Dame Janet Baker sings Mozart, Beethoven & Schubert - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791; Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827; Schubert, Franz 1797-1828 (PentaTone Classics, 2006)
Principally for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, including opera excerpts, concert arias, incidental music and oratorios. - The 3rd-4th works are songs with fortepiano acc.; the 7th work a song with harpsichord acc.; 9th work for mezzo-soprano, SSAA women's choir, and piano. - Recorded in August 1973 (Mozart) and December 1976 (Beethoven and Schubert), London, Wembly, Brent Town Hall. - Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD): CD standard stereo. playable on regular CD player; requires SACD player and playback equipment with analog inputs for DSD (Direct Stream Digital) stereo. or 4.0 multichannel surround sound to audition SACD-encoded layers. - Program notes in English, French, and German, and German and Italian texts with English, French, and Italian or German translations inserted in container. - P-Jahr: 1977. - Beih. mit Gesangstexten in engl., dt. und franz. Sprache
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; English Chamber Orchestra ; English Chamber Choir (9th work) ; Raymond Leppard, conductor, fortepiano (3rd-4th works), harpsichord (7th work), modern piano (9th work)
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621. Parto! Parto, ma tu ben moi [i.e. mio] : (aria from act 1, no. 5) ; Deh, per questo istante solo : (aria-rondo from act 2, no. 7) (6:30) ; Abendempfindung, K. 523 ; Das Veilchen, K. 476 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Egmont, op. 84. Die Trommel gerühret ; Freudvoll und leidvoll ; [text by] Goethe -- No, non turbarti : WoO 92a ; Ah! Perfido! : op. 65 / Ludwig van Beethoven ; [text by] Metastasio -- Zögernd leise, D. 920 / Franz Schubert ; [text by] Grillparzer -- Rosamunde, D. 797. Der Vollmond strahlt ; [after the play by Helmina] von Chézy -- Lazarus, D. 689. So schlummert auf Rosen ; [text by August Hermann] Niemeyer -- Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732. Könnt' ich ewig hier verweilen / Franz Schubert ; [after the play by Franz von] Schober