Richard Mayr

On this CD:

1. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Will der Herr Graf ein Tänzchen riskieren
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Richard Mayr

2. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Wo die Stürme der Schlacht dich umtosen
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Richard Mayr

3. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Keine Ruh' bei Tag und Nacht
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Richard Mayr

4. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Schöne Donna das Register von Flammen
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Richard Mayr

5. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 O Isis und Osiris
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Richard Mayr

6. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 In diesen heil'gen Hallen
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Richard Mayr

7. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2 Rollend in schäumenden Wellen
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performed by Richard Mayr

8. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72 hat man nicht auch Gold beineben
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Richard Mayr

9. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Die Verleumdung sie ist ein Lüftchen
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Richard Mayr

10. Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277 Hier im ird'schen jammertal
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Richard Mayr

11. La Juive, opera Wenn ew'ger Hass glühende Rache
Composed by Fromental Halevy
Performed by Richard Mayr

12. Martha, opera Lasst mich euch fragen könmnt ihr mir sagen
Composed by Friedrich von Flotow
Performed by Richard Mayr

13. Elias (Elijah), oratorio, Op. 70 Herr Gott Abrahams Isaaks und Israels
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Richard Mayr

14. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Mein Herr und Gott nun ruf' ich dich
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Richard Mayr

15. Der Barbier von Bagdad, opera So schwürmet Jugend
Composed by Peter Cornelius
Performed by Richard Mayr

16. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24 Ein jeder kennt Lieb' auf Erden
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Richard Mayr

17. La bohème, opera Höre du alter Mantel
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Richard Mayr

18. An die Musik ("Du holde Kunst..."), song for voice & piano, D. 547 (Op. 88/4)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Richard Mayr

19. Grenzen der Menschheit ("Wenn der uralte heilige Vater"), song for voice & piano, D. 716
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Richard Mayr

20. Greisengesang ("Der Frost hat mir"), song for voice & piano (Vom künftigen Alter), D. 778 (Op. 60/1)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Richard Mayr

21. Legenden (4) for voice & piano, Op 75 Der heilige Franziskus Op.75 No.3
Composed by Carl Loewe
Performed by Richard Mayr

22. Lieder (5) for bass voice & piano, Op 145 Heimlichketi Op.145 No.4
Composed by Carl Loewe
Performed by Richard Mayr

23. Ballads (3) for voice & piano, Op 1 Der Wirtin Töchterlein Op.1 No.2
Composed by Carl Loewe
Performed by Richard Mayr

Tracks:

Also Hatt Gott Die Welt Geliebt BWV 68: My Faithful Heart - Joan Sutherland/Andre Navarra
Soirees Musicales No.IV: The Orgy - Joan Sutherland/Ernest Lush
The Loreley
Soirees Musicales No.I: The Promise
Soirees Musicales No.VII: The Gondola Ride
Soirees Musicales No.VI: The Alpine Shepherdess
Regret
Le Rossignol
Les Filles De Cadix
Speak
Tre Giorni Son Che Nina
Una Cosa Rara: Dolce Mi Parve Un Di
Il Fantastico Per La Musica: Che Dici
Samson: With Plaintive Note
When Daisies Died
My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair
She Never Told Her Love
Zemira And Azor: Rose Softly Blooming
Cherry Ripe
Bergerette

Customer Reviews:

What a steal!.......2004-06-23

This recording of Sutherland's earliest records is absolutely brilliant!!! She soars through Arne and Handel as if it were the easiest music ever written. Whether you love Joan Sutherland, great singing or both: BUY THIS!

Good Early Sutherland Concert Fare.......2004-03-27

This CD is 67:52 in length and provides 20 songs and arias from three live BBC radio broadcasts, as follows: 2 from the Dec. 1958 broadcast, 8 from the Dec. 1960 broadcast, and 10 from the Dec. 1961 broadcast. None are well-known operatic arias; none have orchestral accompaniment; all but the first two are accompanied by her husband (and teacher/coach/conductor) Richard Bonynge at the keyboard. (The 1961 broadcast is devoted to eighteenth century music and is accompanied by Bonynge on harpsichord.)

