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Grieg, Mahler, Mussorgsky et al.: Kerstin Meyer Memorial Edition, 1956-1980
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Grieg, Mahler, Mussorgsky et al.: Kerstin Meyer Memorial Edition, 1956-1980

$32.99

Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Kerstin Meyer
Format
CD
Label
Sterling Records
Released
Jul 15, 2022
Catalog #
CDA1862
UPC
7393338186229

About

Kerstin Margareta Meyer, CBE (3 April 1928 – 14 April 2020) was a Swedish mezzo-soprano who enjoyed an international career in opera and concert. She made her debut at 24 as Azucena in Il trovatore, 11 September 1952, at the Royal Stockholm Opera. A long-time member of the Royal Swedish Opera and Hamburg State Opera, she appeared regularly at the Royal Opera House in London and international opera houses and festivals. She died at the age of 92 in April 2020. The present release is a showcase of performances recorded between 1956 and 1980, during the peak of her career.

Tracklist 47 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht 05:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  3. 2 Part II: No. 8. Night 02:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part II: No. 8. Night
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  4. 3 Part II: No. 9. Prayer to Pierrot 01:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part II: No. 9. Prayer to Pierrot
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  5. 4 Part II: No. 10. Theft 01:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part II: No. 10. Theft
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  6. 5 Part II: No. 11. Red Mass 01:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part II: No. 11. Red Mass
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  7. 6 Part II: No. 12. Gallows Song 00:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part II: No. 12. Gallows Song
    Duration
    00:19
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  8. 7 Part II: No. 13. Beheading 02:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part II: No. 13. Beheading
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  9. 8 Part II: No. 14. The Crosses 02:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part II: No. 14. The Crosses
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg
    Conductor
    Siegfried Naumann
  10. 9 No. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht 04:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Kletzki
  11. 10 No. 2. Ging heut' morgen über's Feld 03:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Ging heut' morgen über's Feld
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Kletzki
  12. 11 No. 3. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer 03:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Kletzki
  13. 12 No. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen 05:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paul Kletzki
  14. 13 No. 1. V chetiryokh stenakh (Within four walls) 01:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. V chetiryokh stenakh (Within four walls)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba
  15. 14 No. 2. Menya ti v tolpe ne uznala (You did not know me in the crowd) 00:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Menya ti v tolpe ne uznala (You did not know me in the crowd)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba
  16. 15 No. 3. Okonchen prazdniy, shumniy den' (The useless, noisy day is ended) 03:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Okonchen prazdniy, shumniy den' (The useless, noisy day is ended)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba
  17. 16 No. 4. Skuchay (Be bored) 02:21
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Skuchay (Be bored)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba
  18. 17 No. 5. Elegiya (Elegy) 03:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 5. Elegiya (Elegy)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba
  19. 18 No. 6. Nad rekoy (On the River) 02:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 6. Nad rekoy (On the River)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba
  20. 19 Don Carlo, Act III: O don fatale 04:45
    Track
    19
    Title
    Don Carlo, Act III: O don fatale
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Stig Westerberg
  21. 20 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa 05:51
    Track
    20
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Swedish Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Stig Westerberg
  22. 21 Lohengrin, Act II: Entweihte Götter 01:24
    Track
    21
    Title
    Lohengrin, Act II: Entweihte Götter
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Swedish Orchestra
    Conductor
    Herbert Sandberg
  23. 22 Carmen, Act II: Non tu ne maimes pas 01:39
    Track
    22
    Title
    Carmen, Act II: Non tu ne maimes pas
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Ingvar Wixell
    Ensemble
    Royal Swedish Orchestra
  24. 23 Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Heliga hoga siarkraft (Sung in Swedish) 04:35
    Track
    23
    Title
    Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Heliga hoga siarkraft (Sung in Swedish)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Sven Olof Eliasson
    Ensemble
    Royal Swedish Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sixten Ehrling
  25. 24 No. 1. Auprès de cette grotte sombre 02:10
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 1. Auprès de cette grotte sombre
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  26. 25 No. 2. Crois mon conseil, chère Climène 01:50
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 2. Crois mon conseil, chère Climène
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  27. 26 No. 3. Je tremble en voyant ton visage 01:59
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 3. Je tremble en voyant ton visage
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  28. Disc 2
  29. 1 No. 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen 02:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  30. 2 No. 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen 03:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  31. 3 No. 3. Ich kann's nicht fassen 01:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Ich kann's nicht fassen
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  32. 4 No. 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger 02:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  33. 5 No. 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern 01:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  34. 6 No. 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest 04:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  35. 7 No. 7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust 01:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  36. 8 No. 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan 04:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till
  37. 9 Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act II: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren 07:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act II: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Margareta Hallin
    Ensemble
    Royal Swedish Orchestra
    Conductor
    Stig Westerberg
  38. 10 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III Scene 4: Selig, wie die Sonne 04:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III Scene 4: Selig, wie die Sonne
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Gundula Janowitz, Peter Schreier, René Kollo, Karl Ridderbusch
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Herbert von Karajan
  39. 11 No. 1. Det syng (The Enticement) 03:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Det syng (The Enticement)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  40. 12 No. 2. Veslemøy (The Young Maiden) 02:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Veslemøy (The Young Maiden)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  41. 13 No. 3. Blåbær-Li (Blueberry Slope) 03:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Blåbær-Li (Blueberry Slope)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  42. 14 No. 4. Møte (The Tryst) 04:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Møte (The Tryst)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  43. 15 No. 5. Elsk (Love) 02:35
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Elsk (Love)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  44. 16 No. 6. Killingdans (Kidlings' Dance) 01:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6. Killingdans (Kidlings' Dance)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  45. 17 No. 7. Vond Dag (Hurtful Day) 02:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7. Vond Dag (Hurtful Day)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  46. 18 No. 8. Ved Gjætle-Bekken (At the Brook) 06:38
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 8. Ved Gjætle-Bekken (At the Brook)
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron
  47. 19 Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, weiche! 04:51
    Track
    19
    Title
    Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, weiche!
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Swedish Orchestra
    Conductor
    Berislav Klobučar
  48. 20 Parsifal, Act II: Ich sah das Kind 05:22
    Track
    20
    Title
    Parsifal, Act II: Ich sah das Kind
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer
    Ensemble
    Royal Swedish Orchestra
    Conductor
    Berislav Klobučar
  49. 21 Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats' Duet) 03:33
    Track
    21
    Title
    Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats' Duet)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Söderström, Jan Eyron