Recital by Kathleen Battle
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Composer or Director: Traditional, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Henry Purcell, Richard Strauss, Gabriel Fauré, George Frideric Handel
Label: DG
Magazine Review Date: 11/1986
Media Format: Vinyl
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 415 361-1GH
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (The) Fairy Queen, Movement: ~ |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Oedipus, Movement: Music for a while (song) |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Pausanias, Movement: Sweeter than roses (song) |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Joshua, Movement: O had I Jubal's lyre |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 6, Bei der Wiege (wds. Klingemann) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Neue Liebe (wds. Heine) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (3) Lieder, Movement: No. 2, Schlagende Herzen |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 2, Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden (orch 1 |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 3, Säusle, liebe Myrthe (orch 1940) |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| Ridente la calma |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Das) Veilchen |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Un) Moto di gioia |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (5) Mélodies, Movement: No. 1, Mandoline |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (4) Songs, Movement: No. 4, Les Roses d'Ispahan (wds. de Lisle) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| En prière |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (3) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Notre amour (wds. Silvestre: c1879) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Honor, Honor |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| His name so sweet |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Witness |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| He's got the whole world in His hands |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
Composer or Director: Traditional, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Henry Purcell, Richard Strauss, Gabriel Fauré, George Frideric Handel
Label: DG
Magazine Review Date: 11/1986
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 415 361-4GH
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (The) Fairy Queen, Movement: ~ |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Oedipus, Movement: Music for a while (song) |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Pausanias, Movement: Sweeter than roses (song) |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Joshua, Movement: O had I Jubal's lyre |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 6, Bei der Wiege (wds. Klingemann) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Neue Liebe (wds. Heine) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (3) Lieder, Movement: No. 2, Schlagende Herzen |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 2, Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden (orch 1 |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 3, Säusle, liebe Myrthe (orch 1940) |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| Ridente la calma |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Das) Veilchen |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Un) Moto di gioia |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (5) Mélodies, Movement: No. 1, Mandoline |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (4) Songs, Movement: No. 4, Les Roses d'Ispahan (wds. de Lisle) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| En prière |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (3) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Notre amour (wds. Silvestre: c1879) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Honor, Honor |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| His name so sweet |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Witness |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| He's got the whole world in His hands |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
Composer or Director: Traditional, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Henry Purcell, Richard Strauss, Gabriel Fauré, George Frideric Handel
Label: DG
Magazine Review Date: 11/1986
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 53
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 415 361-2GH
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (The) Fairy Queen, Movement: ~ |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Oedipus, Movement: Music for a while (song) |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Pausanias, Movement: Sweeter than roses (song) |
Henry Purcell, Composer
Henry Purcell, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Joshua, Movement: O had I Jubal's lyre |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 6, Bei der Wiege (wds. Klingemann) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Neue Liebe (wds. Heine) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (3) Lieder, Movement: No. 2, Schlagende Herzen |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 2, Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden (orch 1 |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 3, Säusle, liebe Myrthe (orch 1940) |
Richard Strauss, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| Ridente la calma |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Das) Veilchen |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Un) Moto di gioia |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (5) Mélodies, Movement: No. 1, Mandoline |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (4) Songs, Movement: No. 4, Les Roses d'Ispahan (wds. de Lisle) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| En prière |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| (3) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Notre amour (wds. Silvestre: c1879) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano |
| Honor, Honor |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| His name so sweet |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Witness |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| He's got the whole world in His hands |
Traditional, Composer
James Levine, Piano Kathleen Battle, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
Author: hfinch
This recording offers the very quintessence of Kathleen Battle: a winsome, childlike readiness of timbre and response, in a light, high, airy soprano, sounding for all the world as if it is about to fly away with the songsters she invokes in her Purcell.
Just as her voice has very definite limits, so does the expressive range of this recital. For the most part, the choice of repertoire is tailored accordingly. The only moments of doubtful choice are in her Strauss songs, where her breadth of phrasing is never quite enough to carry the harmonic weight of the music, and in Faure's Mandoline, just too brisk, too busy for the more allusive, shadowy mysteries of the setting.
This is not the place to look for baroque style, either. Battle's light-floating cantabile, bordering at times on vocalise in miniature, is more at home in Mendelssohn than in Purcell or Handel.
Just the right weight, the ready intimacy is there for the nursery lullaby of Bei der Wiege, the elfin scherzo of Neue Liebe. Neither she nor Mendelssohn takes Heine's shadows too seriously.
There is much to enjoy, too, in Mozart's Veilchen, stepping out, like the shepherdess, ''light of step and gay of heart''; in the rapturous arcs of phrasing with which she shapes Faure'sRoses d'Ispahan; and in the ingenuous simplicity, echoed in James Levine's astute piano playing, of her handling of the childlike rhyming couplets of En priere. Although this recording reduces the live audience to total silence, one can almost feel Battle wooing them in her closing negro spirituals, refreshingly unmannered and as vividly present as the recording itself.'
Just as her voice has very definite limits, so does the expressive range of this recital. For the most part, the choice of repertoire is tailored accordingly. The only moments of doubtful choice are in her Strauss songs, where her breadth of phrasing is never quite enough to carry the harmonic weight of the music, and in Faure's Mandoline, just too brisk, too busy for the more allusive, shadowy mysteries of the setting.
This is not the place to look for baroque style, either. Battle's light-floating cantabile, bordering at times on vocalise in miniature, is more at home in Mendelssohn than in Purcell or Handel.
Just the right weight, the ready intimacy is there for the nursery lullaby of Bei der Wiege, the elfin scherzo of Neue Liebe. Neither she nor Mendelssohn takes Heine's shadows too seriously.
There is much to enjoy, too, in Mozart's Veilchen, stepping out, like the shepherdess, ''light of step and gay of heart''; in the rapturous arcs of phrasing with which she shapes Faure's
Recital by Kathleen Battle
Recital by Kathleen Battle
Recital by Kathleen Battle
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