Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
This great and legendary voice of the post-1945 period remains for many the incarnation of the world of German music, specifically for the operas of Richard Strauss, the performances of which remain a model of singing, of style, of perfect diction and emotion, qualities which are rarely found together in a single artist. She has also left us two recordings of Vier letzte Lieder (with Otto Ackermann, and later, with George Szell) which are absolute works of reference. 13 year separate these two versions which every music lover will want to get to know: the first, with a more ductile, supple voice, more enchanting than the second, darker and more sombre, with dulled mid-range notes. But one shouldn't pin her to a single composer, because Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was also a great recitalist, in particular with the famous English pianist Gerald Moore. Together, they recorded a number of albums dedicated to the German Lied, from Mozart to Hugo Wolf. An accomplished Mozartian, Schwarzkopf also sang Italian opera (a Turandot appears, with Maria Callas).
We must also not forget the field of the operetta, to which Elisabeth Schwarzkopf brought such a noble bearing. She sparkled with particular shine in Johan Strauss's Die Fledermaus or One Night in Venice. In a less typical register, we also find her performing Pelléas et Mélisande, Debussy's masterpiece, where she sang under Karajan's direction and in Stravinsky's Rake's Progress, in the role of Anne Trulove, which she performed at Venice's La Fenice, directed by the composer, in 1951.
With Christa Ludwig and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf gave us immortal recordings of the Lieder of Hugo Wolf, to whose fame she contributed immensely.
The singer was also known for her inflexible personality, and an ardour for her work which allowed her a long career that spanned over three decades. At her height, in full command of her abilities, she cut down her roles, choosing only to keep those that she could absolutely master: Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), the Countess (The Marriage of Figaro), Countess Madeleine (Capriccio), and her signature role, the Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier). Her art seduces or appals, depending on whether or not you like her finely-chiselled work, which is as multi-layered as a Viennese whirl. At the opera, her collaborations with Wilhelm Furtwängler or Herbert von Karajan were the perfect marriage of intelligence and the most heightened sensibility. It is perhaps in the Lieder, with dream partners such as Edwin Fischer, Furtwängler, Gieseking or Moore that Elisabeth Schwarzkopf reveals the most intimate, highest secrets of her art. Thanks to her husband and manager, Welter Legge, famous musical producer at the British firm EMI, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf has created a large number of recordings which today form an inimitable ensemble.
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Easter Alleluja
Pop - Erschienen bei Meteor Aufnahmen am 01.05.2022
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Schwarzkopf & Karajan Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Herbert von Karajan
Klassik - Erschienen bei Urania am 07.02.2009
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Schwarzkopf Portrays Romantic Heroines (Album of 1959)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Klassik - Erschienen bei Casta Diva am 31.08.2023
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Cornelius: The Barber of Baghdad (Mono Version)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicolai Gedda, Philharmonia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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J. Strauss II: Une nuit à Venise, chanté en allemand (Mono Version)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicolai Gedda
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1958
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Walton: Troilus and Cressida, Excerpts (Mono Version)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Richard Lewis, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Walton
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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Inspiration, Homage to Maria Curcio (1957, 2009)
Anthony Goldstone, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Maria Curcio, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Klassik - Erschienen bei Divine Art am 08.02.2011
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Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi, Herbert von Karajan, Tito Gobbi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Zyx - Classic am 29.01.2013
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Lieder - Vol. 1
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore
Klassik - Erschienen bei Urania RC am 04.06.2021
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Johann Strauss II : Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) (1954), Volume 1
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicolai Gedda
Klassik - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 17.12.2012
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Lieder - Vol. 2
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore
Klassik - Erschienen bei Urania RC am 04.06.2021
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In einem kühlen Grunde
Pop - Erschienen bei Stigma Vinyl am 01.12.2021
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Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder (Album of 1960)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore
Klassik - Erschienen bei Casta Diva am 30.04.2021
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Sings Operetta Vol 9
Oper - Erschienen bei Ap music am 05.12.2011
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Sings Operetta Vol. 6
Oper - Erschienen bei Ap music am 26.09.2011
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Sings Operetta Vol. 1
Oper - Erschienen bei Ap music am 26.09.2011
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Wolf: Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kathleen Ferrier, Irmgard Seefried
Klassik - Erschienen bei Past Classics am 01.02.2011
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Abu Hassan
Chorus of Radio Berlin, Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Erich Witte, Michael Bohnen
Oper - Erschienen bei Past Classics am 18.06.2009
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The Christmas Album (Original Album 1957)
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Season's Greetings am 01.01.2012
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Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Josef Metternich
Oper - Erschienen bei ISIS am 03.06.2013
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Herbert von Karajan, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hans Hotter
Klassik - Erschienen bei Promo Sound Ltd am 02.07.2012
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