ALBUMStraussAndris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester & Boston Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & LiebestodGewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
ALBUMSofia Gubaidulina: Dialog: Ich und Du; The Wrath of God; The Light of the EndVadim Repin, Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
ALBUMBach: St Matthew Passion (2021 Remastered Version)Dresdner Kreuzchor, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Rudolf Mauersberger, Erhard Mauersberger, Siegfried Vogel, Johannes Künzel, Hermann Christian Polster, Hans-Martin Nau, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Gerda Schriever, Erika Wustmann, Eva Haßbecker, Adele Stolte, Annelies Burmeister & Günther Leib
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Martin Petzold, Ingeborg Danz, Panajotis Iconomou, Paul Bernewitz, Christoph Genz & Friedrich Praetorius
ALBUMPeter Schreier: Arias from Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach (2021 Remastered Version)Peter Schreier, Gewandhausorchester & Erhard Mauersberger
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15Rudolf Buchbinder, Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 1 & Tragic OvertureGewandhausorchester & Herbert Blomstedt
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (1 Remastered Version)Dieter Zechlin, Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Sanderling
ALBUMBeethoven: Missa Solemnis (1 Remastered Version)Kurt Masur, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Hermann Christian Polster, Peter Schreier, Annelies Burmeister & Anna Tomowa-Sintow
ALBUMJ. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio Highlights (Visual Album)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester & Gotthold Schwarz
ALBUMMilestones of a Violin Legend: Igor Oistrach, Vol. 10Igor Oistrach, Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 1Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 2Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 5Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 6Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 7Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 8Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 9Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMFranz Konwitschny with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 10Gewandhausorchester, Franz Konwitschny, Ingeborg Wenglor, Ursula Zollenkopf, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Theo Adam & Rundfunkchor Leipzig
ALBUMThe Great Conductors: Franz Konwitschny Conducts Beethoven (Remastered 2018)Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMBeethoven: The Complete SymphoniesGewandhausorchester & Herbert Blomstedt
ALBUMGetty: The Canterville GhostGewandhausorchester, Denise Wernly, Matthias Foremny, Jean Broekhuizen, Anooshah Golesorkhi, Rachel Marie Hauge, Alexandra Hutton, Jonathan Michie, Timothy Oliver & Matthew Treviño
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Night on Bald MountainGewandhausorchester & Igor Markevitch
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 5Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMBach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522Gewandhausorchester, Igor Oistrach & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 1, Op. 68Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMSchumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 - Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (2016 Remastered Version)Jürnjakob Timm, Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur
ALBUMString Idylls [Wagner, Schönberg, Mahler, Berg]Colombia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, Robert Craft, Gewandhausorchester & George Sebastian
ALBUMSchumann: Symphony No. 2 In C Major, Op. 61 - Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMMasterpieces Presents Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248Gewandhausorchester, Agnes Giebel & Kurt Thomas
ALBUMDas Kirchenjahr mit Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. 4 (Passion) - Kantaten BWV 22, 23 & 182Georg Christoph Biller, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMDas Kirchenjahr mit Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. 5 (Ostern) - Kantaten BWV 4, 31 & 67Georg Christoph Biller, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMA Saga Night in Vienna with Johann Strauss IIOtto Dobrindt & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 - "Emperor"; Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111Riccardo Chailly, Nelson Freire & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's DreamRiccardo Chailly, Saleem Ashkar & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMDas Kirchenjahr mit Johann Sebastian Bach Vol 8 (Trinitatis): Kantaten BWV 75, 194St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMDas Kirchenjahr mit Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. 6 (Himmelfahrt): Kantaten BWV 37, 43, 128St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMGluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30Walter Olbertz, Gewandhausorchester & Václav Neumann
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92Franz Konwitschny & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 1, BWV 125, BWV 147 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Marienfeste / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Marian Feast Vol. 9)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Stefan Kahle, Matthias Weichert, Martin Petzold, Christoph Genz, Paul Bernewitz & Gotthold Schwarz
