The Very Best Of Lucia Popp / EMI Classics 2x Audio CD Stereo 2003 

UPC 724358510225

Product Details:

• Label: EMI Classics – 724358510225
• Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Stereo
• Country: Europe
• Released: 2003
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Neo-Romantic, Opera, Oratorio, Choral, Operetta

Overview

The Very Best of Lucia Popp is a comprehensive two-disc collection showcasing the legendary soprano’s remarkable versatility across various classical genres. Released by EMI Classics in 2003, this compilation highlights Lucia Popp's exceptional vocal talent, featuring works from renowned composers such as Mozart, Strauss, Handel, and more. The collection spans Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Neo-Romantic periods, with performances of opera arias, oratorio pieces, and choral works. Conducted by some of the most esteemed conductors of the time, including Sir Neville Marriner, Klaus Tennstedt, and Leonard Slatkin, this album captures Popp at her finest. From the haunting aria "Song to the Moon" from Dvořák's Rusalka to the dramatic "Crudele? Non mi dir" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, this compilation is a testament to Lucia Popp’s artistry.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:

1. Antonín Dvořák – Rusalka
   Song to the Moon (Act I) (5:53)
   Conductor – Stefan Soltesz | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

2. Bedřich Smetana – The Bartered Bride
   Should I Ever Learn (Act I) (3:49)
   Conductor – Stefan Soltesz | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

3. Bedřich Smetana – Dalibor
   How Confused I Feel (Act II) (2:27)
   Conductor – Stefan Soltesz | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

4. Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt – Incidental Music to Ibsen's Play
   Solveig's Song (5:44)
   Solveig's Cradle Song (4:52)
   Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner | Orchestra – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5. Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
   Amor Volat Undique (3:17)
   Stetit Puella (2:03)
   In Trutina (2:09)
   Chorus – New Philharmonia Chorus | Conductor – Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos | Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra

6. Richard Strauss – Vier Letzte Lieder
   Frühling (3:51)
   September (6:16)
   Beim Schlafengehen (6:21)
   Im Abendrot (8:21)
   Conductor – Klaus Tennstedt | Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra

7. Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G
   IV. Sehr Behaglich "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden" (9:08)
   Conductor – Klaus Tennstedt | Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra

8. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Eugene Onegin
   Tatiana's Letter Scene (Act I) (12:06)
   Conductor – Stefan Soltesz | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Disc 2:

1. George Frideric Handel – Arias from Opera and Oratorio
   Un Cenno Leggiadretto (Serse, Act I) (3:46)
   Ho Perduto Il Caro Sposo (Rodelinda, Act I) (4:54)
   O Had I Jubel's Lyre (Joshua, Act III) (2:49)
   Conductor – Georg Fischer | Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra | Organ – Leslie Pearson

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K.399
   Laudate Dominus (5:13)
   Chorus – Ambrosian Singers | Conductor – Georg Fischer | Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra | Organ – Leslie Pearson

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail
   Welche Wonne, Welche Lust (Act II) (2:30)
   Conductor – Josef Krips | Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro
   Porgi, Amor (Act II) (3:46)
   Voi Che Sapete (Act II) (2:45)
   Giunse Alfin Il Momento ... Deh Vieni, Non Tardar (Act III) (4:51)
   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Don Giovanni
   Crudele? Non Mi Dir (Act II) (6:33)
   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Così Fan Tutte
   Come Scoglio (Act I) (4:29)
   Una Donna a Quindici Anni (Act II) (4:06)
   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Zauberflöte
   Der Hölle Rache (Act II) (3:11)
   Conductor – Otto Klemperer | Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
   Ach, Ich Fühl's (4:12)
   Conductor – Bernard Haitink | Orchestra – Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

8. Gioacchino Rossini – Petite Messe Solennelle
   Crucifixus (3:02)
   Conductor – Stephen Cleobury | Piano – Katia Et Marielle Labèque | Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra

9. Franz Schubert – 3 Lieder
   Die Forelle, D.550 (2:11)
   Gretchen Am Spinnrade, D.118 (3:40)
   An Sylvia, D.891 (2:50)
   Piano – Wolfgang Sawallisch

10. Richard Strauss – Zueignung, Op.10, No.1 (1:41)
    Piano – Wolfgang Sawallisch

11. Franz Lehár – Die Lustige Witwe
    Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Act II) (5:44)
    Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner | Orchestra – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

12. Johann Strauss II – Die Fledermaus
    Klänge Der Heimat (Act II) (4:30)
    Conductor – Placido Domingo | Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Key Credits:

• Soprano Vocals: Lucia Popp
• Conductors: Stefan Soltesz, Sir Neville Marriner, Klaus Tennstedt, Leonard Slatkin, Josef Krips, Otto Klemperer, Placido Domingo, Stephen Cleobury, Georg Fischer
• Orchestras: Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, English Chamber Orchestra
• Piano: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Katia et Marielle Labèque
• Harmonium: David Briggs
• Sleeve Notes: Alan Blyth