Agnes Baltsa

Mezzo-Soprano

Agnes Baltsa (born 19th November 1944 in Lefkada) is a leading Greek mezzo-soprano.

Baltsa made her first appearance in an opera in 1968 as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at Frankfurt Opera, before going on to appear as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier at the Vienna State Opera in 1970. Coming under the guidance of Herbert von Karajan, she soon came to worldwide attention and became a regular at the prestigious Salzburg Festival. She became Kammersängerin of the Vienna State Opera in 1980. Her most well known performance is that of Carmen by Georges Bizet, which she has sung a number of times with José Carreras.

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Songs My Country Taught Me

TRACKLISTING

1. Garífallo st'aftí (A carnation behind your ear) 03:10

2. Oniro pedión tis gitoniás (Dream of urban children) 05:07

3. O tahidrómos (The postman) 04:44

4. Méra Magioú (A day in May) 05:01

5. To tréno févgi stis októ (The train leaves at eight) 03:57

6. Se pótisa rodóstamo (I gave you rose-water to drink) 04:44

7. Stou Othona ta hrónia (When Otto was king) Agnes 04:15

8. Áspri méra ke ya mas (There will be better days, even for us) 03:51

9. Varkarólla (Barcarolle) 03:58

10. Ta tréna pou fígan 04:04

11. Arhóntissa (Princess of my heart) 04:12

Agnes Baltsa

"it is a compliment to her to say that if one heard this record „blind“ somewhere…one would sit up and take notice of the quality of the voice and the urgency of the delivery but would not immediately take it for that of an opera-singer going down-market…” (Gramophone)

DG Grand Prix - 4777428

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Karajan Master Recordings - 10 CD set

Bartók:	Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116
Beethoven:	Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Cadenzas: Fritz Kreisler Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Brahms:	Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Cilea:	Intermezzo, Act II from Adriana Lecuouvreur
Debussy:	La Mer Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Karlheinz Zoeller (flute)
Giordano, U:	Intermezzo, Act II from Fedora
Leoncavallo:	Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Mascagni:	Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo Wolfgang Mexer (organ) L'Amico Fritz: Intermezzo
Massenet:	Meditation (from Thais) Michel Schwalbé
Mozart:	Requiem in D minor, K626 Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), José Van Dam (bass) & Rudolf Scholz (organ) Wiener Singverein & Berliner Philharmoniker Mass in C major, K317 'Coronation Mass' Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), José Van Dam (bass) & Rudolf Scholz (organ) Wiener Singverein & Berliner Philharmoniker
Mussorgsky:	Khovancina - Intermezzo from Act 4
Puccini:	Suor Angelica - Intermezzo Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo Act III
Ravel:	Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 Boléro
Schmidt, F:	Notre Dame - Intermezzo
Schubert:	Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
Strauss, R:	Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Michel Schwalbé (solo violin)
Stravinsky:	The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky:	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Wiener Symphoniker Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Verdi:	La traviata: Prelude to Act 3
Wolf-Ferrari:	The Jewels of the Madonna - Act III Intermezzo

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Selected recordings from 1959 to 1979

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DG Karajan Master Recordings - 4777155

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Mozart Opera Favourites

Sir Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza, Agnes Baltsa, Walter Berry, Fiorenza Cossotto Claudio Desderi, Helen Donath, Maria Ewing, Nicolai Gedda, Siegfried Jerusalem Margaret Marshall, Olivera Miljakovic, Anna Moffo, Lucia Popp, Dame Margaret Price Roger Soyer, Giuseppe Taddei, José Van Dam & Carol Vaness

EMI Classics for Pleasure - 3825862

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Ponchielli: La Gioconda

(La Gioconda) Montserrat Caballé, (Enzo Grimaldo) Luciano Pavarotti, (La Cieca) Alfreda Hodgson, (Alvise Badoero) Nicolai Ghiaurov, (Laura) Agnes Baltsa, (Barnaba) Sherrill Milnes, (Zuane) John Del Carlo & (Isepo) Regolo Romani

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Bartoletti

3 CDs with complete libretto at mid price for first time!

"The recording (digital) is possibly the best the opera has had to date, with plenty of presence from the voices and orchestra ... I consider the new set a compelling interpretation of a compelling work, and a worthwhile addition to the catalogue." Gramophone December 1981

Decca Classic Opera - 4756670

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Verdi: La forza del destino

Rosalind Plowright, José Carreras, Renato Bruson, Paata Burchuladze, Agnes Baltsa, Juan Pons, John Tomlinson, Mark Curtis, Jean Rigby, Richard Van Allan, Petteri Salomaa

Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Gramophone Awards 1987