Great Live Recordings

Great Live Recordings
- Birgit NilssonThe Great Live Recordings
- CDsVinylStylesClassicalOperaSongOperas 505674
- Brand: Sony Music Classical
Birgit Nilsson was a vocal phenomenon in a league of her own (New York Times). Not even the loudest orchestra could drown her powerful voice. Unfortunately, there were seldom recording engineers around who had the expertise to do her voice justice, so it was mostly reduced to a normal size in the studio. As the celebrated German music critic JÃ¼rgen Kesting put it: Birgit Nilsson in the recording studio is like driving a Porsche in the back yard. Fortunately, there are many live recordings which show the real thing a phenomenal, larger-than-life voice. Theres nobody like her, no other singer I heard in my life, said PlÃ¡cido Domingo who partnered her in several performances of Turandot. This centenary edition showcases Nilsson in roles where she set a new vocal standard Turandot, Isolde, BrÃ¼nnhilde, Salome and Elektra in exciting performances, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Karl BÃ¶hm, Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Eugen Jochum, and alongside other great singers like Anna Moffo, RÃ©gine Crespin, Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Regina Resnik, Franco Corelli, Wolfgang Windgassen, RamÃ³n Vinay, Jon Vickers, Jess Thomas, Theo Adam and Martti Talvela. Taken in chronological order, these live recordings show the development of the voice of the century: from concert recordings in Stockholm to great performances at the Met, the Bayreuth Festival and the Vienna State Opera, including the Mets broadcast of Die WalkÃ¼re conducted by Karajan, two versions of Tristan und Isolde, two performances of Elektra and the exciting Turandot with Franco Corelli and Anna Moffo, conducted by Leopold Stokowski.Despite her legendary battles with star tenor Franco Corelli, Birgit Nilsson was one of a very few singers to be respected by all her colleagues, by conductors and directors and managers. After listening to her live recordings, youll know exactly why.
Country USA
Brand SONY MUSIC
Manufacturer Sony Masterworks
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber WA-36499458
ReleaseDate 2018-09-07
UnitCount 31
Format Box set
UPCs 889853923229
EANs 0889853923229

Country	USA
Brand	SONY MUSIC
Manufacturer	Sony Masterworks
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	WA-36499458
ReleaseDate	2018-09-07
UnitCount	31
Format	Box set
UPCs	889853923229
EANs	0889853923229