Great voices of the Golden Age

With Vishnevskaya the odd-Russian-out, these 1960s films preserve the art of female singers mostly in the German Lied repertoire. Visual and sonic quality is variable, platform manners quaint, but the vocalism regularly excellent. George Hall
 

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:24 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Brahms,Schumann etc,Tchaikovsky,Wagner
LABELS: Medici Arts
WORKS: Works by Brahms, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Schumann etc
PERFORMER: Ludwig, Janowitz, Seefried, Vishnevskaya, Streich etc
CATALOGUE NO: 3078538

With Vishnevskaya the odd-Russian-out, these 1960s films preserve the art of female singers mostly in the German Lied repertoire. Visual and sonic quality is variable, platform manners quaint, but the vocalism regularly excellent. George Hall

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