Andrea Chenier - Umberto Giordano
Recorded 20 September 1954
At Watford Town Hall, near London
Philharmonia Orchestra under Tullio Serafin
Producer Walter Legge of EMI (husband of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf).
What is fascinating about this is that ES quite possibly attended this recording session. There is a famous picture of them sitting together at about this time.
Recorded 1965 with Georg Szell and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOT the LSO as the video gives).
Interesting that a couple of years ago Renee Fleming picked this recording as one of her 8 "Desert Island Discs".
The video response is Elisabeth's rendition of the first two of these songs "Fruehling" and "September"
1. Heidenröslein
2. Die Forelle
3. An Silvia
4. Das Wandern
Words and translations into several languages on a long list of Schubert Lieder available on: "www.recmusic.org/li eder/s/schubert.html "
Recorded in London 1977 - Philharmonia Orchestra under Andrew Davis with the Ambrosian Singers.
Pie Jesu Domine,
dona eis requiem,
requiem sempiternam.
Merciful Lord Jesus,
grant them rest,
rest everlasting.
1993 recording with Academy of Ancient Music with the Winchester Cathedral Choir conducted by Christopher Hogwood. Various commentators have reminded me to put this information here.
Customarily the Third of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs. 1965 recording with Georg Szell and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra - Schwarzkopf was 50.
The 2 video responses are:
1. Lucia Popp "Beim Schlafengehen" with the Philharmonia under Klaus Tennstedt.
2. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf "Fruehling" and "September" with the Berlin and Szell.
Merry Widow Franz Lehár
1988 ASMF Neville Marriner
A very loose translation in places - to sound as pretty as I could do in English while still fitting the music.