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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Mozart & Beethoven: Works
Walter Gieseking, Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, SWR Symphonieorchester, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hans Rosbaud
Classical - Released by Archipel on 1 Jan 2003
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Wagner: Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
Staatskapelle Berlin, Max von Schillings
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1927
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Famous Historic Conductors from Germany Vol. 2
Otto Klemperer, Staatskapelle Berlin
Symphonic Music - Released by VMS Musical Treasures on 19 Apr 2004
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 1
Adele Kern, Franz Völker, Hermann Weigert, Staatskapelle Berlin, Waldemar Henke
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 2
Margret Pfahl, Adele Kern, Hermann Weigert, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Staatskapelle Berlin, Waldemar Henke
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
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Richard Strauss: Arabella, Op. 79, TrV 263 (Recorded 1950)
Opera - Released by Walhall Eternity Series on 6 Apr 2009
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MOZART / BRAHMS: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 (Kreisler) (1924, 1927)
Fritz Kreisler, Unknown Artist, Staatskapelle Berlin, Michael Raucheisen, Landon Ronald, Leo Blech
Classical - Released by Naxos on 12 Nov 2000
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Wagner: Extraits orchestraux du Crépuscule des dieux (Mono Version)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Artur Rother
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1956
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 10
Margret Pfahl, Franz Völker, Waldemar Henke, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hermann Weigert
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
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Mozart: Così fan tutte (Highlights - Sung in Italian)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Otmar Suitner
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1970
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: Adel, Plebejer, Genuas Volk! (Sung in German)
Heinrich Schlusnus, Erna Berger, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Ensemble der Staatsoper Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Alois Melichar
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1933
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Puccini: Turandot: O weine nicht, Liù (Sung in German)
Helge Rosvaenge, Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Schmidt
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 11 Nov 1935
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 6
Margret Pfahl, Waldemar Henke, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hermann Weigert
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Highlights)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1962
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude
Staatskapelle Berlin, Max von Schillings
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1927
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Reich mir die Hand, mein Leben - Opernduette
Staatskapelle Berlin, Evelyn Lear, Thomas Stewart, Heinz Fricke
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1976
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 3
Margret Pfahl, Franz Völker, Leonard Kern, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hermann Weigert
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
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Beethoven: Symphonies No. 9 & 7
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Released by Denon on 1 Jan 2009
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, Piano Concerto No. 2 & Academic Festival Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker, Elly Ney, Staatskapelle Berlin, Max Fiedler
Classical - Released by Biddulph Recordings on 17 Aug 1994
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 8
Franz Völker, Eduard Kandl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hermann Weigert
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Part 9
Adele Kern, Leonard Kern, Eduard Kandl, Staatskapelle Berlin, Hermann Weigert
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1929
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo