Very Best of Singers - Elizabeth Schwarzkopf

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Title: Very Best of Singers - Elizabeth Schwarzkopf

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826); (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883); Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921); Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828); Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903); Traditional

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano); Elisabeth Grümmer (Soprano); Josef Metternich (Baritone); Gerald Moore (Piano); Walter Gieseking (Piano)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Philharmonia Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus Orchestra

Date of Release: 04/08/2003

Recomended Retail Price: 16.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Very Best of Singers / EMI

Pieces in Set: 2

Running Time: 3 hours 33 minutes

Genre(s): Stage works, Vocal and choral

Stereo: Mixed

SPAR Code: ADD

EAN: 724358510522

Catalogue Number: 585105

Work 1

Work Title: Fidelio, Op. 72

Excerpt(s): 1. Oh, wär' ich schon

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1814

Conductor: Alceo Galliera

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 2

Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492

Excerpt(s): 1. Non so più cosa son

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Conductor: Sir John Pritchard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 3

Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Porgi, amor

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 4

Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492

Excerpt(s): 1. E Susanna non vien!

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 5

Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492

Excerpt(s): 1. Dove sono

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 6

Work Title: Don Giovanni, K527

Excerpt(s): 1. In quali eccessi

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1787

Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 7

Work Title: Don Giovanni, K527

Excerpt(s): 1. Mi tradì quell' alma ingrata

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1787

Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 8

Work Title: Così fan tutte, K588

Excerpt(s): 1. Come scoglio

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1790

Conductor: Karl Böhm

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 9

Work Title: (Der) Freischütz, J277

Excerpt(s): 1. Wie nahte mir der Schlummer

Composer: Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1821

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 10

Work Title: (Der) Freischütz, J277

Excerpt(s): 1. Leise, leise, fromme Weise

Composer: Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1821

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 11

Work Title: Tannhäuser

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Dich teure Halle (Elisabeth's Greeting)

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1845

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 12

Work Title: Lohengrin

Excerpt(s): 1. Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's Dream)

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1850

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 13

Work Title: Hänsel und Gretel

Excerpt(s): 1. Brüderchen, komm, tanz' mit mir (Dance Duet)

Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1893

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Elisabeth Grümmer (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Grümmer

Work 14

Work Title: (Der) Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

Excerpt(s): 1. Da geht er hin

Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1911

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 15

Work Title: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60

Excerpt(s): 1. OPERA - Overture

Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1912, rev 1916

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 16

Work Title: Arabella, Op. 79

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 3 - Das war sehr gut.

Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1933

Conductor: Lovro von Matacic

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Josef Metternich (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Josef Metternich

Work 17

Work Title: Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV51

Excerpt(s): 1. Aria: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (S)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1730

Conductor: Peter Gellhorn

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 18

Work Title: Bist du bei mir, BWV508

Excerpt(s): 1. Bist du bei mir, BWV508

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 19

Work Title: Ridente la calma, K152/K210a

Excerpt(s): 1. Ridente la calma, K152/K210a

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Walter Gieseking (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking

Work 20

Work Title: An die Musik, D547

Excerpt(s): 1. An die Musik, D547

Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1819

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Edwin Fischer

Work 21

Work Title: (Das) Lied im Grünen, D917

Excerpt(s): 1. (Das) Lied im Grünen, D917

Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1827

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Edwin Fischer

Work 22

Work Title: Nachtviolen, D752

Excerpt(s): 1. Nachtviolen, D752

Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1822

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Edwin Fischer

Work 23

Work Title: (Der) Musensohn, D764

Excerpt(s): 1. (Der) Musensohn, D764

Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1822

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Edwin Fischer

Work 24

Work Title: Italienisches Liederbuch, 'Italian Songbook'

Excerpt(s): 1. Auch kleine Dinge

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1890-96

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 25

Work Title: Italienisches Liederbuch, 'Italian Songbook'

Excerpt(s): 1. Mein Liebster ist so klein

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1890-96

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 26

Work Title: Italienisches Liederbuch, 'Italian Songbook'

Excerpt(s): 1. Verschling' der Abgrund

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1890-96

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 27

Work Title: Italienisches Liederbuch, 'Italian Songbook'

Excerpt(s): 1. Ich hab' in Penna

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1890-96

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 28

Work Title: (6) Lieder für eine Frauenstimme

Excerpt(s): 1. Wiegenlied im Sommer (wds. Reinick)

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1877-82

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 29

Work Title: (6) Lieder für eine Frauenstimme

Excerpt(s): 1. Mausfallen-Sprüchlein (wds. Mörike)

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1877-82

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 30

Work Title: Spanisches Liederbuch, 'Spanish Songbook'

Excerpt(s): 1. In dem Schatten meiner Locken (trans Heyse)

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1889-90

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 31

Work Title: Goethe Lieder

Excerpt(s): 1. Mignon (Kennst du das Land)

Composer: Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf (1860 - 1903)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1888-89

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 32

Work Title: 's Schätzli ('Gsätzli)

Excerpt(s): 1. 's Schätzli ('Gsätzli)

Composer: Traditional

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

Work 33

Work Title: (4) Letzte Lieder, '(4) Last Songs', AV150 (Op. posth)

Excerpt(s): 1. Frühling (wds. Hesse)
2. September (wds. Hesse)
3. Beim Schlafengehen (wds. Hesse)
4. Im Abendrot (wds. Eichendorff)

Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1948

Conductor: George Szell

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 34

Work Title: (Die) Fledermaus, '(The) Bat'

Excerpt(s): 1. Klänge der Heimat (Czardas)

Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1874

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 35

Work Title: (Die) Lustige Witwe, '(The) Merry Widow'

Excerpt(s): 1. Es lebt eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein (Vilja-Lied: Hanna,

Composer: Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1905

Conductor: Lovro von Matacic

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 36

Work Title: (Der) Opernball, 'Opera Ball'

Excerpt(s): 1. Im chambre separée

Composer: Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger (1850 - 1914)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1898

Conductor: Otto Ackermann

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 37

Work Title: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume

Excerpt(s): 1. Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume

Composer: Rudolf Sieczynski (1879 - 1952)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Conductor: Otto Ackermann

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

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