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"ERLKONIG: THE ART OF THE LIED".(Review)
Jessye Norman, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau [] "ERLKONIG: THE ART OF THE LIED" Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms. With Moore, Demus, Giesen, Gage, Eschenbach, Barenboim, piano. Texts and translations. Exhaustive CD-ROM annotation. DG 445 188-2
The title of this set is confusing; Schubert's "Erlkonig" is just the opening song in a collection of twenty-eight disparities. The subtitle may be a bit too broad for comfort; "Lieder's Greatest Hits" might have been closer to the mark. The billing on the cover is unfair; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings first and is heard in nine other selections, yet Jessye Norman, who sings last and less, gets top honors. The annotation is skimpy.
But the singing, for the most part, is illuminating. Fischer-Dieskau, captured at his ultra-sensitive best between 1959 and 1976, reminds us how and why he created a whole generation of fine, introspective baritone emulators. Fritz Wunderlich, represented by recordings made just months before his untimely death in 1966, capitalizes on uncanny ...
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Jessye Norman stares out at the camera, her hair...Violence, The Passion, The Voice." Jessye Norman is "Salome," a singular event...cover art must have taken time, too. Jessye Norman is not anyone's idea of a 16-year...
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...excepcional y que goza de gran fama) como a Jessye Norman. Y es que la suya parece una de esas...sucede con los amores torrenciales, Jessye Norman desair un buen da sin ms los laureles...Es cierto que hay una flor llamada Jessye Norman? "S, la orqudea que fue nombrada...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 21, 2006 700+ words
...time event, legendary opera star Jessye Norman, acclaimed as one of the world's...Orchestra under Worby's direction. "Jessye Norman can perform anywhere in the world...The opportunity to conduct for Jessye Norman in this setting is one of the dreams...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 24, 1989 700+ words
...PRESENT LIBERTY BOWL TO SOPRANO JESSYE NORMAN What: Mayor W. Wilson Goode presents Liberty Bowl to soprano Jessye Norman. When: Sunday, Feb. 26, 7...internationally renowned operatic soprano Jessye Norman at a reception benefitting the...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) September 11, 1998 700+ words
...beginning tomorrow night with a gala featuring soprano Jessye Norman. The inaugural lineup includes: Tomorrow, 8 p.m...Stravinsky and Wagner. Gerard Schwarz, conductor; soprano Jessye Norman, soloist. Taper Auditorium. Tickets: $150-$1,500...
- Jessye Norman's Joyeux Noel;On WETA, the Superb Soprano in a Cathedral Showcase
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Joseph McLellan November 30, 1987 700+ words
...be delightfully interrupted by a seasonal special titled "Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony" (10:30 p.m., Channel 26...there any reference to reindeer, red-nosed or otherwise. Jessye Norman's voice needs no help, but the producers have assembled...
