Elisabeth Schumann II

On this CD:

1. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera, K. 384 Durch Zartlichkeit
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

2. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera, K. 384 Welche Wonne
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

3. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Schmale schmale lieber Junge
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

4. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Wenn du fein fromm bist
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

5. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Neue Freuden neue Schmerzen
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

6. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Ihr die ihr Triebe des Herzens kennt
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

7. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Endlich naht sich die Stunde
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

8. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 Ach ich fuhl's
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

9. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

10. Der Wildschütz, opera Auf des Lebens raschen Wogen
Composed by Albert Lortzing
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

11. Fra Diavolo, opera Welches Gluck, ich atme freier
Composed by Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

12. Faust, opera Ha welch Gluck
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

13. Hänsel und Gretel, opera Wo bin ich? Wach ich?
Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

14. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72 Ach war ich schon mit dir vereint
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

15. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Kennst du das Land
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

16. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Kam ein armes Kind von fern
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

17. Gedichte von Eduard Mörike (53), for voice & piano Frage und Antwort
Composed by Hugo Wolf
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

18. Morgen ("Und morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 27/4 Morgen!
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

19. Die heil'gen drei Kön'ge aus Morgenland, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 56/6 Die heiligen drei Konige
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

Tracks:

'Im Fruhlingsanfung' KV 597
Abendempfindung an Laura, KV 523
Die Verschweigung KV 518
Das Veilchen KV 476
Suleika II D717
Das Sie hier gewesen D775
Rastlose Liebe D138
Wiegenlied D867
Fruhlingsglaude D686
An eine Aolsharfe Op.19 - 5
Von Wald bekranzter Hohe Op. 57 - 1
Geheimnius Op.71 - 3
Das Madchen Op.95 - 1
Sie Blasen zum Abmarsch
Liebe mir im Busen zundet
Mogen alle bosen Zungen
Bedeckt mich mit Blumen
In den Schatten meiner Lacke
Hymnen I: Hymne an die Liebe
Hymnen II: Ruckkehr in der Heimat

Tracks:

Lachen und Weinen
Die Soldatenbraut Op. 64 - 1
Der Page Op.30 - 2
Die Stille Op. 30 - 2
Fruhlings Ankunft Op. 39 - 4
Widmung Op. 25 - 1
Der Nussbaum Op. 25 - 3
An eine Quelle D530
An die Nachtigall D497
Wie anders, Gretchen
Das Veilchen KV 476
Ich liebe dich WoO 123
Die Sylphe
Der Zauberer KV 472
Warnung KV 433
Waldeinsamkeit
Zum Schalfen
Mariawiegenlied
Fruhling
September
Beim Schlafengehen
Im Abendrot

Customer Reviews:

Singing with presence.......2007-06-18

The piano part is not without bad moments, the recording is quite bright, but yet there is not a unpleasant hard edge in singers voice one might imagine. Instead there is a lot of presence and maturity of great artist that made me stop and listen wonderful interpretation of familiar songs. If artists like Seefried and Jurinac are your favorites, I bet you'll appreciate Grümmer as well - try Abendempfindung to start. Quality/price ratio is exceptional.

Disappointed by first listening.......2003-08-04

After reading the rapturous reviews of this 2 CD album, I purchased it last week. There is a lot of music for the price, and the recording quality it good considering the age of the recordings. But I found myself less than enthusiastic about Elisabeth Grümmer's singing. I was particularly interested in the Schubert lieder. What I value most in lieder singing is naturalness and a certain pleasingness to the ear - lieder is after all song, not opera. Grümmer's voice seems to me more suited to the latter. I can think of a dozen or two contemporary lieder singers who I would much prefer over Grummer. Of the rest of the music on the album, I can't venture to say anything as I have only begun to explore this CD. But for Schubert lieder, stick with Fischer-Dieskau, Brigitte Fassbaender, Ian Bostridge, Sarah Walker,Richard Jackson, Janet Baker, Felicity Lott, Barbara Bonney,Elly Ameling, Stephen Varcoe (a remarkable voice - his version of Am Bach im Fruhling and Auf der Donau, cannot be beaten), Matthias Gorne, Cheryl Studer (her versions of I'm Fruhling, Der FluB, and Am See are wonderful) and innumerable others - in no particular order. While I'm at it, I have also listened to Bryn Turfel's recent recording of Schubert lieder. It has been highly reviewed in many quarters, but none of his performances would be my first choice.

