Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
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Special offer. Richard Strauss: Elektra
RecommendedIréne Theorin (Elektra), Jennifer Holloway (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnestra), Nikolai Schukoff (Aegisth), Iain Paterson (Orest), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs, Edward Gardner
Gardner’s conducting gives maximum scope to the phenomenal range of light and shade conjured by Strauss’s orchestration, all delivered superbly by the Bergen Philharmonic. While there’s no shortage... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th February 2026
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Klaus Florian Vogt (Tristan), Camilla Nylund (Isolde), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Brangaene), Martin Gantner (Kurwenal), Georg Zeppenfeld (King Mark)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Staatsopernchor Dresden, Christian Thielemann, Marco Arturo Marelli
All acts in this Dresden Tristan are equally successful... Theatrically effective... this cast – in terms of voice and use of language – is among the best among current Wagnerians... The intimate... —
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Special offer. Strauss: Elektra
Aušrinė Stundytė (Elektra), Asmik Grigorian (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnaestra), Michael Laurenz (Aegisth), Derek Welton (Orest)
Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst, Krzysztof Warlikowski
The playing, as one might expect, is matchless. Despite its eccentricities, I found the whole thing utterly compelling. Highly recommended. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Special offer. Strauss: Elektra
Aušrinė Stundytė (Elektra), Asmik Grigorian (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnaestra), Michael Laurenz (Aegisth), Derek Welton (Orest)
Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst, Krzysztof Warlikowski
The playing, as one might expect, is matchless. Despite its eccentricities, I found the whole thing utterly compelling. Highly recommended. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Love and Despair
Andreas Bauer Kanabas (bass), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Karsten Januschke
Long, expressive lines are made possible by his quite exceptional breath control...his clarity of enunciation is impeccable as Wagner’s King Marke, especially in terms of using the sounds of... —
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Klaus Florian Vogt (Tristan), Camilla Nylund (Isolde), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Brangaene), Martin Gantner (Kurwenal), Georg Zeppenfeld (King Mark)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Staatsopernchor Dresden, Christian Thielemann, Marco Arturo Marelli
All acts in this Dresden Tristan are equally successful... Theatrically effective... this cast – in terms of voice and use of language – is among the best among current Wagnerians... The intimate... —
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Hans Pfitzner: Complete Lieder, Vol. 3 - Die schlanke Wasserlilie, Weihnachtslied
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (mezzo-soprano), Britta Stallmeister (soprano), Klaus Simon (piano)
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Wagner: Orchestral Music from The Ring of the Nibelungen
Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Sebastian Weigle
the aspects praised most highly in the complete sets by both reviewers are the very ones specifically showcased on this new disc. There’s the expertly judged conducting of Sebastian Weigle,... —
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Special offer. Reimann, A: Medea
Claudia Barainsky (Medea), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Gora), Michael Nagy (Jason), Michael Baba (Kreon), Paula Murrihy (Kreusa), Tim Severloh (Ein Herold)
Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Erik Nielsen
Reimann seems to have selected his subject to suit the particular expressionist strengths of his own musical language, rather than tailoring his music to the specifics of the drama...the mix... —
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Manfred Trojahn: Streichquartett Nr. 2
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (mezzo-soprano), Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Minguet Quartett
