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Beethoven: | Ah! Perfido, Op. 65 Gundula Janowitz (soprano) | Brahms: | Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 Christa Ludwig (soprano) Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 Christa Ludwig (soprano) Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) Rita Streich (soprano) Geheimnis, Op. 71 No. 3 Rita Streich (soprano) Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 Rita Streich (soprano) | Egk: | Quattro Canzoni Irmgard Seefried (soprano) | Mahler: | Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Christa Ludwig (soprano) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Rita Streich (soprano) | Mozart: | Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K596 Rita Streich (soprano) | Schubert: | Seligkeit D433 (Holty) Rita Streich (soprano) Lachen und Weinen, D777 Rita Streich (soprano) Die Vogel D691 Rita Streich (soprano) | Schumann: | Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Rita Streich (soprano) | Strauss, R: | Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Rita Streich (soprano) | Tchaikovsky: | Otchevo? (Why?), Op. 6 No. 5 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) O ditya, pod okoshkom tvoim (Serenade), Op. 63 No. 6 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) | Wagner: | Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) Tristan und Isolde, Act III Gré Brouwenstijn (soprano) Schmerzen (No. 4 from Wesendonck-Lieder) Träume (No. 5 from Wesendonck-Lieder) Gré Brouwenstijn (soprano) | Wolf, H: | Bescheidene Liebe Rita Streich (soprano) |
"On wings of song" - Heine's words and Mendelssohn's immortal melody, sung here by the inimitable Rita Streich, perfectly encapsulate the spirit of this collection. Six of the greatest voices of the last half-century perform a range of familiar music: romantic Wagner from Gré Brouwenstijn and collectors' items such as Egk's four Italian songs from the matchless Irmgard Seefried. These were the commanding voices of their day, from Christa Ludwig's warm mezzo, to Gundula Janowitz's crystalline soprano and the dramatic brilliance of Galina Vishnevskaya, all captured in their prime. “With Vishnevskaya the odd-Russian-out, these 1960s films preserve the art of female singers mostly in the German Lied repertoire. Visual and sonic quality is variable, platform manners quaint, but the vocalism regularly excellent.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Telecasts from the archives of Radio-Canada, 1955-1957. Black & white, 120 minutes. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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