| Siegfried's Rhine Journey - Twilight of the Gods - 565 sec
Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt - Götterdämmerung - Wagner
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau conducts the "hervorragendes" Deutsches Symphonie Orchestra Berlin. Sorry about the abrupt ending. It is too long and I had to cut somewhere.
Exactly 50 years ago I did my own Rhine journey. A school friend and I cycled through Belgium to Cologne and thence all the way to Switzerland at Schaffhausen, then Zurich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Montreux, Lausanne. Don't ask how we got home!
Thus I feel qualified to upload this piece ... if not musically, then because we visited every castle on route - and even stayed in one or two (Bacharach, Ehrenbreitstein)! Marvellous!
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt Götterdämmerung Wagner Glenmed
 | | Nana Mouskouri : In an English Country Garden - 109 sec
How many gentle flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
And those I'll miss I hope you'll pardon
Daffodils, heart's ease and flox
Meadowsweet and lilly stalks
Gentain, lupine and tall hollihocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden.
How many insects find their home
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
Those I miss I hope you'll pardon
Dragonflies, moths and bees
Spiders falling from the trees
Butterflies sway in the mild gentle breeze
There are hedgehogs that roam
And little gnomes
In an English country garden.
How many songbirds make their nests
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
Those I miss I hope you'll pardon
Bobolink, coo cooing doves
Blackbirds and the whirlwind thrush
Bluebird, lark, pigeon, nightingale
We all smile in the spring
When the birds all start to sing
In an English country garden.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Nana Mouskouri English Country Garden Glenmed
| | Oh No John, No John, No John No !! - 124 sec
Col. Boris Alexandrov with the Red Army Ensemble.
This recording dates from the late 1950s or early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, when the Ensemble made tours of Western Capitals. My mother thought that they were wonderful with their full-throated singing and handsome appearance.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Oh No John On Yonder Hill Red Army Ensemble Boris Alexandrov Glenmed Soviet Russia
| | Mozart Clarinet Concerto K.622 Adagio - 463 sec
Angela Malsbury, clarinet
Jane Glover conducts The London Mozart Players
With an interesting pictorial A-Z of Africa.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Mozart Clarinet Concerto Angela Malsbury Jane Glover
| | Sherrill Milnes : 2 Famous Baritone Arias - 603 sec
The Prologue - I Pagliacci (1978)
Largo al Factotum - Barber of Seville (1974)
In these arias I am a fan of Nicolae Herlea's thrilling voice and Tito Gobbi's characterisations. But Sherrill Milnes runs them close on both counts (especially his brilliant 1978 live performance of "Si Puo" uploaded by orestis23).
My video here is for two main reasons: The studio sound quality is good and I have been able to put sub-titles (my Italian is very weak).
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Sherrill Milnes Prologue Pagliacci Figaro Barber Seville Glenmed
| | Robert Merrill: Valentin's Aria from Gounod's Faust - 249 sec
The New York Yankee!
Who can forget him and Bjoerling in their Pearl Fishers duet recording?
One of the most beautiful lyric baritone voices of the last century IMHO.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Robert Merrill Valentin Faust Gounod Yankees Bjorling
| | Un objet d'art - 94 sec
Pour les gens artistiques entre nous
(This eliminates most Yorkshiremen!)
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Louvre Paris Art Monet Degas Van Gogh Gaulle Lautrec Glenmed
| | Julia Varady : 2 Wesendonk Lieder - 465 sec
1998 Berlin
Fischer-Dieskau conducts the Deutsche Symphonie Orchestra Berlin
Mathilde Wesendonck (or Wesendonk) was the wife of Wagner's patron in the mid 1850s. His infatuation with her led to the breakdown of his first marriage. He set 5 of her poems to music.
One comment on the web opines that these renditions by Julia Varady, are second only to Janet Baker's reading with Adrian Boult in the 1960s.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Julia Varady Wagner Wesendonk Glenmed
| | Emma Johnson: Mozart Clarinet Concerto - 502 sec
Mozart Clarinet Concerto K.622.#3
English Chamber Orchestra under Raymond Leppard.
Lively elegant music - why not some lively colourful scenes!
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Mozart Clarinet Concerto Emma Johnson Glenmed
| | Verdi Requiem:Schwarzkopf/Ludwig/Gedda/Ghiaurov - 654 sec
1963 London
Carlo Maria Giulini conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
We were bowled over recently by a truly wonderful performance of this at the magnificent Leeds Town Hall. This upload of the "Offertorio" is dedicated to those musicians from various parts of the country (including 3 different choirs on stage at the same time) that gave the packed house so much pleasure.
Unfortunately Christa is not as prominent in this section as Elisabeth and the two Nicolai's. The thumbnail highlights Elisabeth whose note at 2:50 is so beautiful.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Verdi Requiem Gedda Schwarzkopf Ludwig Ghiaurov Giulini Glenmed
| | WALTER BERRY: PAPAGENO - 156 sec
Magic Flute - Klemperer 1964
Several comments on the DFD version (plus a couple of direct messages) suggested that Walter's version was worth a listen. I do agree.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Walter Berry Magic Flute Zauberflote Klemperer Glenmed
| | Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto E Min - 481 sec
Xue Wei with London Phil under Ivor Bolton
I really don't know of any more dreamy, relaxing and evocative music than this 2nd movement.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Mendelssohn Violin Xue Wei Glenmed
| | Ivan Яebrov: Wolgalied (in Яussian) - 301 sec
This voice and these Balalaikas. Russian is beautiful - I must learn some. Apologies for the puerile backwards "R". I know it is the "YA" phoneme.
If any kind person can give me the words in Russian I'll put them here.
