Hermann Prey
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rudolf Schock, Rita Streich, Karl Dönch, Irmgard Seefried, Hugues Cuenod
Philharmonia, Herbert von Karajan
Karajan's Ariadne is perfectly cast, magnificently performed, and very well recorded. The scoring, for a small orchestra, demands virtuoso playing from what, in effect, is a group of soloists;... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Gustav Mahler - Orchestral songs
Jessye Norman, Janet Baker, Hermann Prey
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink
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Special offer. Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano) & Hermann Prey (baritone)
Kölner Rundfunkchor & Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Otto Klemperer
Klemperer underlines the grand architectural proportions of the German Requiem while piercing close to its spiritual heart...the performance itself builds in monumental intensity from a fairly... —
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Bernstein: Mahler
Christa Ludwig (contralto), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Joseph Flummerfelt (chorus master), James McCarthy (chorus master), Jaap van Zweden (violin), Helmut Wittek (boy soprano), Friedrich Pfeiffer (horn), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Rudolf Scholz (organ), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), José van Dam...
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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus (highlights)
Hermann Prey (Eisenstein), Julia Varady (Rosalinde), Lucia Popp (Adele), René Kollo (Alfred), Ivan Rebroff (Orlofsky), Bernd Weikl (Falke)
Bayerisches Staatsopernorchester, Bavarian State Orchestra, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Carlos Kleiber
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
RecommendedAnna Tomowa-Sintow (Ariadne), Agnes Baltsa (Der Komponist), Kathleen Battle (Zerbinetta), Gary Lakes (Bacchus), Hermann Prey (Musiklehrer), Urban Malmberg (Harlekin), Barbara Bonney (Najade), Helga Müller-Molinari (Dryade), Dawn Upshaw (Echo), Kurt Rydl (Truffaldin), Otto Schenk (Haushofmeister)
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Grammy Awards, 30th Awards (1987), Best Opera Recording
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
RecommendedHermann Prey (Figaro), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Enzo Dara (Bartolo), Paolo Montarsolo (Basilio), Stefania Malagù (Berta), Renato Cesari (Fiorello), Luigi Roni (Un Ufficiale)
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Abbado's 1971 Barber is undoubtedly my favourite recording of [Barber] - not least for Teresa Berganza's tangy Rosina (spirited but never arch) and Luigi Alva's stylish, nimble Lindoro. Abbado's... —
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Building a Library, December 2001, Mid-Price Choice
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
RecommendedLear, Töpper, Haefliger, Prey, Engen
Münchener Bach-Chor & Orchester, Karl Richter
Another historical performance, this one from Karl Richter, offers a marked contrast to modern, sparer accounts; it may not pass muster as an 'authentic' Passion but it's a committed and engaging... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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