Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Strauss: Zueignung

[SHINNIANLUX]

Could be also nice to put some words about the orchestra and the conductor (RIAS/SZELL)

[LHStarAlliance]

the favourite Song of Adolf Hitler

[danzwoot]

Es ist eine männliche Rolle. Lehmann denkt aus der Lyrik, darum kriegt sie es hin, schafft die ganze Innerlichkeit, Schwarzkopf als affektierte Autofaschistin denkt aus der einzelnen Silbe. Ist das aber gut? Die Überraschungs-rrs wie ferrn von dirr mich quäle, der Zech-rr, habe Da.nn-k und das affige Heilüch Heilig. Wie eine Über-Logopädin für Gesangsroboter aus Asien.

[erikamay87]

i don't know why people actually bother DISliking this.... i mean.... really???!

[mandreika1]

You either like her or you don't. She was after all a self-seeking egoist who married the right person...there is not much passion here

[DieSonneSinkt]

Is this Szell?

[cantorga]

There is on youtube this song sung by Lotte Lehmann with a disgustingly low number of listeners--just a couple of hundred. I''m not saying it's definitive, but I sure as hell would recommend anyone who loves the song to listen tom it|

[saiserieht]

@cantorga I just listened to the video you mentioned. It is a live recording Town Hall 1938. No words. It is that good. Everyone listen! I love Lotte Lehmann - she was one of Schwarzkopf's main role models btw.

[Raggedy9]

@saiserieht Yes, Lehmann's is by far the finest performance I have heard. In her rendition, it's the low note that is the climax! ("versank"). I'm surprised that L. was a role model for Schwarzkopf. Lehmann always sounds spontaneous to me; Schwarzkopf always sounds studied (one might even say calculated.)

[M6M7M9]

@cantorga Thank you very much for pointing out the live recording by Lotte Lehmann -- she really brings it to life!

[sweetiekjj]

@cantorga Searched, but can't find it. Link please.

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

We listen to Renee. Not bad. Then Kiri. Wow! Then this - well - Elisabeth i the champ, as usual. Number one for just about anything sung in German. Love her!

[marinmusiker]

Mine also! Absolutly outstanding!!!

[jd7x7jd]

lovely!

[dwolkstein]

This is a terrific interpretation by Schwarzkopf, and Szell finds the perfect tact and sentiment for the accompaniment. Just listen to the 52-56 second mark to see what I mean. Stunning restraint and musicianship. Overall, I think this is my favorite orchestral recording of this piece.

[mckavitt]

When you say "female singer", are you perchance thinking of Fritz Wunderlich's interpretation? Magnificent, as is this one. Many thanks.

[newwindow7]

after 20 Zueignungs.. You are the best.

[andressavidigal]

Dedication Yes, you know it, dearest soul, How I suffer far from you, Love makes the heart sick, Have thanks. Once I, drinker of freedom, Held high the amethyst beaker, And you blessed the drink, Have thanks. And you exorcised the evils in it, Until I, as I had never been before, Blessed, blessed sank upon your heart, Have thanks.

[saiserieht]

@ottob916 I will be more careful with these words in the future ;-) What I meant with 'nobody knows the meaning' is that nobody knows what the text is about. Or can you explain that to me, would be highly appreciated.

[MariaCaIIas]

@saiserieht this type of text is something speaking to people on an emotional level... interpreting it or analyzing in simple words would make it sound ridiculous... and yet, yes. I understand every single word and every single note of it. But only for me. Everyone else should find -or maybe not find- their own meaning.

[BazzasBest]

@saiserieht - It is a tricky word, Martin. Many English people neither know its meaning - nor how to pronounce it (emphasis on 1st syllable). Anyway, ES is my favorite too.

[saiserieht]

@BazzasBest Welcome back Barry! So what DOES it mean ;-)

Have you listened to the live 1938 Lehmann recording also on youtube? It's phenomenal.

[saiserieht]

@BazzasBest NOTORIOUS! is the word, isn't it? That I was looking for, not infamous.

[BazzasBest]

@saiserieht Those two words have a similar meaning, i.e. famous for negative reasons. I struggle to think why either would apply to this marvelous song. As for the meaning of the song I'm reminded of Churchill's analysis of the Soviet Union. He said it was "A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". Too late to ask Lotte Lehmann to explain it.

[saiserieht]

@ottob916 its infamous or notorious because EVERYONE sings it, whether he/she can pull it off or not. it is certainly the most famous Lied by Strauss although no one knows the meaning of the text, myself included

[9000gisto]

Bella..bella...bella!!! Habe Dank!!!!!

[IfYourMomWereATaco]

She was once asked "what do you think the significance of this song is" to which she replied "the high note."

[PianistandFencer]

@IfYourMomWereATaco ehhh...*sigh* Schwarzkopf - I love her but...just no. This rendition is absolutely stunning, as are most of the pieces she performs and her voice in general, but (to me) it's obvious that she put too much importance and thought into the high note - not like she's straining but that she just knows it's coming and is only concerned about that fleeting part of the song. How do you think Strauss would feel if this poignant piece were reduced to nothing more than "a high note?"

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

@PianistandFencer Hmmm. You could have a point. Everyone sings this slightly differently though. Many singers make this work - male and female. I love them all - especially Miss Schwarzkpof.

[Metafalk]

I cried like a child.

Thanks for posting

[andressavidigal]

@Metafalk I also cried ! XD

[Singer4romsoul]

This poem is a dedication to a female. Strauss is offering a thanks for the valued love she gives him. habe Dank!

[Kalekas]

I've just been comparing this to Jessye Norman's version to confirm how ravishing this version is: the restraint and beautiful musical line, building to a magnificent, joyful climax on 'Heilig, heilig ans Herz dir sank' and then the radiance of the final 'Habe Dank'.

[XDjXDtheleftsideXD]

she's amazing

[amonasro100]

Man kann zu E. Schwarzkopf stehen wie man will, aber hier ist sie einfach himmlisch. Die Führung, der Vortrag, die

Intension alles ist perfekt. Ohne Neid, sie war eine der großen Sängerinnen.

[XDjXDtheleftsideXD]

habe dank

[Memale2009]

Mist, vertippt: "beschworst darin..."

so kommts, wenn man zu schnell in die Tasten haut!

[Memale2009]

Ja, du weißt es, teure Seele, Dass ich fern von Dir mich quäle, Liebe macht die Herzen krank, Habe Dank. EInst hielt ich, der Freiheit Zecher, Hoch den Amethystenbecher, Und du segnetest den Trank, Habe Dank. Und beschorst darin die Bösen, Bis ich, was ich nie gewesen, Heilig, heilig ans Herz dir sank, Habe Dank. Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812-1864)

[saiserieht]

Ich habe ja nie verstanden, worum es in dem Gedicht eigentlich geht ;-)

I have never really understood, what this poem is all about ...

[bingcro]

thanks for posting and the video alert

[oakroom48]

Thanks for posting this splendid performance! Habe dank' ...