Posts tagged as "walter-berry"

Eugen Jochum – Choral Recordings on Philips

February 11, 2021

Eugen Jochum’s complete recordings of choral / sacred music for Philips collected together for the first time. Includes the rare Rudolf Mengelberg Magnificat. Born into a Catholic family of Bavarian musicians, Eugen Jochum was playing the organ and conducting his father’s choir as a child. Late in life he became renowned as a Bruckner specialist, […]

Mozart: Don Giovanni

September 30, 2016

The Vienna State Opera resumed its performing schedule very soon after the end of the fighting over the Austrian capital in 1945. As the ‘House on the Ring’ had been destroyed by direct hits, the company had to move to the Theater an der Wien though it had been closed since 1938 and was therefore […]

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (highlights)

May 25, 2016

This is one of the most sought-after and highly-praised recordings of ‘Hänsel und Gretel’, Engelbert Humperdinck’s everlasting fairy-tale opera. What’s more, the sonics are thrilling and the stellar cast is a veritable Who’s Who of the great opera stars of the 1970s.

Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies

April 29, 2016

The classic recording of the nine Beethoven Symphonies – Karajan’s 1960s effort – returns to the catalogue now on Eloquence at super-budget price.

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (highlights)

April 29, 2016

Karl Böhm and Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ were synonymous in the world of opera and this is the first of two studio recordings he made of the work together with soloists who were star performers at the Vienna State Opera at the time. All the favourite arias, duets and choruses are included.

Kodaly: Háry János; Bartok: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

April 18, 2016

István Kertész’s recordings on Decca are legendary and many of them are now on CD on Eloquence – some for the first time. This generous 2CD set offers a unique coupling of two ‘fairy tale’ pieces by Hungarian composers: Kodály’s ‘Hary Janos’ (a ‘singspiel’), a light-hearted tale of the imaginary adventures of the Hungarian general (with […]