On the surface it is a comic version of the Hauptmann von Köpenick" story in which it is not the petty thief Wilhelm Voigt who carries off the prank but a respected member of society, the clerk... more

"Das Nusch-Nuschi" as a lose series of relatively self-contained sections of which some recur in the manner of a Rondo, while "Sancta Susanna" is given a variation form. All the special... more

On this album the Beethoven Hall Orchestra turns to one of the most important compositions of the oratorio literature: Beethoven's Missa solemnis. This recording conducted by Marc Soustrot with his... more

This is a physical only re-issue of a former ORFEO bestseller. Herbert von Karajan's relationship with the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was quite ambivalent, especially in his early years.... more

Although the Symphony and the Requiem appear to be fundamentally different in concept and in the resulting treatment of the musical material, they do have an important point in common. This is the... more