Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Pamina in the Magic Flute

Mozart (Artist), Schwarzkopf (Artist), Karajan (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gala
• ASIN: B000001XM6
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,188 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No.2 Arie: Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja - Giuseppe Taddei

2. No.5 Qnt: Hm, Hm, Hm - Giuseppe Taddei/Nicolai Gedda/Carla Schlehan/Ester Orelli/Anna Maria Rota

3. No.6 Terzett: Du Feines Taubchen, Nur Herein! - Antonio Pirino/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei

4. No.7 Duett: Bei Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei

5. No.8 Finale Erster Aufzug: Schnelle Fusse, Rascher Mut - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Antonio Pirino

6. Es Lebe Sarastro, Sarastro Soll Leben! - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Mario Petri/Antonio Pirino/Nicolai Gedda

7. No.12 Qnt: Wie? Wie? Wie? Ihr An Diesem Schreckensort? - Carla Schlehan/Ester Orelli/Anna Maria Rota/Giuseppe Taddei/Nicolai Gedda

8. No.17 Arie: Act Ich Fuhl's Es Ist Verschwunden - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

9. No.19 Terzett: Soll Ich Dich, Teurer, Nicht Mehr Sehn? - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Mario Petri/Nicolai Gedda

10. No.20 Arie: Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen Wunscht Papageno Sich! - Giuseppe Taddei

11. No.21 Act Two Finale: Bald Prangt, Den Morgen Zu Verkunden - Bruna Rizzoli/Gilda Capozzi/Anna Maria Rota/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

12. Der, Welcher Wandert Diese Strasse Voll Beschwerden - Nino Del Sole/Plinio Clabassi/Nicolai Gedda/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

13. Tamino, Mein! O Welch Ein Gluck! - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Nicolai Gedda

14. Papagena, Papagena, Papagena! Weibchen! Taubchen! - Giuseppe Taddei/Bruna Rizzoli/Gilda Capozzi/Anna Maria Rota/Alda Noni

15. Nur Stille, Stille, Stille, Stille! - Antonio Pirino/Rita Streich/Carla Schlehan/Ester Orelli/Anna Maria Rota

16. Die Strahlen Der Sonne Vertreiben Die Nacht - Mario Petri

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Three stars in italian Zauberflote, January 15, 2001

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Sergey Sh. (Moscow Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Pamina in the Magic Flute (Audio CD)

The CD presents highlights of the unique event - Karajan, Schwarzkopf and Gedda together in the Zauberflote. The recording has more historical interest for Karajan or Schwarzkopf fans as the musical value of this performance is to my mind ordinary: Schwarzkopf singing is sometimes unstable and not secure enough (I mean too open and screaming sound) and only at some instances is excellent and beautiful; Gedda sings well but his recording for Klemperer (EMI, 1964)is superior to this one;

Taddei is out of role at all (he is not a singspiele singer); Karajan's conducting is from time to time inspiring and exciting (especially second act final) but playing of RIA orchestra is not accurate and phrasing is too much italian. If one want genuine Zauberflote by Karajan I refer to his 1950 recording on EMI with Wiener Philharmoniker.

3.0 out of 5 stars Schwarzkopf and Karajan in bizarre Italian Zauberflote, November 21, 2000

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Gustavo Demarco (Buenos Aires) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Pamina in the Magic Flute (Audio CD)

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf singing Pamina is a good enough reason to recommend this CD. Her voice is outstanding in this rare 1953 live recording. The CD contains a generous selection of arias and chorus, not only those of Pamina. However, the selection in unbalanced: Several arias of Papageno are included, although Giuseppe Taddei is far from being a reference in this role. He was an excellent singing actor, but Papageno is not an Italian buffo role. In contrast, the two famous arias of the Queen of the Night are absent, and so is the case with the famous 'O Isis und Osiris', and 'Dies Bildnis...'. The 'all star' cast of this performance (Rita Streich, Nicolai Gedda and Mario Petri) would justify a more extensive selection of highlights. (Myto has edited a full version of the same performance, but the price is much higher). Young director Herbert von Karajan conducts this agile version that, unfortunately, is sung in Italian.