The Complete EMI Recordings 1946-1984, Volume 2: Opera & Vocal

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Opera Arias (1947)
▶CD 2: Choruses / Rosenkavalier And Salome Excerpts.
▶CD 3: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
▶CD 4: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
▶CD 5: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 6: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 7: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 8: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 9: Aida, Act 1 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 10: Aida, Act 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 11: Aida, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 12: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
▶CD 13: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
▶CD 14: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Wiener Philharmoniker)
▶CD 15: Missa Solemnis in D major
▼CD 16: Missa Solemnis in D major, Mozart, Strauss
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1Missa solemnis for 4 Solo Voices, Chorus, Orchestra, and Organ in D major, Op. 123: Agnus Dei: Va. Agnus Dei
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
bass vocals:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
partial recording of:
Missa Solemnis D-Dur, op. 123: V. Agnus Dei (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (on 1824-04-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa solemnis D-Dur, op. 123
Ludwig van Beethoven6:47
2Missa solemnis for 4 Solo Voices, Chorus, Orchestra, and Organ in D major, Op. 123: Agnus Dei: Vb. Dona nobis pacem
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
bass vocals:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
partial recording of:
Missa Solemnis D-Dur, op. 123: V. Agnus Dei (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (on 1824-04-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa solemnis D-Dur, op. 123
Ludwig van Beethoven9:32
3Ah, perfido!, Op. 65
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building that includes the Assembly Rooms that are today the Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Scene and Aria for Soprano and Orchestra, op. 65 "Ah! perfido" (on 1954-09-20)
lyricist:
Pietro Metastasio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 65)
Ludwig van Beethoven14:16
4Fidelio: Act I. No. 9 Recitative and Aria "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" (Leonore, Marzelline)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building that includes the Assembly Rooms that are today the Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Fidelio: Act I. No. 9a Recitative and Aria "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" (Leonore, Marzelline) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:13
5Fidelio: Act I. Aria. "Komm Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building that includes the Assembly Rooms that are today the Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Fidelio: Act I. No. 9b Aria. "Komm Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
Ludwig van Beethoven5:25
6Motet for Chorus, Strings & Organ in D major, K. 618: "Ave verum corpus"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-07-28)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:56
7Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: I. Frühling (Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss2:56
8Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: II. Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss5:00
9Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: III. Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss6:43
10Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: IV. September (Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
horn:
Dennis Brain (horn player) (on 1956-06-20)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss3:47
▶CD 17: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
▶CD 18: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
▶CD 19: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 20: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 21: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 22: Arias And Orchestral Music - 1954
▶CD 23: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 24: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 25: Ariadne auf Naxos: Prologue and Opera: Beginning (Philharmonia Orchestra)
▶CD 26: Ariadne auf Naxos: Opera: Conclusion (Philharmonia Orchestra)
▶CD 27: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School)
▶CD 28: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School)
▶CD 29: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School)
▶CD 30: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 31: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
▶CD 32: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 33: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 34: Missa Solemnis in D major
▶CD 35: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
▶CD 36: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 37: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 38: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 39: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
▶CD 40: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
▶CD 41: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
▶CD 42: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
▶CD 43: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
▶CD 44: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 45: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 46: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 47: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 48: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 1 and 2 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 49: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 2 and 3 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 50: Lohengrin, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 51: Lohengrin, Act 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 52: Lohengrin, Acts 2 and 3 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 53: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
▶CD 54: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
▶CD 55: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
▶CD 56: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
▶CD 57: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
▶CD 58: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
▶CD 59: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
▶CD 60: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
▶CD 61: Tristan und Isolde, Act 1 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 62: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 1 and 2 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 63: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 2 and 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 64: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
▶CD 65: Die Walküre, Act 3 (Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 1951)
▶CD 66: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin)
▶CD 67: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin)
▶CD 68: Madama Butterfly, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
▶CD 69: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
▶CD 70: Il Trovatore, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
▶CD 71: Il Trovatore, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)

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