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Astrid Varnay: Opera Scenes and Orchestral Songs | Deutsche Grammophon 4744102

Astrid Varnay: Opera Scenes and Orchestral Songs

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4744102

Barcode: 0028947441021

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 13th April 2018

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Contents

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ah, perfido!, op.65

Verdi, Giuseppe

La forza del destino
» Frieden, Frieden (German version)
» Pace, pace, mio Dio
Un ballo in maschera
» Es sei, doch eine Gnade (German version)
» Morro, ma prima in grazia

Wagner, Richard

Die Walkure
» Siegmund! Sieh' auf mich! (Todesverkundigung)
Gotterdammerung
» Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (Act 3)
» Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde
Siegfried
» Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich (Act 3)
» Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht!
» So starb nicht meine Mutter? (Act 3)
Tristan und Isolde
» Einsam wachend in der Nacht (Act 2)
» Isolde! Tristan! Geliebter (Act 2)
» Mild und leise 'Isoldes Liebestod'
» O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
» Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden
Wesendonck-Lieder (5) (orch. Felix Mottl)

Artists

Astrid Varnay (soprano)
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
Hertha Topper (contralto)
Symphonieorchester de Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Hermann Weigert
Ferdinand Leitner
Leopold Ludwig

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ah, perfido!, op.65

Verdi, Giuseppe

La forza del destino
» Frieden, Frieden (German version)
» Pace, pace, mio Dio
Un ballo in maschera
» Es sei, doch eine Gnade (German version)
» Morro, ma prima in grazia

Wagner, Richard

Die Walkure
» Siegmund! Sieh' auf mich! (Todesverkundigung)
Gotterdammerung
» Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (Act 3)
» Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde
Siegfried
» Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich (Act 3)
» Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht!
» So starb nicht meine Mutter? (Act 3)
Tristan und Isolde
» Einsam wachend in der Nacht (Act 2)
» Isolde! Tristan! Geliebter (Act 2)
» Mild und leise 'Isoldes Liebestod'
» O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
» Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden
Wesendonck-Lieder (5) (orch. Felix Mottl)

Artists

Astrid Varnay (soprano)
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor)
Hertha Topper (contralto)
Symphonieorchester de Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Hermann Weigert
Ferdinand Leitner
Leopold Ludwig

About

2018 marks 100 years since Astrid Varnay’s birth.

“On four incredibly busy, surely taxing, days in June 49 years ago, Astrid Varnay recorded an appreciable tranche of her repertory, largely in the company of her husband Hermann Weigert as conductor. For the first time all these recordings are assembled in a single issue, along with others made later in the 1950s . . . Varnay enthusiasts will be delighted to have everything here.” - Gramophone

“All of which is triumphantly shown by Universal's dazzling Original Masters series, bargain priced, well documented, attractively packaged, and mainly devoted to the mono era. DG's Astrid Varnay set of three CDs of her commercial Wagner recordings made in her prime (early 1950s) plus some Beethoven and Verdi, is a handsome example. The sound is as excellent as one would expect, so one can appreciate her voice in minute detail, relishing her every commanding interpretative decision.” - The Sunday Times

Deutsche Grammophon’s Original Masters Series collections each present a logical grouping of historical repertoire from a single great DG artist.

The booklets contain liner notes commissioned for the series, photos, details of the original recordings, and reproduce the distinctive cover artwork.

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