Tannhauser

The Donna Elvira at these performances was Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (born in 1915), who was singled out in reviews for the warmest and most consistent praise of all. This was the year in which her name became an international property. She was 31 and already a singer of considerable experience. Her operatic debut dated back to 1938 with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where for long she was confined to small or soubrette parts which, she was advised, would continue to be her lot unless she signed up to the party membership requirements that were statutory under the Nazis. The decision was a hard one, but her father, though antipathetic to the regime, advised her to accept. Her career advanced, but was disrupted by a severe bout of tuberculosis. After her recovery, she was engaged by Karl Böhm for the Vienna Opera, making her debut there in 1944.

Pairing Bruckners Symphony No. 3 with Wagner's Tannhäuser Overture, this album kicks off Deutsche Grammophon's new Bruckner Symphony cycle featuring Grammy-winning conductor Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. To highlight not only Wagner's influence on Bruckner, but also the differences between the two composers, selected instrumental works by Wagner will be included in each release in the cycle.

Malta, mayo de 1565. Los caballeros cristianos de la orden de Los Hospitalarios, también llamada La Religión, se preparan para la invasión de la isla por Solimán el Magnífico y sus 45000 «leones del Islam». Siendo uno contra cinco, el combate parece perdido de antemano y el asedio que se prepara, de una violencia inaudita. Para paliar la debilidad de sus tropas, el gran maestre La Valette decide convocar a Mattias Tannhauser. Antiguo jenízaro del sultán, convertido en traficante de armas y de opio, conoce perfectamente los dos campos.
Indiferente a los intereses de la orden, solo participa en la batalla para ayudar a la condesa Carla de La Penautier, firmando así su viaje de ida al infierno… ¿Sobrevivirás al mayor asedio de la Historia?

Ein Urlauberpaar findet im Thüringer Wald eine Leiche; die junge Frau wurde erwürgt. Kommissar Thorsten Feuerbirk von der Erfurter Kripo wird mit den Ermittlungen betraut. Als ein zweiter, ganz ähnlicher Mord geschieht, zieht Feuerbirk Parallelen zu früheren Verbrechen. Doch liegt er richtig? Und welche Rolle spielt Carla, die schöne Urlauberin, die ihm den Kopf verdreht? Bald schwebt nicht nur sie in höchster Gefahr …