This was the first recording of the Strauss that I heard. Nothing since has
approached it. Her voice here is so *instrumental*, so smooth and nuanced,
with a long spun-out line such as I hear in the very best violinists, and
which one notices when la Bartoli sings "Sposa son disprezatta". john
At 08:53 AM 9/25/00 -0700, you wrote:
...>other hand I have had some kind of special fondness
>for Janowitz since many years, though this was mostly
>based on her 'Vier letzte Lieder' ...
John Blyth
Baritono robusto e lirico
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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