Joseph Sonnleithner

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Joseph Sonnleithner

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Austrian librettist and translator (1766-1835). His best-known work is the libretto to Beethoven’s opera Fidelio.

ALBUMS

Beethoven* - Joseph Sonnleithner, Sena Jurinac, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Hans Hotter, Elsie Morison, John Dobson, Forbes Robinson, Joseph Ward, Victor Godfrey, Χορωδία* Και Ορχήστρα Της Όπερας Του Covent Garden*, Otto Klemperer

Giuseppe Verdi, T. Solera* / M. P. Musorgskij* / Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Sonnleithner / Carl Maria von Weber, Friedrich Kind* / Richard Wagner

Nabucco / Boris Godunov / Fidelio / Čarostřelec / Lohengrin / Tannhäuser

APPEARANCES +

Hans Knappertsbusch

The Opera Edition

2022, 19xCD, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Decca,

Lise Davidsen, Beethoven* ∙ Wagner* ∙ Verdi*

Beethoven • Wagner • Verdi

2021, CD, Album, Decca,

Complete Decca & Philips Recordings

2021, 38xCD, Comp, RM + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A + Box, Ltd, Decca, Decca,

Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera

John Eliot Gardiner

Complete Recordings On Archiv Produktion And Deutsche Grammophon

2021, 105xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Deutsche Grammophon,

Renaissance/Baroque/Contemporary/Romantic/Oratorio/Choral/Opera

Complete Edition

2019, CD, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Al, Naxos, Capriccio (2), Dynamic (4), Grand Piano (2), VOX (6), Brilliant Classics B. V.,

Classical/Romantic

Leonard Bernstein

Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon & Decca

2018, 121xCD, Comp, RM + 36xDVD-V, RE, S/Edition + Blu-r, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Neo-Classical/Modern/Choral/Opera/Impressionist

Solti* / Chicago*

Solti/Chicago: The Complete Recordings

2017, 108xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Decca,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Opera/Impressionist/Neo-Classical/Neo-Romantic/Modern/Choral

Ludwig van Beethoven / Gundula Janowitz / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Hans Sotin / Lucia Popp / Wiener Philharmoniker ,Dirección : Leonard Bernstein

Fidelio/ Beethoven,Del Clasicismo Al Romanticismo

2016, CD, Comp, Boo + DVD, This Is Opera

Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Vol. 2 - Operas, Choral Works

2015, 37xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + DVD-V, Mono, NTSC, PAL + B, Deutsche Grammophon

Beethoven*, Daniel Barenboim, Deborah Warner, Teatro Alla Scala

2015, CD, Album + DVD-V, PAL, DVD + Box, Ltd, Musicom (3), Rai, Intesa Sanpaolo,

2011, CD, Comp, ABC Classics,

Ludwig van Beethoven, Martha Mödl, Giuseppe Zampieri, Costantino Ego, Dezsö Ernster*, Jascha Horenstein

2011, 2xCD, Album, Mono, Walhall,

Beethoven*, Sena Jurinac - Jan Peerce - Maria Stader - Gustav Neidlinger - Dezso Ernster, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra* And Chorus*, Hans Knappertsbusch

2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Urania Records (4)

Beethoven* - Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, Lucerne Festival*, Claudio Abbado

Reinhard J. Brembeck

Meister Singer - Magische Momente Des Klassischen Gesangs. Die Schönsten Aufnahmen Zusammengestellt Nach Themen.

