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1. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio"

by Christa Ludwig, Karl Böhm, Wiener Symphoniker

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Wiener Symphoniker
Karl Böhm; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Karl Böhm; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais; Production
Producer: Marius Van Der Meulen; Production

2. Schubert: Ave Maria, Op.52/6, D.839

by Christa Ludwig, Irwin Gage

Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig
Irwin Gage; Performer
Piano: Irwin Gage; Performer
Author: Walter Scott; Production
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns; Production
Editor: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Hans-rudolf Müller; Production
Executive Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Irwin Gage; Main Performer
Recording: Volker Martin; Production
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Recording Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Studio Personnel: Volker Martin
Günter Hermanns
Hans-rudolf Müller
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Translation: Adam Storck; Production

3. Franck: Nocturne

by Christa Ludwig, Orchestre De Paris, Daniel Barenboim

Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Daniel Barenboim
Christa Ludwig
Orchestre De Paris; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre De Paris; Ensemble
Arranger: Joseph Guy Ropartz; Composer
Composer: César Franck; Composer
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim; Conductor
Author: L. De Fourcaud; Production
Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe; Production
Producer: Guenther Breest
Cord Garben; Production
Recording Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Studio Personnel: Klaus Scheibe; Production

4. Mahler: Symphony No.2 in C Minor - "Resurrection" / 4: "Urlicht" - Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht

by Christa Ludwig, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein
Christa Ludwig
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Composer: Gustav Mahler; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Author: Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
From "des Knaben Wunderhorn" (von Achim & Brentano); Production
Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe; Production
Editor: Rainer Maillard; Production
Producer: Hanno Rinke
Hans Weber; Production
Recording: Jobst Eberhardt
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Recording Producer: Hans Weber; Production
Studio Personnel: Jobst Eberhardt
Rainer Maillard
Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Klaus Scheibe; Production

5. Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op.2, D.118

by Christa Ludwig, Irwin Gage

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Irwin Gage; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Irwin Gage
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: Irwin Gage; Performer
Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Production
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns; Production
Editor: Hans-rudolf Müller; Production
Engineer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Günter Hermanns; Production

6. Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch - 1. Auch kleine Dinge

by Christa Ludwig, Daniel Barenboim

Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Daniel Barenboim
Christa Ludwig; Main Performer
Performer: Daniel Barenboim
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: Daniel Barenboim; Performer
Composer: Hugo Wolf; Composer
Author: Paul Johann Ludwig Von Heyse; Production
Balance Engineer: Hans-peter Schweigmann; Production
Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Studio Personnel: Hans-peter Schweigmann; Production

7. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op.39 - 5. Mondnacht

by Christa Ludwig, Erik Werba

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Erik Werba; Main Performer
Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Erik Werba
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: Erik Werba; Performer
Composer: Robert Schumann; Composer
Author: Joseph Freiherr Von Eichendorff; Production
Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen; Production
Executive Producer: Guenther Dieckmann; Production
Producer: Guenther Dieckmann
Rainer Brock; Production
Studio Personnel: Heinz Wildhagen; Production

8. Bernstein: Candide / Act I - 14. I Am Easily Assimilated

by Christa Ludwig, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Chorus

Arranger: Leonard Bernstein
John Mauceri
Hershy Kay; Composer
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein
Christa Ludwig
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Simon Joly
Christa Ludwig
London Symphony Chorus; Performer
Choir/chorus: London Symphony Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestration: John Mauceri
Leonard Bernstein
Hershy Kay; Composer
Chorus Master: Simon Joly; Conductor
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Author: Leonard Bernstein
John La Touche
Hugh Wheeler
Lillian Hellman
Richard Wilbur
Dorothy Parker
John Wells
Voltaire
Stephen Sondheim; Production
Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky; Production
Editor: Andrew Wedman; Production
Producer: Alison Ames
Hans Weber; Production
Recording: Jobst Eberhardt
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Recording Producer: Hans Weber; Production
Studio Personnel: Andrew Wedman
Gregor Zielinsky
Jobst Eberhardt
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production

