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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig recorded Mahler’s great ‘symphony for alto, tenor and orchestra’ several times (including for Bernstein and Karajan), but I always find myself returning to this 1964 Klemperer account... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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J S Bach: St Matthew Passion
RecommendedPeter Pears (Evangelist), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Christus), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Christa Ludwig (alto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Walter Berry (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Choral Performance
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Marga Hoffgen (alto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Martti Talvela (bass)
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building A Library, July 2022, Also Recommended
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Poulenc: La voix humaine & Cocteau: Le bel indifférent
Édith Piaf & Denise Duval
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique, Georges Prêtre
Duval who created the role gives a compelling performance as Poulenc and Cocteau’s woman abandoned on the telephone, with Georges Prêtre relishing this haunting score. Edith Piaf in Cocteau’s... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Réédition
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The sound is restricted for modern ears, but János Starker and his regular pianist György Sebök play as one, and bring flow, depth and tonal variety to these masterpieces. — More…
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Gounod: Mors et Vita Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Nadine Denize (mezzo), John Aler (tenor), José van Dam (bass-baritone)
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse & Orféon Donostiarra, Michel Plasson
Despite a recessed recording, Plasson's remains a serviceable rendition of Gounod's grandiose conspectus of human spiritual experience. — More…
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Hugo Wolf Recital Salzburg Festival, 12 August 1953
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (piano)
This 1953 Salzburg Festival live recording will delight some and puzzle others. The sound is good, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is word-sensitive but slightly brittle, and Wilhelm Furtwängler rather... — More…
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Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven: Christa Ludwig
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig’s classic warmth and richness is still ageless in this heartfelt, passionate account of four landmark Austro-German works. Every word is cherished and supported by the orchestra. — More…
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Ciccolini 1980s Satie recordings are notable for their big-boned, magisterially sculptured approach. He avoids romanticising or sentimentalising the music, and it's stronger for it. — More…
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