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Beethoven: | Jetzt Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein (from Fidelio) Recorded 5th August 1950 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Marzelline) Wilhelm Furtwängler Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! (from Fidelio) Recorded 5th November 1955 Karl Böhm | Mozart: | Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) Recorded 14th September 1950 Karl Böhm Mich schreckt kein Tod (from Die Zauberflöte) Recorded 11th - 14th November 1944 Irmgard Seefried, Josef Witt, Paul Schöffler Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni) Sung in German as 'Nur ihrem Frieden' Sola, sola in bujo loco (from Don Giovanni) Sung in German as 'Einsam hier an dunkler Stätte'; recorded 6th November 1955 Sena Jurinac (Elvira), Lisa Della Casa (Anna), Irmgard Seefried (Zerlina), Erich Kunz (Leporello), Walter Berry (Masetto) Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Sung in German as 'Folget der Heißgeliebten'; recorded 14th September 1950 Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm La mia Dorabella capace non e' (from Così fan tutte) Erich Kunz (Guglielmo), Paul Schöffler (Don Alfonso) Fra gli amplessi (from Così fan tutte) Recorded 8th August 1956 Irmgard Seefried (Fiordiligi) Karl Böhm Die Weisheitslehre….. führt mich der Ton zu ihr from Die Zauberflöte Recorded 21st January 1981 Hans Helm (Sprecher) Thomas Sanderling | Pfitzner: | Allein, in dunkler Tiefe (from Palestrina) Recorded 12th May 1970 Rita Streich (Engel), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (Lucrezia) | Shostakovich: | Katerina! Sinowi! (from Katerina Ismailowa) Recorded 10th May 1968 Inge Borkh (Katerina), Fritz Uhl (Sergei) Serge Baudo | Strauss, R: | Di rigori armato il seno (from Der Rosenkavalier) Recorded June 1954 Ludwig Weber (Ochs), Franz Bierbach (Notar) Wiener Philharmoniker, Erich Kleiber Arabella? Unmöglich! (from Arabella) Recorded June 1957 Lisa Della Casa (Arabella) Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti Kein andres, das mir so im Herzen loht (from Capriccio) Recorded 15th May 1960 Lisa Della Casa (Countess), Paul Schöffler (La Roche), Walter Berry (Olivier) Karl Böhm | Tchaikovsky: | Mesdames! Ya na sebya vzyal smyelost (from Eugene Onegin) Sung in German as 'Mesdames, verzeih’n Sie meine Kühnheit'; recorded on 17th June 1955 Leonie Rysanek (Tatyana), George London (Onegin), Mira Kalin (Olga) Berislav Klobučar Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) Sung in German as 'Wohin? Wohin?' Duel scene (from Eugene Onegin) Sung in German as 'Da kommen sie'; recorded 26th January 1961 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Onegin), Ljubomir Pantscheff (Zaretsky) Lovro von Matačić Voilà tsaritsa etot dyen (from Eugene Onegin) Sung in German as 'Voilà – die Königin des Tags'; recorded on 10th November 1973 Peter Schrottner | Wagner: | Gleich, Meister! Hier! (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Recorded September 1951 Paul Schöffler (Hans Sachs) Hans Knappertsbusch |
Where is the likes of Anton Dermota today? The Slovenian tenor was not just a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble for over 50 years, he was also a master of the stage and concert hall, celebrated all over the world from Milan to Buenos Aires. This new release of his performances at the Vienna State Opera makes evident this versatility. His Tamino is given here both at the beginning and the end of our selection,from the immediate post-war years under Karl Böhm, plus an excerpt from the run of performances under Sanderling with which Demota made his farewell to the stage in 1981, at the age of 71! Nor can Dermota’s interpretations of Ferrando and Don Ottavio be omitted from this double CD. It is delightful to contrast the buffo roles and Dermota’s exploits as a tenore lirico spinto, such as Florestan. The tricky, brief roles in Richard Strauss’ operas, such as the Singer in Rosenkavalier and Matteo in Arabella, were ones he mastered superbly. They too are to be found here, as in the legendary Capriccio ensemble with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as the Countess. Dermota appeared with various, equally splendid partners in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin – as Lenski he duelled before the radio microphone with George London and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, while as late as the 1970s he turned Monsieur Triquet’s burlesque into a subtle character study. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Waldemar KmenttLive Recordings Vienna State Opera 1955, 1996
