Christian Gerhaher
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Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies
Simona Šaturová (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, MDR Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor & GewandhausKinderchor, Herbert Blomstedt
Blomstedt’s Beethoven seems ‘right’: tempi are never too fast or too slow, but never staid, and phrasing is alive with rhythmic energy and cumulative momentum. His Leipzig players give their... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, Winner - Best Collection
5 CDs
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Haydn: The Creation
RecommendedDorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schönberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
The void evoked in the first few bars is bleak and barren, chilly vibrato-less strings and coldly gleaming brass, with winds bubbling away like some kind of primordial soup....one of the most... — More…
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Building a Library, July 2004, First Choice
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Boulez Conducts Mahler
RecommendedComplete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Rainer Keuschnig (organ), Christine Schäfer (soprano) & Michelle Deyoung (mezzo-soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Anna Larsson (contralto), Johan Botha (tenor), Juliane Banse, Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Adriane Queiroz, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder,...
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Orchestral Performance
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Building a Library, May 2023, Also Recommended
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Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3
Christiane Karg (soprano), Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Kurt Rydl (bass)
Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding
[Harding] shapes some elegant playing and clear choral textures, and there's some fine solo singing, notably from Christiane Karg, Bernarda Fink and Andrew Staples. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Disc of the Month
2 CDs
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Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3
German version
Genia Kuhmeier (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Christine Schäfer (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley & Christian Gerhaher (bass)
Concentus Musicus Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Disc of the Month
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Annette Dasch, James Taylor & Christian Gerhaher
Festival Ensemble Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling
The orchestra sounds almost human in its emotional involvement, while the choral singing is of the highest order. Add the beautiful solo performances and it’s impossible to recommend this highly... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2008, Editor's Choice
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Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri, Op. 50
Dorothea Röschmann, Bernarda Fink, Werner Güra & Christian Gerhaher
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Initially envisaged as an opera, Schumann's haunting 1843 oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri tells of how a Peri – according to Persian mythology, the 'impure' child of a fallen angel and a... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2008, Editor's Choice
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Schubert RecommendedBerliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
As far as the symphonies are concerned, Harnoncourt maintains and even intensifies his quest for textual purity already established in his cycle withthe Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra...Yet the... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Sally Matthews (soprano), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Knaben Des Staats- Und Domchors Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
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