2010, 18xCD, Comp + Box, Süddeutsche Zeitung Klassik,

Vocal/Opera/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern

Mendelssohn*, Zelter*, Andrea Folan, Tom Beghin

Des Mädchens Klage Mendelssohn & Zelter Lieder

Ludwig van Beethoven

2009, DVD-V, NTSC, Medici Arts

Beethoven* - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Staatsoper*, Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Jon Vickers, Walter Berry

2008, 2xCD, Album, Deutsche Grammophon,

Classical/Opera

Ludwig van Beethoven

2008, DVD-V, PAL, M.A.T. Music Theme Licensing Ltd.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

2007, CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics,

Romantic/Classical

Ludwig Van Beethoven

2007, CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Wilhelm Furtwängler

Fidelio (Act 1)

2007, CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Wilhelm Furtwängler

Fidelio (Act 2)

2007, CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics,

Romantic/Classical

Beethoven* - Sir Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, John Mac Master, Kristinn Sigmundsson, Sally Matthews, Juha Uusitalo, Andrew Kennedy, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

2007, 2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel + Box, Sli, LSO Live,

Classical/Opera

The World's Most Romantic Operas

2007, 14xCD, Comp, Bravissimo Opera Library,

Opera/Romantic/Classical

Opera Highlights (The Collector's Edition)

2007, 50xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,

Opera/Baroque/Classical/Romantic

Beethoven*, Janowitz*, Kollo*, Popp*, Sotin*, Jungwirth*, Dallapozza*, Chor* Und Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Leonard Bernstein / Staged And Directed By Otto Schenk*

2006, DVD-V, RE, Multichannel, NTSC, DTS, Deutsche Grammophon,

Birgit Nilsson, Royal Orchestra*, Sixten Ehrling

Live in Stockholm

Joseph Eybler*, Scholl*, Schäfer*, Kooij*, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max

Die Vier Letzten Dinge

2005, 2xCD, Album, cpo,

Choral/Classical/Romantic

Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper

Wiener Opernfest 2005 - 50 Jahre Wiedereröffnung Wiener Staatsoper (LIVE)

2005, 2xCD, Comp + Box, Orfeo D'Or

Elisabeth Schumann, Mozart*, Beethoven*, Weber*, R. Strauss*, Lortzing*, Humpderdinck*

Early Recordings 1915-1923

2005, CD, Comp, Naxos Historical

Beethoven*, Jochum*

Fidelio | Gesamtaufnahme, München 1951

Beethoven* - Chor* und Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Karl Böhm / Wilhelm Furtwängler

2004, 4xCD, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Andante,

Opera/Classical

Beethoven* • Bernstein* / Gundula Janowitz, Lucia Popp, Hans Sotin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Manfred Jungwirth, Adolf Dallapozza / Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker

Opera From Germany

2002, CDr, CD-ROM, Comp, MP3, Audio Encyclopedia

Birgits Mest Önskade

2001, CD, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,

Ludwig van Beethoven, Nikolaus Hillebrand · Donald McIntyre · James King (3) · Hildegard Behrens · Kurt Moll · Lucia Popp · Norbert Orth · Friedrich Lenz, Hans Wilbrink · Karl Böhm, Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Fidelio - Ludwig van Beethoven

2001, 2xCD, Album, RM, Orfeo (2), Orfeo D'Or,

Classical/Opera/Romantic

Beethoven Verdi Wagner R. Strauss

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Gala (8),

Opera/Romantic/Classical/Modern

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Fidelio (Op. 72)

1998, 2xCD + Box, Telarc,

Beethoven*, Deborah Voigt, Ben Heppner, Michael Schade, Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz, Matthias Hölle, Günter von Kannen, Thomas Quasthoff, Sir Colin Davis, Symphonieorchester* Und Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Fidelio / Leonore Overture No.2

1996, 2xCD, Box, BMG Classics,

Beethoven* · Gwyneth Jones · James King (3) · Gustav Neidlinger · Martti Talvela · Deutsche Oper Berlin* · Karl Böhm

1996, VHS, PAL, Decca, Unitel,

Puccini - Bizet - Massenet - Mozart - Beethoven - Weber

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sir Georg Solti*, World Orchestra For Peace - Rossini* / Bartók* / Beethoven*

United Nations 50th Anniversary Concert

Beethoven* - Norman* • Reiner Goldberg • Kurt Moll • Staatsopernchor Dresden* • Staatskapelle Dresden • Bernard Haitink

Fidelio (Highlights • Höhepunkte • Extraits)