Beethoven: | Jetzt Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein (from Fidelio) | Gluck: | Nur einen Wunsch, nur ein Verlangen from Iphigenie auf Tauris | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) Il se fait tard ! Adieu ! (from Faust) | Mozart: | Qual mi conturba I sensi - Fuor del mar from Idomeneo La mia Dorabella capace non e' (from Così fan tutte) Sung in German as 'Nein! Nein! Dorabella vermöchte das nie' Fra gli amplessi (from Così fan tutte) Sung in German as 'Seinen Armen eil' ich entgegen' | Offenbach: | Va pour Kleinzach...Il était une fois à la cour (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Sung in German as 'Ja, vom Kleinzack!...Es war einmal am Hofe' Ils se sont éloignés enfin! (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Sung in German as 'Sie wollen geh'n!' | Rossini: | Si, ritrovarla io giuro (from La Cenerentola) Sung in German as 'Holdes, geliebtes Zeichen' | Smetana: | Siehst du, Laca from Jenufa | Strauss, R: | Mein Herr Haushofmeister! (from Ariadne auf Naxos) Di rigori armato il seno (from Der Rosenkavalier) | Stravinsky: | Vary the song, O London, change (from The Rake's Progress) Sung in German as 'Mach doch dein Lied, o London, neu!' |
Waldemar Kmentt (tenor) with Hilde Güden, Walter Berry, Karl Dönch, Irmgard Seefried, Wilma Lipp, Hermann Uhde, Anja Silja, Kurt Equiluz, Sena Jurinac & Peter Weber Chorus & Orchetra of the Wiener Staatsoper, Jaroslav Krombholc, Karl Böhm, Horst Stein, Alberto Erede, Georges Prêtre, Josef Krips, Leonard Bernstein & Oscar Danon In 1955, he sang Jaquino in Beethoven's Fidelio for the reopening of the Vienna State Opera, and performed internationally in roles such as Mirko Zeta in The Merry Widow until the turn of the century. During all this time, the tenor Waldemar Kmentt gave countless dazzling performances on the world's greatest opera stages. This portrait in honour of his 80th birthday is an impressive reflection of his versatility, with excerpts from roles he performed at the Vienna State Opera, where he was based, and where he received the title of 'Kammersänger' and was eventually made an honorary member.The flexibility and brilliant timbre of his voice brought him many roles at the State Opera, both in the legendary Mozart Ensemble under Karl Böhm and as an 'Italian' tenor (though, as usual at that time, mostly in German).A brilliant rendering of the Italian tenor’s aria from Der Rosenkavalier in 1968 under Leonard Bernstein, concludes the cross-section of the prodigious career of a tenor who, ever modest, never relied on mere showmanship. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Russell Braun (baritone) | |
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| |  | Great Operatic Arias 12 - Yvonne Kenny Volume 2Sung in English
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| |  | Josef Krips: A Mozart FestivalMusic from Le Nozze de Figaro, Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni
Josef Krips (1902-1974), one of the most distinguished conductors of his time, was an especially influential interpreter of the music of Mozart. A student of Weingartner, Krips held the post of permanent conductor of the Vienna State Opera from 1933-1938, and then conducted for a year at the Belgrade Opera before the Nazi régime banned him from the podium. After the war, Krips was credited with almost single-handedly rebuilding musical life in Vienna, and is considered the chief architect of the postwar Viennese Mozart style. In this live 1962 television concert, Krips is joined by an illustrious trio of Mozarteans: the Canadians Pierrette Alarie (soprano) and Léopold Simoneau (tenor), and the eminent American pianist Malcolm Frager (1935-1991). | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | The Art of Erna Spoorenberg in Opera
Erna Spoorenberg (soprano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Operatic Arias & Duets
Mozart: | Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Donna Robin (soprano) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Prenderò quel brunettino (from Così fan tutte) Donna Robin (soprano) Capella Istropolitana-, Johannes Wildner Fra gli amplessi (from Così fan tutte) Donna Robin (soprano) Capella Istropolitana-, Johannes Wildner Ah, guarda, sorella (from Così fan tutte) Donna Robin (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone) Capella Istropolitana-, Johannes Wildner Il core vi dono (from Così fan tutte) Donna Robin (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone) Capella Istropolitana-, Johannes Wildner Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra-, Konrad Leitner Crudel! perché finora farmi languir così? (from Le nozze di Figaro) Donna