The lieder recital sung principally in German; the master class conducted in German; the selections in the master class sung in German and French; the bonus in the master class sung in Italian; subtitles in German, English, French and Spanish.
Contents:
Lieder recital / directed by Enrique Sánchez Lansch: Geheimnis = Secret ; Im Abendrot = Afterglow ; Die Forelle = The trout ; Der Tod und das Mädchen = The death and the maiden ; Sehnsucht = Longing ; Der Musensohn = The muses' son / Franz Schubert -- Ich ging mit Lust = Happily I went ; Rheinlegendchen = The Rhinelegend ; Das irdische Leben = Earthly life ; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen = The world is lost for me ; Scheiden und Meiden = Parting / Gustav Mahler -- I hate music : a cycle of five kid songs / Leonard Bernstein -- Anakreons Grab = Anacreon's tomb ; Der Gärtner = The gardener ; Bedeckt mich mit Blumen = Cover me with flowers ; In dem Schatten meiner Locken = In shadow of my locks ; Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen = At the table of my love ; Wie lange schon = How far already / Hugo Wolf = Du meines Herzens Krönelein = My heart's crown ; Begegnung = Encounter ; Die Nacht = The night ; Morgen = Tomorrow / Richard Strauss. and A master class with Christa Ludwig, part II / directed by Claus Viller
Summary:
"The master class includes pieces by Beethoven, Bizet and Massenet, and at the end, the greatness of her art is recalled as she is seen singing Mistress Quickly in a production of Verdi's Falstaff (1982).--Container.
Title from container spine. Program notes in English, French and German ([22] p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Participant/Performer Note:
In the lieder recital: Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Charles Spencer, piano. In the master class, taught by Christa Ludwig: Marcus Pelz, baritone ; Stella Grigorian mezzo-soprano ; Valerij Serkin, tenor ; Sophie Reynaud, piano.
Data/Place of Event:
The lieder recital recorded in Athens, 1994; the master class recorded in Volkstheater, Vienna, 1999.
