La Nilsson: Complete Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Recordings | Decca 4832787

La Nilsson: Complete Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Recordings

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Label: Decca

Cat No: 4832787

Format: CD + DVD

Number of Discs: 81

Release Date: 4th May 2018

Contents

Works

Adam, Adolphe

O Holy Night

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ah, perfido!, op.65
Fidelio, op.72

Franck, Cesar

Panis Angelicus

Gounod, Charles

Ave Maria (after JS Bach)

Grieg, Edvard

Songs (6), op.25
» no.2 En svane
Songs (6), op.39
» no.1 Fra Monte Pincio (From Monte Pincio): Nocturne
Songs (12) after poems by Vinje, op.33
» no.2 Varen (Last Spring)

Gruber, Franz Xaver

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Don Giovanni, K527

Puccini, Giacomo

La fanciulla del West
Tosca
Turandot

Rangstrom, Ture

Bon till natten (Supplication to Night)
En gammal dansrytm
Melodie
Skoldmon (The Shieldmaiden)

Sibelius, Jean

Songs (5), op.37
» no.4 Var det en drom (Was it a dream)
» no.5 Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl returned from meeting her lover)
Songs (5), op.38
» no.1 Hostkvall (Autumn evening)
Songs (6), op.36
» no.1 Svarta rosor (Black roses)
» no.4 Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)
» no.6 Demanten pa marssnon (The diamond on the March snow)
Songs (7), op.13
» no.4 Varen flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying)

Strauss, Richard

Die Frau ohne Schatten, op.65
Elektra, op.58
Salome, op.54

Verdi, Giuseppe

Aida (excerpts)
Aida
Macbeth
Un ballo in maschera

Wagner, Richard

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) (complete)
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)
» Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an (Act 2)
Die Feen
» Weh mir, so nah
Die Walkure
Rienzi
» Gerechter Gott (Act 3)
Tannhauser
Tristan und Isolde (excerpts)
Tristan und Isolde
Wesendonck-Lieder (5) (orch. Felix Mottl)

Weber, Carl Maria von

Oberon, J306

Artists

Birgit Nilsson (soprano)

Works

Adam, Adolphe

O Holy Night

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ah, perfido!, op.65
Fidelio, op.72

Franck, Cesar

Panis Angelicus

Gounod, Charles

Ave Maria (after JS Bach)

Grieg, Edvard

Songs (6), op.25
» no.2 En svane
Songs (6), op.39
» no.1 Fra Monte Pincio (From Monte Pincio): Nocturne
Songs (12) after poems by Vinje, op.33
» no.2 Varen (Last Spring)

Gruber, Franz Xaver

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Don Giovanni, K527

Puccini, Giacomo

La fanciulla del West
Tosca
Turandot

Rangstrom, Ture

Bon till natten (Supplication to Night)
En gammal dansrytm
Melodie
Skoldmon (The Shieldmaiden)

Sibelius, Jean

Songs (5), op.37
» no.4 Var det en drom (Was it a dream)
» no.5 Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl returned from meeting her lover)
Songs (5), op.38
» no.1 Hostkvall (Autumn evening)
Songs (6), op.36
» no.1 Svarta rosor (Black roses)
» no.4 Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)
» no.6 Demanten pa marssnon (The diamond on the March snow)
Songs (7), op.13
» no.4 Varen flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying)

Strauss, Richard

Die Frau ohne Schatten, op.65
Elektra, op.58
Salome, op.54

Verdi, Giuseppe

Aida (excerpts)
Aida
Macbeth
Un ballo in maschera

Wagner, Richard

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) (complete)
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)
» Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an (Act 2)
Die Feen
» Weh mir, so nah
Die Walkure
Rienzi
» Gerechter Gott (Act 3)
Tannhauser
Tristan und Isolde (excerpts)
Tristan und Isolde
Wesendonck-Lieder (5) (orch. Felix Mottl)

Weber, Carl Maria von

Oberon, J306

Artists

Birgit Nilsson (soprano)

About

Birgit Nilsson’s complete Decca, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon recordings marking her 100th birthday and produced with the full support of the Birgit Nilsson Foundation.

Limited edition 79-CD + 2-DVD covering all the major roles Nilsson performed: 27 full-length operas, including 2 full Wagner ‘Ring’ cycles (Solti & Böhm), 2 complete Tristans (Solti & Böhm), 2 Turandots (Molinari-Pradelli & Leinsdorf) and 2 Don Giovannis (Leinsdorf & Böhm).

DVDs of the MET production of Elektra, and the Golden Ring documentary of the making of the Solti Ring.

200-page perfect bound book, in English and German, including:
- New essay “Apotheosis Achieved” by Raymond McGill
- A note by Decca producer Christopher Raeburn
- Many unseen photographs from the Decca archive

“Birgit Nilsson’s name and legacy will live on in the recorded history of Wagner’s music forever. Her performances on stage can only be rivalled by her magnificent recordings, to be cherished by fans and marvelled at by those of us who endeavour to keep the music of Wagner alive and relevant in the 21st century. Her ability to galvanise the listener with her special sound was unique, and we are all extremely fortunate to have this sound preserved for our continued enjoyment and edification.”
- Gramophone

“[As] Elektra, of which she became probably the best interpreter ever, and the put-upon Dyer’s Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten […] her acting was intensely moving, and anyone who heard her in either is unlikely to forget the experience.” - The Guardian

“I've always tried to remember what my mother used to tell me: she said, ‘Stay close to the earth. Then when you fall down, it won't hurt so much.’” - Birgit Nilsson

“She always took her art seriously, but her personality was attractively down-to-earth.” - Humphrey Burton

“Birgit was unique. Her voice, the dedication of her artistry, her wonderfully wicked sense of humor and her loyal friendship were in a class by themselves.”
- James Levine

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