classical music: Swiss Anonymous

classical music: Swiss Anonymous

classical music:

Swiss Anonymous

The Complete Works of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1-5

Anonymous, Gregorian Chant, ...

Delta, 1993

Delightful colletion of Scott Joplin's music
This is a wonderful collection of Scott Joplin's music. Delightful to own, to play over and over and over.

Prima Voce: Operatic Arias

Anonymous, Henry Rowley Bishop, ...

Nimbus Records, 1992

The enchanting Maria Ivogun
Ivogun was the premiere lyric-coloratura in the 20's and 30's in Germany. Today she is perhaps best remembered as the teacher of Rita Streich and Elisabeth Schwartzkopf. Every time I put this CD on, I invariably say (out loud!) "Oh my god, what a VOICE!!" It is ...

National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra

Abdur Rahman Al-Khatib, Albrecht, ...

Koch Int'l Classics, 2004

excellent selection & quality sound
Swarovski Orchestra did an excellent job in this compilation. I work in Foreign Service & I use this CD to play US anthem & the host country anthem during events. Unlike other compilations which shorten the pieces, this offers full-length pieces saving me from ...

Recital at Carnegie Hall, November 25, 1956

Swiss Anonymous, Johannes Brahms, ...

Capitol, 1990

A complete Schwarzkopf lieder recital.
Lieder recitals featured prominently in the career of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Not many were recorded in their entirety, however, announced encores and all, or approved for issue. This double CD offers an opportunity to hear her in her prime, recorded in Carnegie Hall, ...

The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen [Hybrid SACD]

Anonymous 4, Swiss Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Best of the Hildegard recordings so far
I own nearly all of the recordings of Hildegard von Bingen's work, some on LP, CD, and SACD. Origin of Fire has rapidly become my favorite. First, it contains some of her best (to my ears) works. Second, the performance is top notch - flawless, involved singing. ...

The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

Anonymous 4, Swiss Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Literary scholarship and musical prowess
At first, to be quite honest, this record did little for me: singing did not sound as enticing as in 11,000 Virgins, and there's very little music of Hildegard in it. Only 6 out of the 17 tracks have been set to music by her; opening and close hymns are not hers ...

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf: Early Song Recordings for German Radio
Josef Greindl, Herbert Schonecke, ...

Music and Arts Programs of America, 2007

47 Songs and Arias by Rameau, Bach, Gluck. Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Schubert, Schumann,Verdi, Brahms Wolf, Humperdink etc. Added Bonus: Interview with Schwarzkopf (in English) on the art of lieder singing.

National Anthems of the World
Anonymous, Austrian Anonymous, ...

Madacy Records, 2004

Alpine Airs: 13th-16th Century Swiss Music
Anonymous, Swiss Anonymous, ...

Folger Consort, 1997

Rita Streich - The Viennese Nightingale

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heinrich Geuser, ...

Dg Imports, 2003

The Essential Coloratura Album
The artistry of Rita Streich presented in this multi-disc set represents an art that in all likelihood would not return: the Viennese school of coloratura and lyrical singing. Together with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rita Streich studied voice with Maria Ivogun, a great ...

Mozart, Rameau, Schumann and others

Erich Kunz, Anonymous, ...

Eklipse Records, 1997

In the bunker
While Nazi Germany went up in flames, Hirler's Deutsche Kunst movement went on. Raucheisen was recording German songs and artists eventually in the subway tracks to avoid alied bombs. This committment to art in distress, disregarding its motivation, produced ...

Rosa Ponselle on the Air, Vol. 1 (1934-36)

Anonymous, James Carroll Bartlett, ...

Marston, 2000

A treat for Ponselle fans
This record shows us a side of Ponselle I've never known before. I now realize just how hurried her old 78's were. The pacing of the songs and arias here is breathtaking in its sweep. And how large the voice sounds! No Ponselle lover will want to miss this one. Sound ...

Musik In Luzern
Hugo Alfven, Anonymous, ...

Gallo, 1999

Rita Streich: Folksongs & Lullabies

German Anonymous, B. Fliess, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2001

On a High!
What a blessing it is that technology can preserve voices like this, sounding their best! This disc, like Lucia Popp's 'Children's Songs and Lullabies', shows the diva, Rita Streich, turning to the demands and restraints of the lied, her lovely coloratura voice now ...