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In 1973, Barbra Streisand went into the studio to make one of the first--and still considered one of the best--classical crossover recordings, Classical Barbra . This unique collection of art songs and arias was originally released in February 1976, with its striking cover portrait by Francesco Scavullo. The German composer and arranger Claus Ogerman conducts the Columbia Symphony Orchestra and accompanies Streisand at the piano in music of Canteloube, Fauré, Handel, Orff, Schumann and Wolf.
Thirteen-time Grammy–winning producer Steven Epstein remastered the original recording for this reissue, the first since its original CD release in 1987. Most importantly, it contains the first ever release of two additional tracks recorded during the original sessions but never available until now, two of Franz Schubert’s best-known songs, “An Sylvia” and “Auf dem Wasser zu singen”.
In the original liner notes Leonard Bernstein wrote, “Barbra Streisand’s natural ability to make music takes her over to the classical field with extraordinary ease. It’s clear that she loves these songs. In her sensitive, straightforward and enormously appealing performance, she has given us a very special musical experience”.