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Alnaes: | De hundrede violiner Varlaengsler Nu brister alle de klofter Februarmorgen ved Golfen | Eggen: | Aere det evige forar i livet | Grieg: | Haugtussa, Op. 67 Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen, Op. 5 No. 3 'Jeg elsker Dig' Eros (from 5 Songs Op. 70) Millom Rosor, Op. 39, No. 4 Der gynger en baad paa bflge, Op. 69, No. 1 Hytten, Op. 18, No. 2 Det første møde, Op. 21 No. 1 Jeg giver mit digt våren, Op. 21, No. 3 Med en Primula veris, Op. 26 No. 4 Med en vandlije, Op. 25 No. 4 Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' I Liden hojt deroppe, Op. 39 No. 3 Fra Monte Pincio, Op. 39 No. 1 Liden Kirsten (Little Kirsten), Op. 60 No. 1 Den Aergjerridge, Op. 26, No. 3 Efterårsstormen, Op. 18, No. 4 Og jeg vil ha mig hjertenskjaer (And I would like a sweetheart true), Op. 60 No. 5 Arr. Valdar Jeg giver mit digt våren, Op. 21, No. 3 Arr. Valdar Til én, Op. 59, No. 3 Arr. Valdar Til en II, Op. 59 No. 4 Arr. Valdar | Lie, H: | Nykelen Skindvengbrev | Sibelius: | Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Orch. Jalas Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Orch. Jalas Höstkväll, Op. 38:1 (Text: Viktor Rydberg) Orch. Sibelius Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Orch. Sibelius Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Orch. Pingoud Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, Op. 17 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Orch. Pingoud På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Orch. Fougstedt Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Orch. Fougstedt Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Orch. Hellmann Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) Orch. Sibelius |
In her autobiography (The Flagstad Manuscript, 1952) Kirsten Flagstad tells of the joy she experienced on finding, when she began to give concerts in the United States, that the Americans so took to the songs of her native country, and particularly of Grieg. She herself had been brought up with them, and even included some in the program of one of her first professional engagements, at an Oslo jail in 1913. She was told that one prisoner due for release had asked to stay on till Easter so that he could hear ‘that girl’ again. The cycle Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid, 1895) was almost entirely unknown to listeners outside Scandinavia till Flagstad issued her first recording of it in 1940. Even then it failed to achieve the popularity its melodies and poignancy should have eared for it, and only since the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth has it won due recognition. Yet Flagstad had a great love for it and put heart and soul into the songs. This second volume of “The Flagstad Recitals” focuses on Grieg as well as other Scandinavian composers, offering songs with both piano as well as orchestral accompaniment. [Grieg Songs] “Listening to Mme Flagstad's recital makes one regret that she did not record more of her great countryman. The songs are varied and rewarding and her account of From Monte Pincio, one of the finest, is beautifully characterised as indeed are nearly all the songs on this record. I only regret that the quality of the recording was not better. The voice remains undimmed…" Gramophone "…what a marvellously fresh and original work Haugtussa is and how glorious is Flagstad's tone and characterisation! I do urge readers who do not know this song-cycle to invest in this record." Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Kirsten Flagstad III
Warwick Braithwaite, Walter Susskid & Issay Dobrowen Philharmonia recorded 1948 for HMV | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Kirsten Flagstad: The Supreme Wagnerian Soprano
Alnaes: | Lykken mellem to mennesker | Bach, C P E: | Die Güte Gottes Busslied (An dir Allein) Passionslied Preis sei dem Gotte | Bach, J S: | St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich Vergiss mein nicht, BWV505 O finstre Nacht, wann wirst du doch vergehen, BWV492 Liebster Herr Jesu! wo bleibest du so lange?, BWV484 Komm süsser Tod, BWV478 Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen, BWV452 | Backer-Grøndahl: | Mot kveld, Op. 42 No. 7 | Beethoven: | Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur ('Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre'), Op. 48 No. 4 | Böhm, G: | Geh’ ein, mein Leib, in deine Kammer | Bridge: | Love went a-riding | Bull, O: | Saeterjentens Søndag (The Herdgirl's Sunday) | Carissimi: | Soccorretemi ch'io moro | Cruger: | Auf, auf mein Herz mit Freude | Dørumsgaard: | Gudrid stod ved stoveglas, Op. 11 No. 2 Natt, Op. 4 No. 1 Regn (from Op. 6) Hjuring-lokk (from Dusk in the Enchanted Wood, Op. 8) Spinnvettir (from Op.10) Baan sull (from Op. 11) Alle mann hadde fota, Op. 21 No. 2 | Franck, J W: | Wie seh’ ich dich, mein Jesu, bluten Sei nur still Auf, auf! zu Gottes Lob! | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) | Grieg: | Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' Tak for dit råd (from 4 Songs Op. 21) Våren, Op. 33 No. 2 Fra Monte Pincio, Op. 39 No. 1 Guten (from 12 Songs Op. 33) Eros (from 5 Songs Op. 70) Ved Rondane (from 12 Songs Op. 33) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Den særde (from 12 Songs Op. 33) Med en vandlije, Op. 25 No. 4 The Princess, EG133 Tolv Melodier til Digte af Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Op. 33 No. 5 'Langs ei Å' Mens jeg venter (On the Water), Op. 60 No. 3 Med en Primula veris, Op. 26 No. 4 Og jeg vil ha