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EDMEA (Alfredo Catalani) [1:47:52] Edmea, ATTILA (Giuseppe Verdi) [1:46:58] Attila -
amante di Oberto: Maria Sokolinska Noto, Il Boris Christoff Odabella - Margherita Roberti
Conte di Leitmeritz: Graziano del Vito, Oberto, Ezio - Giangiacomo Guelfi Foresto - Gastone
suo figlio: Maurizio Frusoni, Il Barone di Limarilli Bruno Bartoletti. Orchestra e Chorus
Waldeck: Angelo Nosotti, Ulmo, vassallo del al Teatro Communale (Audio)
conte: Marco Chingari, Fritz, giullare: Pierre
THERESE (Jules Massenet) [1:18:48] Gerd
Lefebvre, L'oste: Guido Pasella. Coro e
Albrecht. RAI Orchestra, Rome Agnes Baltsa,
Orchestra lirico sinfonica del Teatro del Giglio
Francisco Araiza, George Fortune, Giancarlo
di Lucca. Massimo de Bernart (Audio)
Luccardi, Gino Sinimberghi (Audio)
DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL (WA
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO (Giuseppe
Mozart) [2:12:40] Selim - Hans-Peter Minetti
Verdi) [1:51:31] Federico Barbarossa –
Belmonte – Stanford Olsen Konstanze – Luba
Enrico Giuseppe Iori, Primo console di Milano
Orgonasova Blonde – Cyndia Sieden Pedrillo
– Francesco Musinu, Secondo console di
– Uwe Peper Osmin – Cornelius Hauptmann
Milano – Federico Benetti, Il podesta di Como
John Eliot Gardiner. Monteverdi Choir. English
– Gabriele Sagona, Rolando – Leonardo
Baroque Soloists (Audio)
Lopez Linares, Lida – Dimitra Theodossiou,
SOROCHINTSY FAIR (Modest Mussorgsky) Arrigo – Andrew Richards, Marcovaldo –
[1:20:18] Friderik Lupsha, baritone Andrei Giovanni Guagliardo, Imelda – Sharon
Andreev, bass Latko Koroshetz, bass Samo Pierfederici, Un araldo – Alessandro De
Smerkolj, bass Bogdana Stritar, mezzo- Angelis, Uno scudiero di Arrigo – Nicola
soprano Vilma, Bukovetz, soprano Miro Pascoli. Boris Brott. Orchestra e Coro del
Brajnik, tenor Slavko Strukel, tenor Samo Teatro Lirico “Giuseppe Verdi” di Trieste
Hubad. Slovenian National Opera Orchestra (Audio)
(Audio)
RIGOLETTO (Giuseppe Verdi) [1:53:24]
IL TROVATORE (Giuseppe Verdi) [2:07:40] Rigoletto - Robert Merrill Gilda - Anna Moffo
Conductor Riccardo Muti - 2001(LI) Orchestra Duc de Mantoue - Alfredo Kraus Maddalena -
- Teatro alla Scala Chorus - Teatro alla Scala Rosalind Elias Sparafucile - Ezio Flagello
Manrico - Salvatore Licitra Azucena - Violeta Comte Monterone – David Ward Giovanna –
Urmana Leonora - Barbara Frittoli Conte di Anna Di Stasio Marullo – Robert Kerns Borsa
Luna - Andrezej Dobber Ferrando - Giorgio – Piero de Palma Comte Ceprano – Nario
Giuseppini Ines - Tiziana Tramonti Ruiz - Rinaudo Comtesse Ceprano – Corinna Vozza
Ernesto Gavazzi Un vecchio zingaro - Ernesto Un page – Tina Toscano Un herault – Enzo
Panariello Un messo - Mauro Buffoli (Audio) Titta Georg Solti. Choeur et Orchester RCA
d’Opera Italien (Audio)
I DUE FOSCARI (Giuseppe Verdi) [1:37:41]
Francesco Foscari - Gian Giacomo Guelfi, RIGOLETTO (Giuseppe Verdi) [2:02:53] ll
Lucrezia Contandini - Maria Vitale, Jacopo Duca di Mantova - Carlo Bergonzi Rigoletto -
Foscari - Carlo Bergonzi, Jacopo Loredano - Dietrich Fischcr-Dieskau Gilda - Renata
Pasquale Lombardi, Barbarigo - Mario Scotto Sparafucile - Ivo Vinco Maddalena -
Bersieri, Servo - Gianni Barbieri, Pisana - Fiorenza Cossotto Giovanna - Mirella
Liliana Pellegrino, Fante - Aldo Bertocci. Carlo Fiorentini Il Conte di Monterone - Lorenzo
Maria Giulini. Orchestra and Chorus of Milano Testi Marullo - Virgilio Carbonari Borsa Matteo
della Rai (Audio) - Piero di Palma Il Conte di Ceprano - Alfredo
Giacomotti La Contessa - Catarina Alda
Rafael Kubelik. Coro e Orchestra del Teatro
alla Scala, Milano (Audio)
2
Neville Marriner. Academy of St. Martin in the TOSCA (Giacomo Puccini) [CD 1] (1:05:42)
Fields (Audio) Tosca: Montserrat Caballé Mario
Cavaradossi: José Carreras Scarpia: Ingvar
FAUST (Charles Gounod) [2:35:00] (Faust: Wixell Cesare Angelotti: Samuel Ramey Il
Richard Crooks, Marguerite: Helen Jepson, Sagrestano: Domenico Trimarchi Spoletta:
Mephistopheles: Ezio Pinza, Valentin: Piero Di Palma Sciarrone/Un carceriere:
Leonard Warren. Chorus & orchestra of the William Elvin Un Pastore: Ann Murray Chorus
Metropolitan, New York. Wilfred Pelletier. and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
Broadcast on April 6, 1940 from the Boston Covent Garden Sir Colin Davis 1976 (Audio)
Opera House.) [Audio]
LOHENGRIN (Richard Wagner) [CD 1]
TOSCA (Giacomo Puccini) [1:58:25] (1:17:43) Lohengrin: James King Elsa:
Montserrat Caballé--Tosca José Carreras-- Gundula Janowitz König Heinrich: Karl
Cavaradossi Ingvar Wixell--Scarpia Samuel Ridderbusch Friedrich von Telramund:
Ramey--Angelotti Ann Murray--Shepherd Sir Thomas Stewart Ortrud: Gwyneth Jones Der
Colin Davis--Conductor Orchestra of the Heerrufer: Gerd Nienstedt Chor und
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1976 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen
(Audio) Rundfunks Rafael Kubelik; 1971 (Audio)
TOSCA (Giacomo Puccini) [1:54:15] LOHENGRIN (Richard Wagner) [CD 2]
[Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Juan (1:15:31) [Same cast as above]
Pons. Jesus Etcheverry. 1980] (Video)
LOHENGRIN (Richard Wagner) [CD 3]
TOSCA (Giacomo Puccini) [1:48:14] Floria (1:09:18) [Same cast as above]
Tosca : Maria Callas Mario Cavaradossi :
Giuseppe Di Stefano Scarpia : Tito Gobbi AIDA (Giuseppe Verdi) [Act 1] (39:46) Aida:
Cesare Angelotti : Franco Calabrese Montserrat Caballé Radames: Plácido
Spoletta : Angelo Mercuriali Sagrestano : Domingo Amneris: Fiorenza Cossotto
Melchiorre Luise Sciarrone/Carceriere : Dario Amonasro: Piero Cappuccilli Ramfis: Nicolai
Caselli Pastore : Alvaro Codova Maestro del Ghiaurov Il Re d´Egitto: Luigi Roni Chorus of
coro : Vittore Veneziani Orchestra Del Teatro the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden New
Alla Scala, Milano Direttore : Victor De Sabata Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti 1974
Recorded in 1953 (Audio) (Audio)
III.Allegro (3:31:40) Piano & Cadences : 00:00:00 Harp Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV
Massimo Palumbo; Austrian Chamber 294: I. Andante – allegro (Handel) 00:04:18
Orchestra Conductor : Ernst Theis. Recorded Harp Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 294: II.
in 2000-01, at Eisenstadt, Austria The Larghetto (Handel) 00:09:49 Harp Concerto in
Divertimento for Piano, Violins and Cello Click B-Flat Major, HWV 294: III. Allegro moderato
to activate the English subtitles for the (Handel) 00:12:30 Concerto for Flute and
presentation (3:33:25-3:36:15) In C Major Harp in C Major, K. 299: I. Allegro (Mozart)
Hob. XIV:4 I.Allegro (3:33:25) II.Menuet 00:22:06 Concerto for Flute and Harp in C
(3:36:53) III.Finale (3:39:44) In C Major Hob. Major, K. 299: II. Andantino (Mozart) 00:30:16
XIV:3 I.Allegro moderato (3:43:05) II.Menuet Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K.
(3:46:10) III.Finale / Allegro molto (3:48:17) In 299: III. Rondo. Allegro (Mozart) 00:39:55
C Major Hob. XIV:7 I.Allegro moderato Harp Concerto in C in Major: I. Allegro
(3:49:00) II.Menuet (3:52:32) III.Finale / Presto brillante (Boieldieu) 00:50:54 Harp Concerto in
(3:54:50) In F Major Hob. XIV:9 I.Allegro C in Major: II. Andante lento (Boieldieu)
(3:56:16) II.Menuet (3:57:37) III.Finale: Allegro 00:55:02 Harp Concerto in C in Major: III.
molto (3:59:29) In C Major Hob. XIV:8 Rondo. Allegro agitato (Boieldieu) 01:02:04
I.Allegro moderato (4:01:27) II.Menuet Harp Concerto in A Major: I. Allegro molto
(4:06:53) III.Finale / Scherzo (4:09:34) In C (Dittersdorf) 01:08:42 Harp Concerto in A
Major Hob. XIV:10 I.Moderato (4:11:07) Major: II. Larghetto (Dittersdorf) 01:17:52 Harp
II.Menuet (4:12:28) III.Finale / Allegro Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo. Allegretto
(4:13:33) In C Major Hob. XIV:C1 I.Andante (Dittersdorf) 01:21:25 Harp Concerto in C
(4:14:23) II.Presto (4:17:03) III.Menuet Major: I. Allegro moderato (Albrechtsberger)
(4:17:48) IV.Finale / Allegro (4:20:28) In C 01:27:54 Harp Concerto in C Major: II. Adagio
Major Hob. XIV:C2 I.Allegro moderato (Albrechtsberger) 01:37:39 Harp Concerto in
(4:21:38) II.Menuet (4:23:05) Piano, C Major: III. Allegro (Albrechtsberger)
Cadences & Conductor : Massimo Palumbo 01:40:54 Partita in F Major: I. Presto
Violin : Suela Mullaj / Cello : Andrea Cavuoto (Albrechtsberger) 01:44:44 Partita in F Major:
United Europe Chamber Orchestra Live II. Adagio un poco (Albrechtsberger) 01:51:46
recording in 2003, at Milano, Italy (Audio) Partita in F Major: III. Menuetto
(Albrechtsberger) 01:54:29 Partita in F Major:
ROMANTIC HARP CONCERTOS (2:12:13) IV. Finale. Allegro (Albrechtsberger) 01:58:35
Artists: Charlotte Balzereit harp, Giselle Harp Concerto in G Major: I. Allegro
Herbert harp, Jutta Zoff harp, Jana Bouskova (Wagenseil) 02:02:25Harp Concerto in G
harp, Staatskapelle Dresden, Les Violins du Major: II. Andante (Wagenseil) 02:07:03 Harp
Roy, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Nicol Matt Concerto in G Major: III. Vivace (Wagenseil)
conductor, Südwestdeutsches [Audio]
Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Vladislav
Czarnecki conductor, About this Album: The TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Richard Wagner)
harp is the ultimate romantic icon: the [3:49:23) Tristan – Ramon Vinay; Isolde –
instrument of angels, and of Cupid, the god of Martha Mödl; Brangäne – Ira Malaniuk; Marke
love. One of the world’s oldest musical – Ludwig Weber; Kurwenal – Hans Hotte;r
instruments, yet one of the most versatile and Melot – Hermann Uhde; Ein Hirt – Gerhard
cherished, its modern counterpart also has the Stolze; Ein Steuermann – Werner Faulhaber;
largest range of any orchestral instrument. Junger Seemann – Gerhard Unger.
This dreamy collection pulls together an Bayreuther Festspiele Herbert von Karajan,
equally extensive range of concertos for harp, conductor 23 July 1952 (Audio)
contrasting the towering figures of Handel and
Mozart with gems by lesser-known composers TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Richard Wagner)
such as François-Adrien Boieldieu and [3:54:00] Tristan: René Kollo, Isolde:
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger. Tracklist: Margaret Price, Brangäne: Brigitte
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Fassbaender, König Marke: Kurt Moll, beginning of the move away from
Kurwenal: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Melot: conventional harmony and tonality and
Werner Götz, Seemann Eberhard Büchner, consider that it lays the groundwork for the
Hirte: Anton Dermota, Steuermann: Wolfgang direction of classical music in the 20th
Hellmich, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig century. It was only after Ludwig II of Bavaria
Radio Chorus. Carlos Kleiber. 1982. became a sponsor of Wagner (he granted the
composer a generous stipend and in other
Friedrich Nietzsche, who in his younger years ways supported Wagner's artistic endeavours)
was one of Wagner's staunchest allies, wrote that enough resources could be found to
that, for him, "Tristan and Isolde is the real mount the premiere of Tristan und Isolde.
opus metaphysicum of all art. . . insatiable and Hans von Bülow was chosen to conduct the
sweet craving for the secrets of night and production at the Munich Opera, despite the
death. . . it is overpowering in its simple fact that Wagner was having an affair with his
grandeur". In a letter to his friend Erwin Rohde wife, Cosima von Bülow. A lot of ink has been
in October 1868, Nietzsche described his spilled about child prodigies like Mozart, but
reaction to Tristan's Prelude: "I simply cannot little attention has been paid to the
bring myself to remain critically aloof from this phenomenon of the late bloomer. Clearly
music; every nerve in me is atwitch, and it has Wagner belongs to the latter group: had he
been a long time since I had such a lasting died at 50, with the premiers of Tristan,
sense of ecstasy as with this overture". Even Meistersinger, the Ring, and Parsifal before
after his break with Wagner, Nietzsche him, he would be considered only a musical
continued to consider Tristan a masterpiece: middleweight. Tristan marks his first fully
"Even now I am still in search of a work which mature work and establishes Wagner as a
exercises such a dangerous fascination, such composer of the first rank. This digital
a spine-tingling and blissful infinity as Tristan recording from the early 1980s features a
— I have sought in vain, in every art." Tristan good, experienced cast. Rene Kollo is nearing
und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in the end of his effective career, but turns in a
three acts by Richard Wagner to a German workmanlike performance, while Margaret
libretto by the composer, based largely on the Price sounds fresh and young. During his
romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was career, Maestro Carlos Kleiber has not
composed between 1857 and 1859 and competed with Herbert von Karajan or Georg
premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Solti in the number of his recordings, but the
Hans von Bülow conducting. Wagner referred quality of his output has always been among
to the work not as an opera but called it "eine the best, and here he offers an exceptionally
Handlung" (literally a drama. a plot or an delicate orchestral reading.
action), which was the equivalent of the term
used by the Spanish playwright Calderón for Dame Margaret Price was persuaded to sing
his dramas. Wagner's composition of Tristan Isolde for a recording under German
und Isolde was inspired by his affair with conductor Carlos Kleiber. The result, made up
Mathilde Wesendonck and the philosophy of from several takes, is one of the most
Arthur Schopenhauer. Widely acknowledged outstanding recorded Isoldes. Efforts to tempt
as one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, Price to do Isolde on the stage, however,
Tristan was notable for Wagner's advanced never came to anything. "I'm not a long-
use of chromaticism, tonality, orchestral colour distance runner," she insisted. "I'll sing it to my
and harmonic suspension. The opera was dogs." The Guardian (Audio)
profoundly influential among Western classical
composers and provided inspiration to TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Richard Wagner)
composers such as Gustav Mahler, Richard [4:23:16] Peter Hofmann (tenor) – Tristan;
Strauss, Karol Szymanowski, Alban Berg and Hans Sotin (bass) – König Marke; Hildegard
Arnold Schoenberg. Many see Tristan as the Behrens (soprano) – Isolde; Bernd Weikl
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TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Richard Wagner) STIFFELIO (Giuseppe Verdi) [1:48:42] (Jose
[4:16:19] Tristan: Ludwig Suthaus; Isolde: Carreras, Sylvia Sass, Matteo Manuguerra,
Kirsten Flagstad; Brangäne : Blanche Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Ezio Di Cesare, Maria
Thebom; König Marke : Josef Greindl; Venuti, Thomas Moser. Lamberto Gardelli)
Kurwenal : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; [Audio]
Seemann : Rudolf Schock; Hirt : Rudolf
Schock; Melot : Edgar Evans; Steuermann : OEDIPUS REX (Igor Stravinsky) [50:06]
Rhoderick Davies. Chorus of the Royal Opera E.Haefliger – Oedipus; H.Topper – Jokaste;
House, Coven Garden Chorus Master: K.Engen – Teiresias; P.Kuen - le Berger;
Douglas Robinson Philharmonia orchestra I.Sardi – Kreon; le Messager E.Deutsch –
Wilhelm Furtwängler Recorded in 1952 recitant. Ferenc Fricsay. Orchestre
(Audio) symphonique de la radio de Berlin (Audio)
LULU (Act 2) [Alban Berg] (53:45) [Same Johannes Brahms. EIN DEUTSCHES
cast as above] REQUIEM (1:16:21) (Lucia Popp, Wolfgang
Brendel. Prague Philharmonic Chorus
LULU (Act 3) [Alban Berg] (55:54) [Same (Lubomir Matl, chorus master). Czech
cast as above] Philharmonic Orchestra. Giuseppe Sinopoli.
LA VIDA BREVE (Manuel de Falla) [1:04:12] 1983) [Audio]
(Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras. Concierto EDIPO RE (Ruggero Leoncavallo) [59:47]
en la ONU Orquesta y Coro nacionales de (Lormi, Vaina, Vertecchi, Mazzieri, Durante.
España. Jesus Lopez Cobos) [Video] RAI Roma. 1972) [Audio]
LA VIDA BREVE (Manuel de Falla) [1:08:41] LODOLETTA (Pietro Mascagni) [1:41:09]
Mabel Perelstein- Montiel- Aragall- Sardinero- (Giuliana Tavolaccini, Giuseppe Campora,
Echeverrïa- Jurado- Ruiz- Meneses- Dir: Giulio Fioravanti. 1957) [Audio]
García Navarro- Escena: F.Nieva- Teatro
Real Madrid- 25 octubre 1997 (Video) LA MANDRAGOLA (Mario Castelnuovo
Tedesco) [1:28:49] (Edith Martelli, Ferruccio
ATLANTIDA (Manuel de Falla) [1:22:33] Mazzoli, Rosa Laghezza, Aldo Bottion,
Simon Estes, Maria Bayo, Teresa Berganza. Giorgio Lormi, Mario Basiola Jr., Saverio
Coral Universidad de las Islas Baleares Coro Porzano. Orchestra della RAI di Milano.
polifónico Universitario de La Laguna Orfeón Ferdinando Guarnieri. 1974) [Audio]
Navarro Reverter Orfeón Iniversitario Simon
Bolivar Pequeños cantores de Valencia Joven PINOTTA (Pietro Mascagni) [40:14]
Orquesta nacional de España Director: (Pinotta: Maria Luisa Cioni, Baldo: Giuseppe
Edmon Colomer (Audio) Vertechi, Andrea: Lino Puglisi. Orchestra e
Coro di Milano della RAI. Gennaro
Antonin Dvořák. STABAT MATER (1:27:26) d’Angelo.1973) [Audio]
Helmuth Rilling: Oregon Bach Festival Chorus
& Orchestra; Marina Shaguch (Soprano),
Ingeborg Danz (Alto), James Taylor (Tenor),
Thomas Quasthoff (Bass). 1995 (Audio)
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Donath, Claes Ahnsjo, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Jeanne livrée aux bêtes (Joan given up to the
Domenico Trimarchi. Orchestre de Chambre beasts) 00:24:38 - V. Jeanne au poteau (Joan
de Laussane. Antal Dorati) at the stake) 00:27:52 - VI. Les rois, ou
l'invention du jeu de cartes (The kings, or the
IL MARITO DISPERATO (Domenico invention of the game of cards) 00:33:01 - VII.
Cimarosa) [1:30:44] (Gismonda: Emilia Catherine et Marguerite (Catherine and
Ravaglia, Corbolone: Rolando Panerai, Margaret) 00:36:11 - VIII. Le Roi qui va-t-à
Dorina: Maria Casula, Eugenia: Graziella Rheims (The king sets out for Rheims)
Sciutti, Valerio: Gennaro De Sica, Il conte 00:47:59 - IX. L'Épée de Jeanne (The Sword
Fanfaluchi: Walter Monachesi, Il marchese of Joan) 01:02:55 - X. Trimazo (Trimazo)
Castagnacci: Leonardo Monreale. Orchestra 01:03:44 - XI. Jeanne d'Arc en flammes (The
A.Scarlatti di Napoli della RAI e Coro di Napoli burning of Joan of Arc) The dramatic oratorio
della RAI. Pierluigi Urbini. 1975) [Audio] Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher remains the best-
JEANNE D'ARC AU BÛCHER (Joan of known and most-often-played composition of
Arc at the Stake) [Arthur Honegger] Arthur Honegger. Since its premiere in 1938,
(1:15:00) Composer: Arthur Honegger (10 Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher has enjoyed both
March 1892 -- 27 November 1955) - critical and popular esteem. Honegger,
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - however, claimed that he had merely put his
Choirs: Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Kuhn talents at the disposal of the immensely
Children's Chorus - Conductor: Serge Baudo talented Paul Claudel, the French poet and
(Audio+Score) politician who wrote the work's libretto. In
1934, dancer Ida Rubenstein, taken with the
Spoken roles: Jeanne d'Arc - Nelly Borgeaud concept of the medieval mystery play,
Brother Dominic - Michel Favory The ass, approached Honegger with the idea for an
Reynold of Chartres, John of Luxemburg, a oratorio based on the life of the recently
peasant, the priest - Rene Brun William of canonized Joan of Arc. But their first meeting
Flavy, the usher - Francois Loup A voice (in with Claudel went poorly. The poet felt that the
the prologue), Mother of Barrels - Annie project was too difficult, that it was impossible
Gaillard Bedford, Herold III, Miller Musty, to improve upon the story of the warrior maid.
another peasant - Tony Jacquot Perrot - Yet, riding the train home, he was suddenly
Anne-Marie Rodde struck with inspiration; the libretto was
complete days later. Claudel's libretto ranges
Sung roles: Soprano (in the prologue), the
from dark humor to heartbreaking poignancy.
Virgin - Christianne Chateau Margaret
Puns are interspersed with scriptural
(soprano) - Anne-Marrie Rodde Catherine
allusions; medieval Latin legal terms are
(contralto) - Huguette Brachet Herold I, the
juxtaposed with mystical images. The
clerk (tenor) - Pedro Proenza Tenor solo,
dramatic action flows freely, irrespective of
Porcus - Zdenek Jankovsky Bass solo, Herold
chronology: the stake is located at a
II - Francois Loup Child's voice - Lenka
confluence of past, present, and future. In
Loubalova - Year of recording: 1966
addition to the libretto, Claudel provided
Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher {Joan of Arc at the Honegger with scenarios detailing what
Stake}, dramatic oratorio for various speakers should happen in the music, which the
& vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 99, composer was later to cite in reducing his role
written between 1935-1944. to that of collaborator. But Honegger rose to
meet the powerful libretto. At this point in his
00:00:00 - 0. Prologue 00:07:25 - I. Les Voix career, he had begun writing film scores (he
du ciel (The Voices from heaven) 00:09:37 - II. would compose more than 40), and Jeanne
Le Livre (The Book) 00:12:58 - III. Les Voix de d'Arc au bûcher is certainly dramatic. The
la terre (The Voice of the earth) 00:16:28 - IV. chorus alone runs the gamut from whispering
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to wordless humming, from singing exuberant Stabat Mater is a musical setting of the Stabat
folk melodies to shouting accusations at the Mater sequence, composed in 1736 in the
heroine. Honegger achieved further variety by final weeks of Pergolesi's life. He actually
using several different groups, including wrote the final chorus on his deathbed.
speaking parts (Joan and the friar), solo [Audio+Score]
voices (3 women, 2 men), and a second
chorus (of children). The composer not only 00:00 - 1. Stabat Mater dolorosa - Grave
utilized percussion and winds skillfully, but 04:37 - 2. Cujus animam gementem - Andante
also used new instruments (the expressive amoroso 06:41 - 3. O quam tristis et afflicta -
ondes martenot) and old ones in new ways Larghetto 08:53 - 4. Quae moerebat et
(anticipating later composers such as Cage, dolebat - Allegro 10:33 - 5. Quis est homo -
Honegger used a prepared piano). Composed Largo 13:20 - 6. Vidit suum dulcem natum - A
in 1935, the oratorio did not have its premiere tempo giusto 16:48 - 7. Eja mater fons amoris
until 12 May 1938. However, its overwhelming - Andantino 19:06 - 8. Fac ut ardeat cor meum
reception finally guaranteed Honegger the - Allegro 21:13 - 9. Sancta mater, istud agas -
admiration of the French artistic community, A tempo giusto 26:17 - 10. Fac ut portem
which had previously regarded him with some Christi mortem - Largo 30:02 - 11.
skepticism. In 1944 they would add the Inflammatus et accensus - Allegro 31:52 - 12.
Prologue to Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, which Quando corpus morietur - Largo assai
compares the formless void of Genesis to the Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. STABAT
darkness enveloping France during the MATER (42:50) for soprano, contralto, strings
Hundred Years' War. The date of its addition and basso continuo by Giovanni Battista
suggests the intention of a further comparison Pergolesi (1710-1736)
to France during World War II. Honegger's
score caricatures various older forms in its Margaret Marshall (soprano) Lucia Valentini
darkly comic moments, including chant, Terrani (contralto) Leslie Pearson (organ)
Medieval song, Baroque ritornello, folk song, London Symohony Orchestra Claudio Abbado
and 1930s jazz. These in turn set off soaring, (conductor) Recorded in 1985
lyrically expressive moments. Jeanne d'Arc au
00:00 "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" 04:39 "Cujus
bûcher is one of those rare works in which
animam gementem" 07:47 "O quam tristis et
both text and music rise to the occasion
afflicta" 10:22 "Quae moerebat et dolebat"
demanded by the lofty subject. Jeanne d'Arc
13:12 "Quis est homo"—"Pro peccatis suae
au Bûcher is dedicated: "à Madame Ida
gentis..." 16:14 "Vidit suum dulcem natum"
Rubinstein". The spoken text is not always
19:48 "Eja mater fons amoris" 22:42 "Fac ut
perfectly timed to the notes, whenever this
ardeat cor meum" 25:23 "Sancta mater, istud
was the case I chose to follow the text instead
agas" 31:22 "Fac ut portem Christi mortem"
of the notes...
35:06 "Inflammatus et accensus" 37:57
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. STABAT "Quando corpus morietur" —"Amen..." (Audio)
MATER (37:03) - Composer: Giovanni
Johann Sebastian Bach. ERBARME DICH,
Battista Pergolesi (4 January 1710 -- 16
MEIN GOTT from MATTHÄUS PASSION
March 1736)
(8:59) [Maureen Forrester, contralto]
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort - Conductor: (Audio+Score)
Philippe Pierlot - Soloists: Núria Rial
Original text: Erbarme dich, mein Gott, Um
(soprano), Carlos Mena (contratenor) - Year
meiner Zähren Willen ! Shaue hier, Herz und
of recording: 2006
Auge Weint vor dir bitterlich. Erbarme dich,
Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & mein Gott!
organ in F major, written in 1736. Pergolesi's
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Translations: Have mercy, my God, For the Saarbrucken Chamber Choir. German Radio
sake of my tears! See here, heart an eye Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra.
Weep bitterly before you. Have mercy, my Georg Gruen
God!
Picture: The Abbey in the Oakwood (1809-10) by Antonin Dvorak. REQUIEM (1:34:35) Pilar
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). Lorengar, Erszebet Komlossy, Robert
Ilosfalvy, Tom Krause. The Ambrosian
Robert Schumann. REQUIEM, op. 148
Singers John McCarthy, chorusmaster
(1852) [37:67] (Audio+Score)
London Symphony Orchestra. Istvan Kertesz,
I.Requiem aeternam:4:05 II.Te decet hymnus:4:54 conductor (Audio)
III.Dies irae:3:24 IV.Liber scriptus:5:22. V.Qui
Dmitri Shostakovich. SONG OF THE
Mariam:4:56 VI.Domine Jesu:2:33 VII.Hostias:0:59.
