Karl Amadeus Hartmann-Simplicius Simplicissimus- Heinz Fricke

Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963): Simplicius Simplicissimus (1957 vers)- Heinz Fricke - SO des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Opera | Contemporary | 2CD | EACRip | APE+CUE+LOG | Covers + Libretto DEU | RS.com | 356MB
Label: Wergo| Year of release: 1995 | DDD

Simplicius Simplicissimus, Opera in three Scenes
Libretto: Hermann Scherchen, Wolfgang Petzet & Karl Amadeus Hartmann, after HJC Grimmelshausen

Helen Donath: soprano (Simplicius Simplicissimus)
Eberhard Büchner: tenor (Einsiedel)
Klaus König: tenor (Gouverneur)
Bodo Brinkmann: baritone (Landsknecht)
Rainer Scholze: bass (Hauptmann)

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Heinz Fricke

It was no accident that the idea to write an opera based on material from the 30 Year's War occured to the composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann in the years 1934/35. Almost 300 years after that war which for Germany was a devastating and traumatic historical event, Hartmann saw himself living in a time also threatened by war and destruction; with this powerful material he wanted to pose an answer to the period in which he lived and to suggest an alternate and opposing position.
Because Hartmann wanted to connect "Simplicius" with a humanistic protest against war and brutality, he arranged the piece not as an opera with a plot, but as a series of tableaux with a layer of textual and musical commentary. Hartmann's musical language in "Simplicius Simplicissimus" underscores the character of the work as a parable, as epic theater in the Brechtian sense. "Simplicius Simplicissimus" is one of the most impressive testimonies of the resistance against the dictatorship of the National Socialism in Germany.



Tracklist:

Disc: 1
1. Overtüre
2. Introduktion: 'Anno Domini eintausendsechshundertundachtzehn'
3. Erster Teil: 'Du sehr verachter Bauernstand'
4. Erster Teil: 'Du sehr verachter Bauernstand'
5. Erster Teil: 'Hunger und Durst'
6. Erster Teil: Zwuschenspiel
7. Erster Teil: 'Wir sind ja nunmehr ganz, ja mehr denn ganz verheeret'
8. Zweiter Teil: 'Komm, Trost der Nacht'
9. Zweiter Teil: 'Mein treuester Vater'
10. Zweiter Teil: 'Nun, Simplici, liebes Kind'
11. Zweiter Teil: 'So geht das schnode Leben hin'
12. Zweiter Teil: 'Mein lieber und wahrer, einziger Sohn'
Disc: 2
1. Dritter Teil: (Vorspiel) Ausserst lebhaft
2. Dritter Teil: Drei Tanze der Dame: Ruhige Viertel
3. Dritter Teil: Lustig
4. Dritter Teil: Furioso
5. Dritter Teil: Couplet: 'Als Manner sind wir durchaus ehrlich'
6. Dritter Teil: 'Hochedler Herr Gubernator'
7. Dritter Teil: 'Bravo, Simplici, bravissimo!'
8. Dritter Teil: 'Gepriesen sei der Richter der Wahrheit'


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Peter Maxwell Davies- Taverner - Oliver Knussen

Peter Maxwell Davies (b.1934): Taverner - Oliver Knussen - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Opera | Contemporary | 2CD | EACRip | APE+CUE+LOG | Covers + Libretto ENG | RS.com | 522MB
Label: NMC | Year of release: 2009 | DDD

Taverner
Opera in two Acts
Libretto: Peter Maxwell Davies

John Taverner: Martyn Hill
Jester: David Wilson-Johnson
White Abbot: Quentin Hayes
King: Stephen Richardson
Cardinal: Stuart Kale

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen

Amazon Review:

This is a wonderful work, Maxwell Davies's finest opera, and one of the great operas of the late twentieth century. The story is a remarkable one: the Tudor composer John Taverner became caught up in the Reformation, abandoned music, and became a persecutor. It turns out that the historical record does not quite bear this out, but it does not matter: the story becomes the basis of a profound exploration of the theme of betrayal. As the composer put it: "Taverner betrays what is best in himself, and for the highest possible motives." He wrote his own libretto, constructing it out of actual historical documents, passages from the Bible and his own invention. It is a remarkable and impressive piece of work in its own right, far superior to, say, that for John Adams's Doctor Atomic which was assembled in the same way. The two acts balance each other, the first with Taverner's rise from near condemnation to his conversion, represented in an amazing dream sequence which includes cameo appearance by Antochrist and God the Father. In the second half he ends up condeming his former persecutor to death by burning. In between comes scenes between a King, unnamed but clearly based on Henry VIII, and a Cardinal, based on Wolsey but changing into Cranmer in the second half.

