The opening piece is the gloriously conducted ‘Overture to The Flying Dutchman’. Kirsten Flagstad has a beautiful voice and sings with consummate skill in the’Wesendonck Lieder’ and ‘Liebestod'(from ‘Isolde’). – First Authorised Release.
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM, Bart., C.H.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirsten Flagstad – Soprano.
The usual stunning Beecham conducting. Flagstad also speaks about her singing approach to Wagner – it should be required listening for all young singers today!
Released in collaboration with the Sir Thomas Beecham Trust in support of the Scholarship Fund.
On This Recording
- Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
- Lohengrin: Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude
- 5 Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme: No. 1. Der Engel (The Angel)
- 5 Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme: No. 2. Stehe still (Stand Still)
- 5 Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme: No. 3. Im Treibhaus (In the Hothouse)
- 5 Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme: No. 4. Schmerzen (Pain)
- 5 Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme: No. 5. Traume (Dreams)
- Tristan und Isolde: Act III: Prelude
- Tristan und Isolde: Act III: Isolde's Liebestod
- Kirsten Flagstad: Talk on Singing Wagner
