Heinrich Schlusnus In Opera

On this CD:

1. Hamlet, opera in 5 acts O vin, dissipe la tristesse
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

2. Faust, opera Avant de quitter
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

3. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Chanson du Toréador
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

4. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts Scintille diamant
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

5. Les Dragons de Villars, opera Glöckchen des Eremitten
Composed by Aime Maillart
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

6. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Deh, vieni alla finestra
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

7. Don Pasquale, opera Bella siccome un angelo
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

8. Il Trovatore, opera Il balen del suo sorriso
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

9. Il Trovatore, opera Mira d'acerbe... Contende il giubilo
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Frida Leider, Heinrich Schlusnus

10. Rigoletto, opera Cortigiani, vil razza dannata!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

11. Otello, opera Era la notte
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

12. Pagliacci, opera Si può? Si pu
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

13. Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80 An jenem Tag
Composed by Heinrich August Marschner
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

14. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Blick ich umher
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

15. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 O du mein holder Abendstern
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Heinrich Schlusnus

16. Heimkehr ("Leiser schwanken die Äste"), song for voice & piano, Op. 15/5
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schlusnus

17. Ich liebe dich ("Vier adlige Rosse voran unserm Wagen"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 37/2
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schlusnus

18. Ruhe, meine Seele ("Nicht ein Lüftchen regt sich leise"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 27/1
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schlusnus

19. Das Geheimnis ("Du fragst mich, Mädchen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 17/3
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schlusnus

20. Die Nacht ("Aus dem Walde tritt die Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/3
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schlusnus

21. Zueignung ("Ja, du weisst es, teur Seele"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 10/1
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Richard Strauss, Heinrich Schlusnus

Tracks:

Undine: Es Wohnt Am Seegestade - Theodor Scheidl
Iphigenie In Aulis: O Artemis, Betorte - Emil Schipper
Die Afrikanerin: Hei, Adamastor! - Wilhelm Rode
Das Goldene Kreuz:: Wie Anders War Es - Michael Bohnen
Tannhauser: Als Du Kuhnem Sange - Heinrich Schlusnus
Carmen: Euren Toast Kann Ich Wohl Erwidern - Rudolf Bockelmann
Der Wildschutz: Heiterkeit Und Frohlichkeit - Heinrich Rehkemper
Zar Und Zimmermann: Sonst Spielt Ich Mit Zepter - Herbert Janssen
Simone Boccanegra: Adel, Plebejer, Genuas Volk - Hans Reinmar
Die Afrikanerin: Dir, Konigin, Bin Ich Ergeben - Hans Hermann Nissen
Hoffmanns Erzahlungen: Leuchte, Heller Spiegel, Mir - Mathieu Ahlersmeyer
Schwanda Der Dudelsackpfeifer: Wie Kann Ich Denn Vergessen - Karl Hammes
Figaros Hochzeit: Ach, Offnet Eure Augen - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender
Faust: Hor Mich Jetzt An, Margarethe - Paul Schoffler
Don Juan: Horch Auf Den Klang Der Zither - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Cosi Fan Tutte: Madchen, Dass Ihr's Treibt Mit Allen - Gerhard Husch
Hamlet: O Wein, Zerstreue Uns're Sorgen - Arno Schellenberg
Hans Heiling: An Jenem Tag - Josef Herrmann
Das Nachtlager In Granada: Ein Schutz Bin Ich - Hans Wocke
Othello: Zur Nachtzeit War Es - Hans Hotter
Die Zauberflote: Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen - Erich Kunz

Great Voices of the Early Years (Box Set)

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Great Voices of the Early Years (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000DI2N
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

Rigoletto: 'Pari siamo!
Rigoletto: 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata'
Otello: 'Niun mi tema'
Pagliacci: 'Recitar!...Vesti la giubba'
Cavalleria Rusticana: Siziliana 'O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa'
Mattinata
Otello: 'Tu?! Indietro! fuggi!'
La Boheme: 'Quando men vo soletta per la vie'
Rigoletto: 'Caro nome'
La Fille Du Regiment: Tirolienne: 'Qu'est-ce que c'est que j'entends?'
Rigoletto: 'La donna e mobile'
TOSCA: 'Recondita armonia'
La forza del destino: 'Oh, tu che in seno agli angeli'
Aida: 'I sacri nomi di padre'
TOSCA: 'E lucevan le stelle'
L'Elisir d'Amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima'
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Una voce poco fa'
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'La calunnia e un venticello'
TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte'
Madame Butterfly: 'Un bel di vedremo'
Turandot: 'Nessun dorma'

Tracks:

Parsifal: 'Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust
Lohengrin: In fernem Land
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leutchtend im rosigen Schein
Parsifal: Des Weihgefasses gottlicher Gehalt
Das Rheingold: Weiche, Wotan, weiche!
Rienzi's Prayer: Allmacht'ger Vater, blick herab
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wahn, Wahn, uberall Wahn
Der fliegende Hollander: The Dutchman's monologue
Die Walkure: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater

Tracks:

Undine: Nun ist's vollbracht!
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute: Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
The Magic Flute: In diesen heil'gen Hallen
The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris
The Abduction From The Seraglio: Konstanze, dich wiederzusehen
Gasparone: O wenn ich doch ein Rauber war
Maria, mari: Schon strahlt die Nacht im Silberschein
Martha: Letzte Rose
Martha: Ach so fromm
Liebe bei Hof: Man nehme zwei Herzen
Chianti Song: Chianti-Lied
Eine Nacht In Venedig: The Gondolier's Song
The Land Of Smiles: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
Der Rosenkavalier: Hab' mir's gelobt - Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein
Der Freischutz: Einst traumte meiner sel'gen Base ... Trube
Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Als Bublein Klein an der Mutterbrust
Ariadne auf Naxos: An Ihre Platze, meine Damen und Herrn!

Tracks:

Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 no. 2
Epiphanias
Fruhlingsfahrt Op. 45 - No. 2
Auftrage Op. 77 No. 5
Adelaide Op. 46
An die Hoffnung Op. 32
An Schwager Kronos D 369
Erlkonig D 328
Auf Flugeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2
Eifersucht und Stolz from Die schone Mullerin D 795
Die drei Zigeuner, Searle 320
Meeresleuchten Op. 145 No. 1
Verborgenheit
Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4
Traum durch die Dammerung Op. 29 No. 1
Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8
An die Musik D 547
Der Musensohn D 764
Am Grabe Anselmos D 504
Traume from Wesendonck - Lieder
Des Kindes Gebet from Schlichte Weisen Op. 76 No. 22
Herzenstausch from Schlichte Weisen Op. 76 No. 5

Tracks:

Winterreise D 911: Gute Nacht
Winterreise D 911: Die Wetterfahne
Winterreise D 911: Gefrorne Tranen
Winterreise D 911: Erstarrung
Winterreise D 911: Der Lindenbaum
Winterreise D 911: Wasserflut
Winterreise D 911: Auf dem Flusse
Winterreise D 911: Ruckblick
Winterreise D 911: Irrlicht
Winterreise D 911: Rast
Winterreise D 911: Fruhlingstraum
Winterreise D 911: Einsamkeit
Winterreise D 911: Die Post
Winterreise D 911: Der greise Kopf
Winterreise D 911: Die Krahe
Winterreise D 911: Letzte Hoffnung
Winterreise D 911: Im Dorfe
Winterreise D 911: Der sturmische Morgen
Winterreise D 911: Tauschung
Winterreise D 911: Der Wegweiser
Winterreise D 911: Das Wirtshaus
Winterreise D 911: Mut!
Winterreise D 911: Die Nebensonnen
Winterreise D 911: Der Leiermann

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Deutsche Grammophon is lucky in that World War II didn't slow classical recordings in Germany as it did in the United States but stimulated them: It was essential for wartime morale. Thus, if you can get past any repugnance related to these recordings' genesis, there's a huge amount to enjoy. There's a disc of lieder by all the prewar greats (Franz Volker, Tiana Lemnitz, Erna Berger, and Heinrich Schlusnus), a disc of Wagner featuring young Hans Hotter, opera and operetta performances by Berger and Helge Roswaenge, and a disc showing how the German singers gave Italian opera a distinctively Nordic but highly communicative edge. The set is crowned by a complete Winterreise that was recorded by Peter Anders in 1945 (and sounds it): the cultivated tenor's anguished performance embodies a Germany facing the abyss. --David Patrick Stearns

Mahler: Symphony No2; Kindertotenlieder Nos1-5

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Ur-Mahler!
Naxos' Resurrection of Fried's Mahler's "Resurrection"

Mahler: Symphony No2; Kindertotenlieder Nos1-5

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005K3PE
Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

Kindertotenlieder: Nun Will Die Sonn' So Hell Aufgeh'n - Heinrich Rehkemper
Kindertotenlieder: Nun Seh' Ich Wohl - Heinrich Rehkemper
Kindertotenlieder: Wenn Dein Mutterlein - Heinrich Rehkemper
Kindertotenlieder: Oft Denk' Ich - Heinrich Rehkemper
Kindertotenlieder: In Diesem Wetter - Heinrich Rehkemper
Lieder Und Gesange (Aus Der Jugendzeit): Ich Ging Mit Lust - Grete Stuckgold
Des Knaben Wunderhn: Wer Hat Dies Liedlein Erdacht? - Grete Stuckgold
Wer Hat Dies Liedlein Erdach? - Lula Mysz-Gmeiner
Rheinlegendchen - Heinrich Schludnus
Der Tamboursg'sell - Heinrich Schludnus
Lieder Nach Ruckert: Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen - Sara Charles-Cahier
Sym No.2, IV Urlicht (Excerpt) - Sara Charles-Cahier
Sym No.2 'Resurrection': I. Allegro Maestoso - Gertrud Bindernagel/Emmi Leisner/Berlin Cathedral Chor

Tracks:

Sym No.2 'Resurrection': II. Andante Moderato - Gertrud Bindernagel/Emmi Leisner/Berlin Cathedral Chor
Sym No.2 'Resurrection': III. In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung - Gertrud Bindernagel/Emmi Leisner/Berlin Cathedral Chor
Sym No.2 'Resurrection': IV. 'Urlicht' - Sehr Feierlich, Aber Schlicht (Choralmassig) - Gertrud Bindernagel/Emmi Leisner/Berlin Cathedral Chor
Sym No.2 'Resurrection': V. Im Tempo Des Scherzos; Wild Herausfahrend - Gertrud Bindernagel/Emmi Leisner/Berlin Cathedral Chor

Customer Reviews:

Ur-Mahler!.......2002-03-14

This is a review of the performance by Oskar Fried et al, which I know from its brief appearance on 33rpm vinyl (Pearl label, I think), circa 1985, and assume it sounds as good or better now on the Naxos CDs. Strangely the ancient acoustic recording never seemed to be much of a factor in my listening experience - the sense of the firey presence of the music itself blew away all other considerations. The music is just THERE, more immediate and urgent than on any other recorded - or live! - performance of the Resurrection Symphony I've experienced. Fried never gets in the way of the music, but if you're aware of him at all, it's because there's an incendiary intensity other conductors don't seem to muster up - the DIRECTNESS of the performance is self-effacing but in a way that only adds, paradoxically, to the character and quirkiness of the thing. Fried isn't breathing down your neck like some 'intense' conductors do; instead, he's blowing the flames of the music itself white-hot. Get it and give away all other versions - in this most sonic of symphonies, the technology doesn't matter at all. (Well, maybe it does... My enthusiasm for this recording should perhaps be taken with a grain of salt - I happen to love ALL acoustic recordings or orchestral music!)

Naxos' Resurrection of Fried's Mahler's "Resurrection".......2001-12-14

Oskar Fried's 1924 acoustic recording of Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony (1892), with the Berlin Cathedral Chorus and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra (and soloists) represents a very nearly mad endeavor. Audaciously undertaken by Deutsche Gramophon, it also represents a stunning success and constitutes a milestone, not only in recorded Mahler, but in recorded music. The requirements of Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony, colossal enough on their own, certainly challenged the limitations, perfectly understood by the engineers, of acoustic mastering. Fried (1871-1941) pared down the performing forces, reconstituting the ensemble as necessary to account for the kaleidoscopic changes of instrumentation. The players addressed themselves, in a small studio, to a large horn; the horn directly agitated a stylus that chiseled groves in a spinning platter. No electrical amplification or equalization took place. It was as crude as it sounds. In Ward Marston's digital transfers for the new Naxos issue, we can nevertheless hear Fried's remarkable interpretation of Mahler's towering symphonic edifice. Fried knew Mahler and received advice from him on early performances of the First and Second Symphonies. This 1924 traversal thus brings us as close to Mahler himself as we are ever likely to get, and it tells us something significant about what has happened to the idea of Mahler over the last eighty years. In 1924, Mahler still appeared as a radically contemporary composer, a modernist in the context of the time. The word "expressionistic" might describe Fried's performance as a whole. He takes the First Movement (Allegro Maestoso) at a fair clip and without sentimentality in the levitating second subject. The cellos and basses bite deeply into the familiar opening figure. The Second Movement (Andante Moderato) benefits from a slightly faster tempo than we expect and gains a hint of irony under Fried's direction. The Third Movement Scherzo (In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung), based on "Saint Anthony's Prayer to the Fishes" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn," rollicks along in three-quarter time. The ensuing "Urlicht" will stun first-time listeners to the performance. This movement sets a text by Klopstock about Christian conversion for contralto and orchestra. Fried finds distinct Jewish elements in the score, especially in the persistent solo violin accompaniment, akin to those in the Funeral March of the First Symphony. The conjunction of what sounds like a Yiddish lullaby in the violin with the contralto's articulation of Klopstock's devotional poem emphasizes the ecumenicity of Mahler's concept. To my mind, Fried's gesture markedly transforms the character of the symphony, forcing one to grasp it in a new way. The Fifth Movement Finale, with its offstage brass bands and large choruses, poses the severest challenge to the conditions under which Fried worked. Rarely, however, has the SHAPE of this movement been so clear. Recorded over many days and possibly in two separate locations, Fried's efforts defy circumstace by bringing amazing coherence and truth to Mahler's sprawling tableau. Even the grandiosity of it (of the symphony as a whole) remains in evidence. The closest subsequent thing to Fried's account is Otto Klemperer's Vienna performance (available on Vox) from 1951. Klemperer, like Fried, brought a modernistic idea to Mahler's score and never wallowed in the music. In addition to Fried's performance of the Second Symphony, this two-disc set also generously gives us several other items:
*Jascha Horenstein's 1928 performance, with baritone Heinrich Rehkemper and the Berlin State opera Orchestra, of the "Kindertotenlieder," the earliest electrical recording of Mahler;
*Soprano Grete Stuckgold's 1921 performance, with an unidentified orchestra, of Mahler's youthful "Ich Ging Mit Lust" and her 1915 performance, again with an unidentified orchestra, of "Wer Hat Dies Liedlein Erdacht" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn";
*Soprano Lulu Mysz-Gmeiner's 1926 performance, with piano accompaniment, of the same song;
*Baritone Heinrich Schlusnus' 1931 performances, with the Berlin State opera orchestra under Hermann Weigert, of "Rheinlegendchen" and of "Der Tambourg'sell," both from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn";
*Mezzo Sarah Charles-Cahier's 1930 performance, with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra under Selmar Meyrowitz, of "Ich bin der Welt Abhanden Gekommen," from "Lieder nach Rückert," and her 1930 performance, with the same accompaniment, of "Urlicht."
-- All of which fascinates mightily and no doubt exhausts the archeo-discography of Mahler. (Rumors circulate, however, of a 1930 performance of the Fifth Symphony under Willem Mengelberg preserved on Dutch air-check platters. Get your hands on that, Naxos!) Horenstein's "Kindertotenlieder" is on a high level artistically and is finely recorded. In sum: A treasure-trove and a "must buy" for fans both of Mahler and of early ambitious recording.

Verdi: Ein Maskenball (Un Ballo in Maschera)

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Wrong language done right.
Fritz Busch's final opera triumph
A great day in Cologne preserved on CD. Thank you Gala!

Verdi: Ein Maskenball (Un Ballo in Maschera)

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Wrong language done right........2006-11-10

Don't let the wrong language deter you from this recording. The sound shows its age a bit, but the performance is vital and impressive. Lorenz Fehenberger (my favorite Lohengrin) is Riccardo and sings it brilliantly, with grace and passion. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is Renato, and he convinces that his "wrong" voice is actually correct. You may not know Anny Schlemm, but that is your loss. She is fabulous as Amelia. Fritz Busch holds the whole thing together, the recording made near the end of his life. His attention to orchestral details and to shaping each scene show in number after number. A great recording not to be missed.