The selections are relatively unconventional and unfamiliar--evidently a point with the concert choices made by Sutherland and Bonynge--which will be welcome and refreshing to many. As the notes point out, "This group is typical of the creative programs Sutherland and Bonynge would present for next 30 years. They created 15 different programs and appeared together 129 times in recital. . . . [They] loved to rediscover music and made a specialty of reintroducing the world to many forgotten bonbons, such as these." Dame Joan is in fresh, youthful voice (her international career began with her Covent Garden Lucia in 1959, and she was 32 to 35 when these recitals were broadcast) and sings handsomely throughout, often displaying an attractive mezzo-like fullness and warmth of tone. But Sutherland opera fans may be somewhat disappointed, not in the singing, but in the material here, which calls for little of the full-throated excitement, dazzling pyrotechnics, and brilliant high notes of her best opera recordings; this is more modest fare, and it is, appropriately, more modestly sung. The sound is decent, clean, eminently listenable monaural, no doubt from airchecks, but has this small annoyance: it is afflicted throughout with a residual level of pre-echo and post-echo that is clearly audible on a high-resolution playback system.

The indispensable Sutherland collections (apart from her complete opera recordings) are The Art of the Prima Donna (2 CDs, all 1960 recordings) and La Stupenda (2 CDs, recordings from 1959 to 1988); these should be owned by anyone interested in Sutherland, coloratura soprano singing, or simply great singing. This recital, while enjoyable, is certainly not of comparable importance. But if you are a Sutherland fan and would like to supplement her meatier operatic endeavors with engagingly sung concert fare from the early years of her international career, this is a good choice.

sensational!.......2000-08-10

this are sensational. what singing, what a voice. A MUST HAVE!

Bravissima!.......1998-11-30

Anyone who question Sutherland as the greatest coloratura soprano of all time should listen to this CD. She sings with complete control in all the arias. I think that Mozart had her in mind for the Constanza aria. Sutherland before 1975 as a dramatic coloratura soprano is simply without peer in this and any other century. A must have!

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GREAT PERFORMANCES, FINE SOUND.
Terrific Performance, Poor Sonics
a fabulous night
Great performance - poor sound
at this price it's a winner

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten

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Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Ace in the Hole - Criterion Collection

ASIN: B00004SU91
Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

Act One: Licht Uberm See - Ruth Hesse/Martin Egel
Act One: Amme! Wachst Du? - James King/Ruth Hesse
Act One: Ist Mein Liebster Dahin - Leonie Rysanek
Act One: Wie Soll Ich Denn Nicht Weinen? - Maria Haug/Leonie Rysanek/Ruth Hesse
Act One: Amme, Um Alles, Wo Find Ich Den Schatten? - Leonie Rysanek/Ruth Hesse
Act One: Flight Down To Earth - VPO/Karl Bohm
Act One: Dieb! Da Nimm!... Reiss Ihn Nach Hinten!... Zu Hilfe, Bruder! - Zoltan Kelemen/Lorenzo Alvary/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
Act One: Sie Aus Dem Hause, Und Das Fur Immer - Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
Act One: Dritthalb Jahr Bin Ich Dein Weib - Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
Act One: Was Wollt Ihr Hier? - Christa Ludwig/Ruth Hesse
Act One: Ach, Herrin, Susse Herrin! - Vienna Phil Chor/Leonie Rysanek/Martin Schomberg/Christa Ludwig
Act One: Hat Es Dich Blutige Tranen Gekostet - Ruth Hesse/Christa Ludwig
Act One: Mutter, Mutter, Lass Uns Nach Hause! - Vienna Phil Chor/Christa Ludwig
Act One: Trag Ich Die Ware Selber Zu Markt... Ihr Gatten in Den Hausern Dieser Stadt - Walter Berry/Christa Ludwig/Alexander Maly/Karl Neugebauer/Wolfgang Schneider

Tracks:

Act Two: Komm Bald Wieder Nach Haus, Mein Gebieter - Ruth Hesse/Christa Ludwig/Leonie Rysanek/Vienna Phil Chor
Act Two: Was Ist Nun Deine Rede, Du Prinzessin... O Tag Des Glucks, O Abend Der Gnade! - Walter Berry/Zoltan Kelemen/Lorenzo Alvary/Vienna Phil Chor/Christa Ludwig
Act Two: Change Of Scene - VPO/Karl Bohm
Act Two: Falke, Falke, Du Wiedergefundener - James King
Act Two: Es Gibt Derer, Die Haben Immer Zeit - Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ruth Hesse
Act Two: Schlange, Was Hab Ich Mit Dir Zu Schaffen! - Christa Ludwig/Martin Schomberg/Ruth Hesse/Walter Berry
Act Two: Ein Handwerk Verstehst Du Sicher Nicht - Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
Act Two: Wer Da? - Walter Berry/Leonie Rysanek
Act Two: Sieh-Amme-Sieh - Leonie Rysanek/Vienna Phil Chor/Maria Haug
Act Two: Wehe, Mein Mann! - Leonie Rysanek
Act Two: Es Dunkelt, Dass Ich Nicht Sehe Zur Arbeit - Walter Berry/Zoltan Kelemen/Lorenzo Alvary/Ruth Hesse/Christa Ludwig/Leonie Rysanek
Act Two: Es Gibt Derer, Die Bleiben Immer Gelassen... Abtu Ich Von Meinem Leibe Die Kinder - Christa Ludwig
Act Two: Das Weib Ist Irre... Barak, Ich Hab Es Nicht Getan - Walter Berry/Zoltan Kelemen/Lorenzo Alvary/Ruth Hesse/Leonie Rysanek/Christa Ludwig

Tracks:

Act Three: Schweigt Doch, Ihr Stimmen! - Christa Ludwig
Act Three: Mir Anvertraut, Dass Ich Sie Hege - Walter Berry/Christa Ludwig
Act Three: Auf, Geh Nach Oben, Mann - Ingrid Mayr/Christa Ludwig/Vienna Phil Chor/Martin Egel
Act Three: Fort Von Hier! - Ruth Hesse/Leonie Rysanek
Act Three: Wehe, Mein Kind - Ruth Hesse/Martin Egel/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
Act Three: Sterben! Sterben! - Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Vienna Phil Chor
Act Three: Vater, Bist Du Es? - Leonie Rysanek/Maria Haug/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
Act Three: Weh Mir! Erfullt Der Fluch! - Leonie Rysanek/Vienna Phil Chor/Maria Haug/Walter Berry/Christa Ludwig
Act Three: Wenn Das Herz Aus Kristall Zerbricht In Einem Schrei - James King/Vienna Phil Chor/Leonie Rysanek
Act Three: Trifft Mich Sein Lieben Nicht - Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Vienna Phil Chor
Act Three: Nun Will Ich Jubeln - Walter Berry/James King/Leonie Rysanek/Christa Ludwig/Vienna Phil Chor
Act Three: Vater, Dir Drohet Nichts - Vienna Phil Chor

Customer Reviews:

GREAT PERFORMANCES, FINE SOUND........2004-12-13

The four principal stars of this production performed it to great acclaim all around the world. Thanks to O d'O for releasing this historic performance. As for the performance itself: it is magnificent! All of the singers score five stars. Karl Bohm's conducting is superb. As for the recording sonics, they are not as bad as previous reviewers have stated. In fact, I have heard worse. The sonics on this recording are very fine for a live performance from 1974. My final rating:
Performance/ 5 stars, Sonics/ 4 stars, Overall Rating/ 5 stars.

Terrific Performance, Poor Sonics.......2003-08-12

This performance is terrific. It contains the legendary cast of Bohm's 'Straussian' family that performed the work all over the world. But the sonics here is not so good. My advice is to get the Vienna 1964 under Karajan from DG. That version is in also mono not stereo. Also, Karajan makes cuts and reorganizes some of the scens so that they don't follow Strauss direction.
However, the performance is simply exceptionally outstanding. Christa Ludwig gives a miraculous performance as the Dyer's Wife - the supreme interpreter of the role, above all competition. Your heart stops whenever she starts singing. Leonie Rysanek, it need not be said, is incomparable as the Empress - no one can touch Rysanek in the role of the Empress except Rysanek herself!! Grace Hoffman sings with searing dramatic sense in the difficult role of the Nurse. Her voice is strong and incisive. Her malevolence comes through clearly and her voice has sufficient heft to cut through the Straussian orchestration. Walter Berry is in sensational voice as Barak and his partnership with then-wife Christa Ludwig is unbeatable. Their duet at the beginning of Act 3 is a collectors' item to be treasured. Jess Thomas is in excellent voice as the Emperor. Plus we have the great Fritz Wunderlich in a small role and the lovely soprano, Lucia Popp in a number of small roles - the falcon, the voice from heaven, the voices of unborn children. The Vienna Philharmonic play like gods. They knew that this was Karajan's last opera with them and they gave nothing but their best - their quality of musicianship puts all and sundry to shame. Finally, the DG transfers are superb. No doubt it is in mono but the clarity of detail is amazing. One could only wish that someone had been smart enough to record it in stereo back then. Unfortunately, no one did. It is always worthwhile getting a DG 'live' performance than some of those on smaller labels simply because DG has access to the original tapes and always make superb transfers. Karajan's 1962 Il Trovatore for example, had been available for a long time on smaller labels but the smaller labels had bad sonic quality. So when the DG version came out I just snapped it up because the quality was better although I had to pay more. Therefore, if you want the 1964 Karajan Vienna, better snap up now. (...) That night in 1964 at the Vienna State Opera was a miraculously special one that Straussians will not want to miss. In particular, if you like Die Frau Ohne Schatten, you must not miss that performance, esp when DG has done such superb transfers.

