Ueber Alles [Import]

1. Mitten In Der Nacht

2. Wart's Ab

3. Nimmst Du Mich Mit

4. Okay

5. Far Up

6. Irrenanstalt

7. Inazitti

8. Wohin Gehn Wir

9. Neun99zig

10. Mhm

11. Du-Uber Alles

12. Im Suden

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Average customer rating: Fine anthology but still prefer her "Four Last Songs" recording RIP DAME ELIZABETH (1915-2006) SCHWARZKOPF ----- ONE OF THE GREATS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ¡PERFECT! PERFECTA INTERPRETACIÓN

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Tracks:

1. Ach War Ich Schon (Fidelio)
2. Non So Piu (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
3. Porgi, Amor (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
4. E Susanna Non Vien!...Dove Sono (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
5. Mi Tradi Quell'Alma Ingrata (Don Giovanni)
6. Come Scoglio (Cosi Fan Tutti)
7. Leise, Leise, Fromme Weise (Der Freischutz)
8. Dich, Teure Halle (Tannhauser)
9. Einsam In Truben Tagen (Lohengrin)
10. Wie Fremd Und Tot (Die Verkaufte Braut)
11. Bruderchen, Komm, Tanz Mit Mir (Hansel Und Gretel)
12. Da Geht Er Hin (Der Rosenkavalier)
13. Es Gibt Ein Reich (Ariadne Auf Naxos) - Richard Strauss
14. Das War Sehr Gut (Arabella)

Tracks:

1. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen
2. Bist Du Bei Mir
3. Ridente La Calma
4. An Die Musik
5. Der Musensohn
6. Nachtviolen
7. Der Musensohn
8. Auch Kleine Dinge
9. Mein Liebster Ist So Klein
10. Verschling' Der Abgrund
11. Ich Hab' In Penna
12. Wiegenlied Im Sommer
13. Mausfallenspruchlein
14. In Dem Schatten Meiner Locken
15. Mignon (Kennst Du Das Land?)
16. Gsatzli (Swiss Folksong)
17. Fruhling
18. Im Abendrot
19. Muttertandelei
20. Zueignung
21. Klange Der Heimat (Die Fledermaus)
22. Es Lebt'Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe)
23. Im Chambre Separee (Der Opemball)
24. Wien, Du Stadt Meiner Traume

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was certainly one of the greatest singers of her own, or indeed any other time. An obsessive perfectionist, her flawless technique and intonation over a huge range, vocal flexibility, breath control, phrasing, stylistic versatility, and above all her focused, radiantly beautiful sound were matchless and incomparable. All these are on full display on this generous 2-CD set, which features over a dozen arias, songs by Schubert, Wolf and Richard Strauss, and some lighter fare. The recordings were made between 1950 and 1967, and the singing becomes better and better, the voice richer and more varied, the expression deeper and more immediate. Not surprisingly, the peaks come in the arias from her signature roles in Mozart's Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte; Richard Strauss' Ariadne, Rosenkavalier, and Arabella, which rise to real ecstasy; and arias from Weber's Freischütz and Smetana's Bartered Bride, which are wonderfully intimate and touching. She is less convincing in roles she never sang on stage, and the "childish" voice she cultivated especially for Hänsel and Gretel is unnatural and contrived. The same is true of the last two "popular" numbers, which sound condescending and artificial. The songs, however, have all her customary finesse and inwardness; the Wolf group, perhaps chosen for its gentle humor, is charming, while Strauss' "Four Last Songs" (represented by two) shimmer and soar. Schwarzkopf's singing had instantly recognizable characteristics: a tendency to hold back both vocally and emotionally, giving a sense of noble restraint, but also of cool detachment; excessive use of color and nuance, creating a fussy, calculated and somewhat artificial air. Only rarely does she "let go" with full voice and spontaneous feeling. However, as these recordings show, she invariably inspires admiration and captures ear and heart through the inimitable, glorious beauty of her voice. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Fine anthology but still prefer her "Four Last Songs" recording.......2006-11-06

The engineering and audio quality of these 1960's performances are surprisingly good. The songs are wonderfully peformed and cover a range of periods and styles, but I find myself returning to her recording (also re-released on CD) of Strauss' "Four Last Songs", which I would give 6 stars -- my favorite recording of all time.

RIP DAME ELIZABETH (1915-2006).......2006-08-04

This set is a fine tribute to this extraordinary singer and musician. I was saddened to read about her passing. She had a long life (90 years) and inspired a whole generation of singers and music lovers throughout the world.

SCHWARZKOPF ----- ONE OF THE GREATS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.......2006-01-29

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's career is what legends are made of. She is every bit as fundamental to classical singing in the twentieth century as is Maria Callas. Schwarzkopf sang with refinement, polish, beauty of voice, and meticulous articulation. She was the greatest Mozart and Strauss soprano of her day; her ability to sing the operetta music of Lehar, Suppe', and Johann Strauss has not been equalled; she performed with distinction orchestral compositions of Mahler, Brahms, Bach, and Handel; her Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, and Mahler lieder were exemplary. She sang many operatic roles, far more than many people realize, and was certainly the definitive Marshallin in "Rosenkavalier" throughout the 1950's and 1960'. I saw her many times in recital in Chicago, and even at the time of her farewell (which I was fortunate enough to see), she was sublime. All of the superlative qualities of Schwarzkopf are generously demonstrated throughout these two wonder CD's. Virtually every item is magnificent (though obviously some will prefer some to others) and has the detailed Schwarzkopf imprint stamped right into the music. This CD, great as it is, represents only a very small part of the greatness of Schwarzkopf. I already own tons of her operas and recitals, from which many of the items here come from. But for the sake of completeness, I will probably add it. A person who loves great singing can never have too much of the art of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. She's a vocal icon.

¡PERFECT!.......2005-02-10

I only want to say that you can hear, in this double cd, one of the great singers of all time. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Why? Because she sings all the arias and lieder with pure of tone, brilliance, perfect inflexion, modulation, excellent control breath, measured vibrato, and, all above, great emision of colours. She is master in this art.

