Irmgard Seefried: Recordings 1943-1952 | Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or C598091

Irmgard Seefried: Recordings 1943-1952

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Label: Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or

Cat No: C598091

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 11th January 2010

Contents

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Lieder (5), op.49
» no.4 Wiegenlied
Lieder (5), op.105
» no.2 Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer
Lieder (6), op.7
» no.5 Die Trauernde
Lieder (6), op.97
» no.1 Nachtigall

Cornelius, Peter

Brautlieder (6)

Kienzl, Wilhelm

Mai
Maria auf dem Berge, op.55 no.3

Marx, Joseph

Erinnerung
Lied eines Madchens
Marienlied (Song of Mary)
Sankta Maria
Zigeuner (Gypsy)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhling, K596

Schubert, Franz

Die Forelle (The Trout), op.32 D550

Strauss, Richard

Lieder (3), op.29
» no.2 Schlagende Herzen
Lieder (4), op.27
» no.1 Ruhe, meine Seele
» no.4 Morgen
Lieder (6), op.37
» no.3 Meinem Kinde
Lieder (8), op.10 TrV141 (Gedichte aus 'Letzte Blatter')
» no.3 Die Nacht
» no.8 Allerseelen
Schlichte Weisen (5), op.21
» no.2 Du meines Herzens Kronelein

Wolf, Hugo

Morike-Lieder
» no.7 Das verlassene Magdlein
» no.13 Im Fruhling
» no.17 Der Gartner

Artists

Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
Leopold Ludwig (piano)
Viktor Graef (piano)
Erik Werba (piano)

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Lieder (5), op.49
» no.4 Wiegenlied
Lieder (5), op.105
» no.2 Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer
Lieder (6), op.7
» no.5 Die Trauernde
Lieder (6), op.97
» no.1 Nachtigall

Cornelius, Peter

Brautlieder (6)

Kienzl, Wilhelm

Mai
Maria auf dem Berge, op.55 no.3

Marx, Joseph

Erinnerung
Lied eines Madchens
Marienlied (Song of Mary)
Sankta Maria
Zigeuner (Gypsy)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhling, K596

Schubert, Franz

Die Forelle (The Trout), op.32 D550

Strauss, Richard

Lieder (3), op.29
» no.2 Schlagende Herzen
Lieder (4), op.27
» no.1 Ruhe, meine Seele
» no.4 Morgen
Lieder (6), op.37
» no.3 Meinem Kinde
Lieder (8), op.10 TrV141 (Gedichte aus 'Letzte Blatter')
» no.3 Die Nacht
» no.8 Allerseelen
Schlichte Weisen (5), op.21
» no.2 Du meines Herzens Kronelein

Wolf, Hugo

Morike-Lieder
» no.7 Das verlassene Magdlein
» no.13 Im Fruhling
» no.17 Der Gartner

Artists

Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
Leopold Ludwig (piano)
Viktor Graef (piano)
Erik Werba (piano)

About

Irmgard Seefried’s interpretation of the Composer in Strauss's 'Ariadne auf Naxos' is said to have inspired Strauss himself to exclaim that until then he had not known how good his Composer was. She was also one of the most sought-after concert singers and lieder recitalists of her age. Not released until now, the many recordings included in the present CD attest to the richness and variety of that palette, even during the early years of her career.

The earliest of these recordings are Peter Cornelius's Brautlieder from the heyday of the Romantic art song, settings in which the soprano's exemplary treatment of the words and the vocal line are fully in evidence. The affinities between this cycle of six songs and the traditional German folksong offer the singer - a native of Swabia - a welcome opportunity to colour her tone even further, an approach that is also found in her recordings of songs by Mozart, Brahms, Wolf and two lesser-known composers, Wilhelm Kienzl and Joseph Marx.

This compilation of Irmgard Seefried's recordings from the first ten years of her career in Vienna also includes some of Richard Strauss' most popular songs, such as Morgen and Allerseelen, that make it clear why their composer held the soprano in such high regard.

Vienna, 1943-1952.
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