Volume 4 at Music Hills.com

Music CD 1

Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 36
Arioso, for voice & orchestra, Op. 3
Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 37: The first Kiss, Op. 37 No. 1
Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 37: The maiden's tryst, Op. 37 No. 5
Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 37: Was it a dream, Op. 37 No. 4
When I Have Sung My Songs, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
O Lovely Night for voice & orchestra
Lullaby, for voice & piano, Op. 57/2
At parting
Love went a-riding, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H 114
Sleep That Flits On Baby's Eyes for voice & piano
With the Tide
The White Peace, for voice & piano
Cradle Song, for voice & piano (from 'Irish Songs (3)')
Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 41: Speak, Music
The Little Road to Bethlehem
English Songs (3), for voice & piano, RT v/12
Love went a-riding, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H 115

Music CD 2

Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 1, Det Syng
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 1, Det Syng
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 2, VeslemÃ¸y
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 3, BlaabÂ?rli
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 3, BlaabÂ?rli
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 4, MÃ¸te
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 5, Elsk
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 5, Elsk
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 6, Killingdans
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 7, Vond Dag
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: No. 8, Ved GjÂ?tlebekken
Der Engel ('In der Kinkheit frÃ?Â¼hen Tagen'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendonk Lieder), WWV 91/1
Stehe still! ('Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendonk Lieder), WWV 91/2
Stehe still! ('Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendonk Lieder), WWV 91/2
Im Treibhaus ('HochgewÃ?Â¶lbe BlÃ?Â¤tterkronen'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendonck Lieder), WWV 91/3
Schmerzen ('Sonne, weinest jeden Abend...'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendonk Lieder), WWV 91/4
TrÃ?Â¤ume ('Sag, welch wunderbare TrÃ?Â¤ume'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Wesendonk Lieder), WWV 91/5

Music reviews of Volume 4

Music Review: One of opera's legendary figures sings lieder.
Rating: 5 Stars

The second disc of Anglo-American songs may be less demanding, but are no less delightful. Highlights include Landan Ronald's operettish 'O Lovely Night', Frank Bridge's rollicking 'Love Went A-Riding', Bax's hushed 'The White Peace', Elgar's hymn-like tribute to his vocation 'Speak Music', Delius' rapturous 'Love's Philosophy', as well as a tantalisingly muffled 1937 recording of Stephen Foster's 'Old Folks at Home'. There are also no less than four lullabies, which attests to the Victorian hangover on bourgeois tastes in the middle of the last century.

Most of these recordings date from the 1950s, so the sound is relatively clear, and if Flagstad is past her operatic prime, her ability to express intense passion with an imperiously cool technique would put most modern singers to shame. her regular accompanist, Edwin McArthur, is a model of self-effacement, quietly playful and inventive in the background. My only complaint is that, at this price, surely a lyric sheet could have been provided. There is, however, a fascinating biographical piece, detailing, amongst other things, the soprano's dubious wartime conduct.