Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Wilhelm Furtwängler - A Hugo Wolf Recital (Salzburg Festival, 12 August 1953) (2019)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 181 Mb | Total time: 65:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 0190295539283 | Recorded: 1953
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 181 Mb | Total time: 65:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 0190295539283 | Recorded: 1953
It is perhaps the songs of Hugo Wolf that most closely define Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s subtle art as a recitalist. At the Salzburg Festival in 1953 she marked the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death in a memorable collaboration with Wilhelm Furtwängler, who – having conducted her frequently in opera and oratorio – here became her accompanist. As the producer Walter Legge wrote: “We must be grateful that this extraordinary occasion was recorded not only for us but also for posterity.”