9. Bernstein: Candide / Act II - 27. What's The Use

by Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, John Treleavan, Kurt Ollmann, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Kurt Ollmann
Leonard Bernstein
Nicolai Gedda
Christa Ludwig
London Symphony Orchestra
John Treleavan
London Symphony Chorus; Main Performer
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Choir/chorus: London Symphony Chorus; Ensemble
Arranger: Hershy Kay
Leonard Bernstein
John Mauceri; Composer
Baritone: Kurt Ollmann; Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Chorus Master: Simon Joly; Conductor
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Simon Joly
Nicolai Gedda
Christa Ludwig
John Treleavan
Kurt Ollmann; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestration: John Mauceri
Leonard Bernstein
Hershy Kay; Composer
Author: Leonard Bernstein
Voltaire
John Wells
Dorothy Parker
Richard Wilbur
Lillian Hellman
Hugh Wheeler
John La Touche
Stephen Sondheim; Production
Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky; Production
Tenor: Nicolai Gedda
John Treleavan; Performer
Editor: Andrew Wedman; Production
Producer: Alison Ames
Hans Weber; Production
Recording: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Jobst Eberhardt; Production
Recording Producer: Hans Weber; Production
Studio Personnel: Andrew Wedman
Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Jobst Eberhardt
Gregor Zielinsky; Production

10. Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1 - "Ah, scostati!"

by Christa Ludwig, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker
Christa Ludwig
Karl Böhm; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Karl Böhm; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Balance Engineer: James Brown
Cyril Windebank; Production
Producer: Peter Andry
Victor Olof; Production
Studio Personnel: James Brown
Cyril Windebank; Production

11. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2 - "Voi che sapete"

by Christa Ludwig, Wiener Symphoniker, Karl Böhm

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Wiener Symphoniker
Karl Böhm; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Karl Böhm; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais; Production
Producer: Marius Van Der Meulen; Production

12. Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen, Op.7/3, D.531

by Christa Ludwig, Irwin Gage

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Irwin Gage; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Irwin Gage
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: Irwin Gage; Performer
Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Author: Matthias Claudius; Production
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns; Production
Editor: Hans-rudolf Müller; Production
Engineer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Günter Hermanns; Production

13. Wolf: Lieder der Mignon - 9. Mignon: "Kennst du das Land"

by Christa Ludwig, Erik Werba

Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Erik Werba; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig
Erik Werba; Performer
Piano: Erik Werba; Performer
Composer: Hugo Wolf; Composer
Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen; Production
Executive Producer: Guenther Dieckmann; Production
Producer: Guenther Dieckmann
Rainer Brock; Production
Studio Personnel: Heinz Wildhagen; Production

14. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No.4: "Bereite dich, Zion"

by Christa Ludwig, Münchener Bach-orchester, Karl Richter

Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-orchester; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Münchener Bach-orchester; Ensemble
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Conductor: Karl Richter; Conductor
Author: Christian Friedrich Henrici; Production
Balance Engineer: Hans-peter Schweigmann; Production
Producer: Hans Weber; Production
Recording Producer: Hans Weber; Production
Studio Personnel: Hans-peter Schweigmann; Production

15. R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59, TrV 227 / Act 1 - "Da geht er hin"

by Christa Ludwig, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker
Christa Ludwig
Karl Böhm; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Strauss; Composer
Conductor: Karl Böhm; Conductor
Author: Hugo Von Hofmannstahl; Production
Balance Engineer: Josef Sladko; Production
Producer: Josef Sladko
Prof. Dr. Gottfried Kraus
Hans Haring; Production
Recording Producer: Hans Haring; Production
Studio Personnel: Josef Sladko; Production

16. Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Act 1 - "Zitti...Re dell' abisso"

by Christa Ludwig, The London Opera Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
The London Opera Chorus
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Choir/chorus: The London Opera Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Antonio Somma
Eugène Scribe; Production

17. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op.39 - 9. Wehmut

by Christa Ludwig, Erik Werba

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Erik Werba; Main Performer
Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Erik Werba
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: Erik Werba; Performer
Composer: Robert Schumann; Composer
Author: Joseph Freiherr Von Eichendorff; Production
Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen; Production
Executive Producer: Guenther Dieckmann; Production
Producer: Guenther Dieckmann
Rainer Brock; Production
Studio Personnel: Heinz Wildhagen; Production

