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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] The conductor Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin continue their critically acclaimed collaboration with PENTATONE in a magnificent reading of Beethoven's monumental Missa Solemnis, recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in... |
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STEVE REICH
Reich: Duet Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Kristjan Järvi [ Sony Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] A new double album, honouring the 80th Birthday of the minimal music pioneer. Includes 2 world premiere recordings. Steve Reich, one of the most influential composers of our time and key founder of the minimalist school of music, is celebrating his... |
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Rundfunk So Berlin/Kleinert
Puccini: Il Tabarro [ Profil / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] |
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Rundfunk So Berlin/Kuhn
Kienz: Don Quixote [ Cpo / 3 CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] |
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Rundfunkchor Berlin/Berlin So/
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 [ Profil / 4 CD - released 26/Apr/2011 ] |
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Rundfunkchor Berlin/Strobel
Schnittke:music For The Movies [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Dec/2001 ] |
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ERNST TOCH
Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Alun Francis [ CPO / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "Francis' affection for and dedication to Toch's music is clearly evident in his stirring performances with the Berlin Radio Symphony, which plays with power and precision. CPO's spacious recording reproduces the music with impressive... |
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WEIGL
Symphony No 5 'Apocalyptic Symphony' (1945) / Phantastisches Intermezzo Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin conducted by Thomas Sanderling [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Aug 2002) |
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BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Festive Symphony / The Bartered Bride & Overture and Dances Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Darrell Ang [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Bedrich Smetana's 'Festive Symphony' was composed in 1854 when hopes for Emperor Franz Joseph becoming King of Bohemia were high. The splendid sounds of Smetana's only formal symphony pre-echo later masterpieces such as 'Ma Vlast,' but his use of the... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Michael Volle Michael Volle, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Georg Fritzsch [ Orfeo / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Highlights from the ballet) Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, Heinz Rogner [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |
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Cesar FRANCK / Ernest CHAUSSON
Franck/Chausson: Symphonies Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jean-Luc Tingaud [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Feb/2024 ] César Franck's only symphony came at a time when the French music world was seeking to rival the great Austro-German tradition. The 'darkness-to-light' narrative of the Symphony in D minor owes a debt to Beethoven and there is a unique power within... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie (Alpine Symphony) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester continue their PENTATONE journey through the heights of German late-Romantic repertoire with a recording of Richard Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie. The Alpine Symphony was inspired by the composer's... |
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Sanderling/Rso Berlin
Pettersson: Symphony No.8 [ Cpo / CD ] |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Solomon (complete oratorio) Sarah Connolly (alto) Susan Gritton (sop) Carolyn Sampson (sop) Mark Padmore (ten) / Akademie fAr Alte Musik Berlin / Daniel Reuss (dir) [ Harmonia Mundi HMHeritage / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Handel was 63 years old when he composed Solomon, one of his final masterpieces. This monumental oratorio depicts the three highpoints of the biblical king's life: the building of the temple, the famous judgment, and the visit of the Queen of Sheba.... |
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Schafer/Berlin So/Salemkour
Various: Arias [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Dec/2011 ] |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischütz Sharon Sweet, Ruth Ziesak, Peter Seiffert, Andreas Schmidt, Kurt Rydl, Roman Trekel / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Marek Janowski [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2017 ] This memorable version of Weber's Der Freischütz from 1994 returns to the catalogue. It offers some outstanding vocal contributions, opined BBC Music Magazine, "sung with a genuine feeling for melodic shape and verbal emphasis: Peter Seiffert's... |
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WAGNER
Opera Arias Simon Estes (bass) / Staatskapelle Berlin / Heinz Fricke [ Newton Classics / CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "As Amfortas Estes is once again at his very best, bringing out the anguish and pity in the music, both in his rich, intense tone and his well-considered diction - the cries of "Erbarmen" truly searing; again, this must rank with the best... |
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J.S.BACH
Bach: A Strange Beauty Simone Dinnerstein (piano) / Staatskapelle Berlin [ SONY / CD - released 10/Jan/2011 ] American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has been called "a throwback to such high priestesses of music as Wanda Landowska and Myra Hess," by Slate magazine, and praised by TIME for her "arresting freshness and subtlety." The New York-based pianist gained... |
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Schulhoff,
Landschaften, Menschheit, Der Bürger als Edelmann Soffel, Rische; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gerd Albrecht [ ORFEO / CD - released 17/Oct/2003 ] |