1993, CD, Philips Classics,

Ludwig van Beethoven

1993, 2xCD, Fabbri Editori

Ludwig van Beethoven / Gabriela Beňačková, Josef Protschka, Neill Archer, Marie McLaughlin, Robert Lloyd (4), Monte Pederson / The Royal Opera Chorus*, The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House* / Christoph von Dohnányi, Adolf Dresen, Derek Bailey

Ludwig van Beethoven, Alfred Poell, Otto Edelmann, Wolfgang Windgassen, Martha Mödl, Gottlob Frick, Sena Jurinac, Rudolf Schock, Hermann Gallos, Franz Bierbach, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Beethoven* - Norman* • Goldberg* • Moll* • Staatsopernchor Dresden* • Staatskapelle Dresden • Haitink*

Berühmte Opernchöre Vol. 2

1989, CD, Eurodisc, BMG Classics

Ludwig van Beethoven - Kirsten Flagstad, René Maison, Alexander Kipnis, Herbert Janssen (2), Julius Huehn, Karl Laufkoetter*, Choeur* Et Orchestre Du Metropolitan Opera De New York*, Bruno Walter

1988, LP, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon,

Ludwig van Beethoven - Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Karl Ridderbusch, Zoltan Kelemen*, Horst R. Laubenthal, José van Dam, Helen Donath, Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Ferdinand Leitner & Vienna Symphony Orchestra*

Beethoven "Leonore"

1987, Box, Mono + 3xLP, Мелодия

The Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir* And Orchestra*

Opera Scenes From Savonlinna

Maria Callas At Juilliard / The Masterclasses

Opera/Education

Beethoven* - Altmeyer* • Jerusalem* • Nimsgern* • Adam* • Nossek* • Wohlers*, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Beethoven*, Adam*, Altmeyer*, Jerusalem*, Meven*, Nimsgern*, Nossek*, Wohlers*, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Fidelio / Ausschnitte

Classical/Opera

Beethoven* - Behrens* • Hofmann* • Sotin* • Adam* • Ghazarian* • Kuebler* • Howell* • Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus*, Solti*

Strahlende Stimmen • Das Wunschkonzert Berühmter Chöre

1978, 6xLP, Comp, Club, EMI Electrola, Parnass, Polydor, Marcato, SR International,

Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Pilar Lorengar, Hilde Gueden*, Leontyne Price, Cristina Deutekom, Elisabeth Söderström, Felicia Weathers, Marilyn Horne, Teresa Berganza, Regina Resnik, Janet Baker, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi, Mario Del Monaco*, Giuseppe Di Stefano*, Jussi Bjoerling*, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sherrill Milnes, Tom Krause, Cesare Siepi, Joseph Rouleau, Otto Edelmann

Grand Opera Festival

Festival Of German Opera

Opera/Classical/Modern/Romantic

The World Of Opera Vol. 1

Opera/Classical/Romantic

Ludwig van Beethoven

Marilyn Horne, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Henry Lewis

Souvenir Of A Golden Era (The Sisters Garcia)

Beethoven*, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Mödl* · Jurinac* · Windgassen* · Edelmann* · Frick* · Schock*

Die Schönsten Opernchöre

Ludwig van Beethoven - Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Karl Ridderbusch, Zoltan Kelemen*, Horst Laubenthal*, José van Dam, Helen Donath, Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Fidelio - Grosser Querschnitt

Prima Donna In Vienna

Ein Gala-Abend In Der Wiener Staatsoper

Ludwig van Beethoven, Gwyneth Jones, Edith Mathis, Theo Adam, Franz Crass, James King (3), Peter Schreier, Martti Talvela, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm

Classical/Opera

The Enjoyment Of Opera I

Berühmte Deutsche Arien

Beethoven*, Vienna Philharmonic*, Maazel*

Fidelio Highlights

Ludwig van Beethoven, Gladys Kuchta, Julius Patzak, Heinz Rehfuss, Carl Bamberger

