The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by its longtime chief conductor Mariss Jansons, is featured on this new CD release from BR-KLASSIK with three works by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky and Edgar Varèse. Live recordings from 2015 (Tchaikovsky, Varèse) and 2013 (Stravinsky).
Gustav Mahlers impressive 9 sypmphonies in a complete edition with the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the baton of its long-time chief conductor and great Mahler performer Mariss Jansons. Complete with rehearsal recordings and interviews on 2 Bonus-CDs.
Gustav Mahler´s last complete Symphony No. 9 – stirringly and captivatingly performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the baton of its future Chief Conductor. Live recording of the memorial concert for BERNARD HAITINK in November 2021 in Munich at the Isarphilharmonie im Gasteig HP8. This recording is also the first 3D-Audio-release in DOLBY ATMOS OF BR-KLASSIK Label!
BR-KLASSIK presents Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano and Trumpet No. 1 together with the Ninth Symphony on Vinyl. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks plays under the baton of its long-time principal conductor Mariss Jansons. With the internationally sought-after pianist Yefim Bronfman, Hannes Läubin plays the trumpet solo part. The two live recordings were made in 2011 and 2012.
BR-KLASSIK now presents the second CD box set which documents four rehearsals for concerts in the Philharmonie im Gasteig and in the Herkulessaal der Residenz in Munich from different phases of the collaboration between Mariss Jansons and "his" BRSO.
Three great choral and orchestral works of the 20th century are gathered together on a new CD from BR-KLASSIK: Arvo Pärt's "Berlin Mass" for choir and string orchestra from 1990, Francis Poulenc's "Stabat mater" for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra from 1950, and Igor Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms" for choir and orchestra from 1930. With the soprano Genia Kühmeier and the Chor & Smyphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Mariss Jansons.
BR-KLASSIK presents a 4CD box which documents four rehearsals of concerts in the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich from different phases of the collaboration between Mariss Jansons and "his" Symphonieorchester des Bayeirschen Rundfunks: Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka", Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"), Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad Symphony") and Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances".
BR-KLASSIK presents Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano and Trumpet No. 1 together with the Ninth Symphony on CD. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks plays under the baton of its long-time principal conductor Mariss Jansons, a proven expert in the Slavic repertoire. With the internationally sought-after pianist Yefim Bronfman, Hannes Läubin plays the trumpet solo part. The two live recordings were made in 2011 and 2012.
BR-KLASSIK and musica viva are celebrating the 70th birthday of Wolfgang Rihm with a further release on CD. Rihm's symphonic work Jagden und Formen (2008) received its world premiere in November 2001 in Basel by the Ensemble Modern. BR-KLASSIK releases now the Munich premiere by
the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Franck Ollu on CD. It was a studio production in the Herkulessaal der Residenz in Munich on 22.6.-25.6.2021.
BR-KLASSIK and musica viva are celebrating the 70th birthday of Wolfgang Rihm with two CDs. CD vol. 39 presents two important chamber music compositions by Wolfgang Rihm: Sphäre nach Studie (1993/2002), Male über Male 2 (2000/2008) and Stabat Mater for baritone and viola (2020). Performed by Christian Gerhaher, Tabea Zimmermann, Tamara Stefanovich and Jörg Widmann and members of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Stanley Dodds.
The CD NR. 38 by BR-KLASSIK and musica viva presents Ondřej Adámek's compositions Where are You? und Follow me with Magdalena Kožená, Isabelle Faust and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Peter Rundel and Sir Simon Rattle.
The Mariss Jansons Era with all of it's moving and international award-winning live recordings. The edition contains a 72-page accompanying book with numerous photos, works by 42 composers on 68 CDs and 2 DVDs – as well as three exciting and as yet unpublished rehearsal recordings.
Live-recording of the legendary performances of Verdi's "Messa da Requiem" on October 8 and 9, 1981 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays under the baton of the then 40-year-old Riccardo Muti. These performances of Verdi’s Requiem were his first ever appearances in Munich.
Three essential works by the masterly French composer Messiaen on three CDs - now released by BR-KLASSIK: : the oratorio "La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ", the song cycle "Poèmes pour Mi", and "Chronochromie" for large orchestra. Kent Nagano conducts Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony in a live recording from 2010 is now released by BR-KLASSIK digital. Mariss Jansons, our long-time chief conductor from 2003 to 2019, conducts Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the Tölzer Knabenchor, with Nathalie Stutzmann interpreting the solo part.
In this CD-Edition vol 37 of BR-KLASSIK musica viva are released the live recordings of three compositions by Mark Andre: his twelve "miniatures" for stirng quartett, the composition for organ "Himmelfahrt - Ascension" and his composition for orchestra "woher...wohin". All recordings are world premieres.
This live recording of Bruckner's Third Symphony in its third and final version of 1889 with Mariss Jansons conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks from the year 2005 is now released on CD by BR-KLASSIK.
Anton Bruckner's Sixth Symphony with Mariss Jansons conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This live recording from 2015 is now being released on CD by BR-KLASSIK.
On November 8, 2019, at Carnegie Hall, New York, during a tour with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and only a few weeks before his unexpected death, Mariss Jansons conducted his final concert. On the programme were the four symphonic interludes from Richard Strauss’ opera "Intermezzo" and Johannes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony; the latter’s famous Hungarian Dance No. 5 was played as an encore. The live recording in Carnegie Hall, released here for the first time on CD by BR-KLASSIK, is the great conductor’s musical legacy.
