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Strauss, R: | Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Die Georgine Op. 10 No. 4 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Mein Auge Op. 37 No. 4 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Malven, AV 304 |
This CD features Finnish star soprano Soile Isokoski and her longstanding duo partner Marita Viitasalo, with a selection of Lieder by Richard Strauss. Included are such popular songs as Zueignung, Cäcilie, Morgen!, and Allerseelen. Along with the cycle of 3 Ophelia-Lieder and Strauss’s final complete composition, Malven, this collection spans 65 years of Strauss’ writing. The music of Richard Strauss has been a cornerstone of the singing career of Soile Isokoski: “His music just sits so well in my voice, in terms of both its range and its lyrical quality.” Soile Isokoskis’ earlier CD release of Strauss Orchestral Songs and Vier letzte Lieder (ODE9822) became a major commercial success and earned her a Gramophone Award. Soile Isokoski is hailed as one of the finest singers in the world (“Isokoski's lyric soprano is like liquid gold.” – David L. Kirk, Fanfare Magazine, March/April 2009) whose recordings have been praised as top-choice and garnered the highest distinctions at the BBC Music Magazine Awards, Gramophone Awards and MIDEM Classical Awards. “As always with Isokoski, one either finds a certain humanity in her less-than-rounded tones - or not. Such positive qualities burn from within during songs such as 'Zueignung' and 'Morgen!'...and especially in the lesser-known 'Befreit', a performance whose subtle empathy is a summation of what has always made Isokoski such an endearing figure on the operatic landscape.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2012 “a feat of some of Strauss's greatest solo songs, all sung with high intelligence, in impeccable German, in beautiful sound (the piano especially sympathetic, well-rounded), with accompaniments from Marita Viitasalo impeccably groomed, seldom obtrusive let alone assertive, and perhaps all the better for that...Isokoski does not always seek to cultivate the voice beautiful...She is adept at picking up every nuance” International Record Review, May 2012 “Isokoski begins with disarming lightness of touch...It's easy to forget that, at its core, this is a rich, almost heroic voice, modulating its way with seeming effortlessness through the bigger numbers at the heart of the recital...Isokoski's technique has stood the test of time...Viitasalo is clearly supportive...but more of an accompanist than an equal partner.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2012 **** “The intense, silvered beauty of her tone — less peachy and voluptuous than Fleming’s — and the unmannered clarity of her diction are unique in this music today...The strange Ophelia set, rarely programmed, can never have been more sumptuously sung.” Sunday Times, 24th June 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Richard Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder and other songs
Strauss, R: | Begegnung (Meeting), AV 72 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Frühlingsfeier Op. 56 No. 5 Malven, AV 304 Four Last Songs Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Säusle, Liebe Myrte, Op. 68 No. 3 Sie wissen's nicht, Op. 49 No. 5 |
Viktor Aslund (piano), Britt-Marie Aruhn (soprano) Stockholm Royal Orchestra, Siegfried Kohler | |
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| |  | Leoncavallo: I Pagliacciplus 'Bjorling sings great arias and songs'
Alfvén: | Skogen sover, Op. 28 No. 6 | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Flotow: | Ach, so fromm (from Martha) | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) | Leoncavallo: | I Pagliacci Studio recording, 1953 Jussi Björling (Canio), Victoria de los Ángeles (Nedda), Leonard Warren (Tonio), Paul Franke (Beppe), Robert Merrill (Silvio) RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Renato Cellini | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) | Puccini: | Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Schubert: | An Sylvia, D891 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 An die Leier, D737 (Bruchmann) | Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) | Strauss, R: | Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Verdi: | È il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) |
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| |  | Strauss - Rote Rosen
Strauss, R: | Rote Rosen, AV76 Malven, AV 304 Leises Lied, Op. 39 No. 1 Junghexenlied, Op. 39 No. 2 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ich Schwebe, Op. 48 No. 2 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36 No. 3 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Mein Auge Op. 37 No. 4 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 with Ulf Wallin (violin) |
Richard Strauss, the great composer of symphonic poems and grand operas, wrote solo songs throughout his life: his first compositions, performed within his family circle, were songs and his setting of the poem Malven (Mallows) was to be the last piece he completed. Taking a keen interest in the possibilities and limitations of the human voice, Strauss in the solo song genre found the opportunity to try out various musical options and to discover his own individual style. But the writing of songs also served as a form of relaxation, a way of passing the time. The result is a varied spectrum of atmospheres, moods and emotions: from the jesting tone of Hat gesagt — bleibt’s nicht dabei to the heart-felt declaration of love in Cäcilie and the portrayal of madness of the Three Songs of Ophelia. Camilla Tilling, whose successful opera career in a very short time has taken her to some of the world’s most prestigious venues — including Covent Garden, the Metropolitan, La Scala and La Monnaie — made her international breakthrough in the role of Sophie in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. Ever since, Strauss’s music has held a special place for her, and on her first solo recording she has chosen to perform some of her favourites among his songs. She is partnered by the fine German pianist Paul Rivinius, with violinist Ulf Wallin making a guest appearance in Morgen!, where he plays the solo that Strauss added when making an orchestral version of the song. Camilla recently starred in the recent production of Hansel and Gretel at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to great acclaim: “But the second cast was terrific - better on points than the first, with a particularly enchanting Gretel from Camilla Tilling, who had…personal sweetness and vocal charm”. The Telegraph “The programme interweaves familiar songs with comparative rarities such as Junghexenlied and Mein Auge. Her Ophelia Lieder, placed at the halfway mark and gleaming with aggression as well as sorrow, ranks among the great Strauss performances. There's some lovely stuff elsewhere, too, all of it done with a great naturalness of expression that never turns arch.” The Guardian, 8th May 2009 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Jussi Björling Collection, Vol. 5Lieder and Songs 1939-1952
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Brahms: | Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2 | Grieg: | En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' | Liszt: | Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S. 314 | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 | Schubert: | An Sylvia, D891 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 (2 takes) An die Leier, D737 (Bruchmann) Die Allmacht, D852 Wandrers Nachtlied II 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', D768 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Die Forelle, D550 | Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) (2 takes) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) | Sjöberg: | Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) | Strauss, R: | Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | Tosti: | Ideale | Wolf, H: | Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) |
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| |  | Richard Strauss - Songs
Strauss, R: | Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Leises Lied, Op. 39 No. 1 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Des Dichters Abendgang, Op. 47 No. 2 Der Stern, Op. 69 No. 1 Die Verschwiegenen, Op. 10 No. 6 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Blauer Sommer, Op. 31 No. 1 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen, Op. 49 No. 8 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 |
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| |  | Night Songs
Debussy: | Beau Soir Mandoline (Verlaine) Apparition - song (1884) Trois Chansons de Bilitis | Fauré: | Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine) Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Soir Op. 83 No. 2 Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 | Marx: | Nocturne Nachtgebet Selige Nacht Pierrot Dandy | Rachmaninov: | How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 Rechnaya lilya Op. 8 No. 1 Sleep, Op.38, No. 5 Eti letniye nochi Op. 14 No. 5 Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne, Op. 4 No. 4 | Strauss, R: | Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Leises Lied, Op. 39 No. 1 Leise Lieder, Op. 41a No. 5 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 |
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| |  | Bjorling Sings at Carnegie Hall
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Brahms: | Serenade, Op. 58 No. 8 | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra |
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| |  | Lauritz Melchior: Red Polydors and Blue Parlophones 1923-26Arias sung in German
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| |  | Strauss & Sibelius - Songs
Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op. 50 Nr.3 (Margarete Susman) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, Op. 17 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) | Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 (Herman von Gilm) Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 |
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