The Very Best of Christa Ludwig
Christa Ludwig (mezzo)
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Mozart: Così fan tutte K588 (2000 Digital Remaster), Act 1, Scene 3: Recitativo ed Aria: Ah scostati!... Smanie implacabili (Dorabella)
- Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Karl Boehm, Karl Böhm
- Recorded: 2000-01-01
- Recording Venue: 10-18 September 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
Excerpt,
- Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Heinrich Schmidt (harpsichord)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Karl Böhm
- Recorded: 1968-09-18
- Recording Venue: 10-18 September 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
Prenderò quel brunettino (Fiordiligi / Dorabella)
E amore un ladroncello (Dorabella)
Bellini: Norma (1997 Digital Remaster): Mira, o Norma....Sì, fino all'ore estreme (Act II)
- Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Maria Callas (soprano)
- Teatro alla Scala
- Tullio Serafin
- Recorded: 1960-09-12
- Recording Venue: 5-12 September 1960 / Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster), II - Sequenza: Liber scriptus - Dies irae
- Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus (lead vocals)
- Carlo Maria Giulini
- Recorded: 1964-04-07
- Recording Venue: 16-21, 23-27 September 1963 & 7 April 1964 / Kingsway Hall, London
Wagner: Lohengrin (2000 Digital Remaster): Elsa! Wer ruft?...Entweihte Götter! (Act II)
- Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano), Otto Wiener (bass), Jess Thomas (vocals), Gottlob Frick (bass), Elisabeth Gruemmer (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper
- Rudolf Kempe
- Recorded: 2000-01-01
- Recording Venue: 23 November - 5 December 1962 & 1-3 April 1963, Theatre an der Wien, Vienna
Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier (2001 Digital Remaster), ZWEITER AKT / ACT 2 / DEUXIÈME ACTE / ATTO SECONDO: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren (Oktavian / Sophie)
- Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1956-12-22
- Recording Venue: 10-15 & 17-22 December 1956 / Kingsway Hall, London
Schubert: Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta)
- Gerald Moore (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
- Recorded: 1957-11-18
- Recording Venue: 17-18 November 1957/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Schubert: An die Musik D547
- Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
- Recorded: 1965-11-08
- Recording Venue: 8 November 1965/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Schubert: Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)
- Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
- Recorded: 1961-11-28
- Recording Venue: 28 November 1961/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Schubert: Ave Maria, D839
- Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
- Recorded: 1965-11-08
- Recording Venue: 28 November 1961/No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London