Four Famous German Sopranos
On this CD:
1. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Dich, teure Halle
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Elisabeth Rethberg
Conducted by Fritz Zweig
2. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Einsam in trüben Tagen
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Elisabeth Rethberg
Conducted by Fritz Zweig
3. Aida, opera Ritorna vincitor!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Elisabeth Rethberg
Conducted by Fritz Zweig
4. Aida, opera O patria mia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Elisabeth Rethberg
Conducted by Fritz Zweig
5. L' Africaine, grand opera in 5 acts Leb' wohl, freundlich Gerstade
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Elisabeth Rethberg
6. Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277 Wie nahte mir der Schlummer
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Maria Muller
Conducted by Robert Heger
7. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Zurück von ihm!
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
with Maria Muller
Conducted by Karl Elmendorff
8. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Das süsse Lied verhallt
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
with Maria Muller, Franz Volker
Conducted by Heinz Tietjen
9. Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277 Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Tiana Lemnitz
Conducted by Leo Blech
10. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Allmächt' ge Jungfrau
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Tiana Lemnitz
Conducted by Leo Blech
11. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Tiana Lemnitz
Conducted by Johannes Schuler
12. Otello, opera Sie sass voll Leide auf öder Heide
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Tiana Lemnitz
Conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler
13. Oberon, opera in 3 acts, J306 Ozean, du Ungeheuer!
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Margarete Teschemacher
Conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler
14. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100 Endlich allein!
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Margarete Teschemacher
Conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler
15. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Bald sind wir auf der Höh'
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Margarete Teschemacher
Conducted by Fritz Zweig
16. Tosca, opera Nur der Schönheit weiht'ich mein Leben
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Four Famous German Sopranos, Music, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Bedrich Smetana, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Fritz Zweig, Heinz Tietjen, Johannes Schuler, Karl Elmendorff, Leo Blech, Robert Heger, Bayreuther Festspiele Orchester, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Elisabeth Rethberg, Margarete Teschemacher, Maria Muller, Tiana Lemnitz, Franz Völker, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Vocals, Czech Romantic Opera, French Romantic Opera, German/Austrian Romantic Opera, Italian Romantic Opera, Miscellaneous Music, Opera
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Four famous Italian Mezzo-Sopranos
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Donizetti
| Donizetti, Gaetano
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| Massenet, Jules
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| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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| Ponchielli, Amilcare
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| Saint-Saëns, Camille
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| Verdi, Giuseppe
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| Rossini, Gioacchino
| ( R )
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General
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French
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ASIN: B00000HZVD
Release Date: 1999-04-20 |
Tracks:
- La Favorita: O Mio Fernando - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
- Il Trovatore: Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
- Un Ballo In Maschera: Re Dell'abisso - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
- La Gioconda: L'amo Come Il Fulgor Del Creato - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo/Delia De Martis
- Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete - Gianna Pederzini
- L'Italiana In Algeri: Cruda Sorte, Amor Tiranno - Gianna Pederzini
- L'Italiana In Algeri: Per Lui Che Adoro - Gianna Pederzini
- Carmen: Presso Il Bastion Di Siviglia - Gianna Pederzini
- Carmen: Quadri! Picche! - Gianna Pederzini
- Semiramide: Ah! Quel Giorno Ognor Rammento - Ebe Stignani
- Linda Di Chamounix: Per Sua Madre Andro Una - Ebe Stignani
- Il Trovatore: Stride La Vampa - Ebe Stignani
- Don Carlos: O Don Fatale - Ebe Stignani
- Sansone E Dalila: Amor! I Miei Sini Proteggi - Ebe Stignani
- La Gioconda: Stella Del Marinar - Cloe Elmo
- Fedora: O Grandi Occhi Lucenti - Cloe Elmo
- Adriana Lecouvreur: O Vagabonda Stella D'Oriente - Cloe Elmo
- Adriana Lecouvreur: Io Son Sua Per L'amore - Cloe Elmo/Gina Cigna
- Werther: Vi Scrivo Qui Dalla Stanzetta Mia - Cloe Elmo
Customer Reviews:
TERRIFIC!!!.......2003-09-09
No more to say. If you love the sopranos you will love collection.