An Answer To a Prayer........2001-01-05

It's amazing what treasures one can discover when browsing around Amazon.com! Discovering this 2 CD set, and quickly receiving it in the post soon after seemed like the answer to a prayer.

Here's more than two hours of lieder recital items compiled from broadcasts dating from 1948 to 1970. No allowances need be made for changes of acoustic or recording quality. One can listen entranced and undisturbed until, after the last track, applause breaks out after the last of Richard Strauss' "Four Last Songs".

If there is a welcome disturbance, it is the appearance of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and a chorus, joining the singer in a Schubert setting of a song from Goethe's "Faust". In his autobiography, Fischer-Dieskau provides a wondrous appreciation of Elisabeth Grümmer, allocating more space to it than to comments about all his other colleagues put together.

I shall not attempt anything similar, adding only that a reminder of the extremely low price should be enough to urge all lovers of German lieder to add this to the trolley.

Beauty Pure!.......1999-09-04

Grümmer's voice was probably the sweetest voice ever recorded.

She bares her soul in each and every recording and makes you gasp at the sheer beauty and urgency of what she sings; She simply bares her soul. This 2-CD together with her recording of Humperdinck's "Hänsel & Gretel" recently re-issued under EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" MUST move you to tears!

I am really at a loss for words here - just get it, sit back and listen to the greatest voice of the century!!!!

One of the great singers of the 20th century.......1999-04-20

This is a fantastic recording at an unbelieveable price. Two live recordings of concerts given by this great spinto soprano who was never truly appreciated by the music-buying public. The voice retained its freshness until she retired, and this collection of lieder makes one weep at the sheer beauty of her voice. A great bargain!!!

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Unusually good installment in Johnson's global coverage of lieder
A Unique and Wholly Satisfying Schumann Recital
Variable Schumann Works Performed by Three Powerful Voices

The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 8

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AE7BP
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Customer Reviews:

Unusually good installment in Johnson's global coverage of lieder.......2006-05-11

Graham Johnson has picked up and surpassed Fishcer-Dieskau's ambition to cover all things lieder in the world. As an archivist and writer of liner notes Johnson is impeccable. As a musician, though, he tends to be conventional and timid. He often sounds like a librarian cataloguing another item into the index. Lovers of art song can't afford to bite the hand, however. Johson's versions of Schubert and Schumann fall somewhere between the heights of Schwarzkopf and the depths of the journeyman singers in the Naxos lieder series.

Vol. 8 in Hyperion's complete Schumann cycle is a nice high point. None of hte performers are inspired. Padmore is a poor man's Bostridge, Maltman a poor man's Thomas Hampson. Yet both are accomplished artists--far ahead of the earnest but unfinished Lemalu. Maltman gives us a more than respectable Liederkreis Op. 24, hampered mainly by Johnson's routine accompaniment, and Padmore dispatches a handful of unknown early songs, most of them conventional but with moments of melodic or dramatic inspiration. As always with Johnson, no performance will stand comparison with the best, but the musicianship here deserves respect.

A Unique and Wholly Satisfying Schumann Recital.......2006-02-08

It is rare on recordings to have lieder recitals by three individual soloists all under the guidance by one collaborating pianist. But such is the case in this beautifully programmed, performed and engineered CD.

The three gentlemen singers are each well established in their various specialties (except perhaps newcomer Lemalu who seems destined to be well known soon). Tenor Mark Padmore, baritone Christopher Maltman and bass baritone Jonathan Lemalu are each accompanied by the curator of this recital, the exceptional pianist Graham Johnson. Together they present twenty-three songs by Robert Schumann without resorting to cycles. Each song seems to have been selected to suit the gifts of the performers as well as the content of the recital.

