More By Artist: Staatskapelle Dresden
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RICHARD STRAUSS / ANTON BRUCKNER / HUGO WOLF
Renee Fleming in Concert (recorded live in 2011 & 2012) Renee Fleming (soprano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 5/Mar/2018 ] Two unforgettable evenings showcase the artistry of Renée Fleming alongside Christian Thielemann's mastery of the Austro-German Romantic idiom...."Beautifully filmed and recorded … worthy of special praise." (MusicWeb Nov 2013) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Der Rosenkavalier (complete opera recorded in 1958) Marianne Schech, Kurt Böhme, Irmgard Seefried, Rita Streich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2016 ] "Seefried is essential listening for lovers of great singing" (The Guardian) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Staatskapelle Dresden / Renée Fleming, Robert Dean Smith, Sophie Koch / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2015 ] Filmed live in Baden-Baden by the veteran director Brian Large, Renée Fleming makes her debut in the role of Ariadne together with fellow key Strauss interpreters Sophie Koch and Christian Thielemann, following on from their Rosenkavalier... |
BIZET / DONIZETTI / MASSENET / GOUNOD / VERDI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon - Duets Anna Netrebko (soprano), Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Nicola Luisotti [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] "Duets gives us Deutsche Grammophon recording at its lush, plush best. A solitary rising clarinet near the beginning of Puccini's O soave fanciulla registers in immaculate silhouette while the shift from quartet to full, throbbing string section in... |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Selections from the Ring Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Peter Schneider (with Burkhard Ulrich as Mime) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 4/Jul/2006 ] "On the strength of these excerpts, capably supported by Bayreuth veteran Schneider, Heppner's a natural, with the authentic heroic ring and seemingly effortless power, yet retaining beauty of tone and clear diction." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (June... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs / Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The magic of Strauss's four last songs |
VARIOUS
Tonight: Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway Renée Fleming (soprano), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 24/Jan/2014 ] The Staatskapelle Dresden's New Year's Eve concert has become a much-loved fixture in the musical calendar. This year's event stars Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Klaus Florian Vogt. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elina Garanca - Aria Cantilena Elina Garanca (mezzo) / Staatsopernchor Dresden / Staatskapelle Dresden / Fabio Luisi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2007 ] 'Debuts like this are rare...a radiantly lovely voice, elegant phrasing...sheer vocal beauty.' Die Presse |
KALMAN / STOLZ / STRAUSS
Happy New Year 2012: The Operetta Gala from Dresden BLU-RAY Ingeborg Schöpf (soprano), Piotr Beczala (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Aug/2014 ] Thielemann's annual Operetta Gala is THE New Year's tradition in the making, presenting the sparkling treasures of the popular operetta repertoire - magnificent, familiar music and great artists, a colourful, festive atmosphere, and the most elegant... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / Overture, Scherzo and Finale Julia Faulkner, Heidi Grant, Florence Quivar, Elisabeth Wilke, Keith Lewis, Robert Swensen / Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Mar/2013 ] "I found very much to enjoy from the mellifluous Keith Lewis, a tellingly expressive yet never over-operatic tenor narrator. And the lyrical warmth of Robert Hale as the penitent sinner (and the baritone soloist in ''Jetzt sank des Abends goldner... |
CILEA / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER / MASSENET / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Te Kanawa: Diva Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Staatskapelle Dresden [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/1996 ] The best of Kiri in one package! |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms; Double Concerto / works by Tchaikovsky & Liszt Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 25/Jan/2020 ] "The real highlight of this well-produced DVD is the Tchaikovsky, which is a winner from start to finish." Gramophone |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / JEAN SIBELIUS
Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin Concertos Lisa Batiashvili (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "Every familiar phrase somehow manages to sound both authoritative and newly discovered...a delight from start to finish." Gramophone Magazine Disc of the Month - January 2017 |
PUCCINI / CILEA / GIORDANO / PONCHIELLI / FLOTOW / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Marcelo Álvarez - The Tenor's Passion Marcelo Alvarez (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Marcello Viotti [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/Sep/2004 ] Álvarez travels widely, performing with top singers in major opera houses and concert halls around the world. Since the beginning of his career in 1994, he has maintained an active touring schedule and debuted in 34 roles. |
