Irmgard Seefried
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rudolf Schock, Rita Streich, Karl Dönch, Irmgard Seefried, Hugues Cuenod
Philharmonia, Herbert von Karajan
Karajan's Ariadne is perfectly cast, magnificently performed, and very well recorded. The scoring, for a small orchestra, demands virtuoso playing from what, in effect, is a group of soloists;... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4
RecommendedFrom 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical
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New. Lortzing: Der Wildschütz
Rita Streich (soprano), Kurt Böhme (bass), Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Claudia Hellmann (contralto), Horst Gunter (baritone), Bamberger Symphoniker, Bamberg Philharmonic Choir, Christoph Stepp
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Special offer. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Erich Kunz (Figaro), Irmgard Seefried (Susanna), Paul Schöffler (Count), Lisa Della Casa (Countess), Sena Jurinac (Cherubino), Oskar Czerwenka (Bartolo), Rosette Anday (Marcellina), Murray Dickie (Basilio), Anny Felbermayer (Barbarina), Walter Berry (Antonio)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,...
The singers here are vocally pre-eminent and the performance is alert, theatrically motivated and (at times) moving…Despite Böhm’s efforts there is sometimes a struggle between the old portentous... —
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Lucerne Festival Historic Performances Vol. X
Wolfgang Schneiderhan plays Mozart, Henze & Martin
Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin), Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
Schweizerisches Festspielorchester, Paul Hindemith, Ferdinand Leitner, Bernard Haitink
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Bruno Walter conducts Brahms
Zino Francescatti (violin), Pierre Fournier (cello), Irmgard Seefried (soprano), George London (bass-baritone), Mildred Miller (contralto)
Columbia Syphony Orchestra, Occidental College Concert Choir, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Bruno Walter
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Building a Library, June 2012, Also Recommended
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Irmgard Seefried
Vienna 1943-1952
Irmgard Seefried (soprano) with Leopold Ludwig, Viktor Graef & Erik Werba (piano)
A lovely collection: if you had to choose a single disc to represent Seefried in song you could not do better than this...Her personal warmth permeates the voice, and in these recordings one... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Bruno Walter - Richard Itter Collection
Mahler · Wagner · Haydn · Brahms
Bruno Walter
this is a stirring performance verging on greatness. —
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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