Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Lovely voice beautifully recorded on this first label Decca.

 

"Dowland's Tears - Lute Music 2" performed by Nigel North on Naxos.

 

First listen to CD 7 from "Debussy - The Complete Works" on Warner.

Piano Works (4 Hands) - Christian Ivaldi, Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Marco Rapetti, Noel Lee, Olivier Chauzu, Massimiliano Damerini

Diane, L. 20: Overture
Le Triomphe de Bacchus, L. 33
Intermezzo, L. 40
Première Suite d'orchestre, L. 46a
Divertissement, L. 62
Printemps, L. 68b

 

Jean-Pierre Armengaud is a familiar name as I have all 4 volumes of his Debussy Piano Works. Below is one of the volumes ...

 

Now playing CD5 from the following box for a first listen ...







Concerto for Flute and Harp with James Galway, Fritz Helmis, Andreas Blau and Gunther Piesk

 

Thanks for posting. Did not know this singer. Looked her up. She was born in 1937 and is still living. From BACH CANTATAS WEBSITE:

Felicia Weathers made her opera debut in Kiel (AMG) or Zürich (Baker's) in 1961. In 1963 she made her first appearance at the Hamburg State Opera, and subsequently was a regular member there from 1966 to 1970. The majority of her career was centered in Germany. She recorded for the German branch of Decca. She did sing for the Chicago Lyric Opera in the 1960's, appeared in roles at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London (England) in 1970, and made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York in 1965. She made appearances in Zürich (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), Munich, Berlin, Hamburg (Germany), Paris (France), Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden) and Milan’s La Scala (Italy). She also is a worldwide renowned recitalist and concert singer.

One of her very avid supporters was the renowned conductor Herbert von Karajan. Felicia Weathers was world acclaimed in the leading roles of Salome by R. Strauss, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni by Mozart, Elisabeth in Don Carlos by Verdi, Aida by Verdi, Madame Butterfly by Puccini and many others.

Felicia Weathers is recipient of many international awards. For instance for her outstanding achievements in Italy, she was awarded with the "Il Sagittario d'Oro". From the hands of the Norwegian King Harald she receievd a National Award for her dedicated work for the Norwegian country. February 13 of every year has been made "Felicia Weathers Day" by the city of Indianapolis, Indiana (USA). In Germany she received the "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis". Most recently, she was recipient of the 2011 NOA Award "Lift every voice".

 

Thank you for that, the whole post was a pleasure.

 

Nice!

 

Now playing CD67 - Cantatas Nos 212, 213 from the following box for a first listen ...

 

After all these year my Brahms one.

 

First listen to CD 26 from "Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 100 Great Recordings"

Frescobaldi - Canzoni Da Sonare performed by Musica Fiata

 

I am fortunate to have this recording in the following box I purchased a while back ...

 

It is solid some would say say safe, but how he allows the emotion, the feeling to build is devastating.

 

I need to find time for a second listen ...

 

Now playing... Brahms "10 Intermezzi"

Glenn Gould, piano. Originally released in 1961; this is a 1980 German re-release.

 

Szell box.

 

From the Munch RCA box set:

Just as good as his earlier recording of this piece IMO

 

Does not look like this is in that London Phase 4 box I have ...

 

Nice to see you posting again .