May 18, 2012 | Sabine Wiedemann | News Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is dead
Shortly before his 87th birthday the legendary singer, music teacher and author died. His impact and commitment for the art song in the 20th century is outstanding.
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Shortly before his 87th birthday the legendary singer, music teacher and author died. His impact and commitment for the art song in the 20th century is outstanding.
On Thursday March 8 „The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project“ with Karl Ristenpart is presented in the program TonArt on WDR 3 (Western German Radio). Cellist Arabella Ristenpart, Ristenpart’s granddaughter, is the special guest of the program.
Three audite productions were included in the critics’ hotlist 2011 of the nmz (“neue musikzeitung”) among them Kirsten Flagstad (category opera), Fricsay conducts Bartók and Celibidache (category orchestral music). The Editon Celibidache was also honoured as the best complete edition. In addition audite received an award for the best repertoire policy.
On March 9th audite releases a 9 CD boxed set with recordings of Karl Ristenpart from the RIAS archives. The edition includes 29 Bach cantatas, recorded between 1949 and 1952, as premier releases.
The 9 CD box set with first releases from the RIAS archive presents the historically first attempt at a complete recording of the Bach cantatas. Karl Ristenpart built up the choral and orchestral work of RIAS Berlin from 1946 and directed the RIAS Chamber Choir and the RIAS Chamber Orchestra. With these ensembles and upcoming young singers such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Helmut Krebs and Agnes Giebel, Karl Ristenpart and Elsa Schiller, then head of the RIAS music department, planned a complete recording of all Bach cantatas from 1947. However, the project could not be fully realised. The 29 cantatas still in the RIAS archive today document a Bach ideal that is forward-looking even from today's perspective. Through the interpretation, which frees itself from all monumentality, the later historical performance practice was aesthetically prepared.
audite releases a milestone in the history of interpretation with the 4 CD box set The RIAS Second Viennese School Project. In close cooperation with Deutschlandradio Kultur (DLR), pieces of the 'New Viennese School' were recovered from the archive, which were recorded between 1949 and 1965 by renowned artists, most of whom were students of Berg, Schönberg or Webern or at least were in direct contact with the composers. Thanks to this authenticity and the diverse approaches to interpretation, the anthology offers comprehensive first-hand insights into the Second Viennese School.
On October 22 in 1811 Franz Liszt was born in Raiding/Doborján (today Austria). On this occasion we would like to present you the audite Liszt releases.
On November 18th audite releases a 5 CD boxed set with recordings of Otto Klemperer from the RIAS archives.
"A priceless release!" (vinyl-katalog.de): On November 18th audite releases a 14 LP-Box in 180g vinyl with RIAS recordings of Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Our production "Edition Friedrich Gulda – The early RIAS recordings" was today awarded a MIDEM Classical Award in the category Historical.
We are very happy about this distinguished award!