Jon Vickers in Concert: New York, 1967

Alessandro Scarlatti (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Richard Woitach (Performer), Jon Vickers (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Richard Woitach, Jon Vickers
• Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, Robert Schumann, Antonin Dvorak, George Frederick Handel
• Audio CD (June 20, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Video Artists Int'l
• ASIN: B000003LJ5
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,376 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #100 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Featured Performers, A-Z > U to Z

Track Listings

1. Messiah, Part II, Recit: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart/Aria: Behold And See If There Be

2. Messiah, Part II, Recit: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land/Aria: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul...

3. Cara E Dolce

4. Difesa Non Ha

5. O Dolcissima Speranza

6. La Speranza

7. Toglietemi La Vita Ancor

8. Sweeter Than Roses

9. There's Not A Swain Of The Plain

10. Not All My Torments

11. Man Is For The Woman Made

12. Dichtere, Op.48: Im Wunderschonen Monat Mai

13. Dichtere, Op.48: Aus Meinen Tranen Spriessen

14. Dichtere, Op.48: Die Rose, Die Lilie, Die Taube, Die Sonne

15. Dichtere, Op.48: Wenn Ich In Deine Augen Seh'

16. Dichtere, Op.48: Ich Will Meine Seele Tauchen

17. Dichtere, Op.48: Im Rhein, Im Schonen Strome

18. Dichtere, Op.48: Ich Grolle Nicht

19. Dichtere, Op.48: Und Wussten's Die Blumen

20. Dichtere, Op.48: Das Ist Ein Floten Und Geigen

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a representative recording?, September 2, 2005

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This review is from: Jon Vickers in Concert: New York, 1967 (Audio CD)

Poor quality recording--significant background fuzzy static--recording simply sounds old.

The Handel is not so exciting, tempo may be too slow, or simply the performance lacks energy.

The Italian art songs are nice and strong, tone quality ventures into the operatic, but more tastefully than Pavarotti renditions of Italian art song.

Dichterliebe is a very different rendition than the Wunderlich recording I have. Tempos are slow, and some lack energy. Some are uniquely strong however. Definitely very lyric renditions though. Ich Grolle Nicht is as different as possible from the Wunderlich operatic rendition.

The Purcell seems to be the strong point--uniquely energetic and powerful renditions. Has an emotional intensity usually lacking from early Brittish music.

Dvorak is very strong-- very operatic and also very emotionally expressive. Brings the CD to an excellent conclusion, and convincing me to give the CD 4 stars instead of 3.

Probably best for someone who knows the context of this 1967 recording of Vickers.

Joe Gapko, Voice student at UW-Eau Claire