Gundula Janowitz

Gundula Janowitz – Orff: Carmina Burana (1967/1995/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:12 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana remains one of the most popular and most recorded of all classical works; this 1967 version was made in Berlin in the presence of Orff himself, who authorized the recording. Over the years many critics have singled out this album as one of the greatest interpretations ever released, with lavish praise for conductor Eugen Jochum and all the musicians and soloists.
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Gundula Janowitz – Beethoven: Fidelio Op.72 (1978/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:14:28 minutes | 2,47 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio” has always enjoyed great popularity. The piece, premiered in Vienna, shines in new splendour in the lovingly restored live recording with Leonard Bernstein from 1978, which of course was made in Vienna. The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Choir will receive excellent support with a star-studded line-up around Gundula Janowitz and Rene Kollo, who are both celebrating their 80th birthdays in 2017.
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Gundula Janowitz – Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45 (1965/2018/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:52 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Soprano Gundual Janowitz and bass-baritone José van Dam collaborate with the Berlin Philharmonic to perform Brahm’s Ein Deutsches Requim, Op.45. The brilliant and masterful interpretation of this well-known Brahms work shines throughout the entire piece. Audiences will remain captivated by the professional and mature music making of these two extraordinary singers and this acclaimed orchestra.
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Gundula Janowitz – Beethoven: “Egmont”; Wellington’s Victory; Military Marches (1987/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:26 minutes | 1,39 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Beethoven’s Egmont (the complete work, not just the famous overture) and Battle Symphony (aka Wellington’s Victory, aka Battle of Vittoria) are perhaps the best kept secrets in classical music. Egmont, in particular, features some highly original and beautiful music for solo voice (soprano) and orchestra. From the highly charged and Beethovenian-dramatic overture to the individual entr’actes to the two Lieders, the music is enjoyable and awe-inspiring. Karajan, at the height of his career at the time of this recording, brings out every magistical note of the piece.
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