Christa Ludwig - Brahms: Alt-rhapsodie/ Wagner: Wesendonck-lieder (CD)

Christa Ludwig mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus Otto Klemperer conductor STEREO · RECORDED IN 1962 & 1964 By the time he made these celebrated recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the early 1960s, Otto Klemperer was a grand old man of conducting. Christa Ludwig, by contrast, was in the glowing early prime of her extraordinary career, which encompassed repertoire for both mezzo-soprano and soprano. "Klemperer was marvellous for the singing," she later said, "because he did nothing against the composer." This collection shows the fruits of their collaboration in Beethoven, Wagner, Brahms and Mahler.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. 5 Gedichte FÜR Eine Frauenstimme, WWV 91: I. Der Engel (Orch. Mottl) - By Horst Stein
2. 5 Gedichte FÜR Eine Frauenstimme, WWV 91: II. Stehe Still! (Orch. Mottl) - By Horst Stein
3. 5 Gedichte FÜR Eine Frauenstimme, WWV 91: III. Im Treibhaus (Orch. Mottl) - By Horst Stein
4. 5 Gedichte FÜR Eine Frauenstimme, WWV 91: IV. Schmerzen (Orch. Mottl) - By Horst Stein
5. 5 Gedichte FÜR Eine Frauenstimme, WWV 91: V. Träume (Orch. Mottl) - By Horst Stein
6. Tristan Und Isolde, WWV 90, Act 3: "Mild Und Leise Wie Er Lächelt" (Isolde) - By Horst Stein
7. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 - By Otto Klemperer
8. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?... Komm, Hoffnung" (Leonora) - By Otto Klemperer
9. Des Knaben Wunderhorn: V. Das Irdische Leben - By Horst Stein
10. Des Knaben Wunderhorn: IX. Wo Die Schönen Trompeten Blasen - By Horst Stein
11. Rückert Lieder: I. Ich Atmet' Einem Linden Duft! - By Horst Stein
12. Rückert Lieder: V. Um Mitternacht - By Horst Stein
13. Rückert Lieder: IV. Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen - By Horst Stein