Christa Ludwig
Born: 16th March 1928, Berlin
Died: 24th April 2021
Nationality: German
Christa Ludwig ( 1928-2021) was a German mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera and Lieder. Her career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1990s.
In addition to her opera performances, Ludwig regularly gave recitals of Lieder and as a soloist with orchestras. Her performances of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler and Strauss are much admired. She also sang Bach and performed and recorded most of his major vocal works.
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Christa Ludwig (1928-2021)
26th Apr 2021
One of the most moving and versatile singers of the twentieth century, the great German mezzo-soprano has died aged 93.
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Christa Ludwig at 90
16th Mar 2018
Katherine celebrates the great German mezzo's ninetieth birthday by picking out ten favourite recordings from her long and varied career.
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Special offer. Klemperer conducts Brahms | Symphonies - Overtures - Requiem
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), David Oistrakh (violin), Ralph Downes, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Historical
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Special offer. Bellini: Norma
Maria Callas (Norma), Christa Ludwig (Adalgisa), Franco Corelli (Pollione), Nicola Zaccaria (Oroveso), Edda Vincenzi (Clotilde), Piero De Palma (Flavio) Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 2, 4, 7 & 9
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Special offer. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor) New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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New. Richard Strauss: der Rosenkavalier
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Otto Edelmann (bass), Eberhard Wachter (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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New. Karajan A-Z: Beethoven
Rolf Peter Schroeder (videoscripteditor), Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Walter Berry (bass, bassbaritonevocalist), Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, chorusdirector), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano, contralto), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass), Helmuth Froschauer (chorusmaster), Janet Perry (soprano), Vinson Cole (tenor), Christoph Eschenbach (piano), Christian Ferras (violin), Fritz Kreisler (cadenzor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Mark Zeltser (piano), Erich Schellow (speaker), Karl Leister (clarinet), Peter Geisler (clarinet), Gerd Seifert (horn), Manfred Klier (horn), Günter Piesk (bassoon), Henning Trog (bassoon), Christa Ludwig (contralto), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Reinhold Schmid (chorusmaster), Michel Schwalbé (violin), Lella Cuberli (soprano), Trudeliese Schmidt (alto, contralto), Leon Spierer (violin), David Bell (organ), Preussische Staatskapelle, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Priem-Bergrath
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