The music can be characterized as beginning like Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex rewritten by Schoenberg of the expressionist period. The two court scenes have 'background' music, superficially in a Renaissance idiom but in fact distorted like the pub piano in Berg's Wozzeck. The climax comes to a Mahlerian threnody. The music is haunting and many of the phrases have stayed in my mind for years (I attended the premiere in 1972).

The performance is a studio one, carefully prepared and well balanced. We must hope that one day one of Edward Downes's Covent Garden performances will also be issued, but meanwhile there is no competition for this. Some of us have waited many years for this, and its appearance is a cause for rejoicing.

Stephen J. Barber



Tracklist:

CD1
1. Act 1 Scene I: Courtroom
2. Transition
3. Act 1 Scene II: The Chapel
4. Transition
5. Act 1 Scene III: The Throne Room
6. Act 1 Scene IV: The Throne Room
7. Act 1 Scene IV: The Throne Room (Bar 243)
8. Act 1 Scene IV: The Throne Room (Bar 467)
9. Act 1 Scene IV: The Throne Room (Bar 648)

CD2
1. Act 2 Scene I: The Courtroom
2. Transition
3. Act 2 Scene II: The Throne Room
4. Transition
5. Act 2 Scene III: The Chapel
6. Transition
7. Act 2 Scene IV: The Market-Place In Boston, Lincolnshire



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Hans Werner Henze- Die Bassariden - Christoph von Dohnányi

Hans Werner Henze (b.1926): Die Bassariden - Christoph von Dohnányi - Wiener Philharmoniker
Opera | Contemporary | 2CD | EACRip | APE+CUE+LOG | Covers | RS.com | 334MB
Label: Orfeo| Year of release: 2003 | ADD MONO

Die Bassariden
Opera seria with Intermezzo in One Act
Libretto: W.H. Auden & C. Kallman after Euripides's The Bacchae

Dionysos: Loren Driscoll
Pentheus: Kostas Paskalis
Kadmos: Peter Lagger
Teiresias: Helmut Melchert
Agaue: Kerstin Meyer

Wiener Philharmoniker
Christoph von Dohnányi

Rec. Live 1966

The August 6, 1966, premiere of Hans Werner Henze's opera "Die Bassariden" at the Salzburg Festival has, over time, become regarded as a justly famous event. It isn't often that you can travel back in time and take a front row seat for such a show, but in the case of Orfeo's first-time release of the recording of this event, you can. This production also proved an early triumph for its 36-year-old conductor, Christoph von Dohnányi.

"Die Bassariden" is nowhere near as difficult a listen now as it may have been in 1966. While there are occasional dramatic stings that go a little over the top, most of it is no more difficult than average current-day movie music. The operatic and dramatic components of the work are seamlessly developed, and the action is easy to follow even without an English-language libretto (an English summary is included). Also included is the intermezzo "Das Urtell der Kalliope," originally presented as a centerpiece within the opera, but since 1966 withheld from most productions of "Die Bassariden" at the request of the composer. The singing, acting, and orchestral playing are all just great -- what an amazing night this must've been at the Salzburg Festival!

The master tape plays with a somewhat shrill top, a weak bottom end, and a tiny bit of hiss. Fanciers of historic opera recordings will regard the sound as more than satisfactory; others may take exception. If you have a strong interest in opera as it developed in the turbulent scene of the 1960s, this Orfeo disc is one you can't afford to miss.

Uncle Dave Lewis, All Music Guide



Tracklist:

Disc: 1

1. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 1. Pentheus ist unser Herr.
2. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 1. Ayayalya! Der Gott Dionysos zieht ein in Boiotial
3. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 1. Auch mich verlockt der Tanz
4. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 1. Warum? - Dionysos... - Preiset Dionysos!
5. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 1. Der König! - Zu frei war das Gesetz.
6. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 2. Wart, Pentheus. Keine Befehle.
7. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 2. Treue Beroe! Nur dir allein
8. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 2. Mutter. Agaue. Sprich.
9. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 2. Dionysos; du hast ihn gesehn?
10. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 1. Näher nach Delphi die Sonne sinkt
11. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 1. Intermezzo. Auf dem alten Waldweg, am Hang vorbei...

