111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon | The Collector's Edition

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a host of products designed to celebrate its rich history from the perspectives of both artistry and technology. Since its founding in 1898, Deutsche Grammophon has strived to be the leader in the classical music recording industry offering the most technologically advanced, highest quality recordings of the newest, brightest stars, as well as prominent, well-established artists. DG’s 111 celebration commemorates the label’s history (it is Universal Music Group’s oldest active label) and forward-thinking ideology (DG introduced the first commercial classical CD in 1983).

President Michael Lang said, ―Deutsche Grammophon remains the

preeminent classical recording company—presenting the finest in recorded

music by the best

artists—while anticipating and fulfilling the evolving interests of its old and new audiences. Deutsche Grammophon is poised for a vibrant future as remarkable as its storied past.‖

This unique collection of 55 CDs forms Deutsche Grammophon’s major release in its 111th-anniversary celebrations. The limited-edition boxed set gathers together many landmark recordings from the past to the present. Most of them -appear complete, as originally programmed, in their original cover-art, and several include additional material.

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Abbado · Brahms · Hungarian Dances 48:16 Credits▼

Composed By – Johannes Brahms

Conductor – Claudio Abbado

Engineer [Recording] – Klaus Hiemann

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Orchestrated By – Albert Parlow (tracks: 11 to 16), Johan Andreas Hallén* (tracks: 2), Antonín Dvořák (tracks: 17 to 21), Hans Gál* (tracks: 8, 9),Johannes Brahms (tracks: 1, 3, 10), Martin Schmeling (tracks: 5 to 7), Paul Juon (tracks: 4)

Other [Publisher] – Anton Benjamin (tracks: 4, 8, 9), Breitkopf & Härtel (tracks: 5 to 7)

Photography By [Cover] – Silvia Lelli Masotti

Producer, Recording Supervisor – Rainer Brock

Notes▼

"Claudio Abbado's early digital recording of Brahm's Hungarian Dances with the Wiener Philharmoniker has been in the DG catalogue at full price ever since it was recorded, almost 30 years ago - a sure indication of its popularity and success."

Deutsche Grammophon Numerique Digital Recording

℗ 1983 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 6/1982.

Previously released as 000289 410 6152 2. Previously released as 410 615-2. Previously released as DG 2560 100.

Amadeus Quarted · Beethoven 76:54 Credits▼

Cello – Martin Lovett

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Engineer [Recording] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann (tracks: 5 to 11), Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 1 to 4)

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller*

Producer [Recording] – Karl-Heinz Schneider (tracks: 1 to 4), Dr. Manfred Richter* (tracks: 5 to 11)

Viola – Peter Schidlof

Violin [I] – Norbert Brainin

Violin [Ii] – Siegmund Nissel

Notes▼

"Made in the early 1960s, the Amadeus Quartet's Beethoven cycle is a mainstay of the DG catalogue. Here are two major masterpieces from the complete set - two of the greatest quartets ever written; the cover is that of the original "middle quartets" double-LP set."

Deutsche Grammophon Stereo ('Stereo' in red background) D.P.

℗ 1960 (Op. 59)/1963 (Op. 131) Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recordings: Hanover, Beethoven-Saal, 4-5/1959 (Op. 59);6/1963 (Op. 131).

Previously released as 000289 477 8581 1. Previously released as 138 534 SLPM.

Argerich · Chopin · Préludes 61:20 Credits▼

Composed By – Frédéric Chopin

Engineer [Recording] – Heinz Wildhagen

Executive Producer – Rainer Brock

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Klaus Hennch

Piano – Martha Argerich

Producer [Recordiing] – Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 25, 26)

Producer [Recording] – Rainer Brock (tracks: 1 to 24, 27 to 30)

Notes▼

"Martha Argerich has enjoyed a long association with Deutsche Grammophon. Her Chopin Préludes from 1977 have achieved almost legendary status - unique in its fiery impetuousness and overwhelming virtuosity. Here the recordings on the original LP are supplemented by the famous "Funeral March" Sonata."

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Deutsche Grammophon Stereo D.P.

℗ 1975 (Op. 35)/1977 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Previously released as 000289 463 6632 5. Previously released as 2530 721.

Recordings: Munich, Residenz, Herkules-Saal, 10/1975 (Op. 28), Alter Herkules-Saal, 7/1974 (Op. 35); London, Watford Town Hall, 2/1977 (Op. 45, Op. Posth.)

Barenboim · Ravel 55:50 Credits▼

Composed By – Maurice Ravel

Conductor – Daniel Barenboim

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Klaus Scheibe

Executive Producer – Dr. Steven Paul

Orchestra – Orchestre de Paris

Producer [Recording Producer] – Werner Mayer

Notes▼

"Daniel Barenboim has enjoyed a distinguished career as both pianist and conductor on Deutsche Grammophon. Here in the latter role he delivers an extraordinary account of Boléro and other works, in an outstandingly clear and wide-ranging recorded sound that renders well the velvety strings of the Orchestre de Paris and their incisively characterful woodwind players."

Deutsche Grammophon Numerique Digital Recording

℗ 1982 Deutsche Gramophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Paris, Salle de la Mutualité, 4 & 5/1981.

Previously released as 400 061-2 Previously released as 2532 041

Claude Debussy · Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – Préludes · Volume 1 Credits▼

Composed By – Claude Debussy

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 13 to 18), Klaus Hiemann (tracks: 1 to 12)

Executive Producer – Karl Faust

Piano – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Producer [Recording Producer] – Cord Garben (tracks: 1 to 12), Rainer Brock (tracks: 13 to 18)

Notes▼

"The strongest, most colorful, most musical and most poetic Debussy you ever heard from a pianist... Here is a powerful musical personality taking posession of the music and projecting it on a big scale, as great concert actors do." (Gramophone on Images)

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Deutsche Grammophone Stereo. D.P.

Recording: Hamburg, Musikhalle, 6/1978 (Préludes); Munich, Residenz, Plenarsaal, 7 & 8/1971 (Images).

℗ 1971 (Images)/1978 (Préludes). Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Previously released as 413 450-2. Previously released as 2531 200.

Leonard Bernstein · Kiri Te Kanawa · José Carreras · Tatiana Troyanos · Kurt Ollmann · Marilyn Horne – West Side Story Credits▼

Composed By, Conductor – Leonard Bernstein

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Karl-August Naegler

Executive Producer – Hanno Rinke

Lyrics By – Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated By – Leonard Bernstein

Other [Coordination] – Alison Ames, Claudia Hamann

Other [Publisher] – Amberson Enterprises / G. Schirmer, Inc., New York

Photography [Cover] – Christian Steiner

Producer [Recording] – John McClure

Script By [Book] – Arthur Laurents

Notes▼

"Bernstein's 1984 recording of his greatest work, West Side Story, was the only recording he ever made of it. Surrounded by a star-studded cast, including Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Titiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann and Marilyn Horne, it is Berstein himself who emerges as the star of the show."

Recording: New York, RCA Studio A, 9/1984. ℗ 1985 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Previously released as 415 253-1. Previously released as 457 199-2.

Mozart*, Wiener Philharmoniker · Karl Böhm, Edith Mathis · Julia Hamari ·Wiesław Ochman · Karl Ridderbusch · Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor* – Requiem, K. 626 Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Karl Ridderbusch

Choir – Wiener Staatsopernchor

Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor – Karl Böhm

Conductor [Choir] – Norbert Balatsch

Contralto Vocals – Julia Hamari

Engineer – Günther Hermanns*

Liner Notes – Hans-Günter Klein*

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Organ – Hans Haselböck

Notes▼

"Karl Böhm, whose association with Deutsche Grammmophon goes back to 1953, was above all linked to composers such as Mozart and Richard Strauss - he recorded all the Mozart symphonies and many of the Strauss operas for the label. But the real phenomenon among his Mozart recordings is his Requiem, a fixture in the recording firmament since its release in 1971."

Deutsche Grammophon Stereo

Previously released as 2530 143. Previously released as 413 553-2.

Igor Stravinsky, Cleveland Orchestra, The · Pierre Boulez – Pétrouchka · Le Sacre Du Printemps Credits▼

Art Direction – Nikolaus Boddin

Composed By – Igor Stravinsky

Conductor – Pierre Boulez

Edited By – Andrew Wedman, Reinhild Schmidt

Engineer [Balance] – Helmut Burk

Executive-producer – Alison Ames*

Orchestra – Cleveland Orchestra, The

Photography By [Artists] – Werner Neumeister

Photography By [Cover] – Jörg Reichardt

Producer [Recording] – Karl-August Naegler

Notes▼

"Altough his association with Deutsche Grammophon goes back almost forty years, Pierre Boulez became an exclusive artist with the label in 1991, with a series of recordings of 20th-century masters - Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Bartók. This pairing of two of Stravinsky's Russion ballets was his "debut" recording as an exclusive artist."

Recording: Cleveland, Masonic Auditorium, 3/1991.

Deutsche Grammophon Numerique Digital Recording

℗ 1992 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Previously released as 435 769-2.

Vivaldi*, Giuliano Carmignola, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon – Concertos For Violin, Strings And Continuo Credits▼

Composed By – Vivaldi*

Conductor – Andrea Marcon

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Ulrich Vette

Orchestra – Venice Baroque Orchestra

Producer – Marita Prohmann

Producer [Recording Producer] – Hans Bernhard Bätzing

Violin – Giuliano Carmignola

Notes▼

"One of this decade's new faces on Archiv Produktion, Giuliano Carmignola has made a series of exhilarating recordings of Italian Baroque masters in collabiration with Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra. Here this "prince among Baroque violinists" (Gramophone) takes on some of Vivaldi's most dramatic and technically demanding concertos - all world-premiere recordings."

Deutsche Grammophon D.P. Archiv Produktion

℗ 2003 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Toblach/Dobbiaco, Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel, Gustav-Mahler-Saal, 1/2006.

Previously released.

Plácido Domingo* · Carlo Maria Giulini / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra – Opern-Gala - Gala Opera Concert · Grands Airs D'Opéras Credits▼

Composed By – Gaetano Donizetti (tracks: 1, 2), Georges Bizet (tracks: 8, 9), Giacomo Meyerbeer (tracks: 7), Giuseppe Verdi (tracks: 3 to 5), Jacques Halévy (tracks: 6)

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive Producer – Günther Breest

Orchestra – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Producer [Recording Producer] – Hans Weber

Tenor Vocals – Plácido Domingo*

Notes▼

"Plácido Domingo, "the greatest operatic artist of modern times" (The Guardian), recorded this selection of beloved French and Italian arias in 1980 with Carlo Giulini, the aristocrat of modern conductors and one of the singer's preferred collaborators. Domingo rhapsodized about the Los Angeles recording sessions: "It is fabulous whe one really establishes contact with the conductor and the orchestra right away. This happened here."

Deutsche Grammophon Numerique Digital Recording

℗ 1981 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Los Angeles, Shrine Audit, 11/1980.

Previously released as 400 030-2.

Mahler* / Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela / Gustavo Dudamel – Mahler 5 Credits▼

Composed By – Gustav Mahler

Conductor – Gustavo Dudamel

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Bastian Schick

Executive-producer – Christian Leins

Orchestra – Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela

Producer [Recording Producer] – Sid McLauchlan

Notes▼

Symphony no. 5.

"Gustavo Dudamel and his orchestra have established themselves as one of the most exciting forces in the current music scene. After their recording debut on Deutsche Grammophon with the famous coupling of Beethovens's Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, this Mahler 5 was their follow-up: full-blooded, impassioned and totally convincing."

Deutsche Grammophon D.P.

℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Caracas, Ciudad Universitaria, Aule Magna 2/2006.

Previously released.

Bach*, Emerson String Quartet – The Art Of Fugue Credits▼

Cello – David Finckel (tracks: 1 to 15, 17 to 22)

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble – Emerson String Quartet

Executive-producer – Christopher Alder

Producer [Recording Producer], Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Da-Hong Seetoo

Violin – Eugene Drucker (tracks: 8, 12, 16, 19), Philip Setzer (tracks: 17, 18, 20)

Violin [1st Violin] – Philip Setzer (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11, 13, 14, 21, 22)

Violin [2nd Violin] – Eugene Drucker (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11, 13, 14, 21, 22)

Violin [Viola] – Lawrence Dutton (tracks: 1 to 11,13 to 16, 18, 19, 21, 22)

Notes▼

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750).

The Art of Fugue BWV 1080. Die Kunst der Fuge · L'Art de la fugue.

""I don't know if there's scientific evidence to support it, but when I listen to the music I feel my brain cells being re-alligned." - David Finckel (ESQ cellist)"

Deutsche Grammophon D.P.

℗ 2003 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1-2/2003.

Previously released.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Schubert* / Gerald Moore – Winterreise Credits▼

Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Composed By – Franz Schubert

Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive-producer – Dr. Ellen Hickmann*

Lyrics By – Wilhelm Müller

Piano – Gerald Moore

Producer [Recording Producer)] – Rainer Brock

Notes▼

Song cycle to poems by Wilhelm Müller.

"One of the monuments of 20th-century recording history was the great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's traversal of all the Schubert lieder suitable for male voice. His companion in this awesome venture was pianist Gerald Moore. The 21-CD set was recorded over a period of six years (1966-72); and this Winterreisse, from August 1971, is generally acknowledged as one of his highlights."

Deutsche Grammophon Stereo Deutsche Grammophon D.P.

℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Berlin, UFA-Tonstudio, 8/1971.

Previously released as 415 187-2.

Johann Sebastian Bach / Pierre Fournier – Sechs Suiten Für Violoncello Solo Credits▼

Cello – Pierre Fournier

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Heinz Wildhagen

Executive Producer – Prof. Dr. Hans Hickmann*

Producer [Recording Producer] – Karl-Heinz Schneider

Notes▼

"The fact that Fournier was permitted to set his thoughts on this not exactly best-selling music was a tribute both to his reputation and to the fact that he was being simultaneously pursued by several major record companies. Nevertheless, these recordingshave gone down in history as some of the finest ever made of these works, and in nearly 50 year have rarely been absent from the catalogue." -Heinz Wildhagen.

Archiv Produktion Deutsche Grammophon D.P.

℗ 1961 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 12/1960.

Previously released.

Verdi* · Ferenc Fricsay – Requiem Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Kim Borg

Choir – Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale*, RIAS-Kammerchor

Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi

Conductor – Ferenc Fricsay

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Heinrich Keilholz

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Marianna Radev

Orchestra – RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin*

Producer [Recording Producer] – Wolfgang Lohse

Soprano Vocals – Maria Stader

Tenor Vocals – Helmut Krebs

Notes▼

"A cornerstone of Fricsay's repertoire, the honestly of this reading is further enhanced by the absence of star singers: these four work as a team with no untoward historionics or excessive vibrato. Made at a turbilent time, it was recorded after two concert performances at the Berlin Festival in 1953 during eight sessions at the Jesus Christus Church in suburban Dahlem, famous for its acoustics."

Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft

℗ 1954 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 9/1953.

Previously released.

Robert Schumann, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler – Sinfonie Nr. 4 D-Moll Op. 120 Credits▼

Composed By – Joseph Haydn (tracks: 5 to 8), Robert Schumann (tracks: 1 to 4)

Conductor – Wilhelm Furtwängler

Engineer – Alfred Steinke (tracks: 1 to 4), Heinrich Keilholz (tracks: 5 to 8)

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller (tracks: 5 to 8)

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Dr. Fred Hamel (tracks: 5 to 8), Wolfgang Lohse (tracks: 1 to 4)

Notes▼

"The Schumann is one of the classics of the gramophone: a vibrant performance." -- BBC Music

"His arm and hand movements were circular, never angular, resulting not in mechanical precision but in something much better. Namely organic precision in the sense that in a living organism everything fits together properly." (Orchestral player)

Recordings: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 5/1953 (Schumann), 12/1951 (Haydn).

Claudio Monteverdi, John Eliot Gardiner – Vespro Della Beata Vergine Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Alastair Miles, Bryn Terfel

Choir – London Oratory Junior Choir, The, Monteverdi Choir, The

Chorus Master – Patrick Russill

Composed By – Claudio Monteverdi

Conductor – John Eliot Gardiner

Countertenor Vocals – Michael Chance

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Ensemble – His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts*

Executive-producer – Charlotte Kriesch, Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Orchestra – English Baroque Soloists, The

Producer – Karl-August Naegler

Soprano Vocals – Ann Monoyios, Marinella Pennicchi

Tenor Vocals – Mark Tucker (5), Nigel Robson, Sandro Naglia

Notes▼

Recorded 1989.

Beethoven* / Emil Gilels – Sonaten >>Waldstein · Les Adieux · Appassionata<< Credits▼

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann (tracks: 1 to 4), Klaus Scheibe (tracks: 5 to 10)

Piano – Emil Gilels

Producer – Günther Breest

Notes▼

"Gilels and Beethoven might have been made for each other. Both exuded a formidable sense of authority, both drew throughout their lives on the full resources of the piano. Both were powerfully physical men. And both were seekers after musical truth in all its dimensions." - Jeremy Siepmann

Deutsche Grammophon Stereo ('Stereo' in yellow background) D.P.

℗ 1972 (Op. 53)/1974 (Op. 57)/1975 (Op. 81a) Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recordings: Berlin, UFA-Tonstudio, 1/1972 (Op. 53); Berlin-Spandau, Johannesstift, 6/1973 (Op. 57), 12/1974 (Op. 81a).

Previously released as 419 162-2 [G|H]

Pachelbel* · J. S. Bach* · Handel* · Vivaldi* / Musica Antiqua Köln · Reinhard Goebel – Pachelbel: Kanon & Gigue · J.S. Bach · Handel · Vivaldi - Musica Antiqua Köln · Reinhard Goebel Credits▼

Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi (tracks: 7), George Frideric Handel* (tracks: 2 to 6), Johann Pachelbel (tracks: 1), Johann Sebastian Bach (tracks: 8 to 14)

Conductor – Reinhard Goebel

Executive-producer – Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Orchestrated By – Musica Antiqua Köln

Producer [Recording Producer], Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Wolfgang Mitlehner

Notes▼

"Reinhard Goebel and his ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln were mainstays of the Archiv label for more than 30 years. Here is one of their most successful albums, an anthology of late-Baroque chamber music that takes off with the perennial favourite, Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue."

Archiv Produktion Digital Recording

℗ 1982 (Bach)/1983 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recordings: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 4/1982 (Vivaldi, Bach); Bamberg, Zentralsaal, 4/1983 (Pachelbel/Handel).

Hélène Grimaud, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra*, Swedish Radio Choir,Esa-Pekka Salonen – Credo Credits▼

Choir – Swedish Radio Choir

Chorus Master – Lone Larsen

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven (tracks: 2 to 6)

Conductor – Esa-Pekka Salonen

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Orchestra – Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra*

Piano – Hélène Grimaud

Producer – Sid McLauchlan

Notes▼

"Great fun, beautifully played, and a very cleverly assembled program that offers more than the sum of its highly diverse parts." -- ClassicsToday.com

Hilary Hahn, Bach*, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra*, Jeffrey Kahane – Concertos Credits▼

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Conductor – Jeffrey Kahane

Engineer – Tom Lazarus

Executive-producer – Martin T:son Engstroem

Oboe – Allan Vogel (tracks: 10 to 12)

Orchestra – Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra*

Producer [Recording] – Thomas Frost

Violin – Hilary Hahn

Violin [Ii] – Margaret Batjer (tracks: 4 to 6)

Notes▼

"This is Bach playing of truly extraordinary quality." -- ClassicsToday.com

Recorded in 2002 and 2003.

Horowitz* – Horowitz In Moscow Credits▼

Piano – Vladimir Horowitz

Producer – Thomas Frost

Notes▼

Recorded April 1986.

Carl Orff - Gundula Janowitz · Gerhard Stolze · Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau -Chor* Und Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum – Carmina Burana Credits▼

Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Chorus – Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Schöneberger Sängerknaben

Chorus Master [Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin] – Walter Hagen-Groll

Chorus Master [Schöneberger Sängerknaben] – Gerhard Hellwig

Composed By – Carl Orff

Conductor – Eugen Jochum

Engineer – Klaus Scheibe

Orchestra – Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Producer – Dr. Hans Hirsch*

Soprano Vocals – Gundula Janowitz

Tenor Vocals – Gerhard Stolze

Notes▼

"Jochum's performance has consistently been a prime recommendation for this much-recorded piece. Listening to it again in the superbly remastered sound, one can easily hear why." -- Gramophone

Recorded October 1967.

Beethoven*, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – IX. Symphonie / Ouvertüre »Coriolan«

Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Walter Berry

Choir – Wiener Singverein

Chorus Master – Reinhold Schmidt*

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Conductor – Herbert von Karajan

Contralto Vocals – Hilde Rössel-Majdan

Engineer [Tonmeister] – Günter Hermanns

Executive Producer – Otto Gerdes (tracks: 1), Prof. Elsa Schiller (tracks: 2 to 6)

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer [Recording Producer] – Otto Ernst Wohlert (tracks: 1), Otto Gerdes (tracks: 2 to 6)

Soprano Vocals – Gundula Janowitz

Tenor Vocals – Waldemar KmenttNotes▼

Beethoven's Ninth is justly famous for its setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" in its final movement, but what many people don't realize is that there are forty minutes of glorious music before the final movement even begins. The first movement begins in the musical equivalent of a mist, which gradually lifts to reveal the full splendor of the orchestra. The astute listener can even hear a preview of the "Ode to Joy" melody in the second theme. The second movement features a catchy melody that is passed back and forth between the different instruments, while the third movement contains some of Beethoven's most exquisite slow music. As the fourth movement begins, the orchestra plays brief reprises of the first three movements, only to reject them in favor of the famous "Ode to Joy" theme. Beethoven was a master of conveying emotion in his music; by the end of the Ode, you will truly believe that "All creatures drink of joy."For a first taste of Beethoven's Ninth, we recommend either Herbert von Karajan's 1962 recording (with Janowitz, Rössl-Majdan, Kmentt, Berry, pictured above), in which the orchestra conveys a rare intensity and depth of feeling, or his 1977 version (with Tomina-Sintow, Baltsa, Schreier, van Dam), in which the singing is noticeably better but the orchestra doesn't quite reach the same level. Another fine choice is Wilhelm Furtwängler's 1951 recording at the Bayreuth Festival (with Schwarzkopf, Höngen, Hopf, Edelmann), which is arguably the finest performance on record, but is limited somewhat by the recording technology of fifty years ago. Finally, for those who wish to hear the Ninth as (we think) the composer intended, John Eliot Gardiner conducts a compelling performance (with Orgonasova, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Cachemaille) using instruments and performance techniques of Beethoven's time.

Beethoven* · Wilhelm Kempff · Berliner Philharmoniker · Ferdinand Leitner – Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-dur

Credits▼

Cadenza – Wilhelm Kempff (tracks: 1 to 3)

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Conductor – Ferdinand Leitner

Engineer – Werner Wolf

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano – Wilhelm Kempff

Producer – Otto Gerdes

Notes▼

Recorded 7/1961.

Beethoven*, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber – Symphonie Nr. 5 Credits▼

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Conductor – Carlos Kleiber

Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann (tracks: 1 to 4), Klaus Scheibe (tracks: 5 to 8)

Executive Producer – Dr. Hans Hirsch (tracks: 5 to 8)

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Producer – Hans Weber (tracks: 5 to 8), Werner Mayer (tracks: 1 to 4)

Notes▼

"It is wonderful to have these two legendary performances so expertly restored and placed together on one disc." – Gramophone

Beethoven's Fifth is perhaps the most famous piece of classical music ever written, and deservedly so. The famous opening four note motif serves as the thematic material for the whole first movement, and it reappears in the third and fourth movements to make the symphony into a unified whole rather than a collection of four individual movements. This unity is apparent in other respects as well: the stormy opening movement is in a dark minor key, and the mood gradually shifts through the middle two movements and culminates in a glorious brass fanfare that opens the finale. Carlos Kleiber's recording with the Vienna Philharmonic still stands as one of the all-time greats.

Magdalena Kožená, Handel*, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon – Ah! Mio Cor (Handel Arias) Credits▼

Composed By – George Frideric Handel*

Conductor – Andrea Marcon

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Executive Producer – Marita Prohmann

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Magdalena Kožená

Orchestra – Venice Baroque Orchestra

Producer – Arend Prohmann

Notes▼

"One of the most satisfying Handel recitals, or even Baroque recitals, I have encountered in a long time. Kožená brings the listener deeply inside Handel’s genius." -- Fanfare

Recorded 3/2006.

