Classics Collection: Robert Schumann

On this CD:

1. Manfred, overture & incidental music, Op. 115 Overture
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Himet Simsek

2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra with Ivan Drenikov
Conducted by Dobrin Petkov

3. Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7 Träumerei
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

4. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Himet Simsek

5. Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano, Op. 68 The Merry Peasant
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Richard Tilling

Tracks:

The Nutcracker Excerpts (Tchaikovsky)
The Nutcracker Excerpts (Tchaikovsky)
The Nutcracker Excerpts (Tchaikovsky)
Parade of The Wooden Soldiers (Jessel-MacDonald)
Carnival of The Animals Excerpts (Saint-Saens)
Carnival of The Animals Excerpts (Saint-Saens)
Carnival of The Animals Excerpts (Saint-Saens)
THe Girl With The Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
Hoedown from Rodeo (Copland)
Little Waltz from The Toy Box (Debussy)
Viennese Musical Clock from Hary Janos (Kodaly)
Mother Goose Suite Excerpts (Ravel)
Mother Goose Suite Excerpts (Ravel)
March of the Siamese Children from The King and I (Rogers)
Dreams frin Scenes From Childhood ( Schumann)
March of The Toys from Babes In Toyland (Herbert)
Childhood Games Excerpts (Bizet)
Childhood Games Excerpts (Bizet)
The Toy Trumpet Al Hirt, trumpet (Scott)
The Little Train of Caipira (Villa-Lobos)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas)
Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
Lullaby (Brahms)

Customer Reviews:

Just for kids?? No way!!.......2005-04-08

This is wonderful classical music. If the kids like it, great! But, make no mistake about it, this is good for anyone. This is wonderful study music, reading music, or just plain relaxing music. Highlights include "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"; "March of the Toys" (from BABES IN TOYLAND -- the reason I bought this CD); "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"; "The Little Train of Caipira" (no longer little when the music is over); and the audience favorite "Hoedown" (i.e. "Beef, it's what's for dinner!").

If you're into that whole thing of classical music sharpening a youngster's intellect, then this won't disappoint. If you're just into good old fashioned classical music in general, it won't disappoint you either. Also, I highly recommend to both groups the classical CD BUILD YOUR BABY'S BRAIN.

The best classical album for kids!.......2002-12-12

This is a wonderful album. Very high quality, and every selection is beautiful. My daughter (who usually asks me to turn my classical music off) loves to pretend to gallop like a horse during "Rodeo" and march like a soldier during "Parade of the wooden soldiers". This is a pleasure for the whole family!

Great for Preschool Children.......2000-10-12

I use this CD with my preschool music group. The kids love it! This CD enables children learn about classical music without over extending their attention spans.

Jacqueline du Pré - The Concerto Collection

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Wonderful Concerto Performances
Lacks the "real" Elgar!
The real du Pre, but not the *real* Elgar performance!!!
Great performances, by one of the greatest cellists!
a fitting memorial to a unique artiste

Jacqueline du Pré - The Concerto Collection
Edward Elgar , Joseph Haydn , Antonin Dvorak , Luigi Boccherini , Robert Schumann , Frederick Delius , Georg Mathias Monn , Richard Strauss , English Chamber Orchestra , Sir John Barbirolli , Daniel Barenboim , Chicago Symphony Orchestra , Jacqueline du Pré , London Symphony Orchestra , Sir Adrian Boult , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Herbert Downes , and Desmond Bradley
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ASIN: B00004RIU5
Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Hob.VIIb:1: I. Moderato - Cadenza
Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Hob.VIIb:1: II. Adagio - Cadenza
Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Hob.VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto
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Cello Concerto In B Flat: I. Allegro moderato - Cadenza
Cello Concerto In B Flat: II. Adagio non troppo
Cello Concerto In B Flat: III. Rondo (Allegro) - Cadenza

Tracks:

Cello Concerto In A Minor Op. 129: Nicht zu schnell
Cello Concerto In A Minor Op. 129: Langsam - Etwas lebhafter - Schneller
Cello Concerto In A Minor Op. 129: Sehr lebhaft - (Cadenza) - Im Tempo - Schneller
Cello Concerto No. 1In A Minor Op. 33: Allegro non troppo
Cello Concerto No. 1In A Minor Op. 33: Allegretto non troppo
Cello Concerto No. 1In A Minor Op. 33: Un peu moins vite
Cello Concerto In G Minor: I. Allegro
Cello Concerto In G Minor: II. Adagio
Cello Concerto In G Minor: III. Allegro non tanto

Tracks:

Cello Concerto In B Minor Op. 104: I. Allegro
Cello Concerto In B Minor Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Cello Concerto In B Minor Op. 104: III. Finale (Allegro moderato)
Silent Woods Op. 68
Cello Concerto: Lento
Cello Concerto: Con moto tranquillo
Cello Concerto: Lento
Cello Concerto: Con moto tranquillo
Cello Concerto: Allegramente

Tracks:

Cello Concerto In E Minor Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
Cello Concerto In E Minor Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto
Cello Concerto In E Minor Op. 85: III. Adagio
Cello Concerto In E Minor Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo
Don Quixote: Introduction (Massiges Zeitmass)
Don Quixote: Theme: The Knight Of The Mournful Countenance (Massig)
Don Quixote: Variation I: The Adventure With The Windmills (Gemachlich)
Don Quixote: Variation II: The Battle With The Sheep (Kriegerisch)
Don Quixote: Variation III: Discourse Between Knight And Squire (Massiges Zeitmass)
Don Quixote: Variation IV: The Adventure With The Pilgrims (Etwas breiter)
Don Quixote: Variation V: The Knight's Vigil (Sehr langsam)
Don Quixote: Variation VI: The Meeting With Dulcinea (Schnell)
Don Quixote: Variation VII: The Ride Through The Air (Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher)
Don Quixote: Variation VIII: The Voyage In The Enchanted Boat (Gamachlich)
Don Quixote: Variation IX: The Combat With The Two Magicians (Schnell und sturmisch)
Don Quixote: Variation X: The Defeat Of Don Quixote (Viel breiter)
Don Quixote: Finale: Don Quixote's Death (Sehr ruhig)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Concerto Performances.......2006-11-17

Of the six or seven cd albums that I have by Jacqueline du Pre, this album contains the meat and potatoes of du Pre's repertoire. Happily, she doesn't disappoint at a time when she was still physically healthy and developing musically. The Boccherini Concerto arranged by Grutzmacher, I believe she owns. The Monn Concerto is excellent and the Delius is a romantic dream. Don't miss this one, if you want hear the breadth of her short-lived talent.

Lacks the "real" Elgar!.......2005-04-28

Like other reviewers, I just want to say that this set lacks the famous Elgar recording by Jackie Du Pre. The Elgar performance on this CD is dull in comparison to her more famous performance. So, you will have to buy a separate CD for the Elgar. Other than that, this is a great set to have. I love the two Haydns especially.

The real du Pre, but not the *real* Elgar performance!!!.......2003-03-04

This is a comprehensive collection of Cello performances by a thrilling artist. Unfortunately, despite reviewer MacFarlane's assurances to the contrary, the producer of this CD has failed to include Jacqueline du Pre's *famous* and greatest performance of the Elgar Cello, and this is the reason for witholding a star. Ms.du Pre's famous performance of Elgar's Cello Concerto, Opus 85, was performed live in Philadelphia on November 27-28, 1970, with conductor-husband Daniel Barenboim, not Conductor Barbiroli. This Amazon review, comparing the two performances will indicate why this CD loses points for not featuring the Barenboim performance: < > The performance with Barenboim was formerly available on Sony. Today the Amazon search engine only turned it up one time in six search attempts using the SAME words! Elusive, but an essential recording nonetheless! Because confusion persists between the Elgar performances and conductors, it is necessary to persist in citing that it is Jacqueline Du Pre's performance with BARENBOIM which is so revered. Besides, the Sony disc which has the favored performance with conductor Barenboim, is also known for Barenboim's brilliant interpretation of the Elgar Enigma Variations. Daniel Barenboim's talent is becoming more and more visible and worthy of following closely. He's doing great things outside of music as well, so put his name in the Google search engine and find out!

Great performances, by one of the greatest cellists!.......2001-04-29

If there is one word for describing Jacqueline du Pre, it is MUSIC. She was the embodiment of music itself, because she gave all to the music she played. Some do not like her playing because it is too emotional. I echo the other reviewer's sentiments in that music is there to be played. Played with emotion. Music is about transmitting emotion to the listener, and du Pre was one of the best examples of how that could (and should) be done. Here, EMI has remastered and reissued most (I say most, because one concerto - the Lalo- has been omitted in this otherwise full compilation of du Pre's concerto recordings) of du Pre's concerto recordings. The Haydn concerto in C, is undoubtedly one of the most touching accounts, with its romantic sentiments. The same can be said of the Haydn in D and the Monn concerti, with the broad tempi, quite relaxed, and very opposite of Period performances Completely incorrect stylistically, but the performances are so moving and involved that all the fuss about stylistic correctness is throuwn out the window. I dare say that one is not going to get a more impassioned account of the Haydn C major concerto. It is among my absolute favourites. The Boccherini concerto is another matter. The version du Pre plays is not the original, but a mixture of the original, with bits borrowed from other Boccherini cello concertos, combined with Romantic styling by Grutzmacher (the 'editor' of the concerto). I don't like it as much as the Haydn concertos, but still it receives a bravura performance by du Pre with the English Chamber Orchestra under Barenboim. The Schumann and Saint-Saens concerti are unsurpassed for their passion and imaginativeness. The Schumann is tragic, but ends triumphantly, in a way that only du Pre could make it sound like that. The Saint-Saens is a less musically significant piece, but in du Pre's hands, it sounds like an important work. Dvorak's cello concerto is one of the greatest pieces in the cello repertoire, with its grand writing and poignancy. While du Pre's Dvorak concerto is not the best version one can buy, for the recording quality is notoriously horrible, with the orchestra sounding so distant from the cellist (who is placed far too forward) it is certainly one of the most outspoken and yes, impassioned accounts, interpretation-wise. Emotionally, it outdoes the justly famous Rotropovich/Karajan version. But the other Dvorak piece in this collection, the Silent Woods, is so touching that one is bound to cry at some stage of the 6-minute piece. The Delius concerto is a very rhapsodic, but a very engmatic one. Technically it is very demanding, because for once the technical difficulties are really due to the musical difficulties. It is hard to make sense of the work unless you are absolutely sure of its musical structure. But du Pre makes this sound easy, fully capturing the rhapsodic nature of the work, and sings beautifully. It was du Pre's first concerto recording, under one of the most arrogantly aristocratic conductors (arrogant to soloists, I mean, as he didn't regard them highly. But for du Pre, he was more than generous), Malcolm Sargent. The Elgar had to be included, didn't it? I mean, it is one of the great classics of the century. So there is nothing more to say about the Elgar. The Strauss tone-poem Don Quixote is a strange work, because it has a solo cello part (with a solo vioin and viola, who are usually members of the orchestra), a solo part that can be a soloist or the principal cellist from the orchestra cello section. It is strange, because the cello part is the most significant solo part, yet 80 per cent of the time it is outplayed by the orchestra, because the 'solo' cello plays the part of the orchestral cello section. But as to this performance, it was a run-through for a concert. Klemperer was supposed to be the conductor but he pulled out at the last minute and Boult was engaged. This historical recording does not sound like a run-through, although it si a bit messy at times ensemble-wise. But du Pre plays with absolute commitment. Her playing of the Finale must be one of the most poignant ever. The conductor's 'bravo' and the unanimous applause of the orchestra adds to the magic. I apologise for the long review, but if you have read this far, then I will say if you like du Pre and the cello, then this set is essential, and at mid price for CDs that would otherwise be full price and in single CDs, it is a bargain.

