Lieder Recital-Schubert/Brahms

Editorial Reviews
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Any Mozart and Strauss specialist in the 1950s and '60s had to deal with the long shadow of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, but the gentler and more genial Lisa Della Casa was nonetheless beloved, particularly in cities where Schwarzkopf wasn't welcome. Sadly, she didn't have a great recording career, which is why this recently rediscovered live recital--with Schubert, Brahms, Ravel and Strauss songs--is so welcome. The voice is spring-water fresh, the sense of taste exquisite. While Schwarzkopf challenged you to better understand the music, the captivating Della Casa simply asks you to enjoy it. --David Patrick Stearns

Tracks:

An Die Musik, D547
No.4 Standchen
No.7 Abschied
Im Fruhling, D882
Der Lindenbaum
Wanderers Nachtlied II, D768
Wer Machte Dich So Krank?, Op.35 No.11
Alte Laute, Op.35 No.12
Erstes Grun, Op.35 No.4
Die Beiden Grenadiere, Op.49 No.1
Liederkries, Op.39: No.5 Mondnacht
Edward, Op.1 No.1
Der Erloking, Op.1 No.3
Odin's Meeresritt, Op.118
Die Wandelnde Glocke, Op.20 No.3
Hinkende Jamben, Op.62 No.5
Wie Melodien Zieht Es Mir, Op.105
Sonntag, Op.47 No.3
Komm Bald, Op.97 No.2
Wir Wandelten, Op.96 No.2
Wie Bist Du, Meine Konigin, Op.32 No.9
Heimkehr, Op.7 No.6
Wenn Du Nur Zuweilen Lachelst, Op.57 No.2
Verrat, Op.105 No.5
Ach, Weh Mir Ungluckhaftem Mann, Op.21 No.4
Ich Trage Meine Minne, Op.32 No.1
Der Gartner

Customer Reviews:

desert island disc.......2002-08-29

Hans Hotter is a wonder. The voice has a remarkable agility and breadth of expression, that has justly earned him the admiration of several generations. He is an expert at chiaroscuro, sometimes lightening the tone, as in Ständchen, while in Loewe's "Edward", he adopts a minatory timbr that is chilling. It is well known that Hotter was THE Wotan of the post-war years, but he is not inferior to any lieder singer. These songs are mini-dramas in his expert hands. Testament is quite generous with these re-issues of classic singers, packing 27 songs onto this disc. It is a recording worth having.

A great Hotter anthology.......2002-06-19

This compilation comes from 1966 and 1968, when the experienced Hotter had a high level of refinement. Very few people have been so succesful in fusing elements of both singer and actor into one entity as Hotter could. This CD is more proof of that. To a newcomer, his voice will sound quite dark and rich, but has vibrance. His characterizations are intense, but not exaggerated. And amazingly, both these elements are completely integrated. The works represented here need no introduction - if any of them cannot convince with Hotter singing, there is little alternative. To compare Hotter with Fischer-Dieskau is neither simple nor right, it is really up to one's taste. Yet the CD is also good for someone new to lieder. The recording quality is exceptional, even for the mono selections (about half the disc).

Recital at Carnegie Hall, November 25, 1956

Average customer rating:

A missable item among the riches of the Schwarzkopf catalog
A complete Schwarzkopf lieder recital.

Recital at Carnegie Hall, November 25, 1956

Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DO02
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

A missable item among the riches of the Schwarzkopf catalog.......2006-03-20

Since this double-CD is long out of print, I suppose there's not much value in criticizing it in detail. EMI has released dozens of lieder and opera recordings with their preeminent star, including great live concerts from Salzburg with Gerald Moore from this period in the mid-Fifties.

Compared to Moore and Edwin Fischer, by far her best accompanist, George Reeves is stiff and unimaginative, not to mention that the paino sounds thin and clattery. Schwarzkopf recorded every song here in at least one and often multiple versions that are much better. Unless you want a souvenir of Schwarzkopf live in New York, this set is a miss.

A complete Schwarzkopf lieder recital........2003-09-07

Lieder recitals featured prominently in the career of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Not many were recorded in their entirety, however, announced encores and all, or approved for issue. This double CD offers an opportunity to hear her in her prime, recorded in Carnegie Hall, New York, 25th November 1956.

With George Reeves, who brings vast experience and plenty of personality to the piano accompanying, Schwarzkopf delivers a succession of her favorite items, none too demanding (apart from an operatic aria) and all enthusiastically applauded by the audience. One or two of the Schubert strophic songs are given interesting dynamic "interpretative" presentations, not attempted in her studio recorded versions. After a bracket of Mozart lieder, Schwarzkopf announces that she has received many requests for the inclusion of an operatic aria. She provides one of Fjordiligi's arias from "Cosi fan tutte", coping wonderfully well with its many difficulties.

Tracks:

Lachen Und Weinen
Im Fruhling
Du Bist Die Ruh
Gretchen Am Spinnrade
Wie Melodien Zieht Es
Feldeinsamkeit
Von Ewinger Liebe
Meine Liebe Ist Grun
Sieh' Mich, Heil'Ger, Wie Ich Bin
Mit Vollen Atemzugen
Chanson Francaise
Chanson Italienne
Chanson Espagnole
Der Stern
Waldseligkeit
Einerlei
Befreit
hat Gesagt, Bleibt's Nicht Dabei
Schlechtes Wetter
Der Gartner
Er Ist's

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Any Mozart and Strauss specialist in the 1950s and '60s had to deal with the long shadow of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, but the gentler and more genial Lisa Della Casa was nonetheless beloved, particularly in cities where Schwarzkopf wasn't welcome. Sadly, she didn't have a great recording career, which is why this recently rediscovered live recital--with Schubert, Brahms, Ravel and Strauss songs--is so welcome. The voice is spring-water fresh, the sense of taste exquisite. While Schwarzkopf challenged you to better understand the music, the captivating Della Casa simply asks you to enjoy it. --David Patrick Stearns