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| Wagner, Schumann: Arias & Duets / Lauritz Melchior | |||||
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Release Date: 04/1990 Label: Rca Victor Gold Seal Catalog #: 7914 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Richard Wagner, Eugen Hildach, Richard Trunk, Gustav Adolph Lembcke, Teresa del Riego, Robert Schumann Performer: Lauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Ignace Strasfogel, Lotte Lehmann Conductor: Eugene Ormandy, Edwin McArthur, Jay Blackton, Bruno Reibold Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Jay Blackton Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 |
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"Much the most valuable items here are the two duets with Flagstad as they haven't been available in Britain for years or not at all. Besides, in the Lohengrin bridal-chamber scene Melchior is almost at the peak of his form, with a fine integration of line and tone, and Flagstad sings with rapt, glowing tone. Though this version hasn't quite the intimacy and tenderness of Melchior's earlier Parlophone version with Bettendorf (reissued in a two-CD Danacord set), it needs to be heard by budding Wagnerians wanting to know what we miss in Wagner singing today. The Tristan duet, again, finds Flagstad singing freshly and ecstatically...
As it happens, the other Lohengrin items also find Melchior near his best, suggesting how affecting he must have been in the title-role, one of his favourite parts. Parsifal's ''Nur eine waffe taugt'' and Siegfried's second song at the forge are better heard in earlier versions. The plums of the non-Wagner items are the Schumann duets with Lehmann—the old partners sing these gemutlich items with delightful spontaneity. One forgets and forgives the unauthenticity of the orchestral accompaniments in the enjoyment given by the exuberant singing. None of the solo songs is remarkable, though it's fun to hear Melchior's unadorned, endearing account of the old ballad, Homing, a previously unissued item." -- Alan Blyth, Gramophone [10/1990] |
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| Works on This Recording | Back to Top | ||||
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Lohengrin: Mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin's farewell) by Richard Wagner | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1847; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 04/1938 Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs. Language: German |
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Lohengrin: Das süsse Lied verhallt...Atmest du nicht mit mir by Richard Wagner | ||||
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Performer:
Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Edwin McArthur Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1847; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 10/1940 Length: 18 Minutes 49 Secs. Language: German |
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| Notes: This selection includes the entire scene with Elsa and Lohengrin, including the "Höchstes Vertrau'n" section. | |||||
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Parsifal: Nur eine Waffe taugt by Richard Wagner | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1877-1882; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 04/1938 Length: 3 Minutes 56 Secs. Language: German |
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Siegfried: Nothung! Neidliches Schwert "Forging Song" by Richard Wagner | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Edwin McArthur Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1871; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 11/1940 Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs. Language: German |
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| Notes: This selection begins near the end of the scene with "Hoho! Schmiede, mein Hammer..." | |||||
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Tristan und Isolde: O sink' hernieder, Nacht der Liebe by Richard Wagner | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor),
Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
Conductor: Edwin McArthur Orchestra/Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1857-1859; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 11/1939 Length: 17 Minutes 3 Secs. Language: German |
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| 6. |
Der Lenz, Op 19 no 5 by Eugen Hildach | ||||
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Performer:
Ignace Strasfogel (Piano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Period: Romantic |
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Date of Recording: 04/1937 Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs. Language: German |
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Erster Strahl, Op. 5 no 1 by Richard Trunk | ||||
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Performer:
Ignace Strasfogel (Piano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Period: Romantic Written: Germany |
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Date of Recording: 05/1937 Length: 1 Minutes 19 Secs. Language: German |
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Mailied by Gustav Adolph Lembcke | ||||
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Performer:
Ignace Strasfogel (Piano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Period: Romantic |
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Date of Recording: 05/1938 Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs. Language: German |
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| 9. |
Homing by Teresa del Riego | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Jay Blackton Orchestra/Ensemble: Jay Blackton Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: USA |
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Date of Recording: 01/1946 Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. Language: English |
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| 10. |
Vocal Duets (4), Op. 78: no 2, Er und Sie by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor),
Lotte Lehmann (Soprano)
Conductor: Bruno Reibold Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1849; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 01/1939 Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs. Language: German |
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Gedichte (12) aus "Liebesfrühling", Op. 37: no 12, So wahr die Sonne scheinet by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Lotte Lehmann (Soprano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Bruno Reibold Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1840; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 01/1939 Length: 1 Minutes 49 Secs. Language: German |
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Vocal Duets (4), Op. 34: no 3, Unterm Fenster by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Lotte Lehmann (Soprano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Bruno Reibold Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1840; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 01/1939 Length: 1 Minutes 25 Secs. Language: German |
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Vocal Duets (4), Op. 34: no 4, Familien-Gemälde by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor),
Lotte Lehmann (Soprano)
Conductor: Bruno Reibold Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1840; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 01/1939 Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. Language: German |
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Vocal Duets (4), Op. 78: no 3, Ich denke dein by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Lotte Lehmann (Soprano),
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Bruno Reibold Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1849; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 01/1939 Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs. Language: German |
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Lohengrin: In fernem Land by Richard Wagner | ||||
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Performer:
Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1846-1847; Germany |
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Date of Recording: 05/1939 Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs. Language: German |
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