Staatskapelle Berlin
The Staatskapelle Berlin, or Berlin State Orchestra, has an extraordinarily long history the reflects much of the central European history of music in its relationship to the state. Since the ascension of international superstar conductor Daniel Barenboim to the podium in 1992, the group has emerged as a major force on the international concert and recording scene. Several dates may be given for the founding of what became the Staatskapelle Berlin, but it took shape in the middle and late 16th century as the court of the Elector of Brandenburg developed new musical ensembles and began to forge close ties with the Prussian monarchy. In 1701 it became the Royal Prussian Court Orchestra, and as such attracted top musicians including Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Joachim Quantz. In 1783 the orchestra gave one of the first modern symphonic concerts, independently of the court, at the Hotel Paris, and through the 19th century it was a giant of European musical life, with conductors including Spontini, Meyerbeer, and, from 1899 to 1913, Richard Strauss. For all of this period, and down to the present day, the orchestra also served as the house orchestra of the Royal Court Opera, established in 1742 by Frederick the Great and in modern times renamed the Berlin State Opera. The same conductor serves as Staatskapellmeister or state music director of both ensembles. During World War II, Herbert von Karajan served as music director. After the war, due to its location in East Berlin, the orchestra came under the control of what would become East Germany. It maintained some connections with the non-Communist West; its conductor from 1964 to 1990 was the Austrian Otmar Suitner, who was able to travel fairly freely between East and West. After German reunification, Daniel Barenboim became the orchestra's first non-German conductor in modern times and has been successful in bringing the orchestra's international profile to a new level. The orchestra made its first appearance at the BBC Proms in 2013 (in a cycle of Wagner's Ring operas), and in 2017 performed a complete cycle of Bruckner's symphonies at Carnegie Hall in New York (the first-ever such cycle mounted in the U.S.). The orchestra has recorded prolifically for Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Teldec, Denon, Berlin Classics, and Warner Classics, among other labels, releasing a set of Brahms' four symphonies with Barenboim conducting in 2018.
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Schumann: The Symphonies
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 4 nov. 2022
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MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Symphony No. 3, "Scottish" / The Hebrides, "Fingal's Cave" (Berlin Staatskapelle, Haenchen)
Hartmut Haenchen, Staatskapelle Berlin
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 22 jan. 1983
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Wagner
René Pape, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2011
Gramophone Editor's Choice16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bruckner: Symphonies 4-9
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Group International on 1 jan. 2016
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Mahler: Sinfonie No. 2 (Auferstehungssinfonie)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1985
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Così fan Tutte (Sung in Italian)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Otmar Suitner
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 6 jan. 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Dvořák: Sinfonie No. 1
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 6 aug. 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Kian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 7 aug. 2020
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Mahler: Fünf Lieder nach Friedrich Rückert / Vier Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
Siegfried Lorenz, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Günther Herbig
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1984
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Chöre aus italienischen und französischen Opern (Giuseppe Verdi - Arrigo Boito - Temistocle Solera)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1979
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Va Pensiero
Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Klassiek - Released by Brilliant Classics on 13 jul. 2022
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Gala Unter Den Linden
Symfonieën - Released by Berlin Classics on 24 feb. 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies, Slavonic Dances, Overtures, Symphonic Poems
Klassiek - Released by Brilliant Classics on 1 nov. 2015
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DVORAK, A.: Rusalka [Opera] (Highlights) (Sung in German) (Mitzewa)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Theo Adam, Arthur Apelt
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1952
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WAGNER, R.: Opera Arias (Kollo)
René Kollo, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1975
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Bruckner: Sinfonie No. 7
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1991
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Bruckner, Wagner & Liszt: Orchestral Works (Live)
Bavarian State Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hans Knappertsbusch
Klassiek - Released by Andromeda on 12 mrt. 2007
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Handel: Alleluia du Messie - Mendelssohn: Marche nuptiale du Songe d'une nuit d'été (Mono Version)
Chor der Sankt Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Andre
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Joseph Schmidt: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (Recorded 1932-1933) [Remastered 2014]
Joseph Schmidt, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Unknown Artist, Frieder Weissmann, Otto Dobrindt
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Jube Classic on 6 mei 2014
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Mozart: Ouvertüren
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1976
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La mer
Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich, Michael Barenboim, Kian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 20 apr. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo