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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BEETHOVEN / MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concertos, Vol. 1 (Kreisler) (1926)
Fritz Kreisler, Staatskapelle Berlin, Arpad Sandor, Leo Blech
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 22 apr. 2000
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Bruckner: The Complete Symphonies
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Group International on 1 jan. 2016
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Weber: Ouvertüren
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1976
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Mozart, Bach & Others: Piano Works
Wilhelm Backhaus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Fritz Zaun
Klassiek - Released by APR on 20 nov. 2020
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TELEMANN, G.P.: Pimpinone [Opera] (Intermezzi) (Suss)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Helmut Koch, Erna Roscher, Reiner Süss
Volledige opera's - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1965
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 4 / In Nature's Realm
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1982
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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, Intermezzo sinfonico
Staatskapelle Berlin, Pietro Mascagni
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1927
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Mozart: Così fan tutte (Highlights - Sung in German)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Otmar Suitner
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1970
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The Artist's Album - Herbert von Karajan
Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 12 mei 1992
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Brahms: Sinfonie No. 4
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1989
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Stereo Version)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Konwitschny, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Marianne Schech
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 2013
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Highlights - Sung in Italian)
Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Giuseppe Patané
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1971
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Theo Adam in Opernszenen von Richard Wagner
Theo Adam, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1967
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Schubert: Lazarus (Die Feier der Auferstehung)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Singakademie, Dietrich Knothe
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1978
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Beethoven: Egmont: Overture
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otto Klemperer
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1927
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Lortzing: Der Wildschütz
Staatskapelle Berlin & Bernhard Klee
Klassiek - Released by Brilliant Classics on 16 jun. 2005
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NICOLAI, O.: Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) (The Merry Wives of Windsor) [Opera] (Klee)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Peter Schreier, Bernhard Klee
Volledige opera's - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1978
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Bach: Violinkonzerte No. 2 & D-Moll
Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
Klassiek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1970
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Elgar: Symphony No.1 in A Flat Major, Op.55
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 11 mrt. 2016
Gramophone: Recording of the Month16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wagner: Lohengrin (Highlights)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1974
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R. Strauss, Pfitzner & Others: Works (Live)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Peters Anders, Staatskapelle Berlin, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Richard Strauss
Klassiek - Released by Andromeda on 5 nov. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo