Mendelssohn: Elias

The first edition of Wolfgang Sawallisch as conductor and pianist, embracing recordings from the Philips and Deutsche Grammophon catalogues. The set includes symphonies by Haydn, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, and the celebrated symphonic cycles of Brahms and Mendelssohn, alongside choral music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schubert. Rare operatic recordings from the archives of Deutsche Grammophon as well as the more familiar Wagner recordings from Bayreuth are also included, as well as Lieder with Fischer-Dieskau, Prey and Schreier. The set is a limited-edition Original Jackets collection, accompanied by a probing liner note by Rémy Louis.

The first edition of Wolfgang Sawallisch as conductor and pianist, embracing recordings from the Philips and Deutsche Grammophon catalogues. The set includes symphonies by Haydn, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, and the celebrated symphonic cycles of Brahms and Mendelssohn, alongside choral music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schubert. Rare operatic recordings from the archives of Deutsche Grammophon as well as the more familiar Wagner recordings from Bayreuth are also included, as well as Lieder with Fischer-Dieskau, Prey and Schreier. The set is a limited-edition Original Jackets collection, accompanied by a probing liner note by Rémy Louis.

German baritone Benjamin Appl celebrates Christmas through the enduring tradition of Bach chorales and popular carols, from as far afield as Germany, Austria, America, Britain, Sweden and France. For this truly universal Christmas celebration he is accompanied by Germany's most famous children's choir, of which he was a member in his youth, the Munich Radio Orchestra and instrumentalists (including his own mother on guitar): "Christmas evokes intense memories and emotions in all of us. It takes us back to our childhood: that sense of magic and excitement, so often reawakened by the sight of a traditional Nativity scene, or the lights on a Christmas tree, or by hearing Christmas carols…It was with all these images in mind that I returned to my home town to record this album with 'my' boys’ choir. When, after more than twenty years, I found myself back among the choristers and heard the familiar sound, the emotion was very intense."

German baritone Benjamin Appl celebrates Christmas through the enduring tradition of Bach chorales and popular carols, from as far afield as Germany, Austria, America, Britain, Sweden, France and the Netherlands.

German baritone Benjamin Appl celebrates Christmas through the enduring tradition of Bach chorales and popular carols, from as far afield as Germany, Austria, America, Britain, Sweden, France and the Netherlands.

German baritone Benjamin Appl celebrates Christmas through the enduring tradition of Bach chorales and popular carols, from as far afield as Germany, Austria, America, Britain, Sweden and France. For this truly universal Christmas celebration he is accompanied by Germany's most famous children's choir, of which he was a member in his youth, the Munich Radio Orchestra and instrumentalists (including his own mother on guitar): "Christmas evokes intense memories and emotions in all of us. It takes us back to our childhood: that sense of magic and excitement, so often reawakened by the sight of a traditional Nativity scene, or the lights on a Christmas tree, or by hearing Christmas carols…It was with all these images in mind that I returned to my home town to record this album with 'my' boys’ choir. When, after more than twenty years, I found myself back among the choristers and heard the familiar sound, the emotion was very intense."