JOHANN STRAUSS II / JOSEF STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Ultimate Most Relaxing Strauss Waltzes In The Universe Orchestra of Vienna / Kosice State Philharmonic Orchestra / Dresden Staatskapelle / RTV Symphony Orchestra [ Denon / 2 CD - released 8/Sep/2008 ] A best-selling collection that contains some of the most tranquil moments in classical music. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (plus Wolf - Lieder) [concert recorded in Sept 2012] BLU-RAY Renee Fleming (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "Thielemann's interpretation of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony is majestic and clean, as expected, though it falls just short of the cumulative power that the audience's warm reception suggests." (BBC Music) |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Icon: Rudolf Kempe: The Genius of the Podium Rudolf Kempe conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics Icon / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2011 ] The German conductor Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976) began his musical career playing the oboe in various symphony orchestras. The programme begins with recordings of four Beethoven Symphonies that Kempe made with the Munich Philharmonic in 1971-72. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Ein Heldenleben Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt [ Denon / CD - released 10/Apr/1995 ] Recorded 10-14 September, 1984, Lukaskirche, Dresden |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Complete Symphonies & Rosamunde Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt, Willi Boskovsky [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "The playing of the Staatskapelle Dresden is quite excellent, with fine work from the strings and commendable clarity of wind textures. This may be "big-band" Schubert, but never once did I sense a heaviness to the ensemble." (MusicWeb) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in 2012) Staatskapelle Dresden / Renée Fleming, Robert Dean Smith, Sophie Koch / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 21/Jul/2013 ] "...Fleming's sense of the Straussian line cannot be faulted...Robert Dean Smith has a voice that lacks an individual stamp but his absolute security and tirelessly make his Bacchus...a success." (International Record Review) |
J.S. BACH / BRAHMS / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Bach/Brahms/Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh (violins) / Wiener Symphoniker / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "strong, warm performances which bring out both the sweetness and purity of Oistrakh's playing" (Gramophone) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (complete opera recorded in 2008) Dresden Opera / Zeljko Lucic, Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Florez, Georg Zeppenfeld / Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Fabio Luisi [ Virgin Classics DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Musically, the show is spectacular...Juan Diego Flórez is wonderfully sure of himself in every way...[Damrau] is no soubrette; the voice has body and power, her breath control is superb" (International record Review) |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischtz (Complete opera) Gundula Janowitz-Edith Mathis-Peter Schreier-Theo Adam / Leipzig Radio Chorus; Staatskapelle Dresden / Carlos Kleiber [ DG The Originals / 2 CD - released 22/May/2000 ] ""Kleiber draws superb playing from the Dresden orchestra" (Gramophone) |
SCHUMANN / BRAHMS
Reflection Helene Grimaud (piano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Truls Mørk (cello) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Jan/2006 ] "If you've heard this lovely work [the Concerto] once too often in a merely average performance, then drink deeply at Grimaud's spring, for you'll leave refreshed...not an overblown romantic gesture, and no cloying sentimentality; instead a strong, s |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No 5 Emperer / Piano Sonata No 28 Helene Grimaud (piano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Vladimir Jurowski [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] "Grimaud potentially is one of the finest pianists in the business, and let's hope this release signals for her a new level of maturity and artistic depth. The sonics, by the way, are also very good, with Grimaud's piano particularly well-caught, and... |
W.A. MOZART
Litanies / Vespers / Oratorios / Cantatas / Masonic Music SPECIAL PRICE Kiri Te Kanawa / Arleen Auger / Anthony Rolfe Johnson / Edith Mathis / Ilena Cotrubas / Fuchs / Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Philips Complete Mozart Edition Box 11 / 13 CD - released 20/Nov/2005 ] The Philips Mozart Edition is now at budget price |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto (with Clara Schumann - Violin Sonatas) Lisa Batiashvili (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann, with Sara Ott (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 24/Jan/2013 ] "Batiashvili can always justify revisiting a popular work such as the Brahms Violin Concerto. Her reading of this tough masterpiece is more lyrical than combative, but there is a tensile quality throughout. Speeds are well judged and the Dresden band... |
