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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (the complete opera, recorded in 2006) The Bavarian State Opera / Edita Gruberova / Zoran Todorovich / Roberto Scandiuzzi / Sonia Ganassi / Markus Herzog / Friedrich Haider [ Deutsche Grammophone DVD / 2 DVD - released 29/Jan/2007 ] "Gruberova delivers her own wholly individual interpretation ... she translates Bellini's interplay of pain, love and desire into physically palpable inner and outer drama. Immensely moving." - Die Welt |
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GARY DAVERNE
The Journey Kevin Friedrich (accordion), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Viscount / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Accordionist Kevin Friedrich plays the music of New Zealand composer Gary Daverne, with the NZSO, the Moravian Philharmonic and guests. Features the Anzac trilogy. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gösta Winbergh sings Richard Strauss Gösta Winbergh (tenor) Friedrich Haider (piano) [ Nightingale / CD - released 2/Sep/1993 ] Gosta Winbergh was born in Stockholm. There was no musical tradition in Winbergh's family. He himself was a building engineer when he watched his first opera performance in 1967; the experience so moved him that he decided on an operatic career.... |
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SIBELIUS / MOZART / RACHMANINOV / DELIUS / WALTON / ELGAR / etc
Anthony Collins - Complete Decca Recordings Moura Lympany, Ruggiero Ricci, Friedrich Gulda, Gervase de Peyer, Orchestras conducted by Anthony Collins [ Decca Eloquence / 14 CD Box Set - released 23/Jul/2021 ] Including several recordings new to CD, the complete published Decca legacy of noted Sibelius conductor Anthony Collins is collected for the first time on disc. |
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ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI
Wolf-Ferrari: Overtures and Intermezzi (Complete) Oviedo Filarmonía, Friedrich Haider [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] With his early theatrical successes, Wolf-Ferrari brought a transparency of sound and a sense of lightness and charm to the realm of Italian opera. Alongside these qualities came a renewal of opera buffa, of which he proved to be a master. |
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CRUSELL / SPOHR / MOZART / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
Classic Clarinet: Best Loved Classical Clarinet Music Per Billman, Peter Schmidl, Ernst Ottensamer, Boris Rener, Nikolaus Friedrich (clarinets) with Sibylla Rubens (soprano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Leading performers inspired the greatest composers of their times to write imperishable masterpieces for the new instrument, exploiting its fullest range. |
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BACH / KRIEGER / ROSENMULLER / FINGER / ZELENKA
Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen: Cantatas for Soprano & Trumpet Ruth Ziesak (soprano) Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) / Berliner barock Compagney [ Phoenix Edition / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "…not only is Ziesak on cracking form but also she is supported by Reinhold Friedrich's sensitively complementary trumpet partnership and the constantly alert string playing of the Berline Barock Compagney." BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** |
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven:piano Sonatas Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] |
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J.S. BACH
The Well-tempered Clavier Book 1 Friedrich Gulda [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] Philips mighty DUO (2 for 1) series continues! |
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J.S. BACH
The Well-tempered Clavier Book 2 Friedrich Gulda [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] Gulda's interpretations of these pieces are classics in our day, revealing him to be an intriguing as well as a brilliant interpreter of Bach's keyboard music. |
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W. A. MOZART
The Gulda Mozart Tapes 2: Six Sonatas Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] "I've been preparing for this for a long time. I wanted to know how this music feels. I can now say that it feels marvellous." (Friedrich Gulda) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos 23 & 26, 'Coronation' Friedrich Gulda (piano) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] Both concertos are re-examined and renewed by Friedrich Gulda and Nikolaus Harnoncourt - two Austrian musicians who are as questing as they are stylish. |
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W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos 20, 21, 25 & 27 Friedrich Gulda (piano) / Vienna Philharmonic / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2000 ] Mozart's most famous piano concertos at a very special price! |
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J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete) Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Michala Petri (recorder) & Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Works for Cello and Piano Pierre Fournier (cello) / Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ DG Original Masters / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2006 ] The original recordings were released on 3 LPs and we described at the time as "A rare treat and an absolute must for every collector of choice chamber music" - Fono Forum (1960) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach Adagio [incls 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' & 'Air on a G string'] Riccardo Chailly, Kyung-Wha Chung, John Eliot Gardiner, Benjamin Grosvenor, Friedrich Gulda, Janine Jansen, Andreas Schiff, Pepe Romero, etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2016 ] The Adagios series has generated almost €7 million since the late 90s. Here with a refreshed tracklist and presented with a contemporary look is Bach Adagio. This compilation includes over two hours of instrumental music from orchestral to chamber... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Lieder Edita Gruberova (soprano) Friedrich Haider (piano) [ Warner Classics Maestro / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] "Gruberova, at the peak of her career, is a technically superb and perceptive interpreter in this extensive 1991 selection, matched by Haider's accompaniment. His original notes and translations are sadly lacking." (BBC Music) |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / BRUCKNER / MAHLER / MOZART / VERDI / etc
Claudio Abbado & The Vienna Philharmonic: Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, with Maria Joao Pires, Maurizio Pollini, Friedrich Gulda (piano) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Juliane Banse (so [ Deutsche Grammophon / 58 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2013 ] Claudio Abbado's complete recordings with the Wiener Philharmoniker on Deutsche Grammophon in a 58 CD Limited Edition box set. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (The Valkyries) (complete opera recorded live in 1941) Astrid Varnay / Helen Traubel / Lauritz Melchior / Kerstin Thorborg / Friedrich Schorr / Alexander Kipnis / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Erich Leins [ Naxos Great Opera Performances / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Saturday 6th December 1941 was a momentous afternoon in the history of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, The opera - Die Walkure - was well enough known to the theatre and radio audiences that day, but this particular performance was eagerly... |
