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Vienna Boys' Choir
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sacred Songs & Folk Songs From Around the World [ ABC Classics / 2 CD - released 23/Aug/2012 ] Experience the beauty of 24 of the world's youngest voices in one of our oldest musical traditions... |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
The Vienna Choir Boys sing Johann Strauss; Waltzes & Polkas The Vienna Boys Choir [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 22/Nov/1992 ] Piano, Clavinet, Fortepiano played by Franz M. Farnberger |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Sextet in A / String Quintet in C Vienna Octet [ Decca / CD - released 20/Oct/1991 ] "..the recording, clean and warm-toned, is the equal of the playing" Gramophone Magazine (Quintet, Op. 77) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 1988) Vienna Opera / Edita Gruberova, Delores Ziegler, Teresa Stratas, Ferruccio Furlanetto / Nicolaus Harnoncourt (cond) [ Deusche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 31/Jan/2006 ] Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this filmed studio performance of Mozart's opera recorded in 1988. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded at the Salzburg Festival in 2015) BLU-RAY Vienna Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Adrianne Pieczonka, Tomasz Konieczny, Hans-Peter König, Olga Bezsmertna / Franz Welser-Möst (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Jonas Kaufmann's gorgeously sung Florestan"(Financial Times) and Leonora - "triumphantly sung by Adrianne Pieczonka" (The Guardian/Observer) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 36 / Eine kleine Nachtmusik Vienna Philhamonic Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik [ EMI / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] Original recordings from 1962 & 1963 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38 "Prague" & 41 "Jupiter" Vienna Philhamonic Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik [ EMI / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] Original recordings from 1962 & 1963 |
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ANTON BRUCKNER / FRANZ SCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: String Quintet in F major / Schmidt: Piano Quintet in G major Vienna Philharmonia Quintet with Eduard Mrazek (piano) [ Decca / London / CD - released 27/Jan/1991 ] "...Hidden gems of the late-Romantic chamber repertoire, marvellously performed and recorded. A thoroughly enjoyable release." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
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JOHAN STRAUSS 11
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: The Blue Danube & other works Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] Who could have a better orchestra for this music than the VPO? Solid performances of famous Strauss works |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2019 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 6/Feb/2019 ] The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann. A native of Berlin, Thielemann has been a regular and welcome guest of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000, with the result that his first New Year s Concert may... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2019 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Feb/2019 ] The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann. A native of Berlin, Thielemann has been a regular and welcome guest of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000, with the result that his first New Year s Concert may... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2017 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 9/Feb/2017 ] As a brand name, the Vienna New Year's Concert can trace back its origins to 31 December 1939. In other words, the concert initially took place on the last day of the year. By 1941, however, it was being held on 1 January, when the Vienna... |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adam: Giselle Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 15/May/1987 ] "While superbly conducted, superlatively played, and sumptuously recorded, this Giselle is no will-o'-the-wisps, but rather is full-bodied and hot-blooded with charms that are hardly ephemeral and thoroughly palpable. From the lush winds to the plush... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2018 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 8/Mar/2018 ] The New Year's Concert live from Vienna is one of the world's most famous and spectacular classical music events. It was be broadcast on TV and radio and reaches over 90 countries around the world with more than 40 million viewers. Broadcast on BBC2,... |
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CONSTANZE GEIGER / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER II / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2025 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Few concerts in the world are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Riccardo Muti, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna... |
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CONSTANZE GEIGER / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER II / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2025 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Few concerts in the world are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Riccardo Muti, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Summer Night Concert, Schonbrunn 2023 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, with Elina Garanca (mezzo) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 14/Jul/2023 ] 2023's 'Sommernachtskonzert' ('Summer Night Concert') was performed on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. The... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: New Year's Concert 1990 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Jan/1990 ] Thanks to this illustrious succession of great conductors that the Vienna New Year's Concert remains unique, ushering in the New Year in a way that has often been imitated but never equalled. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 8 'Unfinished' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI Inspiration / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] Schubert would be amazed to learn that he has come to be regarded as a great symphonist. Of all the genres in which he excelled, these fared the worst during his lifetime. |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Leo Nucci, Ildebrando D´Arcangelo / Alfred Eschwé (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2015 ] Theatrical magic between Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko in Donizetti's delightful and ever-popular comedy L'elisir d'amore |