ALBUMBrahms: The SymphoniesGewandhausorchester & Riccardo Chailly
ALBUMHindemith: Die Harmonie der Welt, OctetGewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt & Vienna Octet
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Highlights)Gewandhausorchester, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Agnes Giebel, Marga Hoffgen, Josef Traxel & Kurt Thomas
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Remastered)Gewandhausorchester, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Agnes Giebel, Marga Hoffgen, Josef Traxel & Kurt Thomas
ALBUMMissa SolemnisSimone Schneider, Herbert Blomstedt & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMDas Kirchenjahr mit Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. 1 (Advent) - Kantaten BWV 36, 61, 62St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester & Georg Christoph Biller
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 3, BWV 65, BWV 72 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Epiphanias / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Epiphany Vol. 3)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Johann Sebastian Bach, Conrad Zuber, Martin Deckelmann, Martin Petzold & Gotthold Schwarz
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 36, BWV 61, BWV 62 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Advent Vol. 1)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Christoph Genz, Gotthold Schwarz, Friedrich Praetorius, Daniel Ochoa, Paul Bernewitz, Stefan Kahle & Andreas Scheibner
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 34, BWV 74, BWV 172 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Pfingsten / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Pentecoste Vol. 7)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Reinhard Decker, Martin Petzold, Conrad Zuber, Robert Pohlers, Matthias Weichert, Christoph Genz & Martin Deckelmann
ALBUMSounds Of The 30sRiccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester & Stefano Bollani
ALBUMDas Kirchenjahr mit Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. 10 (Reformation / Michaelistag)- Kantaten BWV 19, 50, 79, 80St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 63, BWV 110, BWV 190 (Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach: Weihnachten / The Liturgical Year with Bach: Christmas Vol. 2)St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christoph Genz, Matthias Weichert, Stefan Kahle, Paul Bernewitz & Friedrich Praetorius
ALBUMBach: Piano ConcertosRamin Bahrami, Riccardo Chailly & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMKrenek: Jonny spielt aufAlessandra Marc, Marita Posselt, Heinz Kruse, Michael Kraus, Krister St. Hill, Leipzig Opernchor, Gewandhausorchester & Lothar Zagrosek
ALBUMMax Reger: Psalm 100, Op. 106 - David Timm: JazzmesseStan Neufeld, Georg Christop Biller & Gewandhausorchester
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) HighlightsSt Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Martin Petzold, Ingeborg Danz, Paul Bernewitz, Panajotis Iconomou & Friedrich Praetorius
ALBUMBach: Weihnachts-OratioriumDer Tomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Thomas
ALBUMBach, J.S. : St. Matthew PassionSt Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Tölzer Knabenchor, Gewandhausorchester & Riccardo Chailly
ALBUMGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto in F; Catfish Row etcStefano Bollani, Gewandhausorchester & Riccardo Chailly
ALBUMFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Oratorium Christus, Op. 97St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller, Ensemble Amarcord, Christine Wolff & Martin Petzold
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 & Piano Sonata No. 3Amadeus Webersinke, Gewandhausorchester & Franz Konwitschny
ALBUMGershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Porgy and Bess, Cuban Overture & An American In ParisKurt Masur & Gewandhausorchester
The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest orchestras, and performs in a style rich in heritage and tradition. The ensemble was founded in 1743 as the Grosses Concert, a small orchestra supported by private sponsorship. In 1780, the orchestra took up residence in the upper floor of a textile merchant’s; Gewandhaus means “clothing house” in German. In 1789, Mozart performed with the orchestra in its new venue. Felix Mendelssohn became the music director in 1835, taking the traditional title of Gewandhauskapellmeister. Later, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Richard Strauss all conducted their own works with the orchestra. After the Second World War, Leipzig became part of the GDR (East Germany). Kurt Masur navigated the orchestra through the difficult last decades of this era (1970-96), and oversaw the building of a new concert hall in 1981, the third building to be named Gewandhaus. Since then, Herbert Blomstedt, Riccardo Chailly and Andris Nelsons have led the ensemble. Each has recorded extensively, with Austro-German Romantics—Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Mahler—dominating the orchestra’s catalogue. The orchestra regularly performs the sacred music of Bach at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Bach himself served as choir director. It is also the official orchestra of the Leipzig Opera, where it particularly excels in the operas of Wagner and Strauss.
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