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The Very Best of Christa Ludwig

Christa Ludwig (mezzo)

  • Catalogue No: 5850992
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Series: The Very Best of...
  • Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

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Mozart: Così fan tutte K588 (2000 Digital Remaster), Act 1, Scene 3: Recitativo ed Aria: Ah scostati!... Smanie implacabili (Dorabella)

Work length3:00
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Karl Boehm, Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 2000-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 10-18 September 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

Excerpt, Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588

Work length6:09
$2.60
$3.40
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Heinrich Schmidt (harpsichord)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1968-09-18
  • Recording Venue: 10-18 September 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

Prenderò quel brunettino (Fiordiligi / Dorabella)

Track length3:09
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E amore un ladroncello (Dorabella)

Track length3:00
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Bellini: Norma (1997 Digital Remaster): Mira, o Norma....Sì, fino all'ore estreme (Act II)

Work length7:33
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin
  • Recorded: 1960-09-12
  • Recording Venue: 5-12 September 1960 / Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster), II - Sequenza: Liber scriptus - Dies irae

Work length5:07
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus (lead vocals)
  • Carlo Maria Giulini
  • Recorded: 1964-04-07
  • Recording Venue: 16-21, 23-27 September 1963 & 7 April 1964 / Kingsway Hall, London

Wagner: Lohengrin (2000 Digital Remaster): Elsa! Wer ruft?...Entweihte Götter! (Act II)

Work length6:22
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  • Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano), Otto Wiener (bass), Jess Thomas (vocals), Gottlob Frick (bass), Elisabeth Gruemmer (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper
  • Rudolf Kempe
  • Recorded: 2000-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 23 November - 5 December 1962 & 1-3 April 1963, Theatre an der Wien, Vienna

Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier (2001 Digital Remaster), ZWEITER AKT / ACT 2 / DEUXIÈME ACTE / ATTO SECONDO: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren (Oktavian / Sophie)

Work length6:55
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$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1956-12-22
  • Recording Venue: 10-15 & 17-22 December 1956 / Kingsway Hall, London

Schubert: Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta)

Work length3:55
$1.30
$1.70
  • Gerald Moore (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1957-11-18
  • Recording Venue: 17-18 November 1957/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Schubert: An die Musik D547

Work length2:41
$1.30
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  • Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-11-08
  • Recording Venue: 8 November 1965/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Schubert: Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)

Work length2:22
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  • Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1961-11-28
  • Recording Venue: 28 November 1961/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Schubert: Ave Maria, D839

Work length7:24
$1.30
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  • Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-11-08
  • Recording Venue: 28 November 1961/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Schubert: Die Forelle, D550

Work length1:59
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  • Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-11-08
  • Recording Venue: 8 November 1965/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D686

Work length3:39
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  • Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1962-02-20
  • Recording Venue: 20 February 1962/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Schubert: Erlkönig, D328

Work length3:58
$1.30
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  • Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 1961-11-28
  • Recording Venue: 28 November 1961/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Excerpt, Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42

Work length7:06
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)
  • Recorded: 1959-05-04
  • Recording Venue: 3-4 May 1959/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Er, der Herrlichste von allen

Track length2:56
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Du Ring an meinem Finger

Track length2:41
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An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

Track length1:29
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2 Deutsche Volkslieder (Kölnisch) (1991 Digital Remaster)

Work length4:05
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Moore (musician)
  • Recorded: 1965-12-01
  • Recording Venue: 29 November & 1 December 1965/Bürgerbräu, Munich

Och mod`r, ich well en Ding han!

Track length2:03
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We kumm ich dann de Pooz erenn?

Track length2:02
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Brahms: 8 Lieder Op. 59 (1991 Digital Remaster): VIII. Dein blaues Auge (K. Groth)

Work length2:04
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
  • Recorded: 1969-04-03
  • Recording Venue: 31 March & 3 April 1969/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Brahms: Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1

Work length1:47
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
  • Recorded: 1969-04-03
  • Recording Venue: 31 March & 3 April 1969/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Brahms: Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4

Work length1:45
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
  • Recorded: 1969-04-03
  • Recording Venue: 31 March & 3 April 1969/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bach, J S: St. Matthew Passion BWV 243 (2001 Digital Remaster): Du Lieber Heiland du...Buß' und Reu (Part I)

Work length6:02
$1.30
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1961-12-28
  • Recording Venue: 3 & 4 January, 14&15 April, 10-12 May, 21, 25 & 26 November, 28 December 1961 / Kingsway Hall, London

Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich

Work length7:22
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  • Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Choir/Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1961-12-28
  • Recording Venue: 3,4 Jan / 14,15 Apr / 10-12 May / 21,25,26 Nov/ 28 Dec 196. Kingsway Hall, London

Bach, J S: St. Matthew Passion BWV 243 (2001 Digital Remaster): Ach, Golgotha...Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand (Part II)

Work length6:20
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Choir (lead vocals)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1961-12-28
  • Recording Venue: 3 & 4 January, 14&15 April, 10-12 May, 21, 25 & 26 November, 28 December 1961 / Kingsway Hall, London

Beethoven: Fidelio Op. 72 (2000 Digital Remaster): Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?...Komm, Hoffnung

Work length8:23
$1.30
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1962-03-07
  • Recording Venue: 6-10, 12-15, 17, 19 February & 7 March 1962 / Kingsway Hall, London & No.1 Studio, Abbey Road. London

Mozart: Don Giovanni K527, Atto Secondo, Scena seconda: Recitativo & Aria

Work length6:06
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  • Walter Berry (bass), Paolo Montarsolo (bass-baritone), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Mirella Freni (soprano), Franz Crass (bass), Claire Watson (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Chorus
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1966-07-04
  • Recording Venue: 15, 17-19, 22-25, 27-30 June & 3-4 July 1966 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Mahler: Lieder aus 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' (1988 Digital Remaster): Das irdische Leben

Work length3:08
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1964-02-18
  • Recording Venue: 17-18 February 1964, Kingsway Hall, London

Mahler: Fünf Rückert-Lieder (1988 Digital Remaster): Ich atmet' einem linden Duft

Work length2:47
$1.30
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1964-02-18
  • Recording Venue: 17-18 February 1964, Kingsway Hall, London

Mahler: Lieder aus 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' (1988 Digital Remaster): Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen

Work length6:08
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1964-02-18
  • Recording Venue: 17-18 February 1964, Kingsway Hall, London

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde, 'Song of the Earth' (1998 - Remaster): IV. Von der Schönheit (con / bar)

Work length7:47
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1998-03-19
  • Recording Venue: 19-22 February, 1964 Kingsway Hall, London; 7-8 November 1964 & 6-9 July 1966, Studio No. 1, Abbey Road London

Wagner: Wesendonk Lieder (orch. Mottl) (1991 Digital Remaster)

Work length9:17
$2.60
$3.40
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1962-03-23
  • Recording Venue: 22-23 March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

Im Treibhaus

Track length6:40
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Schmerzen

Track length2:37
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Wagner: Träume (No. 5 from Wesendonck-Lieder)

Work length4:56
$1.30
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  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1962-03-23
  • Recording Venue: 22-23 March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

Wagner: Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde)

Work length6:48
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
  • Recorded: 1962-03-23
  • Recording Venue: 23 March 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

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