Fritz Busch's final opera triumph.......2001-05-24

Honestly I roared with laughter reading the cover notes of Fritz Busch, the conductor of this recording. The notes claim that being the general music director at the Semper Opera in Dresden, he `gave several good performances of opera's by E van Suchs'. In German you can read that he succeeded masterly the first performance opera tradition carried out by E. van Such. Now what is correct - and who the heck is E. van Such(s)? He is nobody. Absolutely nobody. Fritz Busch took over in Dresden after Fritz Reiner, the successor of - Ernst von Schuch, who conducted the world premieres of Richard Strauss' Salome, Elektra and Rosenkavalier in 1905, 1907 and 1911. May I as kindly as possible advise Gala to reconsider this cover rubbish and issue another cover text by someone who has the necessary competence to render such (Such?) information. In this concert performance of Un Ballo in Maschera we listen to among others a soprano who began as a contralto, Walburga Wegner, and a contralto who also sang soprano roles, Martha Mödl who was the marvellous first Isolde in Bayreuth after WW II (with Ramón Vinay). Both provide vast horizons of singing, Wegner with an incredibly equal soprano from bottom to pitch, and Mödl with the compassionate expression that was hers. My first listening gave me the impression of Lorenz Fehenberger as a typical German sob-tenor trying to pretend Italian. The second listening, however, revealed to me a fascinating voice with which he `acts' audibly. Anny Schlemm has the right spirit for Oscar which Swedish Birgit Nordin took up just few years after this recording when the Stockholm opera performed the opera in Swedish with Ragnar Ulfung and Aase Nordmo Løvberg. To me, unfortunately, the very young Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a major disappointment singing mechanically as if he kept his head in the score instead of having the score in his head. But the triumph of the performance is with Fritz Busch who lets the music reveal any little nuance in the atmosphere of a royal murder-to-be. Having listened to this recording no one can be in doubt that the musical leadership of exactly this opera which he conducted as a guest at Carl Ebert's Charlottenburger Oper in Berlin, and which confirmed Verdi's definitive success in Germany, reaches its climax in this final opera performance that the now Argentinian citizen living in New York carried out in his native country before his untimely death just 7 months later.

A great day in Cologne preserved on CD. Thank you Gala!.......1999-08-25

Are you aching to hear Verdi's "A Masked Ball" sung in German, but you don't have the means to travel to Germany or Austria for a performance. Or, do you have what you consider is the "definitive recording" of this opera and you're looking for a interesting diversion. Well, here's a bargain for you. An opera written in Italian, originally about intrigue in the Swedish court, which is frequently performed with a Boston-setting (as it is on this recording), and sung here in German. It doesn't get any more internationally head-spinning than this. But, if you want to listen to what may be the last recording by the legendary, opera conductor Fritz Busch (who co-founded the Glyndebourne Festival), with a 25 year-old Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Martha Modl in her prime (and not singing Wagner), then this recording is for you. And that's not all. You get three bonus tracks (20 minutes) from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" also sung in German with Artur Rother conducting featuring renowned, German baritone Heinrich Schlusnus and acclaimed, Danish tenor Helge Rosvaenge. Plus you get a lengthy interview with Fritz Busch, unfortunately it's in German. But if you're not a "collector" or a financially-frustrated traveler, the question remains should you buy this recording? Yes. This is a great little undiscovered treasure. Busch's tempos really bring out the drama and excitement of the music. The singing is very good, and not just from the big names. But don't forget the big names. Modl's first appearance as the fortune-teller is powerful and arresting (CD1, Track 8). This 1951 recording sounds remarkably good.

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Legendary Baritones

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Four Famous Italian Baritones
Four American Baritones of the Past
Four Famous Italian Baritones
Robert Merrill: Arias from Otello, Un Ballo in Maschera, Il Trovatore
Robert Merrill

ASIN: B0000037KN
Release Date: 1995-04-25

Tracks:

Le Jongleur De Notre Dame: Legende De La Sauge - Lucien Fugere
Au Temps Du Grand Roi - Victor Maurel
Falstaff: Quand' Ero Paggio - Antonio Magini-Coletti/Elsa Petri
La Traviata: Di Provenza Il Mar, Il Suol... - Mattia Battistini
Un Ballo In Maschera: Eri Tu - Mario Ancona
Le Roi De Lahore: Promesse De Mon Avenir - Maurice Renaud
Otello: Credo In Un Dio Crudel - Eugenio Giraldoni
Tosca: Gia, Mi Dicon Venal - Riccardo Stracciari
Ernani: O, De' Verd' Anni Miei - Giussepe De Luca
Falstaff: L'Onore! Ladri! - Titta Ruffo
I Due Foscari: O Vecchio Cor, Che Batti - Pasquale Amato
Tannhauser: O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern - Joseph Schwarz
Hans Heiling: An Jenem Tag - Heinrich Schlusnus
Zaza: Zaza, Piccola Zingara - Renato Zenelli
Rigoletto: Pari Siamo - Carlo Galeffi
Andrea Chenier: Nemico Della Patria - John Charles Thomas
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum - Lawrence Tibbett
Der Wildschutz: Wie Freundlich Strahlt - Gerhard Husch
Attila: Daglia Immortali Vertici - Igor Gorin

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Rhein, Wein und Heimatlieder

Manufacturer: Gebhardt Records
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ASIN: B00005BI69
Release Date: 2001-04-24

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The Quintessential Baritone

Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK
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ASIN: B00021Y9AY
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection Vol. 1 - The Early Years 1898 - 1947

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Sorry...I heard only fifth disc in this set.

Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection Vol. 1 - The Early Years 1898 - 1947

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Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection, 1948-1957 (Box Set)

ASIN: B00000DI2K
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

The Voice Of Emile Berliner
'Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty' March
Ave Maria
Othello: Esultate
Othello: Ora e per sempre addio
Ave Maria
Auld lang syne
La Boheme: O soave fanciulla
O Mimi, tu piu non torni
L'Africaine: O paradiso
Una furtiva lagrima
Guitarre Op. 45
Fruhlingsstimmem (Voice of Spring)
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Boris Godunov: Proshchay, moy syn (Death of Boris)
Un Ballo in Maschera: Fur dein Gluck (Alla vita che t arride)
Zueignung Op. 10 No. 1
Le Carnaval romain
Hebrides - Overture Op. 26

Tracks:

Coriolan - Overture
German Dance-Deutscher Tanz K. 600 No. 2
Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries-Walkurenritt
Das Herz: Liebesmelodie
Overture To Der Freischutz
Feste romane: Circenses
Overture to Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
Japanische Festmusik Op. 84
Overture To Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)
Allegro Symphonique

Tracks:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 1. Allegro
Concerto en Re: 1. Toccata
Concerto en Re: 2. Aria I
Concerto en Re: 3. Aria II
Concerto en Re: 4. Capriccio
Piano Concerto No. 2: 3. Andante
Konzert-Rondo K. 382
Cello Concerto Op. 129: 3. Sehr lebhaft
Violin Concerto Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non tanto

Tracks:

Trio For Strings-Streichtrio: No. 1, Op. 34: 1. Toccata
Albumblatt
Petite Suite: Menuet
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BMV 140
Variations on - Nel cor piu
Aus der Heimat
12 German Dances - Deutsche Tanze, D 790
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Thema Andante
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 1
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 2
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 3
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 4
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 5
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 6
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Variation 2posth.
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 7
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 8
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Variation 5 posth
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 9
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 10
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 11
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Finale: Etude 12
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565: Fugue

Tracks:

Requiem K. 626: I. Introitus - Requiem: Adagio
Requiem K. 626: II. Kyrie - Allegro - Adagio
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 1: Dies irae: Allegro assai
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 2: Tuba mirum: Andante
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 3: Rex tremendae
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 4: Recordare
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 5: Confutatis: Andante
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 6: Lacrimosa
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - No. 1: Domine Jesu: Andante con moto
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - No. 2: Hostias: Andante - Andante con moto
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - Adagio - Allegro
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - VI. Benedictus: Andante - Allegro
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - VII. Agnus Dei
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - VIII. Communio: Lux aeterna
St. Matthew Passion (BWV. 244): Wir setzen uns mit Tr nieder
In stiller Nacht - Brahms
Christkindleins Wiegenlied - O Jesulein zart

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Any anthology that explores the dawn of phonograph recordings promises to be rough going: I can't discern anything meaningful from the primitive recordings by the legendary conductor Arthur Nikisch. However, everything is more clear and vivid after the implementation of the microphone in 1926, and this material occupies four of these five CDs. Still, some artists sound a bit inhibited, and it's frustrating that we're often given only one movement from concertos played by pianist Elly Ney and cellist Enrico Mainardi. However, seasoned collectors will find recordings by Victor de Sabata, Paul Van Kempen, and others that they never even knew existed, plus a great, little-known 1943 performance of Schumann's Symphonic Etudes by Geza Anda. The set is crowned by an emphatic, rugged, deeply felt complete 1941 performance of the Mozart Requiem conducted by Bruno Kittl. The clarity of the remasterings is often amazing. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Sorry...I heard only fifth disc in this set........2000-12-06