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Four Famous Basses of the Past
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Bellini, Vincenzo
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
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General
| Boito, Arrigo
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All Works by Massenet
| Massenet, Jules
| ( M )
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| Classical
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All Works by Meyerbeer
| Meyerbeer, Giacomo
| ( M )
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| Classical
| Styles
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All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
| ( M )
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| Classical
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All Works by Puccini
| Puccini, Giacomo
| ( P )
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| Classical
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All Works by Thomas
| Thomas, Ambroise
| ( T )
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| Classical
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All Works by Verdi
| Verdi, Giuseppe
| ( V )
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Rossini
| Rossini, Gioacchino
| ( R )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Requiems
| Forms & Genres
| Early Music
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Vocal & Song
| Romantic (c.1820-1910)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Compilations
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Romances
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
French
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
German
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Italian
| Languages
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| Music
Oratorios
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Oratorios
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Requiems
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0000023QT
Release Date: 1997-08-19 |
Tracks:
- Don Giovanni: Madamina! Il Catalogo E Questo - Marcel Journet
- Stabat Mater: Pro Peccatis - Marcel Journet
- Le Jongleur De Notre Dame: Fleurissait Une Rose - Marcel Journet
- Louise: Reste, Repose-Toi! - Marcel Journet
- Roberto Il Diavolo: Suore Che Riposate - Nazzareno De Angelis
- Nabucco: Sperate O Figli - Nazzareno De Angelis
- Nabucco: Tu Sul Labbro Dei Veggenti - Nazzareno De Angelis
- L'Ebrea: Voi Che Del Dio Vivente - Nazzareno De Angelis
- Mefistofele: Ave Signor - Nazzareno De Angelis
- Norma: Ite Sul Colle, O Druidi! - Ezio Pinza
- Le Caid: Le Tambour-Major Tout Galonne D'Or - Ezio Pinza
- I Vespri Siciliani: O Tu, Palermo - Ezio Pinza
- Don Carlos: Dormiro Sol Nel Manto Mio Regal - Ezio Pinza
- La Boheme: Vecchia Zimarra - Ezio Pinza
- Luisa Miller: Il MIo Sangue, La Vita Darei - Tancredi Pasero
- Simone Boccanegra: A Te L'Estremo Addio - Tancredi Pasero
- Messa Da Requiem: Confutatis Maledictis - Tancredi Pasero
- Mefistofele: Son Lo Spirito Che Nega - Tancredi Pasero
- Mefistofele: Ecco Il Mondo - Tancredi Pasero
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Four Famous Sopranos of the Past
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Delibes, Léo
| ( D )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
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| Music
General
| Dvorák, Antonín
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| Classical
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| Music
General
| Lehár, Franz
| ( L )
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| Classical
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All Works by Leoncavallo
| Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
| ( L )
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| Classical
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All Works by Meyerbeer
| Meyerbeer, Giacomo
| ( M )
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| Classical
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All Works by Offenbach
| Offenbach, Jacques
| ( O )
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| Classical
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All Works by Puccini
| Puccini, Giacomo
| ( P )
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| Classical
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All Works by Smetana
| Smetana, Bedrich
| ( S )
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| Classical
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All Works by Verdi
| Verdi, Giuseppe
| ( V )
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All Works by Rachmaninov
| Rachmaninov, Sergei
| ( R )
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Chamber Music
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| Classical
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Chamber Music
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| Romantic (c.1820-1910)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
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Vocal & Song
| Romantic (c.1820-1910)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
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General
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General
| Classical
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Romances
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
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| Opera & Vocal
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| Historical Periods
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| Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)
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| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
