Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

In these 1940s recordings of a wide range of repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s voice sounds soubrettish, with injections of her own inimitable charm. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:04 pm

COMPOSERS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
LABELS: Music & Arts
ALBUM TITLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
WORKS: Early Song Recordings for German Radio 1941-43
PERFORMER: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Michael Raucheisen (piano) (1941-43)
CATALOGUE NO: CD-1195(2) (AAD)

In these 1940s recordings of a wide range of repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s voice sounds soubrettish, with injections of her own inimitable charm. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.