Opera excerpts. Libretto by the composer. Trude Eipperle (Elsa von Brabant) ; Helena Braun (Ortrud) ; Peter Anders (Lohengrin) ; Josef Greindl (Heinrich der Vogler) ; Carl Kronenberg (Friedrich von Telramund) ; Chor und Orchester des Kölner Rundfunks ; Richard Kraus, conductor. Recorded Nov. 1951 in Cologne. Compact disc. Booklet with program notes in English by Jonathan Elliott (6 pages) inserted in container.
Contents:
Einsam in trüben Tagen = Lonely, in troubled days -- Des Ritters will ich wahren = I will wait for the knight -- Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan! = I thank you, my dear swan! -- Wenn ich im Kampfe für dich siege = When I win this fight for you -- Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen = Ye heavens, so oft filled -- Elsa! ... Wer ruft? = Elsa! ... who calls? -- Ortrud, wo bist du? = Ortrud, where are you? -- Vorspiel = Prelude -- Treulich geführt ziehet dahin = Faithfully guided, draw near -- Das süsse Lied verhallt; wir sind allein = The sweet song fades; we are alone -- Wie hehr erkenn' ich unsrer Liebe Wesen! = How noble is the nature of our love! -- Höchstes Vertraun hast du mir schon zu danken = You have already to thank me for the highest confidence -- Ach nein! Doch dort--der Schwan! = Ah no! yes, there--the swan! -- In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten = In a far-off land, inaccessible to your steps.
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