More By Artist: Staatskapelle Dresden
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BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana Collection Stamitz Quartet, Joachim Trio, Roberto Plano (piano), Antonin Kubalek (piano) Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD - released 1/May/2023 ] Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer born in Bohemia and later became a national symbol of Czech culture. Smetana's musical style was influenced by Czech folk music, classical traditions and romanticism. He is best known for his cycle of six... |
BRAHMS / SCHULHOFF / TCHAIKOVSKY / LISZT
Brahms: Double Concerto / Liszt: Liszt: Les Préludes BLU-RAY Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Gautier Capuçon (cello), Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden present a sophisticated concert programme of three great composers: Johannes Brahms, Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky and Franz Liszt. |
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 |
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) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2019 ] "...in phrase after elegantly turned phrase, you hear how much this music means to Thielemann; the affection is palpable to a more discernable degree than in his previous recording, with the Philharmonia" Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Opera Overtures, Choruses and Duets Staatskapelle Berlin, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Staatsoperette Dresden, Berliner Staatsoper, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2019 ] The ultimate starter's kit for the aspiring opera lover: a generous selection of highlights from famous operas: Overtures, Duets and Choruses by Verdi, Wagner, Donizetti, Gounod, Bizet, Mozart, Smetana, Lortzing, Suppé, Strauss, Nicolai, Mascagni,... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Antonio Pappano Plays & Explains Sergei Rachmaninoff Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Antonio Pappano [ EuroArts / DVD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] Antonio Pappano and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden are presenting a symphonic work with particular relevance for Dresden: Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, which was written during the composer's years at the Saxon residency. The Petersburg... |
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) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor 'Wagner Symphony' BLU-RAY Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2017 ] "Thielemann's approach to tempos is slightly more flexible than in [his recording of] the Fourth Symphony, although his choices are judiciously handled and do not detract from the overall sense of line…the orchestral playing is in a class of its own |
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 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Salzburg Easter Festival / José Cura, Dorothea Röschmann, Carlos Álvarez, Benjamin Bernheim / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2017 ] A superb new Otello from the Salzburg Easter Festival: 'Cura is a commanding Otello with his richly coloured tenor and both fragile delicacy and fiery ardour' Südwestpresse. 'Röschmann as Desdemona guarantees effortless perfection' Neue Musikzeitung. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Hanssler Profil / CD - released 10/May/2017 ] Even when Dresden lay in ruins after the Second World War, Bruckner was performed. Between 1945 and 1950, the young GMD Joseph Keilberth conducted what may have been the first complete cycle of all "original" Bruckner symphonies. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor 'Wagner Symphony' Staatskapelle Dresden, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Hanssler Profil / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] "[the Dresden Staatskapelle] bring a feeling for the special sound world of this version that beats all rivals" BBC Music Five Stars Orchestral Choice March 2017 |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / MAHLER / HAYDN / MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS / SCHUBERT
Karl Bohm: The Great Recordings 1953 - 1972 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon / 17 CD Box Set - released 16/Mar/2017 ] "(Bohm) creates a sense of enormity and greatness in the music" www.classicstoday.com |
KORNGOLD / TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / BRAHMS / etc
Mutterissimo: The Art Of Anne Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Andre Previn (piano & conductor), Vienna Philharmonic, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 18/Dec/2016 ] Mutterissimo - The Art of Anne-Sophie Mutter is a selection of highlights from her discography, personally picked by Mutter herself, bringing together recordings that date for the most part from the last twenty years. It invites listeners to... |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder [Four last Songs] / Ein Heldenleben cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10217/10217595.jpg)
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder [Four last Songs] / Ein Heldenleben Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Netrebko sings with an opulence of voice and colour that doubters should be silenced." Financial Times, 5th December 2014 **** |
PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Staatskapelle Dresden / Jonas Kaufmann, Maria Agresta, Dimitri Platanias, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Stefania Toczyska / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Kaufmann's outstanding central performances are well matched, both musically and scenically...on his own terms, Stölzl creates a drama of real intensity...Thielemann is always aware of the drama and the beauties of the playing are many." Gramophone |
![Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (plus Wolf - Lieder) [concert recorded in Sept 2012] BLU-RAY cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10551/10551738.jpg)
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) |
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) |
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 |
