FLAGSTAD: Songs & Scenes
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Opera, Vocal Music
Composers: Edvard Grieg, Henry Purcell, Richard Wagner
Directors: Issay Dobrowen, Warwick Braithwaite, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Performers: Edwin McArthur, Elisabeth Höngen, Gerald Moore, Kirsten Flagstad, Philharmonia Orchestra
Available: 9
Price: $8.99
Grieg Songs
Efteraaarsstormen (Grieg: Richardt)
Langs ei aa (Grieg: Vinje)
Mens jeg venter (Grieg: Krag)
Fyremaal (Grieg: Vinje)
Med en vandililje (Grieg: Ibsen)
Prinsessen (Grieg: Björnsen)
Jeg ersker dig (Ich liebe dich) (Grieg: 'EW' after Andersen)
En svane (Grieg: Ibsen)
Den Sarede (Grieg, orch. Kleven: Vinje)
Tak for dit rad (Grieg, orch. Kleven: Björnsen)
Purcell Scene
Thy Hand Belinda...When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido and Aeneas: Purcell: Tate)
Wagner Scenes
Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Tannhäuser: Wagner)
Doch nun von Tristan!...Genau will ich's vernehemen (Tristan und Isolde: Wagner)
Liebestod: Mild und leise (Tristan und Isode: Wagner)
Immolation Scene: Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (Götterdämmerung: Wagner)
Kirsten Flagstad, vocalist
1-6 with Gerald Moore, piano, recorded 1948
7 with Edwin McArthur, piano, recorded 1935
8-11 with Philharmonia Orchestra/ Warwick Braithwaite, recorded 1948
12-13 with Philharmonia Orchestra/ Issay Dobrowen, recorded 1948
13 with Elisabeth Höngen
with Philharmonia Orchestra/ Wilhelm Furtwängler (14-15), recorded 1952
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grieg Songs | |||
| 1 | Efteraaarsstormen (Grieg: Richardt) | 3:13 | |
| 2 | Langs ei aa (Grieg: Vinje) | 2:22 | |
| 3 | Mens jeg venter (Grieg: Krag) | 2:52 |  |
| 4 | Fyremaal (Grieg: Vinje) | 3:36 | |
| 5 | Med en vandililje (Grieg: Ibsen) | 2:30 | |
| 6 | Prinsessen (Grieg: Björnsen) | 3:09 | |
| 7 | Jeg ersker dig (Ich liebe dich) (Grieg: 'EW' after Andersen) | 3:18 | |
| 8 | En svane (Grieg: Ibsen) | 3:26 | |
| 9 | Den Sarede (Grieg: orch. Kleven: Vinje) | 4:06 | |
| 10 | Tak for dit rad (Grieg: orch. Kleven: Vinje) | 1:13 | |
| Purcell & Wagner Scenes | |||
| 11 | Thy Hand Belinda...When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido and Aeneas: Purcell: Tate) | 4:48 | |
| 12 | Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Tannhäuser: Wagner) | 5:58 | |
| 13 | Doch nun von Tristan!...Genau will ich's vernehemen (Tristan und Isolde: Wagner) | 10:35 | |
| 14 | Liebestod: Mild und leise (Tristan und Isolde: Wagner) | 7:04 | |
| 15 | Immolation Scene: Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (Götterdämmerung: Wagner) | 19:10 | |
(Grieg songs) "What an extraordinary and glorious sound Flagstad produced! these inimitable performances come from 1948 when her voice was in its prime, and remain unsurpassed. Her masterly pacing, sense of vocal colour and command of atmosphere in this repertoire are flawless" (Wagner) "The richly commanding power of her singing and her always distinctive timbre make uniquely compelling performances"
(Penguin Guide)