Grieg, Mahler, Mussorgsky et al.: Kerstin Meyer Memorial Edition, 1956-1980

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July 15, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Kerstin Meyer
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 15, 2022
    • UPC
      7393338186229
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDA1862
    • LABEL
      Sterling Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    2. Part II: No. 8. Night

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    3. Part II: No. 9. Prayer to Pierrot

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    4. Part II: No. 10. Theft

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    5. Part II: No. 11. Red Mass

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    6. Part II: No. 12. Gallows Song

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    7. Part II: No. 13. Beheading

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    8. Part II: No. 14. The Crosses

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Bengt Overstrom, Thore Janson, Sven Nyberg, Erich Gruenberg, Gideon Roehr, Åke Olofsson, Tore Wiberg

      Conductor: Siegfried Naumann

    9. No. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Paul Kletzki

    10. No. 2. Ging heut' morgen über's Feld

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Paul Kletzki

    11. No. 3. Ich hab' ein glühend Messer

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Paul Kletzki

    12. No. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Paul Kletzki

    13. No. 1. V chetiryokh stenakh (Within four walls)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba

    14. No. 2. Menya ti v tolpe ne uznala (You did not know me in the crowd)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba

    15. No. 3. Okonchen prazdniy, shumniy den' (The useless, noisy day is ended)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba

    16. No. 4. Skuchay (Be bored)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba

    17. No. 5. Elegiya (Elegy)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba

    18. No. 6. Nad rekoy (On the River)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Erik Werba

    19. Don Carlo, Act III: O don fatale

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Stig Westerberg

    20. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Stig Westerberg

    21. Lohengrin, Act II: Entweihte Götter

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Herbert Sandberg

    22. Carmen, Act II: Non tu ne maimes pas

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Ingvar Wixell

    23. Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Heliga hoga siarkraft (Sung in Swedish)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Sven Olof Eliasson

      Conductor: Sixten Ehrling

    24. No. 1. Auprès de cette grotte sombre

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    25. No. 2. Crois mon conseil, chère Climène

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    26. No. 3. Je tremble en voyant ton visage

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    27. No. 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    28. No. 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    29. No. 3. Ich kann's nicht fassen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    30. No. 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    31. No. 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    32. No. 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    33. No. 7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    34. No. 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Maurice Till

    35. Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act II: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Margareta Hallin

      Conductor: Stig Westerberg

    36. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III Scene 4: Selig, wie die Sonne

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Gundula Janowitz, Peter Schreier, René Kollo, Karl Ridderbusch

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    37. No. 1. Det syng (The Enticement)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    38. No. 2. Veslemøy (The Young Maiden)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    39. No. 3. Blåbær-Li (Blueberry Slope)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    40. No. 4. Møte (The Tryst)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    41. No. 5. Elsk (Love)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    42. No. 6. Killingdans (Kidlings' Dance)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    43. No. 7. Vond Dag (Hurtful Day)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    44. No. 8. Ved Gjætle-Bekken (At the Brook)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Jan Eyron

    45. Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Weiche, Wotan, weiche!

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Berislav Klobučar

    46. Parsifal, Act II: Ich sah das Kind

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Orchestra

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer

      Conductor: Berislav Klobučar

    47. Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats' Duet)

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Performer: Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Söderström, Jan Eyron


Kerstin Margareta Meyer, CBE (3 April 1928 – 14 April 2020) was a Swedish mezzo-soprano who enjoyed an international career in opera and concert. She made her debut at 24 as Azucena in Il trovatore, 11 September 1952, at the Royal Stockholm Opera. A long-time member of the Royal Swedish Opera and Hamburg State Opera, she appeared regularly at the Royal Opera House in London and international opera houses and festivals. She died at the age of 92 in April 2020. The present release is a showcase of performances recorded between 1956 and 1980, during the peak of her career.