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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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Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Wer hat’s getan Op. 10 No. 6 bis Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ich liebe dich Op. 37 No. 2 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still Op. 21 No. 5 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Nachtgang Op. 29 No. 3 Wozu noch, Mädchen Op. 19 No. 1 Breit' über mein Haupt Op. 19 No. 2 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op. 19 No. 5 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Sehnsucht Op. 32 No. 2 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 |
The name of Richard Strauss immediately conjures up thoughts of operas and large-scale symphonic works; but we tend to underestimate his lieder, a genre to which the composer devoted no fewer than 205 pieces! Like a glorious sunset culminating in the Four Last Songs, they mark the conclusion of the illustrious tradition of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf and Mahler. “The disc that alerted international audiences to Kaufmann’s gifts as both a superb singer and outstanding interpreter of the German art-song repertoire.” Sunday Times, 9th August 2009 “Stupendous is the only word to describe it. This is sexy, passionate singing, delivered with thrilling ease.” The Guardian, 11th August 2006 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Angelika Kirchschlager: Wolf & Strauss
Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Für fünfzehn Pfennige Op. 36 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 encore | Wolf, H: | Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder) Im Frühling (No. 13 from Mörike-Lieder) Auf ein altes Bild (No. 23 from Mörike-Lieder) Begegnung (No. 8 from Mörike-Lieder) Das verlassene Mägdlein (No. 7 from Mörike-Lieder) Er ist's (No. 6 from Mörike-Lieder) Alte Weisen, Sechs Gedichte von Gottfried Keller Nimmersatte Liebe (No. 9 from Mörike-Lieder) encore |
“Since her full blooming on the operatic stage, Kirchschlager’s mezzo has grown enormously - and her performing character with it. She still knows how to hold a recital audience in the palm of her hand, but now there’s a newly expansive energy firing all she sings […..] Kirchschlager’s dark mezzo smouldered with sensuality,” so wrote the Times after Angelika Kirchschlager and Roger Vignoles’ February 2010 Wigmore Hall performance of the same collection of Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss songs. Angelika Kirchschlager is regarded as one of the most distinguished mezzo-sopranos of her generation and in particular is recognised internationally for her interpretations of Richard Strauss. She gives regular solo recitals, balancing her operatic career with lieder performances. Eminent piano accompanist and leading authority on the song repertoire, Roger Vignoles, is her long-standing musical partner. Now in this collection Kirchschlager and Vignoles collaborate to perform nine Strauss songs as well as Wolf’s lieder to texts by Eduard Mörike and Gottfried Keller. Wolf set 43 of Mörike’s poems to music during a period of intense creativity in which he developed a heady new musical language. Kirchschlager delights in the opportunity to convey this with glorious colouring of phrases which are fittingly matched by the piano. The recording provides encores of music from each composer, including Strauss’ triumphant ‘Nichts,’ a fitting end to a compelling programme. “What a generous communicator is the vivacious Angelika Kirchschlager. Quirky Hugo Wolf suits her rather better than Strauss's sometimes generic rapture, though she's splendidly scathing in the often archly delivered 'Für fünfzehn Pfennige'. The full extrovert personality seems to unleash the sometimes reticent Roger Vignoles” BBC Music Magazine, December 2010 **** “listen to [Morgen]...and you will hear a miniature master-class in Lieder singing...Kirchschlager's lightly worn mezzo burnishes a song that is too often over-gilded...It helps that Kirchschlager is such an accomplished singing actress...Vignoles is on tiptop form throughout.” International Record Review, November 2010 “This recital shows the mezzo-soprano at the peak of her powers, richly characterful and infinitely expressive. The same statement can be made about her pianist, Vignoles, in what is quite properly a partnership of equals.” Sunday Times, 28th November 2010 *** “Few Lieder singers match Angelika Kirchschlager in vibrant stage personality. Even heard 'blind', the Austrian mezzo vividly illuminates each of Wolf's nature rhapsodies, vignettes and character sketches...In the wry and/or touching character studies of Wolf's Six Songs in the Old Style...Kirchschlager the born stage animal is in her element...'Morgen' is moving in its unsentimental sincerity” Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Strauss & Berg - Recital
Berg: | Sieben frühe Lieder | Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Die Georgine Op. 10 No. 4 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Heimkehr, Op. 15 No. 5 Seitdem dein Aug' in meines schaute, Op. 17 No. 1 Breit' über mein Haupt Op. 19 No. 2 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Liebeshymnus, Op. 32 No. 3 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 |
Michiyo Lida (soprano) & David Lutz (piano) Michiyo Iida studied singing with Prof Rieko Hikita in Japan and attended masterclasses with Gianni Raimondi. She made her debut as Rosalinde in “Die Fledermaus”. Her roles include: Gretel in "Haensel und Gretel", Adina in "L'elisir d'amore', Rosina in "Il Barbiere di Sivillia", Violetta in "La Traviata", Governess in "The turn of the screw", Lucia in "Lucia di Lammermooor", Gilda in "Rigoletto" and many more. This extremely talented young soprano is a member of the Nikikai Opera in Japan. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Richard Strauss - Songs of Love and Death
Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 O wärst du mein Op. 26 No. 2 Geduld Op. 10 No. 5 Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op. 19 No. 5 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Begegnung (Meeting), AV 72 Rote Rosen, AV76 Die Verschwiegenen, Op. 10 No. 6 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Die Georgine Op. 10 No. 4 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Ich liebe dich Op. 37 No. 2 Nachtgang Op. 29 No. 3 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Aus den Liedern der Trauer, Op. 15, No. 4 Lob des Leidens, Op. 15 No. 3 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Nebel Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 |
