Discs: 5
Release date: 10th March 2008
Barcode: 5099951760823
Medium: CDThe Art of Christa Ludwig Christa Ludwig 80th Birthday Tribute Bach, J S :
St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht
Recorded: 1961, Berlin-Grünewald, Grünewaldkirche
Berliner Symphoniker , Karl Forster
St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich
Recorded: 3-4 January, 14-15 April, 10-12 May, 21, 25-26 November, 28 December 1961, Kingsway Hall, London
Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Bellini :
Sgombra è la sacra selva from Norma
Recorded: 5-12 September 1960, Teatro all Scala, Milan
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Bizet :
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen)
sung in German
Berliner Symphoniker , Horst Stein
Brahms :
Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Der Schmied Op. 19/4
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Dein blaues Auge, (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59)
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Das Mädchen spricht, Op. 107 No. 3
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Heimweh, Op. 63 No. 8
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Mädchenlied, Op. 107 No. 5
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Auf dem See (No. 2 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59)
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
In stiller Nacht (No. 42 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33)
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Schwesterlein, WoO posth. 37 No. 1
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 No. 2
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1
Recorded: 31 March – 3 April 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91
Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano) & Herbert Downes (viola)
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Recorded: March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Handel :
Es blaut die Nacht (Julius Caesar)
Recorded: 19 March, 1962, Berlin-Grünewald, Grünewaldkirche
Berliner Symphoniker , Horst Stein
Mahler :
Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde)
Recorded: 19-22 February, 1964, Kingsway Hall, London & 7-8 November 1966, Abbey Road Studos, London
Philharmonia Orchestra & New Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Ich ging mit Lust (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit)
Hans und Grete (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit)
Frühlingsmorgen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit)
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Der Schildwache Nachtlied (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit)
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (Rückert-Lieder)
Liebst Du um Schönheit (Rückert-Lieder)
Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder)
Das irdische Leben (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Wer hat dies' Liedlein Erdacht? (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Lob des hohen Verstandes (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder)
Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Recorded: 3-5 May, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Mozart :
In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrate (from Don Giovanni)
Recorded: June/July 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London
New Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
E amore un ladroncello (from Così fan tutte)
Recorded: September 1962, Kingsway Hall,, London
Philharmonia Orchestra , Karl Böhm
Rachmaninov :
Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4
Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Oh, my field, Op. 4 No. 5
Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Ravel :
Trois chansons madécasses
Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Reger :
Der Brief, Op. 76, No. 8
Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Bürgerbräu, Munich
Gerald Moore (piano)
Volkslied aus Franken – Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76, No. 3
Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Bürgerbräu, Munich
Gerald Moore (piano)
Rossini :
La regata veneziana
Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Munich Bürgerbräu
Gerald Moore (piano)
Saint-Saëns :
Une flûte invisible
Recorded: November 1965 & March 1966, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Schubert :
Die Allmacht, D852
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta)
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
An die Musik D547
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Ganymed, D544 (Goethe)
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Ave Maria, D839
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Die Forelle, D550
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Frühlingsglaube, D686
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Lachen und Weinen, D777
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Erlkönig, D328
Recorded: 28-30 November, 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (Von Chezy / Muller)
Recorded: 8 November, 1965, Abbey Road Studios, London
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Schumann :
Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
Recorded: 3, 4, 6 May & 25 June, 1959, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Strauss, R :
Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5
Recorded: 29 November & 1 December, 1965, Bürgerbräu, Munich
Gerald Moore (piano)
Der Rosenkavalier, Act 3 – conclusion
Recorded: 10-15 & 17-22 December 1956, Kingsway Hall,, London
Teresa Stich-Randall , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Eberhard Wächter
Philharmonia Orchestra , Herbert von Karajan
Verdi :
Quid sum miser (from Requiem)
Recorded: 16-21, 23-27 September 1963 & 7 April 1964, Kingsway Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
Liber scriptus (from Requiem)
Recordare (from Requiem)
Wagner :
Wesendonck-Lieder (5)
orch. Mottl
Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde)
Recorded: 21-23 March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Wolf, H :
Gesang Weylas (No. 46 from Mörike-Lieder)
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder)
Recorded: 11, 13, 14, 17 & 20 November, 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London
Gerald Moore (piano)
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