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| Music
Czech
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| Music
French
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Italian
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General
| Songs & Lieder
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
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ASIN: B00000HZVF
Release Date: 1999-06-01 |
Tracks:
- La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui...Sempre Libera - Gitta Alpar
- Dinorah: Du Leichter Schatten Bleib' Mir Zur Seite - Gitta Alpar
- Lakme: Saht Ihr Des Paria Tochter - Gitta Alpar
- Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'Amour - Jarmilla Novotna
- Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle - Jarmilla Novotna
- Hubicka: Ukolebavka - Cradle Song - Jarmilla Novotna
- Songs My Mother Taught Me - Jarmilla Novotna
- Humoreske - Jarmilla Novotna
- Poem - Jarmilla Novotna
- La Boheme: Man Nennt Mich Jetzt Nur Mimi - Maria Cebotari
- Bajazzo: Wie Die Voglein Schweben - Maria Cebotari
- Die Nachtigall - Maria Cebotari
- O Schones Madchen - Maria Cebotari
- Il Bacio - Maria Cebotari
- La Boheme: Will Ich Allein Des Abends In Paris - Esther Rethy
- Gianni Schicchi: Vaterchen, Teures, Hore - Esther Rethy
- Schon Ist Die Welt: Bin Verliebt - Esther Rethy
- Der Zarewitsch: Einer Wird Kommen - Esther Rethy
- Zigeunerliebe: Hor' Ich Cymbalklange - Esther Rethy
- Wien, Du Bist Das Herz Der Welt - Esther Rethy
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Four Famous Sopranos of the Past - Ursuleac, Braun, et al
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Beethoven
| Beethoven, Ludwig van
| ( B )
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| Classical
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All Works by Puccini
| Puccini, Giacomo
| ( P )
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| Classical
| Styles
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All Works by Strauss
| Strauss, Richard
| ( S )
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| Classical
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All Works by Verdi
| Verdi, Giuseppe
| ( V )
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| Classical
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All Works by Wagner
| Wagner, Richard
| ( W )
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| Classical
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All Works by Weber
| Weber, Carl Maria von
| ( W )
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| Classical
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General
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| Historical Periods
| Classical
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General Modern
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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| Classical
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General
| Classical
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General
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German
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Italian
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ASIN: B00000HYVV
Release Date: 1999-06-01 |
Tracks:
- Ariadne Auf Naxos: Es Gibt Ein Reich - Viorica Ursuleac
- Der Rosenkavalier: Hab' Mir's Gelobt - Viorica Ursuleac
- Tosca: Nur Der Schonheit Weiht' Ich Mein Leben - Viorica Ursuleac
- Turandot: In Diesem Schlosse - Viorica Ursuleac
- Ein Maskenball: Der Tod Sei Mir Willkommen - Hildegarde Ranczak
- Adia: Als Sieger Kehre Heim - Hildegarde Ranczak
- Othello: Gegrusst Seist Du, Maria - Hildegarde Ranczak
- La Boheme: Man Nennt Mich Jetzt Nur Mimi - Hildegarde Ranczak
- Fidelio: Abscheulicher, Wo Elist Du Hin? - Helena Braun
- Tristan Und Isolde: Mild Und Leise - Helena Braun
- Siegfriend: Ewig War, Ewig Bin Ich - Helena Braun
- Der Freischutz: Leise, Leise, Fromme Weise - Trude Eipperle
- Der Dreischutz: Und Ob Die Wolke Sie Verhulle - Trude Eipperle
- Tannhauser: Dich, Teure Halle - Trude Eipperle
- Tannhauser: Allmacht' Ge Jungfrau - Trude Eipperle
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Four Famous Wagnerian Sopranos: Selections
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Wagner
| Wagner, Richard
| ( W )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General Modern
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
| ( B )
| Featured Performers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra
| ( L )
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
| ( N )
| Featured Performers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Compilations
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Wagner, Richard
| U to Z
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
German
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Flagstad, Kirsten
| Divas
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0000023QP
Release Date: 1997-07-15 |
Tracks:
- Tristan Und Isolde: Doch Nun Von Tristan! - Frida Leider
- Die Walkure: War Es So Schmahlich - Frida Leider
- Parsifal: Ich Sah Das Kind An Seiner Mutter Brust - Frida Leider
- Der Fliegende Hollander: Traft Ihr Das Schiff - Nanny Larsen-Todsen
- Siegfried: Ewig War Ich - Nanny Larsen-Todsen
- Gotterdammerung: Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort - Nanny Larsen-Todsen
- Tannhauser: Allmacht' Ge Jungfrau Hor Mein Fleh'n! - Kirsten Flagstad
- Die Walkure: Hojotohoh! Hojotoho! Heiaha! - Kirsten Flagstad
- Tristan Und Isolde: Mild Und Leise - Kirsten Flagstad
- Tannhauser: Dich, Teure Halle - Helen Traubel
- Lohengrin: Einsam In Truben Tagen - Helen Traubel
- Die Walkure: Du Bist Der Lenz - Helen Traubel
- Die Walkure: Fort Denn Eile - Helen Traubel
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- Sorry guys, wrong CD...
