ALBUMBronislaw Gimpel Plays ConcertosBronislaw Gimpel, Heinrich Hollreiser, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Rieger, Munich Philharmonic, Rolf Reinhardt & Southwest German Radio Orchestra
ALBUMHandel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (Sung in German)Lucia Popp, Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Munich Philharmonic & Ferdinand Leitner
ALBUMWaltershausen: Oberst Chabert (Recorded 1956)F. Charles Adler, Renate Kiebey, Hanne Münch, Julius Patzak, Ursula Rhein, Otto Wiener, Teresia von Zumbusch, Erich Kloss, Munich Philharmonic, Tonkünstler-Orchesters Niederösterreich, Kurt Equiluz, Franz Fuchs, Veronika Hilpoltsteiner, Gertrude Hopf & Josef Jamitzky
ALBUMSchubert: Sonata for Piano Duet in C Major, Op. 140, D. 812 "Grand Duo" (Arranged for Orchestra By Joseph Joachim)Munich Philharmonic & Marc Andreae
ALBUMSchumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"Munich Philharmonic & Marc Andreae
ALBUMVom Fischer un syner FrauMunich Philharmonic, Rudolf Kempe, Kari Lövaas, Horst Laubenthal & Sigmund Nimsgern
ALBUMAffair of Honor / Für uns EhrensacheLorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Blasmusik by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra & Munich Philharmonic
ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an ExhibitionMunich Philharmonic & Marc Andreae
ALBUMHeroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Max Lorenz (Historical Recordings 1928-1950)Clemens Schmalstich, Staatskapelle Berlin, Max Lorenz, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Käthe Heidersbach, Hans Knappertsbusch, Vienna Philharmonic, Rudolf Moralt, Maria Reining, Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra, Ernst Viebig, Munich Philharmonic, Georg Hann, Ferdinand Leitner, Christel Goltz & Elisabeth Wysor
ALBUMGounod: Margaret "Faust" (In German, Excerpts) [1957]Ferdinand Leitner, Munich Philharmonic & Maria Stader
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphonies Nos 2&4Munich Philharmonic & Rudolf Kempe
ALBUMPizzini: Al Piemonte, Il Poema delle Dolomiti, Grotte di Postumia, StrapaeseMunich Philharmonic
ALBUMNicolai: Merry Wives of Windsor (The) (Leitner) (1956)Margarete Klose, Kim Borg, Maria Stader, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Ferdinand Leitner, Munich Philharmonic, Walther Ludwig, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anny Schlemm, Eberhard Wächter & Wurtemburg State Orchestra
ALBUMStrauss: Vier letzte LiederRenée Fleming, Munich Philharmonic & Christian Thielemann
ALBUMDie Grossen OpernchoreStuttgart State Opera Chorus, Stuttgart State Orchestra, Peter Schrottner, Ferdinand Leitner, Wurttemberg State Theatre Chorus Stuttgart, Wurttemberg State Theatre Orchestra Stuttgart, Robert Shaw Chorale, Renato Cellini, The RCA Victor Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Joseph Keilberth, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra, RIAS Chamber Chorus, Richard Kraus, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic, Heinrich Hollreiser, Arthur Rother, Munich Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Fritz Lehmann, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, Munich State Opera Chorus, Beniamino Gigli, Philharmonia Chorus, Stanford Robinson & Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626Christian Thielemann & Munich Philharmonic
ALBUMSchumann: Concerto Pour Piano-Symphonie 1 "Le Printemps"Karl Engel, Orchestre des Cento Soli, Daniel Chabrun, Munich Philharmonic & Rudolf Albert
ALBUMSymphonie 9 "Du Nouveau Monde"-Sérénades Pour CordesRudolf Albert, Roland Douatte, Munich Philharmonic & Grand Orchestre de Radio-Télé Luxembourg
ALBUMWagner: Ouvertures Et Préludes Vol.2Georges Sebastian, Rudolf Albert, Munich Philharmonic & Orchestre Du Sudwestfunk Baden Baden
ALBUMSinfonie No. 4, Es-Dur, WAB 104Munich Philharmonic & Rudolf Kempe
ALBUMSinfonie No. 5, B-Dur, WAB 105Munich Philharmonic & Rudolf Kempe
ALBUMDas Vatikankonzert zu Ehren seiner Heiligkeit Papst Benedikt XVI.Die Regensburger Domspatzen, Athestis Chorus, Roland Büchner, Christian Thielemann & Munich Philharmonic
Founded in 1893 in Munich, the Münchner Philharmoniker’s early association with the music of Gustav Mahler placed it firmly on the map. It premiered his Fourth (1901) and Eighth (1910) symphonies, and also the song-symphony Das Lied von der Erde (1911). Bruckner’s symphonies were another early area of expertise, especially during Ferdinand Löwe’s second period as music director (1908-14). The Philharmoniker’s close alignment with Nazism in the 1930s, as the self-styled “Orchestra of the Fascist Movement”, inevitably provoked controversy. Artistically, however, the Philharmoniker rebounded strongly in the postwar period, particularly under music directors Rudolf Kempe (1967-76) and Sergiu Celibidache (1979-96). They nurtured the orchestra’s trademark warmth of tone and interpretive insight, both live in concert and in numerous recordings. The charismatic Russian Valery Gergiev took over as music director in 2015, but was fired in 2022 for failing to speak out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Genre
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