She began her studies at the arnhem conservatoire, where she at first studied the recorder. Gustav mahler, richard wagner, johannes brahms, john. The five songs were written for voice and orchestra, later adapated for piano. As if this werent enough, emi adds a considerable bonus in the form of one of the bestever performances of wagners wesendoncklieder, featuring the incomparable christa ludwig. At midprice, you simply cannot afford to ignore this disc. In condensed form, the song traume dreams contains all the elements from the great love scene in the second act of the opera and was. Richard wagners wesendonck lieder presentation software.
Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. The songs, together with the siegfried idyll, are the two nonoperatic works by wagner most regularly performed. These songs to texts by mathilde wesendonck, wagners muse during the 1850s, are framed by two versions of the overture to the flying dutchman. This artistic approach found its ultimate resonance in the five wesendoncklieder, which wagner originally intended as a simple duo for voice and piano, though they were eventually to form one. In 1977, her voice was discovered, and from then onwards, she received coaching from the legendary aafje heynis. Top kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. Wilhelm richard wagner may 22, 18 february, 1883 was an influential german composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas.
Originally written for female voice, they came to be. Anne evans and the bbc national orchestra conducted by tadaaki otaka night of. The performers here complement the cycle with a singlemovement piano sonata for frau. Were proud to represent composers from a diverse range of compositional genres. This collection consists of flagstad recordings produced by walter legge and made at no. Richard wagners wesendonck lieder by matthew reese on prezi. Gewandhausorchester leipzig, london symphony orchestra, jessye norman strauss. Most of these are meant to be run in cakewalk for karaokestylepresentation of the texts.
Much more widely known intheir sumptuous orchestration, these songs take on a completely different dimension when accompanied by the sobriety of a piano. But, you rise again in former splendour, glorious in a world thats dark, newly wakened in the morning. When a heart fills with dread sorrow, shuns the world and disappears, when its wish to bleed in silence dissolves into a flood of tears, when its prayer at its most fervent begs for nothing but release. Audio recording, german, musical settings library of. Digital booklet in recording this first recital for harmonia mundi, stephanie doustrac and pascal jourdan wished to measure themselves against three cornerstones of romantic music, three composers who each in their own way. Software sites tucows software library software capsules compilation shareware cdroms cdrom images zx spectrum. Great wagner tenorizing from kaufmann classics today. In 18571858 he composed his wesendonck lieder wesendonck songs, based on five of her poems. Sun, you weep every evening till your eyes are red and sore as, submerging in the mirrored sea, you pass, too early, through deaths door. Eileen farrell, leopold stokowski symphony orchestra, leopold stokowski 1947. This artistic approach found its ultimate resonance in the five wesendonck lieder, which wagner originally intended as a simple duo for voice and piano, though they were eventually to form one. As if this werent enough, emi adds a considerable bonus in the form of one of the bestever performances of wagners wesendonck lieder, featuring the incomparable christa ludwig.
Frida leider, london symphony orchestra, john barbirolli 1931. Wesendonck lieder traume music download by london symphony orchestra, jane eaglen, donald runnicles hear about sales, receive special offers. Yet, the composer, who was used to working on an epic scale, exercised unusual restraint in these songs, originally scored for. Richard wagners wesendonck lieder consists of five songs he wrote between 1857 and 1858 while having an affair with mathila wesendonck, herself married to the man who was wagners benefactor, otto wesendonck, a wealthy merchant. The major difference is that the wesendonck lieder, with gerald moore accompanying, has been moved to the front of the disc with the opera arias. In 1857, fleeing creditors and still a marked man after his participation in the 1848 european uprisings, wagner and his first wife, minna, were invited to live at the asyl.
Wilhelm richard wagner may 22, 18 february, 1883 was an influential german composer. Wesendonck lieder, overtures stemme, dausgaard, swedish chamber orchestra wagner dausgaard swedish chamber orchestra. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In songs generally considered the province of mezzos and dramatic sopranos, renouprezs bright soprano perched in upward transpositions, and forwardly recorded at that sounds out of place, lacking the appropriate weight or inwardness. But during his passion for mathilde, he, exceptionally, set five of mathildes poems in his wesendonck lieder service, 2016. Christa ludwigmezzosoprano otto klempererconductor phiharmonia orchestra 1962. Wagner lieder brilliant classics 94451 pcg classical. Aug 19, 2016 christa ludwigmezzosoprano otto klempererconductor phiharmonia orchestra 1962. Wesendoncklieder thomas dausgaard, nina stemme, swedish chamber orchestra bis. Wesendonck lieder, wwv 91, is the common name of a set of five songs for female voice and piano by richard wagner, funf gedichte fur eine frauenstimme five poems for a female voice. Measha brueggergosman, franz welsermost, cleveland orchestra wagner. Kaufmann and the marvelous donald runnicles, who leads sympathetically and very much in keeping with his tenors strengths and feelings throughout the recital, do not linger morbidly or unnecessarily over each song.
