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SVEN HELBIG
Helbig: Requiem A René Pape (bass), Dresdner Kreuzchor, Staatskapelle Dresden, Martin Lehmann [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] Dresden-based composer and producer Sven Helbig creates Requiem A to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, honouring the victims of war and sending a profound plea for peace. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (highlights) Theo Adam, Sir Geraint Evans, Rene Kollo / Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Studio / CD - released 23/Mar/1988 ] "For some, the finest Meistersinger recorded; for others, too self-consciously 'chamber' in style. There's enough punch in the big moments, though." BBC Music Five Stars |
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WAGNER
Götterdämmerung (Complete Opera) Rene Kollo, Matti Salminen, Siegmund Nimsgern / Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski [ Sony Opera House / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] Includes a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list. |
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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. |
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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... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Discovering Masterpieces - Richard Strauss - Eine Alpensinfon [Alpine Symphony] (Documentary & performance recorded in 1998) Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Medici Arts / Ovation DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] This volume introduces unschooled viewers to the work of Richard Strauss, with a documentary on the Alpine Symphony emceed by music journalist Habakuk Traber, and a performance of that orchestral work by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. ~... |
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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,... |
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Staatskapelle Dresden
Hindemith/Toch: Die Junge Magd [ Profil / CD - released 27/Oct/2008 ] |
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Staatskapelle Dresden
Reger/Schumann/Weber/Naumann [ Profil / CD - released 29/Jan/2007 ] |
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Staatskapelle Dresden
Shostakovich: Symphony No 15 [ Profil / CD - released 28/May/2007 ] |
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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 |
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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. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'original version' BLU-RAY Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2017 ] "Thielemann, employing the 1932 Orel edition, gives a structurally cogent and emotionally satisfying performance that makes a powerful case for the Ninth being Bruckner's most fully realized symphonic work, even without a finale." Fanfare |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 4 (with bonus introductory commentary by Sinopoli) Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Hanssler Profil / CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "There isn't an ugly note or gratuitously unpleasant sound in the Scherzo yet no jot of the music's wit, grace and sinister humour is lost. After which, the playing of the slow movement really I a glimpse of musical heaven on earth, the string... |
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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,... |
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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 |
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BERLIOZ
Overtures [Including Le Carnaval Romain & Benvenuto Cellini] Staatskapelle Dresden / Sir Colin Davis [ RCA Red Seal Classic Library / CD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Mercurial, full of vitality and poetic feeling, wonderfully light in articulation, and superbly played and recorded. A glorious issue, outstanding in every way, and now the best... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 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 |
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Staatskapelle Dresden/Blomsted
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 [ Profil / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] |
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Staatskapelle Dresden/Bohm
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 [ Profil / CD - released 30/Oct/2006 ] |