Slippedisc comfort zone (13): Lost to the world
Daily Comfort ZoneIn memoriam Christa Ludwig, instinctual singer of Mahler’s most personal song.
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Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh’
… all eleven minutes of it. For the radiant tone, the trills and the shadings. Never too slow.
1965, Feb 6-15, Feb 25 to March 4, and June 8-9 and 14-15, Herkules-Saal.
From the Second Day of Christmas.
YouTube: tH07fah8LT0
Andrew – THANK YOU! I would never have listened to this if not for your mention. (Am not a big fan of Bach Cantatas) . This is absolutely sublime, and Richter’s accompaniment is superb. I remember Ludwig singing Mahler with Lenny and the NYPO………a truly GREAT singer
Sublime.
Christa was a gift to the world of music.
My God, what a loss! She was beyond praise.
She was a wonderful artist and person.