R.Strauss the unknown Vol.14 – Choral Works a capella – Robin Gritton

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.14):
Der Abend
Hymne
Winterlied
Spielmannsweise
Pfingsten
Kaferlied
Waldessand
Schneeglocklein
Trüb blinken nur die Sterne?
Cantata "Tüchtigen stellt das schnelle Glück hoch empor"
Schwäbische Erbschaft
Utan svafel ach fosfor
Vor den Türen
Traumlicht
Fröhlich im Maien
Durch Einsamkeiten
Four Movements for a Mass in D major, for unaccompanied mixed choir, o.Op. 31

Rundfunkchor Berlin
Robin Gritton - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.13 – Josephs Legende, Schlagobers - Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.13):
Josephs Legende op.63 - symphonic fragment
Schlagobers op.70 - orchestral suite

Bamberger Symphoniker
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.12 – Preludes and Intermezzos from Operas - Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.12):
Guntram, opera, Op. 25 (TrV 168): Prelude, Act 1
Guntram, opera, Op. 25 (TrV 168): Prelude, Act 2
Feuersnot, opera, Op. 50 (TrV 203): Love Scene
Der Bürger als Edelmann, incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b): Prelude, Act 1 *
Der Bürger als Edelmann, incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b): Prelude, Act 2 *
Der Bürger als Edelmann, incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b): Intermezzo, Act 2 *
Der Bürger als Edelmann, incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b): Prelude, Act 3 *
Idomeneo, opera (arranged after Mozart's opera) o.Op. 117 (TrV 262, AV 191): Interlude
Arabella, opera, Op. 79 (TrV 263): Prelude, Act 3
Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Introduction (Sextett)
Capriccio, opera, Op. 85 (TrV 279): Moonlight Music
Die schweigsame Frau, potpourri (overture) on themes from the opera, Op. 80

Bamberger Symphoniker
Münchner Kammerorchester *
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.11 – Piano Concertos for the left hand – Anna Gourari

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.11):
Parergon zur Sinfonia Domestica, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 73
Panathenäenzug (Symphonic Etudes in the form of a Passacaglia), for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 74

Anna Gourari - piano
Bamberger Symphoniker
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.10 – Early Orchestral Woks II – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.10):
Festmarsch for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 1
Romance for clarinet & orchestra in E flat major, o.Op. 61 *
Romance for cello & orchestra in F major, o.Op. 75 +
Concert Overture for orchestra in C minor, o.Op. 80
Romeo and Juliet, incidental music, o.Op. 86 #
Lebende Bilder, occassional music for orchestra, o.Op. 89

Karl-Heinz Steffens - clarinet *
Sebastian Hess - cello +
Bodil Arnesen - soprano #
Jennifer Crohns - mezzo-soprano #
Christa Mayer - contralto #
Michael Suttner - tenor #
via-nova-Choir #
Bamberger Symphoniker
Münchner Kammerorchester #
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.9 – Die Ruinen von Athen – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.9):
Die Ruinen von Athen - a musical entertainment with dances and choruses

Bodil Arnesen - soprano
Yaaron Windmüller - baritone
Franz Josef Selig - bass
Chor der Bamberger Symphoniker
Bamberger Symphoniker
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.8 – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.8):
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - comedy with dances

Sir Peter Ustinov - text and narrator
Bodil Arnesen - soprano
Christa Meyer - mezzo-soprano
Florian Cerny - baritone
via-nova-Choir
Munich Chamber Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.7 – The Works for Solo Piano – Stefan Vladar

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.7):
Five Piano Pieces, op.3
Sonata, op.5
Stimmungsbilder, op.9

Stefan Vladar - piano

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.6 – Ballet Suites – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.6):
Divertimento - Piano Pieces by François Couperin, arranged for small Orchestra
Tanzsuite - Ballet Suite after Piano Pieces by François Couperin, arranged for small Orchestra

Bamberger Symphoniker
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.5 – The Waltz King – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.5):
Rosenkavalier op.59 - First sequence of waltzes
München (WoO AV 125) - Occasional waltz
Intermezzo op.72 - Waltz scene
Der Bürger als Edelmann - Dance of the kitchen boy *
Schlagobers 0p.70 - Waltz
München - (WoO AV 140) - A memory waltz
Rosenkavalier op.59 - Second sequnce of waltzes

Bamberger Symphoniker
Münchner Kammerorchester *
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.4 – Symphonic Fragments and Fantasies – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.4):
"Die Frau ohne Schatten" - fantasia
"Die Liebe der Danae" - symphonic fragment
"Die Ägyptische Helena" - symphonic fragment

Bamberger Symphoniker
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.3 – Early Symphonies – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.3):
Symphony in D minor for full Orchestra o.op. AV 69 *
Symphony in F minor for full Orchestra, op.12 +

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin +
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.2 – The Donkey's Shadow – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.2):
"The Donkey's Shadow" - singspiel (orch. and completed by Karl Haussner)

with:
Andreas Kohn - bass
Eberhard Buechner - tenor
Mette Ejsing - contralto
Bodil Arnesen - soprano
Jochen Schmenkenbecher - baritone
Clemens Bieber - tenor
Ralf Lukas - bass
Oskar Hillebrand - baritone

Sir Peter Ustinov - script and narrator
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor

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R.Strauss the unknown Vol.1 – Early Orchestral Woks – Jaroslav Opela

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - the unknown (Vol.1):
Schneiderpolka Op.1
Serenade in G major
Gavotte No. 4 in D major op.59
Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in Eflat major op.7
Concertouvertuere in C minor, op.80
Festmarsch in C major

Orchesterverein Wilde Gung'l
Jaroslav Opela - conductor

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