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First Encounter

First Encounter
Angelika Kirchschlager, Barbara Bonney

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Track Listing

  1. Ich wollt, meine Liebe erg�sse sich
  2. Abschiedslied der Zugv�gel
  3. Gru�
  4. Herbstlied
  5. Volkslied
  6. Maigl�ckchen und die Bl�melein
  7. Aus meinen Tr�nen
  8. Im wundersch�nen Monat Mai
  9. Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe
  10. Erste Begegnung (FIRST ENCOUNTER) (op. 74 Nr. 1)
  11. Liebesgram (op. 74 Nr. 3)
  12. Botschaft (op. 74 Nr. 8)
  13. Wenn ich ein V�glein w�r (op. 43 Nr.1)
  14. Bedeckt mich mit Blumen (op. 138 Nr. 4)
  15. Sommerruh
  16. Weg der Liebe (op. 20 Nr.1)
  17. Die Schwestern (op. 61 Nr.1)
  18. Die Boten der Liebe (op. 61 Nr.4)
  19. Ich schwimm�dir davon
  20. Fliege, V�glein
  21. Wenn die Sense scharf geschliffen w�re
  22. Freundlich la� uns scheiden
  23. Der kleine Acker
  24. Die Taube auf dem Ahorn
  25. Wasser und Weinen
  26. Die Bescheidene
  27. Der Ring
  28. Gr�ne, du Gras
  29. Die Gefangene
  30. Der Trost
  31. Wilde Rose

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #110364 in Music
  • Released on: 2004-10-18
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Dimensions: .28 pounds
  • Running time: 68 minutes

Customer Reviews

Encore!5
What a delight this disc is! Singing a selection of material both stirring and moving, Bonney and Kirchschlager blend the skill of performing with another with conveying admirably the spirit of each piece. Each singer maintains her individuality, yet each complements the other superbly, especially when, in certain passages, their voices intertwine rather than harmonize. A few of these duets are among my favourites; others are new but have already become part of me. I do hope this combination of talents, so successful, continues.

Romantic duets4

What a wonderfully romantic album this is. The two singers began their friendship in Salzburg singing together while the 12 year old Angelika was a chorister while the elder (by 10 years) Barbara enjoyed the soloist limelight of the concerts.

Many years on, after both had established themselves as soloists while retaining their friendship, this album First Encounter is a culmination of their desire to work together and Barbara's long research of German romantic duets.

It's not mainstream classical, songs by Mendelssohn and his wife Fanny, Robert Schumann, Brahms and Dvorak are not their most well known works, but it is pure and simple romantic duet singing which is intimately intertwined with piano accompaniment.

An informative 48 page book (English, German & French) with biographies, lyrics and more intimate photos, similar to cover but black & white, complete this lovely album