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Renee Fleming (soprano) Münchner Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann The dream team: Renee Fleming and Christian Thielemann, today's foremost interpreters of Richard Strauss, in a brand new recording of the Four Last Songs, plus other arias and songs by R. Strauss. Renee Fleming, the world's leading lyric soprano, records the exquisitely beautiful Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss in a brand new recording. Fleming recorded these songs once before, ten years ago before she had ever sung them live. Since then, these enduringly popular showcases for the soprano voice have become signature pieces for Fleming and a regular and much-loved part of her concert repertoire. With years of experience of live performances behind her, Fleming is ready now to revisit these works, bringing more insight, fresh interpretations and greater maturity. She is conducted by Christian Thielemann, a renowned interpreter of Strauss. The disc also includes other Strauss scenes from his operas Ariadne auf Naxos and Die Agyptische Helena as well as Richard Strauss's songs Freundliche Vision, Verfuehrung, Winterweihe and Zueignung, several of which Fleming has sung live to critical acclaim. “[Fleming's] voice is perfectly suited to [these 'magical late songs'] demands, less of range than of tender, expressive feeling…a must for more than merely Straussians” Anthony Holden, The Observer, 7th September 2008 “Renée Fleming's first recording of the Last Songs, made in 1996 (on RCA), was distinctly mixed. Here Christian Thielemann is a much more natural Straussian, powerful and luxuriant, and Fleming's voice has gained in distinctiveness and diction, to splendidly dramatic effect, often with a real 'float' at the top.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** | 
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| |  | Richard Strauss - The Complete Songs 3
Strauss, R: | Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Die Verschwiegenen, Op. 10 No. 6 Sechs Lieder, Op. 17 Wozu noch, Mädchen Op. 19 No. 1 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op. 19 No. 5 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still Op. 21 No. 5 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Fünf Lieder, Op. 32 Für fünfzehn Pfennige Op. 36 No. 2 Anbetung, Op. 36 No. 4 Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 Winterliebe Op. 48 No. 5 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 |
Andrew Kennedy (tenor) & Roger Vignoles (piano) “Andrew Kennedy is an eager, bright-eyed lover: the bloom and the tenderness of the middle range of his voice, in particular, knows just how to bring a luxuriant Straussian intimacy to a song such as 'Seitdem dein Aug' in meines Schaute.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 *** “Vignoles's playing continues to achieve a maximum of freshness and invention… Kennedy's voice is young, sweet, fluent and has what some commentators call "sap". A lot of work and study has gone into this disc and the readings attain a consistently high standard of beautiful music-making.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Zinka Milanov in Recital
“Best known as a Metropolitan diva in Verdi, Puccini ad Ponchielli roles, the Croatian soprano is captured rather late here in the song repertoire, including some of her native folk songs.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | R Strauss - Lieder
Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Wer hat’s getan Op. 10 No. 6 bis Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ich liebe dich Op. 37 No. 2 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still Op. 21 No. 5 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Nachtgang Op. 29 No. 3 Wozu noch, Mädchen Op. 19 No. 1 Breit' über mein Haupt Op. 19 No. 2 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op. 19 No. 5 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Sehnsucht Op. 32 No. 2 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 |
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) & Helmut Deutsch (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sine BundgaardSongs With Orchestra
Sine Bundgaard (soprano) Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Matthias Pintscher ‘I’ve not for a long time heard a new soprano with timbre so sure and pure… Her voice flowed surely: and she was a charming presence.’ Opera | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Strauss R: Four Last Songsand other works
Strauss, R: | Four Last Songs Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Des Dichters Abendgang, Op. 47 No. 2 Capriccio: closing scene Capriccio: Intermezzo (Moonlight Music) |
Felicity Lott (soprano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi 'She [Felicity Lott] never loses sight of what the words are about; her vocalism is consistently poised and centered; and its no wonder that the wealth of commitment and knowledge shes brought to Strauss music over the years has made her a prime exponent of this repertoire.'
Fanfare | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Seduction - Songs by Richard Strauss
Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Liebeshymnus, Op. 32 No. 3 Verfuehrung Op. 33 No. 1 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Die heliegen drei Könige aus Morgenland Op. 56 No. 6 Capriccio: closing scene Capriccio: Intermezzo (Moonlight Music) Waltz Sequence No. 2 (from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59) |
Steve Davislim (tenor) Orchestra Victoria, Simone Young A deluxe edition re-mastered and remixed for SACD surround sound from the original acclaimed recording made in 1999. CD received glowing reviews and is in the Gramophone Best CDs and DVDs Yearbook. Steve Davislim is a highly sought after Australian tenor based in Vienna who has established a stellar international career working with the most prestigious orchestras and conductors in Europe, the USA and Australia. Davislim’s voice is full of colour and warmth and informed in every note by an all too rare combination of intelligence and imagination: “it’s almost enough to make you believe in God” St Petersburg Times. Recording debut of Australian-born Simone Young, recognised as one of the leading conductors of her generation and Music Director of Hamburg State Opera. First of a series of five CDs that Steve Davislim is making with Melba, including Schubert’s song-cycle Winterreise and the world premiere recording of Saint-Saëns’ 1-act opera Hélène. CD notes by distinguished Strauss biographer Michael Kennedy. Digipak with picture disc and 30-page colour booklet with essay and aria translations. “An outstanding recital by an excellent young tenor singing superb Strauss… [Davislim] is worth being spoken of in the same breath as his notable predecessors – Peter Anders and Fritz Wunderlich – praise can hardly be higher than that.” Gramophone
“The years drop off Richard Strauss... in this new disc of his orchestrated songs... [Davislim’s] lithe, rhythmically and verbally alert tenor has the red blood surging from the start...” BBC Music Magazine (on Original CD Release) |
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| |  | Richard Strauss: Lieder
Strauss, R: | Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Säusle, Liebe Myrte, Op. 68 No. 3 Mädchenblumen, Op. 22 Die Georgine Op. 10 No. 4 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Vier Lieder Op. 27 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Heimkehr, Op. 15 No. 5 Four Last Songs Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ich Schwebe, Op. 48 No. 2 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Schlagende Herzen Op. 29 No. 2 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Der Stern, Op. 69 No. 1 Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 |
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch & Ralf Gothoni “Hendricks doesn't have the richness of voice ideal for Strauss, but she is intelligent, and her accompaniests, whether on the piano or with orchestra, are models of helpfulness and taste.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Arleen Augér
Hoiby: | The Serpent | Schoenberg: | Erwartung, Op. 17 Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm Op. 2 No. 2 Erhebung Op. 2 No. 3 Waldsonne Op. 2 No. 4 | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Der Schmetterling D633 Nacht und Träume, D827 Liebe schwarmt auf allen Wegen, D239 No. 6 (Goethe) Erster Verlust, D226 (Goethe) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Heidenröslein, D257 | Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Röselein, Röselein! Op. 89 No. 6 ('Wielfried von der Neun') Er ist's! Op. 79 No. 23 (Eduard Mörike) Des Sennen Abschied, Op. 79 No. 22 Mignin, Op. 79 No. 28 Singet nicht In Trauertönen Op. 98a No. 7 (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) | Strauss, R: | Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Mädchenblumen, Op. 22 Die Zeitlose, Op. 10 No. 7 Efeu, Op. 22 No. 3 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Herr Lenz Op. 37 No. 5 |
Arleen Augér (soprano) & Dalton Baldwin (piano) Recorded: BBC Studios, Pebble Mill, Birmingham, 2 January 1987 “This BBC recital from Birmingham (1987) extends Augér's run of Lieder on disc, and reminds us what a treasurable artist we lost when, six years after making this recording, she died aged 53.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Dame Margaret Price & Geoffrey ParsonsSongs by Schubert, Mahler & R.Strauss
Mahler: | Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Wer hat dies' Liedlein Erdacht? (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Das irdische Leben | Schubert: | Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Die Forelle, D550 Der blinde Knabe D833 Liebhaber in allen Gestalten, D558 Der König in Thule, D367 Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 | Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Seitdem dein Aug' in meines schaute, Op. 17 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 |
Dame Margaret Price (soprano) & Geoffrey Parsons (piano) A Wigmore Hall/BBC Archive recording from 1987 - recorded live in the world-renowned acoustic of
Wigmore Hall. “This is one of the most thrilling performances I have ever seen” The Guardian | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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