ELGAR
Violin Concerto Nikolaj Znaider (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Colin Davis [ RCA Masterworks / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] "Here's a welcome new recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto. From the orchestral introduction the emotive flexibility, subtle shaping of phrasing yet also overall cohesion of expression is striking. This Znaider/Davis account is an exceptional, finely... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio) Peter Schreier (conductor & Evangelist), Helen Donath, Andrea Ihle, Marjana Lipovsek / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Decca Philips Originals / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] 'the soloists make a strong, consistent team...full, bright and atmospheric recording...the layout on three CDs make this issue competitive.' Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. |
LEHAR / STRAUSS
New Year's Eve Concert in Dresden 2010 (Includes 'The Merry Widow' highlights) Renee Fleming (soprano),Christopher Maltman (baritone) / Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden & Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] This is the auspicious premiere of a series of New Year's Eve Concerts from the famous Semperoper in Dresden. Deutsche Grammophon is proud to announce a long-term cooperative association with Christian Thielemann, Staatskapelle Dresden and... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K622 / Sinfonia Concertante K297b Sabine Meyer (Clarinet) / Staatskapelle Dresden, with Diethelm Jonas, Sergio Azzolini, Bruno Schneider [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] "...very expertly performed, with the orchestral playing matching that of the soloists." Gramophone |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Clarinet Concertos; Concertino & Clarinet Quintet (recorded 1985 & 1984) Sabine Meyer, clarinet / Staatskapelle Dresden / Herbert Blomstedt [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] "Stupendous clarinet playing, a must for students and Weber fans" - MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Clarinet Concertos / Concertino / etc Sabine Meyer (clarinet) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt [ EMI Music Electrola Collection / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Sabine Meyer (clarinet) |
WEBER
Der Freischutz (Complete opera) Siegfried Lorenz, Karita Mattila, Eva Lind, Thomas Thomaschke / Staatskapelle Dresden / Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Classic Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "The actual sound in this new recording is, especially in the Wolf's Glen, vivid and detailed, well capturing the eloquence of Weber's wonderful scoring." (Gramophone) |
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Ma Vlast Staatskapelle Dresden, Paavo Berglund [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Best of the non-Czech Ma vicars, by some considerable distance, is Paavo Berglund's 1978 Staatskapelle Dresden recording for EMI. Berglund's greatest virtue (and he has many) is his attentiveness to the score." (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Ein Heldenleben / Tod und Verklarung Staatskapelle Dresden / Rudolf Kempe [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 21/Oct/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - The special relationship of both the conductor and the orchestra with the music of Richard Strauss is apparent in every glowing bar of these two popular works. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1-4 / Overture, Scherzo & Finale Staatskapelle Dresden / Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / 2 CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] 'Outstandingly good. I count these performances of the Schumann Symphonies as among the best things Sawallisch has ever done. The playing of the Staatskapelle Dresden is superlative in every department. Not to be missed.' - Gramophone |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Complete Orchestral Works [9 CD set] Staatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2015 ] 'This is one of the great classics of the gramophone..... Highly recommended.' Gramophone of Don Quixote and Til Eulenspiegels |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 Eroica Dresden Staatskapelle / Herbert Blomstedt [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] In 1954 Herbert Blomstedt made his professional conducting debut with the Stockholm Philharmonic, then was music director of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra from 1954 to 1961. He subsequently held the post of first conductor of the Oslo... |
WAGNER
Ben Heppner sings Wagner Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schneider [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "This is a stunning CD, sure to delight and tease Wagnerians. It gets the highest recommendation." (International Record Review) |
