Customer Reviews

Legendary Performances of Schwarzkopf

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Wonderful performances, but the labels on the individual cds are wrong. You may have to do some hunting through the discs to find the piece you wanted to hear, but that's okay because every recording is a gem.

Beethoven:
Fidelio, Op. 72
Salzburg, 5th August 1950
Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Marzelline), Julius Patzak (Florestan), Anton Dermota (Jaquino)
Wilhelm Furtwängler

Humperdinck:
Hänsel und Gretel
Milan, 10th December 1954
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Sena Jurinac (Hansel), Rolando Panerai (Peter), Vittoria Palombrini (Witch)
Herbert von Karajan

Mozart:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384
Vienna, 6th September 1945
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Konstanze), Anton Dermota (Belmonte), Emmy Loose (Blonde), Peter Klein (Pedrillo)
Rudolf Moralt

Mozart:
Don Giovanni, K527
Salzburg, 27th June 1950
Tito Gobbi (Don Giovanni), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Donna Elvira), Anton Dermota (Don Ottavio), Lluba Welitsch (Donna Anna)
Wilhelm Furtwängler

Mozart:
Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Milan, 5th February 1954
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Countess), Roladno Panerai (Figaro), Irmgard Seefried (Susanna), Sena Jurinac (Cherubino)
Herbert von Karajan

Mozart:
Così fan tutte, K588
Milan, 27th January 1956
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Fiordiligi), Nan Merriman (Dorabella), Luigi Alva (Ferrando), Rolando Panerai (Guglilmo), Graziella Sciutti (Despina), Franco Calabrese (Don Alfonso)
Guido Cantelli

The labeling on "The Abduction form the Seraglio" is fine; only the "Don Giovanni" and "Fidelio" got mislabeled. I just put them in my laptop to see which side it is, (individual tracks are perfect), and then took my fine point, black, permanent magic marker and put the correct title and disc number on the clear plastic sleeve. By the way, the sleeves that Bravissimo used are really protective, not like those cheap cardboard sleeves that scratch up the discs. "The Marriage of Figaro", "Hansel and Gretel" and "Cosi fan tutte" are also correct. If you want some wonderful, Schwarzkopf opera history (14-CDs) for under $20. with Guido Cantelli, von Karajan, Rudolf Moralt and William Furtwängler conducting--enjoy!