Chronological by no means complete list of recordings of richard strauss vier letzte lieder. Strauss 4 last songs flagstad, furtwangler, po 1950 youtube. Although one of mahlers own daughters died three years after their completion, it is absurd to make any connection. Questo titolo e postumo, e fu attribuito al ciclo dalleditore. Ok for the drive with cache less than 2750kb make use of c2 pointers. Matshita dvdr uj857e revision zf1e use cdparanoia mode. Jun 17, 2019 when flagstad sang the first performance of the vier letzte lieder in 1950, hers was the voice of a latecareer brunnhilde and isolde, heavier than a voice like that of the composers wife pauline for which the lieder were likely conceived, but the beauty and earnestness of her singing, qualities that overcome the poor sound of the recording. Strauss, r vier letzte lieder wer singt sie am besten. Oddly enough, i defy anyone to say that the 1953 schwarzkopf version is too fast or insensitive she imparts all. Amazons choice empfiehlt als sehr gut bewertete produkte zu einem attraktiven preis. From about 1935, when she made her new york debut, to 1955, when she retired, the great norwegian soprano kirsten flagstad 18951962 was the worlds preeminent wagnerian heroine.
Vier letzte lieder david siener seminararbeit musik sonstiges. The heartbreaking poems that mahler used here were written by friedrich ruckert out of grief after the loss of his own two children. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for details allmusic. Classical wilhelm furtwangler the legacy 107 cd bach. In the premiere, given by kirsten flagstad, wilhelm furtwangler, and the philharmonia orchestra on may 22, 1950, the songs were performed in the reverse order of composition, ending with im abendrot. These excerpts from her signature roles, reissued from recordings of 1948 and 1951, present her at her peak. Vier letzte lieder kirsten flagstad, sopran philharmonia orchestra 22. For those seduced by jessye normans extraordinary and voluptuous performance of strausss valedictory masterpieces philips,1982, any new recording is hard to hear with innocence. Desmond shawetaylor wrote of her in the new grove dictionary of opera. Year artist conductor orchestra or pianist label catalogue number 1950. Audites sound is a marginal improvement over the previous. In truth, there has never been such a magnificent voice as this.
Richard strauss, quattro ultimi lieder kirsten flagstadt. Strauss vier letzte lieder world premiere used drive. Popps tempi in these lieder are usually characterised as exceptionally slow, but its only in beim schlafengehen that she is significantly slower than schwarzkopf. Vier letzte lieder richard strauss vier letzte lieder i fruhling. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Vier lieder peter anders, tenor berliner philharmoniker 15. Te kanawa cbs comes closest to norman but to my mind, at. And thats what flagstad gives us in this concert of richard wagners wesendonck lieder and excerpts from tristan and isolde and gotterdamerung, whose immolation scene has been recorded numerous times by flagstad as have the lieder, my favorite being the version with knappertsbusch. Richard strauss four last songs album lyrics letssingit. Kirsten flagstad in 1950 wasnt as freely voiced as she was in 1940, yet her vocalism here is nonetheless fullthroated, with all of her endearing vocal traits and superb musicianship. Kirsten flagstad, soprano, philharmonia orchestra conducted by wilhelm. Kirsten malfrid flagstad 12 july 1895 7 december 1962 was a norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded wagnerian soprano.
Their stunningly lush lyricism reaffirms the glories of tonality, a style strauss often abandoned, proving that he could still find new music in diatonic and chromatic styles. Tracklist with lyrics of the album four last songs 2012 from richard strauss. Her breath seems almost endless at times, her tone refulgent and full so that i doubt if the vier letzte lieder have sounded so rich in texture since flagstad, their first interpreter, sang them, so placing a quite different light on them from that of schwarzkopf or popp both hmv. Richard strauss vier letzte lieder four last songs are musical masterpieces.
Ernst roth published the songs in their current order, so that the songs progress from spring to september. Vier letzte lieder norman del mar writes in richard strauss. Kirsten flagstad, soprano philharmonia orchestra wihelm furtwangler. She ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century, and many opera critics called hers the voice of the century. All richard strauss lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Richard strauss, vier letzte lieder quattro ultimi lieder, op.