a fitting memorial to a unique artiste.......2001-02-09

The keyword with Jacqueline du Pre was always involvement, and so it is here. The performances in this collection are riveting. The Elgar, of course, is one of the most famous performances of all time - young cellist Du Pre with former cellist Barbirolli reaching to the absolute heart of this wonderful music. Though she plays with utmost and unvarying conviction throughout - and therefore these are not middle-of-the-road performances, and it is possible to sense a hothouse element in them as I do in the Haydn and the Monn, where stylistically she is far from faultless - the conviction, sincerity, guts and beauty of the playing carry you (and her) through. Curiously affecting is the end of 'Don Quixote', in a recording, with a bizarre history, which we are really very lucky to have (you can read about it in the set). At the end of a fine and fully characterised run-through, which is all it was, never meant to be issued, she plays with amazing poignancy the touching postlude. The performance ends, the counductor (Boult) shouts 'bravo' and the orchestra claps - it's all there, and we think of poor, wonderful Jacqueline, who never played a dishonest or uncommitted note, we are touched, and we are glad we bought this set!

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Piano/Dreams

Piano Dreams

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00007L4R7
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

Erik Satie: Gymnopidie No.1 - Lent et douloureux
Franz Liszt: Rjve D'Amour No. 3 in A-flat major
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Octobre - Chant D'Automne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in A minor, Ks. 310 - II. Andante catabile con espressione
Ludwig van Beethoven: : Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight - I. Adagio sestenuto
Robert Schumann: : Fantaisie in C major, Op. 17 III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
Sergei Rachmaninov: Eligie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No.1
Paderewski: Nocturne in B flat, Op. 16 No. 4
Erik Satie: Gnossienne No.1
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante difunte
George Gershwin: Prelude No. 2
George Gershwin: Love Walked In

Tracks:

Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Edvard Grieg: Notturno in C major (Pihces lyriques, Op. 54 No. 4)
Alexander Scriabin: Prilude in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 No. 8
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.1
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor
Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (Annis de phlerinage, I. La Suisse)
Claude Debussy: La soiree dans Grenade
Artur Rubinstein: Melody In F
Maurice Ravel: Ondine (from Gaspardde la nuit)
Francis Poulenc: Improvisations in C minor, FP 176 No.15- Hommage A Edith Piaf
Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude in F- sharp minor, Op. 23
Gabrilovich: Melodie in F
Leos Janacek: On the Overgrown Path
Samuel Barber: Sonate Op. 26 - III. Adagio mesto
Roger Quilter: The Crimson Petal
Henri Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence (from 3 Preludes)

Customer Reviews:

Piano/Dreams.......2003-02-24

I love this cd so much I been play in my store all time and so many customers come up to ask what's cd are we playing and where to get it, i give them all information I know. we love it.

Schumann: Piano Concerto; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

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Argerich at her most brilliant and mercurial
Splendid Compilation from Argerich's Best EMI Recordings
The most stunning pianist of the century

Schumann: Piano Concerto; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

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Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

I: Allegro Affettuoso - Andante Espressivo - Allegro Molto
II: Intermezzo (Andantino Grazioso)
III: Allegro Vivace
I: Des Abends
II: Aufschwung
III: Warum?
IV: Grillen
V: In Der Nacht
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Customer Reviews:

Argerich at her most brilliant and mercurial.......2007-01-15

The long review below gives all the details of this CD, which combines a live Schumann concerto from 2002 and part of a recital from The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 1978. Argerich fans will already own both, and newcomers will be entranced. I have not always been a great admirer--Argerich is capable of willful playing and erratic interpretations. But the Schumann, delivered with utmost improvisation, ranks as one of a kind. It far outstrips her clangorous reading under Harnoncourt on Teldec. Be prepared for a less than world class Italian orchestra; the first entry of the feeble oboe and wobbly horn is a shock. But Argerich is the whole show. Among the Amsterdam pieces her Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit is the most astonishing.

Splendid Compilation from Argerich's Best EMI Recordings.......2006-06-12

Among the latest releases in EMI's "Great Artists of the Century" series, this CD is an excellent overview of acclaimed Argentine pianist Martha Argerich's career as a soloist pianist recorded by EMI, from both now and the 1970s, compiled from two recently issued recordings. She has recorded Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor at least three times in the past twenty years; once each for Teldec (now Warner Classics), Deutsche Grammophon, and EMI. Her latest recording is from a live concert in Lugano, Italy in 2002, backed by the Orchestra della Svizerra italiana under the baton of Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky. Hers is a fiery, emotionally intense performance, underscoring her still formidable technique, and sounding vividly fresh, with ample dramatic range. In the liner notes critic Bryce Morrison observes how she tries to tackle each performance of this veritable piano concerto classic as if it was entirely new and unpredictable; this is most certainly the case in this riveting live performance.

As much as I admire her latest recording of the Schumann piano concerto, the true gems on this CD are her intense, brilliant performances of Schumann's Fantastucke and Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit from a 1978 live recording of a solo recital at Amsterdam's legendary Het Concertgebouw. Both works are a splendid demonstration of her emotionally intense, technically brilliant playing, with the Schumann illustrating a more gentle, lyrical side, and the Ravel underscoring her fiery playing, as if she was possessed by a demon. More of her dramatic intensity at the keyboard can be heard in her encore performance of Ginastera's three brief Danzas argentinas; her musical tribute to the late great Argentine composer. EMI must be commended for issuing this splendid compilation of some of Argerich's best recordings for its label.

The most stunning pianist of the century.......2005-12-03

Martha Argerich is no stranger to contraversy. Her performances throughout the last half century have been so flamboyant and her excitement unparalleled, but her interpretations are the main focus of the contraversy, because she often seems to draw more attention to herself than to the pieces themselves and their musical qualities. However, no performer that I have ever heard has put so much life into the pieces as she - excitement and passion flow freely from her fingers. The Schumann concerto is very beautiful (although not one of my favorite concertos), and tastefully played (I only have one other recording of this concerto, and really disliked the other one, so I don't have much to compare it to). Schumann's Fantasiestucke is a very beautiful set, and thoughtfully composed. I don't like the anticlimactic ending of the set, but there are some notable highlights, particularly "Aufschwung", "In Der Nacht" and "Fabel". I also really enjoy "Traumes Wirren", a technical powerhouse that Argerich tackles with an amazing blend of ease and excitement. The real highlight of this CD is Ravel's masterpiece "Gaspard de la Nuit". "Ondine" is amazingly beautiful - Argerich executes the runs and tremelos with amazing ease and velocity and doesn't take away from the musical qualities of the piece - she vividly portrays the musical colors Ravel had in mind (this is probably my favorite impressionistic piece, besides possibly Ravel's "Jeux D'Eau"). The middle movement is morbid in its imagery of a corpse hanging and the unrelenting B-flat that is quite effective. "Scarbo" is known to be one of the most difficult pieces ever composed for piano solo, Ravel himself claimed to be trying to make it more difficult than Balakirev's "Islamey." Argerich plays this piece with such passion and technical control that I will forever envy everyone who was able to attend this live performance. Ginastera's dances are a great addition to the rest of the CD - almost a full 80 minutes for a price less than most classical CDs. Although all of these performances are live, the sound quality is excellent (although there is some annoying caughing from the audience throughout much of "Gaspard" - this still doesn't take away from enjoying the recording, though). Definitely a good deal that you will not regret buying.

Ian Bostridge - Liederkreis Op. 24, Dichterliebe Op. 48 & 7 Lieder

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Delightful Liederkreis & Dichterliebe Schumann
Bostridge Good
Wonderfully dramatic singing. Both artists perform with intelligence and unity.
Not bad, not good.
My least favorite Liederkreis Op. 24

Ian Bostridge - Liederkreis Op. 24, Dichterliebe Op. 48 & 7 Lieder
Robert Schumann , Ian Bostridge , and Julius Drake
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ASIN: B00000630K
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

LiederKreis, Op.24: I. Morgens steh' ich auf und frage
LiederKreis, Op.24: II. Es treibt mich hin
LiederKreis, Op.24: III. Ich wandelte unter den Baeumen
LiederKreis, Op.24: IV. Lieb' Leiben, leg's Haendchen
LiederKreis, Op.24: V. Schoene Wiege meiner Leiden
LiederKreis, Op.24: VI. Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann
LiederKreis, Op.24: VII. Berg' und Burgen schaum herunter
LiederKreis, Op.24: VIII. Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen
LiederKreis, Op.24: IX. Mit Myrten und Rosen
Belsazar, Op.57
Abends am Strand, Op.45, No.3
Die beiden Grenadiere (Op 49, No 1)
Dein Angesicht (Op 127, No 2)
Lehn deine Wang' (Op 142, No 2)
Es leuchtet meine Liebe (Op 127 No 3)
Meine Wagen rollet langsam (Op 142 No 4)
Dichterliebe (Op 48): I. Im wunderschoenen Monat Mai
Dichterliebe (Op 48): II. Aus meinen Traenen spriessen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): III. Die Rose, die Lilie
Dichterliebe (Op 48): IV. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
Dichterliebe (Op 48): V. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): VI. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
Dichterliebe (Op 48): VII. Ich grolle nicht
Dichterliebe (Op 48): VIII. Und wuessten's die Blumen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): IX. Das ist ein Floeten und Geigen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): X. Hor' ich das Liedchen klingen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): XI. Ein Juengling liebt ein Maedchen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
Dichterliebe (Op 48): XIII. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
Dichterliebe (Op 48): XIV. Allnaechtlich im Traume
Dichterliebe (Op 48): XV. Aus laten Maerchen winkt es
Dichterliebe (Op 48): XVI. Die alten boesen Lieder

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The texts used in these 32 songs are all by Heinrich Heine, a miniaturist poet whose unique, characteristic mixture of wistfulness and irony, often tinged with self-pity, was ideal material for the genius of that wistful, ironic musical miniaturist, Robert Schumann. Every lover of Lieder must regret that Franz Schubert did not discover Heine until he was dying and composed only a few Heine songs in his Schwanengesang. But that regret is mitigated by the fact that Schumann gave so much attention to Heine during the brief, intense period when he was focused on songwriting. Dichterliebe is one of the finest song cycles in the German language--surpassed, if at all, only by Schubert's Schoene Muellerin and Winterreise; and the other songs in this collection are comparable in quality. Bostridge's light, expressive voice captures every musical and emotional nuance, and Drake plays masterfully the virtuoso piano part. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

Delightful Liederkreis & Dichterliebe Schumann.......2007-07-02

I can't tell you how pleased I am with Mr. Bostridge's recording of Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24, Dichterliebe
Op. 48 & 7 Lieder, I recently bought. It's such a delight listening to; the lightness, the precision
(and still there is a wonderful and continuous legato), the very selective use of vibrato (and thus
non-vibrato) as a means of expression, the treatment of the text, the perfect bel canto technique... Also my compliments to the excellent pianist, Julius
Drake; again, wonderfully played. Mr. Julias Drake and Mr. Ian Bostridge are a wonderful ensemble. When Mr. Bostridge stops, the singing is seemlessly continued by Mr. Drake.
I did not know Mr. Bostridge as a singer until I started looking for singers who had recorded `Dichterliebe'
and `Liederkreis' (Op. 39 BTW). Listening to a
few samples there conviced me to buy it. I can only say I am very grateful Mr Bostridge made this
recording. It means a great deal to me.

A final note: I firmly disagree with 'not my cup of tea'. I cannot agree with the assertion that
"The interpretation is flat, and does not have the depth that many German singers give to these songs." I own Dichterliebe sung by Quasthoff, Fischer-Dieskau, Fritz Wunderlich and Ian Bostridge (this recording).
By far I like Ian Bostridge's best. The interpretation is very delicate and the opposite of flat I would say. Flat is the interpretation of Quasthoff (although I highly respect him as a singer, but not particularly for his recording of Dichterliebe). The recording of Fischer-Diskau is quite interesting, musically speaking. Technically on the other hand I much prefer Ian Bostridge. Finally, the recordings of F. Wunderlich: I own both his final concert and a studio recording. Although the final concert recording is very bad, musically this one is by far surpassing the studio recording and is worth owning. What goes for the technique of Ian Bostridge goes for Mr. Wunderlich's; just wonderful.

Bostridge Good.......2006-11-10

Gramophone says Bostridge recording of the Schumann is best. He is great, but I prefer a baritone for this music.

Wonderfully dramatic singing. Both artists perform with intelligence and unity........2005-11-16

Robert Schumann was a leader on many fronts of the Romantic movement in music. Not only a composer of genius, he was also a powerful writer and an insightful critic. Born in 1810, he began his music studies at age 8. He was a skilled pianist and began writing music for that instrument along the way. In 1840 he was given an honorary doctorate, wrote the Liederkreis (song cycle) op 24 on poems of Heine, and then married Clara Wieck. Schumann had a work style of focusing on a single form at a time. In 1840 he wrote a flood of songs, more than 150 of them, including the large song cycles included on this disk.

Heinrich Heine, a great German poet who remains highly regarded today, was an inspiration for many Romantic composers. Schubert only set a few of his poems simply because he did not become aware of Heine's work until he was already ill and dying. While Heine was thirteen years older than Schumann, they died the same year. In fact, Heine was born the same year as Schubert, although Schubert was born in January of 1797 and Heine in December.

The songs of opus 24 are about separation and longing. Nothing is ever a straightforward love song. This aching love is what attracted the Romantics. The poems are full of strong, but conflicted emotions and are written in a way that lends them well to musical settings. They tend to be short verses with a declamation that supports a singer's dramatic efforts and allows dramatic additions by the piano.

"Dichterliebe" (Poet's Love) opus 48 is one of the great song cycles ever written, probably after Schubert's masterwork's "Die Schöne Müllerin" and "Winterreise". While Schumann masterfully varies the songs so that it does not have the unremitting chill of Schubert's "Winterreise", it is a song cycle of lost love and ends with a desire for a coffin large enough to contain his love and sorrow.

There are other Schubert songs of Heine poems on this disk other than the two song cycles and they vary about topic, but are all full of drama and story telling of one kind or another. "Belsazar" opus 57 tells a story of the Babylonian king and the writing on the wall. "The Two Grenadiers" tells the story of two French soldiers captured by the Russians, one of whom dreams of fighting for his Emperor from the grave. There are several others.