This performance is also exceptionally good. Ludwig, Rysanek and Berry all reprise their role to outstanding effect. In this version, Ruth Hesse takes over as the Nurse and James King is sensational as the Emperor. But sonics, sonics, sonics.... not too good. The DG version is clearer. I would have liked DG to do THIS transfer. Unfortunately, they didn't. So if you want a DG-quality transfer with a similar cast, get the DG Karajan.

a fabulous night.......2000-09-05

The legendary FRAU partnership of Rysanek/Ludwig/King/Berry/Boehm assemble one last time for another earth-shaking performance. Compared to earlier performances of this quintet (e.g., the highly illegal Met pirates), Rysanek is in firmer, richer voice, Ludwig beginning to show the strain of the killer role of the Faeberin, Berry ever more tender and poetic, and King perhaps somewhat less stiff while still in ringing voice. The usual big cuts, of course, but that is little enough to pay for Boehm's volcanic conducting. This sounds to me mastered a little sharp, which tends to make Ludwig sound like she's screaming, even when she's not.

Great performance - poor sound.......2000-09-04

Once again opera D'Oro screws up by taking a great performance and remastering it poorly. This performance runs at least one half tone sharp throughout - sometimes Ludwig sounds like a different singer. A real shame since the performance was an inspired one.

at this price it's a winner.......2000-08-02

For those who have hesitated about acquiring a recording of this opera, I would heartily recommend this release for the modest price asked. It costs not much more than a third of its competitors. Due to the very early stereo release, the orchestral body does not have as much weight and power as more recent issues, but the Vienna Philharmonic as expected play very well. The singing is reasonably good, probably the best casting available at the time. Karl Bohm conducts with dignity and passion when called for. The recording has the cuts to the score that were generally sanctioned at the time.

Die Frau has a great deal of inspired music, both dramatic and lyrical, and Richard Strauss considered it a peak of achievement for him at the time, completed just after Der Rosenkavalier. The opera has a great deal of the fantastic about it - in terms of exotic and unusual action - and Strauss responded to Hugo von Hofmannstal's wonderful libretto with the fullest, most richly colored, sumptuous opera score of his career.

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier: Introduction
Der Rosenkavalier: Act One
Der Rosenkavalier: Act Two

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier (abridged): Introduction To Act Three
Der Rosenkavalier (abridged): Act Three

Customer Reviews:

Legendary recording from 1933.......2002-03-11

This 2 disc set consists of an abridged version of "Der Rosenkavalier" with Lotte Lehmann as the Marschallin. The recording has been issued by EMI but is not currently available from them. The Opera d'Oro remastering provides reasonably good sound, especially considering the fact that the recording was made in 1933. While surface noise and other sounds associated with recording onto 78 rpm discs are definitely present, they are not excessively intrusive. Even better, the voices are clearer than one might expect from a recording that's almost 70 years old.

As for the performance, it's one of those that truly deserves the label of "legendary". Lehmann's Marschallin is beautifully sung, warmer and less affected than Schwarzkopf, but with Schwarzkopf's attention to the text. Richard Mayr as Ochs is also outstanding.

