Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] (Great Recordings of the Century)

Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] (Great Recordings of the Century)

Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] (Great Recordings of the Century)
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Composer: Franz Lehár
Conductor: Lovro von Matacic
Orchestra: Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-08-15
Music Label: EMI Classics
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  1. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Philharmonia Orch/Lovro Von Matacic/Kurt Equiluz/Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid/Josef Knapp
  2. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Hans Strohbauer/Kurt Equiluz/Hanny Steffek/Nicolai Gedda
  3. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Hanny Steffek/Nicolai Gedda
  4. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Hanny Steffek/Nicolai Gedda
  5. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Franz Boheim/Kurt Equiluz/Hans Strohbauer
  6. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Kurt Equiluz/Hans Strohbauer/Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid
  7. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Nicolai Gedda/Hanny Steffek/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Hans Strohbauer/Kurt Equiluz...
  8. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Eberhard Wachter
  9. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Eberhard Wachter/Franz Boheim
  10. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Hans Strohbauer/Kurt Equiluz/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Eberhard Wachter
  11. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Eberhard Wachter/Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid
  12. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Eberhard Wachter/Kurt Equiluz...
  13. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Eberhard Wachter/Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid
  14. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Eberhard Wachter/Kurt Equiluz/Hans Strohbauer/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Hanny Steffek...
  15. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Nicolai Gedda/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Eberhard Wachter/Hanny Steffek/Hans Strohbauer...
  16. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Eberhard Wachter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Music CD 2
  1. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Philharmonia Orch/Lovro Von Matacic/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  2. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid
  3. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Philharmonia Chor/Reinhold Schmid
  4. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Franz Boheim
  5. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Hanny Steffek/Eilidh McNab/Doreen Murray/Christine Parker/Rosemary Phillips/Noreen Willett...
  6. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Eberhard Wachter
  7. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Eberhard Wachter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  8. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Josef Knapp/Eberhard Wachter/Hanny Steffek/Franz Boheim
  9. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Josef Knapp/Eberhard Wachter/Nicolai Gedda/Hanny Steffek/Hans Strohbauer...
  10. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta
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Hit: 5 Stars

After owning this CD for more than a decade, the goose bumps it instills have not diminished. Simply, this is one of the greatest operetta recordings of all time and should definitely not be missed.

Concerning it's limited minutes, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps those with a burgeoning interest in opera would look to this "short" recording as a introduction to the art form. My personal belief is that this recording is THE PERFECT recording to provide an introduction to opera. And, as those in the opera world know, we need more NEW fans for opera's future.

Although there is an enormous depth of beauty in Wager's Ring music to be heard, for example, one needs a proper introduction to opera in order to "hear" it. In music schools around the world, students are required to have many, many ear training courses before graduation. The simplicity in this recording of Die Lustige Witwe provides just the right amount of "ear training" for someone wanting to learn opera from the beginning.

This is not to suggest, however, that this recording IS simplex. It compares very nicely to Mozart. His music seems simple too ... yet those who know Mozart's music very well (and I refer to pianists Horowitz and Schnabel, among others) there is a sublime beauty that reveals itself upon years of study. This beauty is evident after years of listening to this recording. Hence, I still get goose bumps.

On a different note, every time I listen to Elisabeth Scwarzkopf on this CD there's a certain sadness that strikes me. Her vocal abilities coupled with her operatic personality are unmatched in today's opera world and they come through so clearly on this CD. True, the sound here isn't always perfect and it's sometimes too loud, but why be so picky. There is so much charm in her art form on this CD that it's simply amazing - and wonderful.

Lastly, Hanny Steffek and Nicolai Gedda (one of the most tender of tenors ever) share a chemistry that leaps off the CD.

Summary: Pure enjoyment - this MUST be purchased.
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