Elly Ameling's 1973 recording of selected lieder by Schubert was exquisitely lovely in its time. Ameling had the sweetest, clearest, and most soulful soprano then singing lieder and Philips recorded her singing 26 of Schubert's best-loved lieder in sound of breathtaking presence and immediacy. In this super audio CD reissue, Ameling sounds even more lovely. The reissue has gone back to the multichannel original tapes unreleased at the time and makes them available for first time. In addition to presence and immediacy, there ...
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Elly Ameling's 1973 recording of selected lieder by Schubert was exquisitely lovely in its time. Ameling had the sweetest, clearest, and most soulful soprano then singing lieder and Philips recorded her singing 26 of Schubert's best-loved lieder in sound of breathtaking presence and immediacy. In this super audio CD reissue, Ameling sounds even more lovely. The reissue has gone back to the multichannel original tapes unreleased at the time and makes them available for first time. In addition to presence and immediacy, there is added a depth of field and a sense of space around the sound. The performances themselves are still exquisitely lovely. Ameling does not so much sing the song as become the song, her voice fused with its spirit, her heart melded to its soul. Wise yet innocent, vivacious, and incandescent, Ameling's voice breathes the pure air of Schubert's world. ~ James Leonard, Rovi
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