Richard Crooks: Die Schoene Muellerin
Richard Crooks, tenor
Stanford Archive Series
About the Stanford Archive Series (which also includes recordings of Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Bonelli and Ernestine Schumann-Heink): The voices of these legendary singers are brought to vivid life, inaugurating a new series of historic performances by great vocal artists of the past. Under an exclusive arrangement with Stanford University, and supervised by William Moran, distinguished author and archivist, these restored and digitally remastered recordings include many performances never previously released. Each 2-disc set is accompanied by an illustrated booklet containing photos of the artist, biographical text and libretti or song texts.
DISC ONE Includes Schubert’s complete song cycle “Die Schone Mullerin.” Lieder and songs by Schubert, Beethoven, Quilter, Purcell, Morgan, Pessard, Grieg, Franz and Mendelssohn Total Playing Time: 78:01
DISC TWO Includes arias from Wagner: Die Meistersinger, Lohengrin, Bizet: Carmen, Verdi: Aida, Donizetti: L’elisir d’Amore, Cilea: L’Arlesiana. Lieder and songs by MacDermid, Romberg, White, Molloy, R. Strauss, Arne, Haydn, Lehar, Burleigh, Remick Warren, F. Foster and Stephen Foster Total Playing Time: 72:18
