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ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Brahms: Lieder Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 - 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings. |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / GLUCK / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Recital Carnegie Hall 25th November, 1956 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), George Reeves (piano) [ EMI References / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jun/1988 ] Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1963 with libretto) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Hanny Steffek / Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Bohm [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "The two sisters are gloriously sung - Schwarzkopf and Ludwig bring their immeasurable talents as Lieder singers to this sparkling score and overlay them with a rare comic touch." RECOMMENDED RECORDING (Classical Good CD Guide 2004) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2000 ] The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler's development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann / Bayreuther Festival, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 3/Jul/1997 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: Die lustige Witwe [Merry Widow] / Das Land des Lachelns [Land of Smiles] (operettas) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Erich Kunz, Nicolai Gedda / Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Otto Ackermann [ Warner Classics The Opera Series / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] The Record Guide described Schwarzkopf in Die lustige Witwe as 'enchanting from end to end' and said that in Das Land des Lächelns it is her 'radiant loveliness of tone that enchants us first, but also the consummate, irresistible artistry' |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (recorded 1952-3) / Mass in B minor (excerpts recorded 1950) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss & Kathleen Ferrier / Philharmonia Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker / von Karajan [ EMI Classics Historical / 2 CD - released 20/May/2006 ] Described in its first review in The Gramophone as 'a landmark in the history of the gramophone', this recording of the B minor Mass was made a couple of years after Herbert von Karajan had conducted Bach's masterpiece in Vienna at a festival in... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), Elisabeth Hongen (Mezzo), Julius Patzak (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) / Wiener Singverain & Philharmoniiker, Herbert von Ka [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] Recorded November and December.1947, at Musikvereinsaal, Vienna. |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / WAGNER / R. STRAUSS / HEUBERGER / J. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Diva Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Josef Metternich (baritone) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] Schwarzkopf later made her official debut at the Royal Opera House on 16 January 1948, as Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute, in performances sung in English, and at La Scala on 29 June 1950 singing Beethoven's Missa solemnis. |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (Italian Songbook) (Recorded 1969) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Dec/1990 ] "An outstanding issue which should be widely welcomed and surported by all lovers of Lieder. Schwarzopf and Fischer-Dieskau are in excellent vocal form and it is difficult to know how adequately to praise the piano-playing of Gerald Moore" Gramophone |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Eduard Morike (with lieder by Loewe, Grieg & Brahms) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] In memory of an outstanding soprano, the legendary German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf passed away on August 3rd 2006 (born December 9th 1915), this is Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's last recording - on CD for the first time in over 20 years. |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: 24 Lieder Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 12/May/1990 ] 'In Wolf, more than anywhere, Schwarzkopf's highly individual art finds its zenith of achievement. It would be tedious to catalogue the many insights, just get the records and listen for yourself.' (Gramophone) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): 4 letzte Lieder (4 Last Songs) / Arabella (highlights) (Rec 1953/54) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (Conductor) Lovro von Matacic (Conductor) with Anny Felbermayer (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] (Schwarzkopf) had all the requisite vocal qualities for a first-rate singer of the music of Richard Strauss: radiance, tenderness, vocal colour, always alive to the nuances of the text, and very observant of what the composer demanded. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: 16 Lieder / Quintet for piano & wind instruments K452 (recorded 1955) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Wind Ensemble [ EMI Classics Historical / CD - released 20/May/2006 ] In the middle of April 1955 and with typical flair, the EMI producer Walter Legge capitalised on the presence in London of the distinguished German pianist Walter Gieseking, who was at Abbey Road Studios to record 16 of Mozart's songs with Legge's... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Arias (Rec 1953, 1961 & 1969) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), with Alfred Brendel (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Carlo Maria Giulini, John Pritchard, London Symphiony, George Sze [ EMI / CD - released 1/Sep/1987 ] A top-class performer of Mozartian repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf recorded legendary versions of the major operas alongside the most excellent singers and conductors of her generation |
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W. A. MOZART / VERDI / LEHAR / J. STRAUSS II / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Opera arias Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), with Karl Schmitt-Walter (bar) / Philharmonia Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Recordings from 1950, Le Nozze di Figaro, to, 1959, Capriccio. |
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BACH / MOZART / GIESEKING / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Unpublished Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with Philharmonia Orchestra, Thurston Dart & Alceo Galliera, Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von karajan, Walter Gieseking (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ] Recorded : London, n°1 Studio Abbey Road 26/05/1958 (1-3) - 10/04/1955 (7) ; n°3 Studio Abbey Road 16/04/1955 (8-14) Wien, Musikvereinssaal 06/1950 (4-6) ; Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 20/06/1956 (15-18) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: ChopinL 19 Polish Songs, Op. 74 Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ ABC Eloquence / CD - released 6/Jul/2006 ] "It is good to welcome these lovely works back into circulation" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No 15 / From Jewish Folk Poetry Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano) Ortun Wenkel (contralto) / London Philharmonic, Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 5/May/2001 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits / Benedicite / Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus' Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Carol Case, Heather harper / Bach Choir, New Philhamonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks [ EMI / CD - released 30/Sep/1987 ] Celebrated as the musical poet of the English landscape, Vaughan Williams was also a visionary composer of enormous range: from the pastoral lyricism of The Lark Ascending and the still melancholy of Silent Noon to the violence of the Fourth Symphony... |