Fidelio Opera In Two Acts By Ludwig Van Beethoven

Operatic Recital

Gwyneth Jones With The Vienna Opera Orchestra* Conducted By Argeo Quadri

Operatic Recital

Opera/Romantic/Classical

Die Schöne Stimme

1965, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Parnass,

Opera/Romantic/Operetta/Soundtrack

Beethoven*, Nilsson* · McCracken*, Krause* · Prey*, Vienna Philharmonic*, Maazel*

Classical/Romantic

Anneliese Rothenberger

Orchestr Národního Divadla V Praze*, Český Pěvecký Sbor*

Sborové Scény Ze Světových Oper

Maria Callas, Victoria De Los Angeles, Birgit Nilsson, Régine Crespin, Joan Sutherland, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Great Sopranos Of Our Time

Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer

1962, 3xLP, Mono + Box, Mono, Columbia,

Opera/Classical

Beethoven* – Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry, Gerhard Unger, Ingeborg Hallstein, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus*, Otto Klemperer

Highlights From Fidelio

Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer

Opera/Classical

Birgit Nilsson Sings Beethoven* / Weber* / And Mozart*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wallberg*

Birgit Nilsson Sings Beethoven Weber And Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferenc Fricsay, Leonie Rysanek ∙ Irmgard Seefried ∙ Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ∙ Ernst Häfliger* ∙ Gottlob Frick ∙ Friedrich Lenz ∙ Kieth Engen

Beethoven* - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Symphonie No. 5 / "Abscheulicher" Air De Léonore

Wilhelm Furtwängler, Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*, Vienna State Opera Chorus*

Fidelio And Beethoven Symphony No. 1

1955, 3xLP, Mono, Aut + Box, His Master's Voice

Wilhelm Furtwängler, Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*, Vienna State Opera Chorus*

Fidelio And Beethoven Symphony No. 1

Beethoven*, Toscanini*, Rose Bampton, Jan Peerce, Eleanor Steber, NBC Symphony Orchestra

Fidelio (Complete)

Beethoven*, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Mödl* · Jurinac* · Windgassen* · Edelmann* · Frick* · Schock*

Arturo Toscanini And The NBC Symphony Orchestra, Rose Bampton

Fidelio: Act I - Abscheulicher, Wo Eilst Du Hin? (Thou Monstrous Fiend)

1946, Shellac, 12", RCA Victor Red Seal

Fidelio / Cosi Fan Tutte

7", EP, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Ludwig van Beethoven - Martha Mödl, Anton Dermota, Orchestra* e Coro Dell'Opera di Stato di Vienna*, Karl Böhm

Fidelio (Pagine Scelte)

LP, Longanesi Periodici,

Classical/Romantic

L. v. Beethoven*

7", Mono, Supraphon

Orchestr Národního Divadla V Praze*

Fidelio / Hubička

7", EP, Mono, Supraphon

Ludwig van Beethoven / Gabriela Beňačková, Josef Protschka, Neill Archer, Marie McLaughlin, Robert Lloyd (4), Monte Pederson / The Royal Opera Chorus*, The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House* / Christoph von Dohnányi, Adolf Dresen, Derek Bailey

DVD-V, PAL, Arthaus Musik

Berühmte Opernchöre

Unvergessene Stimmen (Die Grossen Tenöre)

Ludwig Van Beethoven / Gabriele Schnaut, Josef Protschka, Ruth Ziesak, Kurt Rydl, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi

Romantic/Classical

Beethoven* / Karl Boehm* With Hilde Konetzni, Torsten Ralf, Imgard Seefried*, Paul Schoeffler*

Fidelio (Complete)

Opera/Classical

Die Großen Tenöre

Opera/Operetta/Classical/Romantic

Beethoven*, Titus* • Winbergh* • Nielsen* • Moll* • Lienbacher* • Pecoraro* • Hungarian Radio Chorus • Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia, Michael Halász

Fidelio, Op. 72 (Highlights)

Maria Callas / Victoria De Los Angeles / Birgit Nilsson / Régine Crespin / Joan Sutherland / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Grandes Sopranos De Nuestro Tiempo