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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Offenbach – Cello Concertos – Guido Schiefen

remembering Jacques Offenbach on the anniversary of his death

(20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880)

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880):
Concerto militaire for Cello and Orchestra in G major *
4 Impressions for Cello and Orchestra +
Concerto Rondo for Cello and Orchestra #

Guido Schiefen - cello
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Helmut Froschauer - conductor *
David de Villiers - conductor +
Gérard Oskamp - 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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Benjamin Bilse – Waltzes, Marches, Polkas – Simonis

Benjamin Bilse (1816-1902):
Sturm-Marsch Gallop
Baumgartenallee-Polka
Marienwalzer
Nur mit Dir (Polka)
Schlesiche Lieder
Catharina-Quadrille
Die Fürstensteiner (Walzer)
Mit Bomben und Granaten
Winterflocken-Galopp
Victoria Walzer
Königspolonaise
Die Provinziale (Walzer)
Concerthaus Polka
Schützenmarsch

WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Christian Simonis - conductor

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Eilenberg – Waltzes & Polkas – Christian Simonis

Richard Eilenberg (1848-1927):
Cürassier - Attaque, Brillanter Galopp, op.133
Das erste Herzklopfen, Salonstück, op.50
Norwegische Remtierpost, Brillanter Galopp, op.314
Die Mühle im Schwarzwald, Idylle, op.52
Marsch der Bersagieri, op.99
Unter Italen's Blauem Himmel, Walzer, op.257
Von Wien bis Berlin, Polka, op.62
Kosakenritt, op.149
Mandolinen-Serenade, op.117
Ouvertüre "Das Leben ein Traum", op.106
Zauberglöckchen, Polka française, op.92
Prinz Heinrich Marsch, op.93
In der Waldschmiede, Charakterstück, op.167
Ach bitte noch einen Walzer, op.110
Peterburger Schlittenfahrt, Galopp, op.57

WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Christian Simonis - 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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Klughardt – Orchestral works – Willy Steiner

August Klughardt (1847-1902):
Concert-Overture in G major for Orchestra, op.45 *
Konzertstück for Oboe and Orchestra, op.18 +
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op.59 #
"Auf der Wanderschaft", suite for Orchestra, op.67 §

Rolf-Julius Koch - oboe +
Horst Beckedorf - cello #
NDR Radiophilharmonie * # §
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln +
Willy Steiner - conductor * §
Curt Cremer - conductor +
Hans Herbert Jöris - conductor #

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