Wiener Singverein
With a membership that is entirely amateur, the Vienna Singverein has developed a reputation as one of the finest choral ensembles in the world. Made up of about 200 singers, it has performed under the baton of some of today's leading conductors, including Gergiev, Ozawa, Boulez, Mehta, Muti, Barenboim, and Koopman. Such podium stalwarts from the past as Karajan and Furtwängler have not only conducted the Singverein but have held an enduring relationship with the ensemble, both in concert and on recordings. The Singverein's repertory is inclusive of a vast range, from J.S. Bach to Franz Schmidt and beyond, and while they have sung works by Verdi and Bizet and many composers outside the Austro-German sphere, they have shown a decided preference for music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Bruckner, and other German or Austrian composers. Although the Singverein have sung in operatic performances and recordings, Mozart and Wagner in particular, they have generally performed concert music. The Singverein has made hundreds of recordings over the years, many of them available on such major labels as Chandos, Decca, DG, EMI, Philips, and Sony.
The Vienna Singverein was founded in 1858 as a wing of the Society of Friends of Music. The roots of the ensemble actually date back to 1812, when the Society of Friends was originally formed. The Singverein's home in the concert world is the Vienna Musikverein. Johannes Brahms served as one of the Singverein's early artistic directors. Under his baton a partial premiere of his Requiem was presented by the ensemble in 1867. The Singverein developed a long history of important premieres, including those of the Bruckner Te Deum, Mahler Eighth Symphony, and the Franz Schmidt oratorio Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln.
In the 20th century the ensemble gained an international reputation and from mid-century made numerous concert tours throughout Europe, the U.S., Australia, Japan, and elsewhere. Among the more memorable concerts abroad was a 1985 performance of the Mozart Coronation Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome under Herbert von Karajan, with Pope John Paul II present.
Karajan made over 70 recordings with the Singverein, many of them achieving broad critical acclaim. A number of these recordings have been made available, like the 2007 reissue of the Beethoven Ninth Symphony on DG (Grand Prix). Since 1991 Johannes Prinz has served as choir director of the Vienna Singverein.
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Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies by Herbert von Karajan (2024 Remastered, Berlin 1962)
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording am 29.05.2023
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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45
Gundula Janowitz, Eberhard Wächter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1964
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Verdi : Aida
Renata Tebaldi, Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1959
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Karol Szymanowski : Concerto pour violon n°1 - Symphonie n°3
Steve Davislim, Christian Tetzlaff, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, Wiener Singverein, Johannes Prinz
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 19.10.2010
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Latonia Moore, Nadja Michael, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Gilbert Kaplan, Wiener Singverein, Johannes Prinz
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2003
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D Major Op. 123
Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording am 29.01.2022
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Beethoven Trilogy 1: Fantasia
See Siang Wong, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 11.12.2020
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Verdi Requiem
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Editions Audiovisuel Beulah am 19.08.2022
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Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream; First Walpurgis Night
Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1991
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Verdi: Messa Da Requiem by Fritz Reiner (2021 Remastered)
Fritz Reiner, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording am 06.12.2021
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Paganini: Violin Works
Mario Hossen, Wiener Singverein, Vienna Classical Players, Martin Kerschbaum
Klassik - Erschienen bei Dynamic am 19.01.2018
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, The 4 Symphonies, Overtures and Choral Works by Wolfgang Sawallisch (2023 Remastered)
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording am 26.09.2023
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Gundula Janowitz, Eberhard Wächter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1964
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Beethoven Trilogy 1: Fantasia
See Siang Wong, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 11.12.2020
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Einem: Philadelphia Symphonie, Geistliche Sonate & Stundenlied (Live)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Gábor Boldoczki, Ildiko Raimondi, Wiener Singverein, Franz Welser-Möst, Iveta Apkalna
Klassik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 26.01.2018
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Un Requiem allemand
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hans Hotter, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 12.07.2007
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Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, Ave verum corpus, K. 618 & 3 Danses allemandes - Handel: Water Music Suite (Stereo Version)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1962
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Excerpts) [Live]
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archipel am 01.01.2005
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Brahms: Serenaden für Orchester & Liebeslieder-Walzer aus Op. 52 & 65
Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Singverein, Ingrid Sieghart, Gary Bertini
Klassik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.2016
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LP Pure, Vol. 26: Klemperer Conducts Mahler (Recorded 1951)
Wiener Symphoniker, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Otto Klemperer, Ilona Steingruber, Akademie Kammerchor, Wiener Singverein
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.05.2016
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WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde (excerpts)
Johan Botha, Deborah Polaski, Wiener Singverein, Radio Symphonieorchester Wien, Bertrand de Billy
Oper - Erschienen bei Oehms Classics am 01.01.2006
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