PERFECTA INTERPRETACIÓN.......2005-02-09

La mejor recopilación de la discografía de Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Su belleza de voz, la impecable hilación de frases, y, sobre todo, su expresiva interpretación son algunas de las sorpresas que se podrán escuchar en estos dos discos. Sin duda, UNA DE LAS MEJORES SOPRANOS DEL SIGLO XX.

Average customer rating: Great performances at a budget price Great performances at a budget price Rysanek Reigns

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Customer Reviews:

Great performances at a budget price.......2003-08-12

For less than the price of full-priced 1 CD, you get 2 full CDs with fabulous performances by Leonie Rysanek, one of the greatest sopranos of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Leonie Rysanek's shimmering 'floating' soprano voice has no rivals. Birgit Nilsson's top notes were powerful but of another timbre. Birgit Nilsson's top notes are hard - like metal, like a laser beam. Leonie Rysanek has a 'soft' upper register. But soft does not equal no power. If you hear Birgit and Leonie together in Elektra, you will realize that Leonie can match Birgit in terms of vocal volume, note for note. The only difference is that Leonie has a flexible voice, the sound is different. So we have on record here one of the greatest voice this century - no less legendary than Birgit Nilsson, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price or Renee Fleming. But admittedly Leonie was more low-profile because she didn't do many commerial recordings so a lot of people who are not opera lovers are not aware of her.

So enjoy this wonderful CD!!

Great performances at a budget price.......2003-08-12

For less than the price of full-priced 1 CD, you get 2 full CDs with fabulous performances by Leonie Rysanek, one of the greatest sopranos of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Leonie Rysanek's shimmering 'floating' soprano voice has no rivals. Birgit Nilsson's top notes were powerful but of another timbre. Birgit Nilsson's top notes are hard - like metal, like a laser beam. Leonie Rysanek has a 'soft' upper register. But soft does not equal no power. If you hear Birgit and Leonie together in Elektra, you will realize that Leonie can match Birgit in terms of vocal volume, note for note. The only difference is that Leonie has a flexible voice, the sound is different. So we have on record here one of the greatest voice this century - no less legendary than Birgit Nilsson, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price or Renee Fleming. But admittedly Leonie was more low-profile because she didn't do many commerial recordings so a lot of people who are not opera lovers are not aware of her.

So enjoy this wonderful CD!!

Rysanek Reigns.......2000-12-30

Leonie Rysanek was a singer of great gifts and literally of many parts. Her career extended over 46 years and took her into almost every corner of the repertoire. This Gala recording samples 28 of the 46 years and includes selections from eleven different operas, and everything she does seems to work for her. The gleaming top of her voice made her a natural for Puccini's Turandot, but she was equally at home in the garb of Strauss's Marschallin. The three selections from Verdi's Macbeth are, to my ear, more exciting than her excellent studio recording in spite of the German translation, and the first act Otello duet has about it a gentleness often absent in performances of this music. I heard her twice in person and can vouch from experience that these live-performance recordings capture quite well the glow of her voice and the drama of her performances. She shares repertoire here with Callas and she is as deep into the understanding of these roles as was "La Divina." The difference is that Rysanek managed it all with wonderfully secure high notes. Her duet partners are not always up to her high standard, but George London in the Aida duet makes a brave sound, and I was impressed with Bernd Aldenhoff as Otello. It's Rysanek, however, who is the star attraction, a true queen of the operatic stage. The quality of the recordings is surprisingly good for live sources from up to fifty years ago. I highly recommend this issue.

Average customer rating: Now let us sing of famous double crosses

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Tracks:

1. Ouverture/Overture - Wiener Philharmoniker
2. Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! - Anton Dermota
3. Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja - Emmy Loose
4. Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon - Anton Dermota
5. O Zitt're Nicht, Mein Lieber Sohn - Wilma Lipp
6. Hm! Hm! Hm! Hm! - Various Artitsts
7. Du Feines Taubchen, Nur Herein - Irmgard Seefried
8. Bei Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen - Irmgard Seefried
9. Zum Ziele Fuhrt Dich Diese Bahn - Various Artists
10. Zuruck!...Zuruck? - George London
11. O Ew'ge Nacht! - Anton Dermota
12. Wie Stark Ist Nicht Dein Zauberton - Anton Dermota
13. Schnelle Fube, Rascher Mut - Irmgard Seefried
14. Wer Viel Wagt, Gewinnt Oft Viel!...Das Klinget So Herrlich - Erich Kunz
15. Konnte Jeder Brave Mann - Irmgard Seefried
16. Es Lebe Sarastro! - Irmgard Seefried
17. Herr, Ich Bin Zwar Verbrecherin! - Irmgard Seefried
18. Nun, Stolzer Jungling, Nur Hierher! - Various Artitsts
19. Fuhrt Diese Beiden Fremdlinge - Ludwig Weber

Tracks:

1. Marsch Der Priester/March Of The Priests - Wiener Philharmonkier
2. O Isis Und Osiris - Erich Majkut
3. Bewahret Euch Vor Weibertucken - Harald Proglhof
4. Wie? Wie? Wie? - Various Artitsts
5. Alles Fuhlt Der Liebe Freuden - Peter Klein
6. Der Holle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen - Wilma Lipp
7. In Diessent Heil'gen Hallen - Peter Klein
8. Seid Uns Zum Zweiten Mal Willkommen - Hermine Steinmassl
9. Ach, Ich Fuhl's - Irmgard Seefried
10. O Isis Und Osiris - Erich Majkut
11. Soll Ich Dich, Teurer - Anton Dermota
12. Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen - Erich Kunz
13. Bald Prangt, Den Morgen Zu Verkunden - Various Artists
14. Der Welcher Wandelt Diese Strabe - Various Artitsts
15. Tamino Mein! O Welch Ein Gluck! - Various Artitsts
16. Triumph, Triumph, Triumph, Du Edles Paar - Erich Majkut
17. Papagena! Papagena! Papagena! - Various Artists
18. Pa-pa-ge-na! Pa-pa-ge-no! - Erich Kunz
19. Nur Stille! Stille! Stille! - Various Artitsts
20. Die Strahlen Der Sonne - Ludwig Weber

Customer Reviews:

Now let us sing of famous double crosses.......2006-10-23

SOURCE: Studio recording made at the Brahmsaal in Vienna on November 2,3, 6-9, 13-16, 20 and 21, 1950. Digitally remastered in 1999.

