R.Strauss – Orchestral songs – Schäfer, Mattila

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Wiegenlied *
Das Rosenband *
Liebeshymnus *
Das Bächlein *
Morgen *
Gesang der Apollopriesterin +
Freundliche Vision +
Cäcilie +
Verführung +
Frühlingsfeier +
Waldseigkeit +
Vier Letzte Lieder +

Christine Schäfer - soprano *
Karita Mattila - soprano +
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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R.Strauss – Tone Poems – Haitink, Jochum

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, op.20
Ein Heldenleben, op.40
Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche, op.28
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Tod und Verklärung, op.24
Der Rosenkavalier - 2 Suites of Waltzes *

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink - conductor
Eugen Jochum - conductor *

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Weber, R.Strauss – Concertos – Lawrence Foster

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Clarinet Concerto no.2 in E flat major, op.74 *
Bassoon Concerto in F major, op.75 +
Andante and Hungarian Rondo for Viola and Orchestra in C minor, op.35 #
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Concerto for Oboe and small Orchestra in D major §

Esther Georgie - clarinet *
Ricardo Ramos - bassoon +
Samuel Barsegian - viola #
Pedro Ribeiro - oboe §
Orquestra Gulbenkian
Lawrence Foster - conductor

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R.Strauss – Songs & Opera Arias – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Vier letzte Lieder *
"Morgen mittag um elf"  - closeing scene from Capriccio *
"Ich danke, Fräulein" from Arabella +
"Mein Elemer" from Arabella +
"Sie wollen mich heiraten" from Arabella +
"Und jetzt sag' ich adieu" from Arabella +
"Das war sehr gut, Mandryka" from Arabella +

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Ackermann - conductor *
Lovro von Matacic - conductor +

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R.Strauss – Vier letzte Lieder, Daphne, 12 Lieder – Lucia Popp

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Vier letzte Lieder, op.post. *
"Ich komme... Ich komme, grünende Brüder" from "Daphne" - closing scene +
12 Lierder with piano #

Lucia Popp - soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra *
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks +
Klaus Tennstedt - conductor *
Bernard Haitink -conductor +
Wolfgang Sawallisch - piano #

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Busoni, Strauss – Violin Concertos – Tanja Becker-Bender (Romantic Violin Concerto – 16)

other CDs of this collection

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35a
Benedictus from Beethoven's "Missa solemnis" for Violin and Orchestra
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.8

Tanja Becker-Bender - violin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Garry Walker - conductor

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Various Composers - Works for Cello and Orchestra – Steven Isserlis

Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Cello Concerto *
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959):
Schelomo *
Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Cello Concerto no.2 op.77 +
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33 #
Nocturne, op.19 no.4 #
Pezzo capriccioso, op.62 #
Andante cantabile, op.11 #
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Quixote, op.35 §

Steven Isserlis - cello
London Symphony Orchestra *
London Philharmonic +
Chamber Orchestra of Europe #
Minnesota Orchestra §
Richard Hickox - conductor *
Andrew Litton - conductor +
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor #
Edo de Waart - conductor §

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R.Strauss, Wagner – Symphonic Works – Richard Hickox

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Overture and Dance Scene from 'Ariadne auf Naxos', op.60
Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon with Strings and Harp
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Henze) *
Segfried Idyll
'Träume' from Wesendonck Lieder arranged for Violin and Orchestra

Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano *
Robert Plane - clarinet
Stephen Reay - bassoon
Lesley Hatfield - violin
Christina Thys - harp
Northern Sinfonia
Richard Hickox - conductor

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R.Strauss, Hindemith – Horn Concertos – Dennis Brain

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Horn Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.11 *
Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major *
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Horn Concerto +
Concert music for Brass and Strings, op.50 +

Dennis Brain - horn
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch - conductor *
Paul Hindemith - conductor +

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Liszt, R.Strauss – Lieder – Brigitte Fassbaender

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Vergiftet sind meine Lieder
Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
Die drei Zigeuner
Es Mus ein Wunderbares sein
Oh! quand je dors
Comment, dsaient-ils
S'il est un charmant gazon
Enfant, si j'etais roi
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Liebeshymnus
Die Nacht
Allerseelen
Zueignung
Morgen!
Am Ufer
Fünf Lieder op.15

Brigitte Fassbaender - contralto
Irwin Gage - piano

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R.Strauss – Vier letzte Lieder – Barbara Bonney