Maltman and Padmore are well recorded in many different styles of music while Lemalu is rather new on the scene (his solo albums are worth seeking out as they hold great promise1). The singers are of the type that respects the poetry as well as the music and the level of communication is high. This is a fine installment in Johnson's survey of Schumann's works and stands well on its own as an exceptional recital. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, February 06

Variable Schumann Works Performed by Three Powerful Voices.......2005-05-29

Three superb singers, two established and one fast rising, are the chief sources of pleasure on this recording of composer Robert Schumann's works, part eight of an extensive Schumann series pulled together by pianist and musical archivist Graham Johnson. The centerpiece of the program is "Heine Liederkreis" given a polished and thoughtful reading by baritone Christopher Maltman, who is most familiar to me as part of an even more stellar trio on a superb 2002 recording of Benjamin Britten's "Canticles" with countertenor David Daniels and tenor Ian Bostridge. Here, Maltman handles Heine's descriptive poetry with eloquence. He is alternately powerful and plangent depending on the mood of the song, all the while providing just the right emphasis on the animated text while Johnson accompanies expertly.

Tenor Mark Padmore, whom I just saw perform the title role in a concert version of Handel's "Samson", dominates the early pieces that precede the Liederkreis song cycle. He displays fine technique and clear German diction in his performances, though Schumann's juvenilia are not nearly as resonant as his later work. To my ears, the high points of this portion are "Der Fischer", a somewhat melodramatic duet between Padmore and Maltman based on a poem by Goethe, and "Erinnerung", which flows masterfully over the slight lyrics provided by Jacobi's memory poem. The third section of songs is made up of Schumann rarities beginning with bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu's touching performance of "Dem rotten Röslein gleicht mein Lieb" based on Robert Burns' "My love's like a red, red rose". His voice has a booming quality tempered by a genuine feel for the songs from the energetic "Der frohe Wandersmann" to the choral pieces, "Die rote Hanne" and Der deutcher Rhein". He especially shines on "Trost im Gesang", a stately ballad for a traveling knight. With his stentorian, bell-like tones, this rising New Zealand-born Samoan singer sounds even more like a native German than the comparatively experienced Maltman and Padmore. The comprehensive booklet written by Johnson tends to meander quite a bit about the history of the songs, though it is worth reviewing as you listen.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Farewell Recital 1977

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Technically poor recording of historic event

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Farewell Recital 1977

Manufacturer: Bella Voce Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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Schubert: 24 Lieder
The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Strauss: Four Last Songs/12 Orchestral Songs
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Unpublished Recordings
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - A Viennese Evening with Willi Boskovsky

ASIN: B00000DFGV
Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

Heimweh: 'Kennst Du Das Land'
Heimweh: 'Ich Atmet' Einen Linden Duft'
Heimweh: 'Heimweh'
Heimweh: 'Der Lindenbaum'
In Love With Love: 'Die Zigeunerin'
In Love With Love: 'Der Nussbaum'
In Love With Love: 'Ich Esse Nun Mein Brot Nicht Trocken Mehr'
In Love With Love: 'Ach Was Kummer, Qual Und Schmerzen'
Worldly Wisdom: 'Die Drei Zigeuner'
Worldly Wisdom: 'Ruhe Meine Seele'
Worldly Wisdom: 'Der Einsame'
Sleep And Death: 'An Den Schlaf'
Sleep And Death: 'Vado Di Notte Come Fa Luna'
Sleep And Death: 'Denk' Es, O Selle'
Girls In Love: 'Wie Lange Schon'
Girls In Love: 'Das Verlassene Magdlein'
Girls In Love: 'Gretchen Am Spinnrade'
Farewell: 'O War Dein Haus Durchsichtig Wie Ein Glas'
Farewell: 'Trau' Nicht Der Liebe'
Farewell: 'Ich Hab' In Penna Einen Liebsten Wohnen'
Encore: 'Seligkeit'

Customer Reviews:

Technically poor recording of historic event.......2006-06-06

I'm glad to have this evidence of the consummate musicianship of one of my favorite singers, but purchasers should be warned that this is a mono recording with lots of hiss and some distortion -- made from the audience? Muffled and muddy piano sound, Schwarzkopf's voice often a bit distorted.

