Immerse yourself in the timeless genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the exquisite collection "Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Mozart." This album, released on September 16, 2022, under Warner Classics, is a comprehensive journey through some of Mozart's most beloved and enduring works. Spanning a generous three hours and one minute, the album is a treasure trove of classical masterpieces, encompassing opera arias, solo piano pieces, and chamber music.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, renowned for her crystalline voice and profound musicality, brings Mozart's compositions to life with unparalleled grace and precision. The tracklist is a veritable feast for classical music enthusiasts, featuring iconic selections from "Don Giovanni," "Le nozze di Figaro," "Cosi fan tutte," and "Die Zauberflöte," among others. Each piece is performed with Schwarzkopf's signature elegance, showcasing her ability to convey the depth and nuance of Mozart's music.
The album also includes a selection of Mozart's lesser-known works, offering a fresh perspective on the composer's versatility and innovation. From the delicate beauty of "Das Veilchen" to the dramatic intensity of "Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene," Schwarzkopf's interpretations are nothing short of breathtaking. Whether you are a seasoned classical music aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, this album is sure to captivate and inspire.
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Venite pur avanti" (Leporello, Don Giovanni, Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Don Ottavio)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dame Joan Sutherland, Luigi Alva, Eberhard Wächter, Giuseppe Taddei, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Ricominciate il suono!" (Don Giovanni, Leporello, Donna Elvira, Donna Anna, Don Ottavio, Masetto, Zerlina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dame Joan Sutherland, Graziella Sciutti, Luigi Alva, Eberhard Wächter, Giuseppe Taddei, Piero Cappuccilli, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Ecco il birbo, che t'ha offesa!" (Don Giovanni, Leporello, Don Ottavio, Donna Elvira, Donna Anna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dame Joan Sutherland, Luigi Alva, Eberhard Wächter, Giuseppe Taddei, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Trema, trema, o scellerato!" (Don Giovanni, Leporelio, Don Ottavio, Donna Elvira, Donna Anna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dame Joan Sutherland, Luigi Alva, Eberhard Wächter, Giuseppe Taddei, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "ln quali eccessi, o Numi" (Donna Elvira)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Mi tradi, quell'alma ingrata" (Donna Elvira)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165: I. Exsultate, jubilateWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165: II. Recitativo. "Fulget amica dies"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165: III. Tu virginum coronaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165: IV. AlleluiaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: Recitativo. "Giunse alfin il momento" - Aria. "Deh vieni, non tadar" (Susanna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Vedrai carino" (Zerlina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Recitativo. "Crudele!" - Aria. "Non mi dir" (Donna Anna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non so più cosa son" (Cherubino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta, K. 366, Act 3: "Zeffiretti lusinghieri" (Ilia)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Batti, batti o bel Masetto" (Zerlina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K. 307Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Dans un bois solitaire, K. 308Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Die kleine Spinnerin, K. 531Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Als Luise die Briefe, K. 520Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Das Kinderspiel, K. 598Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Die Alte, K. 517Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Das Traumbild, K. 530Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Das Veilchen, K. 476Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Recitativo. "Dove son?" (Dorabella, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Heinrich Schmidt, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Terzettino. "Soave sia il vento" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Heinrich Schmidt, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Aria. "Come scoglio" (Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Heinrich Schmidt, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 2: Duetto. "Prenderò quel brunettino" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Heinrich Schmidt, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 2: Rondo. "Per pietà, ben mio, perdona" (Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Heinrich Schmidt, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Im Frühlingsanfang, K. 597Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Das Lied der Trennung, K. 519Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Die Zufriedenheit, K. 349Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: An Chloe, K. 524Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, K. 596Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Die Verschweigung, K. 518Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Gieseking
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1: "Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe!" (Tamino, Die drei Damen)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1: "Hm! hm! hm! hm!" (Papageno, Tamino, Die drei Damen)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Wie? wie? wie?" (Die drei Damen, Papageno, Tamino, Chor)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Abendempfindung, K. 523Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore
Mozart: Der Zauberer, K. 472Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore
Mozart: Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K. 505Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alfred Brendel, George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Vado, ma dove?, K. 583Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Alma grande e nobil core, K. 578Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, K. 383Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Das Veilchen, K. 476Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Geoffrey Parsons
Mozart: Ein deutsches Kriegslied, K. 539 "Meine Wünsche"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Geoffrey Parsons
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: Cavatina. "Porgi, amor" (Contessa)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: Terzetto. "Susanna, or via sortite" (Conte, Contessa, Susanna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Anna Moffo, Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: Recitativo. "Dunque voi non aprite" (Conte, Contessa)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Eberhard Wächter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Heinrich Schmidt, Philharmonia Orchestra