On November 8, 2019, at Carnegie Hall, New York, during a tour with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and only a few weeks before his unexpected death, Mariss Jansons conducted his final concert. On the programme were the four symphonic interludes from Richard Strauss’ opera "Intermezzo" and Johannes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony; the latter’s famous Hungarian Dance No. 5 was played as an encore. The live recording in Carnegie Hall, released here for the first time on CD by BR-KLASSIK, is the great conductor’s musical legacy.
This CD contains on the one hand the German premiere of Enno Poppe's work "Fett" for orchestra and on the other hand the world premiere of Poppe's composition "Ich kann mich an nichts erinnern" for choir, organ and orchestra. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Susanna Mälkki and Matthias Pintscher.
This portrait of the British composer Rebecca Saunders, who lives in Germany, includes her violin concerto "Still", the German premiere of the composition "Aether" for two bass clarinets and "Alba" for trumpet and orchestra. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays under the direction of Ilan Volkov and Peter Eötvös.
The newly presented box set from BR-KLASSIK contains recordings of the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th symphonies on a total of six CDs. They were recorded live between 2005 and 2017. The recording of the Sixth Symphony appears here on CD for the first time, and that of the Third Symphony has so far only been available as part of the Bruckner Box 900716.
After the Sixth (900123), Seventh (900184) and Tenth Symphonies (900185), BR-KLASSIK is now also releasing the Fifth Symphony by this important composer – performed live by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under its long-time chief conductor Mariss Jansons.
Mariss Jansons performed the “Romantic” Symphony in Munich’s Philharmonie im Gasteig in concerts at the end of November 2008, together with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The live recording of that concert event is eleased on CD by BR-KLASSIK, and is an exemplary interpretation of one of the most important compositions in the symphonic repertoire of the Late Romantic period.
With Richard Wagner's "The Valkyrie" Sir Simon Rattle continues his cooperation with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The live recording of this concert performance from January / February 2019 is released on 4 CDs by BR-KLASSIK.
The young Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša and the BRSO played Josef Suk's "Asrael" Symphony in October 2018 at concerts in the Munich Philharmonic Hall, which is now being released on this CD.
Two great symphonic organ concertos can be heard on the new CD from BR-KLASSIK: the famous Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns and the lesser-known but highly impressive Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani by Francis Poulenc. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks is conducted by Mariss Jansons, and the organ soloist is the excellent Latvian musician Iveta Apkalna, one of the most renowned concert organists of our time. The two masterpieces were recorded in early March, 2019 at concerts in Munich’s Philharmonie im Gasteig.
Two important compositions by Richard Strauss in famous interpretations: The tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" and his "Burleske" for piano and orchestra. This live recording of October 2017 documents the first collaboration of star pianist Daniil Trifonov with the BRSO under the conduction of Mariss Jansons.
Two live recordings with orchestral works by Rodion Schtschedrin and Ottorino Respighi, perfomed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the conduction of Mariss Jansons.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Bernard Haitink. This live recording from February 2019, shortly before Bernard Haitink announced his imminent departure from the conductor’s podium, will be released on CD by BR-KLASSIK.
Shostakovich's 10th Symphony with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons in a live concert recording from March 2010.
Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, the "Leningrad" Symphony, in a live recording from February 2016 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by its chief conductor Mariss Jansons.
The new 10 SACD Box, which will be released on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the BR-KLASSIK Label founded in 2009, offers outstanding complete recordings of Haydn's "Harmoniemesse" and symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich with the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Mariss Jansons.
His Fifth Symphony is one of Tchaikovsky's most popular works today. A live recording of this work with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons from 2009 will now be published in a special edition with the BR-KLASSIK Catalogue 2019 for the 10th anniversary of the BR-KLASSIK Label.
The new recording by BR-KLASSIK of Mahler's First Symphony with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Mariss Jansons in 2007, is a CD premiere as this recording has so far only been published as a bonus CD within the audio biography of Gustav Mahler "Welt und Traum" (BR-KLASSIK 900901).
Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1, called the "Spring Symphony" and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 3 can be heard on this CD in a recording with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Mariss Jansons. The live recordings are from 2018 (Schumann) and 2015 (Schubert).
The special feature of this 9 CD box presented by BR Klassik is that the recordings with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks are conducted by not only one but a total of four conductors closely associated with the orchestra - all of them proven international Bruckner experts: Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons and Lorin Maazel. The recordings were made between 1999 and 2017.
Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks presented the original version of the three completed movements of Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 in January 2014. The live recording of that Munich concert is released on CD.
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by its longtime chief conductor Mariss Jansons, is featured on this new CD release from BR-KLASSIK with three works by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky and Edgar Varèse. Live recordings from 2015 (Tchaikovsky, Varèse) and 2013 (Stravinsky).
BR-KLASSIK presents Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano and Trumpet No. 1 together with the Ninth Symphony on Vinyl. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks plays under the baton of its long-time principal conductor Mariss Jansons. With the internationally sought-after pianist Yefim Bronfman, Hannes Läubin plays the trumpet solo part. The two live recordings were made in 2011 and 2012.
BR-KLASSIK now presents the second CD box set which documents four rehearsals for concerts in the Philharmonie im Gasteig and in the Herkulessaal der Residenz in Munich from different phases of the collaboration between Mariss Jansons and "his" BRSO.
Three great choral and orchestral works of the 20th century are gathered together on a new CD from BR-KLASSIK: Arvo Pärt's "Berlin Mass" for choir and string orchestra from 1990, Francis Poulenc's "Stabat mater" for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra from 1950, and Igor Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms" for choir and orchestra from 1930. With the soprano Genia Kühmeier and the Chor & Smyphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Mariss Jansons.