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Boog/Friedrich/Eisenlohr
Schubert: European Poets V.2 [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] |
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Brahms, Jo
Phapsodie, Das Lied von der Erde Dominguez, Svanholm, Männerchor des Wiener Singvereins, Wiener Symphoniker, Friedrich Gulda [ ORFEO / CD - released 4/Oct/2007 ] |
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R. STRAUSS
Elektra & Ariadne auf Naxos (Final Scenes) Erna Schlüter / Ljuba Welitsch / Maria Cebotari / Karl Friedrich / Margaret Field-Hyde / Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] For the recording of Elektra, Beecham was fortunate to be to able call upon the renowned interpreters of Strauss's music Erna Schlüter, Ljuba Welitsch and Paul Schöffler, who were appearing with the Vienna State Opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent... |
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RSO Vienna / Klangforum Wien / Cerha, Friedrich / Gielen, Michael
Cerha, Friedrich - Spiegel [ Col Legno / 2 CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
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Ludwig van
Die 32 Klaviersonaten; Eroica-Variationen op. 35; Diabelli-Variationen op. 120; Sechs Bagatellen op. 126 Friedrich Gulda [ ORFEO / 9 CD - released 5/Apr/2010 ] |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No 3 / Piano Sonatas Nos 23 Appassionata & No 28 Friedrich Gulda (piano) / Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester / Mario Rossi [ Medici Arts / CD - released 12/Apr/2008 ] The two piano sonatas, like the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, have never been issued before and re-mastering has been done using the original WDR master tapes. |
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Beethoven,
Sonaten für Klavier No. 2 A-Dur op. 2/2; No. 14 cis-Moll op. 27/2 "Mondschein"; No. 31 As-Dur op. 110; No. 32 c-Moll op. Friedrich Gulda [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Jul/2002 ] |
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SCHUMANN
Schumann: Etudes symphoniques; Fantasiestucke; Papillons Friedrich Gulda [Fantasiestucke] Ingrid Haebler [Papillons] Nikita Magaloff [Etudes symphoniques] (pianos) [ Philips ABC Eloquence / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] "There is treasure here to be found amidst some problematic performances of three of Schumann's masterpieces" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
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FRITZ GULDA / FRITZ PAUER
Recordings: 1970 & 1971 Friedrich Gulda (performer & conductor) Radio-Orchester Stuttgart & Südfunk-Tanzorchester (orchestras) [ Swr Music / CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] The Symphony in G heard on this album was discovered in the SWR archive in the course of research for the Gulda album released on SWRmusic. Up to that point, nobody knew that the work existed, since there are no indications that Gulda was... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Friedrich Gulda I Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium, aged 7. In 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under Bruno... |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas (complete) (Rec 1967) Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ Brilliant classics / 9 CD - released 17/Nov/2005 ] A complete set by the legendary and somewhat rebellious Austrian virtuoso pianist and philosopher, who was also a composer and a performer of jazz music. |
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W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 26 Friedrich Gulda (piano & conductor) Münchner Philharmoniker [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] Gulda directs from the keyboard with dynamism. His improvisatory instincts can be savoured in full flow as he fills out those little corners that Mozart's scores only hint at. |
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W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 14, 17, 25 & 26 / etc Friedrich Gulda (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Piano Concerto No.25 & No 26 (with Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54) Friedrich Gulda, piano, New Symphony Orchestra / Anthony Collins [ Testament / CD - released 27/May/2003 ] Friedrich Gulda was a dazzling and bizarre personality. He found international fame at 16 winning the Geneva International Piano Competition in 1946 |
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Wolfgang A
Symphonie No. 25g -Moll KV 183, Konzert für Klavier und Orchester No. 14 Es-Dur KV 449, Symphonie No. 40 g-Moll KV550 Friedrich Gulda Piano, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ ORFEO / CD - released 4/Sep/2009 ] |
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Ludwig van
Symphonie No. 4 B-Dur op. 60, Klavierkonzert A-Dur KV 488, Sinfonia domestica op. 53 Friedrich Gulda, Staatskapelle Dresden, Franz Konwitschny [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2011 ] |
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Strauss, R
Burleske für Klavier und Orchester d-Moll Symphonie No. 7 A-Dur op. 92 Friedrich Gulda, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm [ ORFEO / CD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] |
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Friedrich Wührer (piano), Stuttgart Pro Musica Orchestra, Walther Davisson [ Vox Classics / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Viennese pianist Friedrich Wuhrer studied piano with Franz Schmidt and composition with Joseph Marx. Admired by Pfitzner and Reger, who dedicated works to him, Wuhrer had a strong interest in contemporary composers but on disc his major recordings... |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Nos. 3 & 29 Georg-Friedrich Schenck (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 9/Jan/2012 ] German pianist Georg Friedrich Schenck, a pianist of colossal power and scope, gained an international reputation as a teacher of unorthodox "Creative Interpretation Technique", which resulted in stunning results (international prize winner Evgeny... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 (Blu-ray) Giuliano Carmignola, Michala Petri, Alois Posch, Reinhold Friedrich, Ottavio Dantone and others / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 15/Apr/2022 ] In November 2004 a new name caused listeners to prick up their ears on the international orchestral scene: under Claudio Abbado's artistic guidance the Orchestra Mozart came into being. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (recorded April 2007) Giuliano Carmignola, Michala Petri, Alois Posch, Reinhold Friedrich, Ottavio Dantone / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] In November 2004 a new name caused listeners to prick up their ears on the international orchestral scene: under Claudio Abbado's artistic guidance the Orchestra Mozart came into being. |