Alone! alone again!
Lonely as always.
It's passing me by, my young life,
in long, dark loneliness.
My heart is heavy and my mind so sad,
Here sitting in this gilded cage.
There stands a soldier on the Volga bank,
He's there on watch for Fatherland.
So dark the night, alone, remote,
No bright'ning moon, no star.
Motionless the Steppes lie still.
Now rises to his eye a tear,
Such gnawing at his heart he feels.
When left alone man pleads and asks:
Have you up there forgotten me?
I have a heart that longs for love.
With you in heaven are angels many!
Send one of them to me down here
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Ivan Rebroff Wolgalied Lehar Glenmed
| | Paul Robeson: Ol' Man River & Swanee River - 360 sec
Ol' Man River - In May 1958, 50 years ago to
the month, at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Paul Robeson at the age of 60 performed this version of his most famous song.
Swanee River - This is a much older recording and contains some recording imperfections.
The achievements of Paul Robeson are astounding. Apart from his magnificent voice, he was a high-level athlete and had a university degree in law; he was an exceptional public speaker, a Shakespearean actor and spoke several languages. Some going for the son of a slave and when prejudice and segregation made any such achievements difficult.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Paul Robeson Carnegie Old Man River Swanee
| | Brahms Lullaby : Victoria de los Angeles - 142 sec
Cancion de Cuna
Guten Abend, gute Nacht,
Mit Rosen bedacht,
Mit Näglein besteckt,
Schlupf unter die Deck':
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
Wirst du wieder geweckt.
Guten Abend, gut Nacht,
Von Englein bewacht,
Die zeigen im Traum
Dir Christkindleins Baum:
Schlaf nun selig und süß,
Schau im Traum's Paradies.
I know this is not a literal translation ... but can you really say good evening to a baby?!
Lovely evening, lovely night,
Sweet roses above you,
And there all around you,
You're comfy and warm:
God willing, tomorrow
I'll wake you again.
Lovely evening, lovely night,
The angels will guard you,
In your dream they will show you
The tree of Christ child:
Sleep now in sweet bliss,
And of paradise dream.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Brahms Lullaby Victoria de los Angeles
| | Richard Harris : King Arthur "Camelot" - 254 sec
How to handle a woman
1967 Warner Musical Soundtrack "Camelot"
Music by Lerner & Loewe
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Richard Harris Camelot How to Handle Woman Glenmed
| | Beethoven 5th Piano Concerto "Emperor" 2nd Mvmt. - 572 sec
Beethoven Piano Concerto N.5 op.73 "The Emperor".
Jorge Federico Osorio - Piano.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Enrique Batiz.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Beethoven Piano Concerto Emperor Jorge Federico Osorio Glenmed
| | Jon Vickers and Rita Gorr: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix - 319 sec
Samson & Delilah : Camille Saint-Saëns
1963 Paris National Opera Theatre Orchestre under Georges Prêtre
Be careful of your speaker volume as Jon responds to Rita's invitation!
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Jon Vickers Rita Gorr Mon Coeur s'ouvre Saint-Saëns Samson Delilah Glenmed
| | D'Amour l'Ardente Flamme : Shirley Verrett - 444 sec
A woman of extraordinary grace and beauty - and a voice to match!
La damnation de Faust - Hector Berlioz
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: D'Amour l'Ardente Flamme Shirley Verrett Berlioz Glenmed
| | Fritz Wunderlich : Ännchen von Tharau - 222 sec
In 1636, a young girl (17 years old, named Anna Neander) was getting married to a minister, Johannes Partatius. Simon Dach, a baroque poet who was born in Memel, (1605-1659), was invited to the wedding. He fell in love with Anna Neander and wrote a poem about her: "Ännchen von Tharau."
In 1912 a statue of Ännchen von Tharau was erected in honour of the poet, Simon Dach in Memel (or Klaipeda in present day Lithuania). It got lost (destroyed) during the 1st world war. In 1989 members of the "Ännchen von Tharau Verein" (Society), founded by "vertriebenen Memelländern", (Germans who were driven out of the Memelland) and exiled Lithuanians, erected the new statue of Ännchen von Tharau.
The original poem was written in Plattdeutsch. These were later put into Hochdeutsch by Johann Gottfied Herder in 1778.
Having studied German (including Old and Middle High German) at University in the 1960s I have some fascination with this so I append the original words ... The English words subtitled onto the video are largely those of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Anke van Tharaw öß, de my geföllt,
Se öß mihn Lewen, mihn Goet on mihn Gölt.
Anke van Tharaw heft wedder eer Hart
Op my geröchtet ön Löw' on ön Schmart.
Anke van Tharaw mihn Rihkdom, min Goet,
Du mihne Seele, mihn Fleesch on mihn Bloet.
Quöm' allet Wedder glihk ön ons tho schlahn,
Wy syn gesönnt by een anger tho stahn.
Kranckheit, Verfälgung, Bedröfnös on Pihn,
Sal vnsrer Löve Vernöttinge syn.
Recht as een Palmen-Bohm äver söck stöcht,
Je mehr en Hagel on Regen anföcht.
Wördest du glihk een mahl van my getrennt,
Leedest dar, wor öm dee Sönne kuhmt kennt;
Eck wöll dy fälgen dörch Wölder, dörch Mär,
Dörch Yhß, dörch Ihsen, dörch fihndlöcket Hähr.
Anke van Tharaw, mihn Licht, mihn Sönn,
Mihn Leven schluht öck ön dihnet henönn.
Auteur : Glenmed
Tags: Ännchen von Tharau Fritz Wunderlich Simon Dach Glenmed
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