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Great Singers of our Century: Inge Borkh | Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or C714061

Great Singers of our Century: Inge Borkh

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Label: Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or

Cat No: C714061

Barcode: 4011790714127

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 8th January 2007

Contents

Artists

Inge Borkh
Artur Rother
Carlo Maria Giulini
Jean Fournet
Hans Müller-Kray
Kurt Herbert Adler
Alexander Krannhals

Artists

Inge Borkh
Artur Rother
Carlo Maria Giulini
Jean Fournet
Hans Müller-Kray
Kurt Herbert Adler
Alexander Krannhals

About

Inge Borkh made operatic history as Salome and Elektra. The present portrait, however, focuses on less familiar facets of her work and includes previously unpublished recordings and rarities from the early years of her career.

Pride of place goes to Magda Sorel's monologue from Menotti's The Consul. The 1951 Berlin audience responded to her penetrating account of this scene by clapping, stamping and shouting: it made her name overnight. At the same session she recorded the 'Abscheulicher' from Fidelio. Inge Borkh's recording of an aria feared by every soprano is rightly regarded in collectors' circles as one of the finest versions available.
 
Also included are previously unpublished excerpts from Der fliegende Holländer and Aida, the latter with the soprano's husband, Alexander Welitsch, as Amonasro. Both afford impressive proof of the lyrical qualities of a singer who always set great store by keeping her voice lean-toned and flexible.

No portrait of Inge Borkh would be complete without two highlights that have hitherto circulated only on the 'grey' market: her thrilling Eglantine from Euryanthe in a performance conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini and the rousing final duet from Andrea Chénier with Richard Tucker. Finally, a seven-minute interview is included from September 2006 with Thomas Voigt.
 
Live Recordings.

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