Decouvrez et art qui consiste a distribuer les lignes melodiques aux differents instruments. Flagstad, unlike most sopranos, improved with age like a fine wine, with her postwar emi recordings being flagstad s latest and considered her best. This, and the siegfried idyll, are his only two nonoperatic works that are still regularly. The three combined romantic operas tannhauser, lohengrin and the plot in three acts, tristan and isolde have an important common denominator. Richard wagners settings of mathilde wesendonks funf gedichte, which date from november 1857 to may 1858, are not merely byproducts of the composers predilection for uniting words and music. Traume maria slatinarunistor soprano orchestra da camera. Among these is wesendoncklieder for voice and piano, which will be performed this week in the version orchestrated by felix mottl in. There need be no fear of any eccentric modern dissonancesin fact direct references to rheingold, walkure.
Edvard grieg, richard wagner, kirsten flagstad flagstad. We also get the usual overtures, preludes and bleeding chunks superb performances all. These songs to texts by mathilde wesendonck, wagners muse during the 1850s, are framed by two versions of the overture to the flying dutchman, the rarely heard 1841 original version and the composers final creation from 1860, with its new ending inspired by. The alternative disc to which i referred earlier, given by soprano lone koppel, baritone bjorn asker, a chamber choir and pianist jorgen ellegard frederiksen, is as i have observed more comprehensive even though it omits the wesendonck lieder which most wagner completists will have already in other versions. Thomas allen, baritone, roger vignoles, piano winterreise. The wesendoncklieder cycle was later orchestrated by the austrian conductor felix mottl. Ed spanjaardcharlotte margiono sings richard wagner. A descendant of mathilde wesendonck simplified the spelling of the family name to wesendonk, and the song cycle is sometimes misspelled as such. The title choice points to a well thoughtout concept. She is impeccable both in her interpretation and voice and the recording itself is very good. T he soprano charlotte margiono was born in amsterdam. Stehe was sung as if kaufmann was placed at the top of a mountain, giving orders and waving around a magic wand. The wesendonck lieder and mahlers kindertotenlieder and lieder eines fahrenden gesellen, in their orchestral versions, imperiously sung by the norwegian soprano.
Dutch soprano charlotte margiono takes on the challenge of recording wagners wesendonck lieder, five songs for voice and piano and one of wagners few nonoperatic pieces that have endured. Stephanie blythe brahms altrhapsody wagner wesendonck. Tannhauser, the mythologized medieval german minnesanger and poet, and the tale of the. The affair and the lieder ever in need of funding, wagner met otto wesendonck, a swiss businessman, in 1853, who became a benefactor. The wesendonck lieder themselves, unfortunately, serve mostly to illustrate the soloists weaknesses. Emi classics represents the work of norwegian soprano kirsten flagstad in its great artists of the century series through a collection entitled wagner. Richard wagner wesendoncklieder for piano and orchestra. These songs to texts by mathilde wesendonck, wagners muse during the 1850s, are framed by two versions of the overture.
This program is interesting, if somewhat misleadingly titled. Wesendonk lieder by jessye norman, richard strauss, richard wagner, kurt masur, colin davis, gewandhausorchester leipzig, london symphony orchestra from amazons classical music store. He brought out his tenderness from the diminished chords of ich moge alle wonne ermessen to. Wesendonck lieder, wwv 91, is the common name of a set of five songs for female voice and. Early in my days of childhood, angels, i oft heard it said, left the blissful joys of heaven for the light of earth instead.
Yet, the composer, who was used to working on an epic scale, exercised unusual restraint in these songs, originally scored for just female voice and piano. Richard wagner, colin davis, london symphony orchestra, jessye norman wagner. Wagner was married, at the time, to minna, who died a few years later. The passionate if platonic friendship between richard wagner and mathilde wesendonck, the wife of the composers patron otto wesendonck, inspired the composer to set her poetry to music, producing what we know as the wesendonck lieder in 18578. Wagner subtitled two of the songs studies for tristan, in effect trying out musical ideas which he later developed. After wagners wife minna intercepted a love letter to mathilda on 7 apr 1858 they had to break off their liaison and he left the asyl on 17 aug 1858. The songs emerge as entirely different works from the familiar mottl orchestration, but in so many respects are truer to wagner. Full text of richard wagner to mathilde wesendonck. The orchestration of all five songs was completed for large orchestra by felix mottl, the wagner conductor. Wagner wesendonck lieder recordings post by lance sun apr 27, 2008 8.
I n this wagner recital, the dutch soprano, charlotte margiono, proves herself to be the wagner heroine par excellence. The five songs were written for voice and orchestra, later adapated for piano accompaniment. Wesendonck lieder richard wagner wesendonck lieder song titlescomp. The surprise entries here are the wesendonck lieder, invariably sung by mezzosoprano or soprano. Richard wagner 181883 schmerzen lied from wesendoncklieder, wwv 91 no. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Wesendonck lieder thomas dausgaard, nina stemme, swedish chamber orchestra bis. Richard wagner wesendonk lieder orchestrazione vieri tosatti 1972 1.
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