BR-KLASSIK presents a 4CD box which documents four rehearsals of concerts in the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich from different phases of the collaboration between Mariss Jansons and "his" Symphonieorchester des Bayeirschen Rundfunks: Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka", Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"), Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad Symphony") and Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances".
BR-KLASSIK presents Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano and Trumpet No. 1 together with the Ninth Symphony on CD. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks plays under the baton of its long-time principal conductor Mariss Jansons, a proven expert in the Slavic repertoire. With the internationally sought-after pianist Yefim Bronfman, Hannes Läubin plays the trumpet solo part. The two live recordings were made in 2011 and 2012.
The Mariss Jansons Era with all of it's moving and international award-winning live recordings. The edition contains a 72-page accompanying book with numerous photos, works by 42 composers on 68 CDs and 2 DVDs – as well as three exciting and as yet unpublished rehearsal recordings.
Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony in a live recording from 2010 is now released by BR-KLASSIK digital. Mariss Jansons, our long-time chief conductor from 2003 to 2019, conducts Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the Tölzer Knabenchor, with Nathalie Stutzmann interpreting the solo part.
This live recording of Bruckner's Third Symphony in its third and final version of 1889 with Mariss Jansons conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks from the year 2005 is now released on CD by BR-KLASSIK.
Anton Bruckner's Sixth Symphony with Mariss Jansons conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This live recording from 2015 is now being released on CD by BR-KLASSIK.
On November 8, 2019, at Carnegie Hall, New York, during a tour with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and only a few weeks before his unexpected death, Mariss Jansons conducted his final concert. On the programme were the four symphonic interludes from Richard Strauss’ opera "Intermezzo" and Johannes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony; the latter’s famous Hungarian Dance No. 5 was played as an encore. The live recording in Carnegie Hall, released here for the first time on CD by BR-KLASSIK, is the great conductor’s musical legacy.
On November 8, 2019, at Carnegie Hall, New York, during a tour with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and only a few weeks before his unexpected death, Mariss Jansons conducted his final concert. On the programme were the four symphonic interludes from Richard Strauss’ opera "Intermezzo" and Johannes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony; the latter’s famous Hungarian Dance No. 5 was played as an encore. The live recording in Carnegie Hall, released here for the first time on CD by BR-KLASSIK, is the great conductor’s musical legacy.
The newly presented box set from BR-KLASSIK contains recordings of the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th symphonies on a total of six CDs. They were recorded live between 2005 and 2017. The recording of the Sixth Symphony appears here on CD for the first time, and that of the Third Symphony has so far only been available as part of the Bruckner Box 900716.
After the Sixth (900123), Seventh (900184) and Tenth Symphonies (900185), BR-KLASSIK is now also releasing the Fifth Symphony by this important composer – performed live by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under its long-time chief conductor Mariss Jansons.
Mariss Jansons performed the “Romantic” Symphony in Munich’s Philharmonie im Gasteig in concerts at the end of November 2008, together with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The live recording of that concert event is eleased on CD by BR-KLASSIK, and is an exemplary interpretation of one of the most important compositions in the symphonic repertoire of the Late Romantic period.
Two great symphonic organ concertos can be heard on the new CD from BR-KLASSIK: the famous Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns and the lesser-known but highly impressive Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani by Francis Poulenc. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks is conducted by Mariss Jansons, and the organ soloist is the excellent Latvian musician Iveta Apkalna, one of the most renowned concert organists of our time. The two masterpieces were recorded in early March, 2019 at concerts in Munich’s Philharmonie im Gasteig.
Two important compositions by Richard Strauss in famous interpretations: The tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" and his "Burleske" for piano and orchestra. This live recording of October 2017 documents the first collaboration of star pianist Daniil Trifonov with the BRSO under the conduction of Mariss Jansons.
Two live recordings with orchestral works by Rodion Schtschedrin and Ottorino Respighi, perfomed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the conduction of Mariss Jansons.
Shostakovich's 10th Symphony with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons in a live concert recording from March 2010.
Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, the "Leningrad" Symphony, in a live recording from February 2016 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by its chief conductor Mariss Jansons.
The new 10 SACD Box, which will be released on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the BR-KLASSIK Label founded in 2009, offers outstanding complete recordings of Haydn's "Harmoniemesse" and symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich with the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Mariss Jansons.
His Fifth Symphony is one of Tchaikovsky's most popular works today. A live recording of this work with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons from 2009 will now be published in a special edition with the BR-KLASSIK Catalogue 2019 for the 10th anniversary of the BR-KLASSIK Label.
The new recording by BR-KLASSIK of Mahler's First Symphony with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Mariss Jansons in 2007, is a CD premiere as this recording has so far only been published as a bonus CD within the audio biography of Gustav Mahler "Welt und Traum" (BR-KLASSIK 900901).
Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1, called the "Spring Symphony" and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 3 can be heard on this CD in a recording with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Mariss Jansons. The live recordings are from 2018 (Schumann) and 2015 (Schubert).
The special feature of this 9 CD box presented by BR Klassik is that the recordings with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks are conducted by not only one but a total of four conductors closely associated with the orchestra - all of them proven international Bruckner experts: Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons and Lorin Maazel. The recordings were made between 1999 and 2017.
Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks presented the original version of the three completed movements of Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 in January 2014. The live recording of that Munich concert is released on CD.
For people at the time, the Mass in C major, Op. 86 of 1807 provided unprecedented access to the Christian faith in a way that is still relevant today.
Mariss Jansons conducts the Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks on the occasion of his 75th birthday in two concerts that took place exactly one year ago at the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich on January 11 and 12, 2018.