Antonín Dvořák, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelik – Aus Der Neuen Welt / From The New World Credits▼

Composed By – Antonín Dvořák

Conductor – Rafael Kubelik

Engineer – Günter Hermanns (tracks: 1 to 4), Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 5 to 8)

Executive-producer – Dr. Rudolf Werner (tracks: 5 to 8), Otto Gerdes (tracks: 1 to 4)

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Hans Weber

Notes▼

"Kubelik's performances of the last Dvořák symphonies are also among the finest ever recorded, superbly played." -- Penguin Guide

Tchaikovsky* | Mendelssohn*, Lang Lang, Chicago Symphony Orchestra*,Barenboim* – First Piano Concertos Credits▼

Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn* (tracks: 4 to 6), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky* (tracks: 1 to 3)

Conductor – Daniel Barenboim

Coordinator [Recording] – Matthias Spindler

Engineer – Stephan Flock

Executive-producer – Martin T:son Engstroem

Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra*

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Andrew Eccles

Piano – Lang Lang

Producer – Christian Gansch

Notes▼

Recorded 2/2003.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy*, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel – Italienische Sinfonie / Reformations-Sinfonie Credits▼

Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn*

Conductor – Lorin Maazel

Engineer – Gerhard Henjes

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller (tracks: 5 to 8)

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Karl-Heinz Schneider

Notes▼

Adagio - Mischa Maisky

Credits▼

Cello – Mischa Maisky

Conductor – Semyon Bychkov

Engineer – Gernot Von Schultzendorff

Executive-producer – Wolfgang Stengel

Orchestra – Orchestre De Paris

Producer – Christian Gansch

Notes▼

"Solo playing of the very first order." -- Gramophone

Hector Berlioz, Orchestre Lamoureux, Paris*, Igor Markevitch - Symphonie Fantastique

Credits▼

Composed By – Hector Berlioz (tracks: 1 to 5)

Conductor – Igor Markevitch

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – Orchestre Lamoureux, Paris*

Producer – Hans Ritter

Notes▼

"This is a singularly compulsive reading -- a real performance, which grips this listener unreservedly." -- Gramophone

Recorded 1/1961.

Praetorius*, Gabrieli Consort & Players*, Paul McCreesh – Christmette (Christmas Mass • Messe De Noël) Credits▼

Choir – Boys' Choir And Congregational Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral

Chorus Master – Finn Evald, Kristian Olesen

Composed By – Michael Praetorius (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 to 23)

Conductor – Paul McCreesh

Engineer – Andrew Wedman

Executive Producer – Dr. Peter Czornyj

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Lucas Cranach The Elder

Orchestra – Gabrieli Consort & Players*

Producer – Jörg Ritter

Notes▼

"A refreshing antidote to all those unimaginative festive compilations, this beautifully presented disc demands your attention." -- MusicWeb International

Rameau*, Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Marc Minkowski – Une Symphonie Imaginaire Credits▼

Composed By – Jean-Philippe Rameau

Conductor – Marc Minkowski

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Orchestra – Les Musiciens Du Louvre

Producer – Marita Prohmann

Producer [Recording] – Arend Prohmann

Notes▼

"If you love Rameau's instrumental music, you will want this disc. It's really marvelous." -- ClassicsToday.com

Johannes Brahms, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker • Herbert von Karajan – Violinkonzert • Violin Concerto Credits▼

Cello – António Meneses* (tracks: 4 to 6)

Composed By – Johannes Brahms

Conductor – Herbert von Karajan

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Executive Producer – Günther Breest

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Michel Glotz (tracks: 1 to 3), Werner Mayer (tracks: 4 to 6)

Violin – Anne-Sophie Mutter

Notes▼

Date of Recording: 9/1981. Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin.

Anna Netrebko - Opera Arias / Noseda, Vienna Philharmonic

Credits▼

Choir – Wiener Staatsopernchor

Chorus Master – Ernst Dunshirn

Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Ewald Markl

Conductor – Gianandrea Noseda

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Producer – Christian Gansch

Soprano Vocals – Anna Netrebko

Notes▼

"In her recital debut, Anna Netrebko sings an impressive and difficult collection of arias and comes off like a champion." -- Fanfare

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Wieniawski, Sarasate / David Oistrakh

Credits▼

Composed By – Henryk Wieniawski (tracks: 4 to 6), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky* (tracks: 1 to 3)

Conductor – Franz Konwitschny

Engineer – Heinrich Keilholz (tracks: 1 to 3), Prof. Mitlacher (tracks: 4 to 6)

Executive Producer – Wolfgang Lohse (tracks: 4 to 7)

Orchestra – Staatskapelle Dresden (tracks: 1 to 3)

Producer – Dieter-Gerhard Worm* (tracks: 4 to 6)

Violin – David Oistrach, Igor Oistrakh* (tracks: 4 to 7)

Notes▼

Lamenti - Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Purcell / Anne Sofie von Otter

Credits▼

Conductor – Reinhard Goebel

Engineer – Hans-Ulrich Bastin

Executive-producer – Dr. Peter Czornyi*

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Jan Vermeer*

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anne Sofie Von Otter

Orchestra – Musica Antiqua Köln

Producer – Karl-August Naegler

Theorbo – Jakob Lindberg (tracks: 5, 7, 8)

Notes▼

"This fine and much-lauded artist adds to her laurels with this issue, which belies any doom and gloom suggested by its title with singing of an intensity of expression, subtlety of nuance and rich palette of vocal colour that leave one full of admiration. An outstanding disc." -- Gramophone

Vivaldi: Four Seasons / Standage, Pinnock, English Concert

Credits▼

Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi

Conductor – Trevor Pinnock

Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive-producer – Charlotte Kriesch (tracks: 13 to 18), Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Oboe – David Reichenberg (tracks: 13 to 15)

Orchestra – English Concert, The*

Producer – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

Violin – Simon Standage

Violin [2] – Elizabeth Wilcock (tracks: 16 to 18)

Notes▼

Chopin*, Maria João Pires* – The Nocturnes Credits▼

Composed By – Frédéric Chopin

Executive Producer – Christopher Alder

Piano – Maria João Pires*

Producer, Engineer – Helmut Burk

Notes▼

Domenico Scarlatti, Ivo Pogorelich – Sonaten Credits▼

Composed By – Domenico Scarlatti

Engineer – Gregor Zielinsky

Executive Producer – Hanno Rinke

Piano – Ivo Pogorelich

Producer – Karl-August Naegler

Notes▼

Chopin* • Maurizio Pollini – Etudes Credits▼

Composed By – Frédéric Chopin

Engineer – Heinz Wildhagen

Photography – Paolo Gianbarberis

Piano – Maurizio Pollini

Producer – Rainer Brock

Notes▼

"Splendidly fresh, vividly characterized accounts, masterly and with the sound eminently present." -- Penguin Guide

Thomas Quasthoff, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Thielemann – Der Stimme (Deutsche Opernarien) Credits▼

Composed By – Lortzing* (tracks: 1 to 6)

Conductor – Christian Thielemann

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Executive Producer – Christopher Alder

Executive Producer, Producer [Recording] – Arend Prohmann

Orchestra, Choir – Chor Und Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Thomas Quasthoff

Notes▼

"Thomas Quasthoff puts us in his debt with a recital wholly out of the ordinary, executed confidently in singing of such strength and beauty as to almost silence criticism." -- Gramophone

Johann Sebastian Bach – Missa Symbolum Nicenum Sanctus Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei Et Dona Nobis Pacem (Messe In H-Moll) BWV 232 Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Choir – Münchener Bach-Chor

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Conductor – Karl Richter

Contralto Vocals – Hertha Töpper

Executive Producer – Kar-Heinz Schneider

Orchestra – Münchener Bach-Orchester

Producer, Engineer – Walter Alfred Wettler

Soprano Vocals – Maria Stader

Tenor Vocals – Ernst Haefliger

Notes▼

Recorded 2/1961.

Dvořák*, Tschaikowsky*, Mstislav Rostropovich • Berliner Philharmoniker •Herbert Von Karajan – Cellokonzert H-Moll (In B Minor) / Rokoko-Variationen Op. 33 Credits▼

Cello – Mstislaw Rostropowitsch*

Composed By – Antonín Dvořák (tracks: 1 to 3), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky* (tracks: 4 to 12)

Conductor – Herbert von Karajan

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Executive-producer – Otto Gerdes

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Hans Weber

Notes▼ "The Rostropovich/Karajan partnership is an inspired one and these are great

performances." -- Gramophone

Sergei Rachmaninoff*, Svjatoslav Richter* – 2. Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester C-Moll Op. 18 • 6 Préludes Credits▼

Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninoff*

Conductor – Stanislaw Wislocki

Engineer – Heinz Wildhagen

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra*

Piano – Svjatoslav Richter*

Producer – Hans Weber

Notes▼

Recorded 4-5/1959.

