Elisabeth Höngen
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
RecommendedLive at Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany, 7/29/1951
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (alto), Hans Hopf (tenor), Otto Edelmann (bass), Festspielorchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Nothing else in the realms of recorded music is quite like it and I would urge you to share the experience...I’m not claiming that this performance will suit every mood or even every taste,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Historical
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Building a Library, December 2022, Historic Recording
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Coming soon. Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 5 (Remastered 2024)
Elisabeth Höngen (soloist), Nicolai Gedda (soloist), Walter Kreppel (soloist), Wilma Lipp (soloist)
NDR Sinfonieorchester, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, South German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, Herbert von Karajan, Han Müller-Kray
2 CDs
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, December 2022, Historic Recording
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Special offer. Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (mezzo), Hans Hopf (tenor), Otto Edelmann (bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Stockholm Philharmonic & Chor und Orchester der Festspiele Bayreuth, Wilhelm Furtwängler
5 CDs
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Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier
Franco Corelli (Chénier), Renata Tebaldi (Maddalena di Coigny), Ettore Bastianini (Carlo Gérard), Elisabeth Höngen (Contessa di Coigny), Hilde Konetzni (Madelon) & Margareta Sjöstedt (Bersi)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Lovro von Matacic
2 CDs
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (mezzo-soprano), Hans Hopf (tenor) & Otto Edelmann (bass)
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm Furtwängler's 1951 recording from the reopening of the Bayreuth Festival takes several minutes to reach full dramatic impetus, but after that it never flags for a moment. — More…
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Special offer. Furtwängler conducts Beethoven
The Best of the World War II Legacy
Tilla Briem (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (contralto), Peter Anders (tenor), Rudolf Watzke (bass)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Philharmonic Choir, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recording quality from Berlin and Vienna varies, but there are rewards, if not always comfortable ones: the finale of the Fifth is more desperate than triumphant, and the finale of the Ninth... — More…
4 CDs
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Monteverdi: L’Orfeo
Raymond Wolansky, Ingeborg Bremert, Lucretia West, Ernst Wiemann, Otto Arneth
Südfunkchor Stuttgart, Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Ferdinand Leitner
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Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Volume 18
Richard Strauss: Opera Scenes
Ester Rethy (soprano), Elisabeth Hongen (contralto), Torsten Ralf (tenor), Josef Herrmann (baritone), Christel Goltz (soprano), Margarete Teschemacher (soprano), Mathieu Ahlersmeyer (baritone)
Dresden Staatskapelle, Karl Bohm
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