The two essential pieces of early 20th-century ballet music by Stravinsky combined on this new CD are live recordings of concerts performed on January 16, 2009 in the Philharmonie im Gasteig (Le sacre du printemps) and on November 17, 2016 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz (L'oiseau de feu), and both feature the excellent recording quality of the Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony, also referred to as the "Resurrection Symphony", is a complete expression of Mahler’s existential struggle; both its form and its overpowering sound make this utterly clear. This live recording from 20011 is performed by the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under its chief conductor Mariss Jansons with the two singers Anja Harteros and Bernarda Fink.
The "Great" C major Symphony was the last symphony that Schubert composed. It was a “Finished” to follow his "Unfinished", the first two movements of which he had just completed before discontinuing work on it (for reasons unknown). In contrast to his far shorter Sixth Symphony, also in C Major, it was named "the Great" - and is indeed a magnificent work, marking the culmination of his symphonic oeuvre. It is monumental and representative, and was written with large audiences very much in mind.
Anton Bruckner wanted to create the greatest instrumental symphony of all time with his monumental 8. Symphony, , including highest demands on the interpreters. Not only did it become a model for Mahler's symphonies, but it is also an integral part of the symphonic repertoire. The recording of the concert in November 2017 at the Philharmonie in Gasteig will now be released on CD, performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mariss Jansons.
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks plays all the symphonies of Gustav Mahler in this collection with a total of 11 CDs. The conductors were Mariss Jansons and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bernard Haitink, Daniel Harding and Sir Colin Davis. The performances were recorded live between 1996 and 2016 in the Philharmonie im Gasteig and the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz, and most of them are recent.
CD with a live recording of Sergej Rachmaninov's "The Bells" and "Symphonic Dances" with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons. Live recordings of Munich concerts of January 2016 and January 2017.
"He’s the best of all of us!"
The CD box "Mariss Jansons – A Portrait", newly released by BR-KLASSIK, contains a total of 5 CDs offering a representative cross-section of the classical symphonic repertoire – and of the repertoire for which the chief conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks has been highly praised again and again for his outstanding interpretative qualities.
CD with a live recording of Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 5" with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons of 10/11 March 2016 from the "Philharmonie im Gasteig" in Munich.
Hollow pathos is not his thing. From an artist like Mariss Jansons Friedrich Schiller’s Ode: “An die Freude” must receive a far deeper significance, which also fully encompasses the doubt and profound hope embodied in this text. And thus, in Jansons’s recording of the Ninth Symphony, the choral finale does not degenerate to mere superficial orgy of jubilation, but rather becomes a delicately balanced, wisely developed drama. On October 27, 2007, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks played Beethoven’s Ninth in the presence of the Pope in the Vatican. The recording of this memorable concert is now being released by BR-KLASSIK.
"Mahler's soul sings its farewell!": Mahler's Ninth Symphony represents the culmination of a development process. The progressive chromaticism and maximum utilization of the tonal are here taken to their limits - and, for the first time, beyond them. Indeed, the two movements that frame the work, in particular, depart from the tonal entirely, pointing clearly to the dawn of a new musical epoch. Alban Berg even called this symphony "the first work of New Music".
The Munich concert event of October 2016 is now being released on CD by BR-KLASSIK – it is an outstanding interpretation of one of the most important compositions of the international symphonic repertoire of the early 20th century.
This latest CD from BR KLASSIK contains five great rhapsodies, devised and elaborated by very different composers from different regions, with a lot of imagination and local flavour.
A live performance of Mahler's Symphony No 6 with Daniel Harding and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. It is Daniel Harding's second recording for the label BR-Klassik after Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's "Faust".
The cover shows the heartbeat of the percussionist during the finale of the symphony.
"An Alpine Symphony" is probably Strauss' most famous symphonic poem. Its content is easily understandable, and the work became especially well-known for its gigantic orchestra. The music is far from heavy-handed, however, with many of the passages orchestrated like chamber music. Like a kind of greeting from the Bavarian Alps, as it were, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and its chief conductor Mariss Jansons have placed this masterpiece, and the music of Richard Strauss in general, on the programme of their forthcoming tour of Asia in late 2016.
Um 1800 komponierte Ludwig van Beethoven sein „Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 in c-Moll, op.37“ – eine Zeit, in der erste große Werke, wie die „Pathétique“ und die „Mondscheinsonate“, des ambitionierten Musikers entstanden und er einen Personalstil kreierte, mit dem er sich von seinem Mentor und Vorbild Joseph Haydn abgrenzen wollte. Die angesehene Pianistin Mitsuko Uchida, die vor allem für ihre Interpretationen von Werken aus dem 20. Jahrhundert und Komponisten, wie Schönberg, Berg, Webern und Boulez, bekannt ist, spielt Beethovens „Klavierkonzert“ an der Seite des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks unter der Leitung von Mariss Jansons. Kurz bevor Richard Strauss München verlässt, um seine Stelle als erster königlich preußischer Hofkapellmeister der Berliner Hofoper Unter den Linden anzutreten, schreibt er seine sinfonische Dichtung „Ein Heldenleben“ für Orchester im Jahr 1898. In seinem imaginären Helden, dessen ereignisreiches Leben sein Werk beschreibt, sieht der junge Strauss allem Anschein nach die freischaffenden Künstler, die in der Wilhelminischen Zeit erhebliche Anfeindungen ertragen mussten – ganz wie er selbst in München. Mariss Jansons dirigiert das Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
Bruckner's Seventh was an immediate public success with its premiere - and to this day it is probably his most frequently performed symphony. The slow, emotional movement is dedicated to the "blessed, beloved, immortal" Richard Wagner, who died in Venice while Bruckner was working on the symphony.
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks has already performed Beethoven symphony cycles on several occasions. Mariss Jansons has now extended the cycle concept in two respects: with works specially commissioned from contemporary composers, who have contributed their own musical reflections on Beethoven symphonies. In addition to the live recording of the "Pastorale" by Ludwig van Beethoven, the production includes a contribution from the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli (born 1935), whose work "Dixi" ("I have spoken") for choir and orchestra is oriented towards Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
In two live-recordings from the Philharmonie München with Tschaikowskys Symphonie No 5 and his Orchestral Fantasia "Francesca da Rimini" Mariss Jansons proves his deep understanding und close relationship to the music of Peter Tschaikowsky. Jansons shows his "Russian Soul" and makes the music shine with all its emotions and powerful colors.
Two Russian Symphonies, both labeled with number six, both in B minor - but nevertheless the symphonies of Peter Tschaikowsky and Dmitrij Schostakowitsch couldn't be more different. Maestro Mariss Jansons cares for them both as this exciting recording proves!
Richard Strauss takes a very important place in Mariss Jansons musical work with late romantic repertoire: "His music has accompanied me my whole life and it moves me deeply", says the Maestro about the orchestra virtuoso and sensual soundartist from Garmisch. This recording collects orchestral pieces and songs by Richard Strauss. Soprano soloist is Anja Harteros.
Mariss Jansons conducts the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in two especially beautiful 19th century compositions, Franz Schubert's early Mass in G major and the St. Cecilia Mass by Charles Gounod.
For Mariss Jansons it is very important to introduce his audiences to music which does not belong to the standard repertoire. For this CD he has collected works by Witold Lutoslawski, Karol Szymansowski and Alexander Tschaikowsky.
In May 2011 Maestro Mariss Jansons, Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks wowed the audienace with a highly dramatical interpretation of Gustav Mahlers "Auferstehungssymphonie". The concert-evening was opened with another beautiful but rarely performed piece: Mahler's Rückert-Lied "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", arranged for chorus by Clytus Gottwald.
He is the favorite conductor of the top-orchestras and we had to wait for Mariss Jansons very own Beethoven interpretation quite long, but finally his complete recordings of the nine Beethoven Symphonies are there - and if we believe him this recording will stay the only one made by him! This performances of the Symphonies, released on BR-KLASSIK label, were recorded in Munich and Tokio between 2008 and 2012. On this 6-CD-edition the Symphonies are complemented with six compositions by contemporary composers.
For Benjamin Britten's 100th anniversary in 2013 Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks honored the great english composer with a performance of his War Requiem. Mariss Jansons conducted the Requiem, one of the most both expressive and shocking musical manifestations of pacifism in the 20th century. This CD captures this special performance with highly acclaimed singers: Emily Magee, Mark Padmore and Christian Gerhaher.
Die beiden mittleren Symphonien von Johannes Brahms bilden ein besonders gegensätzliches Paar, das den Radius von Brahms Tonsprache, die von Poesie wie größter konstruktiver Strenge gleichermaßen geprägt ist, beispielhaft absteckt. In München und Wien entstanden diese beiden Live-Aufnahmen - interpretatorisch und klanglich gleichermaßen beeindruckende Zeugnisse von Mariss Jansons tiefem Verständnis für Brahms ebenso warmherzige wie teilweise auch herbstlich-elegische Klangsprache.
Mariss Jansons conducts two revolutionary masterpieces from two french composers: Hector Berlioz' passionate and excessive "Symphonie fantastique" and Edgard Varèses "Ionisation" - the first independent piece for percussion ensemble. After the Beethoven-Box where classical music was already combined with contemporary works we again have a confrontation of music from different epoques, played by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons.
The concert, which is documented on this CD, was really special: On October 27th 2007 Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks with their chief conductor Mariss Jansons where invited to perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in the Vatican - Pope Benedikt XIV. attended the extraordinary concert!
"Heroes" is the main topic of this new recording of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Mariss Jansons - Heroes in the music of Richard Strauss. In 1888, when he was only 24-years old, the uprising composer Strauss wrote music to "Don Juan", the dramatic poem by Nikolaus Lenau. With that piece Strauss became a very young master of the genre tone poem. Mariss Jansons draws the typical fresh verve of the early Strauss out of the Orchestra. A verve that reminds of the romantic era and the music of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms.
Giuseppe Verdi’s thrilling Requiem – recorded live during the Verdi Year of 2013. Mariss Jansons leads the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, along with soloists Krassimira Stoyanova, Marina Prudenskaya, Saimir Pirgu and Orlin Anastassov.
Gustav Mahler´s last complete Symphony No. 9 – stirringly and captivatingly performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the baton of its future Chief Conductor. Live recording of the memorial concert for BERNARD HAITINK in November 2021 in Munich at the Isarphilharmonie im Gasteig HP8. This recording is also the first 3D-Audio-release in DOLBY ATMOS OF BR-KLASSIK Label!
BR-KLASSIK and musica viva are celebrating the 70th birthday of Wolfgang Rihm with a further release on CD. Rihm's symphonic work Jagden und Formen (2008) received its world premiere in November 2001 in Basel by the Ensemble Modern. BR-KLASSIK releases now the Munich premiere by
the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Franck Ollu on CD. It was a studio production in the Herkulessaal der Residenz in Munich on 22.6.-25.6.2021.
BR-KLASSIK and musica viva are celebrating the 70th birthday of Wolfgang Rihm with two CDs. CD vol. 39 presents two important chamber music compositions by Wolfgang Rihm: Sphäre nach Studie (1993/2002), Male über Male 2 (2000/2008) and Stabat Mater for baritone and viola (2020). Performed by Christian Gerhaher, Tabea Zimmermann, Tamara Stefanovich and Jörg Widmann and members of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Stanley Dodds.
The CD NR. 38 by BR-KLASSIK and musica viva presents Ondřej Adámek's compositions Where are You? und Follow me with Magdalena Kožená, Isabelle Faust and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Peter Rundel and Sir Simon Rattle.
Live-recording of the legendary performances of Verdi's "Messa da Requiem" on October 8 and 9, 1981 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays under the baton of the then 40-year-old Riccardo Muti. These performances of Verdi’s Requiem were his first ever appearances in Munich.
Three essential works by the masterly French composer Messiaen on three CDs - now released by BR-KLASSIK: : the oratorio "La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ", the song cycle "Poèmes pour Mi", and "Chronochromie" for large orchestra. Kent Nagano conducts Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
In this CD-Edition vol 37 of BR-KLASSIK musica viva are released the live recordings of three compositions by Mark Andre: his twelve "miniatures" for stirng quartett, the composition for organ "Himmelfahrt - Ascension" and his composition for orchestra "woher...wohin". All recordings are world premieres.
A concert by Martha Argerich is always great, sometimes grandiose, and now and then the audience experiences a great moment. When the Bavarian Radio's sound archive was viewed, all agreed, and some "ear witnesses" still remembered the concerts themselves: on these evenings, "the Argerich" was in top form!
This CD contains on the one hand the German premiere of Enno Poppe's work "Fett" for orchestra and on the other hand the world premiere of Poppe's composition "Ich kann mich an nichts erinnern" for choir, organ and orchestra. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Susanna Mälkki and Matthias Pintscher.
This portrait of the British composer Rebecca Saunders, who lives in Germany, includes her violin concerto "Still", the German premiere of the composition "Aether" for two bass clarinets and "Alba" for trumpet and orchestra. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays under the direction of Ilan Volkov and Peter Eötvös.
With Richard Wagner's "The Valkyrie" Sir Simon Rattle continues his cooperation with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The live recording of this concert performance from January / February 2019 is released on 4 CDs by BR-KLASSIK.
The young Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša and the BRSO played Josef Suk's "Asrael" Symphony in October 2018 at concerts in the Munich Philharmonic Hall, which is now being released on this CD.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Bernard Haitink. This live recording from February 2019, shortly before Bernard Haitink announced his imminent departure from the conductor’s podium, will be released on CD by BR-KLASSIK.
The special feature of this 9 CD box presented by BR Klassik is that the recordings with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks are conducted by not only one but a total of four conductors closely associated with the orchestra - all of them proven international Bruckner experts: Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons and Lorin Maazel. The recordings were made between 1999 and 2017.
The BR-KLASSIK CD box "Bernard Haitink - Portrait" contains a total of 11 CDs with excellent live recordings, which present the longstanding intensive collaboration of the Dutch conductor with the Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
Gustav Mahler's "The Song of the Earth" in an exciting live atmosphere of concerts in January 2018 with Magdalena Kožená, Stuart Skelton and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
The eminent Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt, a close associate and regular guest conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conduct the last two symphonies of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks plays all the symphonies of Gustav Mahler in this collection with a total of 11 CDs. The conductors were Mariss Jansons and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bernard Haitink, Daniel Harding and Sir Colin Davis. The performances were recorded live between 1996 and 2016 in the Philharmonie im Gasteig and the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz, and most of them are recent.
The brainchild of Antoine Tamestit, this recording stems from a longstanding collaboration with his recital partner, Jörg Widmann. Over the course of his new viola concerto, Widmann the composer lets his soloist move freely about the stage, producing fresh orchestral colours within a novel structure: combining humour with earnestness, ferocity with delicacy, Widmann’s unfailing sense of theatre serves to highlight the work’s haunting beauty. Whether embedded in the orchestral fabric or exploring the more intimate pieces on this programme, the violist comes out a hero, hands down!
CD with a live recording of Anton Bruckner's "Symphony No. 6" with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Bernard Haitink of 4/5 May 2017 from the "Philharmonie im Gasteig" in Munich.
Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony still ranks today as one of the greatest and most powerful creations of the Late Romantic period. The huge symphony, longer and more monumental than the others and containing texts from the collection of poems by Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim entitled “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”, was composed over a period of four years from 1892 to 1896, and especially during the summers of 1895 and 1896, which Mahler spent at the Attersee in Austria. Following performances of several individual movements of the symphony, the complete work was premiered on June 9, 1902, at the 38th “Tonkünstler Festival” in Krefeld. Mahler conducted the Städtische Kapelle Krefeld and Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra at this exciting event. It was one of his greatest successes, and his contemporaries were deeply impressed. Between 1902 and 1907, the composer conducted his Third Symphony a further 15 times.
Everything the conductor Sir Simon Rattle touches "turns to gold". Everything except for the music dramas of Richard Wagner, that is! It has often been asserted, albeit without good reason, that Rattle and Wagner do not go together. This has now been conclusively disproved by the third collaboration between Rattle and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, together with a team of the very best Wagner singers.
It was originally intended as a Solemn Mass for the investiture of the Archduke Rudolph, one of Beethoven's piano pupils, as the Archbishop of Olomouc. Beethoven did not complete the piece in time, however, and when he did finally finish it in 1823, it had developed into a work of art that far exceeded the liturgical requirements. With its dedication "Arising in the heart, may it return to the heart!" Beethoven's "Missa solemnis" enters entirely new territory as a musical interpretation – deeply personal, yet aspiring to general truth – of the old and venerable Mass Ordinary.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works have been very close to Frank Peter Zimmermann’s heart since the beginning of his artistic career. He now has joined forces with the Chamber Orchestra of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks to interpret the composer’s concertos.