Bryn Terfel – The Vagabond Credits▼

Composed By – George Butterworth (tracks: 15 to 19, 23 to 28), Gerald Finzi (tracks: 10 to 14), John Ireland (tracks: 20 to 22), Ralph Vaughan Williams(tracks: 1 to 9)

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Executive Producer – John Fisher

Piano – Malcolm Martineau

Producer – Sid McLauchlan

Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Bryn Terfel

Notes▼

"One after another, these songs are brought to a full life. There is a boldness about Terfel's art that is marvellously well guided by musicianship, intelligence and the genuine flash of inspiration." -- Gramophone

Rolando Villazón – Cielo E Mar Credits▼

Choir – Coro Sinfonico Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

Chorus Master – Ruben Jais

Conductor – Daniele Callegari (2)

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Executive-producer – Ute Fesquet, Valérie Gross

Orchestra – Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

Photography By – Felix Broede

Producer – Daniel Zalay

Tenor Vocals – Rolando Villazón

Notes▼

"This recital is simply glorious. Villazón's curiosity and musicianship set him apart in a crowded field. Bravo!" -- ClassicsToday.com

Johann Sebastian Bach, Helmut Walcha – IX. Forschungsbereich - Das Schaffen Johann Sebastian Bachs, Serie F: Werke Für Orgel Credits▼

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Organ – Helmut Walcha

Producer, Engineer – Dr. Erich Thienhaus

Notes▼

"Walcha's carefully calculated interpretations create a genuine sense of organic unity and a deeply musical sense of line and phrase, which gains from felicitous registration using highly suitable organs, splendidly recorded." -- Penguin Guide

Recorded 9/1962 & 9/1956.

Tracks 11 to 13 are mono tracks.

Fritz Wunderlich, Schumann*, Beethoven*, Schubert*, Hubert Giesen – Dichterliebe Credits▼

Composed By – Franz Schubert (tracks: 21 to 29), Ludwig Van Beethoven (tracks: 17 to 20), Robert Schumann (tracks: 1 to 16)

Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 21, 23, 24, 26, 29)

Executive-producer – Otto Gerdens

Piano – Hubert Giesen

Producer – Hans Ritter (tracks: 21, 23, 24, 26, 29), Hans Weber

Tenor Vocals – Fritz Wunderlich

Notes▼

"One of the most beautiful lyric tenor voices of the 20th century." -- MusicWeb International

Credits▼

Composed By – Franz Liszt

Conductor – Seiji Ozawa

Engineer [Recording Engineer (tonmeister)] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive Producer – Hanno Rinke

Piano – Krystian Zimerman

Producer [Recording Producer] – Wolfgang Stengel

Notes▼

This CD is CD 55 of 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon | The Collector's Edition and not an individual release.

"One of Krystian Zimenman's rare recordings from the 1980s, his Liszt Concertos, made with regular partners of the time, Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, have stood the test of time and remain the version by which all others are judged."

Deutsche Grammophon Numerique Digital Recording

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammmophon GmbH, Hamburg.

Recording: Boston, Symphony Hall, 4/1987.

Previously released as 424 571-2.

111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon | The Collector's Edition Vol. 2

Georges Bizet, Teresa Berganza, Plácido Domingo*, Ileana Cotrubas, Sherrill Milnes, Ambrosian Singers, The, London Symphony Orchestra*, Claudio Abbado – Carmen Credits▼

Chorus – Ambrosian Singers, The, George Watson's College Boys' Chorus

Chorus Master – John McCarthy, Patrick Criswell

Composed By – Georges Bizet

Conductor – Claudio Abbado

Engineer – Karl-August Naegler

Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*

Producer – Rainer Brock

Notes▼

"Nothing is exaggerated yet nothing is left out in this sensuous yet never overtly sensual portrayal, bewitchingly sung. Berganza works in keen rapport with Abbado, who brings clarity of texture, Mediterranean fire, and intense concentration to the score." -- Gramophone

Recorded 1977.

Prokofieff*, Ravel*, Martha Argerich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado – Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 C-Dur / Klavierkonzert G-Dur Credits▼

Composed By – Maurice Ravel (tracks: 4 to 9), Serge Prokofiev* (tracks: 1 to 3)

Conductor – Claudio Abbado

Engineer – Heinz Wildhagen

Executive Producer – Dr. Hans Hirsch (tracks: 7 to 9), Otto Gerdes (tracks: 1 to 6)

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano – Martha Argerich

Producer – Rainer Brock

Notes▼

"There have been others to match the bustle and brilliance of Argerich's Prokofiev, her coloristic range, her drive, her flashiness. But I'm not sure I could name anyone who has so satisfyingly combined all those qualities, and all done with the most engaging reckless abandon." -- Gramophone

"Recordings: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 5&6/1967 (Concertos), Studio Lankwitz, 11/1974 (Gaspard)"

Beethoven*, Daniel Barenboim – Sonaten »Mondschein/Moonlight/Clair De Lune • Pathétique • Appassionata« Credits▼

Composed By – Ludwig Van Beethoven

Engineer – Klaus Scheibe

Executive Producer – Dr. Steven Paul

Painting [Cover Painting] – Georg Primavesi

Piano – Daniel Barenboim

Producer – Werner Meyer*

Notes▼

"Recordings: Paris, Salle de la Mutualité, 5/1981 (Op. 57), 12/1983 (Op. 13), 3/1984 (Op. 27/2)"

Original cat.no: 419 602-1

J.S. Bach*, Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, John Nelson (5) – Arias Credits▼

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Conductor – John Nelson (5)

Engineer – Tom Lazarus

Executive Producer – Dr. Steven Paul

Orchestra – Orchestra Of St. Luke's

Photography By [Cover] – Christian Steiner (6)

Producer – Thomas Frost

Soprano Vocals – Kathleen Battle

Violin – Itzhak Perlman

Notes▼

"Battle puts her trust in the soloist, whose little opening concerto paves the way for a gentle, effortless unfurling of the vocal line. The violin's pointed answers make it the equal of the voice in eloquence." -- Gramophone

"Recording: New York, RCA Studio A, 8 & 12/1989, 8/1990"

Original cat.no: 429 737-2

Mahler*, Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam*, Leonard Bernstein – Symphonie No. 1 Credits▼

Composed By – Gustav Mahler

Conductor – Leonard Bernstein

Engineer [Balance] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive Producer – Hanno Rinke

Orchestra – Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam*

Producer [Recording] – Hans Weber

Notes▼

"Live Recording: Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 10/1987"

Chopin*, Rafał Blechacz, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*, Jerzy Semkow – The Piano Concertos Credits▼

Composed By – Frédéric Chopin

Conductor – Jerzy Semkow

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Executive Producer – Christian Leins

Orchestra – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*

Photography By [Cover] – Felix Broede

Piano – Rafał Blechacz

Producer – Arend Prohmann

Notes▼

Recording: Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 7/2009.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Prinz, Dietmar Zeman, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm – Klarinettenkonzert (Clarinet Concerto) • Fagottkonzert (Bassoon Concerto) Credits▼

Bassoon – Dietmar Zeman (tracks: 7 to 9)

Cadenza – Anton Gisler (tracks: 4 to 6), Dietmar Zeman (tracks: 7 to 9)

Clarinet – Alfred Prinz (tracks: 1 to 3)

Conductor – Karl Böhm

Engineer – Günter Hermanns, Klaus Scheibe (tracks: 4 to 9)

Executive Producer – Dr. Ellen Hickmann, Werner Mayer (tracks: 4 to 6)

Flute – Werner Tripp (tracks: 4 to 6)

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Dorothea Desmarowitz

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Producer – Dr. Ellen Hickmann* (tracks: 1 to 3), Werner Mayer (tracks: 4 to 9)

Notes▼

"Recordings: Vienna, Musikverein, 9/1972 (K. 622), 5/1973 (K. 191, K. 313)"

Debussy*, Cleveland Orchestra, The, Pierre Boulez – La Mer • Nocturnes • Jeux • Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Orchestre Credits▼

Composed By – Claude Debussy

Conductor – Pierre Boulez

Engineer – Helmut Burk

Executive-producer – Roger Wright

Orchestra – Cleveland Orchestra, The

Producer – Karl-August Naegler

Notes▼

"Recordings: Cleveland, Masonic Auditorium, 3/1991 (Rhapsodie), 3/1993)

Brahms* – Sinfonie Nr. 4 E-Moll, Op. 98 Credits▼

Composed By – Johannes Brahms (tracks: 1 to 4)

Conductor – Victor De Sabata

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Remastered By, Technician [Transfer] – Klaus Scheibe

Notes▼

"Thrilling performances that deserve wide currency." -- Gramophone

"Recordings: Berlin, 3&4/1939 (Brahms), 4/1939 (Strauss)"

Plácido Domingo*, Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid, Miguel Roa – Pasión Española Credits▼

Conductor – Miguel Roa

Engineer – Stephan Flock

Executive-producer – Ute Fesquet, Valentina Granados

Guitar – José María Gallardo Del Rey (tracks: 1, 9, 12)

Orchestra – Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid

Orchestrated By – Emilio Aragón* (tracks: 1, 9, 10, 12), Gabriel Fernández Álvez* (tracks: 4, 7), Juan J. Colomer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13)

Photography By [Cover] – Dario Acosta

Producer – Sid McLauchlan

Tenor Vocals – Plácido Domingo*

Notes▼

"The national flavor of Spain is tangible. Another feather in Plácido Domingo’s by now well-stocked cap." -- MusicWeb International

"Recording: Madrid, Teatro Albéniz, 7/2007"

Uncredited informations: "Composed By Genaro Monreal Lacosta" is wrong. It's Genaro Monreal Lacosta and Manuel Monreal Diaz aka Monreal group.

Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel – Fiesta Credits▼

Conductor – Gustavo Dudamel

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Executive-producer – Christian Leins, Sid McLauchlan

Orchestra – Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela

Notes▼

"Dudamel’s charisma beats through every bar of this scintillating survey of Latin American music. His Venezuelan players play as if their hearts are fit to burst with pride as well as passion. And they sound magnificent." -- Gramophone

"Live recording: Caracas, Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolívar, 1/2008"

Track 3 is given as 'Mediodía En El Ilano' erroneously.

Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Töttcher,Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart, Karl Ristenpart – IX. Forschungsbereich, Serie A: Kantaten "Ich Will Den Kreuzstab..." / "Ich Habe Genug" Credits▼

Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Chorus – Berliner Motettenchor

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Conductor – Karl Ristenpart

Engineer [Recording, Tonmeister] – Heinrich Keilholz

Ensemble – Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart

Executive Producer – Dr. Fred Hamel

Oboe – Hermann Töttcher

Notes▼

"Karl Ristenpart's chamber orchestra helped pioneer a sparer, more authentic Bach style. Fischer-Dieskau was ideally suited to this approach. These versions are fresher and almost as authoritative as later recordings with Richter. They must have sounded like a revelation at the time." -- MusicWeb International

"Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 6/1951"

Ferenc Fricsay, Johann Strauss* – G'Schichten Aus Dem Wiener Wald Credits▼

Composed By – Johann Strauss II* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8)

Conductor – Ferenc Fricsay

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Producer – Hans Weber

Notes▼

"Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 2/1961"

Original cat.no: 136 238

Franz Schubert, Berliner Philharmoniker Dirigent: Wilhelm Furtwängler – Sinfonie Nr. 7 C-Dur Op. Posth. Credits▼

Composed By – Franz Schubert

Conductor – Wilhelm Furtwängler

Engineer – Heinrich Keilholz (tracks: 2 to 5)

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Dr. Fred Hamel (tracks: 2 to 5)

Notes▼

"Furtwängler's reading [of the Schubert] is extraordinary, informed throughout with a unique vibrancy and fluidity." -- Stereo Review

"Recordings: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 12/1951 (D 944), Titania-Palast, 9/1953 (D 644)"

Original cat.no: 18015 LPM

Elīna Garanča, Staatskapelle Dresden, Fabio Luisi – Aria Cantilena Credits▼

Choir – Staatsopernchor Dresden* (tracks: 4, 6)

Chorus Master – Matthias Brauer (tracks: 4, 6)

Conductor – Fabio Luisi

Engineer – Andrew Wedman, Hans-Ulrich Bastin

Executive-producer – Christian Leins

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Elīna Garanča

Orchestra – Staatskapelle Dresden

Producer – Sid McLauchlan

Notes▼

"Recording: Dresden, Lukaskirche, 7/2006"

Johannes Brahms · Emil Gilels · Berliner Philharmoniker · Eugen Jochum – Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 d-moll Op. 15 Credits▼

Composed By, Cadenza [Cadenzas] – Johannes Brahms

Conductor – Eugen Jochum

Engineer, Liner Notes – Klaus Scheibe

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Wolfgang Münch

Piano – Emil Gilels

Producer – Günther Breest

Notes▼

"Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 6/1972"

Gabriel Fauré, Ravel*, Kathleen Battle, Andreas Schmidt (2), Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini – Requiem / Pavane Pour Une Enfante Défunte Credits▼

Baritone Vocals – Andreas Schmidt (2)

Choir – Philharmonia Chorus

Chorus Master – Horst Neumann

Composed By – Gabriel Fauré (tracks: 1 to 7)

Conductor – Carlo Maria Giulini

Engineer – Klaus Scheibe

Executive-producer – Günther Breest

Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra

Producer – Hans Weber

Soprano Vocals – Kathleen Battle

Notes▼

"Recording: London, Watford Town Hall, 3/1986"

Osvaldo Golijov – Ayre Credits▼

Accordion [Hyper-accordion] – Michael Ward-Bergeman (tracks: 1 to 11)

Cello – Erik Friedlander

Clarinet – David Krakauer (tracks: 1 to 11), Todd Palmer (tracks: 12 to 22)

Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Aníbal Kerpel

Composed By – Luciano Berio (tracks: 12 to 22), Osvaldo Golijov (tracks: 1 to 11)

Double Bass – Mark Dresser (tracks: 1 to 11)

Engineer – Richard King

Ensemble – Andalucian Dogs, The (tracks: 1 to 11)

Executive Producer – Sid McLauchlan

Flute – Tara O'Connor

Guitar [Guitar/ronroco], Producer – Gustavo Santaolalla (tracks: 1 to 11)

Harp – Bridget Kibbey

Horn – Jamie Sommerville (tracks: 1 to 11)

Liner Notes – Osvaldo Golijov

Percussion – Eric Poland (tracks: 12 to 22), Gordon Gottlieb (tracks: 12 to 22), Jamie Haddad* (tracks: 1 to 11)

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Colin Hawkins

Soprano Vocals – Dawn Upshaw

Sound Designer [Sound Design], Computer [Laptop] – Jeremy Flower (tracks: 1 to 11)

Viola – Ljova

Notes▼

"The performances and sound are consistently superb, but attention must be paid to Dawn Upshaw. Her sense of adventure and deftness of execution seem to know no bounds." -- Fanfare

"Recording: Hit Factory, New York, 8/2004"

Hélène Grimaud, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Staatskapelle Dresden, Truls Mørk,Anne Sofie Von Otter – Reflection Credits▼

Cello – Truls Mørk (tracks: 7 to 9)

Composed By – Clara Schumann (tracks: 4 to 6), Johannes Brahms (tracks: 7 to 11), Robert Schumann (tracks: 1 to 3)

Conductor – Esa-Pekka Salonen (tracks: 1 to 3)

Engineer – Eberhard Sengpiel (tracks: 10, 11), Stephan Flock (tracks: 1 to 9)

Executive Producer – Valérie Gross

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anne Sofie Von Otter (tracks: 4 to 6)

Orchestra – Staatskapelle Dresden (tracks: 1 to 3)

Photography By [Cover] – Mat Hennek

Piano – Hélène Grimaud

Producer – Friedemann Engelbrecht (tracks: 10, 11), Sid McLauchlan (tracks: 1 to 9)

Notes▼

"Every one of these performances is absolutely compelling." -- Fanfare

"Recordings: Dresden, Lukaskirche, 5/2005 (Concerto, Cello Sonata); Berlin, Scoring Stage, 9/2005 (Songs), Teldex Studio, 6/2000 (Rhapsodies)"

Schubert*, Beethoven*, Hagen Quartett – »Der Tod Und Das Mädchen« / Streichquartett Op. 135 Credits▼

Cello – Clemens Hagen

Composed By – Schubert* (tracks: 5 to 8), Beethoven* (tracks: 1 to 4)

Ensemble – Hagen Quartett

Executive-producer – Dr. Steven Paul*

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Pet Halmen

Producer, Engineer – Wolfgang Mitlehner

Viola – Veronika Hagen

Violin [I] – Lukas Hagen

Violin [Ii] – Rainer Schmidt

Notes▼

"Recording: Munich, Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, 10/1990"

Schoenberg*, Sibelius*, Hilary Hahn, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra*,Esa-Pekka Salonen – Violin Concertos Credits▼

Composed By – Arnold Schoenberg (tracks: 1 to 3), Jean Sibelius (tracks: 4 to 6)

Conductor – Esa-Pekka Salonen

Engineer – Stephan Flock

Executive-producer – Christian Leins

Orchestra – Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra*

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Mathias Bothor

Producer – Arend Prohmann (tracks: 4 to 6), Sid McLauchlan (tracks: 1 to 3)

Violin, Liner Notes – Hilary Hahn

Notes▼

"This disc ratifies Hahn's standing among the most outstanding violinists active today." -- ClassicsToday.com

