Icon - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Perfect Prima Donna

A very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos.

This extensive 10 disc boxed set is part of EMI’s Icon line - a series of which I am becoming a very big fan. This respect and affection has increased with every new set I have become acquainted with. The present collection, like the others, includes a broad selection of songs and arias from widely dispersed dates. One can learn a good deal about post-war singers from listening to some of these albums including figures such as Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi and Franco Corelli.

The present album ranges principally across the music of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Wolf, Strauss, Puccini, Wagner and Rossini. Read more Recording dates are included throughout and the album is organised with songs from the same composer being together even if the recording details are decades(!) apart. This allows for some interesting comparisons.

The discs are organised in broad categories: Mozart Lieder/Concert Arias, Mozart Opera Arias, Wolf Lieder and so on. CD 10 is a mixture of arias which would not quite fit into the other more compartmentalised selections. Most of the discs have programmes that are varied enough so that you can enjoy listening to them in one complete sitting. Alternatively there’s the opportunity to jump about to the dictates of your own choice - there are, as you can see, many tracks on each disc. I am going to discuss just the CDs I find most interesting but I believe that the strengths and criticisms I highlight are stand for all the content.

The marriage of text and music was always a particular talent of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf with a special intelligence evident in her records. Having said that, I believe the balance shifted somewhat throughout her career. If we listen to CD5 there is a mixture of dates from 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956 and 1959 through 1965-1968 and as late as 1970 and 1974. Track No.1 - 'Auf Flugeln des Gesanges' Op 34 No.2 by Mendelssohn - finds Schwarzkopf at near her peak form in 1956. The words and music are allied in an ideal mix providing tonal pleasure and clarity of words; consequently their meaning is nicely communicated. Moving on through tracks 2-7 from 1974 I find the results a little disappointing. In the Schumann songs the musical line disappears altogether with the words over-emphasised. Add to this the extent that the voice is not allowed to ring out - the introvert nature of the music a factor here - and the shift from 1956 to 1974 does not seem a change for the better. The voice, or what you can hear of it, sounds in quite good fettle if a little looser and less shining than two decades years earlier; hardly surprising! The trajectory is so typical of intelligent artists as they age; somewhat over-compensating for any, sometimes slight, decline in vocal opulence. There are many examples. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Jon Vickers, as they got older, became more fussy regarding diction and phrasing. Their earlier recordings provide the more 'straightforward' rich-toned-singing. Their later recordings were more 'mannered' if sometimes providing fresh insights.

Another Schumann song from much earlier in Schwarzkopf's career - 'Auftrage' (Track 8) - from 1951, an extrovert piece, enjoys a tonal beauty greater than any of the 1974 set. I say this even making concessions for the earlier mono sound. The words seem no less clear or the interpretation less intelligent. I find the works from the early/mid 1950s the most satisfying of all with the exception of really wonderful sessions in 1970 . The rapport with Gerald Moore makes their recordings especially cherishable in all the repertoire they perform - Schumann, Brahms, Grieg Dvorák and more on this CD alone. In 'Widmung' (9 on CD5) the voice is captured in clear stereo sound and the singer is in excellent form. The diction and phrasing are perhaps more fussy than some would find ideal but I enjoy hearing the singer's tone still sounding youthful. Brahms is a composer who draws the very best from Schwarzkopf as the 1960s progress into the 1970s. Tracks 12-16 enjoy more refulgent tone than the Schumann records. The folk-song influence on 'Der Jager' brings a joyful and smiling performance and the years seem to fall away - the voice could be mistaken for 1954 (the date of Track 11) not 1970! Geoffrey Parsons is an excellent accompanist - in Track 16 really charming and flexible. The lack of texts is unfortunate but with the generous selection included it would quickly have out-grown the cardboard box. I enjoy the Grieg songs from 1968 less than those from 1970 which are incidentally from the same session as the excellent Brahms selection (Tracks 12 -16). 'Ertes Begegnen' (Track 23) is the highlight of this CD for me. Before this review becomes interminable I must move onto other discs.