- Viva Montagnana!!
- ONE GOLD, TWO SILVERS AND ONE BRONZE
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Four Famous German Sopranos
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Meyerbeer
| Meyerbeer, Giacomo
| ( M )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Puccini
| Puccini, Giacomo
| ( P )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
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All Works by Smetana
| Smetana, Bedrich
| ( S )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Verdi
| Verdi, Giuseppe
| ( V )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Wagner
| Wagner, Richard
| ( W )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Weber
| Weber, Carl Maria von
| ( W )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Baroque (c.1600-1750)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General Modern
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Romances
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Czech
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
French
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| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
German
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Italian
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00000BKBW
Release Date: 1998-07-04 |
Tracks:
- Tannhauser: Dich, Teure Halle - Orch Der Staatsoper, Berlin/Fritz Zweig
- Lohengrin: Einsam In Truben Tagen - Orch Der Staatsoper, Berlin/Fritz Zweig
- Aida: Ritorna Vincitor! - Orch Der Staatsoper, Berlin/Fritz Zweig
- Aida: O Patria Mia - Orch Der Staatsoper, Berlin/Fritz Zweig
- Die Afrikanerin: Leb' Wohl, Freundlich Gestade - Frieder Weissmann
- Der Freischutz: Wie Nahte Mir Der Schlummer - Stadtisches Orch, Berlin/Robert Heger
- Tannhauser: Zuruck Von Ihm! - Orch Der Bayreuther Festspiele/Karl Elmendorff
- Lohengrin: Das Susse Lied Verhallt - Heinz Tietjen
- Der Freischutz: Und Ob Die Wolke Sie Verhulle - Leo Blech
- Tannhauser: Allmacht' Ge Jungfrau - Leo Blech
- Lohengrin: Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen - Johannes Schuler
- Othello: Sie Sass Voll Leide Auf Oder Heide - Bruno Seidler-Winkler
- Oberon: Ozean, Du Ungeheuer! - Bruno Seidler-Winkler
- Die Verkaufte Braut: Endlich Allein! - Bruno Seidler-Winkler
- Madame Butterfly: Bald Sind Wir Auf Der Hoh' - Orch Der Staatsoper, Berlin/Fritz Zweig
- Tosca: Nur Der Schonheit Weiht' Ich Mein Leben - Orch Der Staatsoper, Berlin/Fritz Zweig
Customer Reviews:
Sorry guys, wrong CD..........2006-09-26
The previous reviews for this item were, somehow, meant for another item! This item is "Four German Sopranos", not tenors! Pay attention! :)
Viva Montagnana!!.......2004-05-17
Four tenors, Four styles. So much has been said about Gigli, that I can`t really add anything new, other than that I find his singing, the more I hear it, mannered and selfconcious. His famous silvery mezza-voce to me sounds disconnected almost child-like. BUT! If he were to sing today, the world would proclaim him "the umpteenth Tenor!!" Lauri Volpi: Focussed, explosive, virile and almost always thrilling. Now the Montagnana-boys: Martinelli, "The big Bugle" as he was known in New York, is an acquired taste. He has a vibrato very typical