Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters (Boxset Trailer)

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Decca Classics is proud to announce Jessye Norman – The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. The set includes an extraordinary performance of Tristan und Isolde with Ms. Norman performing the multiple roles of Isolde and Brangäne, Wagner and Strauss song cycles, and a live recording of an eclectic programme of cantatas by Haydn, Berlioz and Britten.

Released with the support of Ms. Norman’s family and estate, the box set pays tribute to one of the exceptional vocal performers of recent times, one of the most wide-ranging and committed artists, and certainly one of classical music’s great personalities. Born in segregated Georgia in 1945, Jessye Norman became one of the most celebrated opera singers and recitalists in the world, with her four-decade discography amassing five Grammys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ms. Norman’s continuous pursuit of excellence, combined with a relentless work ethic and schedule, meant many recording projects of extremely high standards were never finalized in her lifetime. As the long-standing Head of Philips and Decca Classics Costa Pilavachi writes in the booklet note:
“A perfectionist, Jessye was hardest on herself and she struggled to get everyone to help her achieve the highest possible standards. Some recordings took years to reach the public and some were never released, although this set rectifies some of these omissions.”

TRACKLISTING

CD1 (studio recording)
WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde WWV 90 (excerpts)
Prelude: Langsam und schmactend
Act I
Scene 1
2 “Westwärts schweift der Blick” (Seemann · Isolde · Brangäne)
Scene 2
3 “Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu” (Seemann · Isolde · Brangäne)
Scene 3
4 “Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden” (Brangäne · Isolde)
5 “Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen” (Isolde · Brangäne)
Act II, Scene 2
6 “Isolde! Geliebte! – Tristan! Geliebter!” (Tristan · Isolde)
7 “Doch es rächte sich der verscheuchte Tag” (Isolde · Tristan)
8 “O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe” (Tristan · Isolde)
9 “Einsam wachend in der Nacht” (Brangäne · Isolde · Tristan)
10 “Unsre Liebe? Tristans Liebe? Dein’ und mein’” (Tristan · Isolde)
11 “So starben wir, um ungetrennt” (Tristan · Isolde · Brangäne)
Act III, Scene 3H
12 “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (Isoldes Liebestod) (Isolde)
Isolde
Jessye Norman (Isolde, Brangäne)
Thomas Moser (Tristan)
Ian Bostridge (Seamann)
Kurt Masur / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

CD2 (live recording)
R. STRAUSS: Vier letzte Lieder TrV 296
1 I Frühling (Hesse)
2 II September (Hesse)
3 III Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)
4 IV Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)
WAGNER: Wesendonck-Lieder (orch. Felix Mott)
5 No.1 Der Engel
6 No.2 Stehe still!
7 No.3 Im Treibhaus
8 No.4 Schmerzen
9 No.5 Träume
Jessye Norman
James Levine / Berliner Philharmoniker

CD3 (live recording)
HAYDN: Scena di Berenice Hob. XXIVa:10
1 Recitativo: “Berenice, che fai?”
2 Cavatina: “Non partir, bell’idol mio”
3 Recitativo: “Me infelice!”
4 Aria: “Perché, se tanti siete”
BERLIOZ: Cléopâtre H.36
5 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.93
10 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 Norman
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa

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