Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Operettas
by Lehàr, Suppé and Strauß
Recorded
1939, 1940 and 1953
Download ID: 265031
(Duration
68'44")
Restoration by HTS Studio for Hänssler Classic
COMES WITH ENGLISH NOTES & COVERS
Gern, gern wär' ich verliebt Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns
"Her Master's Voice" - not the creation of some malicious journalist, but rather her very
own, personal invention: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
referred to herself as such, and she never made
a secret of her tremendous gratitude for her
artistic development towards her husband
Walter Legge,the legendary record producer
of His Master's Voice, Columbia, and EMI.
Upon being asked of the criteria for a good
operetta performance, Schwarzkopf named
both the art of Improvisation and Intimation. »Operetta demands much more improvisation
than opera. That is to say that it should appear
to the audience as improvisation, but it must of
course never be actually mprovised. In addition
- and above all - there must be a conductor
who gives freedom to the singer who has
control over the art of rubato,this give-and-
take. One who could do this exceptionally well
was Otto Ackermann. With him we had freedom,
but always within limits. That is the great
art:to feel in every moment how far the freedom
is allowed to go. Take the example of the
insinuations and the double meanings in the
recordings of Massary: the allure is in the intimation.
And that is, for me, perhaps the main
criterion for a good operetta performance:
suggestiveness. Just think of Hugo von Hofmannsthal
when he said, »And in the how,this
is where the whole difference lies.«
Hab in Paris mich noch nicht ganz so akklimatisiert - Lehár, Die lustige Witwe
Damenwahl / O kommet doch, o kommt, ihr Ballsirenen / Der junge Mann tanzt Polka - Lehár, Die lustige Witwe
Heia, Mädel aufgeschaut - Lehár, Die lustige Witwe
Es lebt eine Vilja - Lehár, Die lustige Witwe
Gern, gern wär' ich verliebt - Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns
Bei einem Tee en deux - Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns
Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz gesenkt - Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns
Alles vorbei! / Ich möcht wieder einmal die Heimat sehn - Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns
Please note: This is not a Pristine Audio historic restoration.
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