"Recordings: Stockholm, Berwaldhallen, 3/2007 (Sibelius), 9/2007 (Schoenberg)"

Daniel Hope – Air. A Baroque Journey Credits▼

Cello – Jonathan Cohen*, William Conway

Double Bass – Enno Senft

Engineer – Mike Hatch

Executive Producer – Dr. Alexander Buhr

Harpsichord, Organ – Kristian Bezuidenhout

Lute, Guitar, Theorbo – Stefan Maass, Stephan Rath (2)

Percussion – Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen

Photography By [Cover] – Harald Hoffmann

Producer – John West*

Viola – Stewart Eaton

Violin – Lucy Gould

Violin [Solo Violin Ii] – Lorenza Borrani

Violin, Executive Producer, Liner Notes – Daniel Hope

Notes▼

"Recording: Wyaston, Nimbus Concert Hall, 6/2009"

Horowitz* – Horowitz At Home Credits▼

Composed By – Franz Liszt (tracks: 7 to 9), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (tracks: 1 to 5)

Composed By [After] – Franz Schubert (tracks: 7 to 9)

Engineer – Paul Goodman, Tom Lazarus (tracks: 8, 9)

Executive-producer – Günther Breest

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Christian Steiner (6)

Piano, Liner Notes – Vladimir Horowitz

Producer – Thomas Frost

Notes▼

"Recordings: New York, 2/1986 (K. 540, K. 485, S. 560), 12/1988 (K. 281, D 780), 1/1989 (S. 427)"

Anton Bruckner • Eugen Jochum • Berliner Philharmoniker – Symphonie Nr. »Romantische« • 5 Motetten Credits▼

Arranged By [Edited By] – Robert Haas (2)

Artwork [Cover Illustration] – Prof. Malte Sartorius*

Choir – Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Composed By – Anton Bruckner

Conductor – Eugen Jochum

Engineer – Klaus Scheibe

Executive Producer – Otto Gerdes

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Wolfgang Lohse

Notes▼

"Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 7/1965"

Johannes Brahms, Gundula Janowitz, Eberhard Waechter*, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – Ein Deutsches Requiem Credits▼

Baritone Vocals – Eberhard Waechter*

Chorus – Wiener Singverein

Chorus Master – Reinhold Schmid

Conductor – Herbert von Karajan

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Executive Producer – Otto Gerdes

Producer, Engineer – Hans Weber

Soprano Vocals – Gundula Janowitz

Notes▼

"Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, 5/1964".

Robert Schumann, J. Brahms*, Wilhelm Kempff – Fantasie C-Dur Op. 17 / Variationen Und Fuge Über Ein Thema Von Händel Op. 24 Credits▼

Composed By – Robert Schumann (tracks: 1 to 3)

Engineer – Heinz Wildhagen

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Piano – Wilhelm Kempff

Producer – Karl-Heinz Schneider

Notes▼

"Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 1/1957"

Giuseppe Verdi - Carlos Kleiber, Ileana Cotrubas, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Bayerisches Staatsorchester – La Traviata Credits▼

Choir – Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Chorus Master – Wolfgang Baumgart

Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi

Conductor – Carlos Kleiber

Engineer – Klaus Scheibe

Executive Producer – Dr. Hans Kirsch

Libretto By – Francesco Maria Piave

Orchestra – Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Photography [Cover] – Anne Kirchbach

Producer – Hans Weber

Vocals – Alfredo Giacomotti, Bruno Grella, Giovanni Foiani, Helena Jungwirth, Ileana Cotrubas, Paul Friess, Paul Winter (7), Plácido Domingo*, Sherrill Milnes, Stefania Malagù, Walter Gullino

Notes▼

"Recording: Munich, Bürgerbräu-Keller, 5/1976"

Magdalena Kožená, Mozart*, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Simon Rattle* – Mozart Arias Credits▼

Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor – Simon Rattle*

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Executive Producer – Marita Prohmann

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Magdalena Kožená

Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment

Producer – Arend Prohmann

Notes▼

"If anyone has recorded a lovelier Mozart recital in recent years, I’ve yet to hear it." -- Gramophone

"Recording: London, Abbey Road, Studio 1, 12/2005"

Philip Glass, Alfred Schnittke, Gidon Kremer, Wiener Philharmoniker,Christoph Von Dohnányi – Violin Concerto / Concerto Grosso No. 5 Credits▼

Artwork [Cover Detail] – Pavel Filonov

Composed By – Alfred Schnittke (tracks: 4 to 7), Philip Glass (tracks: 1 to 3)

Conductor – Christoph Von Dohnányi

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Piano – Rainer Keuschnig

Producer – Wolfgang Stengel

Violin – Gidon Kremer

Notes▼

"Recordings: Vienna, Musikverein, 11/1991 (Schnittke) & 2/1992 (Glass)"

Lang Lang – Memory Credits▼

Composed By – Frédéric Chopin (tracks: 4 to 7), Robert Schumann (tracks: 8 to 20), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (tracks: 1 to 3)

Engineer – Stephan Flock

Executive-producer – Christian Leins

Photography By [Cover] – Mat Hennek

Piano – Lang Lang

Producer – Arend Prohmann

Notes▼

"Recording: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 8/2005"

George Gershwin, James Levine (2), Chicago Symphony Orchestra* – Rhapsody In Blue • An American In Paris / "Porgy And Bess" Suite (Catfish Row) / Cuban Overture Credits▼

Composed By – George Gershwin

Conductor, Piano – James Levine (2)

Engineer – Gregor Zielinsky

Executive-producer – Dr. Steven Paul*

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Celia Johnson (2)

Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The

Producer – Christopher Alder

Notes▼

"Recording: Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 7/1990"

Mozart*, Paul McCreesh, Camilla Tilling, Sarah Connolly, Gabrieli Consort & Players* – Great Mass In C Minor Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Neal Davies

Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (tracks: 1 to 13)

Conductor – Paul McCreesh

Engineer – Neil Hutchinson

Executive-producer – Christopher Alder

Orchestra – Gabrieli Consort & Players*

Producer – Nicholas Parker

Soprano Vocals – Camilla Tilling (tracks: 1, 11, 15), Sarah Connolly (tracks: 3, 14)

Tenor Vocals – Timothy Robinson

Notes▼

"Another chance to hear these two brilliant singers [Sarah Connolly and Camilla Tilling] show their stuff is a treat whenever and wherever you find it." -- ClassicsToday.com

"Recording: London, Walthamstow Town Hall, 10/2004"

Tschaikowsky*, Leningrader Philharmonic*, Jewgenij Mrawinskij* – Symphonie Nr. 6 »Pathétique« Credits▼

Composed By – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky*

Conductor – Evgeny Mravinsky

Engineer – Harald Baudis

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Producer – Karlheinz Schneider*

Notes▼

"Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, 11/1960"

Original cat.no: 138 659

Early Music Consort Of London, The, David Munrow – Music Of The Gothic Era (Musik Der Gotik • Musique De L'Epoque Gothique) Credits▼

Bass Vocals – Geoffrey Shaw

Conductor – David Munrow

Countertenor Vocals – Charles Brett, David James (13), James Bowman (2)

Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Klaus Hiemann

Ensemble – Early Music Consort Of London, The

Executive Producer – Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Producer – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

Tenor Vocals – John Potter (2), John Nixon*, Martyn Hill, Paul Elliott, Rogers Covey-Crump

Notes▼

"Recordings: Godalming, Charter House Chapel, 4/1975, Conway Hall, 10/1975"

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine (2) – Carmen-Fantasie Credits▼

Co-producer – Ewald Markl

Composed By – Pablo De Sarasate (tracks: 1, 6 to 10)

Conductor – James Levine (2)

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Executive Producer – Roger Wright

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Photography By – Jörg Reichardt

Producer – Werner Mayer

Violin – Anne-Sophie Mutter

Notes▼

"Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, 11/1992"

Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón, Staatskapelle Dresden, Nicola Luisotti – Duets Credits▼

Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Valérie Gross

Conductor – Nicola Luisotti

Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Orchestra – Staatskapelle Dresden

Photography By [Cover] – Felix Broede

Producer – Christopher Alder

Soprano Vocals – Anna Netrebko

Tenor Vocals – Rolando Villazón

Notes▼

"It's a true pleasure to hear singing and communicating of this caliber." -- ClassicsToday.com

"Recording: Dresden, Lukaskirche, 8/2006"

Alice Sara Ott, Franz Liszt – Etudes D'Exécution Transcendante Credits▼

Composed By – Franz Liszt

Executive Producer – Christian Leins

Piano – Alice Sara Ott

Producer, Engineer – Rainer Maillard

Notes▼

"A remarkable debut." -- MusicWeb International

"Recording: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 6/2008"

