Episode 200: 19200 Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters - Part 2 of 2

Decca Classics is proud to present Jessye Norman – The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. The set includes Wagner and Strauss song cycles, and a live recording of an eclectic program of cantatas by Haydn, Berlioz, and Britten. CD2 (live recording)R. STRAUSS: Vier letzte Lieder TrV 2961       I Frühling (Hesse)2       II September (Hesse)3       III Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)4       IV Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)WAGNER: Wesendonck-Lieder (orch. Felix Mottl 1-4; Wagner 5)5       No.1 Der Engel6       No.2 Stehe still!7       No.3 Im Treibhaus8       No.4 Schmerzen9       No.5 TräumeJessye NormanJames Levine / Berliner PhilharmonikerCD3 (live recording)HAYDN: Scena di Berenice Hob. XXIVa:101       Recitativo: “Berenice, che fai?”2       Cavatina: “Non partir, bell’idol mio”3       Recitativo: “Me infelice!”4       Aria: “Perché, se tanti siete”BERLIOZ: Cléopâtre H.365       Allegro vivace con impeto – Récitatif: “C’en est donc fait!”6       Lento cantabile: “Ah! qu’ils sont loin ces jours, tourment de ma mémoire”7       Méditation: Largo misterioso: “Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides”8       Allegro assai agitato: “Non! … non, de vos demeures funèbres”9       Allegro non troppo – Recitativo misurato: “Dieux du Nil”BRITTEN: Phaedra Op.9310     Prologue: “In May, in brilliant Athens”11     Recitative: “My lost and dazzled eyes saw only night”12     Presto: “You monster! You understood me too well”13     Recitative: “Oh Gods of wrath”14     Adagio: “My time’s too short, your highness”Jessye NormanBoston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji OzawaHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).