mig hjertenskjaer (And I would like a sweetheart true), Op. 60 No. 5 Modersord (No. 4 from Four Songs, Op. 15) Millom Rosor, Op. 39, No. 4 | Handel: | Ombra mai fu (from Serse) Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth | Hurum: | Blonde nætter, Op. 13 No. 1 | Lie, S: | Sne | Löhner: | O Ewigkeit | Purcell: | Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth (from Dido & Aeneas) | Schubert: | Die Allmacht, D852 Frühlingsglaube, D686 Wandrers Nachtlied II 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', D768 | Sinding: | Majnat, Op. 22 No. 3 | Strauss, R: | Seitdem dein Aug' in meines schaute, Op. 17 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Wagner: | Wesendonck-Lieder (5) Allmächt’ge Jungfrau! (from Tannhäuser) Siegmund! Sieh' auf mich! (from Die Walküre) Heil dir, Sonne! (from Siegfried) Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde (from Götterdämmerung) Set Svanholm (Siegfried) Helle Wehr, heilige Waffe (from Götterdämmerung) Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort 'Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene' (from Götterdämmerung) Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) Ludwig Suthaus (Tristan), Blanche Thebom (Brangane) |
This 5-CD set, devoted to the famous Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962) enjoyed a successful career singing opera and operetta in Scandanavia, and was considering retirement when she was catapulted to international fame in 1935 after a sensational appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York singing Sieglinde, Isolde and Brünnhilde. From 1935 until her retirement from the stage in 1953 she was the leading Wagnerian soprano of her day. Her powerful, radiant voice and seemingly inexhaustible vocal stamina were ideally suited to the most taxing roles in Wagner’s operas and she was universally acclaimed, especially as Isolde and Brünnhilde. She scored a particular success at Covent Garden and sang there under the three most famous Wagner conductors of the time: Reiner, Beecham and Furtwängler. The first CD in the set opens with a group of Baroque arias by Handel, Bach, Purcell and Gluck that show off to advantage Flagstad’s superb voice and impeccable musicality. The remainder of this CD consists of Arne Dørumsgaard’s attractive arrangements of classical arias and songs from the collection Canzone scordate. In her concert repertoire, Flagstad specialised in Norwegian songs and made many recordings of the vocal music of Grieg as well as other Scandanavian composers like Alf Hurum, Ole Bull and Christian Sinding, all of whom are represented on CD 2. The third CD beings with a group of songs by Schubert, Beethoven, Bridge and Dørumsgaard, after which Flagstad gives a superb account of the five Wesendonck Lieder that Wagner wrote while composing Tristan und Isolde. This CD concludes with Elisabeth’s prayer ‘Allmächt’ge Jungfrau’ from Tannhäuser and ‘Siegmund! Sieh’ auf mich’ in which Brünnhilde tells Siegmund of his forthcoming death in the second act of Die Walküre. Siegmund is sung by the tenor Set Svanholm, who was one of Flagstad’s regular partners in the theatre and on disc. The remaining two discs include extensive excerpts from Siegfried, Götterdämmerung and Tristan und Isolde, with Set Svanholm as Siegfried and Ludwig Suthaus as Tristan. The complete recording of Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, is considered to be one of the finest opera recordings ever made. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Kirsten Flagstad Edition: The Decca Recitals
Alnaes: | De hundrede violiner London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Varlaengsler London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Nu brister alle de klofter London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Februarmorgen ved Golfen London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | Bach, J S: | St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Break in Grief London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Bist du bei mir, BWV508 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Bortnyansky: | Jubilate London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Brahms: | Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 Edwin McArthur (piano) Treue Liebe, Op. 7, No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Am Sonntag Morgen Op. 49 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Auf dem Kirchhofe, Op. 105 No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Alte Liebe, Op. 72 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Bei dir sind meine Gedanken (No. 2 from Sieben Lieder, Op. 95) Edwin McArthur (piano) Wir wandelten, wir zwei zusammen Op. 96/2 Edwin McArthur (piano) Dein blaues Auge, (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59) Edwin McArthur (piano) | Eggen: | Aere det evige forar i livet London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | Gounod: | Repentir (O Divine Redeemer) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Grieg: | Haugtussa, Op. 67 Edwin McArthur (piano) Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen, Op. 5 No. 3 'Jeg elsker Dig' Edwin McArthur (piano) Eros (from 5 Songs Op. 70) Edwin McArthur (piano) Millom Rosor, Op. 39, No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) Der gynger en baad paa bflge, Op. 69, No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Hytten, Op. 18, No. 2 Edwin McArthur (piano) Det første møde, Op. 21 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Jeg giver mit digt våren, Op. 21, No. 3 Edwin McArthur (piano) Med en Primula veris, Op. 26 No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) Med en vandlije, Op. 25 No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' Edwin McArthur (piano) I Liden hojt deroppe, Op. 39 No. 3 Edwin McArthur (piano) Fra Monte Pincio, Op. 39 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Liden Kirsten (Little Kirsten), Op. 60 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Den Aergjerridge, Op. 26, No. 3 Edwin McArthur (piano) Efterårsstormen, Op. 18, No. 