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Portrait Maureen Forrester: 1955-1963

Maureen Forrester (alto)

Portrait Maureen Forrester: 1955-1963

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Portrait Maureen Forrester: 1955-1963

Maureen Forrester (alto)

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Maureen Forrester was one of the few renowned alto singers during the period after 1945. In her singing, fullness and euphony of sound was combined with an extraordinary beauty of line and expression of the very greatest refinement.

Encouraged and supported by Bruno Walter, she became one of the most important Mahler interpreters of her time, performing with all the great conductors from Fritz Reiner to Lorin Maazel and from George Szell to Zubin Mehta.

These recordings, released here for the first time, document her activities in the area of Lieder with piano accompaniment to an extent unparalleled elsewhere and include her collaboration with the legendary accompanist Michael Raucheisen. The repertoire ranges from the pre-Bach era and central contributions to the genre - by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner and Mahler - to Britten and Poulenc.

Contents and tracklist

Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
Work length18:26
No. 1. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Track length2:28
No. 2. Liebst du um Schönheit
Track length2:12
No. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
Track length1:30
No. 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Track length6:12
No. 5. Um Mitternacht
Track length6:04
Loewe, C: 5 Gesange der Sehnsucht, Heft 3, Op. 9
Work length2:22
No. 2. Meine Ruh ist hin
Track length2:22
Loewe, C: 6 Lieder, Heft 9, Op. 9 (text by J.W. Goethe)
Work length3:55
No. 1. Ach neige, du Schmerzenreiche
Track length3:55
Loewe, C: 6 Nachtgesange, Heft 1, Op. 9 (text by H. Heine)
Work length2:32
No. 1. Die Lotosblume
Track length2:32
Loewe, C: 5 Nachtgesange, Heft 2, Op. 9 (text by J.L. Uhland)
Work length2:59
No. 4. Das Ständchen
Track length2:59
Wagner: 7 Kompositionen zu Goethes Faust
Work length2:07
No. 6. Gretchen am Spinnrade
Track length2:07
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (5)
Work length17:47
No. 1. Der Engel
Track length2:49
No. 2. Stehe still
Track length3:04
No. 3. Im Treibhaus
Track length4:57
No. 4. Schmerzen
Track length2:26
No. 5. Träume
Track length4:31
Excerpt,Brahms: Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103
Work length12:05
No. 1. He, Zigeuner, greife in die Saiten ein
Track length1:07
No. 2. Hochgetürmte Rimaflut
Track length1:27
No. 3. Wißt ihr, wann mein Kindchen
Track length1:26
No. 4. Lieber Gott, du weißt
Track length1:22
No. 5. Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze
Track length1:32
No. 6. Röslein dreie in der Reihe
Track length1:26
No. 7. Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
Track length2:19
No. 8. Rote Abendwolken ziehn
Track length1:26
Schubert: Die Allmacht, D852
Work length4:46
Schubert: Der Wachtelschlag D742 (Sauter)
Work length2:02
Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, D291 (Klopstock)
Work length4:21
Schubert: Die junge Nonne, D828
Work length4:54
Schubert: Fragment aus dem Aeschylus D450 (Mayrhofer)
Work length2:41
Fragment aus dem Äschylus, D. 450
Track length2:41
Schubert: Verklarung D59 (Herder, after Pope)
Work length3:33
Verklärung, D. 59
Track length3:33
Schubert: Auflösung, D807
Work length2:28
Auflösung, D. 807
Track length2:28
Schubert: Schlaflied (Schlummerlied), D. 527a (1st setting)
Work length2:47
Schlaflied, D. 527
Track length2:47
Schubert: Berthas Lied in der Nacht, D653
Work length3:41
Schubert: An den Mond, D296
Work length4:34
Schubert: Schwestergruss, D762 (Bruchmann)
Work length5:11
Excerpt,Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25
Work length1:47
No. 4. Jemand
Track length1:47
Excerpt,Schumann: Romanzen und Balladen IV, Op. 64
Work length1:57
No. 2. Das verlassene Mägdlein
Track length1:57
Excerpt,Schumann: Liederalbum für die Jugend, Op. 79
Work length6:00
No. 15. Die Waise
Track length1:56
No. 17. Weihnachtslied
Track length1:58
No. 18. Die wandelnde Glocke
Track length2:06
Schumann: Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op. 135
Work length9:17
No. 1. Adieu à la France
Track length1:45
No. 2. Après la naissance de son fils
Track length1:25
No. 3. A la Reine Elisabeth
Track length1:33
No. 4. Adieu au monde
Track length2:48
No. 5. Prière
Track length1:46
Bach, C P E: 30 Geistliche Gesange mit Melodien, Book 2, Wq. 198, H. 752, No. 29. Jesus in Gethsemane
Work length4:26
30 Geistliche Gesange mit Melodien, Book 2, Wq. 198, H. 752: No. 29. Jesus in Gethsemane (arr. A.Dørumsgaard)
Track length4:26
Bach, C P E: 30 Geistliche Gesange mit Melodien, Book 1, Wq. 197, H. 749, No. 11. Weihnachtslied
Work length2:37
30 Geistliche Gesange mit Melodien, Book 1, Wq. 197, H. 749: No. 11. Weihnachtslied (arr. A. Dørumsgaard)
Track length2:37
Franck, J W: Sei nur still
Work length1:50
Franck, J W: Auf, auf! zu Gottes Lob!
Work length1:41
Haydn: Arianna a Naxos, cantata, Hob.XXVIb / 2
Work length18:16
Britten: A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo-soprano and pianoforte, Op. 41
Work length10:54
No. 1. A Cradle Song
Track length2:03
No. 2. The Highland Balou
Track length1:54
No. 3. Sephestia's Lullaby
Track length1:50
No. 4. A Charm
Track length1:39
No. 5. The Nurse's Song
Track length3:28
Barber: Mélodies passagères (5), Op. 27
Work length7:31
No. 1. Puisque tout passe
Track length1:12
No. 3. Tombeau dans un parc
Track length1:28
No. 2. Un cygne
Track length2:07
No. 5. Départ
Track length1:26
No. 4. Le clocher chante
Track length1:18
Poulenc: La Fraîcheur et le feu
Work length8:05
No. 1. Rayons des yeux
Track length1:11
No. 2. Le matin les branches attisent
Track length0:43
No. 3. Tout disparut
Track length1:43
No. 4. Dans les ténèbres du jardin
Track length0:27
No. 5. Unis la fraicheur et le feu
Track length1:16
No. 6. Homme au sourire tendre
Track length1:54
No. 7. La grande rivière qui va
Track length0:51
Poulenc: Le travail du peintre
Work length11:53
  • Hertha Klust (piano)
  • Recorded: 31 March 1960
No. 1. Pablo Picasso
Track length2:17
No. 2. Marc Chagall
Track length1:14
No. 3. Georges Braque
Track length1:37
No. 4. Juan Gris
Track length2:08
No. 5. Paul Klee
Track length0:48
No. 6. Joan Miró
Track length1:43
No. 7. Jacques Villon
Track length2:06

Awards and reviews

  • International Classical Music Awards
    2017
    Winner - Historical
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