Opera » Opera Excerpts, Wagner (composer)

Michael Spyres (baritenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
International Opera Awards, 2024, Winner - Recording (Solo Recital)
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Markus Brück (bass-baritone) Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles

Presto Recording of the Week, 11th February 2013
Sunday Times, 2013, Best of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Vocal
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Vocal Award Winner

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The Organ of Westminster Cathedral

Robert Quinney (Westminster Cathedral organ, Henry Willis III, 1922-32)

BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Instrumental Choice
Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice

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Special offer. The Wagner Project

Matthias Goerne (baritone) The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

Presto Recording of the Week, 17th November 2017
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
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Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Strauss & Wagner

Kirsten Flagstad Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Presto Recording of the Week, 19th March 2007
Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Historic Archive
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 & Wagner: Siegfried’s Funeral March

Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons

Presto Recording of the Week, 20th April 2018
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Wagner - Overtures & Preludes

Lilo Brockhaus, Carlotta Ordassy, Barbro Ericson, Cvetka Ahlin, Helga Jenckel, Liselotte Rebmann, Danica Mastilovic, Ingrid Steger Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bamberger Symphoniker, Karl Böhm, Rafael Kubelik, Herbert von Karajan, Eugen Jochum, Otto Gerdes

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Special offer. Richard Wagner: Famous Opera Scenes

Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument

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Tristan - Vinyl Edition

Igor Levit (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Welser-Möst

Presto Recording of the Week, 16th September 2022
The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2022
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year

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The Orchestral Organ

Jan Kraybill (organ)

Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo

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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons

Presto Recording of the Week, 11th February 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year

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Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic Arias

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Recital
Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009

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René Pape sings Wagner

René Pape (bass), Placido Domingo (tenor) Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim

Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Recital
Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Margaret Price (Isolde), René Kollo (Tristan), Brigitte Fassbaender (Brangaene), Kurt Moll (König Marke), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Kurwenal), Werner Götz (Melot), Anton Dermota (Hirt) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber

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Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorenzo Viotti

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

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Tristan

Igor Levit (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Welser-Möst

Presto Recording of the Week, 16th September 2022
The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2022
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year

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Wagner: Overtures

Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli

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New. Sommernachtskonzert 2026 / Summer Night Concert 2026

Bryn Terfel (bass baritone), Albena Danailova (violin), Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorenzo Viotti

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Shining Knight

Stuart Skelton (tenor) West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch

International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Recital Album
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Special offer. Wagner: Opera Excerpts

Petra Lang (soprano) Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer

Presto Recording of the Week, 24th June 2013
Gramophone Magazine, August 2013, Editor's Choice

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Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder

Eileen Farrell (soprano) Leonard Bernstein

Building a Library, September 2017, Also Recommended
Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Wagner - Orchestral Music from Operas

Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell

Penguin Guide, Rosette

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Wagner: Scenes from the Ring

Placido Domingo (tenor), David Cangelosi (Mime), Natalie Dessay (Waldvogel), Violeta Urmana (Brünnhilde) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Gramophone Magazine, June 2002, Editor's Choice

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Liebestod - Wagner; Mahler; Strauss

Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša

Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic

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Olivier Latry (organ)

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017

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Special offer. Mahler & Wagner - Lieder | Transcribed for chamber ensemble by Christian Favre

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) Quatuor Schumann

Gramophone Magazine, July 2008, Editor's Choice

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Giulio Tampalini (guitar)

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The Dam Busters – Rousing Songs, Anthems and Marches

Opera Queensland Chorus, Cantillation, David Drury, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir Queensland Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Army Reserve Pipes and Drums Perth, Australian Army Band Perth, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Ph, Colin Harper, David Measham, Johannes Fritzsch, Benjamin Northey, Brett Weymark, Vladimir Ponkin, John Lanchbery, Antony Walker, Craig Johnson, Stanley Black, Patrick Thomas

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Bruckner: Symphony Nos. 0-9 & Wagner: Orchestral Music

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons

International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music

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Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

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Wagner - Orchestral Music

The MET Orchestra, James Levine

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Artur Rodzinski

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Catharine Woodward (Brunnhilde/Isolde), Keel Watson (Wotan), Philip Modinos (Siegfried), Holden Madagame (Mime), Edwin Kaye (Hagen), Regents Opera Ensemble, Ben Woodward

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The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler on Record

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Réédition
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Paul van Kempen

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The Berlin Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa | A tribute

Berliner Philharmoniker, Seiji Ozawa

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New. Sommernachtskonzert 2026: Schönbrunn | Summer Night Concert 2026

Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorenzo Viotti

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Leontyne Price (soprano) The Philharmonia Orchestra, Henry Lewis

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Evening Star - German Opera arias

Thomas Quastoff (bass- baritone) Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Thielemann

Gramophone Magazine, July 2002, Editor's Choice

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Mahler: Symphony No. 3 & Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder

Martha Lipton (soprano), Eileen Farrell (soprano) New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Boys' Choir of the Little Church Around the Corner, New York Schola Cantorum Women's Chorus, Leonard Bernstein

Building a Library, September 2017, Also Recommended

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Julia Varady sings Wagner

Julia Varady (soprano) Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Building a Library, September 2017, First Choice

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Olga Samaroff & Frank La Forge: the Complete Solo Recordings

Olga Samaroff, Frank La Forge, Victor Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month

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Anja Kampe, René Pape, Stephen Gould, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann

International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera

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Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Pierre Boulez

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Johan Botha: Wiener Staatsoper Live | 1997 - 2014: Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss

Johan Botha (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram), Cheryl Studer (Elsa), James Rutherford (Sachs), Angela Denoke (Kundry), Marjana Lipovšek (Amme), Ricarda Merbeth (Daphne), Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Valentina Nafornită (Najade), Rachel Frenkel (Dryade), Olga Bezsmertna (Echo), Daniela Fally (Zerbinetta) Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Seiji Ozawa, Franz Welser-Möst, Simone Young, Donald Runnicles, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Semyon Bychkov, Christian Thielemann

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Great Conductors - Furtwängler

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Penguin Guide, Rosette

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Special offer. Wagner: Die Walküre: Act 1, etc.

Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), George London (Wotan), Jon Vickers (Siegmund), Gré Brouwenstijn (Sieglinde), David Ward (Hunding), Rita Gorr (Fricka) London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf

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Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters | Strauss, Wagner, Berlioz, Haydn & Britten

Jessye Norman (soprano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa

International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music

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The Very Best of Adagio

David Bell (organ) & Leon Spierer (violin), David Bell (organ), Gerhard Stempnik (English Horn) Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

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Leopold Stokowski: Rhapsodies

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Symphony of the Air, Leopold Stokowski

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Richard Wagner: Michael Volle

Michael Volle (bass-baritone) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Georg Fritzsch

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The Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan: 1953–1969 live in Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Géza Anda (piano), Glenn Gould (piano), Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Jess Thomas, Walter Berry, Irmgard Seefried, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Jörg Demus (piano), Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Christoph Eschenbach (piano)

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Verbier Festival: 25 Years of Excellence

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Lotte Lehmann – A 125th Birthday Tribute (Live)

Lotte Lehmann (soprano), Ernö Balogh (piano), Paul Ulanowsky (piano), Bruno Walter (narrator), Bruno Walter (piano), Lotte Lehmann (reader), Lotte Lehmann (narrator) NBC Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Chorus, RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra, Frank Black, Nathaniel Shilkret, Richard Lert

Gramophone Magazine, June 2014, Re-issue of the Month

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Victor de Sabata: The Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Recordings

Victor de Sabata

Diapason d’Or, April 2018, Collectionneur

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Helga Dernesch (Brünnhilde), Helge Brilioth (Siegfried), Karl Ridderbusch (Hagen), Gundula Janowitz (Gutrune), Christa Ludwig (Waltraute/Zweite Norn), Catarina Ligendza (Dritte Norn), Thomas Stewart (Gunther), Lili Chookasian (Erste Norn), Zoltán Kéléman (Alberich), Liselotte Rebmann (Woglinde), Edda Moser (Wellgunde), Anna Reynolds (Flosshilde) Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Helen Donath (soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Ruth Hesse (mezzo-soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), Geraint Evans (bass-baritone), Karl Ridderbusch (bass), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor), Heinz Reeh (bass), Hermann Christian Polster (bass), Horst Hiestermann (tenor), Horst Lunow (baritone), Peter Bindszus (tenor), Siegfried Vogel (bass), Theo Adam (bass-baritone), Zoltán Kelemen (baritone), Kurt Moll (bass), Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Leipzig Radio Choir, Herbert von Karajan

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Vogt: Wagner

Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor), Camilla Nylund (soprano) Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott

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Opera, Opera Excerpts, Wagner (composer)

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