
Carl Orff (1895-1982):
Antigonae

Martha Mödl - mezzo-soprano
Marianne Radev - mezzo-soprano
William Dooley - bass-baritone
Carlos Alexander - baritone
Paul Kuën - tenor
Fritz Uhl - tenor
Josef Traxel - tenor
Kurt Böhme - bass
Lilian Bennigsen - soprano
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks


Wolfgang Sawallisch - conductor

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Dvořák – Stabat Mater, Legengs – Rafael Kubelik

remembering Rafael Kubelík on the anniversary of his death

(29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Stabat Mater, op.58 *
Legends, op.59 +

Edith Mathis - soprano *
Anna Reynolds - contralto *
Wieslaw Ochman - tenor *
John Shirley-Quirk - bass *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
English Chamber Orchestra +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Berlioz – Roméo et Juliette, Overtures – Sir Colin Davis

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Roméo et Juliette - symphonie dramatique *
Overture "Béatrice et Bénédict" +
Overture "Le Roi Lear" +
Overture "Les Franc-Juges" +
Overture "Waverley" +
Overture "Le Corsaire" +

Olga Borodina - mezzo-soprano *
Thomas Moser - tenor *
Alastair Miles - bass *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Wiener Philharmoniker *
London Symphony Orchestra +
Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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Mozart – Grosse Messe K.427 – Eugen Jochum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Grosse Messe in C minor K.427

Irmgard Seefried - soprano
Annelies Kupper - soprano
Lorenz Fehenberger - tenor
Hans Braun - bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum - conductor

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Beethoven – Missa solemnis – Rafael Kubelik

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Missa solemnis in D major, op.123

Helen Donath - soprano
Brigitte Fassbaender - contralto
Peter Schreier - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Cherubini – The Great Masses – Muti

remembering Luigi Cherubini on the anniversary of his death

(8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842)

Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) the great Masses:

CD 1:
Mass in F major "Di Chimay"

Ruth Ziesak - soprano
Herbert Lippert - tenor
Ildar Abdrazakov - bass

CD 2:
Missa solemnis in D minor

Camilla Tiling - soprano
Sara Fulgoni - contralto
Kurt Streit - tenor
Tómas Tómasson - bass

CD 3:
Missa solemnis in E major
Antifona sul canto fermo 8. tona
Nemo gaudeat

Ruth Ziesak - soprano
Marianna Pizzolato - mezzo-soprano
Herbert Lippert - tenor
Ildar Abdrazakov - bass
Barbara Fleckstein - soprano
Barbara Müller - contralto
Bernhard Schneider - tenor
Andrew Meyer - tenor
Christoph Hartkopf - bass

CD 4:
Requiem in C minor
Overture "Eliza ou Le Voyage aux glaciers de Mont St-Bernard" *
Overture "Medea" *
"Dei tuoi figli la madre tu vedi" (Medea) +

Maria Callas - soprano +

CD 5:
Missa solemnis in G major for the Coronation of Louis XVIII
Overture "L'Hôtelerie portugaise" *
Overture "Les deux journées, ou Le Porteur d'eau" *
Overture "Anacreon, ou L'amour fugitif" *

CD 6:
Mass for the Coronation of Charles X
Marche religieuse
Overture "Faniska" *
Overture "Les Abencérages, ou L'Étendard de Grenade" *

CD 7:
Requiem in D minor
Concert Overture *
Sonata No.2 in F major for Horn and Strings *

Barry Tuckwell - horn *

Chor des Bayersichen Rundfunks
Ambrosian Singers
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
London Philharmonic Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields *
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala +
Riccardo Muti - conductor
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor *
Tullio Serafin - conductor +


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Mendelssohn – "Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde” opera in one act – Wallberg

remembering Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy on his birthday

(3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
"Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde" - opera in one act

with:
Hanna Schwarz
Helen Donath
Peter Schreier
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Benno Kusche

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Heinz Wallberg - conductor

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Mendelssohn - “Die beiden Pädagogen" operetta – Wallberg

remembering Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy on his birthday

(3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
"Die beide Pädagogen" - operetta in one act

with:
Günter Wewel
Adolf Dallapozza
Kirsztina Laki
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gabriele Fuchs
Klaus Hirte

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Heinz Wallberg - conductor

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Millöcker – Der Bettelstudent – Franz Allers

Carl Millöcker (1842-1899):
Der Bettelstudent - operetta in three acts

with:
Gisela Litz
Rita Streich
Renate Holm
Hermann Prey
Horst Sachtleben
Peter Brand
Gerhard Unger
Nicolai Gedda

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Franz Allers - conductor

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Bruckner - Die 3 Messen – Jochum

tribute to Eugen Jochum on his birthday

(1 November 1902 – 26 March 1987)

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Mass No.1 in D minor for Soilists, Chorus and Orchestra *
Mass No.2 in E minor for 8-part Chorus and Wind Orchestra
Mass No.3 in F minor for Soilists, Chorus and Orchestra +

Edith Mathis - soprano *
Marga Schiml - contralto *
Wieslaw Ochman - tenor *
Karl Ridderbusch - bass *
Elmar Schloter - organ *
Maria Stader - soprano +
Claudia Hellmann - contralto +
Ernst Haefliger - tenor +
Kim Borg - bass +
Anton Nowakowski - organ +
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony no.8 - Inbal

other symphonies of this cycle

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by "trois".

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.8

Faye Robinson - soprano I
Teresa Cahil - soprano II
Hildegard Heichele - soprano III
Livia Budai - contralto I
Jane Henschel - contralto II
Kenneth Riegel - tenor
Hermann Prey - baritone
Harald Stamm - bass
Chorus of Bayerischer Rundfunks, München
Chorus of Norddeutscher Rundfunks, Hamburg
Chorus of Westdeutscher Rundfunks, Köln
RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin
Limburger Domsingknaben
Children Chorus of Hessischer Rundfunk
Fritz Walter-Lindqvist - organ
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal - conductor

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Berlioz - Roméo et Juliette - Colin Davis

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Roméo et Juliette - dramatic symphony after Shakespeare's tragedy *
Béatrice et Bénédict - overture +
Le Roi Lear - overture +
Les Franc-Juges - overture +
Waverley - overture +
Le Corsaire - overture +

Olga Borodina - mezzo-soprano *
Thomas Moser - tenor *
Alastair Miles - bass *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Wiener Philharmoniker *
London Symphony Orchestra +
Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Kubelik

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Choral"

Helen Donath - soprano
Brigitte Fassbaender - contralto
Horst Laubenthal - tenor
Hans Sotin - bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Schubert - Deutsche Messe - Sawallisch

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Deutsche Messe with Epilogue "Das Gebet des Herrn" D.872 for four-part chorus, wind instruments, timpani and organ *
Salve Regina D.379 for mixed choir and organ *
Psalm 23, D.706 for four male voices and piano +
Psalm 92, D.953 for solo baritone, solo quartet and mixed choir #
Hymn to the Holy Ghost, D. 964 for two solo tenors, two solo basses and male choir §
Mass in G major, D. 167 for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ ∂


Lucia Popp - soprano ∂
Adolf Dallapozza - tenor ∂
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - bass-bariton # ∂
Elmar Schloter - organ *
Capella Bavariae # + §
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Wolfgang Sawalisch - piano + , conductor


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Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Nights Dream - Kubelik

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
"Ein Sommernachtstraum", op.21 & op.61 - Incidental Music to Shakespeare's play
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Ouvertüre "Oberon"
Ouvertüre "Der Freischütz"

Edith Mathis - soprano
Ursula Boese - contralto
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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