Still, it's fun to hear old Schwarzkopf favorites performed with slightly different tempi and decoration, and some less-familiar pieces, too.

In summary, not worth a penny more than its bargain price.

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Romantic Piano

Manufacturer: Golden Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00012QMH2
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23 - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra,
Nocturne in F Sharp Major, Op. 15/2 - Yuri Rozum
Gondoliera - Peter Schmalfuss
Bird as Prophet, From Waldszenen - Peter Schmalfuss
Romance in B Flat Major for Clarinet and Piano - Peter Schmalfuss
Valse Nonchalante, Op.110 - Isabel Mourao
Venetian Gondola Song Op. 30/6 - Peter Schmalfuss
"The Seasons" Op.37a: June Barcarola
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 Rondo (Excerpt) - Ida Cernicka, Slovak Philharmonic
Last Spring - Stefan Jeschko
An de Prinage (Excerpt)/Premi Ann II au Lac de Wallenstadt - Peter Schmalfuss
Fantasia Piece, Op. 73, No. 1/Tender With Expression - Peter Schmalfuss
Valse Nnoble, No.3 - Isabel Mourao
Prde in G Major, Op. 28/3 - Bianca Sitzius
Chant Sans Paroles in F Major, Op. 2/2 - Yuri Rozum
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in a Major: I Adagio ...
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in a Major: III Allegro ...
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in a Major: VI Allegro Animato

Tracks:

Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op.54: I Allegro Affectuoso (Expert) - Marian Lapsansky, Slovak Philharmonic
Consolation No. 3 in D Flat Major - Sylvia Capova
Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op. 60 - Yuri Rozum
Waltz No. 14 in F Major, Op. 9b, D. 365 - Peter Schmalfuss
Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16 Allegro Molto Moderato (Excerpt) - Marian Lapsansky, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51/6 - Yuri Rozum
Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57, "Lullaby" - Peter Schmalfuss
Weird Dreams, From "Fantasia Pieces", Op. 12 - Peter Schmalfuss
Waltz in a Flat Major, From "Eight Waltzers" Op.39 - Isabel Mourao
Spinners Song, Op. 67 - Peter Schmalfuss
Transcriptions from Schubert Songs: Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 4 - Yuri Rozum
Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 100, D.929: II Andante Con Moto
Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22: II Polonaise Allegro Molto - Bianca Sitzius

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An excellent survey of Schwarzkopf in lieder singing

Schubert, Schumann, R. Strauss: Lieder

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Die Vogel, D. 691
Liebhaber In Allen Gestalten, D. 558
Heidenroslein, D. 257
Die Forelle, D. 550
Der Einsame, D. 800
Der Jungling An Der Quelle, D. 300
An Mein Klavier, D. 342
Erlkonig, D. 328
Was Bedeutet Die Bewegung, D. 720
Ach Um Deine Feuchten Schwingen, D. 717
Hanflings Liebeswerbung, D. 552
Meeres Stille, D. 216
Gretchen Am Spinnrade, D. 118
Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 Nr.3
Auftrage, Op. 77 Nr. 5
Zwei Venetianisches Lieder, Op. 25 Nr. 17
Zwei Venetianisches Lieder, Op. 25 Nr. 18
Die Kartenlegerin, Op. 31 Nr. 2
Wie Mit Innigstem Behagen, Op. 25 Nr. 9
Hat Gesagt Bleibt's Nicht Dabei, Op. 36 Nr. 3
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 Nr. 5
Wiegenliedchen, Op. 49 Nr. 3
Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 Nr. 3
Wiegenlied, Op. 41 Nr. 1
Drei Ophelia Lieder: Op. 67 Nr. 1
Drei Ophelia Lieder: Op. 67 Nr. 2
Drei Ophelia Lieder: Op. 67 Nr. 3
Die Nacht, Op. 10 Nr. 3

Customer Reviews:

An excellent survey of Schwarzkopf in lieder singing.......2005-09-24

This material, part of EMI's comprehensive reissue of Schwarzkopf's recorded legacy, shows her off in every phase from early to late. Only two items are as early as 1948 or as late as 1973. The bulk of the recordings comes from her prime, the mid-Fifties through the mid-Sixties. As a fan, I am glad to own it all, but for others who just want to hear the best of Schwarzkopf on record, there is a lot of that here, spanning some composers who were among her favorites.