of that time, fast and a little tight, and can sound a little bleaty. But listen again, and you`ll be rewarded. He can really spin a line, make the text tell and hits you right in the gut with his timbre. As further listening, I`d recommend the live Otello from the Met with Tibbett and Rethberg. Wonderful!! Now, to the most neglected of all great singers of all time. The most thrilling, visceral, even-voiced. He can carry the lightest pianissimo in any range and make it spin and spin and... He can sing so loudly he`ll pin you to your seat. The voice has presence and ring, what the italians call "squillo" that you can reach out and touch. The voice is focussed like a laser, yet never sounds tight. Even in full flight there`s always some in reserve. Pertile, of course. This is not a dozen-instrument. You`ll never mistake him (or any of the others, for that matter) with any other singer. From the first note I ever heard from him, I have been spellbound. Everything I ever wished I could do and be, he does with consumate ease. You owe it to yourself to hear his "quando le sere al placido" from Luisa Miller. He sings lines that never end, goes from piano to forte in the same phrase without altering the timbre or colour.... I could go on for days, but I think you get the message: Buy this, or any other CD with Pertile and prepare to fall for a singer who would sweep the decks anywhere in the world today. It`s your loss if you don`t!
ONE GOLD, TWO SILVERS AND ONE BRONZE.......2001-05-16
Here we have four Italian tenors of the golden age, who captured world attention in that glorious past for their vocal and interpretative capacity. Other names that come to mind are Caruso, Zenatello, Grassi, Anselmi, Schipa, Paoli, De Muro, Merli and Bonci.
The four tenors on this superb CD have a lot in common. Born within seven years apart, between 1885 and 1892, they (except Pertile) sang at the Met, the temple of operatic singing. All of them displayed mezza voce and heroic top notes on the stage.
This CD has collected and handed to posterity their prowess, when the tenors were in their late thirties and at their prime. Interestingly, one may draw vocal attributes from their performances and make comparisons.
Martinelli displayed a heroic and massive, Pertile, a sage but hard-driven, Gigli, an elegiac or turgid and Lauri-Volpi a robust, limpid and easily extended voice. The gold medal goes to Lauri-Volpi, the silver to Martinelli and Gigli, the bronze to Pertile.
I liked Martinelli in "Come un bel di di maggio"(Chenier) full of pathos, Pertile "Vesti la giubba" (Pagliacci) for great artistry, Gigli "Dai campi, dai prati" (Mefistofele) for inspired mysticism and Lauri-Volpi "Bianca al par di neve"(Les Huguenots) for unique mezza voce.
Lauri-Volpi gets top marks for "E lucevan le stelle"(Tosca) recorded in 1928, when he was at his artistic splendour. The painter Cavaradossi is not his conspiring and patriotic self. He is in prison, reminiscing Tosca's sweet hands, languid caresses and voluptuous appearance. Lauri-Volpi with an extraordinary, exquisite pianissimo sets up the mood before unleashing his despair with a powerful crescendo. It is an unsurpassed rendition of the great aria, as Puccini intended it.