I am a huge fan of Ian Bostridge. His voice is pure rather than light or colorless. (Colour, I suppose, since he is British.) His singing style is intelligent, very dramatic, and he varies its color depending on his interpretive purposes. He and Mr. Drake put on a wonderful recital of Schubert lieder here in Ann Arbor awhile back. They perform so wonderfully well together and I was surprised at the power, range, and control Mr. Bostridge has with his voice. It was one of the great afternoons of music I have ever experienced.

This is a wonderful CD and I recommend it strongly.

Not bad, not good........2005-10-20

I was pleased to buy a recording so well-received and was anxious to hear not only Dichterliebe, but the op. 24 Liederkreis. (This particular Liederkreis is considered by many to be the most underrated.)

It took me awhile to form an opinion, other than that I was nonplussed. The most famous moment, 'Ich grolle nicht', is a good example of a well-practiced but ultimately boring rendition of music that is simply beyond Bostridge's training or inclination or both. Yes, he hits all the notes with complete security, but there is no thrill, no conviction, no pain. All is very academic, as if grown in a hothouse or nurtured in a cloister. I agree with a previous reviewer that Bostridge's voice is perhaps better-suited to lighter, less passionate material. (I'm not familiar with his other recordings, but I might very much enjoy hearing him sing the music of Harty or Stanford.) His voice is thin, nasal, and with a very narrow color palette. It's a very good voice, but a very studied, calculated one that seems not to have internalized the text. I would prefer a few cracks or idiosyncracies rather than such a bloodless interpretation as this. Drake's accompaniment is a perfect match, and that's not much of a compliment. The recording's engineering is excellent, however.

Those looking for some excellent Schumann would do better to consider Terfel, Fischer-Diskau (despite transposition to lower keys), or the wonderful Wunderlich.

My least favorite Liederkreis Op. 24.......2005-09-29

The winds of fashion are always changing, and they've definitely been blowing in the direction of Ian Bostridge, whose voice is not one I love or even tolerate for more than a few songs. He uses it intensely and artistically, but its native quality is a typcial "white" English tenor, light in tone, mostly projected form the head, and of an irritatingly nasal timbre--one is constantly reminded of an adolescent whose voice has just changed. People do seem to love it, especiallly the English, and Bostridge's fussy way with texts is also admired.

For anyone who isn't thrilled by him, there is an overlapping recital of Schumann's Heine songs--oddly enough, also on EMI--by Thomas Hampson at his very best with Wolfgang Sawallisch as accompanist. For a tenor version sung by someone with a much fuller voice and less mannered approach to the texts, there is Christoph Pregardien on RCA/BMG. Having owned all three, I was happy to toss out this CD.

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An Eloquent Example of Sensitive Programming
A Little Gem

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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ASIN: B000000SC1
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

Jagdlied aus Op.84 No.3
Altdeutsches Fruhlingslied aus Op.86 No.6
Scheiden und Meiden aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Ablosung im Sommer aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Marienwurmchen aus: Lieder-Album fur die Jugend Op.79 No.13
Der Uberlaufer aus: Sieben Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte Op.48 No.2
Liebesklage eines Madchens aus: Sieven Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte Op.48 No.3
Nicht Wiedersehen! aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Herr Oluf aus: Drei Balladen Op.2 No.2
Ich ging mit Lust aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Zu Straurg auf der Schanz aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Himmelsboten aus: Op.32 No.5
Junggesellenschwur aus: Op.49 No.6
Das bucklichte mannlein
Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selver sang aus: Sechs lieder Op.3 No.1
Abendsegen aus: Acht Volkslieder fur Gesang und Klavier Op.64 No.5
Wiegenlied aus: Funf Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte Op.49 No.4

Customer Reviews:

An Eloquent Example of Sensitive Programming.......2005-05-18

Thomas Hampson has long been admired not only for the beauty of his richly pliant baritone voice, but also for the amount of research about composers and musicology he incorporates into his busy recital and opera life. This recording made in 1989 with the superb collaboration of pianist Geoffrey Parsons is an excellent example of what Hampson does best. He has selected the collection of German folk poetry 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' assembled in 1896 - 1808 by Achim von Arnim and Clemens von Brentano which Goethe proclaimed the true essence of the German people, a legacy that would last forever, and found all of the musical settings to these poems. Indeed Goethe's prophecy proved correct in that many composers set these poems to music with varying degrees of celebrity.

Hampson has collected the renderings of this poems by composers Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, von Weber, Loewe, Richard Strauss, Schoenberg, and of course the most popular settings by Gustav Mahler. The result is a fascinating insight into the way like poems are interpreted by different composers. There are many well-known episodes here but there are also intriguing discoveries of some very beautiful, seldom heard songs. Hampson and Parsons create an atmosphere of musicality and expressivity that is all too rare. That they are performed beautifully is a given!

This is the second release of this particular recital and before it, too, becomes history it is highly recommended for connoisseurs of thoughtful programs. Grady Harp, May 05

A Little Gem.......2002-09-22

This is simply one of the best Lieder records available. It has everything, an excellent selection, a great baritone and a perfect piano partnership. Des Knaben Wunderhorn is a loose collection of text and songs from the German Folklore, which has been taken up by German composers. This collection goes through almost 150 year of German musical history, from Carl Maria von Weber to Richard Strauss. The tone tend to be sprightly, amusing, with the sad touch for balance. The original recording catches Thomas Hampson early in his extensive recording career, with still a fresh bloom in his voice that is perfect for the tunes. It goes to show you that baritones can be fun too. Mr. Parsons is always the perfect pianist for accompaniment. If you do not know what Lieder are, or thing they are boring and "passe", do yourself a favor and check this out.