CD 3 is a special joy for it showcases Schwarzkopf in Mozart opera arias from the very beginning of her career (1946-1952). Karajan is an exceptionally fine accompanist from arguably the finest period of his career: c.1946-1956. 'Matern aller Arten' is an early recording (1946) but it shows off Schwarzkopf in a role which is very demanding. Arguably she lacks the impact of delivery which made Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland's recordings so dramatic but the voice is projected with far more drama than Rothenberger or some other contemporaries. The sound is rather limited but well enough re-mastered. Schwarzkopf sounds just as idiomatic in Italian as Cherubino as Fiorenza Cossotto on the complete set with Giulini. Arguably her voice had the ideal weight for the youthful role at that point in her career. 'Porgi, amor' sounds fresher and fuller than in the complete set from around seven years later. It is a classic performance from one of her great roles; indeed she was one of the greats in the post-war generation. 'Dove sono' is beautiful if a little studio-bound compared to the stereo set. Schwarzkopf sounds at her absolute best in 'Non mi dir'. So odd to think that Callas at her biggest and the voice at its darkest and heaviest also sang this aria for Walter Legge only a year later. This shows the variety of voices that can find success in the grateful roles Mozart created for his prima donnas. A short excerpt from the 1962 Cosi fan tutte with Bohm is included on CD 10 . I might have picked from the 1954 Karajan set instead but this is really splitting hairs given the success of the recording.

CD 6 is a complete concert of Lieder from Hugo Wolf recorded live in 1953 with Wilhelm Furtwängler at the piano. A historic collaboration if ever there was one!

Among the most grateful roles for soprano voice are those of Richard Strauss's Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier - which is included in extended extracts with Karajan and Christa Ludwig - or the operetta roles essayed on CD 9. Schwarzkopf promptly steals the show in all these performances and it helps that they were all recorded in her absolute prime. The quality of conductors and colleagues must have made other sopranos of the time - or indeed most sopranos of any era! – envious indeed.

I cannot begin to cover all the variety of songs and arias here in the detail they rightly deserve - I can only wholeheartedly endorse this set and hope that as a result you may at your leisure become acquainted with it.

This is certainly a very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos.

-- David Bennett, MusicWeb International
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1. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performer: J. Edward Merret (Double Bass), Harold Jackson (Trumpet), Geraint Jones (Organ),
Manoug Parikian (Violin), Gerald Emms (Violin), Raymond Clark (Cello),
Haydn Rogerson (Cello), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Peter Gellhorn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1730
Date of Recording: 10/06/1950
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 16 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: German

2. Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 "Wedding Cantata" by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1718-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 02/06/1957
Venue: Live Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 21 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: German

3. Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Thurston Dart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1714; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/26/1958
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 19 Minutes 43 Secs.
Language: German

4. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Schafe können sicher weiden by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performer: Isolde Ahlgrimm (Harpsichord), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Karl Renicek (Flute),
Josef Niedermayer (Flute), Karl Maurer (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1713; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/01/1946
Venue: Brahms Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: German

5. Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68: no 2, Mein gläubiges Herze by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performer: Manoug Parikian (Violin), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Raymond Clark (Cello),
Sidney Sutcliffe (Oboe), Geraint Jones (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 10/13/1950
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: German

6. Bist du bei mir by Gottfried H. Stölzel

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 01/04/1954
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs.
Language: German

7. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": no 8, Soll denn der Pales Opfer hi by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Josef Niedermayer (Flute), Karl Renicek (Flute),
Karl Maurer (Cello), Isolde Ahlgrimm (Harpsichord)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1713; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/01/1946
Venue: Brahms Hall, Vienna, Austria
Length: 0 Minutes 42 Secs.
Language: German

8. L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly by George Frideric Handel

Performer: Josef Niedermayer (Flute), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Josef Krips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1740; London, England
Date of Recording: 11/2/1946
Venue: Brahmssaal, Vienna

9. Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Walter Susskind
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1773; Milan, Italy
Date of Recording: 5/1948
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

10. Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1772-1775; Italy
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Italian

11. Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K 307 (284d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1777-1778; Mannheim, Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 1 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Italian

12. Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (295b) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1777-1778; Mannheim, Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: Italian

13. Die kleine Spinnerin, K 531 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 1 Minutes 42 Secs.
Language: German

14. Als Luise die Briefe, K 520 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 1 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: German

15. Abendempfindung, K 523 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 5 Minutes 9 Secs.
Language: German

16. Das Kinderspiel, K 598 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: German

17. Die Alte, K 517 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.
Language: German

18. Das Traumbild, K 530 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs.
Language: German

19. Das Veilchen, K 476 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs.
Language: German

20. Der Zauberer, K 472 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: German

21. Im Frühlingsanfang, K 597 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: German

22. Das Lied der Trennung, K 519 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 5 Minutes 38 Secs.
Language: German

