Irmgard Seefried
Irmgard Seefried (1919-1988) was a German soprano, one of the great Mozart and Lieder singers of the post-war era. She was especially associated with Vienna, Salzburg and the central German repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Haydn, Mozart and Bach, including Fritz Busch’s Copenhagen recordings and Furtwängler’s Die Zauberflöte.
Seefried’s singing combined freshness, verbal sensitivity and musical intell...
HAYDN Symphony No. 88
HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante
HAYDN The Creation - excerpts
HAYDN The Seasons - rehearsal
Live & studio recordings, 1934-1951
Total duration: 79:28
Erna Berger, Irmgard Seefried soprano
Julius Patzak, Erik Sjöberg tenor
Einar Nørby baritone
Alexander Kipnis bass
Statsradiofoniens Symfoniorkester
conducted by Fritz Busch
MOZART Die Zauberflöte
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E flat
Die Zauberflöte Recorded Salzburg, 6 August 1951. Total duration: 2hr 51:54
Symphony No. 39 Recorded Berlin, 8 February 1944. Total duration: 27:59
Wilma Lipp, Königin Der Nacht
Irmgard Seefried, Pamina
Anton Dermota, Tamino
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor
BACH St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Studio recording, 1958
Total duration: 3hr 18:41
Irmgard Seefried soprano
Antoine Fahberg soprano
Hertha Töpper alto
Ernst Haefliger tenor
Kieth Engen bass
Max Proebstl bass
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau bass
Munich Bach Choir
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter conductor