VIII.Sanctus:3:47. IX.Benedictus.Agnus Dei:7:20. FORESTS, op. 81 (Oratorio) [34:27] (Vitaly
Kilichevsky, tenor; Ivan Petrov, bass. The
S. Rubens, I. Danz, C. Pregardien, A. Seidel, F. USSR State Academic Russian Choir. The
Speer. Boys Choir of the Moscow Choral College
Chorus Master: Alexander Sveshnikov. The
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USSR State Symphony Orchestra. Yevgeny Allegro (28:02) 4. Finale_ Allegro Con Fuoco
Mravinsky, conductor 1949) [Audio] (33:52)
in B flat major, K.456_ II.Andante un poco Major K.537 2.Larghetto (3:09:18) Piano
sostenuto (2:16:26) Piano Concerto #18 in B Concerto No.26 D Major K.537 3.Allegretto
flat major, K.456_ III.Allegro vivace (2:26:43) (3:15:06)
Piano Concerto #19 in F major, K.459_ Piano Concerto No.27 B-Flat Major K.595
I.Allegro (2:34:12) Piano Concerto #19 in F 1.Allegro (3:27:00) Piano Concerto No.27 B-
major, K.459_ II.Allegretto (2:46:43) Piano Flat Major K.595 2.Larghetto (3:40:29) Piano
Concerto #19 in F major, K.459_ III.Allegro Concerto No.27 B-Flat Major K.595 3.Allegro
assai (2:55:02) (3:48:17)
Piano: Lili Kraus. Vienna Festival Orchestra Piano: Lili Kraus. Vienna Festival Orchestra
Direction: Stephen Simon. Recorded in 1965- Conductor: Stephen Simon. Recorded in
66. 1965-66
Johann Sebastian Bach. THE KEYBOARD ausgezogen sind 11. Chor: Hier ist er, der
CONCERTOS (1:38:19) [Glenn Gould, piano] Verbannte (Allegro molto) 12. Rezitativ: Nicht
(Audio) ungestraft soll der verwegnen Schar 13.
Terzett: In meinen Adern (Allegro ma non
Keyboard Concerto No.2 in E MAjor, BWV troppo) 14. Chor: Auf, auf! Ergreifet den
1053 I.Allegro (00:00) II.Siciliano (08:04) Verräther 15. Chor: Welten singen Dank und
III.Allegro (12:41) Ehre (Maestoso – Allegro)
Keyboard Concerto No.3 in D Major, BWV Seraph: Luba Orgonasova, soprano; Jesus:
1054 I.Allegro (19:01) II.Adagio e piano Placido Domingo, tenor; Petrus: Andreas
sempre (26:51) III.Allegro (32:43) Schmidt, bass. Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon
Keyboard Concerto No.4 in A Major, BWV Halsey, chor dirigent Deutsches Symphonie-
1055 I.Allegro (35:33) II.Larghetto (39:41) Orchester Berlin Kent Nagano, dirigent.
III.Allegro ma non tanto (45:23) Ludwig van Beethoven. CHRISTUS AM
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor, BWV ÖLBERGE (CHRIST ON THE MOUNT OF
1056 I.Allegro (49:33) II.Largo (53:10) OLIVES, op. 85) [52:11] (Audio) Jesus:
III.Presto (56:07 Jozsef Réty; Seraph: Sylvia Geszty; Petrus:
Hermann Christian Polster.
Keyboard Concerto No.7 in G minor, BWV Solistenvereinigung und Grosser Chor des
1058 I.Allegro (59:57) II.Andante (1:03:47) Berliner Rundfunks Rundfunk Sinfonie-
III.Allegro assai (1:09:46) Columbia Orchester Berlin Helmut Koch, conductor
Symphony Orchestra Direction : Vladimir 1974
Golschmann Recorded in 1958,67,69, at
NewYork Ludwig van Beethoven. CANTATA FOR
THE DEATH OF JOSEPH II (37:17) [Audio]
Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV (Nadine Denize, James Doing, Robert
1052 I.Allegro (1:13:41) II.Adagio (1:22:28) Gierlach. Choeurs et Philharmonie Nationale
III.Allegro (1:29:50) Academic Symphony de Cracovie. Jean-Paul Penin)
Orchestra of Leningrad Direction : Vladislav
Slovak Live recording in 1957, at Leningrad. Ludwig van Beethoven. CANTATA IN
HONOUR OF JOSEPH II (24:46) [Audio]
Ludwig van Beethoven. CHRISTUS AM (Nadine Denize, James Doing, Robert
ÖLBERGE (CHRIST ON THE MOUNT OF Gierlach. Choeurs et Philharmonie Nationale
OLIVES, op. 85) [47:34] de Cracovie. Jean-Paul Penin)
Oratorio for three solo voices, chorus and Ludwig van Beethoven. THE CREATURES
orchestra Op.85 Oratorium für drei OF PROMETHEUS (Ballet Music) [52:42]
Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester Op.85 (Audio) Beethoven's only ballet premiered at
Libretto: Franz Xaver Huber The first the Burgtheater in 1801. It was based on the
performance at the Theater an der Wien in classical legend of Prometheus, who brought
Vienna in April 5, 1803. 01. Introduzione: two statues to life with fire stolen from heaven,
(Grave - Adagio) 02. Rezitativ: Jehovah, du and taught them the arts. Of special note is
mein Vater! 03. Arie: Meine Seele ist No. 16, the Finale, which shares its theme
erschüttert (Allegro) 04. Rezitativ: Erzittre with the seventh of the Twelve Contredanses,
Erde! 05. Arie: Preist des Erlösers Güte WoO 14. It rises to greater prominence with
(Larghetto) 06. Rezitativ: Verkündet, Seraph Beethoven's 15 Variations and Fugue for
07. Duett: So ruhe denn mein ganzer Schwere piano, Op. 35, and in the finale of his epochal
(Adagio molto) 08. Rezitativ: Willkommen, Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, "Eroica," Op.
