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After WW11 we listened as children to Kempff and Gieseking and Soloman and Schnabel

still un parrelled with orchestral brilliance...oh please listen to the recherche temps temps perdue. lots of love may music be the food of love. Always.

Great leider..many thanks

Yes good.........but oh Vera !!!!!!!!!

To you young chaps that weren't born between 1939-45 have no idea what good people

on both sides went through, talk is cheap but reality isn't forgotten.....we owe the USA our

freedom as does Europe..we paid our $ debt back in full, who else did ? And the UK's loyalty

has been with the US ever si...

Very fine singing and I see much in Titi Gobbi's voice as similar, to me he's best in opera

compared to musical songs,

Amazing change in listening.......wonderful for us golden age lovers.

The chorus is secondary..if that.......she's the same in Hamburg it's the prima donna and she's

her brilliant self.......I do prefer the complete opera recordings rather than concerts.

Thanks for the posting.

Unquestionably beyond criticism...just makes the rest look asleep.

She's at her finest. Many thanks C.

Another fine recording.......the wonderful german leider singers... always seem to be in total

control... this is another example...many thanks.

Doug many thanks for your endless contribution, a very merry christmas to one and all.

This is the trio at their most superb, just imagine them live on stage now, just streaks above anything remotely similar, we understand the age of the recording

but their voices are ...just better. I love Alda and Muzio and Berger and E.Schumann, some Callas, all Ferrier, the big C, Gigli, Mart...

A voice of special and different variancies...unusual yet captivating.

Weve heard Norma, Giaconda, Puritani, Lucia. Tosca, you name it.......

isn't she unbelieveable. !!!!!!!!

Interesting how the fickle press writes in most N/papers..to sell opinion !!!

How important the truth really is, forget the press write ups and promos we

know the difference between utter brilliance,,,and mediocraty.

This lady has it all...and half the opera lovers have no idea as to her talent....

Yes..she's a Norma again, a Lucia, Tosca, Anna Bolena, all Verdi, Donizetti,

Bellini, she's the true dramatic cola: wish she'd never met Onnasis.

Your listening, to the ultimate of control and perfection personified.

"Greek Fire" by Nicholas Cage explains it all, from rags to riches and his collection

of prizes,,so be it!

What was damning was the effect it had on opera and ruined a career and life

the most exciting voice...that thrilled the world.

But what goes around comes around.

Interesting Erna Berger and helge Roswange snag in the 9th, they were truly

special... I would think WF new H. Schlusnus as acontemporary, would enjoy

either biography...many fine artists recording were destroyed in WW11

some ended up in UK... ever hear of Elisa Stunzer ????

He was a great conductor..give credit when due..listen to his Beethoven SyM:

1,3,4,5,6,7....his music appreciation showed his true germanic blood, so sad

war ruined freedom and caused such sadness.

Thank you ..and your love of a great tenor.

Good photo of Pinza..what a fine voice for opera and light musicals, you have

such good taste thank you for bringing back old memories.

Being a Somerset lad in !st Bn S.L.I. in the 50's and dad landing on D.D +6

all I can say is did we fight for what ?

Time the real Brits over 100yrs birth + say enough is enough..no more selling

our birthright to outsiders. Wake up lads, you owe it to your Dads/grandfathers.

Certain composers write for certain singers....Claudia is just superior I know !

Not his best and to sharp...listen to the one and only...Claudia Muzio it was

written for a soprano and Pav: is to fast without real feelings of the composers wishes.

I agree kasha, one says "it's an acquired taste " it's simply listening deeply and

comparing in a quiet environment ..becoming immersed in the subject.

Perhaps todays audiences haven't had the advantage of "Great voices of the past "

I'm surprised the lack of comments, by serious listeners. The Alto Rhapsody is

a work of sheer brilliance and when combined with the #1 contralto on record I

wonder what youve been listening to in the past?

She recorded this with the Oslo orchestra also London Phil: under Krauss I

assume Bruno W...

Thanks Doug..not my favorite rather middle of the road, just my taste compared to

all the others. !

She,s in a class of her own in this,andLucia, Anna B, Norma...love her

Thanks