Elisabeth Schumann: Mozart Opera & Viennese Operetta Arias

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A Singer Whose Records Convey a Living Presence.

Elisabeth Schumann: Mozart Opera & Viennese Operetta Arias

Manufacturer: Romophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000001S3M
Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

Exsultate Jubilate: Alleluia
Il Re Pastore: L'amero Saro Costante - Elisabeth Schumann/Marjorie Heyward
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Non So Piu
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Venite, Inginocchiatevi
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Deh Vieni, Non Tardar
Don Giovanni: Batti, Batti, O Bel Masetto
Don Giovanni: Vedrai Carino
Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr Marquis
Die Fledermaus: Spiel' Ich Die Unschuld Von Lande
Der Vogelhandler: Wie Mein Ahn'l Zwanzig Jahr
Der Vogelhandler: Wie Mein Ahn'l Zwanzig Jahr 'Nightingale Song'
Der Obersteiger: Sei Nicht Bos'
Der Landstreicher: Sei Gepriesen Du Lauschige Nacht
Der Fremdenfuhrer: O Wien, Mein Liebes Wien
Das Dreimaderlhaus: Was Macht Glucklich
Der Opernball: Im Chambre Separee
Sissy: Ich Glaub' Das Gluck
Spharenklange
Ich Muss Wieder Einmal In Grinzing Sein
Wien, Du Stadt Meiner Traume

Customer Reviews:

A Singer Whose Records Convey a Living Presence........2000-10-05

Fifty years ago I heard Elisabeth Schumann sing in London's Royal Albert Hall. I have never heard a more beautiful voice nor German so clearly enunciated. I have been waiting all this time to hear anything comparable. Meanwhile most of her large discography has been digitally remastered and reissued on CD, and this fine Romophone CD presents some of the best. Here are her Mozart opera excerpts, which no one should be without, and her Viennese songs and operetta excerpts. In some of the latter she can be heard whistling like a nightingale. Always a singer whose records conveyed a living presence, she seems wonderfully close and immediate in these Romophone transfers executed by Mark Obert-Thorn. As if all this were not good enough value, included also is a selection of photos of the singer, and a six page biography contributed by her grand-daughter.

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Captivating!

Elisabeth Höngen singt Lieder

Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000HYVU
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

Der Engel
Stehe still
Im Treibhaus
Schmerzen
Traume
Il mio bel foco
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Der Nussbaum
Waldesgesprach
Die Kartenlegerin
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Mignon
Aug eine Christblume I
Liebeslieder-Walzer

Customer Reviews:

Captivating!.......2000-06-29

This CD is a must have for the classical music lover. The songs are sung with such passion! Especially the song "Il Mio Bel Foco" which is a brilliant piece in itself. Definetly one of the best I have heard. Anyone out there who is looking for a good classical CD has found one! I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but after I listened to it, it is one of my all time favorites. The music is very meaningful and that is what makes good music.

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A three-disc memorial from EMI to their greatest singer

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Songbook

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Customer Reviews:

A three-disc memorial from EMI to their greatest singer.......2005-09-24

In a way this is a hard set to recommend. Schwarzkopf is superlative throughout, but since these are out-of-print or unrelased recordings, they take second place to her official recordings. EMI looked into their vaults to give her a 70th birthday tribute, and I snapped the set up immeidately. I can't say I go back to it that often, but it fills out Schwarzkopf's great legacy quite well in the field of lieder--no opera included--and the very late material, when her voice was very faded and starting to darken with age, is the most moving.