Opera Divas on CD and DVD News and Reviews Search: All Products Books Popular Music Classical Music DVD VHS Keywords: CONTENT News Anna Netrebko Maria Callas Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Birgit Nilsson Natalie Dessay Magdalena Kozena Cecilia Bartoli Joan Sutherland Beverly Sills Anne Sofie von Otter Renée Fleming Frederica von Stade Vesselina Kasarova How to Order Payment Methods Shipping Rates Credit Card Protection Return Policy Ballet Books All items books are delivered worldwide by Amazon USA. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was certainly one of the greatest singers of her own, or indeed any other time. An obsessive perfectionist, her flawless technique and intonation over a huge range, vocal flexibility, breath control, phrasing, stylistic versatility, and above all her focused, radiantly beautiful sound were matchless and incomparable. All these are on full display on this generous 2-CD set, which features over a dozen arias, songs by Schubert, Wolf and Richard Strauss, and some lighter fare. The recordings were made between 1950 and 1967, and the singing becomes better and better, the voice richer and more varied, the expression deeper and more immediate. Links: Biography on EMI Copyright © 2002 The Ballet Bookstore. Contact Webmaster.