Opera , Operettas, Strauss, J, II (composer)

Wien

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Ádám Fischer

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Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus

Hilde Güden (Rosalinde), Waldemar Kmentt (Eisenstein), Giuseppe Zampieri (Alfred), Erika Köth (Adele), Regina Resnik (Orlofsky), Peter Klein (Blind), Walter Berry (Falke), Eberhard Wächter (Franke), Erich Kunz (Frosch) Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

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Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall

Wien - Vinyl Edition

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Wiener Philharmoniker, Ádám Fischer

Presto Recording of the Week, 11th October 2019
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Kathleen Battle (soprano), Margot Garrett (piano)

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Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus

Diana Damrau (Rosalinde), Georg Nigl (Eisenstein), Katharina Konradi (Adele), Andrew Watts (Orlofsky), Sean Panikkar (Alfred), Markus Brück (Dr Falke) Bayerische Staatsoper, Vladimir Jurowski, Barrie Kosky

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Aleksandra Kurzak: Gioia!

Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Francesco Demuro (tenor) Orchestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber

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New Years Eve Concert 1987 | including works by Josef Strauss & Johann Strauss

Kathleen Battle Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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The Glory (????) Of The Human Voice

Florence Foster Jenkins (soprano), Cosme McMoon (piano), Jenny Williams (soprano), Thomas Burns (baritone)

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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus (highlights)

John Dickie (tenor), Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Josef Hopferwieser (tenor), Brigitte Karwautz (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone), Alfred Werner (baritone), Rohangiz Yachmi-Caucig (mezzo-soprano) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava City Chorus, Johannes Wildner

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Wilhelm Furtwängler

Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Réédition
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Paul van Kempen

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Special offer. Johann Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures

Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel

Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Editor's Choice

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My Heart Alone | Favorite Operetta Arias and Duets

Angelika Kirchschlager & Simon Keenlyside Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, Alfred Eschwé

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Coming soon. Karol Szreter: The Parlophon & Odeon Recordings

Hilde Güden (Rosalinde), Eberhard Wächter (Eisenstein), Giuseppe Zampieri (Alfred), Rita Streich (Adele), Gerhard Stolze (Orlofsky), Peter Klein (Blind), Walter Berry (Falke), Erich Kunz (Frank), Josef Meinrad (Frosch), Elfriede Ott (Ida) Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Building a Library, September 2022, Also Recommended

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New Year's Concert 2016

Vienna Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons

Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice

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Karol Szreter

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J. Strauss II: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches And Overtures, Vol. 3

Famous Overtures

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Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Martin Sieghart, Ondrej Lenard, Alfred Walter, Oliver Dohnanyi

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Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)

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Philharmonia Hungarica, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

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Very Best of Richard Tauber

Richard Tauber (tenor)

Dancing in Vienna

Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Iain Sutherland

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Fritz Wunderlich: Arias

Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)

Nicolai Gedda: The Cosmopolitan Tenor | Great Arias from Opera & Operetta

Nicolai Gedda (tenor)

Strauss: Die Fledermaus | Complete Opera plus Gala Scene & Ballet Music

Hilde Gueden (Rosalinde), Waldemar Kmentt (Eisenstein), Giuseppe Zampieri (Alfred), Erika Köth (Adele), Regina Resnik (Orlofsky), Eberhard Wachter (Frank), Walter Berry (Falke), Erich Kunz (Frosch), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Giulietta Simionato (mezzo), Ettore Bastianini (baritone), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jussi Björling (tenor), Leontyne Price (soprano), Ljuba Welitsch (soprano), Teresa Berganza (mezzo), Mario del Monaco (tenor), Fernando Corena (bass) Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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Opera Overtures

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

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Mein Wien | Concert Film & Documentary

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Rachel Willis-Sorensen (soprano), Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Jochen Rieder

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Neujahrskonzert 2022 / New Year's Concert 2022

Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim

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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording

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János Berkes, Zsuzsa Csonka, Ingrid Kertesi Hungarian Operetta Orchestra, Alfred Walter, Lászlo Kovács

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London Symphony Orchestra, John Georgiadis

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The Very Best of Lucia Popp

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Strauss, J, II: Prinz Methusalem

Jana Frey (Prinz Methusalem), Jessica Glatte (Pulcinella), Frank Ernst (Sigismund), Gerd Wiemer (Cyprian), Andreas Sauertopf (Trombonius), Elmar Andree (Graf Vulcanio), Frank Oberuber (Dirigatius) Frank Oberueber Chor der Staatsoperette Dresden Orchester der Staatsoperette Dresden, Ernst Theis

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Helmut Krebs, Rita Streich, Karl Dönch, Erich Kunz, Rudolf Christ, Erich Majkut, Franz Böheim & Luise Martini Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Herbert von Karajan

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Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano)

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Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

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Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus

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Best of New Year's Concert

Karl Swoboda (solo Zither) Vienna Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa, Herbert von Karajan, Lorin Maazel, Claudio Abbado, Willi Boskovsky, Riccardo Muti, Josef Krips, Hans Knappertsbusch, Clemens Krauss

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Julius Patzak, Hilde Gueden, Wilma Lipp, Sieglinde Wagner Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Operetta Gala, Clemens Krauss

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Rita Streich (soprano) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kurt Gaebel

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Viennese Night | Waltzes and Polkas by the Strauss Family

Hallé Orchestra, James Loughran

Welitsch in Recital | Works include Salome, Don Giovanni, Un ballo in maschera, Tosca, The Queen of Spades, Zigeurnerliebe, Die lustige Witwe, Grafin Dubarry, Der Zarewitsch, Die Fliedermaus, Der Zigeunerbaron and Lieder by Dargomitjsky and Mussorgsky

Ljuba Welitsch

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Johann Strauss II Edition, Volume 26

ORF Symphony Orchestra (Vienna), Peter Guth

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Spring Parade | Including music by Mendelssohn, Sinding, Stolz and Strauss

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Strauss, Johann: Overtures, Waltzes, Polkas

Richard Pollak, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik

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