Die Meistersinger
06/19/10 12:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
In celebration of the beginning of summer, we present Wagner's Die Meistersinger in a recording that includes Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Placido Domingo.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
12:01pm
Porgy and Bess: "Summertime"
| Composer | George Gershwin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Renée Fleming, soprano |
| CD/Album | Renée Fleming - I Want Magic! |
| Record co./Cat # | London 460567 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
12:13pm
Die Meistersinger: Act I
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der deutschen Oper Berlin |
| Conductor | Eugen Jochum |
| Soloists | Catarina Ligendza, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Placido Domingo, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Roland Hermann, bass-baritone ; Horst R. Laubenthal, tenor |
| CD/Album | Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 415278 |
| Release Year | 1976 |
1:42pm
Die Meistersinger: Act II
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der deutschen Oper Berlin |
| Conductor | Eugen Jochum |
| Soloists | Catarina Ligendza, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Placido Domingo, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Roland Hermann, bass-baritone ; Horst R. Laubenthal, tenor |
| CD/Album | Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 415278 |
| Release Year | 1976 |
2:53pm
Die Meistersinger: Act III
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der deutschen Oper Berlin |
| Conductor | Eugen Jochum |
| Soloists | Catarina Ligendza, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Placido Domingo, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Roland Hermann, bass-baritone ; Horst R. Laubenthal, tenor |
| CD/Album | Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 415278 |
| Release Year | 1976 |
4:54pm
Die Jahreszeiten: Der Sommer: "Die düstren Wolken trennen sich"
| Composer | Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists |
| Conductor | John Eliot Gardiner |
| Soloists | Barbara Bonney, soprano ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor ; Andreas Schmidt, bass |
| CD/Album | Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten |
| Record co./Cat # | Archiv 431818 |
| Release Year | 1992 |