| Description |
2 audio discs (55 min., 64 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Renée Fleming, mezzo-soprano ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Christian Thielemann, conductor (Four last songs) ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor ; Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine ; Yves Abel ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; Christoph Eschenbach (Signature roles at the Met Opera). |
| Event |
CD1 recorded live at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich, April 2008. |
| Note |
CD2: tracks 1-3, p1997; track 5, p1999; track 4, p2000. |
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Program notes by Roger Pines inserted. Includes vocal text in German with English translation. |
| Contents |
Disc1. Four last songs. Vier letzte Lieder. Frühling ; September ; Beim Schlafengehen ; Im Abendrot -- Ariadne auf Naxos. Ach! Wo war ich? Tot? ; Ein Schönes war: hieß Theseus-Ariadne ; Es gibt ein Reich -- Verführung, op. 33 no. 1 -- Freundliche Vision; op. 48 no. 1 -- Winterweihe, op. 48 no. 4 -- Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 -- Die ägyptische Helena. Zweite Brautnacht / R. Strauss. |
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Disc 2. Signature roles at the Met Opera. Eugene Onegin. Letter scene / Tchaikovsky -- Rusalka. O silver moon / Dvorak -- Otello. Piangea cantando (Willow song) ; Ave Maria / Verdi -- Thaïs. Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin ; Dis-moi que je suis belle / Massenet -- Capriccio. Moonlight music ; Wo ist mein Bruder / R. Strauss. |
| Language |
Sung in German, Russian, Czech, Italian, and French. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Fleming, Renée.
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Thielemann, Christian, 1959-
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Solti, Georg, 1912-1997.
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Abel, Yves.
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Eschenbach, Christoph.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Letzte Lieder.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Ariadne auf Naxos. Selections.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Gesänge, orchestra accompaniment, op. 33. Verführung.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
Lieder. op. 48 Freundliche Vision; arranged.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
Lieder. op. 48 Winterweihe; arranged.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
Lieder. op. 10 Zueignung; arranged.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Ägyptische Helena. Zweite Brautnacht!
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Evgeniĭ Onegin. St︠s︡ena pisʹma.
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Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
Rusalka. Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Otello. Piangea cantando.
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Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Thaïs. Dis-moi que je suis belle.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Capriccio. Wo ist mein Bruder?
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Münchner Philharmoniker.
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London Symphony Orchestra.
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Orchestre national Bordeaux-Aquitaine.
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Wiener Philharmoniker.
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| Added Title |
Vocal music. Selections
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| Standard No. |
028948013203 |
| Music No. |
B0011852-02 Decca |
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B0011851-02 Decca (disc 1) |
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B0011852-02 CD02 Decca (disc 2) |
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