Great Sopranos
This recording represents an amazing collection of songs, arias, Lieder, and vocal sections of many different musical works. The point here is to present these amazing singers, and for us to experience the broad view of their respective terrific contributions to music. The compositions and respective soloists are listed below:
Berlioz:
- Absence (from Les nuits d’été, Op. 7)
Elly Ameling
Brahms:
- Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45)
Arleen Auger
Catalani:
- Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally)
Diana Soviero
Fauré:
- Requiem: Pie Jesu
Judith Blegen
Handel:
- Messiah: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
Sylvia McNair
Haydn:
- The Creation : On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle aloft
Dawn Upshaw
Mahler:
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’: 5th movement (exc.)
Kathleen Battle, Maureen Forrester
Mozart:
- Ach, ich fühl’s (from Die Zauberflöte, K620)
Barbara Hendricks
Orff:
- Carmina Burana: In trutina
Judith Blegen
Rachmaninov:
- Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
Sylvia McNair
Rodgers, R:
- My Favorite Things
Frederica Von Stade
Strauss, R:
- Im Abendrot (from Vier Letzte Lieder)
Arleen Auger
Sullivan, A:
- The Sun Whose Rays (from The Mikado)
Marie McLaughlin
Vivaldi:
- Laudamus te (We praise thee) from Gloria in D, RV589
Dawn Upshaw, Penelope Jensen
The orchestral conductors include: Robert Shaw, Sir Charles Mackerras, Andre Previn, David Zinman, and Leonard Slatkin
Here are some highlights that will show you some examples of the capabilities of these singers:
First, here is the late Arleen Auger in “Morgen” by Richard Strauss
And here is Dawn Upshaw singing “Chansons de Bilitis” by Debussy
Finally, here is Dutch soprano Elly Ameling singing “Nacht und Träume”
D.827 – Franz Schubert
Tags: Elly Ameling, Dawn Upshaw, Arleen Auger, Amazing sopranos