SOUND: This is a mono recording from 1950 made with what amounted to the very best 1940s technology. As noted by other reviewers, the singers are right up front (precisely where I want them to be) and the orchestral sound is compressed and a bit dull by digital-era standards. Nevertheless, the sound is pleasing if heard with a little goodwill, and acceptable to anyone but narrow-minded audio purists.

CAST: Tamino, a prince lost and adrift somewhere in Faery (tenor) - Anton Dermota; Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night and reluctant guest of Sarastro (soprano) - Irmgard Seefried; Papageno, a bird catcher by profession and a human parrot by preference (baritone) - Erich Kunz; The Queen of the Night, a lady of forceful personality (soprano-and then some!) - Wilma Lipp; Sarastro, a true Son of the Light (or maybe the head of a nut cult) - Ludwig Weber (bass); Speaker, Sarastro's gate keeper (bass-baritone) - George London; Three Ladies of the Queen of the Night - Sena Jurinac, Friedl Riegler, Else Schurhoff; Papagena, seventeen years old and already a hunka' burnin' love (soprano) - Emmy Loose; Monostatos, a would-be disciple of Sarastro who has issues (character tenor) - Peter Klein; Armed Man and Priest - Erich Majkut; Armed Man - Ljubomir Pantscheff; Priest - Harald Proglhoff; Three Boys - Annelies Stuckl,, Eleonore Dorpinghans,, Hermine Steinmassl. Conducted by Herbert von Karajan with the Wiener Philharmoniker und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien.

DOCUMENTATION: This is a barebones presentation. No libretto. An adoring gush of adulation for Karajan from Richard Osborne. Track list with timings. A short summary of the plot.

FORMAT: "Die Zauberfloete" is a German Singspiel, that is, a work consisting of musical numbers separated by spoken dialogue. None of the dialogue was recorded. In partial justification for this omission it should be remembered that the set was conceived for issue on 78 rpm disks. Assuming a playing time of about three-and-a-half minutes, the 129 minutes of recorded music would have spread over 36 or 37 sides-18 or 19 disks! Those disks, in turn, would have been offered in bound "albums," each containing five disks. Just lifting the whole opera would have been a task, let alone paying for it. It simply made no economic sense during the 78 rpm era to add many additional disks and substantially increase the cost of the set by recording dialogue.

After the War, the great EMI producer Walter Legge turned over the rubble in Germany and Austria in search of musical talent. He found Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, signed her up and then married her. He put the greatest of all German conductors, Wilhelm Furtwaengler, under contract soon after he emerged from his traumatic "de-Nazification" process in 1947-as he also did Herbert von Karajan. In retrospect, it seems evident that he regarded Furtwaengler, who was in his sixties, as The Man of the Past and the generation-younger Karajan as The Man of the Future. Needless to say, Furtwaengler would have disagreed with those ideas as vehemently as Karajan would have embraced them.

Furtwaengler was busy, to say the least, from 1947 to 1950, stoking the flickering flames of the great orchestra in Berlin and re-establishing the Salzburg Festival. One of his cherished goals during this time was to make a definitive studio-based recording of "The Magic Flute." In preparation for that goal, Furtwaengler assembled a hand-picked cast, drilled them in his concept and led them in performance at Salzburg. One can imagine the reaction of the stiff old man when he discovered that his own producer, that scoundrel Legge had stealthily purloined both cast and production and, worse, had handed them over to that insolent puppy, Karajan, for this recording. Thereafter, Furtwaengler refused to work with Legge in the studio, although circumstances placed them together once more in the recording of an operatic masterpiece, the great "Tristan und Isolde" with Flagstad.

The cast on this recording is a very good one, although after all these years, they hardly seem adequate justification for a lifelong feud.

Anton Dermota, here caught at age 40, was of course the definitive Tamino. You might well say that his voice was not the most beautiful among recorded tenors, that he was short of breath and did not attempt the extended vocal runs to which we have become accustomed, but in spite of all that, he simply made Mozart's tenors come alive in a way that no other tenor has matched. Ludwig Weber is quite phenomenal as Sarastro. I can't bring to mind anyone who has bettered him in the part. Emmy Loose was one of the great character sopranos. Such was her art and skill that she made it seem easy and her reputation has suffered for it. George London as the Speaker and Sena Jurinac as the First Lady are luxury casting, indeed.

Wilma Lipp sings very nicely but the adjective that springs to my mind for her Queen of the Night is "pretty," not "powerful." Irmgard Seefried is lacking in horse power as Pamina. She sings well. Her characterization is sound but her personality does not swell to fill the stage with the essence of Pamina, as it should, ideally. Erich Kunz was an enormously popular and nearly ubiquitous performer in Vienna. I normally have no use whatsoever for the man. To my taste, he is not as awful on this recording as he might have been.

The rest of the cast is at the high level of competence one expects from Vienna State Opera regulars but not particularly memorable beyond that.

Karajan's approach to the opera is that of a very skilled practitioner of what is now regarded as the old school. Purely as a matter of personal taste I would gladly trade some of his sonority for a bit of joyousness.

This is a good and famous recording, well worth the time of anyone who acquires it. Five stars.

