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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Symphonie n° 9
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 12 gen 1999
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Franz Lehar : Die Lustige Witwe (La veuve Joyeuse)
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 28 feb 2005
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Schubert & Wolf: Lieder (Live)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Gerald Moore
Classica - Pubblicato da Orfeo il 10 ago 2010
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Mozart · cosi fan tutte
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Karl Böhm, Philharmonie Orchestra
Classica - Pubblicato da G.O.P. il 31 mar 2023
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Classica - Pubblicato da Past Classics il 8 gen 2013
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Champagner-Operette
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 9 giu 2006
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Romantic Heroines. Scenes from Tannhäuser, Lohengrin & Der Freischutz
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 30 ago 2019
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Wolf: Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 5 mar 2007
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Mozart: Song Recital (2011 - Remaster) (2011 Remastered Version)
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 20 lug 2012
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Schwarzkopf Sings Operetta
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 1 feb 1999
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Verdi · Falstaff
Tito Gobbi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classica - Pubblicato da G.O.P. il 31 lug 2023
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Strauss: Le chevalier à la rose, extraits (Mono Version)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1963
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Milestones of a Legend - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Vol. 2
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Documents 2 il 10 feb 2017
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Missa solemnis
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Herbert von Karajan
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Documents 2 il 13 dic 2014
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Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
Opera - Pubblicato da Masterpieces Opera il 22 mag 2015
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The Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Song Book, Vol. 2
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Geoffrey Parsons
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 1 nov 2019
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf chante Schubert
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Edwin Fischer, Gerald Moore, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Naxos il 27 mag 2008
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Un Requiem allemand
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hans Hotter, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 12 lug 2007
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Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 10 dic 1968
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 5, Op. 67 (Mono Version)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1956
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Lieder Recital, Salzburg 1956
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Burning Fire il 4 nov 2008
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