Weber – Clarinet Concertos, Concertino – Karl-Heinz Steffens

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no.1 in F minor, op.73
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no.2 in E flat major, op.74
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, op.26

Karl-Heinz Steffens - clarinet
Bamberger Symphoniker
Radoslaw Szulc - conductor

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Berio, Reimann, Henze, Zender, Schwertsik – 'Schubert Epilog' – Jonathan Nott

Luciano Berio (1925-2003):
Rendering per Orchestra
Aribert Reimann (b.1936):
Metamorphosen über ein Menuett von Schubert für 10 Instrumente
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012):
Der Erlkönig Orchesterfantasie aus "Le Fils de l'air"
Hans Zender (b.1936):
Schubert Chöre *
Kurt Schwertsik (b.1935):
Epilog zu "Rosamunde" op.33

Carsten Süss - tenor *
Chor der Bamberger Symphoniker *
Bamberger Symphoniker
Jonathan Nott - conductor

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Various Composers – Trumpet Concertos – Wolfgang Basch

Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750-1812):
Trumpet Concerto no.1 in D major *
[anonymous - 18th century]:
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major *
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/I +
Johann Georg von Reutter (1708-1772):
Trumpet Concerto in D major +
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Trumpet Concerto in D major +
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787):
Trumpet Concerto in D major +

Wolfgang Basch - trumpet
Chamber Orchestra of the St.Petersburg Philharmonic *
Bamberger Symphoniker +
Leo Krämer - conductor *
Marc Andreae - conductor +

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Osieck, Arnold, Rosenstengel, Mul – Concertos for Piano Duet – Kölner Klavier-Duo

Hans Osieck (1910-2000):
Suite concertante for Piano Duet and Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006):
Concerto for Piano Duet and Orchestra
Albrecht Rosenstengel (1912-1995):
Concertino for Percussion, Piano Duet and Strings
Jan Mul (1911-1971):
Concerto for Piano Duet and Orchestra

Kölner Klavier-Duo
Bamberger Symphoniker
Florian Merz - conductor

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Max Reger – Works for Violin and Orchestra, Orchestral Works – Horst Stein

Max Reger (1873-1916):
Eine Lustspielouvertüre, op.120
Symphonic Rhapsodie for Violin and Orchestra, op.147
Suite in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.103a
Scherzino in C major for Horn and String Orchestra

Walter Forchert - violin
Marie Luise Neunecker - horn
Bamberger Symphoniker
Horst Stein - conductor

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Milhaud, B.Hummel, Creston – 'Percussion in Concert' – Peter Sadlo

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Concerto for Marimba, Vibraphone and Orchestra *
Bertold Hummel (1925-2002):
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra *
Paul Creston (1906-1985):
Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra +

Peter Sadlo - percussion, marimba
Bamberger Symphoniker +
Rundfunkorchester des HR +
Wolfgang Rögner - conductor *
Peter Falk - conductor +

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Schumann, Hindemith – Cello Concertos – Janos Starker

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Cello Concerto

Janos Starker - cello
Bamberger Symphoniker
Dennis Russell Davies - 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.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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Tansman – 'Bric à Brac', Symphony No.4 – Israel Yinon

remembering Alexandre Tansman on the anniversary of his death

(12 June 1897 – 15 November 1986)

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986):
"Bric à Brac" - ballet
Symphony No.4

Bamberger Symphoniker
Israel Yinon - 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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Emil Bohnke – Piano Concerto, Symphony op.16 – Israel Yinon

remembering Emil Bohnke on his birthday

(11 October 1888 – 11 May 1928)

Emil Bohnke (1888-1928):
Piano Concerto, op.14
Symphony, op.16

Robert-Alexander Bohnke - piano
Bamberger Symphoniker
Israel Yinon - conductor

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Reger – Choral Works – Horst Stein

Max Reger (1873-1916):
Die Weihe der Nacht, op.119 *
Der 100. Psalm, op.106
Weihegesang, o.op. +

Lioba Braun - contralto *
Ursula Kunz - contralto +
Chor der Bamberger Symphoniker
Fritz Walter-Lindquist - organ
Bamberger Symphoniker
Horst Stein - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Oratorios – Frieder Bernius

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Oratorios:

CD1 - CD 2:
Paulus, op.36

Maria Cristina Kiehr - soprano
Werner Güra - tenor
Michael Volle - baritone
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

CD 3 - CD 4:
Elias, op.70

Letizia Scherrer - soprano
Renée Morloc - contralto
Werner Güra - tenor
Michael Volle - baritone
Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart

CD 5:
Christus - recitative and chorus of the unfinished oratorio

Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Bamberger Symphoniker (elements)


Kammerchor Stuttgart
Frieder Bernius - conductor

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Max Reger – Suite in Olden Style, Serenade – Horst Stein

Max Reger (1873-1916):
Suite in Olden Style, op.93
Serenade, op.95

Bamberger Symphoniker
Horst Stein - conductor

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