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Else Brems: The Danish Mezzo of the 20th Century

Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)

Royal Orchestra, The, Royal Opera Chorus, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Radio Choir, Koppel Quartet, Egisto Tango, Johan Hye-Knudsen, Launy Grondahl, Mogens Woldike, Rafael Kubelik, Issay Alexandrovich Dobrowen, Paul Klecki

  • Release Date: 1st Jan 1999
  • Catalogue No: DACOCD511-512
  • Label: Danacord
  • Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

2 CDs

$36.00

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This release includes a digital booklet

Contents

Bizet: Carmen (Sung in Danish)

Work length7:56
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Otte Svendsen (tenor)
  • Royal Opera Chorus, Royal Orchestra, The
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 1944

Carmen (Sung in Danish): Act I: Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

Track length3:54
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Carmen (Sung in Danish): Act I: Seguidilla: 'Pres des reparts de Seville'

Track length4:02
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Excerpt, Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila

Work length8:04
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Royal Orchestra, The
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 1945

Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Act I: Printemps qui commence

Track length3:53
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Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Act II: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta vox …

Track length4:11
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Sung in Danish)

Work length4:10
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Einar Norby (baritone)
  • Royal Orchestra, The
  • Johan Hye-Knudsen
  • Recorded: 1944

Porgy and Bess (Sung in Danish): Porgy and Bess, Act II: Bess, You is My Woman Now (Sung in Danish)

Track length4:10
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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (Sung in Danish)

Work length6:11
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Recorded: 06 September 1948

Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (Sung in Danish): Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), Act I: Priva son, d'ogni conforto (Sung in Danish)

Track length6:11
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Excerpt, Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice

Work length3:52
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Launy Grondahl
  • Recorded: 19 February 1948

Orphee et Euridice (Paris version): Orphee et Euridice, Act I: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice

Track length3:52
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Excerpt, Hamerik, E: Marie Grubbe

Work length1:03
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Launy Grondahl
  • Recorded: 06 September 1948

Marie Grubbe: Marie Grubbe: Til Danmark

Track length1:03
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Excerpt, Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Work length6:42
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Mogens Woldike
  • Recorded: 14 April 1960

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Matthaus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244: Recitative: Du lieber Heiland du

Track length6:42
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Excerpt, Handel: Saul

Work length7:57
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Mogens Woldike
  • Recorded: 17 May 1959

Saul, HWV 53: Act I: Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless

Track length3:22
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Saul, HWV 53: Act III: Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst!

Track length2:12
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Saul, HWV 53: Act III: Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew

Track length2:23
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Excerpt, Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58

Work length5:55
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Rafael Kubelik
  • Recorded: 05 December 1957

Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71: Inflammatus et accensus

Track length5:55
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Excerpt, Ravel: Shéhérazade

Work length5:59
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Issay Alexandrovich Dobrowen
  • Recorded: 10 April 1947

Shéhérazade: II. La flute enchantee

Track length2:39
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Shéhérazade: III. L'indifferent

Track length3:20
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Work length14:05
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Paul Klecki
  • Recorded: 03 December 1953

Excerpt, Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957

Work length3:01
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1955

Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 1. Liebesbotschaft

Track length3:01
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Excerpt, Schubert: Winterreise D911

Work length3:40
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 5. Der Lindenbaum

Track length3:40
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Schubert: Die Forelle, D550

Work length2:05
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

Excerpt, Brahms: Deutsche Volkslieder (49), WoO 33

Work length2:08
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: No. 6. Da unten im Tale

Track length2:08
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Brahms: Volks-Kinderlieder, WoO 31

Work length3:31
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

15 Volks-Kinderlieder, WoO 31: No. 4. Sandmannchen (The Little Sandman)

Track length3:31
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Grieg: Seks Digte af Ibsen, Op. 25 (Texts: Henrik Ibsen)

Work length2:02
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

6 Poems, Op. 25: 6 Poems, Op. 25: No. 4. Med en vandlilje (With a Water-lily)

Track length2:02
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Grieg: Hjertets melodier, Op. 5 (Texts: Hans Christian Andersen)

Work length1:26
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

Hjertets melodier, Op. 5: Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5: No. 3. Jeg elsker dig (I Love but Thee)

Track length1:26
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anon.: L'Amour de moi (tr.8)

Work length2:46
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944

L'Amour de moi (tr.8): L'Amour de moi

Track length2:46
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Debussy: Trois chansons de Bilitis

Work length2:23
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Hans Hammer (piano)
  • Recorded: 26 November 1948

3 Chansons de Bilitis: No. 1. La flute de Pan

Track length2:23
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Debussy: La romance d'Ariel

Work length2:28
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Hans Hammer (piano)
  • Recorded: 26 November 1948

La romance d'Ariel, L. 54: La romance d'Ariel

Track length2:28
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Heise: Lauras sange

Work length2:59
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Grete Kordt (piano)
  • Recorded: 31 May 1955

Lauras sange: Lauras sange: Jeg mindes vel et sted (Well I remember that place)

Track length2:59
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Heise: En nat mellem fjeldene

Work length3:11
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Grete Kordt (piano)
  • Recorded: 31 May 1955

En nat mellem fjeldene: Thorstens sang

Track length3:11
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Heise: Den unge laerkes forarssang (Springsong of the Young Lark)

Work length1:57
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Grete Kordt (piano)
  • Recorded: 31 May 1955

Heise: Agnetes Vuggevise i havmandens slot (Agnete's Lullaby in the Castle of the Merman)

Work length2:30
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1940

Henriques: Varen er kommen (Spring has come)

Work length1:43
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1940

Lange-Müller: Himlen ulmer svagt i flammerodt

Work length3:22
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1940

Lange-Müller: I mester Sebalds have, Op. 13

Work length2:32
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1940

I mester Sebalds have, Op. 13: No. 1. Genboens forste vise

Track length2:32
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Lange-Müller: Ved solnedgang

Work length3:35
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944

Lange-Müller: Letizia, Op. 48

Work length1:58
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944

Letizia, Op. 48: Letizia, Op. 48: No. 2. Firenze

Track length1:58
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Berggreen: Svane-Sang (Swan song)

Work length4:48
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Palle Alsfeldt (organ)
  • Recorded: 1952

Svane-Sang (Swan song): No. 44. Her vil ties, her vil bies (In still silence man must tarry)

Track length4:48
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Berggreen: Velkommen igen, Guds engle sma (Welcome again, God's little angels)

Work length3:14
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Koppel Quartet
  • Recorded: 1954

trad.: Svane-Sang (Swan song)

Work length6:35
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Kjell Olsson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1960

Svane-Sang (Swan song): No. 31. Hvad est du dog skon (Thou art beautiful)

Track length1:40
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Svane-Sang (Swan song): No. 65. Sulamit lille (Shulamith little one)

Track length4:55
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trad.: Det var en lordag aften (On a Saturday evening)

Work length3:53
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

Nielsen: Sangbogen Danmark (Denmark's Songbook), FS 111 (text by C. Winther)

Work length1:46
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

Sangbogen Danmark (Denmark's Songbook), FS 111: No. 2. Jeg laegger mig sa trygt til ro (I go to sleep without a fear)

Track length1:46
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Laub, T: Stille, hjerte, sol går ned

Work length2:38
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

anon.: Vaegtervers (Nightwatchmen's verses)

Work length1:22
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1950

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