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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV51 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen': Aria Bist du bei mir, BWV508 | Beethoven: | O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint (Marzelline) | Heuberger: | Gehen wir ins Chambre séparée) from The Opera Ball | Humperdinck: | Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir (Dance Duet from Hänsel und Gretel) | Lehár: | Viljalied (from Die lustige Witwe) | Mozart: | Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio (from Le nozze di Figaro) Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrate (from Don Giovanni) Come scoglio (from Così fan tutte) Ridente la calma, K152 | Schubert: | An die Musik D547 Das Lied im Grünen, D917 Nachtviolen D752 (Mayrhofer) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) | Siecynski: | Wien, du Stadt meiner Traüm | Smetana: | Endlich allein (from Die verkaufte Braut) | Strauss, J, II: | Klänge der Heimat (from Die Fledermaus) | Strauss, R: | Da geht er hin (from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59) Es gibt ein Reich (from Ariadne auf Naxos) Das war sehr gut, Mandryka (from Arabella) Frühling (from Vier Letzte Lieder) Im Abendrot (from Vier Letzte Lieder) Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 | trad.: | Gsätzli | Wagner: | Einsam in trüben Tagen (from Lohengrin) | Weber: | Wie nahte mir der Schlummer … Leise, leise, fromme Weise (from Der Freischütz) | Wolf, H: | Auch kleine Dinge (No. 1 from Italienisches Liederbuch) Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen (No. 25 from Italienisches Liederbuch) Ich hab in Penna einen Liebsten (No. 46 from Italienisches Liederbuch) Verschling der Abgrund meines Liebsten Hütte Wiegenlied im Sommer (from Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme) In dem Schatten meiner Locken (No. 2 from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder) Mignon IV 'Kennst du das Land' (No. 9 from Goethe-Lieder) Mausfallen-Sprüchlein (from Lieder für eine Frauenstimme) |
Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the ‘pristine beauty of her lyric soprano’ (The Guardian), was revered in opera houses worldwide and is perhaps most famous for her Mozart roles. However, she was also at home on the concert stage and this collection combines her acclaimed portrayals of Donna Elvira, Countess Almaviva and Richard Strauss’s Marschallin, among others, with her affecting interpretations of lieder and song-cycles. | 
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| |  | Per AmoreOpera Arias
In her debut for Haenssler, the talented young soprano Juliane Banse is joined by Christoph Poppen. She has selected a highly intelligent recital including arias by Weber, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Mozart and Puccini. She has distinguished herself not only for the beauty of her singing, but for the depth of her characterisations and deep empathy with the emotional world of the women she is portraying. “The voice is a full lyric and quite beautiful, with plenty of warmth, security at all dynamic levels and a clear, even line from top to bottom...Her Mimì is sung directly and sweetly...Her Tatyana is breathless and girlish, and she sounds utterly sincere in every mood change and moment of self-doubt. Micaëla's aria is simply gorgeous, the tone solid, the legato ideal.” International Record Review, March 2011 “this latest recital from Hänssler is a classic in every way...Banse consistently uses her exceptionally sweet and pure voice with extraordinary precision, hitting exposed top notes effortlessly and shading her tone most subtly...When it comes to Tatyana's Letter Scene, [she] is masterly in drawing the contrasted sections together, helped by Christoph Poppen and his Saarbrucken orchestra, with its glorious horn section.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 “Banse sings with silvery clean, gently warmed beauty. However, her character analyses are occasionally rather odd. Take Lauretta, the love-struck innocent of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. Banse has branded her a duplicitous fibber, and transformed her tender 'O mio babbino caro' into a hammed-up parody. However, there's still much to be savoured, including a particularly profound reading of Weber's 'Leise, leise, fromme Weise'.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2011 *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Singers Live: Lucia PoppSelection from „Sunday Concerts“ with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester given in 1968, 1972, 1979, 1980 and 1982
Lucia Popp is one of the best-documented and most versatile singers of her generation. Because of her linguistic and stylistic flexibility she was able to sing a very wide range of repertoire. Her acting talent was extraordinary as well. Before she began her vocal studies she had studied medicine and drama and acted in a number of movies. This new release shows a richly varied program with soprano arias by Mozart to Weber and Rossini all the way to Lehár and Stolz taken from concerts given in 1968 to 1982. Previously unreleased live recordings from the “Sunday Concerts” with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester. Singer portrait featuring Lucia Popp’s core repertoire, including famous arias from the likes of Mozart to Lehár. After Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov and Margaret Price, this release continues the successful “Great Singers Live” series | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Art of Sena Jurinac
Sena Jurinac (soprano) Orchestra di Milano della RAI, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Mario Rossi, Berislav Klobucar | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Lucia Popp: The Unforgotten
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV51 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' | Brahms: | Mädchenfluch (No. 9 from Neun Gesänge, Op. 69) Vorschneller Schwur (No. 5 from Sieben Lieder, Op. 95) Mädchenlied, Op. 107 No. 5 Mädchenlied (No. 6 from Sieben Lieder, Op. 95) Mädchenlied, Op. 85 No. 3 Das Mädchen spricht, Op. 107 No. 3 Die Trauernde, Op. 7 No. 5 Sehnsucht 'Mein Schatz ist nicht da', Op. 14 No. 8 Wie komm ich denn zur Tur herein (No. 34 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) In stiller Nacht (No. 42 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) Es steht ein Lind (No. 41 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) Regenlied, WoO23 | Charpentier, G: | Depuis le jour (from Louise) sung in German | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) sung in German In Folk Tone - four songs, Op. 73 | Goetz: | Die Kraft versagt | Handel: | Samson: Let the bright seraphim | Janacek: | Moravian Folk Songs (15), JW VIII/23: excerpts | Kodály: | Hungarian Folk Songs | Lortzing: | Die Eifersucht ist eine Plage (from Zar und Zimmermann) | Mahler: | Frühlingsmorgen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Ich ging mit Lust (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Nicht wiedersehen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Scheiden und Meiden (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Hans und Grete (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Starke Einbildungskraft (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Ablösung im Sommer (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Erinnerung (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) | Massenet: | Allons! Il le faut pour lui-même!... Adieu, notre petite table (from Manon) | Monteverdi: | L'Orfeo: excerpts | Mozart: | E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) | Prokofiev: | Russian Folksongs, Op. 104 | Puccini: | O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) sung in German | Smetana: | Endlich allein (from Die verkaufte Braut) | Telemann: | Arias from Psalm 111 "Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen" | Verdi: | Caro nome (from Rigoletto) sung in German | Weber: | Wie nahte mir der Schlummer … Leise, leise, fromme Weise (from Der Freischütz) |
Soprano Lucia Popp (1939-1993) was one of the most acclaimed singers of her generation. In this four-CD set she is heard in arias from operas by Weber, Mozart, Lortzing, Puccini, Verdi, Massenet and Monteverdi, songs by Brahms, Mahler, Prokofiev, Dvorak, Kodaly, Janacek, and sacred music by Telemann and Bach. After making her debut at the Vienna State Opera in the modest role of Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro, Lucia Popp worked with all the great conductors of her day including Leonard Bernstein, Sir George Solti, Rafael Kubelik, Lorin Maazel, Sir Neville Marriner, Bernard Haitink and Carlos Kleiber. The State Operas of Vienna and Munich honoured Lucia Popp with the title of Kammersängerin and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra awarded her the “Silver Rose”. In 2007 she was placed 7th on BBC Music Magazine's list ‘20 All-time Best Sopranos’ based on a poll of 21 British critics and BBC presenters. | | | (also available to download from $16.00) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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