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Four Famous Italian Sopranos
Manufacturer: Preiser Records
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ASIN: B00000HY56
Release Date: 1999-02-09 |
Tracks:
- Iris: Un Di Ero Piccina - Augusta Oltrabella
- La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci - Augusta Oltrabella
- Suor Angelica: Senza Mamma - Augusta Oltrabella
- La Traviata: Addio Del Passato - Augusta Oltrabella
- Mefistofele: Spunta L'aurora Pallida - Augusta Oltrabella
- Manon Lescaut: In Quelle Trine Morbide - Mafalda Favero
- Turandot: Signore, Ascolta! - Mafalda Favero
- Lodoletta: Flammen, Perdonami - Mafalda Favero
- Otello: Ave Maria - Mafalda Favero
- Don Giovanni: Vedrai Carino - Mafalda Favero
- Faust: Come Vorrei Saper... I Gran Signori Sol - Pia Tassinari
- L'amico Fritz: Son Pochi Fiori - Pia Tassinari
- L'amico Fritz: Non Mi Resta Che Il Pianto - Pia Tassinari
- Werther: M'ha Scritto Che M'ama - Pia Tassinari
- Mefistofele: L'altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare - Magda Olivero
- La Boheme: Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi - Magda Olivero
- Tosca: Vissi D'arte - Magda Olivero
- Adriana Lecouvreur: Io Son L'umile Ancella - Magda Olivero
- Adriana Lecouvreur: Poveri Fiori - Magda Olivero
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Four Famous Sopranos of the Past
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| Beethoven, Ludwig van
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ASIN: B00000C3QM
Release Date: 1998-07-04 |
Tracks:
- Der Barbier Von Sevilla: Frag Ich Mein Beklommen Herz - Erna Sack
- Der Freischutz: Einst Traumte Meiner Sel'gen Base - Erna Sack
- Martha: Den Teuren Zu Versohnen - Erna Sack
- Parla! Walzer - Erna Sack
- Die Regimentstochter: Tirolienne - Erna Berger
- Martha: Letzte Rose - Erna Berger
- Fra Diavolo: Welches Gluck, Ich Atme Freier - Erna Berger
- Die Perlenfischer: Es Hing Die Nacht - Erna Berger
- Madame Butterfly: Eines Tages Seh'n Wir - Erna Berger
- Peer Gynt: Solveighs Lied - Erna Berger
- Dinorah: Du Leichter Schatten Folgst Meinen Schritten - Miliza Korjus
- Hoffmanns Erzahlungen: Phobus Stolz Im Sonnenwagen - Miliza Korjus
- Mireille: Holde Nachtigall, Deiner Stimme Schall - Miliza Korjus
- I Vespri Siciliani: Merce, Dilette Amiche - Miliza Korjus
- Il Bacio - Miliza Korjus
- Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Durch Zartlichkeit Und Schmeicheln - Adele Kern
- Fidelio: O War' Ich Schon Mit Der Vereint - Adele Kern
- Die Hugenotten: Ihr Edlen Herrn Allhier - Adele Kern
- Ein Maskenball: Lasst Ab Mit Fragen - Adele Kern
- La Boheme: Will Ich Allein Des Abends - Adele Kern
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Four Famous Sopranos of the Past
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ASIN: B00000HZVE
Release Date: 1999-03-02 |
Tracks:
- Armide: Ah! Si La Liberte - Frida Leider
- Don Giovanni: Or Sai Chi L'onore - Frida Leider
- Fidelio: Abscheulicher, Wo Eilst Du Hin? - Frida Leider
- Der Rosenkavalier: Kann Mich Auch An Ein Madel Erinnern - Frida Leider
- Der Rosenkavalier: Die Zeit, Die Ist Ein Sonderbarg Ding - Frida Leider
- Der Rosenkavalier: Ich Weiss Auch Nix.... Hab, Mir's Gelobt - Frida Leider/Delia Reinhardt/Marion Claire
- Carmen: Du Bist's? Ich Bin's! - Frida Leider/Tino Pattiera
- Der Freischutz: Wie Nahte Mir Der Schlummer - Delia Reinhardt
- Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: O Sachs! Mein Freund! - Delia Reinhardt
- Die Walkure: Der Manner Sippe Sass Hier Im Saal - Delia Reinhardt
- Die Walkure: Du Bist Der Lenz - Delia Reinhardt
- Salome: Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Night Deinen Mund Kussen Lassen - Gota Ljungberg
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Als Euer Sohn Einst Fortzog - Gota Ljungberg
- Tosca: Nur Der Schonheit Weiht' Ich Mein Leben - Gota Ljungberg
- Madame Butterfly: Eines Tages Seh'n Wir - Gota Ljungberg
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Four Famous French Sopranos
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ASIN: B00000HZWJ
Release Date: 1999-08-24 |
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TERRIFIC!!!.......2003-09-09
No more to say. If you love the sopranos you will love collection.
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