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Wonderful
Terrific recording
Christa in her prime
Christa Ludwig is in great shape

Christa Ludwig - Les Introuvables
Johannes Brahms , Gustav Mahler , Robert Schumann , Max Reger , Franz Schubert , Hugo Wolf , Richard Strauss , Maurice Ravel , Camille Saint-Saens , Sergey Rachmaninov , Gioachino Rossini , Richard Wagner , George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Berlin Symphony Orchestra , Otto Klemperer , Horst Stein , Karl Forster , Christa Ludwig , Gerald Moore , Geoffrey Parsons , Herbert Downes , Amaryllis Fleming , Douglas Whittaker , Alexander Pushkin , and Mathilde Wesendonk
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The Very Best of Christa Ludwig

ASIN: B000002S2Z
Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 Nr. 4
Liebestreu, Op. 3 Nr. 1
Der Schmied, Op. 19 Nr. 4
Die Mainacht, Op. 43 Nr. 2
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): He, Zigeuner
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Lieber Gott, du weisst
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Brauner Bursche
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Roslein dreie
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Rote Abendwolken ziehn
2 deutsche Volkslieder: Och mod'r, ich well en Ding han!
2 deutsche Volkslieder: We kumm ich dann de Pooz erenn?
Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59 Nr. 8
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 Nr. 1
Das Madchen spricht, Op. 107 Nr. 3
O wusst ich doch, Op. 63 Nr. 8
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 Nr. 1
Madchenlied, Op. 107 Nr. 5
Vergebliches Standchen
Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht, Op. 96 Nr. 1
Auf dem See, Op. 59 Nr. 2
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 Nr. 2
In stiller Nacht ('Deutsche Volkslieder' Nr. 42)
Schwesterlien ('Deutsche Volkslieder', Nr. 15)
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 Nr. 2
Standchen, Op. 106 Nr. 1
Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91 Nr. 2
Geistilches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 Nr. 2

Tracks:

Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Hans und Grete
Fruhlingsmoren
Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Der Schildwache Nachtlied ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Um schlimme Kinder ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Liebst du um Schonheit
Um Mitternacht
Das irdische Leben ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Lob des hohen Verstandes ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Rheinlegendchen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Du Ring, an meinem Finger
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Susser Freund, du blickest
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: An meinem Herzen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
Der Brief, Op. 76 No. 8
Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76 No. 3

Tracks:

Die Allmacht, D. 852
Fischerweise, D. 881
An die Musik, D. 547
Der Musensohn, D. 764
Ganymed, D. 544
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
Ave Maria, D. 839
Die Forelle, D. 550
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
Fruhlingsglaube, D. 686
Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
Lachen und Weinen, D. 777
Litanel auf das Fest 'Aller Seelen', D. 343
Erikonig, D. 328
Der Hirt auf dem Feisen, D. 965
Gesang Weylas
Auf einer Wanderung
Die Nacht, Op. 10 Nr. 3
Allerseelen, Op. 10 Nr. 8
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 Nr. 5

Tracks:

3 Chansons madecasses: Nahandove
3 Chansons madecasses: Aoua! Aoua!
3 Chansons madecasses: Il est doux
Une flute invisible
Chanson georgienne: 'Oh! cesse de chanteer, gentille jeune fille,' Op. 4 No. 4
'Moisson de tristesse'
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta avanti la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta co passa la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta dopo la regata
Wesendonk-Lieder: Der Engel
Wesendonk-Lieder: Stehe still!
Wesendonk-Lieder: Im Treibhaus
Wesendonk-Lieder: Schmerzen
Wesendonk-Lieder: Traume
Julius Caesar: Acte I: 'Es blaut die Nacht' (Cleopatra)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Nr. 58 - Aria: 'Es ist volbracht!'
Tristan und Isolde: III Akt: 'Mild und leise (Isoldes Liebestod)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2003-07-20

This is a wonderful set. I would like to correct an error below. The climax in the Liebestod is a high A flat not high C. But you have to cut through the dense orchestration. That's why it's hard.

Terrific recording.......2003-07-06

I write this as s service to Christa Ludwig fans. This is a set of Lieder. Christa Ludwig is fabulous - as usual.

But if you want to hear Christa ludwig in a set of operatic recitals that will knock of your socks and blow you to bits. Look for this CD called "Celebrating Christa Ludwig". It has Christa Ludwig singing excerpts from Elektra (as Elektra!!!), Ariadne auf Maxos (as Ariadne!!), Die Frau Ohne Schatten (as the Dyer's Wife), Barber of Serville (as rosina) and the Immolation Scene of Gotterdammerung (as Brunnhilde!!!). She will blow you to bits with her unmatchable dramatic sense, vocal power and beauty of tone - the greatest Brunnhilde that never was and the greatest Elektra that never was. She did sing Ariadne once in Salzburg in 1964, and she sang the Dyer's Wife for 10 years from 1964 (Vienna State Opera) to 1974 (Salzburg Festival). Her complete Ariadne is available under Myto records.

Christa in her prime.......2001-09-19

Being an admirerer of Christa Ludwig, I went into purchasing this recording with great expectations, and it did not disappoint in any way. Ludwig is in her prime and is heard in wonderful interpretations and beautiful singing from among several composers and works. I not only enjoy listening to her personally, but am also able to put it to great use use in my Vocal Literature class here at the college in which I teach.

Christa Ludwig is in great shape.......2000-04-15

She sang all the major mezzo roles, and also some in the dramatic soprano repertory, notably Leonora in Fidelio, Lady Macbeth and the Marschallin.

Her voice is a rich, expressive mezzo capable of dramatic incisiveness and even throughout its considerable range. Her upper register in mezzo music is excintingly projected.

Although this compilation is composed of different recordings in different settings in different years, all of them show a young Ludwig when she had not yet acquired her prime and her status of, arguably, the best mezzo of the world, which would arrive in the years to come.

Ludwig, thirteen years Schwarzkopf's junior, was also a member of the legendary Ensamble of Berlin, which meant that each appearance of hers in any opera produced in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, London, Paris....by this Ensamble was backed by many hours of rehearsals with the same group of musicians. Usually this group comprised Schwarzkopf, Grümmer, Seefried, Berger, Güeden, Dermota, Tauber, and of course Furtwängler. This is how the legendary recording of COSI FAN TUTTE was made, in which she shared credits with Schwarzkopf.

Disc one is devoted to Brahms -not less than 30 Lieder are here. She doesn't sing Brahms with intimacy, rather she attacks each song with open throat. Her diction, her care for words is now proverbial. My favorite Lied in this disc is In stiller Nacht. She sets the melancholic mood of the song with her rich, vibrant contralto-like tones.

Disc two brings us Ludwig singing Mahler, Schumann and Reger. From the melodic lines of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn to the tortuous inflexions of Max Reger's two songs, she shows an extreme afinity with these composers. Schumann is taken very sensously, one can almost feel her velvety and creamy narrations of the woman-in-love of the song cycle.

Disc three is devoted to Schubert, Wolf and Strauss. Ludwig was not compelled to sing too much Wolf or Strauss (only 5 Lieder by these composers). It is her Schubert that shows her in splendid form. Auf dem Wasser zu singen is sung at such a low speed that her tone can only be described as luxurious. Erlkönig finds in her voice an ideal interpreter for the four characters of the song. In Wolf's Gesang Weylas, Gerald Moore has produced some magical arpeggios in the piano accompaniment, but of course this in only natural in him being the best accompanist ever.

Disc four is a miscellaneous melange of Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Rossini, Wagner, Händel and Bach. Ludwig never tried to sing on stage Isolde, but she recorded it; the Liebestod is taken at an exciting pace and one is only waiting for the climax to see if she can do it (the top c's). Yes, she can do it. Händel's aria from Julius Caesar is, again, sensous and exciting. Händel is another composer with whom she felt communicated. Ravel's Chansons Madécasses can only be described as magical. And of course she was outstanding in Bach oratorios, as is the case of Johannes Passion.

Wagner's Wessendonk Lieder are sung lustrously. I especially enjoyed Träume, which actually is sung, as its title suggests, dreamily.

Praised be the two accompanists for the majority of the recordings, Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons. Both have gone now and the musical world seems so empty without their supreme touch. I do believe that 50% of Christa Ludwig's success as a Lieder Singer was due to them.

Tracks:

Dich, Teure Halle, Gruss' Ich Wieder
Allmacht'ge Jungfrau, Hor Mein Flehen!
Johohoe!... Traft Ihr Das Schiff
Einsam In Truben Tagen
Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen
Mild Und Leise
Der Manner Sippe
Hojotoho! Hojotoho!
Siegmund! Sieh Auf Mich!
Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort

Tracks:

I. Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen
II. Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen
III. Ich Kann's Nich Fassen, Nicht Glauben
IV. Du Ring An Meinem Finger
V. Helft Mir, Ihr Schwestern
VI. Susser Freund, Du Blickest Mich Verwundert An
VII. An Meinem Herzen, An Meiner Brust
VIII. Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan
Bist Du Bei Mir BWV 508
Wiegenlied Op.49 No.4
Meine Liebe Ist Grun Op.63 No.5
Madchenlied Op.107 No.5
Die Nacht Op.10 No.3
Wiegenlied Op.41 No.1
Die Nachtigall
Bien, Mon Fils!
Jochanaan, Ich Bin Verliebt In Deinen Leib - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund Kussen Lassen, Jochanaan! - Agnes Baltsa

Spring: A Collection of Seasonal Classics

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Spring: A Collection of Seasonal Classics

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B000EGGBJE
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

I. Allegro - Moscow Virtuosi
II. Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Moscow Virtuosi
III. Allegro (Pastoral Dance) - Moscow Virtuosi
Spring's Awakening - 1st Movement - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Spring Song - David Owen Norris
Spring Carol - Frances Kelly
Spring Morning - Vernon Handley
Last Spring - London Philharmonic Orchestra
To Spring - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Fresh Morning - John Wilson
Noonday Song - John Wilson
Dance In The Twilight - John Wilson
Spring Rounds - Simon Rattle
Buckaroo Spring - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Op. 39

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Schubert: Schwanengesang; 4 Lieder
Great Recordings Of The Century - Schubert: Winterreise / Hotter, Moore
Great Recordings Of The Century - Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin / Fischer-Dieskau, Moore
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch
Charles Gounod: Faust

ASIN: B0001O3YFI
Release Date: 2004-04-06

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