in Opera Now (Sep, 2017)
Janowitz became a member of the Vienna Staatsoper in 1962 and remained a stalwart of the company for almost 30 years, claiming the lyric soprano roles as her own with occasional excursions into heavier repertoire. In this recording she is caught live in her final ever appearance, in Athens, 1999, a release that marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Callas (to whom the evening was dedicated) and Janowitz’s own 80th birthday. The soprano, already turned 60, is in remarkable voice, her distinctive silvery and ‘straight’ tone virtually undiminished as she traverses lieder by Schubert, Schumann and Strauss. Janowitz still has an unparalleled legato and vocal control, able to swell …
The Last Recitals – Gundula Janowitz
Schubert Die Götter Griechenlands; Iphigenia; An die Leider; Ellens Gesang D. 837; Fischerweise; Der Fluss; Im Abendrot; Der Lindenbaum; Das Lied im Grünen; Die Forelle
Schumann Myrthen op. 25 No. 3, 7, 9; Schneeglöckchen aus “Lieder-Album für die Jugend” op. 79
Strauss 4 Lieder op. 36 No. 1 “Das Rosenband; Allerseelen; 4 Lieder op. 27 No. 4 “Morgen”; 3 Lieder op. 29 No. 3 “Nachtgang”; 5 Lieder op. 39 No. 4 “Befreit”
Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
19,90€
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