Elly Ameling
Elly Ameling is a Dutch soprano renowned for her performances of art song and oratorio. She is among the few singers to gain worldwide fame without being an operatic star. In fact, though she did sing one staged role (Ilia in Mozart's Idomeneo in 1973 and 1974), she avoided opera almost entirely during her more than 40-year performing career, choosing to focus instead on concert and recital repertory.
Ameling began her vocal studies with Jo Bollekamp and Jacoba Dresden Dhont in Rotterdam, and later coached French song literature with renowned singer Pierre Bernac. She first came to attention by winning the 1956 Hertogenbosch and 1958 Geneva competitions. Debut recitals in Amsterdam (1961), London (1966), and New York (1968) were important milestones in a developing career that eventually took her all over the world. She found special favor with the Japanese public.
As a concert artist, Ameling was especially noted for her Bach and Mozart interpretations. At the same time, her performances in works such as the oratorios of Haydn and Mendelssohn and the Fourth Symphony of Mahler are justly admired. Her concerts also included performances of Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder and Altenberg Lieder, as well as Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été and Ravel's Shéhérazade. Always interested in new music, she sang in the premiere of Frank Martin's Mystère de la Nativité in 1959. She had the honor of singing during the wedding of Princess Christina of the Netherlands in 1975, as well as during the Royal Crowning Ceremony of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1980.
Ameling's vast repertory includes songs in German, French, Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. She was most strongly associated with the songs of Franz Schubert, but she was an equally accomplished interpreter of Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, and Hugo Wolf. Her outstanding feel for the French mélodie is on display in EMI's complete recordings of the songs of Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc, and Ravel, with Dalton Baldwin at the piano. Other notable career highlights include a recording of the complete songs of Dutch Baroque composer Constantijn Huygens (with baritone Max van Egmond), recital performances of songs by Joaquin Rodrigo and Xavier Montsalvatge (they do not often appear on her recordings), and performances of Frank Martin, Samuel Barber, and Benjamin Britten. Ameling occasionally gave cabaret evenings in intimate settings, including the Stratford Festival in Canada.
Elly Ameling's voice is a light soprano of great purity, with a wonderful command of the entire dynamic range and a wide variety of expressive colors. She moved very little on-stage, and so even the slightest hand gesture carried great meaning. Having been an audience favorite for over 30 years, Ameling retired from the recital stage in the mid-'90s, following a series of farewell recitals in her favorite cities. However, she continues to share her love of song by giving master classes for young singers.
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Elly Ameling Sings Schubert
Klassik - Erschienen bei Brilliant Classics am 01.12.2014
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On Wings Of Song
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1988
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 9)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 01.01.1965
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca am 01.01.1965
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Bach, JS: Cantatas BWV 80, 140 & 147 - Jesu meine Freunde
Elly Ameling, (Dame) Janet Baker, Dame Joan Sutherland, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Geraint Jones
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 25.11.2005
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J.S. Bach: Osteroratorium, Magnificat
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca am 01.01.2005
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Schubert: Lieder
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1974
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Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1975
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Mozart: Lieder & Notturni (Complete Mozart Edition)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 13.08.1991
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Fauré: Requiem; Pavane
Elly Ameling, Bernard Kruysen, Daniel Chorzempa, Netherlands Radio Chorus, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1975
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Meine Seel erhebt den Herren Cantata, BWV 10 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 6)
Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Werner Krenn, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 01.01.1969
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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 13)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 01.01.1973
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Weihnachtsmusik in der Renaissance / Renaissance Christmas Music
Elly Ameling, Bernhard Michaelis, Tölzer Knabenchor
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 31.08.2005
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J.S. Bach: Cantata 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' BWV 140; Cantata BWV 80 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 3)
Elly Ameling, London Voices, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 01.01.1981
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Ravel: Shéhérazade / Debussy: La Damoiselle élue / Duparc: Chanson triste; L'invitation au voyage
Elly Ameling, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1982
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Schubert Lieder
Elly Ameling, Rudolf Jansen, Dalton Baldwin
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1987
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Mendelssohn: Elias
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1968
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J.S. Bach: Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, Cantata BWV 199; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, Cantata BWV 51 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 1)
Elly Ameling, Deutsche Bachsolisten, Helmut Winschermann
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 01.01.1970
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Sentimental Me
Elly Ameling, John Clayton, Louis Van Dijk
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1984
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Elly Ameling Recital
Elly Ameling, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1986
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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 12)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 01.01.1967
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