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. |
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
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No 8 (with Strauss: Metamorphosen) Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 17/May/1996 ] "It is Sinopoli's amazingly exact calibration of dynamics and dynamic levels and the extraordinarily precise realization of this by the Dresden players." (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 9 (with Richard Strauss 'Tod und Verklarung') Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Hanssler Profil / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Oct/2007 ] "These performances, captured shortly before Sinopoli's untimely death, make a fine memento of his art…these highly individual interpretations won't be to all tastes, but especially in the Mahler Sinopoli's quirks never turn into annoying mannerisms,... |
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) 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... |
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 |
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... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / FRANZ SCHUBERT / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Symphony No 4 / Schubert: Symphony No 8 'Unfinished' / Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3 Scene 3) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Staatskapelle Dresden / Carlos Kleiber (with Margaret Price, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Hellmich etc) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Oct/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
ANTONIN DVOARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Stabat Mater Op 58 Zvetkova, Donose, Botha, Scandiuzzi, Johan Botha, Roberto Scandiuzzi / Staatskapelle Dresden, Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 17/May/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2002 - Choral |
FRANZ LEHAR
Live aus der Semperoper: The Lehar Gala From Dresden (recorded in 2012) Angela Denoke, Ana Maria Labin, Piotr Beczala / Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 28/Aug/2013 ] The soloists, Angela Denoke, Ana Maria Labin and Piotr Beczala, assisted by the Dresden State Opera Chorus, offer arias and ensembles that will delight you with their joie de vivre. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Serenades / Humoresque Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Andre Previn [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Nov/2000 ] "On any count Mutter clearly establishes all three pieces as far more than just salon Sibelius, with Previn and the orchestra, beautifully recorded. Altogether an excellent choice for anyone wanting an all-Sibelius disc." (Gramophone) |
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... |
WAGNER
Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 2013) Bayerischen Staatsoper / Johan Botha, Michaela Schuster, Wolfgang Koch, Stephen Millings / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 4/Aug/2013 ] "The singing cast are very fine and, like his players, seem to have studied with their conductor in Goodall-like detail. Both Grail scenes are fully staged, rather than just stood and sung and are almost unbearably moving" (Gramophone) |
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) |
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 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Charlotte Margiono, Jard van Nes / Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, Sinfoniechor Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden/ Bernard Haitink [ Hanssler Profil / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "the strings have a warmly cosseting quality, the winds are mellifluous, the brass powerful but cleanly focused...The voices are well balanced and Haitink's willingness to let the music breathe while never allowing it to sag benefits Mahler's... |
Mozart, Wo
Symphonie No. 29 A-Dur KV 201, Kindertotenlieder, Tod und Verklärung Christa Ludwig; Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm [ ORFEO / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] |