23. Die Zufriedenheit, K 349 (367a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1780-1781; Munich, Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: German

24. An Chloë, K 524 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
Language: German

25. Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, K 596 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, UK
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: German

26. Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1968
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 11 Minutes 11 Secs.
Language: Italian

27. Vado, ma dove?, K 583 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1789; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1968
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 4 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Italian

28. Alma grande e nobil core, K 578 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1789; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1968
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: Italian

29. Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, K 383 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1968
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs.
Language: German

30. Il rè pastore, K 208: L'amerò, sarò costante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Fritz Sedlak (Violin)
Conductor: Josef Krips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1775; Salzburg, Austria

31. Idomeneo, K 366: Solitudini amiche...Zeffiretti lusinghieri by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Munich, Germany

32. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Welcher Kummer herrscht...Traurigkeit ward by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Josef Krips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria

33. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Martern aller Arten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria

34. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria

35. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria

36. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Voi che sapete che cosa è amor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria

37. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: E Susanna non vien...Dove sono by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria

38. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Giunse alfin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria

39. Don Giovanni, K 527: Batti, batti o bel Masetto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ

40. Don Giovanni, K 527: Vedrai, carino se sei buonino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ

41. Don Giovanni, K 527: In quali eccessi...Mi tradì quell' alma ingrata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Josef Krips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ

42. Don Giovanni, K 527: Crudele?...Non mi dir, bell' idol mio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ

43. Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria

44. Die Vögel, D 691/Op. 172 no 6 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1820; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

45. Liebhaber in allen Gestalten, D 558 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

46. An die Musik, D 547 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

47. Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

48. Wehmut, D 772/Op. 22 no 2 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1822; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

49. Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

50. Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Edwin Fischer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

51. Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118/Op. 2 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1814; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

52. Nähe des Geliebten, D 162 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

53. Die junge Nonne, D 828/Op. 43 no 1 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

54. An Sylvia, D 891/Op. 106 no 4 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

55. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774/Op. 72 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

56. Nachtviolen, D 752 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

57. Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Edwin Fischer (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

58. Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

59. Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25: no 7, Ungeduld by Franz Schubert

Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

60. Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

61. Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1817; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

62. Der Einsame, D 800 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

63. Die Forelle, D 550 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

64. Claudine von Villa Bella, D 239: Liebe schwärmt by Franz Schubert

Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

65. Seligkeit, D 433 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

66. An mein Klavier, D 342 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1816; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

67. Der Erlkönig, D 328 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
Language: German

68. Songs (6), Op. 34: no 2, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges by Felix Mendelssohn

Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Germany
Date of Recording: 4/1956
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London

69. Mörike Lieder: no 13, Im Frühling by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 55 Secs.
Language: German

70. Mörike Lieder: no 16, Elfenlied by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: German

71. Mörike Lieder: no 36, Lebe wohl by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: German

72. Mörike Lieder: no 25, Schlafendes Jesuskind by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: German

73. Goethe Lieder: no 32, Phänomen by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: German

74. Goethe Lieder: no 26, Die Spröde by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: German

75. Goethe Lieder: no 27, Die Bekehrte by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: German

76. Goethe Lieder: no 29, Anakreons Grab by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: German

77. Goethe Lieder: no 24, Blumengruss by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: German

78. Goethe Lieder: no 19, Epiphanias by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: German

79. Italienisches Liederbuch I: no 11, Wie lange schon by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: German

80. Italienisches Liederbuch II: no 32, Was soll der Zorn by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: German

81. Italienisches Liederbuch I: no 12, Nein, junger Herr by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: German

82. Italienisches Liederbuch II: no 25, Mein Liebster hat zu Tische by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 13 Secs.
Language: German

83. Spanisches Liederbuch: no 36, Bedeckt mich mit Blumen by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: German

84. Spanisches Liederbuch: no 9, Herr, was trägt der Boden hier by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: German

85. Spanisches Liederbuch: no 12, In dem Schatten meiner Locken by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: German

86. Spanisches Liederbuch: no 23, Mögen alle Bösen Zungen by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: German

87. Alte Weisen (6): no 6, Wie glänzt der helle Mond by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: German

88. Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme: no 4, Wiegenlied im Sommer by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1882; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: German

89. Eichendorff Lieder: no 8, Nachtzauber by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: German

90. Eichendorff Lieder: no 7, Die Zigeunerin by Hugo Wolf

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/12/1953
Venue: Live Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: German

91. Liederkreis, Op. 39: no 1, In der Fremde by Robert Schumann