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J. S. BACH
Bach: Mass in B minor Janowitz / Ludwig / Schreier / Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2000 ] "There is a strong sense of the works's architecture, and the highly polished surfaces do not obscure the depths of the music." Penguin Guide |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Cello Concertos / Four Seasons / Venice - The Golden Age Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Midori Seiler (violin) Xenia Loffler (baroque oboe) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit [ Harmonia Mundi Key Artist & Ensemble Sets / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2015 ] For the first time in 3 CD sets, discover these major recording projects matured over many years by ensembles and musicians of harmonia mundi including Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin's Vivaldi recordings. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Cello Concertos Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Christian Beuse (bassoon) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 3/Nov/2011 ] Alongside the famous Quattro Stagioni, La Notte, and so on, Vivaldi wrote no fewer than 27 concertos for the cello - an instrument which at the time was generally limited to playing basso continuo. With the genuine virtuosi he had available to him at... |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Mass Jerry Hadley (tenor) / Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pacific Mozart Ensemble, Staats-und Domchor Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Kent Nagano [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 SACD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] "Nagano got everyone going, heads nodding, feet tapping, smiling all around me, and at least half the audience was on their feet at the end." - ClassicsToday.com (on the concert) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (with John Barbirolli - Elizabeth Suite) Lucretia West (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] Recorded 1969 & 1964 |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Jephtha - oratorio in three acts John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano) RIA Kammerchor . Akademie fer Alte Musik Berlin. Marcus Creed [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "this new recording, at super budget price, allows us to appreciate a new team of soloists. And for those who do not know this moving work, this new recording is a good place to start exploring." (MusicWeb July 2003) |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (Complete Opera recorded in 1967) [Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray Audio] Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 4 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Remastered at Emil Berliner Studios in 24 bit/192kHz. Blu-ray Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. CDs are produced from the new remastering. |
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HANS WINTERBERG
Winterberg: Symphony No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rhythmophonie Jonathan Powell (piano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Johannes Kalitzke [ Capriccio / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] "...It certainly receives persuasive advocacy from Johannes Kalitzke and the Berlin Radio Symphony, and Jonathan Powell does a terrific job in projecting the piano concerto's dynamic energy." -BBC Music Magazine |
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah Julia Doyle, Justin Doyle, Thomas Hobbs, Roderick Williams, Tim Mead , RIAS Kammerchor Berlin [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and its chief conductor Justin Doyle present Handel's Messiah, together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and an all-British quartet of outstanding soloists, consisting of Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead... |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Prometheus / Orchestral Songs Juliane Banse (soprano) & Dietrich Henschel (baritone) / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Jul/2014 ] "Wolf's own orchestrations, in these splendid performances, are startling. They transform his songs into quasi-Wagnerian music dramas." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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MILOSLAV KABELÁČ
Kabelác: Kinderchöre Kinderchor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Lindhorst (conductor), Kammersymphonie Berlin [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Music for children plays an important role in Miloslav Kabeláč's artistic oeuvre. Especially in the early days after the communist coup in 1948, the composer devoted himself to this genre: "I regard composing for children as a 'touchstone' not only... |
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BRAHMS
Piano Concertos / 16 Waltzes / etc [2 CD set] Karin Lechner (piano) / Berlin Symphony, Eduardo Marturet [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] A special priced edition of the popular piano works of Brahms in magnetic performances from Brilliant Classics. |
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W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem / Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K339 / etc Karita Mattila / Sara Mingardo / Bryn Terfel / Berlin Philharmonic / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "I would happily recommend this disc to anyone wanting a modern version of the Requiem" (Gramophone) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Kate Royal (soprano), Magdalena Kozena (mezzo) / Berliner Philharmoniker & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "Kožená brings her customary depth of feeling to the still maternal voice of "Urlicht"...Rattle's famous piano-pianissimos are deployed to breathtaking effect." (Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice March 2011) |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / etc Kian Soltani (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Cellists of the Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Aug/2020 ] "There's a sense of real partnership with the orchestra, a lovely chamber-like dialogue, the rounded woodwind and brass timbres of the Berliners providing an ideal foil for his brightly-lit line" BBC Music Concerto Choice October 2020 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Lohengrin [complete opera] Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Susanne Resmark / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Opera |
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BACH / BEETHOVEN / MOZART
Otto Klemperer conducts Bach, Mozart & Beethoven Orchestre Philharmonique de Berlin, Otto Klemperer [ Testament / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] |
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JAROMIR WEINBERGER
Weinberger: Frühlingsstürme [complete operetta recorded in 2020] Komische Oper Berlin / Stefan Kurt, Alma Sade, Vera-Lotte Boecker / Jordan de Souza (cond) [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Czech-born composer Jaromír Weinberger, best known for his opera Schwanda the Bagpiper, was forced to flee to America in order to escape Nazi terror. Frühlingsstürme was first staged in 1933. |
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ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK
Symphonic Works Vol 4 [Incls Symphony No. 10] Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Lukasz Borowicz [ CPO Records / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] "Borowicz clearly has the expressive geometry of Panufnik's thinking under his fingers...Borowicz understands perfectly when Panufnik's dual-purpose material needs dramatising and when best to leave well alone." (Gramophone) |
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ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK
Symphonic Works Volume 5 [Incls Symphony No. 8 'Sinfonia Votiva'] Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Lukasz Borowicz [ CPO / CD - released 3/Dec/2012 ] "Magnificently played, Panufnik's music could not have finer advocates and the sound is cool, crystal clear and well balanced. Indispensable listening for those interested in late-twentieth century music." (MusicWeb) |