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Og jeg vil ha mig hjertenskjaer (And I would like a sweetheart true), Op. 60 No. 5 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Jeg giver mit digt våren, Op. 21, No. 3 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Til én, Op. 59, No. 3 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Til en II, Op. 59 No. 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | Gruber, F: | Silent Night London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Handel: | Art thou troubled? (from Rodelinda) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Sommi Dei! (Radamisto) sung in English as 'Gods all powerful' London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Semele: O, Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Messiah: He shall feed His flock London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Praise ye the Lord London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Liddle, S: | Abide with me London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Lie, H: | Nykelen London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Skindvengbrev London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | Mahler: | Kindertotenlieder Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Adrian Boult Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Adrian Boult | Mendelssohn: | Hear My Prayer London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, from Paulus, Op. 36 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Parry: | Jerusalem London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Schubert: | Dem Unendlichen, D291 (Klopstock) Edwin McArthur (piano) Erlkönig, D328 Edwin McArthur (piano) Am Grabe Anselmo's D504 Edwin McArthur (piano) Das Madchens Klage, D191 (Schiller) Edwin McArthur (piano) Ave Maria, D839 Edwin McArthur (piano) | Schumann: | Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Edwin McArthur (piano) Die Soldatenbraut Op. 64 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Meine Rose, Op. 90 No. 2 Edwin McArthur (piano) Liebeslied, Op. 51 No. 5 Edwin McArthur (piano) Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Edwin McArthur (piano) Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Erstes Grün, Op. 35 No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) In der Fremde (No. 1 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) Edwin McArthur (piano) Zum Schluß, Op. 25 No. 26 Edwin McArthur (piano) | Sibelius: | Til kvällen, Op. 17 No. 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Höstkväll, Op. 38:1 (Text: Viktor Rydberg) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, Op. 17 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) London Symphony Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | Sinding: | Leit etter livet og liv det! Op. 55, No. 5 Edwin McArthur (piano) Sylvelin, Op. 55, No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Der skreg en fugl, Op. 18, No. 5 Edwin McArthur (piano) Den Jomfru gik i valmu-Vang? Op. 50, No. 5 Edwin McArthur (piano) | Strauss, R: | Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) Mit deinen blauen Augen, Op. 56 No. 4 Edwin McArthur (piano) Lob des Leidens, Op. 15 No. 3 Edwin McArthur (piano) Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Seitdem dein Aug' in meines schaute, Op. 17 No. 1 Edwin McArthur (piano) Geduld Op. 10 No. 5 Edwin McArthur (piano) | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Wagner: | Wesendonck-Lieder (5) Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch Der Männer Sippe (from Die Walküre) Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch Du bist der Lenz (from Die Walküre) Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch Siegmund! Sieh' auf mich! (from Die Walküre) Set Svanholm (Siegmund) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Einsam in trüben Tagen (from Lohengrin) Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust (from Parsifal) Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort 'Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene' (from Götterdämmerung) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian State Radio Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad | Wolf, H: | Gesang Weylas (No. 46 from Mörike-Lieder) Edwin McArthur (piano) Gebet (No. 28 from Mörike-Lieder) Edwin McArthur (piano) Uber Nacht Edwin McArthur (piano) Der Freund (No. 1 from Eichendorff-Lieder) Edwin McArthur (piano) Heb’ auf dein blondes Haupt (No. 18 from Italienisches Liederbuch) Edwin McArthur (piano) Anakreons Grab (No. 29 from Goethe-Lieder) Edwin McArthur (piano) Morgenstimmung Edwin McArthur (piano) Zur Ruh, zur Ruh! Edwin McArthur (piano) |
and traditional Norwegian hymns (Sigvart Fotland - organ)
7 December 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Kirsten Flagstad. Born in Hamar, Norway, on 12 July 1895 Flagstad made her debut in Oslo in 1912 in D’Albert’s Tiefland. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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