Maximilian Hornung, former principal cellist of the Symphonieorchester, dedicates an album to the cellomusic of Richard Strauss in the year of the 150. birthday of the composer. The great tone poem "Don Quixote" is a live-recording with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Bernard Haitink. Also on this CD: the early Strauss Cello Sonata.
This CD, which was released in the Strauss-year 2014, highlights to central genres in Richard Strauss' oeuvres: the "Alpensinfonie", finished 1915 as the last and greatest tone poem Strauss composed, and the four symphonic Intermezzos from the Opera "Intermezzo", which was premiered 1924 in Dresden. Strauss took the four intermezzos from the Opera and placed them into the concert hall - where they are still very present and often performed these days.
Daniel Harding and Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks present a work on this CD, which was regarded as rare repertoire because it does not fit into any category. It's neither opera nor oratio, cantata or choral symphony: the "Faust-Szenen" by Robert Schumann. But there was a change in the classical music scene and the "Faust-Szenen" were declared one of the most important pieces of Schumann - this recording honors this special composition, which Schumann himself also named as one of its best.
Would we search for the greatest "hit" of classical music in the 20th century: Carl Orffs thrilling "Carmina Burana" would definitely be a successful candidate. Daniel Harding conducts chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in this electrifying live-recording. Famous singers Patricia Petibon and Christian Gerhaher sing the soprano- and bass-parts, chorus-member Hans-Werner Bunz sings the tenor-role of the roasted swan.
In December 2010 Andris Nelsons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks gave a highly acclaimed concert under the over all topic "America". Two classics of modern american music were followed by Antonin Dvoráks Symphony No 9 "From the New World" - the composition that had led to an independent development of the american classical music scene.
Jan Lisiecki, born 1995, is one of the young rising stars on the piano. For his debut with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks he has chosen two Mozart Piano Concertos, that could not be more different: the "neighbours" KV 466 and 467. The conductor is a Mozart-expert: Christian Zacharias.
In May 2011 Hélène Grimaud played to highly acclaimed concerts with the Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters - she performed two late piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. All musicians where so inspired and the musical work went so well that the pianist decided to ban the corrected concert records on a disc - her first Mozart-Album.
In June 2012 spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado held the baton and conducted Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks with Mendelssohns great Symphonic Cantata "Lobgesang". The impressive concert evening is published on this CD.
In December 2011, at the end of the Mahler-cycle of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink conducted the orchestra in the Philharmonie Munich. Mahlers Symphony No 9 was on the programme. The great live-recording of the concert on this CD was awarded the highly acclaimed prize "Toblacher Komponierhäuschen" in July 2012.
There was one important oratio missing in the impressive discography of conductor Bernard Haitink: Joseph Haydn's " The Creation". In December 2013 a concert took place, which finally closed this gap: Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks performed the oratio in Munich's Herkulessaal. The live-recording was banned on this CD.
Alexej Gorlatch was awarded the first prize of the "ARD Musikwettbewerb" 2011 in the piano-category. With the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks the then 22 years old pianist played Beethovens piano concerto No. 3 in the final round. This CD also includes a recording of Beethoven's Sonata op. 2 No. 1.
In March 2012 baritone Christian Gerhaher presented parts from operas of Schubert, Schumann, Nicolai and Wagner together with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Daniel Harding. The romantic arias are collected on this CD, which was put on the list of recommendations of the "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis" 1/2013.
With Antonín Dvoráks famous Symphonie No 9 "From the New World" Andris Nelsons enthused the Munich audience in December 2010 and proved, that even standard repertoire can be presented in an all new, unexpected way. The CD also includes a work of the czech composer which is rarely performed: his symphonic poem "Heldenlied".
For more than 50 years Bernard Haitink has been closely related to the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks as a guest conductor. The orchestra and conductor understand each other without many words and without grand gestures. One can feel this in Bruckner's Fifth Symphony, which was performed by Haitink and the orchestra in February 2010.
Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No 1 has been one of Hélène Grimauds favorite pieces for a long time. In April 2012 she performed this concerto in a concert with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Andris Nelsons. This live-recording was banned on this CD. Grimaud also plays Brahms' Piano Concerto No 2, she is accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker for this piece.
Dmitrij Schostakowitsch's great Violin Concerto No 1 is the centre of Lisa Batiashvilis concept album. The Georgia-born pianist also plays works by Kantscheli, Pärt and Rachmaninow. She is accompanied by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Lisa Batiashvili has chosen famous violinworks of Johann Sebastian Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach for her first Bach-album. She is accompanied by her husband, oboist François Leleux, and the Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks have proved several times that they are able to interprate the extraordinary music of composer Adriana Hölszky in a perfect way. This CD contains works from the years 1993 to 2010.
Live-recording of the legendary performances of Verdi's "Messa da Requiem" on October 8 and 9, 1981 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays under the baton of the then 40-year-old Riccardo Muti. These performances of Verdi’s Requiem were his first ever appearances in Munich.
Leonard Bernstein's half-staged interpretation of "Tristan und Isolde" with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra has long been regarded as a reference recording. Experience it for the first time on DVD with Peter Hofmann, Hildegard Behrens and Yvonne Minton.
