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The dream team: Renee Fleming and Christian Thielemann, today's foremost interpreters of Richard Strauss, in a brand new recording of the Four Last Songs, plus other arias and songs by R. Strauss. Renee Fleming, the world's leading lyric soprano, records the exquisitely beautiful Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss in a brand new recording. Fleming recorded these songs once before, ten years ago before she had ever sung them live. Since then, these enduringly popular showcases for the soprano voice have become signature pieces for Fleming and a regular and much-loved part of her concert repertoire. With years of experience of live performances behind her, Fleming is ready now to revisit these works, bringing more insight, fresh interpretations and greater maturity. She is conducted by Christian Thielemann, a renowned interpreter of Strauss. The disc also includes other Strauss scenes from his operas Ariadne auf Naxos and Die Agyptische Helena as well as Richard Strauss's songs Freundliche Vision, Verfuehrung, Winterweihe and Zueignung, several of which Fleming has sung live to critical acclaim. “[Fleming's] voice is perfectly suited to [these 'magical late songs'] demands, less of range than of tender, expressive feeling…a must for more than merely Straussians” Anthony Holden, The Observer, 7th September 2008 “Renée Fleming's first recording of the Last Songs, made in 1996 (on RCA), was distinctly mixed. Here Christian Thielemann is a much more natural Straussian, powerful and luxuriant, and Fleming's voice has gained in distinctiveness and diction, to splendidly dramatic effect, often with a real 'float' at the top.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** “As Fleming explains in a note, the Four Last Songs has become the work that she has performed most often. Throughout the four songs, Fleming not only lavishes every resource of tonal richness at her command, but she seems to be urging all sorts of extra details from the text. The sound is stupendous, Fleming's voice complemented by the Munich Orchestra, with Thielemann bringing out every detail in Strauss's nostalgic orchestration.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 “[Thielemann] gives her voice space to soar and swoop in its illimitable fashion, but refuses to indulge her much-discussed habit of dropping consonants half the time...this is a strikingly fretful interpretation that contemplates mortality with profound unease as well as resignation...Elsewhere, she gives a ravishing account of Verführung and the finest performance of Winterweihe I can think of.” The Guardian, 10th October 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Inge Borkh sings Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner and Strauss
Beethoven: | Fidelio, Op. 72: excerpts Recorded live in 1964 Inge Borkh (Leonore), Hans Beirer (Florestan), Gustav Neidlinger (Pizarro), Josef Greindl (Rocco), Elisabeth Schwarzenberg (Marzelline), Eric Tappy (Jaquino), Derrick Olsen (Fernando) Suisse Romande Orchestra, Opéra de Genève, Ernest Ansermet | Bloch, E: | Macbeth: excerpts Naples San Carlo Theater Orchestra, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni | Cherubini: | Medea: excerpts Sung in German Berliner Staatsoperorchester und Chor, Vittorio Gui | Giordano, U: | Vicino a te (from Andrea Chénier) Sung in German Richard Tucker (Chénier) Richard Kraus | Schillings: | Seht hier des Meeres wunderbarsten Schatz (from Mona Lisa) | Strauss, R: | Zweite Brautnacht! (from Die Ägyptische Helena) | Verdi: | Ciel, mio padre! (from Aida) Sung in German Alexander Welitsch (Amonasro) Son giunta … Madre, pietosa Vergine (from La Forza del Destino) Sung in German | Wagner: | Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an 'Senta's Ballad' (from Der fliegende Holländer) Eine Waffe lass mich dir weisen (from Die Walküre) | Weber: | Euryanthe: excerpts Recorded live in 1954 Inge Borkh (Eglantine), Karl Kamann (Lysiart) Orchestra a Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Carlo Maria Giulini |
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| |  | Leontyne Price: The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums
Barber, S: | He has come, he has come! (from Vanessa) Do not utter a word (from Vanessa) Give Me Some Music (from Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40) Give me my robe (from Antony and Cleopatra) Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 | Beethoven: | Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (from Fidelio) | Bellini: | Sediziose voci (from Norma) Casta Diva (from Norma) Mira, o Norma (from Norma) with Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Berlioz: | La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme | Bizet: | Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (from Carmen) | Boito: | L'altra notte in fondo al mare (from Mefistofele) | Britten: | On rivalries 'tis safe for kings...O God, my King (from Gloriana) | Charpentier, G: | Depuis le jour (from Louise) | Cilea: | Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur) Poveri fiori (from Adriana Lecouvreur) | Debussy: | L'annee en vain...Cependent les soirs (from L'enfant Prodigue) | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) | Flotow: | The Last Rose of Summer (Martha) | Gershwin: | Porgy and Bess (highlights) | Giordano, U: | La mamma morta (from Andrea Chénier) | Gluck: | Divinités du Styx (from Alceste) | Handel: | Care selve (from Atalanta) Semele: Where'er you walk Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato (from Rodelinda) Marilyn Horne (mezzo) Fermati! No, crudel! (from Rinaldo) | Korngold: | Glück, das mir verbleib 'Marietta's Lied' (from Die Tote Stadt) | Leoncavallo: | Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!.... Hui! Stridono lassù (from I Pagliacci) | Mascagni: | Voi lo sapete o mamma (from Cavalleria rusticana) | Massenet: | Allons! Il le faut pour lui-même!... Adieu, notre petite table (from Manon) Dis-moi que je suis belle (from Thaïs) | Menotti: | While I waste these precious hours (from Amelia Goes to the Ball) | Meyerbeer: | In grembo a me [Sur mes genoux] (from L'Africaine) Sung in French Non, non, non, vous n'avais jamais, je gage (from Les Huguenots) Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Mozart: | E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Don Ottavio, son morta!...Or sai chi l'onore (from Don Giovanni) Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K505 Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Se il padre perdei (from Idomeneo) Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) Giunse alfin il momento... Deh, vieni, non tardar… (from Le nozze di Figaro) L'amerò, sarò costante (from Il re pastore) Bella mia fiamma, addio... Resta, oh cara, K528 Crudele? Ah no, mio bene! ... Non mi dir, bell'idol mio (from Don Giovanni) Oh smania! oh furie!...D'Oreste, d'Aiace (from Idomeneo) Ah, guarda, sorella (from Così fan tutte) with Marilyn Horne (mezzo) Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) | Offenbach: | Tu n'es pas beau, tu n'es pas riche (from La Périchole) | Poulenc: | Mes filles, voilà que s'achève (from Dialogues des Carmelites) | Puccini: | Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Tu? Tu? Piccolo iddio (from Madama Butterfly) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Tu che di gel sei cinta (from Turandot) Senza mamma, o bimbo (from Suor Angelica) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Donde lieta usci (from La Bohème) Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Addio, addio mio dolce amor! (from Edgar) Ore dolci e divine (from La Rondine) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) In quelle trine morbide (from Manon Lescaut) Sola, perduta, abbandonata (from Manon Lescaut) Se come voi piccina io fossi (from Le Villi) Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) L'amore e un altra cosa (from La Fanciulla del West) Laggiù nel Soledad (from La Fanciulla del West) Oh, sarò la più bella...Tu, tu, amore? (from Manon Lescaut) with Placido Domingo (tenor) Bimba, bimba, non piangere (from Madama Butterfly) with Placido Domingo (tenor) In questa reggia (from Turandot) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Una nave da guerra...Scuoti quelle fronda (from Madama Butterfly) with Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Purcell: | Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth (from Dido & Aeneas) | Rossini: | Non temer, d' un basso affetto (from Maometto II) Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Strauss, J, II: | Klänge der Heimat (from Die Fledermaus) | Strauss, R: | Zweite Brautnacht! (from Die Ägyptische Helena) Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Salome: Zwischenspiel Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen (from Salome) Es gibt ein Reich (from Ariadne auf Naxos) | Tchaikovsky: | Puskay pogibnu ya 'Tatiana's Letter Scene' (from Eugene Onegin) | Verdi: | Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Qui Radamès verrà!... O patria mia (from Aida) Tacea la notte (from Il Trovatore) D'amor sull'ali rosee (from Il Trovatore) Teneste la promessa...Addio, del passato (from La Traviata) Era più calmo? (from Otello) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello) Vegliammo invan due notti (from Macbeth) Una macchia è qui tutt'ora (from Macbeth) O madre, dal cielo …Se vano, se vano è il pregare (from I Lombardi) Come in quest'ora bruna (from Simon Boccanegra) È strano! è strano!...Ah! fors è lui (from La traviata) Sempre libera (from La Traviata) Tu che la vanità (from Don Carlo) Giá nella notte densa (from Otello) with Placido Domingo (tenor) Teco io sto (from Un ballo in maschera) with Placido Domingo (tenor) La luce langue (from Macbeth) Caro nome (from Rigoletto) Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza (from Aida) with Marilyn Horne (mezzo) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) | Wagner: | Du bist der Lenz (from Die Walküre) Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser) Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) | Weber: | Wie nahte mir der Schlummer … Leise, leise, fromme Weise (from Der Freischütz) Ozean, du Ungeheuer (from Oberon) | Zandonai: | Paolo, datemi pace! (from Francesca Da Rimini) |
Leontyne Price is simply one of the best sopranos of all time. Hailed as the “Stradivarius of singers” she had a unique, unmistakable and unforgettable voice which graced the stage of the Met an astonishing 164 times throughout her career. The Leontyne Price catalogue is divided into two “Complete Collections”; Song and Spiritual Albums and Operatic Recital Albums. These collections are housed in original LP design cardboard slipcases and presented in a hardback boxset. “her core stage repertoire was restricted to a dozen or so roles...These 14 recital albums extend her range from Purcell’s Dido to Menotti’s Amelia: her Handel and Mozart may have dated stylistically, but few Countess Almavivas or Donna Annas have sounded more temperamental and voluptuous...All in all, a banquet for opera-lovers.” Sunday Times, 8th January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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