The price for such a historic recording can't be beat, but as usual with Opera d'Oro, the notes include no information about the singers or the source material for the current remastering. Instead we get a brief commentary and summary of the plot. There are only 3 tracks on the first disc and 2 on the second, but anyone who loves this opera will gladly accept these minor inconveniences in order to hear this wonderfully idiomatic performance. While it should not be one's first or only "Rosenkavalier", it's nevertheless essential and highly enjoyable listening.

Goldmark: Die Königin von Saba
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Goldmark: Die Königin von Saba

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Outstanding.......2005-06-18

My local public radio station happened to play this opera ("The Queen of Sheba") one night; I'd never heard (or even heard of) it previously. Both the music and the singing are excellent, and it is a real treat to discover this virtually unknown treasure. This is a grand opera, with strong symphonic music, great chorus work, and gorgeous arias.

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Covent Garden on Record, Vol. 3

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Unvergessene Stimmen der Wiener Staatsoper

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Unvergessene Stimmen der Wiener Staatsoper

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ASIN: B0000023QF
Release Date: 1995-02-07

Tracks:

Die Hochzeit Des Figaro: Nun Vergiss Leises Flehn - Alfred Jerger
Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Ach, Ich Liebte - Felicie Mihacsek
Don Giovanni: O Zeige Dich Am Fenster - Hans Duhan
Die Zauberflote: O Isis And Osiris - Richard Mayr
Ernani: Ernani, Ernani, Rette Mich - Selma Kurz
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Fanget An! - Karl Aagaard Oestvig
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Was Duftet Doch Der Flieder - Josef Von Manowarda
Die Walkure: Hojotoho! Hojotoho! - Gertrude Kappel
Siegfried: Schmiede, Mein Hammer, Ein Hartes Schwert - Richard Schubert
Siegfried: Ewig War Ich, Ewig Bin Ich - Helene Wildbrunn
Der Bajazzo: Scherzet Immer - Trajan Grosavescu
Die Hugenotten: Ihr Edlen Herr'n Allhier - Adele Kern
Martha: Ach, So Fromm, Ach, So Traut - Koloman Von Pataky
Ein Maskenball: Mit Starrem Angesicht - Lotte Schone
EIn Maskenball: Hier Ist Der Grauenvolle Ort - Vera Schwarz
Margarethe: Es Ist Schon Spat - Margit Angerer/Alfred Piccaver
Der Bajazzo: Jetzt Spielen - Leo Slezak
Tosca: Nur Der Schonheit Weiht' Ich Mein Leben - Maria Jeritza
Turandot: Keiner Schlafe - Jan Kiepura
Turandot: Prinzessin, Die Liebe - Berta Kiurina
Die Tote Stadt: Gluck, Das Mir Verblieb - Maria Jeritza

Tracks:

Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Wer Ein Liebchen Hat Gefunden - Alexander Kipnis
Die Zauberflote: Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon - Koloman Von Pataky
Fidelio: Komm, Hoffnung, Lass Den Letzten Stern - Lotte Lehmann
Die Judin: Recha, Als Gott Dich Einst Zur Tochter Mir Gegeben - Franz Volker
Margarethe: Scheinst Zu Schlafen Du Im Stubchen - Ludwig Hofmann
Die Walkure: Der Manner Sippe Sass Hier Im Saal - Lotte Lehmann
Die Walkure: Wntersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond - Gunnar Graarud
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Jerum! Jerum! - Friedrich Schorr
Aida: Wehe, Mein Vater! - Maria Nemeth/Emil Schipper
Carmen: Ja, Die Liebe Hat Bunte Flugel - Rosette Anday
Carmen: Euren Toast Kann Ich Wohl Erwidern - Wilhelm Rode
Carmen: Ich Sprach, Dass Ich Furchtlos MIch Fuhle - Luise Helletsgruber
Tosca: Und Es Blitzten Die Sterne - Josef Kalenberg
Der Rosenkavalier: Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren - Elisabeth Schumann/Maria Olszewska
Der Rosenkavalier: Da Lieg' Ich - Richard Mayr/Anni Andrassy
Die Agyptische Helena: Zweite Brautnacht! Zaubernacht! - Rose Pauly
Schwanda Der Dudelsackpfeifer: Ich Bin Der Schwanda - Karl Hammes

Tracks:

Orpheus Und Eurydike: Ach, Ich Habe Sie Verloren - Kerstin Thorborg
Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Martern Aller Arten - Margherita Perras
Fidelio: Gott! Welch Dunkel Hier - Franz Volker
Der Troubadour: Sieh Meiner Heissen Tranen Flut - Viorica Ursuleac/Alexander Sved
La Traviata: Von Der Freude Blumenkranzen - Margherita Perras
La Traviata: Ach, Ihres Auges Zauberblick - Helge Rosvaenge
Ein Maskenball: Du Allein Hast Dies Herz Mir Entwendet - Alexander Sved
Don Carlos: Welch Ein Vergangnis War Des Geschenk - Gertrud Runger
Die Meistersiger Von Nurnberg: Verachtet Mir DIe Meister Nicht - Ludwig Hofmann
Die Walkure: Ein Schwert Verhiess Mir Der Vater - Max Lorenz
Die Walkure: War Es So Schmahlich Was Ich Verbrach? - Maria Jeritza
Siegfried: Auf Wolkigen Hoh'n Wohnen Die Gotter - Hans Hermann Nissen
Gotterdammerung: Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort - Anny Konetzni
Hoffmans Erzahlungen: Ha, Wie In Meiner Seel' - Richard Tauber
Samson Und Dalila: O Liebe! Meinem Hass Steh Zur Seite - Rosette Anday
Eugen Onegin: Wohin Seid Ihr Entschwunden - Charles Kullmann
Turandot: In Diesem Schlosse - Viorica Ursuleac
Giuditta: Schon Wie Die Blaue Sommernacht - Jarmila Novotna/Richard Tauber

Tracks:

Figaros Hochzeit: Hor Mein Flehn, O Gott Der Liebe - Maria Reining
Figaros Hochzeit: Ach, Offnet Eure Augen - Paul Schoffler
Der Freischutz: Wie Nahte Mir Der Schlummer - Hilde Konetzni
Der Troubadour: Dass Nur Fur Mich Dein Herz Erbebt - Helge Rosvaenge
Rigoletto: Teurer Name, Dessen Klang - Lea Piltti
Rigoletto: Sie Wurde Mir Entrissen - Anton Dermota
Der Fliegende Hollander: Die Frist Ist Um - Josef Herrmann
Tannhauser: O Furstin! - Maria Reining/Max Lorenz
Tristan Und Isolde: Mild Und Leise - Helena Braun
Die Walkure: Leb' Wohl, Du Kuhnes, Herrliches Kind - Hans Hotter
Gotterdammerung: Brunnhilde, Heilige Braut - Set Svanholm
Der Rosenkavalier: Da Geht Er Hin - Hilde Konetzni
Der Rosenkavalier: Ist Ein Traum, Kann Nicht Wirklich Sein - Esther Rethy/Elisabeth Hongen

Weingartner conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 9 "Choral"

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One of the three greatest Ninths, but.....

Weingartner conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 9 "Choral"

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Tracks:

Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125: Eleven Viennese Dances
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125: I Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125: II Molto vivace
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125: III Adagio molto e cantabile: Andante moderato
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125: IV Presto: Allegro assai

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Despite a few quirky tempo changes in the first movement, Felix Weingartner's 1935 Vienna Ninth was the most persuasive recorded version of this work from the 78 era, captured in excellent sound for its vintage. Indeed, the vocal quartet in the finale remains unsurpassed, especially Richard Mayr's glorious opening solo. The slippery string portamenti and janissary-like percussion add attractive local color to the whole. The deliciously characterized Viennese Dances make an attractive filler, though Mark Obert-Thorn's fine transfers don't quite match Anthony Griffith's for Japanese EMI. --Jed Distler

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One of the three greatest Ninths, but............2001-08-02

Felix Weingartner was the first to record all of the Beethoven Symphonies, and to this day, his interpretations remain classics. His single most famous and beloved recording was this, his Vienna Beethoven Ninth (actually, his second recording of the work); it was regarded as THE Ninth of its day, and in my opinion still stands as one of the three supreme statements of the work (the others being Furtwaengler and Fricsay). I suppose one might categorize his approach as "classical," although he he employs many subtle and effective tempo modifications throughout. His First Movement is taut and incisive, his Scherzo more relaxed and bouyant than most, his Adagio urgent but lovingly phrased, and his Finale is more expansive than Furtwaengler's or Fricsay's, more "spiritual," if you like. I am especially taken with his broad approach to the Coda, in which his soprano soloist is allowed space to really sing out her phrases. The Solo Quartet - Luise Helletsgruber, Rosette Anday, Georg Maikl, and especially Richard Mayr, is probably the most thrilling on record. Alas, this transfer leaves much to be desired. The transfer sounds like it was taken from a severely worn set, with heavy surface noise and strident highs that make listening painful. The bass is missing altogether - the drum beats in the First Movement are inaudible. Pearl usually does superlative work, so I don't understand what went wrong here. A Japanese EMI edition is little better; I would suggest seeking out Preiser's transfer, which sounds almost identical to the original 78's as I remember them.

