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The category of light vocal music by German singers is not large, but this recording may be its historical high point. It was made in 1958, and part of its original Deutsche Grammophon liner notes are reproduced on the inside of the package. The claim of "rare, clear-as-a-bell beauty" for the voice of soprano Rita Streich is justifiable, and the various French and Italian selections are elegant -- you get an idea that the album represents a blast from the past when you notice that the packaging proclaims that the "immortal melodies" contained therein are sung "in Originalsprachen" or original languages. Saint-Saëns' Le rossignol et la rose, track 2, is an especially evocative bit of sheer vocal charm. The meat of the program, however, is in the light German-language pieces of Johann Strauss II. Here the variety of Streich's personality emerges, with lusty hum or coexisting side by side with endearing melancholy or artless beauty. The lack of texts is a problem for those who have no German, but this is the kind of recording that can be enjoyed to an extent without them; one doesn't need a text to appreciate the remarkably relaxed high notes that conclude many of Streich's efforts here. The sound, originally shaped right at the beginning of the time when people sometimes bought Deutsche Grammophon recordings just to experience the latest in German engineering accomplishments, has been beautifully transferred to a digital environment. The venerable Deutsche Grammophon imprint may be a pale shadow of its former self, but its staff has shown praiseworthy imagination in reissuing this long out-of-print recording, which would make a great and probably unexpected gift for any lover of operatic singing.
© TiVo
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Voices of Spring, Op. 410 (Frühlingsstimmen) (Johann Strauss I)
Johann Strauss II, Composer - Richard Genée, Author - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Le rossignol et la rose (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Theodore de Banville, Author - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Lo spazzocamino (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer - S.M. Maggioni, Author
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Jocelyn - opera in 4 Acts - Arr. Kurt Gaebel (Benjamin Godard)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Armand Silvestre, Author - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Godard, Composer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer - Victor Joseph Capoul, Author
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Parla Waltz - Arr. Kurt Gaebel (Luigi Arditi)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Luigi Arditi, ComposerLyricist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Die Fledermaus / Act 2 (Richard Genée)
Johann Strauss II, Composer - Richard Genée, Author - Henri Meilhac, Author, Original Text Author - Ludovic Halevy, Author, Original Text Author - RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Carl Haffner, Author - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Die Fledermaus / Act 3 (Richard Genée)
Johann Strauss II, Composer - Richard Genée, Author - Henri Meilhac, Author, Original Text Author - Ludovic Halevy, Author, Original Text Author - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Carl Haffner, Author - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 (Johann Strauss I)
Johann Strauss II, Composer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Schreiter, Arranger, Work Arranger - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer - John Bernhoff, Author
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Boccaccio (Franz von Suppé)
Richard Genée, Author - Friedrich Zell, Author - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Franz von Suppe, Composer - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rusalka, Op. 114 / Act 1, B. 203 (Antonín Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jaroslav Kvapil, Author - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Dinorah, ou Le pardon de Ploërmel / Act 2 (Giacomo Meyerbeer)
Michel Carre, Author - Jules Barbier, Author - Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rita Streich, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Gaebel, Conductor, MainArtist - Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, Producer, Recording Producer - Harald Baudis, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elsa Schiller, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
The category of light vocal music by German singers is not large, but this recording may be its historical high point. It was made in 1958, and part of its original Deutsche Grammophon liner notes are reproduced on the inside of the package. The claim of "rare, clear-as-a-bell beauty" for the voice of soprano Rita Streich is justifiable, and the various French and Italian selections are elegant -- you get an idea that the album represents a blast from the past when you notice that the packaging proclaims that the "immortal melodies" contained therein are sung "in Originalsprachen" or original languages. Saint-Saëns' Le rossignol et la rose, track 2, is an especially evocative bit of sheer vocal charm. The meat of the program, however, is in the light German-language pieces of Johann Strauss II. Here the variety of Streich's personality emerges, with lusty hum or coexisting side by side with endearing melancholy or artless beauty. The lack of texts is a problem for those who have no German, but this is the kind of recording that can be enjoyed to an extent without them; one doesn't need a text to appreciate the remarkably relaxed high notes that conclude many of Streich's efforts here. The sound, originally shaped right at the beginning of the time when people sometimes bought Deutsche Grammophon recordings just to experience the latest in German engineering accomplishments, has been beautifully transferred to a digital environment. The venerable Deutsche Grammophon imprint may be a pale shadow of its former self, but its staff has shown praiseworthy imagination in reissuing this long out-of-print recording, which would make a great and probably unexpected gift for any lover of operatic singing.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:37
- Main artists: Rita Streich Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Kurt Gaebel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin This Compilation ℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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