The Brigitte Fassbaender Edition The Brigitte Fassbaender edition

Mezzo soprano Brigitte Fassbaender was one of the world's most acclaimed opera and Lied singers before she retired from singing in 1995 to devote her energies to a multi-facited career as opera director, as a juror on numerous singing competitions, and giving master classes. Deutsche Grammophon now honours her with a special 11 CD edition on the occasion of her 80th birthday (3rd July) - 7 legendary albums from Deutsche Grammophon and Decca plus 4 new compilations displaying the hallmarks of her art: conviction, individuality, interpretative depth and expressive vibrancy. Including her Gramophone award-winning, Schubert, Liszt and Strauss recordings, as well as in Mahler - and in probing portrayals of Dorabella (under Böhm), Azucena (Giulini), Brangäne (Kleiber) and Orlofsky (Previn).