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a little correction
A Great Collection of Historic Basses

20 Great Basses sing Great Arias

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

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

General | Arias | 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

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000WOX
Release Date: 1994-11-29

Tracks:

Le Veau D'or - Pol Plancon
O Ruddier Than The Cherry - Malcolm McEachern
Leporello's First Aria - Salvatore Baccaloni
Song Of The Viking Guest - Mark Reizen
Galitzky's Drinking Song - Alexander Pirogov
Serenade - Sergei Krasovsky
I Am A Roamer - Peter Dawson
As Ochs, Exc. - Richard Mayr
In Diesen Heil'gen - Wilhelm Strienz
Gremin's Aria - Alexander Kipnis
Piff! Paff! - Jose Mardones
Dormiro Sol - Ezio Pinza
O Isis - Paul Knupper
La Calunnia - Feodor Chaliapin
Hagen's Watch - Emanuel List
'Porter' Song - Marcel Journet
King's Prayer - Ivar Andresen
Drum-Major's Aria - Ezio Pinza
O Patria...O Tu Palemo - Robert Radford
In The Town Of Kazan - Feodor Challiapin
Overcoat Song - Jean Vanni-Marcoux
The Trumpet Shall Sound - Harold Williams

Customer Reviews:

a little correction.......2003-11-22

this is not a review, I just wanted to correct something, Pinza is not the most comtemporary since he died in 1950, Mark Reizen died in 1992, and sang gremin in eugene onegin in 1985 (his 90th birthday!)

A Great Collection of Historic Basses.......2002-08-13

As a developing singer and lover of bass arias, I have enjoyed this great collection of historic bass recordings. It is a fantastic opportunity to hear some of the greatest opera basses of the 20th century in some rare and hard to find recordings. Since many of these recordings are from the early part of that century (I think the most contempory of the basses is Ezio Pinza who died, I beleive in the 1950s), the sound qulaity may be lacking at times for our modern tastes. The performaces, howver, are well worth it. There are some real gems on this cd and a must for any affecianato of the operatic bass repretoire.

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attractive compilation

Wagner's Ring: Collected Highlights

Manufacturer: Opera D'oro
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005MJY7
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Customer Reviews:

attractive compilation.......2002-04-23

Most of this set is a compilation from EMI's Walkure (fragments of Bruno Walter's act 1 famous recording and of act 2 with Hotter and Fuchs). These recordings are classic and not need additional words.
The other fragments are also available on EMI and DGG. But as a compilation and at low price this set is attractive enough.

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Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000WU2
Release Date: 1993-01-04

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Prelude To Act I
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Wie Du Warst!
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Die Stimm! (Arrival Of Ochs)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Hat Sie Schon Einmal
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Geben Mir Euer Gnaden
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Da Geht Er Hin
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II: In Dieser Feierlichen Stundeden
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II: Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren (Rose Presentation)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II: Ihm Hatt Ich Ein Zutraun
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II: Wart', Dich Hau' I' Zsamm

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier: Act III: Prelude To Act III
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III: Nein, Nein, Nein, Nein!
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III: Muss Jetzt Partout Zu Ihr
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III: Weiss Bereits Nicht
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III: Ist Ein Traum
Die Agyptische Helena: Helen's Awakening (Act I) - Berlin State Opr Orch/Fritz Busch
Die Agyptische Helena: Funeral March (Act II) - Berlin State Opr Orch/Fritz Busch
Die Agyptische Helena: Bei Jener Nacht (Act I) - Rose Paully-Dreesen
Die Agyptische Helena: Zweite Brautnacht! Zaubernacht! - Rose Paully-Dreesen
Breit Uber Mein Haupt, Op19/2 - Robert Hutt/Richard Strauss
Morgen, Op27/4 - Robert Hutt/Richard Strauss

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