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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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... |
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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 |
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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... |
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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... |
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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. |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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. |
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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 |
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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... |
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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) |