TRIVIAL PERSONAL NOTE: Having had the experience of meeting and exchanging idle chitchat with Jim Jones (he of the poison-laced Kool-Aid), Sarastro now strikes me as more than slightly sinister character. Maybe the Queen of the Night knew what she was doing.

Average customer rating: The Hugo Wolf Society Recordings "Even little things can delight us." "Even little things can delight us." Wolf sung by various Lieder singers

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Tracks:

1. Moerike-Lieder: 8. Begegnung
2. Moerike-Lieder: 38. Lied vom Winde
3. Moerike-Lieder: 15. Auf einer Wanderung
4. Moerike-Lieder: 41. Rat einer Alten
5. Spanisches Liederbuch: 12. In dem Schatten meiner Locken
6. Moerike-Lieder: 37. Heimweh (Anders wird die Welt)
7. Spanisches Liederbuch: 4. Die ihr schwebet um diese Palmen
8. Spanisches Liederbuch: 6. Ach, des Knaben Augen
9. Spanisches Liederbuch: Nun wandre, Maria
10. Moerike-Lieder: 46. Gesang Weylas
11. Spanisches Liederbuch: 9. Herr, was traegt der Boden hier
12. Italiensches Liederbuch: 1. Auch kleine Dinge
13. Moerike-Lieder: 7. Das verlassene Maegdlein
14. Eichendorff-Lieder: 4. Das Staendchen
15. Spanisches Liederbuch: Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst
16. Italiensches Liederbuch: 34. Und steht Ihr frueh am Morgen auf
17. Italiensches Liederbuch: 16. Ihr jungen Leute
18. Italiensches Liederbuch: 10. Du denkst mit einem Faedchen
19. Italiensches Liederbuch: 12. Nein, junger Herr
20. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 1: Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
21. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 2: An die Tueren will ich schleichen
22. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 3: Wer nie sein Brot
23. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 29. Anakreons Grab
24. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 15. Cophtisches Lied 2 (Geh! Gehorche)
25. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 21. Genialisch Treiben
26. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 11. Der Rattenfenger
27. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 19. Epiphanias
28. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 26. Die Sproede
29. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 27. Die Bekehrte
30. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 24. Blumengruss
31. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 25. Gleich und gleich
32. Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 28. Fruehling uebers Jahr

Tracks:

1. Goethe-Lieder: 49. Prometheus
2. Goethe-Lieder: 50. Ganymed
3. Goethe-Lieder: 18. Beherzigung
4. 1-3 Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: 1: Wohl denk' ich oft
5. 1-3 Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: 2: Alles endet, was entstehet
6. 1-3 Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: 3: Fuehlt meine Seele
7. Moerike-Lieder: 19. Um Mitternacht
8. Moerike-Lieder: 42. Erstes Liebeslied eines Maedchens
9. Moerike-Lieder: 45. Nixe Binsefuss
10. Spanisches Liederbuch: Moegen alle boesen Zungen
11. Spanisches Liederbuch: 24. Koepfchen, Koepfchen, nicht gewimmert
12. Spanisches Liederbuch: 11. Klinge, klinge, mein Pandero
13. Spanisches Liederbuch: 26. Bitt ihn, o Mutter
14. Italiensches Liederbuch: 6. Wer rief dich denn?
15. Italiensches Liederbuch: 25. Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen
16. Italiensches Liederbuch: 43. Schweig einmal still
17. Italiensches Liederbuch: 35. Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter
18. Italiensches Liederbuch: 7. Der Mond hat eine schwere Klag' erhoben
19. Italiensches Liederbuch: 27. Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett die mueden Glieder
20. Goethe-Lieder: 51. Grenzen der Menschheit
21. Italiensches Liederbuch: 32. Was soll der Zorn, mein Schatz
22. Italiensches Liederbuch: 24. Ich esse nun mein Brot nicht trocken mehr
23. Italiensches Liederbuch: 31. Wie soll ich froehlich sein
24. Italiensches Liederbuch: 11. Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen
25. Italiensches Liederbuch: 28. Du sagst mir, dass ich keine Fuerstin sei
26. Italiensches Liederbuch: 26. Ich liess mir sagen
27. Italiensches Liederbuch: 29. Wohl kenn' ich Euren Stand
28. Italiensches Liederbuch: 21. Man sagt mir, deine Mutter woll' es nicht
29. Italiensches Liederbuch: 36. Wenn du, mein Liebster, steigst zum Himmel auf

Tracks:

1. Italiensches Liederbuch: 20. Mein Liebster singt am Haus im Mondenscheine
2. Italiensches Liederbuch: 40. O waer' dein Haus durchsichtig wie ein Glas
3. Italiensches Liederbuch: 39. Gesegnet sei das Gruen
4. Italiensches Liederbuch: 2. Mir ward gesagt, du reisest in die Ferne
5. Italiensches Liederbuch: 15. Mein Liebster ist so klein
6. Italiensches Liederbuch: 46. Ich hab' in Penna einen Liebster wohnen
7. Italiensches Liederbuch: 4. Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund
8. Italiensches Liederbuch: 3. Ihr seid die Allerschoenste
9. Italiensches Liederbuch: 13. Hoffaertig seid Ihr, schoenes Kind
10. Italiensches Liederbuch: 9. Dass doch gemalt all deine Reize waeren
11. Italiensches Liederbuch: 17. Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen
12. Italiensches Liederbuch: 38. Wenn du mich mit den Augen streifst
13. Italiensches Liederbuch: 41. Heut Nacht erhob ich mich, um Mitternacht
14. Italiensches Liederbuch: 22. Ein Staendchen Euch zu bringen
15. Italiensches Liederbuch: 8. Nun lass uns Frieden schliessen
16. Italiensches Liederbuch: 19. Wir haben beide lange Zeit geschwiegen
17. Italiensches Liederbuch: 14. Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten huellen
18. Italiensches Liederbuch: 18. Heb auf dein blondes Haupt
19. Italiensches Liederbuch: 33. Sterb' ich, so huellt in Blumen meine Glieder
20. Italiensches Liederbuch: 37. Wie viele Zeit verlor ich
21. Italiensches Liederbuch: 23. Was fuer ein Lied soll dir gesungen werden
22. Spanisches Liederbuch: 7. Muehvoll komm' ich und beladen
23. Spanisches Liederbuch: 15. Auf dem gruenen Balkon
24. Spanisches Liederbuch: 14. Treibe nur mit Lieben Spott
25. Spanisches Liederbuch: 29. Trau nicht der Liebe
26. Spanisches Liederbuch: 38. Sie blasen zum Abmarsch
27. Sechs Gedichte: 3. Biterolf (Im Lager von Akkon 1190)
28. Moerike-Lieder: 22. Seufzer
29. Moerike-Lieder: 28. Gebet
30. Moerike-Lieder: 23. Auf ein altes Bild
31. Moerike-Lieder: 32. An die Geliebte
32. Moerike-Lieder: 12. Verborgenheit
33. Moerike-Lieder: 39. Denk es, o Seele!
34. Moerike-Lieder: 51. Bei einer Trauung
35. 3. Ein Stuendlein wohl vor Tag
36. Moerike-Lieder: 16. Elfenlied

