THE ART OF TERESA STICH-RANDALL

CD1:

Georg Frideric HANDEL: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (1). Johann Sebastian BACH: Cantata No. 51 “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!”, BWV51 (2); From Mass in B minor, BWV232: Laudamus te; Domine Deus (3).

CD2:

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: ‘Exsultate, jubilate, K165 (4); From Mass No. 18 ‘Great’ in C minor, K427: Laudamus te (4); Mass No. 16 ‘Coronation’ in C, K317 (5); Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K339 (5).

CD3:

HANDEL: Cantata: ‘The Praise of Harmony’ (4). Franz SCHUBERT: Salve Regina in A, D676 (4). MOZART: 7 Lieder: Das Veilchen; Abendempfindung; Das Traumbild; Komm, liebe Zither; Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling; An Chloe; Das Lied der Trennung. SCHUBERT: 9 Lieder: An die Musik; Heidenröslein; Du bist die Ruh; Lachen und Weinen; Die Forelle; Frühlingsglaube; Ave Maria; Rastlose Liebe; Nacht und Träume (6).

CD4:

J.S. BACH: Aria from Cantata No. 21 ‘Ich hatte viel Berkümmernis’. Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 (7). MOZART: From ‘Cosi fan Tutte’, K588: Aria ‘Per pietà’ (8). Giuseppe VERDI: From ‘La Traviata’: Scena & Aria: ‘Ah fors’è lui – Sempre libera’. Gustave CHARPENTIER: From ‘Louise’: ‘Depuis le jour’. Giacomo PUCCINI: From ‘Tosca’: ‘Vissi d’arte’. Richard STRAUSS: From ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’: Ariadne’s monologue ‘Es gibt ein Reich’ (9). Four Last Songs (10).

Teresa Stich-Randall (sop.)

with (1) Alexander Young (ten.), The London Chamber Singers & Orchestra cond. Anthony Bernard; (2) Maurice André (tpt.), Saar Chamber Orchestra cond. Karl Ristenpart; (3) Ernst Haefliger (ten.), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra cond. Lorin Maazel; (4) Saar Chamber Orchestra cond. Karl Ristenpart; (5) Bianca Maria Casoni (cont.), Pietro Bottazo (ten.), Georg Littasy (bass), Saar Chamber Orchestra cond. Karl Ristenpart; (6) Jacqueline Bonneau (pf.); (7) Hans Richter-Haaser (pf.), Judith Hellwig (sop.), Hilde Rössl-Madjan (cont.), Anton Dermota, Erich Majkut (tens.), Paul Schöffler (bass), Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Symphony Orchestra cond. Karl Böhm; (8) Vienna Symphony Orchestra cond. Rudolf Moralt; (9) Vienna Volksoper Chorus & Orchestra cond. Brian Priestman; (10) Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra cond. Laszlo Somogyi.

American soprano Teresa Stich-Randall came to Europe in the early 1950s, and for the next two decades had a hugely successful career in both opera and oratorio. This 4-disc tribute shows off her beautiful voice and acute musical intelligence in a wide range of music, from Bach and Handel to Richard Strauss, but majoring (as she did in her performances) in Mozart. With over 5 hours’ playing time, lovers of great singing need not hesitate.

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