Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Early Song Recordings For German Radio
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Label: Music and Arts
Cat No: MACD1195
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 5th February 2007
Contents
Artists
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)Michael Raucheisen (piano)
Artists
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)Michael Raucheisen (piano)
About
Interviewed by John Steane for the book ‘Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: A Career on Record’, the singer recalled the circumstances under which these wartime recordings were made: much of the repertoire was new to her and she virtually sight-read most of the pieces, not even realising that the performances were being recorded for posterity. Re-hearing these radio recordings more than 50 years later, Schwarzkopf was displeased by the flat pitch of the duets with Lea Piltti, but liked many of the others, "particularly for their natural use of legato".
Indeed, those who complain of Schwarzkopf's later interpretive style as too mannered will find a fresh and less studied approach in these early recordings. As Schwarzkopf never recorded the bulk of the repertoire, we have an additional reason to cherish them.
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