Tracks:

1. Sechs Alte Weisen: 6. Wie glaenzt der helle Mond
2. Goethe-Lieder: 14. Cophtisches Lied 1
3. Eichendorff-Lieder: 2. Der Musikant
4. Eichendorff-Lieder: 5. Der Soldat
5. Eichendorff-Lieder: 9. Der Schreckenberger
6. Moerike-Lieder: 44. Der Feuerreiter
7. Drei Gedichte von Robert Reinick: 1. Gesellenlied (Kein Meister faellt)
8. Goethe-Lieder: 5. Mignon 1 (Heiss mich nicht reden)
9. Goethe-Lieder: 7. Mignon 3 (So lasst mich scheinen)
10. Moerike-Lieder: 29. An den Schlaf
11. Moerike-Lieder: 36. Liebe wohl
12. Spanisches Liederbuch: 30. Ach, im Maien war's
13. Spanisches Liederbuch: 21. Herz, verzage nicht geschwind
14. Moerike-Lieder: 30. Neue Liebe
15. Moerike-Lieder: 48. Storchenbotschaft
16. Spanisches Liederbuch: 32. Dereinst, dereinst, Gedanke mein
17. Spanisches Liederbuch: 31. Alle gingen, Herz, zur Ruh
18. Spanisches Liederbuch: 33. Tief im Herzen trag' ich Pein
19. Sechs Gedichte: 6. Zur Ruh, zur Ruh
20. Spanisches Liederbuch: 34. Komm, o Tod, von Nacht umgeben
21. Sechs Lieder fuer eine Frauenstimme: 4. Wiegenlied (Im Sommer)
22. Sechs Lieder fuer eine Frauenstimme: 5. Wiegenlied (Im Winter)
23. Moerike-Lieder: 20. Auf eine Christblume I (Tochter des Walds)
24. Moerike-Lieder: 24. In der Fruehe
25. Moerike-Lieder: 25. Schlafendes Jesuskind

Tracks:

1. Goethe-Lieder: 20. Sankt Nepomuks Vorabend
2. Goethe-Lieder: 12. Ritter Kurts Brautfahrt
3. Moerike-Lieder: 47. Die Geister am Mummelsee
4. Moerike-Lieder: 10. Fussreise
5. Moerike-Lieder: 43. Lied eines Verliebten
6. Moerike-Lieder: 25. Schlafendes Jesuskind
7. Moerike-Lieder: 4. Jaegerlied
8. Moerike-Lieder: 17. Der Gaertner
9. Moerike-Lieder: 50. Auftrag
10. Moerike-Lieder: 9. Nimmersatte Liebe
11. Spanisches Liederbuch: 44. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt!
12. Goethe-Lieder: 10. Der Saenger
13. Eichendorff-Lieder: 13. Der Scholar
14. Eichendorff-Lieder: 14. Der verzweifelte Liebhaber
15. Eichendorff-Lieder: 15. Unfall
16. Vier Gedichte: 1. Wo wird einst (Heine)
17. Vier Gedichte: 3. Sonne der Schlummerlosen
18. Vier Gedichte: 4. Keine gleicht von allen Schoenen
19. Eichendorff-Lieder: 1. Der Freund
20. Eichendorff-Lieder: 2. Der Musikant
21. Sechs Gedichte: 1. Waechterlied auf der Wartburg
22. Moerike-Lieder: 40. Der Jaeger
23. Goethe-Lieder: 32. Phaenomen
24. Eichendorff-Lieder: 3. Verschwiegene Liebe
25. Vier Gedichte: 1. Wo wird einst (Heine)
26. Ueber Nacht (Sturm)

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EMI's "society" subscription editions in the 1930s yielded a wealth of recordings long considered gramophone classics, such as the present collection of roughly half of Hugo Wolf's lieder output. Each song occupies its own specific world, due to Wolf's resourceful word setting and his avoidance of anything generic. In turn, the performers illuminate each song's felicities with effortless authority, and they avoid overpointing or enacting. Full texts and translations are included. Ernest Newman's penetrating annotations for the original 78 albums, reprinted in EMI's 1981 LP reissue, are absent. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

The Hugo Wolf Society Recordings.......2005-12-28

The songs of Hugo Wolf (1860 -- 1903)combine great attention to textual detail with closely intertwined writing for the voice and the piano. In this small form, Wolf was a master and took song in a different direction from that of Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. He wrote most of his songs in bursts of activity in five large collections, devoted to the poetry of Morike, Eichendorff, Goethe, and to collections of Spanish and Italian texts. He also composed a number of songs in shorter sets.

