Suppé – Pique Dame – Michail Jurowski

Franz von Suppé (1819-1895):
Pique Dame - operetta in one act

with:
Anjara Ingrid Bartz
Mojca Erdmann
Anneli Pfeffer
Thomas Dewald
Tom Erik Lie

WDR Rundfunkchor
WDR Rundfunkorchester
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Albert Lortzing – Die Himmelfahrt Jesu Christi – Helmuth Froschauer

remembering Albert Lortzing on his birthday

(October 23, 1801 – January 21, 1851)

Albert Lortzing (1801-1851):
Die Himmelfahrt Jesu Christi - oratorio for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra

Anneli Pfeffer - soprano
Hedwig Fassbender - contralto
Bernhard Schneider - tenor
Christian Hilz - baritone
Kay Stiefermann - bass
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Helmut Froschauer - conductor

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Sergiu Celibidache and the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra [Orfeo edition]

remembering Sergiu Celibidache on his birthday

(11 July 1912 – 14 August 1996)

CD 1:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Die Zauberharfe Overture D 644
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Ma mère l'oye
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
Variations on a Theme of Paganini op.26

CD 2:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 "Pathétique"
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

CD 3:
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

CD 4:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2

CD 5:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem *

Agnes Giebel - soprano *
Hans Hotter - bass *
Kölner Rundfunk Chor *
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester [today: WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln]
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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C.M.von Weber – Missa No.2 (Jubelmesse); F.Kiel – Missa solemnis – Froschauer

remembering Carl Maria von Weber on the anniversary of his death

(19 November 1786 – 5 June 1826)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Missa Sancta No.2 in G major ("Jubelmesse"), J. 251 (Op. 76) *
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885):
Missa solemnis, op.40 +

Anke Hoffmann - soprano *
Brigitte Lindner - soprano +
Regine Röttger - mezzo-soprano +
Mechthild Georg - contralto *
Elisabeth Graf - contralto +
Andreas Wagner - tenor *
Thomas Dewald - tenor +
Yoo-Chang Naa - bass *
Karl Fäth - bass +
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Helmuth Froschauer - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.8 – David Zinman

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.8 in E flat major

Melanie Diener - soprano
Juliane Banse - soprano
Lisa Larsson - soprano
Yvonne Naef - contralto
Birgit Remmert - contralto
Anthony Dean Griffey - tenor
Stephen Powell - baritone
Askar Abdrazakov - bass
Alfred Muff - bass
Schweizer Kammerchor
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
Zürcher Sängerknaben
Kinderchor Kaltbrunn
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
David Zinman - conductor

other Mahler Symphonies of the Zinman cyclus

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Dvořák – Svatá Ludmila – Albrecht

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Svatá Ludmila, op.70

Lívia Ághová - soprano
Michelle Breed - contralto
Piotr Beczala - tenor
Luděk Vele - bass
Prague Chamber Choir
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Gerd Albrecht - conductor

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Franz Lehár – Wiener Frauen (highlights) – Froschauer

Franz Léhar (1870-1948):
Wiener Frauen - operetta in three acts (highlights) *
Overture "Der Göttergatte" +
Overture "Wo die Lerche singt" +

with:
Anke Hoffmann *
Anneli Pfeffer *
Peter Minich *
Thomas Dewald *
Boris Leisenheimer *

WDR Rundfunkchor *
WDR Rundfunkorchester
Helmuth Froschauer - conductor *
Curt Cremer - conductor +

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Hausegger – Natursymphonie – Rasilainen

Siegmund von Hausegger (1872-1948):
Natursymphonie für grosses Orchester und Sclusschor

WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Ari Rasilainen - conductor

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