I'm very sorry because I bought only fifth disc in this set. So, I don't review all of CDs. Bruno Kittel(1870-1948) was founder and conductor of his chorus-Bruno-Kittel-Chor. It was one of very highest vocal groups in German-speaking countries. They achieved many contributions. In 1928, Bruno-Kittel-Chor recorded first complete SP of Beethoven's Missa solemnis(with Lotte Leonard, Elenor Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Eugen Transky, Wilhelm Guttman and the Berliner Philharmoniker) in Deutsche Grammophon. Its SPs were imported to Japan, sold over 17000 sets. Its restored CD set were issued by Japan Polygram in 1998(I seeked this set so far but I have not this set because it was issued only Japan.). And they sung many times Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Oskar Fried(1929), Wilhelm Furtwangler(1937 and 1942) and many other conductors. In Third Reich, Kittel was premiered some of 'political' works include Christoph Muller's Deutsches Heldenrequiem-offered to Hitler-and participated concerts held by Nazi. For that reason, Kittel was buried in post-war German musical scene and chorus were disorganized. In World War II, they recorded for Deutsche Grammophon-Bach's Matthaus-Passion(1942. except 18 numbers) and Mozart's Requiem(1941)-twice. It's a last recordings they sung. In this fifth CD contains complete Requiem and final chorus in Matthaus-Passion(St.Matthew Passion). When I heard this recording first, very surprised. Part of Introitus' soprano solo part and Offertorium's last refrain, verses related 'Jewish' were erased and replaced other Latin words(Sion->coelis, Jerusalem->hic in terra, Abrahae->Domini). It's a Nazi's sensorship obviously. What a cruel purges! But they performed very humanistic-added Romantic a little-this last work by Mozart. In solo parts, soloists-Tilla Briem, Gertrud Freimuth, Walther Ludwig and Fred Drissen-sung very moved with rich German accents. And choral parts-especially Dies irae and Lacrimosa, they performed with fear and tears probably. And they sung in Kyrie and Communio's difficult fugue part very superbly. Certainly, they are very highest chorus in German. I think it's a best of pre-war and wartime Requiem recording with Bruno Walter's live recording in 1937. But, final chorus in Matthaus-Passion is 'too' romantic performance. Bach's taste disappeared 'perfectly' in this recording. For that reason, this recording is not re-issue by CD present day. And this CD contains other two small choral works sung by Thomanenchor Leipzig-Brahms' In stiller Nacht conducted by Karl Straube(1930) and Anonymous Christkindleins Wiegenlied. Restoration quality is not bad. But scratch noise remained in part(very high in Introitus' opening and some other parts). I think Deutsche Grammophon's staff were restored like a original SP added frequency.

The Prima Voce Treasury of Opera, Vol. 2

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The Prima Voce Treasury of Opera, Vol. 2

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The Golden Age of Singing: Vol. 3 1920-1930
The Golden Age of Singing, Volume One 1900 - 1910
Golden Age of Singing Vol.2 (1910-20)

ASIN: B00004Z3J5
Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

Manon Lescaut: C'est L'Histoire Amoreuse (L'Eclat De Rire) - Amelita Galli-Curci
Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai - Beniamino Gigli
Manon Lescaut: In Quelle Trine Morbide - Rosa Ponselle
Martha: M'Appari Tutto Amor - Tito Schipa
May Night: How Quiet Here...Sleep, My Beauty - Boris Slovtsov
Mefistofele: L'Altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare - Claudia Muzio
Mefistofele: Giunto Sul Passo Estremo - Beniamino Gigli
Die Meistersinger: Morgenlich Leuchtend Im Rosigen Schein - Lauritz Melchior
Mignon: Connais-Tu Le Pays? - Conchita Supervia
Mignon: Addio, Mignon - Tito Schipa
Mignon: Io Son Titania - Luisa Tetrazzini
Mignon: De Son Coeur J'ai Calme (Berceuse) - Ezio Pinza
Mireille: O Legere Hirondelle - Frieda Hempel
Norma: Sediziose Voci...Casta Diva - Rosa Ponselle
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Se Vuol Ballare - Giuseppe De Luca
Le Nozze Di Figaro: No So Piu - Conchita Supervia
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete? - Elisabeth Schumann

Tracks:

Der Opernball: Im Chambe Separee - Herbert Ernst Groh
Otello: Ora E Per Sempre Addio - Enrico Caruso
Otello: E Qual Certezza Sognate...Era La Notte - Lawrence Tibbett
Otello: Ave Maria - Eide Norena
Pagliacci: Si Puo? - Lawrence Tibbett
Pagliacci: Recitar...Vesti La Giubba - Beniamino Gigli
Pagliacci: Serenata D'Arlecchino - Tito Schipa
I Pescatori Di Perle: Del Tempio Al Limitar - Beniamino Gigli/Giuseppe De Luca
I Pescatori Di Perle: Mi Par D'Udir Ancora - Beniamino Gigli
La Perichole: Tu N'Es Pas Beau - Maggie Teyte
La Perle Du Bresil: Charmant Oiseau - Amelita Galli-Curci/Clement Barone
Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Helen Jepson
Porgy And Bess: Where Is My Bess? - Lawrence Tibbett
Le Postillon De Lonjumeau: Mes Amis, Ecoutez - Helge Roswaenge/Berlin State Opera Chor
Prince Igor: Galitzky's Song - Feodor Chaliapin
Prince Igor: Jaroslavna's Aria - Nina Koshetz