In the early 1930s, a young Walter Legge began a project of recording Wolf songs on a subscribtion basis to be limited to 500 sets. The recording industry was relatively new, and Wolf, then as now, too little appreciated. The result was an extensive series of recordings of issued between 1931 and 1938 consisting of 145 songs, about one-half Wolf's output, performed by fourteen singers. The Hugo Wolf Society recordings remain a high moment in the recording of song. They were remastered on LPs and, in 1998, in this 5 CD collection which includes previously unreleased selections.

The Wolf Society collection offers an unparalleled opportunity to get to know Wolf's songs performed by artists of the past that might otherwise be unfamiliar to many listeners. The performers include mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt, who recorded the initial volume for the society, baritones Herbert Janssen, Gerhard Husch, tenors John McCormack, Karl Erb, and Helge Roswaenge, the basses Alexander Kipnis, Frederich Schorr, and Ludwig Weber, and sopranos Alexandra Trianti, Elizabeth Rethberg, Ria Ginster, Marta Fuchs, and Tiana Lemnitz. The pianists include Conrad Bos, Gerald Moore, Michael Raucheisen, Hans Udo Muller, and Ernest Victor Wolff.

The singers perform in a variety of styles from the highly operatic to the quietly lyrical. There is a Wagnerian performance of Goethe's "Prometheus" by Friedrich Schorr with the London Symphony Orchestra -- the only track using an orchestral accompaniment. The Irish tenor John McCormack shows a more lyrical approach in his renowned performance of Goethe's poem "Ganymed". The sopranos, Alexandra Trianti, Ria Ginster, and Tiana Lemitz have light, clear, bell-like voices. I find the singers on this compilation take a much more individualized, idiosyncratic, and romantic approach to song than do their modern counterparts, who sometimes seem restrained and chaste by comparison.

Each of Wolf's great collections of songs is well-represented. Elena Gerhardt performs songs from each of Wolf's five books, with the exception of the Goethe songs. The young Alexander Kipnis gives a powerful reading of Wolf's three songs from Michaelangelo. The third CD in this collection features many songs from the Italian songbook performed by soprano Ginster, baritone Husch, and bass Kipnis together with recordings from the Spanish songbook by sopranos Rethberg and Ginster and baritone Husch. There are lovely performances by soprano Tiana Lemnitz in the previously uncollected supplementary material, which also includes several Eichendorff songs and a performance of the Goethe-song "Phanomen" by Alexander Kipnis.

There is a great amount of material in this collection, with each of the 5 CDs including in excess of 70 minutes of music. Most of Wolf's songs are highly concentrated and intense. They may prove difficult to the listener coming to them knowing only the lyricism of Schubert. I would not recommend trying to rush through this set at one or two hearings. It is best to take this music in small sections and to listen with text in hand. The compilation includes texts and translations for each of the songs together with good notes about the Wolf Society recording project. There is little discussion about Wolf or about the songs themselves.

This is an essential collection for those who love song, historical recordings, and the music of Hugo Wolf.

Robin Friedman

"Even little things can delight us.".......2003-06-02

If these six words give an approximate translation of the song "Auch kleine Dinge", then they might also describe a music lover's reaction as he makes a journey of exploration through the hundreds of little songs composed by Hugo Wolf.

Walter Legge, a very young EMI record producer in the 1930s, first made such a journey possible when he pioneered the Hugo Wolf Society and began releasing the volumes now reissued in this boxed set. Many singers were invited to participate. Legge's choice of singers was sometimes idiosyncratic. You might wonder how an Irish tenor, a Ukrainian bass and a Greek soprano were admitted to the roster. The results, however, especially in the case of the contributions of John McCormack and Alexander Kipnis, prove the sureness of his instincts.

About half Wolf's songs were made available in the original issue, between 1931 and 1938. With this reissue comes unused and hitherto unissued recordings, many by Tiana Lemnitz and Herbert Jannsen. So there is now more to discover and exploration is made easier for us in 2003 than it was in the 1930s. The remastering has improved the sound, Legge's widow Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is able to provide a perceptive introduction in an accompanying booklet, and the texts of the songs are now provided in German and English.

"Even little things can delight us.".......2003-06-02

If these six words give an approximate translation of the song titled "Auch kleine Dinge", then they might also describe a music lover's reaction as he makes a journey of exploration through the hundreds of little songs composed by Hugo Wolf.

Walter Legge, a very young EMI record producer in the 1930s, first made such a journey possible when he pioneered the Hugo Wolf Society and began releasing the volumes now reissued in this boxed set. Many singers were invited to participate. Legge's choice of singers was sometimes idiosyncratic. You might wonder how an Irish tenor, a Ukrainian bass and a Greek soprano were admitted to the roster. The results, however, especially in the case of the contributions of John McCormack and Alexander Kipnis, prove the sureness of his instincts.

About half Wolf's songs were made available in the original issue, between 1931 and 1938. With this reissue comes unused and hitherto unissued recordings, many by Tiana Lemnitz and Herbert Jannsen. So there is now more to discover and exploration is made easier for us in 2003 than it was in the 1930s. The remastering has improved the sound, Legge's widow Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is able to provide a perceptive introduction in an accompanying booklet, and the texts of the songs are now provided in German and English.

Wolf sung by various Lieder singers.......2000-08-15

This is an extraordinary collection of Wolf songs. It is frustrating that the project was not completed, as the quality of what was recorded is so extraordinarily revelatory. My personal favourites are the Michelangelo settings sung by the bass Alexander Kipnis, although he uncharacteristically makes some textual errors. The contributions of Hüsch are numerous and thoughtfully sung, and Karl Erb, Herbert Janssen, Ludwig Weber, Rita Ginster and Marta Fuchs are all caught on extraordinary form, with accompanists of admittedly variable quality, ranging from the sublime Gerald Moore to some very interesting contributions from some accompanists who did not really capture the true essence of Lieder accompanying, which surely cannot permit the piano to be subservient to the voice!