Robin (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra-, Konrad Leitner Deh vieni, non tardar (from Le nozze di Figaro) Donna Robin (soprano) Vienna Mozart Orchestra-, Konrad Leitner Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni) Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Donna Robin (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Vedrai, carino (from Don Giovanni) Donna Robin (soprano) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte) Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Donna Robin (soprano) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (from Die Zauberflöte) Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner Papagena! Papagena! (from Die Zauberflöte) Andrea Martin (baritone) Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Konrad Leitner La mano a me date (from Così fan tutte) Donna Robin (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone) Capella Istropolitana, Johannes Wildner |
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| |  | Leopold Simoneau & Pierette Alarie (Vol. 1)
Bach, J S: | Mass in B minor, BWV232 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Catherina Delfosse (soprano), Grace Hoffman (alto),
Léopold Simoneau (ténor), Heinz Rehfuss (bass) Amsterdam Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Walter Goehr | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral': Ode to joy Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Maureen Forrester (alto); Léopold Simoneau (tenor), Joseph Rouleau (bass) Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Wilfrid Pelletier | Mozart: | Fra gli amplessi (from Così fan tutte) Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Spiegarti non poss'io, K489 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Welch ein Geschick (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Tu mi lasci (from La finta giardiniera) Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Misero! O sogno…Aura che intorno spiri, K431 Léopold Simoneau (tenor) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Per pieta, non ricercate KV 420 Léopold Simoneau (tenor) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Mia speranza adorata... Ah, non sai qual pena, K416 Pierrette Alarie (soprano) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr No, che non sei capace, K419 Pierrette Alarie (soprano) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Goehr Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Pierrette Alarie (soprano) Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Albert Bittner Traurigkeit (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Pierrette Alarie (soprano) Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Albert Bittner Martern aller Arten (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Pierrette Alarie (soprano) Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Albert Bittner Deh vieni, non tardar (from Le nozze di Figaro) Pierrette Alarie (soprano) Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Albert Bittner Ridente la calma, K152 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), John Newmark (piano) Un moto di gioia, K579 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), John Newmark (piano) Warnung 'Männer suchen stehts zu naschen', K433 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), John Newmark (piano) Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307 Léopold Simoneau (ténor), John Newmark (piano) An Chloë, K524 Léopold Simoneau (ténor), John Newmark (piano) Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Léopold Simoneau (ténor), John Newmark (piano) | Schumann: | Er und sie, Op. 78 No. 2 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Liebhabers Ständchen, Op. 34 No. 2 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Ich denke dein, Op. 78, No. 3 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) In der Nacht, Op. 74 No. 4 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Unterm Fenster, Op. 34 No. 3 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Wiegenlied Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Liebesgarten, Op. 34 No. 1 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Tanzlied Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) Die tausend Grüße, die wir dir senden, Op. 101 No. 7 Pierrette Alarie (soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), John Newmark (piano) | Stravinsky: | Oedipus Rex Léopold Simoneau, Bernard Cottret, George Abdoun, Gérard Serkoyan
Eugenia Zareska, Michel Hamel, Jean Cocteau Orchestre National de France & Choeur de Radio-France, Igor Stravinsky |
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