Elisabeth / Furtwangler,wilhelm Schwarzkopf

Hugo Wolf Recital - Salzburg 12 / 08 / 1953 Elisabeth / Furtwangler,wilhelm Schwarzkopf

It is perhaps the songs of Hugo Wolf that most closely define Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's subtle art as a recitalist. At the Salzburg Festival in 1953 she marked the 50th anniversary of the composer's death in a memorable collaboration with Wilhelm Furtwängler, who - having conducted her frequently in opera and oratorio - here became her accompanist. As the producer Walter Legge wrote: "We must be grateful that this extraordinary occasion was recorded not only for us but also for posterity."