Christa Ludwig - The Complete Recitals on Warner Classics
Christa Ludwig
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound...
Christa Ludwig - The Complete Recitals on Warner Classics
Christa Ludwig
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound...
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Over a performing career spanning half a century, Christa Ludwig, born in 1928, consistently proved her greatness. "A source of as deep a satisfaction and fulfilment as the greatest of my operatic roles,” is how she described the place of song in her life, and at the heart of this collection are the emblematic composers of the Austro-German repertoire. Throughout, Christa Ludwig’s interpretative insight is as rich and compelling as her voice, exceptional for its beauty, range and flexibility This 11-disc collection includes recordings never before released or new to CD, and all items have been remastered in 24BIT/96KHZ from original tapes.
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Awards and reviews
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Diapason d’OrMay 2018Réédition
7th December 2018
Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound the Trumpet, duetting with her husband at the time, Walter Berry. The set is almost worth getting just to have her extraordinarily energetic 1972 Brahms recital with Leonard Bernstein, never shy about making a noise, rampaging on the piano. Unissued recordings are peppered throughout