These precious recordings offer us so much. They are a document of a golden age of Lieder singing, and they are superb recitals, sung by a variety of voices, never allowing the listener to tire of listening to a single voice for too long. They are also, of course, examples of some of the most wonderful Lieder writing of any time. These 5 cds are a must for a Lieder specialist, and can open new doors to the novice. Buy them, and never regret having this treasure trove which will give you pleasure all your life.

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Wiener Staatsoper Live, Vol.3 Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001SUQ Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

1. ,,Wie schon ist die Prinzessin Salome' - Dermota/ With/ Bissuti/ Ettl/ Schoffler
2. ,,Wo ist er, dessen Sundenbecher' - Schoffler/ Schulz/ Dermota
3. ,,Prinzessin, ich fleh', geht hinein- Jochanaan! Ich bin verliebt in deinen leib' - Dermota/ Schulz/ Schoffler
4. ,, Niemals, Tochter Babylons- Du bist verflucht, Salome - Schoffler/ Schulz/ Dermota
5. ,,Seit den Tagen des Propheten Elias- Eine Menge Menschen wird sich gegen sie sammein' - Gallos/ Alsen/ Gallos/ Schurhoff/ Schoffler/ Witt/ Schweiger
6. Tanz der sieben Schleier- , Ah, herrlich!' - Witt/ Schulz
7. ,,Ja, ich will ihn jetzt kussen- Nichts in der ganzen Welt war so schwarz wie deinn Haar- Du... - Schulz/ Witt/ Schurhoff
8. ,,Wo ist, sie, die den Hauptleuten Assyriens sich gab' - Hotter/ Schulz/ Dermota
9. ,,Ich wil deinen Mund kussen- Es lebt nur einer, der dich retten kann' - Hotter/ Dermota
10. ,,O, uber dieses geile Weib- Eine Menge Menschen- Tanz fur mich, Salome' - Hotter/ Bugarinovic/ Sattler/ Schulz
11. Intermezzo - Wiener Staatsoper
12. ,,Der Einsamen Trauer' - Wiener Staatsoper
13. ,, Leiden! Leiden!' - Rethy/ Bottcher/ Sabel/ Konetzni
14. ,, Erlosung!' (Final Scene) - Sabel/ Rethy/ Bottcher/ Konetzni/ Kunz/ Rus/ Alsen

Tracks:

1. ,,O diese Sonne' - Volker/ Ettl/ Manowarda
2. ,,Nein, langer trag'ich nicht die Qualen- - Wiener Staatsoper
3. ,,Hier im ird'schen Jammertal' - Manowarda
4. ,,Wie nahte mir der Schlummer- Leise, leise' - Rethberg
5. ,,Und ob die Wolke sie verhulle' - Rethberg
6. ,,Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz' - Klinger/ Wybiral
7. ,,Freund Sachs, jetzt merk' ich warlich' - Reich/ Prohaska
8. ,,Die Schuh' machen Euch grobe Sorgen- Jerum, jerum' - Prohaska/ Wiedemann/ Reich/ Kalenberg
9. ,,...drum hort, wie der dritte Vers gelang- Jerum, jerum' - Prohaska/ Wiedemann/ Reich/ Kalenberg
10. ,,Weilten die Sterne- Hat man mit dem Schuhwek nicht seine Not' - Prohaska/ Kalenberg
11. ,,Gehorchen soll mir alles Heer- Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert! Jetzt haftest du wieder im... - Lorenz/ Wernigk
12. ,,Hei! Siegfried gehort nun der Niblungen Hort' - Helletsgruber
13. ,,Hei! Siegfried gehort nun der Helm und der Ring' - Helletsgruber
14. ,,Hei! Siegfried erschlug nun den schlimmen Zwerg' - Helletsgruber
15. ,,Lustig im Leid' - Helletsgruber
16. ,,Ein Wunschmadchen gebar ich Wotan' - Anday
17. ,Dir Unweisen ruf' ich ins Ohr' - Prohaska
18. ,,Mit dem Auge, das als eines mir fehlt' - Prohaska
19. ,,Durch deine Tugend allein'- Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt - Kalenberg/ Trundt
20. ,,Begrube froh, o Held, die Halle meines Vaters' - Schipper/ Kalenberg/ Manowarda/ Angerer
21. ,,Ich wurzte dir holden Trank- In Leid zu den Wipfeln' - Manowarda/ Kalenberg/ Angerer/
22. Trauermarsch - Wiener Staatsoper
23. ,,Des Alben Erbe fordert sein Sohn!- Schweigt eures Jammers jauchzenden Schwall' - Manowarda/ Angerer/ Trundt
24. ,,Siegfried! Siegfried! Sieh! Selig grubt dich dein Weib!' - Trundt/ Manowarda

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The Young Lotte Lehmann Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goetz, Hermann | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lortzing | Lortzing, Albert | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lehmann, Lotte | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000023QC Release Date: 1995-02-07

Tracks:

1. Der Freischutz: Wie Nahte Mir Der Schlummer
2. Der Freischutz: Alles Pflegt Schon Langst Der Ruh'
3. Tannhauser: Dich, Teure Halle
4. Tannhauser: Allmacht'ge Jungfrau
5. Lohengrin: Einsam In Truben Tagen
6. Lohengrin: Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen
7. Lohengrin: Du Armiste Kannst Wohl Nie Ermessen
8. Faust: Es War Ein Konif In Thule
9. Faust: Er Liebt Mich
10. Faust: Auf Eilet! Auf Eilet! - Lotte Lehmann/Robert Hutt/Michael Bohnen
11. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Gut'n Abend, Meister! - Lotte Lehmann/Michael Bohnen
12. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: O Sachs! Mein Freund!
13. Die Walkure: Der Manner Sippe Sass Hier Im Saal
14. Die Walkure: Du Bist Der Lenz
15. Die Toten Augen: Psyche Wandelt Durch Saulenhallen
16. Morgen!
17. Cacilie

Tracks:

1. Figaros Hochzeit: Heil'ge Quelle Reiner Triebe
2. Figaros hochzeit: O Saume Langer Nicht
3. Der Freischutz: Und Ob Die Wolke Sie Verhulle
4. Oberon: Ozean, Du Ungeheuer
5. Undine: So Wisse, Dass In Allen Elementen
6. Die Judin: Er Kommt Zuruck!
7. Carmen: Ich Sprach, Dass Ich Furchtlos Mich Fuhle
8. Hoffmanns Erzahlungen: Sie Entfloh, Die Taube
9. Der Widerspenstigen Zahmung: Es Schweige Die Klage
10. Eugen Onegin: Sag', Bist Als Schutzgeist Du Gesendet
11. Othello: Sie Sass Mit Leide Auf Oder Heide
12. Manon: Leb' Wohl, Mein Liebes Kleines Tischchen
13. Der Rosenkavalier: Kann Mich Auch An Ein Madel Erinnern
14. Die Tote Stadt: Der Erste, Der Lieb' Mich Gelehrt

Tracks:

1. Figaros Hochzeit: Ihr , Die Ihr Triebe Des Herzens Kennt
2. Figaros Hochzeit: So Lang Hab' Ich Geschmachtet - Lotte Lehmann/Heinrich Schlusnus
3. Don Juan: Reich Mir Die Hand Mein Leben - Lotte Lehmann/Heinrich Schlusnus
4. Die Zauberflote: Bei Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen - Lotte Lehmann/Heinrich Schlusnus
5. Die Lustigen Weiber Von Windsor: Nun Eilt Herbei
6. Mignon: Kennst Du Das Land
7. Mignon: Ihr Schwalben In Den Luften - Lotte Lehmann/Heinrich Schlusnus
8. Mignon: Dort Bei Ihm Ist Sie Jetzt
9. Manon: Folget Dem Ruf, So Lieblich Zu Horen
10. La Boheme: Man Nennt Mich Jetzt Mimi
11. Madame Butterfly: Uber Das Meer Und Alle Lande
12. Madame Butterfly: Eines Tages Seh'n Wir
13. Schwester Angelica: Ohne Mutter, Bist Du Kind, Gestorben
14. Schwester Angelica: O blumen, Die Ihr Gift Im Kelch Verschliesset
15. Manon Lescaut: Ach, In Den Kalten Raumen Hier
16. Tosca: Nur Der Schonheit Weiht' Ich Mein Leben
17. Der Spielmann

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Lotte Lehmann in her Prime.......2006-07-08

Lotte Lehmann is one of the great German sopranos of the Twentieth Century. For many years, from her creation of the role of the Composer in the revised version of Richard Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos" in 1916 up to her departure in 1937 prior to the Nazi occupation of Austria, she was a star at the Vienna State Opera and a darling of the Viennese audience. She was also enthusiatically received at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, as well as the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

During the years of her prime Lehmann created a couple of Strauss's operatic heroines, including the Dyer's Wife in "Die Frau Ohne Schatten" and Christine in "Intermezzo." She also sang a great variety of roles ranging from Wagner's romantic heroines to the Italian verisimo parts by Giordano and Puccini. Puccini was said to have been one of her bigget admirers, especially for her renditions of Mimi in La boheme and Suor Angelica. However, her most famous roles were the Marshallin in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" and Sieglinde in Wagner's "Die Walkure." This Preiser issue documents accoustic recordings of nearly all her more renowned roles, made between 1914 and 1925.

Although Lehmann later made more amenable electrical recordings of many of the arias here, as well as excerpts from "Der Rosenkavalier" and Acts One and Two of "Die Walkure," these accoustic recordings more often than not show her in fresher voice with a joyous freedom on top. Her hallmarks as a singing-actress, such as her always vivid enunciation of the text and her great variety of tonal colors and moods, are also evident even in the earliest of these recordings.

This set is one of the gems in Preiser's famous historic singers series and anyone interested in operatic singing should consider investing in this set. The CD transfer unavoidably contains some surface noise but the vibrancy and color of Lehmann's voice are faithfully recaptured.

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008Z485 Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Zu Hilfe!
3. Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja
4. Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon
5. O Zitt're Nicht...Zum Leiden
6. Hm, Hm, Hm
7. Du Feines Taubchen
8. Bein Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen
9. Zum Ziele Fuhrt Dich Diese Bahn
10. Wie Starck Ist Nicht Dein Zauberton
11. Schnelle Fusse, Rascher Mut

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1. Marsch Der Priester
2. Der Dreimlich Akkord...O Isis Und Osiris
3. Bewahret Euch Vor Weibertucken
4. Wie? Wie? Wie?
5. Alles Fuhlt Der Liebe Freuden
6. Der Holle Rache
7. In Diesen Heil'gen Hallen
8. Seid Uns Zum Zweitenmal Willkommen
9. Ach, Ich Fuhl's
10. O Isis Und Osiris - Chorus Of Priests
11. Soll Ich Dich, Teurer
12. Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen
13. Bald Prangt
14. Der, Welcher Wandert
15. Wir Wandeln Durch Des Tones
16. Papagena!

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Inge Borkh:Hidden treasure.......2004-06-14

One of the outstanding singers of the last 60 years, among the most exciting 'Elektras', yet almost unrepresented on commercial recordings ('Elektra' and 'Salome' excerpts with Reiner, and Decca's 1959 'Turandot' with Del Monaco are about all). This set is a great bargain intro to this full-voiced, edgy, sexy, nuancy, spinta (comparisons are always lazy and odious, but consider your condition if you'd missed Gencer, Olivera, or Cerqueti.)

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1. Voll Die Disco [Import]
2. We Break Together [Import]
3. Wo Ist Das Problem ? [Import]
4. World Music: Germany [Box set]
5. World Music: Mexico [Box set]
6. Zweierlei Fooss [Import]
7. Zydeco Party [Import]
8. Asi Mit Niwoh [Import]
9. Baida [Import]
10. Bei Uns Doheim [Import]

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