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Zueignung
Nichts
Die Nacht
Die Georgine
Geduld
Die Verschwiegenen
Die Zeitlose
Allerseelen
Ruhe Meine Seele
Morgen
Das Rosenband
Meinem Kinde
Wiegenlied
Muttertändelei
Freundliche Vision
Vier letzte Lieder (piano version)

Barbara Bonney - soprano
Malcolm Martineau - piano

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Franck, Ravel, R.Strauss – Violin Sonatas – Vladimir Spivakov

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Sonate posthume
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Sonata in E flat major, op.18
César Franck (1822-1890):
Sonata in A major

Vladimir Spivakov - violin
Sergei Bezrodnyi - piano

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R.Strauss – Symphony no.2 in F minor. Romanze, Six Songs – Neeme Järvi

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Symphony No.2 in F minor, op.12
Romanze in F major for Cello and Orchestra
Six Songs, op.68

Eileen Hulse - soprano
Raphael Wallfisch - cello
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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R.Strauss – Symphony in F minor – Wakasugi

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Symphony in F minor, op.12
Romanze in F major for Cello and Orchestra

Mari Fujiwara - cello
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor

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Various Composers – Great Heroic Pieces for Brass and Organ – Concert Arban

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Funeral March
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Feierlicher Einzug
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Libera me
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Pomp & Circumstance March
César Franck (1822-1890):
Panis Angelicus
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Pavane
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Fanfare from Raymonda
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933):
Triumphal March

Concert Arban
Francis Petit - percussion
François-Henri Houbart - organ

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R.Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Debussy – Cello and Orchestra, Cello and Piano – Paul Tortelier

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Quixote, op.35 *
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33 +
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Élégie, op.24 #
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Cello Sonata in D minor #
Paul Tortelier (1914-1990):
Burlesque "Le Pitre" #

Gerald Moore - piano #
Paul Tortellier - cello
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham - conductor *
Norman del Mar - conductor +

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Pfitzner, Strauss – Overtures – Christian Thielemann

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949):
Palestrina - prelude to Act I
Palestrina - prelude to Act II
Palestrina - prelude to Act III
Das Herz, op.39 - love theme
Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, op.17 - overture
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Guntram, op.25 - prelude to Act I
Capriccio, op.85 - string sextet
Feuersnot, op.50 - love scene

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Christian Thielemann - conductor

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R.Strauss – Orchestral works – Szell, Ormandy

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Tod und Verklärung op.24 *
Sinfonia domestica op.53 *
Tanz der sieben Schleier +

Cleveland Orchestra *
Philadelphia Orchestra +
George Szell - conductor *
Eugene Ormandy - conductor +

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Klaus Tennstedt – The Great EMI Recordings

remembering Klaus Tennstedt on the anniversary of his death

(June 6, 1926 – January 11, 1998)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.55 "Eroica"
The Creatures of Prometheus - overture, op.43
Coriolan - overture, op.62
Egmont - overture, op.84

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 "Pastoral"
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Fidelio - overture, op.72b

CD 3 / CD4:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45
Schicksalslied, op.53

CD 5:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.4 in E flat major "Romantic"

CD 6:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.8 in C minor

CD 7:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.1 in D major

CD 8:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.97 "Rhenish"
Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120

CD 9:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Don Juan, op.20
Tod und Verklärung, op.24

CD 10:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Die Walküre - Ride of the Valkyries
Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Götterdämmerung - Siegfried's Death and Funeral March
Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods in Valhala
Siegfried - Forest Murmers
Die Walküre - Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music

CD 11:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Tanhäuser - overture
Rienzi - overture
Lohengrin - act I Prelude
Lohengrin - act III Prelude
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - overture

CD 12:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90 "Italian"
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No.9 in C major, D.944 "Great"

CD 13:
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
A Night on Bare Mountain
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Háry János - suite
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Lieutenant Kijé- suite

CD 14:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Leonore No.3 - overture, op.72a
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Kozerstück for four Horns in F major, op.86
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World"

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt - conductor

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Pfitzner, R.Strauss, Mahler – Lieder – Christianne Stotijn

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949):
Stimme der Sehnsucht, Op. 19/1
Nachts, Op. 26/2
Lockung, Op. 7/4
Nachtwanderer, Op. 7/2
Abschied, Op. 9/5
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Ständchen, Op. 17/2
Des Dichters Abendgang, Op. 47/2
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69/5
Nachtgang, Op. 29/3
All' mein Gedanken, mein Herz und mein Sinn, Op. 21/1
Befreit, Op. 39/4
Zueignung, Op. 10/1
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Kindertotenlieder, song cycle
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Morgen, Op. 27/4

Christianne Stotijn - mezzo-soprano
Joseph Breinl - piano

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