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Swedish opera singer
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2019-02-09 07:00:00
Beethoven - Fidelio - Bernstein
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Gundula Janowitz, Lucia Popp, René Kollo, Hans SotinDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Manfred Jungwirth, Adolf DallapozaWiener Staatsopernchor - Wiener PhilharmonikerDir: Leonard BernsteinLabel: Deutsche Grammophon - The Originals (2003) 474 420-2Original-Image Bit-Proccesing - Recorded 19782 CD [flac&cue; cover,inlays, disc&booklet scans]" In 1970, Leonard Bernstein was invited by the Vienna State Opera to prepare a new production of Fidelio for the Beethoven bicentennial. He returned in 1978 to make this recording with an all-star cast featuring Gundula Janowitz in the title role. At the same time, Bernstein was finishing his integral recording of Beethoven symphonies with the State Opera's pit orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic. It's hardly surprising that this account of the opera conveys such an extraordinary sense of occasion and exhibits a degree of musical cohesion than can only be described as "symphonic". Bernstein is, of course, the biggest star of all here, and he presides over a performance of remarkable strength and dramatic […]
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Faces of classical music
2018-12-23 18:00:00
Christmas with the Faces of Classical Music
[…] particularly the Prelude and Consurge, Filia Sion (with their nods to Bach's Weinachtsoratorium), the duet, Benedictus, and the trio Tecum principium. One of the standouts of this performance is the organ of Hans-Joachim Bartsch, whose sensitive playing and colorful choice of registration is especially striking. The choral singing and orchestral playing of Bachchor and Bachorchester Mainz, conducted by Diethard Hellmann is top notch – full and warmly nuanced. Sopranos Verena Schweizer, Edith Wiens, alto Helena Jungwirth, and tenor Friedrich Melzer sing beautifully, but bass Kurt Widmer is a little hooty... View full post Photo: Sol de Zuasnabar Brebbia/Moment/Getty Images
2017-06-04 14:00:38
The kid stays in the picture
Happy 51st birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WvYa1rH2ns Born on this day in 1903 bass-baritone Joel Berglund. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdJ7sTUlQLo Born on this day in 1910 tenor Anton Dermota. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh23kopPvXw Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgeJetz_rt8 Born on this day in 1919 bass Manfred Jungwirth. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_hMa07Q6p4 Born on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQV_mJe1mq4 Born on this day in 1926 tenor Ivo Zídek. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyFWdkAdU_E
2017-04-10 15:00:37
Today or tomorrow or the day after that
[…] in this overview, is quite different from Jurinac: more petulant and butch, intense rather than dreamy, not as suave a vocalist, with some scratchy tone. What is the same is the character’s sensitivity, and the conviction in every attitude Octavian moves through over three hours. Lucia Popp‘s vocal purity secures a draw with her physical maturity. She sings angelically while clasping her hands and looking down a lot, carefully modeling a conventional demure Sophie. Manfred Jungwirth is a fuller, more lifelike standard Ochs than his 1960 counterpart, but sings less steadily. First among equals is Gwyneth Jones‘s Marschallin. She is every inch the great lady, confident and regal, but with voluptuous sexuality and hints of youth and wildness. Jones was by this point a Brünnhilde, and works to subdue a big, unruly voice for Strauss’s finer lines. She is largely successful, but this is a performance to be seen. The […]
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