Staatskapelle Dresden

The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (German pronunciation: [ˈzɛksɪʃə ˈʃtaːtskaˌpɛlə ˈdʁeːsdn̩]), or Saxon State Orchestra Dresden, is one of the oldest orchestras in the world, created by order of Maurice, Elector of Saxony in 1548. Under communist East Germany and until 1992 it was called Staatskapelle Dresden; an earlier name was Kurfürstlich-Sächsische und Königlich-Polnische Kapelle, or Electoral Saxon and Royal Polish Orchestra. It is a constituent body of the Semper Opera House, along with two choruses and a ballet troupe, where it plays in the pit for opera and on a platform for its own concert series.

Mozart: Adagios - 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich Discoveries: World Premiere Recordings & Rarities - 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Requiem A - 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Sinfonia Concertante - 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart and the Flute - 2024-05-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Smetana: Má Vlast - Dvořák: Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 & Scherzo capriccioso - 2024-02-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Peaceful Christmas - Pastorale - 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Horn Concertos - 2023-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Adagios - 2023-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Staatskapelle Dresden - Mozart & Haydn - 2023-03-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Wilhelm Backhaus Plays Brahms - 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Wilhelm Backhaus Plays Brahms - 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

475 Jahre Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Live) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Sleep Music - 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Winterstürme - 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 51 - 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 51 - 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233 - 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 (Sung in German) [Live] - 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 (Sung in German) [Live] - 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts Bruckner Symhony No. 8 live in Vienna 1961 - 2021-04-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Wilhelm Kempff plays Brahms and Mozart - 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Karajan conducts Strauss, Bartok, Schostakovich - 2021-03-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 - 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 – Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (Live) - 2021-01-22T00:00:00.000000Z

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