Ridderbusch, Karl

Leonore (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

6 editions published between 1977 and 1995 in German and No Linguistic content and held by 280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss( )

20 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in German and Undetermined and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Karl Bohm's only studio version of the work was recorded in 1958. When Deutsche Grammophon originally planned to record the work, there were already two rival versions on the market: the Decca recording under Erich Kleiber and EMI's version under Herbert von Karajan. Karajan's recording was made in December 1956 and should have included Irmgard Seefried as Octavian and Rita Streich as Sophie, but in both cases cast changes became necessary: Seefried was replaced by the young Christa Ludwig, and pregnancy forced Rita Streich to withdraw. As a result, Deutsche Grammophon was able to use both these singers for its own recording exactly two years later. It boasts a wonderful cast, with the full-throated Marianne Schech as the Marschallin, Irmgard Seefried bringing a range of colour to the 'trouser' role of Octavian, Rita Streich light and exquisite as Sophie, and a rounded, lyrical portrait of Faninal from Fischer-Dieskau. The recording also reunited Bohm with his 'old' orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle, an orchestra often referred to as the Zauberharfe or Magic Harp for the fluent and airborne quality of its sound

Die Walküre by Richard Wagner( )

6 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in German and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The meeting of Sieglinde and Siegmund

Parsifal : [ein Bühnenweihfestspiel] by Richard Wagner( Recording )

37 editions published between 1970 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's mystical opera makes extraordinary demands on the conductor, but James Levine is renowned for the special affection and authority he brings to this transcendent work. The music shimmers and glows, evoking the legendary world of the Knights of the Holy Grail and the pure fool who brings healing power to the land. Peter Hofmann stars as the questing title hero, Jerome Hines sings the wise old man, Gurnemanz, and Mignon Dunn is the voluptuous Kundry, whose erotic temptations almost ensnare the young hero

Sacred music from the Viennese classical school by Günter Wand( )

3 editions published in 2006 in Latin and held by 221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Günter Wand Edition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

3 editions published in 2006 in Latin and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven( Recording )

38 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The well loved team of Waltraud Meier and Placido Domingo join conductor Daniel Barenboim in a complete recording of Beethoven's intense and dramatic opera

Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

2 editions published between 1983 and 2000 in Latin and held by 213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Matthäus-passion BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bach( Recording )

18 editions published between 1970 and 1978 in 4 languages and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Autres interprètes : Marshall, Margaret. Soprano ; Watkinson, Carolyn. Alto ; Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony. Ténor ; Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Requiem KV 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( Recording )

25 editions published between 1971 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ridderbusch, bass ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener