Warner Classics - Up to 40% off
Until 7th August, 2024, we are offering up to 40% off Warner Classics titles on CD, vinyl, blu-ray and downloads. All downloads are at MP3 prices.
Please note, MP3s and all downloads from 2024 are not included in this offer.
Warner Classics, Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig recorded Mahler’s great ‘symphony for alto, tenor and orchestra’ several times (including for Bernstein and Karajan), but I always find myself returning to this 1964 Klemperer account... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven: Christa Ludwig Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig’s classic warmth and richness is still ageless in this heartfelt, passionate account of four landmark Austro-German works. Every word is cherished and supported by the orchestra. — More…
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf (Marschallin), Christa Ludwig (Octavian), Teresa Stich-Randall (Sophie), Otto Edelmann (Ochs), Eberhard Wächter (Faninal), Ljuba Welitsch (Marianne), Paul Kuen (Valzacchi/Tierhändler), Kerstin Meyer (Annina), Nicolai Gedda (Italian Singer)
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Gramophone Awards, 1988, Winner - Remastered CD
3 CDs
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Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
11 CDs
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 RecommendedChrista Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Walter Berry (Don Pizarro), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline), Gerhard Unger (Jaquino), Franz Crass (Don Fernando)
Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Whilst I love the dramatic energy of Karajan’s (thrilling but rough-round-the-edges) 1962 Fidelio, Ludwig sounds more secure in terms of diction and intonation on this studio recording from... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
2 CDs
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7 CDs
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf (Fiordiligi), Christa Ludwig (Dorabella), Giuseppe Taddei (Guglielmo), Alfredo Kraus (Ferrando), Hanny Steffek (Despina), Walter Berry (Don Alfonso)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Karl Böhm
Ludwig’s in fuller voice (and more alive to Dorabella’s humour and sensuality) here in 1962 than on her earlier recording for Böhm; 'Smanie implacabili' packs a real dramatic mezzo punch (she... — More…
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Bellini: Norma RecommendedMaria Callas (Norma), Christa Ludwig (Adalgisa), Franco Corelli (Pollione), Nicola Zaccaria (Oroveso), Edda Vincenzi (Clotilde), Piero De Palma (Flavio)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin
Bellini's tragic Druid priestess was surely one of Maria Callas's greatest roles, and she's caught at her histrionic peak on this 1960 studio recording under Tullio Serafin, with Franco Corelli's... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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3 CDs
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Schubert: 15 Lieder RecommendedChrista Ludwig, Geoffrey Parsons, Gervase de Peyer, Gerald Moore
Ludwig presents them with disarming dedication and to hear the hackneyed Ave Maria sung like this is to realise afresh the beauty which all too often is jellied over with sentiment. Gervase... — More…
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