BR Klassik
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Maximilian Schmitt (Evangelist), Tareq Nazmi (Christ), Christina Landshamer (soprano), Anke Vondung (mezzo-soprano), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Krešimir Stražanac (bass-baritone / Pilate), Simona Brüninghaus (Maid), Andreas Burkhart (Petrus) & Moon Yung Oh / Andreas Hirtreiter (Servant)
Chor...
Schmitt’s Evangelist is a knowing, centred and sage creation, sung with a conviction underlined by emotional subtlety and ringing clarity of diction. A touch understated for some, perhaps, Tareq... — More…
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Anke Vondung (mezzosoprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) & Christian Immler (bass)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Peter Dijkstra
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Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra & Burleske
Daniil Trifonov (piano), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Underwhelming organ in the introduction aside, this is a passionate, detailed Also Sprach. Jansons, as usual, is in total command, Daniil Trifonov sparkles in the Burleske – a concerto in all... — More…
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Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84 & Overture 'Zur Namensfeier', Op. 115
August Zirner, Christina Landshamer, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, John Fiore
This new recording of the complete score—with narrator—is the finest I have heard...The orchestral playing is vibrant and committed with no excessive vibrato in the strings, and soprano Christina... — More…
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Daniel Barenboim plays Mozart
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelík
Barenboim’s rubato playing is deliciously tempered. He ekes out all possible emotional without it becoming cloying, masterfully displaying his interpretative powers. He calls on the Symphonieorcherster... — More…
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Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Karina Gauvin, Gerhild Romberger, Julian Prégardien, Maximilian Schmitt, Michael Nagy, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Regensburger Domspatzen, Concerto Köln, Peter Dijkstra
The soloists are led by the superb Julian Pregardien...His pacing of the text is exemplary...As Jesus, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson is no victim: he is firm, forthright, with a bass-like solidity. — More…
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Gloria: Highlights of sacred choral music
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Concerto Köln, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Dijkstra, Mariss Jansons, Bernard Haitink
From Bach through Haydn and Beethoven to Verdi, the Bavarian Radio Choir, one of the best in Germany, shows great versatility in this selection of recordings marking its 70th birthday. — More…
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Great Singers Live: Elisabeth Grümmer
Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano), Hans Altmann (piano) & Walter Kmentt (tenor)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Kurt Eichhorn, Horst Stein
The recordings are taken from the archives of Bavarian Radio, dating from between 1956 and 1962. Grümmer was now well into her forties, but her voice was still radiant, fresh and technically... — More…
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Mozart - Flute & Oboe Concertos
Irena Grafenauer (flute), François Leleux (oboe)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Günter Wand, Sir Colin Davis
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Haydn - Harmony Mass
Marin Hartelius (soprano), Judith Schmid (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor) & Franz-Josef Selig (bass)
Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
…filmed in the splendid surround of the ornate Baroque Basilica at Waldsassen, Bavaria… The Mass, with its grand and regularly celebratory liturgical manner, four soloists and chorus, seems... — More…