Tracks:

I Puritani: A Te O Cara - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
I Puritani: Qui La Voce Sua Soave - Amelita Galli-Curci
Rienzi: Allmacht' Ger Vater, Blick' Herab - Lauritz Melchior
Rigoletto: Questa A Quella - John McCormack
Rigoletto: Caro Nome - Amelita Galli-Curci
Rigoletto: Ella Mi Fu Rapita...Parmi Veder Le Lagrime - Enrico Caruso
Rigoletto: Povero Rigoletto...Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata - Giuseppe De Luca/Grace AnthonyMetropolitan Opera House Chor
Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile - Jussi Bjorling
Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'io Pianga - Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Risurrezione: Dieu De Grace - Mary Garden
Le Roi D'Ys: Vainement Ma Bien Aimee - Beniamino Gigli
Romeo Et Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve - Yevgeniya Bronskaya
Romeo Et Juliette: Cavatina...Ah! Leve-Toi Soleil - Dmitri Smirnov
Der Rosenkavalier: Ist Ein Traum, Kann Nicht Wirklich Sein - Erna Berger/Tiana Lemnitz

Tracks:

Sadko: Chanson Hindoue - Beniamino Gigli
Sadko: Berceuse - Nina Koshetz
Samson Et Dalila: Printemps Qui Commence - Conchita Supervia
Samson Et Dalila: Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix - Marian Anderson
Lo Schiavo: Quando Nacesti Tu - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Semele: O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? - John McCormack
Simon Boccanegra: A Te L'Estremo Addio...Il Lacerato Spirito - Alexander Kipnis
The Snow Maiden: Full Of Wonders - Boris Slovstov
La Sonnambula: Ah, Non Credea Mirarti - Claudia Muzio
La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Giunge - Liusa Tetrazzini
Tannhauser: Dir Tone Lob - Lauritz Melchior
Tannhauser: Dich Teure Halle - Tiana Lemnitz
Tannhauser: Allmacht'ge Jungfrau (Elisabeth's Prayer) - Kirsten Flagstad
Tannhauser: O Du Mein Holder Abendstern - Marcel Journet
Tosca: Recondita Armonia - Giovanni Martinelli
Tosca: Vissi D'Arte - Geraldine Farrar
Tosca: E Lucevan La Stelle - Jussi Bjorling

Tracks:

Die Tote Stadt: Gluck, Das Mir Verblieb - Richard Tauber/Lotte Lehmann
La Traviata: Ah! Fors E Lui...Sempre Libera - Luisa Tetrazzini
La Traviata: De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti - John McCormack
La Traviata: Addio Del Passato - Luisa Tetrazzini
La Traviata: Parigi O Cara - John McCormack/Lucrezia Bori
Tristan Un Isolde: Liebestod - Frida Leider
Il Trovatore: Tacea La Notte Placida - Rosa Ponselle
Il Trovatore: Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso - Heinrich Schlusnus
Il Trovatore: Di Quella Pira - Giovanni Martinelli
The Tsar's Bride: Liuba's Air - Alma Gluck
Turandot: Signore, Ascolta - Lotte Schone
Turandot: Nessun Dorma - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
La Vestale: O Nume Tutelar - Rosa Ponselle
Die Walkure: Du Bist Der Lenz - Kirsten Flagstad
Die Walkure: Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonne Mond - Lauritz Melchior
Werther: Va! Laisse Couler Mes Larmes - Ninon Vallin
Werther: Ah! Non Mi Ridestar - Tito Schipa
Die Zauberflote: Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja - Gerhard Husch
Die Zauberflote: Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon - Richard Tauber
Die Zauberflote: Der Holle Rache - Erna Berger
Die Zauberflote: Ach, Ich Fuhl's - Tiana Lemnitz

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous!.......2001-03-11

This is an amazing collection of arias from the early 1900s through the 1930s (there is one 1942 cut). The sound transfers, made from pristine 78 records, are excellent, especially considering the age of the recordings. This CD is a splendid overview of the outstanding artists of their day, and while many of them are no longer (opera) household names, their singing is first rate. Not only would this be a great CD for an opera history buff, it is also excellent for someone just learning about opera and wanting to hear opera legends. The price for 5 CDs, each over an hour's worth of listening, is a steal.