Hedwig Fassbender (mezzo-soprano) & Hilko Dumno (piano) “Fassbender is an understanding, sympathetic and, above all, straightforward guide to this music. The recording… deserves hearing for both its interesting juxtaposition of repertoire and the unaffected sincerity of the performances…” Gramophone Magazine, April 2008 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 2
Strauss, R: | Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Geduld Op. 10 No. 5 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 O wärst du mein Op. 26 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Nachtgang Op. 29 No. 3 Blauer Sommer, Op. 31 No. 1 Weißer Jasmin, Op 31 No 3 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 In goldener Fülle Op. 49 No. 2 Wiegenliedchen Op. 49 No. 3 Wer lieben will, muss leiden Op. 49 No. 7 Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen, Op. 49 No. 8 Blindenklage, Op. 56 No. 2 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 |
“It's hard to dispute Roger Vignoles's claim that Anne Schwanewilms is "a great singing actress". That's clear in every song, where both the overall tinta and the text have not just been scrupulously attended to in the head but are excitingly delivered with the heart.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2007 “Not even Felicity Lott with Graham Johnson can match Anne Schwanewilms and Roger Vignoles here in the Drei Lieder der Ophelia … By any yardstick this is magnificent singing, with Schwanewilms always alert to the dramatic potential in so many of Strauss’s songs … Again you admire the effortless partnership between the two musicians, each, it seems, hanging on the other’s last word and always raising the musical bar. This second volume of the Complete Strauss songs suggests we are at the start of another remarkable Hyperion journey.” International Record Review “Not just for Salome did Strauss demand several voices in one: here he ranges from the ditzy skitterings of the Ophelia Songs via the full-on operatic scena that is the Schwarzkopf favourite Blindenklage to the wandering tonalities of Owärst du mein!, not to mention the tricky characterisation of Ach, was Kummer (with its repeated 'hm, hm') and the naive playfulness of SchlagendeHerzen.
It's hard to dispute Roger Vignoles's claim that Anne Schwanewilms is 'a great singing actress'. That's clear in every song, where both the overall tinta and the text have not just been scrupulously attended to in the head but are excitingly delivered with the heart. The occasional price to pay is in pitching (coming onto a note from above) and in vocal agility – this is a large voice and it can move through its gears quite slowly – but it's of little significance given the repertoire, the live nature of the takes for which Hyperion opted, and the sheer intensity of the singing.
Schwanewilms achieves the full compass of the testing items noted, finds an appropriately rich skein of tone for In goldener Fulle and manages real affection – and a degree of playfulness – in Wiegenliedchen. There's a real experience here, knowingly and profoundly communicated.
Vignoles is, as always, an equal and fully 'worked-in' team member. As well as being an impressive achievement in itself, this recital is a timely addition to a catalogue currently rather short of female competition in these songs.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Richard Strauss - Lieder Recital
Strauss, R: | Wiegenlied, Op. 41a No. 1 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Heimkehr, Op. 15 No. 5 Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36 No. 3 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Lob des Leidens, Op. 15 No. 3 Mit deinen blauen Augen, Op. 56 No. 4 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Leises Lied, Op. 39 No. 1 Seitdem dein Aug' in meines schaute, Op. 17 No. 1 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 |
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| |  | Strauss & Rachmaninov Songs
Rachmaninov: | 6 Songs, Op. 38 | Strauss, R: | Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Schlagende Herzen Op. 29 No. 2 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Heimkehr, Op. 15 No. 5 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Die Georgine Op. 10 No. 4 Ich liebe dich Op. 37 No. 2 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Gefunden Op. 56 No. 1 Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36 No. 3 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 |
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Strauss, R: | Rote Rosen, AV76 Barkarole, Op. 17 No. 6 Der Stern, Op. 69 No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Schlagende Herzen Op. 29 No. 2 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Für fünfzehn Pfennige Op. 36 No. 2 Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36 No. 3 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Ich Schwebe, Op. 48 No. 2 Wiegenlied, Op. 41a No. 1 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Herr Lenz Op. 37 No. 5 Mädchenblumen (4 songs), Op. 22 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op. 68 No. 4 Amor, Op. 68 No. 5 |
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| |  | Evelyn Lear Sings Songs by Richard StraussSalzburg & Vienna 1964 & 1965
Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Leises Lied, Op. 39 No. 1 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 An die Nacht, Op. 68 No. 1 Säusle, Liebe Myrte, Op. 68 No. 3 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Leise Lieder, Op. 41a No. 5 In der Campagna Op. 41 No. 2 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Blindenklage, Op. 56 No. 2 Die Georgine Op. 10 No. 4 Gefunden Op. 56 No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Schlagende Herzen Op. 29 No. 2 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 |
“Here...one of Ms. Lear's finest gifts comes immediately to the fore, her immense feelings for words and her ability to sing "on" the word, to bring it forward and give it shape” Dallas Morning News | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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