Kurt Weill, Anne Sofie Von Otter, John Eliot Gardiner – Speak Low (Songs By Kurt Weill) & The Seven Deadly Sins • Die Sieben Todsünden Credits▼

Baritone Vocals – Christfried Biebrach

Bass Vocals – Frederick Martin

Composed By – Kurt Weill

Conductor – John Eliot Gardiner

Engineer – Ulrich Vette

Executive-producer – Dr. Peter Czornyj*, Pål Christian Moe

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anne Sofie Von Otter

Orchestra – NDR-Sinfonieorchester*

Photography By [Cover] – Denise Grünstein

Piano – Bengt Forsberg

Producer – Hans-Bernhard Bätzing*

Tenor Vocals – James Sims (2), Karl-Heinz Lampe

Notes▼

"Recording: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 9/1993"

J.S. Bach* - English Concert, The*, Trevor Pinnock – Brandenburgische Konzerte 1•2•3 Credits▼

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive-producer – Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Harpsichord, Conductor – Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra – English Concert, The*

Producer – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

Notes▼

"Recording: London, Henry Wood Hall, 4/1982"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Maria João Pires* • Wiener Philharmoniker •Claudio Abbado – Klavierkonzerte No. 14 & 26 »Krönungskonzert« Credits▼

Conductor – Claudio Abbado

Engineer – Günter Hermanns (tracks: 4 to 6), Ulrich Vette (tracks: 1 to 3)

Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

Photography [Cover] – Vivianne

Piano – Maria João Pires*

Producer – Christopher Alder

Notes▼

"Recordings: Salzburg, Festspielhaus, 4/1990 (K. 537); Vienna, Musikverein, 3/1992 (K. 449)"

Igor Strawinsky*, Serge Prokofieff*, Maurizio Pollini – »Pétrouchka« / Sonate Nr. 7 Op. 83 Credits▼

Composed By – Anton Webern (tracks: 7 to 9), Igor Stravinsky (tracks: 1 to 3), Pierre Boulez (tracks: 10 to 14), Sergei Prokofiev* (tracks: 4 to 6)

Engineer – Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 1 to 6), Klaus Hiemann (tracks: 7 to 13)

Executive Producer – Karl Faust (tracks: 1 to 6), Rainer Brock (tracks: 7 to 13)

Photography By [Cover] – Paolo Gianbarberis

Piano – Maurizio Pollini

Producer – Rainer Brock

Notes▼

"Recordings: Munich, Herkules-Saal, 9/1971 (Stravinsky, Prokofiev), 7/1976 (Webern, Boulez)"

Original cat.no: 2530 225

Schubert*, Thomas Quasthoff, Justus Zeyen – Die Schöne Müllerin Credits▼

Composed By – Franz Schubert

Engineer – Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden

Executive Producer – Christopher Adler

Photography By [Cover] – Felix Broede

Piano – Justus Zeyen

Producer – Arend Prohmann

Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Thomas Quasthoff

Notes▼

"Recording: Berlin, Teldex Studio, 7/2005"

Steve Reich, Steve Reich And Musicians – Drumming · Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ · Six Pianos Credits▼

Composed By – Steve Reich

Engineer – Gerhard Henjes, Klaus Hiemann

Ensemble – Steve Reich And Musicians

Photography By – Marcel Fugère

Producer – Dr. Rudolf Werner

Notes▼

"Recording: Hamburg, Musikstudio I, 1/1974"

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Münchener Bach-Orchester Dirigent: Karl Richter – Vier Orchester-Sinfonien Credits▼

Composed By – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Conductor – Karl Richter

Engineer – Günter Hermanns

Orchestra – Münchener Bach-Orchester

Producer – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

Notes▼

"Recording: Munich, Herkules-Saal, 7/1969"

Original cat. no.: 2533 050

Robert Schumann, Svjatoslav Richter* – Marsch Nr. 2 G-Moll / Waldszenen Op. 82 / Sechs Stücke Aus Fantasiestücke Op. 12 Credits▼

Composed By – Robert Schumann

Engineer – Alfred Steinke

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Piano – Sviatoslav Richter

Producer – Wolfgang Lohse

Notes▼

"Recording: Prague, Rudolfinum, 11/1956"

Tschaikowsky* • Berliner Philharmoniker • Rostropovich* – Ballett-Suiten 2 Credits▼

Composed By – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky*

Conductor – Mstislav Rostropovich

Engineer – Wolfgang Mitlehner

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Pet Halmen

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Producer – Cord Garben

Notes▼

"Rostropovich's triptych of Tchaikovsky ballet suites is very special. His account of The Nutcracker is enchanting." -- Penguin Guide

"Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, 6/1978"

Paganini* • Gil Shaham • Göran Söllscher – Paganini For Two Credits▼

Composed By – Nicolò Paganini*

Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Executive Producer – Alison Ames, Dr. Peter Czornyj

Guitar – Göran Söllscher

Photography By [Cover] – Jim Rakete

Producer – Christian Gansch

Violin – Gil Shaham

Notes▼

"Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kriche, 11/1992"

Chor Und Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli – Opern-Chöre Credits▼

Choir, Orchestra – Chor Und Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Conductor – Giuseppe Sinopoli

Engineer – Klaus Hiemann

Executive Producer – Dr. Hans Hirsch (tracks: 6), Günther Breest, Wolfgang Stengel (tracks: 8)

Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Gerhard Noack

Producer – Wolfgang Stengel

Notes▼

Recordings: Berlin, SFB, 5/1982 (6), 12/1983 (8), Jesus-Christus-Kirsche, 6/1984.

Rita Streich – Rita Streich Singt Opern-Arien Credits▼

Conductor – Artur Rother (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Ernst Märzendorfer (tracks: 9, 12), Ferdinand Leitner (tracks: 6 to 8, 10, 11), Ferenc Fricsay (tracks: 2), Fritz Lehmann (tracks: 4)

Engineer – Alfred Steinke (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10), Harald Baudis (tracks: 4), Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 9, 12), Werner Grimme (tracks: 11)

Executive Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller

Orchestra – Münchner Philharmoniker (tracks: 11), RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10), Radio-Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin* (tracks: 9, 12), Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks (tracks: 4)

Photography By [Cover] – Herbert Tobias

Producer – Heinz Reinicke (tracks: 4, 11), Klaus Fischer-Dieskau (tracks: 1, 3), Wolfgang Lohse (tracks: 2, 5 to 10, 12)

Soprano Vocals – Rita Streich

Notes▼

Recordings: 1953-1955 and 1958.

Track 9 and 12 in stereo, rest in mono.

Original cat.no: LPEM 19137

Bryn Terfel, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The*, James Levine (2) – Opera Arias Credits▼

Conductor – James Levine (2)

Engineer – Gregor Zielinsky (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 9, 12 to 14), Wolfgang Mitlehner (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)

Executive Producer – John Fisher, Roger Wright

Orchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The*

Photography By [Cover] – Hanya Chlala

Producer – Arend Prohmann

Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Bryn Terfel

Notes▼

Recorded in 1994 and 1995.

Yuja Wang, Chopin* | Scriabin* | Liszt* | Ligeti* – Sonatas & Etudes Credits▼

Composed By – Alexander Scriabin* (tracks: 6, 7), Franz Liszt (tracks: 9 to 11), Frédéric Chopin (tracks: 1 to 4), György Ligeti (tracks: 5, 8)

Executive Producer – Christian Leins

Photography By [Cover] – Felix Broede

Piano – Yuja Wang

Producer, Engineer – Helmut Burk

Notes▼

"Recording: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 11/2008"

Joaquín Rodrigo • Narciso Yepes • Philharmonia Orchestra • García Navarro* – Concierto De Aranjuez • Concierti Madrigal Credits▼

Composed By – Joaquín Rodrigo

Conductor – García Navarro*

Engineer – Heinz Wildhagen

Guitar – Narciso Yepes

Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra (tracks: 4 to 7), Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 3)

Producer – Dr. Rudolf Werner

Notes▼

"Recordings: London, Watford Town Hall, 4/1979 (Concierto), Henry Wood Hall, 6/1977 (Fantasia)"

Chopin*, Krystian Zimerman – 4 Balladen • Barcarolle • Fantasie

Credits▼

Composed By – Frédéric Chopin

Executive Producer – Hanno Rinke

Photography [Cover] – Zbigniew Szydlo

Piano – Krystian Zimerman

Producer, Engineer – Helmut Burk

Notes▼

"Recording: Bielefeld, Rudolf-Oetker-Halle, 7/1987"

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