18. Puccini: Suor Angelica - Nel silenzio di quei raccoglimenti

by Christa Ludwig, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Richard Bonynge
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Richard Bonynge; Conductor
Author: Giovacchino Forzano; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Producer: Richard Beswick; Production
Studio Personnel: James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production

19. Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, L.88 / Act 1 - "Voici ce qu'il écrit à son frère"

by Christa Ludwig, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker
Christa Ludwig
Claudio Abbado; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Claude Debussy; Composer
Conductor: Claudio Abbado; Conductor
Author: Mauritus Polydorus Maeterlinck; Production
Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann; Production
Editor: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden; Production
Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Recording: Klaus Behrens
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Studio Personnel: Klaus Behrens
Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden
Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Klaus Hiemann; Production

20. Schubert: Winterreise, Op.89, D.911 - 4. Erstarrung

by Christa Ludwig, James Levine

Primary Artist: James Levine
Christa Ludwig; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: James Levine
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: James Levine; Performer
Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Author: Wilhelm Müller; Production
Balance Engineer: Karl-august Naegler; Production
Executive Producer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Karl-august Naegler; Production
Producer: Karl-august Naegler
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Studio Personnel: Karl-august Naegler; Production

21. Schubert: Winterreise, Op.89, D.911 - 7. Auf dem Flusse

by Christa Ludwig, James Levine

Primary Artist: James Levine
Christa Ludwig; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: James Levine
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: James Levine; Performer
Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Author: Wilhelm Müller; Production
Balance Engineer: Karl-august Naegler; Production
Executive Producer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Karl-august Naegler; Production
Producer: Karl-august Naegler
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Studio Personnel: Karl-august Naegler; Production

22. Schubert: Winterreise, Op.89, D.911 - 11. Frühlingstraum

by Christa Ludwig, James Levine

Primary Artist: James Levine
Christa Ludwig; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: James Levine
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Piano: James Levine; Performer
Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Author: Wilhelm Müller; Production
Balance Engineer: Karl-august Naegler; Production
Executive Producer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Karl-august Naegler; Production
Producer: Karl-august Naegler
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Studio Personnel: Karl-august Naegler; Production

23. Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, Op.20/2, D.686

by Christa Ludwig, Irwin Gage

Mezzo-soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Irwin Gage; Main Performer
Mezzo- Soprano: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig
Irwin Gage; Performer
Composer: Franz Schubert; Composer
Author: Johann Ludwig Uhland; Production
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns; Production
Piano: Irwin Gage; Performer
Editor: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Hans-rudolf Müller; Production
Executive Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Recording: Volker Martin; Production
Recording Producer: Cord Garben; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Volker Martin
Hans-rudolf Müller
Günter Hermanns; Production

24. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 2 - "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" - "Einsam wachend"

by Christa Ludwig, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm

Primary Artist: Christa Ludwig
Wolfgang Windgassen
Birgit Nilsson
Karl Böhm
Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen
Christa Ludwig
Birgit Nilsson; Performer
Soprano: Birgit Nilsson
Christa Ludwig; Performer
Tenor: Wolfgang Windgassen; Performer
Orchestra: Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Karl Böhm; Conductor
Author: Richard Wagner; Production
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns; Production
Producer: Wolfgang Lohse; Production
Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse; Production
Studio Personnel: Günter Hermanns; Production

25. Brahms: Rhapsody For Alto, Chorus, And Orchestra, Op.53

by Christa Ludwig, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Wiener Singverein

Contralto: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Primary Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker
Christa Ludwig
Wiener Singverein
Karl Böhm; Main Performer
Performer: Christa Ludwig; Performer
Choir/chorus: Wiener Singverein; Ensemble
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Johannes Brahms; Composer
Conductor: Karl Böhm; Conductor
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Production
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns; Production
Producer: Werner Mayer; Production
Studio Personnel: Günter Hermanns; Production