Mozart was certainly among the "domestic deities" of Viennese pianist Friedrich Gulda. He repeatedly played Mozart's piano music in his concerts and had it recorded. In so doing, this classically-trained musician, who had already played successfully in jazz bands at a young age, ignored the strict limits imposed by genres: he wanted to show audiences that there are no distinctions between musical styles whenever good music is played honestly and conscientiously.
During his time as chief conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lorin Maazel always stood up for the music of the 20th century. A very special relationship he had to the works of Igor Strawinsky, whose early ballett-scores he performed in Munich with great success.
In March 2001 the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and former chief conductor Lorin Maazel performed the complete Symphonies by Franz Schubert. After Maazel's Bruckner-cycle, which was published on BR-KLASSIK in 1999, the Schubert-Symphonies are now also available as a CD-Box on BR-KLASSIK-label.
This recording of a concert from 1980 in Munich's Herkulessaal with Kyrill Kondraschin containes a versatile and exciting programme with two late romantic pieces who complement each other: Rimskij-Korsakows "Russian Easter" Ouverture and César Francks only Symphony.
Sir Colin Davis, former chief conductor of the Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks was a legendary Mozart interpreter - as was conductor Günter Wand. On this CD released on BR-KLASSIK label the two of them conduct two wind concertos by Mozart. The soloists are Irena Grafenauer and François Leleux.
This recording of Joseph Haydns last oratio "Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons" is from 1994. Wolfgang Sawallisch leads Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The highly acclaimed soloists are Ruth Ziesak, Robert Gambill and Alfred Muff.
Eugen Jochum, the first chief conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducts a composition by his great colleague Wilhelm Furtwängler, who regarded himself both conductor and composer.
The music of his british home is very important for Sir Colin Davis, former chief conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This CD includes live-recordings of Edward Elgar's "Enigma"-variations und Symphony No. 6 of Ralph Vaughan Williams from the years 1983 to 1987.
Rafael Kubelík was not only a first-class Mahler-interpreter, he also had a special relationship with Anton Bruckner's music. Kubelíks interpretation of Bruckners gigantic Symphony No 8 is typical for his very clear, lucid and unpretentious way of making music.
The symphonic works of Anton Bruckner have been important for the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks from the beginning of their orchestral career. Lorin Maazel continued with the tradition that Eugen Jochum had startet: together with the orchestra he performed all nine symphonies of Anton Bruckner. Even the Symphonie in D minor, also known as Symphonie No 0, was part of this cycle.
Daniel Barenboim is regarded one of the best Mozart-interpreters of our time. In June 1970 Barenboim played Mozart's Piano Concerto A major K 488 and the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" called his performance a "revelation". The series BR-KLASSIK ARCHIVE releases a live-recording of the concert on this CD.
Leonard Bernstein's half-staged interpretation of "Tristan und Isolde" with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra has long been regarded as a reference recording. Experience it for the first time on DVD with Peter Hofmann, Hildegard Behrens and Yvonne Minton.
In May 2011 Maestro Mariss Jansons, Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks wowed the audienace with a highly dramatical interpretation of Gustav Mahlers "Auferstehungssymphonie". The concert-evening was opened with another beautiful but rarely performed piece: Mahler's Rückert-Lied "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", arranged for chorus by Clytus Gottwald.
For their 60th anniversary the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks gave itself the best present: with the performance of Arnold Schönberg's late-romantic "Gurrelieder" in October 2009. The exhilarating sounds of this beautiful work show that prejudice against the "difficult" music of Arnold Schönberg is not necessary at all.
For the Wagner anniversary year 2013 BR-KLASSIK has published the audio-biography "Feuerzauber und Weltenbrand". The life of the composer is told in an exciting audio-biography in ten parts. The 4-CD-Box also includes orchestral music from Wagner's operas, played by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Mariss Jansons.
For the Mahler-anniversary in 2007, BR-KLASSIK has released an audio-biography, which consists of ten exciting chapters about the life of the composer. Jörg Handstein tells Gustav Mahler's story in a colorful, versatile way - both historically correct and thrilling. The 4-CD-Box also includes Mahlers Symphony No 1 D major, performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by their chief conductor Mariss Jansons, a live recording from Herkulessaal Munich in March 2007.
BR-KLASSIK's latest audio biography is dedicated to the famous music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Udo Wachtveitl tells entertaining stories about the challenging everyday life of the Leipzig Thomaskantor. Albrecht Schuch gives Bach, the master of the late baroque, his voice.
BR-KLASSIK presents a new 2-CD set with the three last symphonies of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Live recordings with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and his close associate and regular guest conductor Herbert Blomstedt from 2013, 2017 und 2019.
In this new family concert, Rufus Beck and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Paul Daniel tell an underwater story about the power to rise above oneself. The text, to music by Claude Debussy and Alexander Scriabin, was written by Katharina Neuschaefer, with illustrations by Martin Fengel.
This new CD, released by BR-KLASSIK as part of the program focus on "100 Years of Broadcasting", offers recent studio recordings from April 2021 (Toch, Weill) and March 2022 (Krenek) as well as a live recording in the Munich Philharmonie im Gasteig from March 2017 (Bartók) with the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
Together with narrator Rufus Beck, the BRSO conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin presents "The Five Thieves and the Secret in the Sack", a magical story about the power of friendship by Author Katharina Neuschaefer.
It's winter and freezing. The wolves walk through the dark, snowy forest and they are hungry. They have a plan: they want to catch (and propably eat) the elk Freddy. Luckily Freddy is friends with the baby-wolf, even if that does not seem possible! Freddy once saved baby-wolf and this time baby-wolf wants to help the elk. When baby-wolf gets lost in the forest, the other wolves have to make a change of plans... The exciting and funny family concert of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks is now available on CD!
