Angelika Kirchschlager - Debut Recital Recording / Helmut Deutsch

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Artist), Alma Mahler (Artist), Gustav Mahler (Artist), Charlie Chaplin (Artist), Robert Hall Lewis (Artist), Angelika Kirchschlager (Artist), Helmut Deutsch (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002C09
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,272 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #28 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Voices > Sopranos
  • #86 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lustrous singing, January 14, 2001

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Fred Chung (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angelika Kirchschlager - Debut Recital Recording / Helmut Deutsch (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful CD in every way. The programming is unified yet uniquely interesting, with both the tried-and-true (Gustav Mahler songs) and the completely new (some Korngold and Alma Mahler songs). The recorded sound is excellent, with a perfect balance between soloist and piano accompaniment. Most of all, Kirchschlager's singing is simply outstanding -- she has a gleaming mezzo-soprano voice, and she is particularly good and idiomatic in the German-language songs, capturing the feeling of fin-de-siecle Vienna as few singers could.

Although I also like Kirchschlager's lullabies CD ("When Night Falls"), this is the recording I keep coming back to for repeated listening. I think I've played it over 50 times now!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kirchschlager album is terrific, February 5, 2004

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JLC (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angelika Kirchschlager - Debut Recital Recording / Helmut Deutsch (Audio CD)

Angelika Kirchschlager recently gave a wonderful recital at Tully Hall in NY - all Schubert and Wolf. It was one of the best events of the year. Her musicianship, wonderful sound of her voice, and personality made this a truly memorable recital, and this disc is highly recommended, especially if you do not know this singer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Disc, November 20, 2009

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Samuel Wai (Moorhead, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelika Kirchschlager - Debut Recital Recording / Helmut Deutsch (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful CD with unusual pieces by Gustav Mahler's wife, Alma Mahler, the less often heard Lieder und Gesange cycle by Gustav Mahler and the wonderful works by Korngold. Kirchshlager is wonderful here as she is almost always. You will be enchanted. It is also a must for Mahler fans.