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Dagmar Pecková – a world-renowned singer whose professional career could perhaps be best summed up by the sheer number of leading orchestras (Wiener Philharmoniker, Tonhalle Zürich, LPO, LSO, BBC Symphony, NHK Symphony, Cleveland and Pittsburgh SO, etc.) and conductors (Belohlávek, Herreweghe, Järvi, Mackerras, Sawallisch, etc) she has worked with or by listing her appearances at the most prestigious festivals, concert halls and opera houses. A mezzo-soprano possessing a distinct voice and great charisma, a bold personality who owing to, among other things, her openness has also succeeded in addressing “non-classical” audiences, even though she herself remains faithful to classical music. Pecková has
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confessed: Mahler and Wagner; two composers who have influenced my entire career. They were discovered for me by Jirí Belohlávek. I can return to these songs – dreams at any time, and they will never cease to surprise me with their unutterable perfection. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Wesendonck Lieder by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1857-1858; Germany
2.
Rückert Lieder (5) by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1902; Vienna, Austria
8.
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1896; Germany
9.
Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1904; Vienna, Austria
11.
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: no 7, Rheinlegendchen by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1898; Hamburg, Germany
14.
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: no 12, Urlicht by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1898; Hamburg, Germany
15.
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Dagmar Pecková (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonia,
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1869; Austria
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