Tod! 09. Chor: Wir haben ihn gesehen (Alla 55.
marcia) 10. Rezitativ: Die mich zu fangen
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Omitted on this album are No. 4 (Maestoso -- gerühret" 11:03 Entracte: Andante 14:13
Andante), No. 5 (Adagio -- Andante quasi Entracte: Larghetto 19:13 Lied: "Freudvoll und
Allegretto), No. 13 (Terzettino - Grotteschi. Leidvoll" 20:51 Entracte: Allegro – Marcia
Allegro). Yehudi Menuhin conducts The 24:44 Entracte: Poco sostenuto e risoluto
Menuhin Festival Orchestra. Straight from the 28:21 Mort de Klärchen 31:05 Melodram:
1970 vinyl. I own nothing here. Overture -- "Süßer Schlaf" 36:20 Siegessymphonie
Adagio -- Allegro molto e con brio 0:01-04:46 (symphony of victory): Allegro con brio
Introduction (La Tempesta). Allegro non
troppo (C major) 04:46-06:46 1. Poco Adagio Ludwig van Beethoven. EGMONT, op. 84
-- Allegro con brio -- Poco Adagio -- Allegro (37:03) (Audio)
con brio (C major) 06:48- 09:39 2. Adagio -- Overture: Sostenuto, ma non troppo - Allegro
Allegro con brio (F major) 09:43-11:31 3. 1.Lied (Clärchen), "Die Trommel gerühret",
Allegro vivace (F major) 11:32-13:04 6. Un vivace: [8:27] 2.Zwischenakt I (entr'acte I),
poco Adagio -- Allegro (G major) 13:08-14:37 Andante - Allegro con brio: [11:20]
7. Grave (G major) 14:38-18:47 8. Marcia. 3.Zwischenakt II (entr'acte II), Larghetto:
Allegro con brio -- Presto (D major) 18:48- [14:10] 4.Lied (Clärchen), "Freudvoll und
25:39 9. Adagio -- Adagio -- Allegro molto (E♭ leidvoll", Andante con moto - Allegro assai
major) 25:43-29:46 10. Pastorale. Allegro (C veloce: [19:25] 5.Zwischenakt III (entr'acte III),
major) 29:48-32:56 11. Coro di Gioja. Andante Allegro - Marcia. Vivace: [21:06]
(C major) 33:00-33:20 12. Solo di Gioja. 6.Zwischenakt IV (entr'acte IV), Poco
Maestoso -- Adagio -- Allegro (C major) 33:21- sostenuto e risoluto - Larghetto - Andante
36:16 14. Solo della Signora Cassentini. agitato: [24:56] 7.Musik, Clärchens Tod
Andante -- Adagio -- Allegro -- Allegretto (F bezeichnend (music, marking the death of
major) 36:19-41:15 15. Solo di Viganò. Clärchen), Larghetto: [28:18] 8.Melodram
Andantino -- Adagio -- Allegro (B♭ major) (Egmont), "Süßer Schlaf", Poco sostenuto:
41:20-46:01 16. Finale. Allegretto -- Allegro [31:31] 9.Siegessymphonie (Victory
molto -- Presto (E♭ major) 46:04-52:40 Symphony), Allegro con brio: [35:34]
Ludwig van Beethoven. EGMONT, op. 84 Gundula Janowitz, Sopran (Clärchen) Erich
(37:42) [Audio] Claudio Abbado Berliner Schellow, Speaker (Egmont) Berliner
Philharmoniker Egmont, Op. 84, by Ludwig Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan. Berlin,
van Beethoven, is a set of incidental music Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 1/1969
pieces for the 1787 play of the same name by Ludwig van Beethoven. EGMONT, op. 84
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It consists of (31:14) (Video) Music to Johann Wolfgang
an overture followed by a sequence of nine von Goethe's tragedy
pieces for soprano, male narrator and full
symphony orchestra. (The male narrator is Klärchen ~ Cheryl Studer; Sprecher ~ Bruno
optional; he is not used in the play and does Ganz. Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio
not appear in all recordings of the complete Abbado. Berlin, Schauspielhaus
incidental music.) Beethoven wrote it between
1. Overtüre: Sostenuto, ma non troppo -
October 1809 and June 1810, and it was
Allegro 2. Lied: “Die Trommel gerühret” 3.
premiered on 15 June 1810.The overture,
Zwischenaktmusik I: Andante 4. Lied:
powerful and expressive, is one of the last
“Freudvoll und leidvoll” 5. Zwischenaktmusik
works of his middle period; it has become as
III: Allegro 6. Zwischenaktmusik IV: Poco
famous a composition as the Coriolan
sostenuto e risoluto 7. Klärchens Tod
Overture, and is in a similar style to the Fifth
bezeichnend: Larghetto 8. Melodram: “Süßer
Symphony, which he had completed two
Schlaf”: Poco sostenuto 9. Siegessymphonie:
years earlier. 0:00 Overture: Sostenuto, ma
Allegro con brio
non troppo – Allegro 8:05 Lied: "Die Trommel
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