It's September - so here is the late Lucia Popp singing 'September' from Strauss's Four Last Songs in 1977, conducted with tremendous panache by Solti. The sound is slightly crackly, but the voice's purity and directness goes straight to the heart. She died much too young in 1993 and is still sorely missed.
Not much blogging last week, due to final work on the manuscript of Hungarian Dances, which went back to Hodder & Stoughton yesterday for typesetting.
Blogging will be scant for the next couple of weeks too, as I'm off to France. Remembering foiled intentions of blogging the Viardot concert at St Nazaire a year ago, let's just say that I'll blog the progress of the Messiaen play if I can, but as it'll involve the same laptop, same hotel and same brain, it mightn't happen.
A bientot...
7 comments:
Lovely! Lucia's favourite conductors were Solti and Carlos Kleiber. She once cited this Chicago performance as one of the 'Sternklänge' of her career.
Thank you, Jessica. I have cherished Lucia Popp's singing since I was a girl.
This is beautiful, thanks so much for posting it. Who was conducting this performance? Have an incredible time in France.
Sharon
Jessica, while you're away and logging in from time to time, check out Mark Singer's comprehensive New Yorker article (this is an understatement) on the Hatto hoax / fiasco. A highly recommended read for those who follow this story.
While the article is included in the September 17 issue on newstands soon and already received by subscribers, The New Yorker apparently will feature this story or associated follow-up online soon.
For the moment, you and others interested can download an early copy from my Hatto news page at
http://www.andrys.com/hatto.html#news
Who was conducting? Who was conducting?!! I WAS! Sir Ginger Stripes, the most famous cat on the Web.
Thanks to Emlyn for stepping in with that information while Solti-the-cat is too busy to blog! He'll be back when he's finished beating up the latest feline invader from the next street.
listen to a girl named lauren musacchio sing the strauss lieder. it is the most amazing thing ever. she is just 20 years old and blows all these people away. i think she goes to manhattan school of music. i heard her at a private party in ny and it was the most incredible thing. i haven't been able to listen to anyone as good as her since!
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