Disc: 2

1. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 1. Gebt mir den Hammer. / Das Urteil der Kalliope. Kalliope hält, von Zeus bestell
2. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 2. Hätte ich doch die nackte Tat gesehn
3. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 2. Und das ist der König?
4. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 2. ...Nacht öffnet weit, was Tag verschloß
5. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 3. Part 2. Ich sah in Augen, die waren meine.
6. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 4. Heil dem Dionysos, der gesegnet das Jagen
7. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 4. Unaya! - Nacht und wieder Nacht.
8. The Bassarids, opera in 1 act: Movement 4. Ja, ich bin er: Ich bin Dionysos


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Francis Poulenc - Dialogues des Carmélites - Kent Nagano

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Dialogues des Carmélites - Kent Nagano - Ópera de Lyon
Opera | Contemporary | 2CD | EACRip | APE+LOG+CUE | Covers | RS.com | 620MB
Label: Virgin | Year of release: 2006 | DDD

Dialogues des Carmélites, Opera in three acts
Libretto taken from Bernano's play Dialogues des Carmélites

Blance de la Force: Catherine Dubosc
Marquis de la Force: José van Dam
Chevalier de la Force: Jean-Luc Viala
Constance: Brigitte Fournier
The Prioress: Rita Gorr
The New Prioress: Rachel Yakar
Mother Marie: Martine Dupuy

Orchestre de L'Ópera de Lyon
Kent Nagano

Amazon review:

Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmelites" is arguably the greatest opera written since the end of World War II. It is an affecting, wrenching experience. Poulenc uses the orchestra, especially during the interludes, to propel the opera in a manner that is reminiscent of Debussy's "Pelleas et Melisande" but with much more intense results. The music conveys a sense of doom that palpably grows through the course of the opera leading to its devastating climax. When I first heard the opera on a XM Radio Vox Channel broadcast of a live performance, one of the performers stated in an intermission interview that "one did go to "Dialogues des Carmelites" for a fun day at the opera." This is an understatement but should not put one off from the opera. Like the death of Madama Butterfly, the inexorable path to the execution of the Carmelite nuns evokes the deep emotions of opera at its greatest.

Prior to recording this CD set, Kent Nagano and the entire cast had performed "Dialogues des Carmelites" multiple times at the Lyon Opera. This experience of performing together makes the recording a stand out. The superb cast works as a well-honed team with Kent Nagano demonstrating his mastery of the score. The CD set has the spontaneity and intensity of a live performance without the sonic issues that plague many such recordings. The set also includes all of Poulenc's music unlike the abridged, first recording of the opera conducted by Pierre Dervaux. A previous reviewer gave this recording a very negative review due to the lack of a libretto with the set. Such a view overlooks a powerful, highly charged performance that results in a memorable experience. I cannot recommend this recording highly enough. This set should be in the collection of all opera lovers.

MikelMask

Tracklist:

Disc: 1
1. Act 1. Scene 1. Où est Blanche?
2. Act 1. Scene 1. Les soldats surviennent à temps pour dégager le carrosse
3. Act 1. Scene 1. Blanche, votre frère avait grand'hâte de vous revoir
4. Act 1. Scene 1. Son imagination va toujours d'un extrême à l'autre
5. Act 1. Scene 1. Je vois qu'il n'y a heureusement rien de grave
6. Act 1. Scene 1. Mon enfant chérue
7. Act 1. Scene 2. Prélude
8. Act 1. Scene 2. N'allez pas croire que ce fauteuil soit un privilège
9. Act 1. Scene 2. Je vois que les sévérités de notre Règie
10. Act 1. Scene 2. Ma fille, les bonnes gens se demandent
11. Act 1. Scene 2. Vous pleurez?
12. Act 1. Scene 3. Prélude
13. Act 1. Scene 3. Encore ces maudites fèves!
14. Act 1. Scene 3. Vous n'avez pas honte de parler ainsi
15. Act 1. Scene 3. Oh! Soeur Blanche, puisque j'ai si étourdiment parlé
16. Act 1. Scene 4. Prélude
17. Act 1. Scene 4. Ayez la bonté de relever ce coussin
18. Act 1. Scene 4. C'est moi qui ai introduit dans cette maison
19. Act 1. Scene 4. Relevez-vous, ma fille
20. Act 1. Scene 4. Dieu se glorifie dans ses saints
21. Act 1. Scene 4. Monsieur Javelinot, je vous prie de me donner
22. Act 1. Scene 4. Mère Marie de l'Incarnation!
23. Act 1. Scene 4. La Révérende Mère veut que vous approchiez
24. Act 2. Scene 1. Qui Lazarum resuscitasti a monumento foetidum
25. Act 2. Scene 1. Que faites-vous?
26. Act 2. Interlude. Soeur Blanche, je trouve notre croix
27. Act 2. Interlude. Pensez à la mort de notre chère Mère

Disc: 2
1. Act 2. Scene 2. Mes chères filles, j'ai ancore à vous dire
2. Act 2. Scene 2. Mes soeurs, Sa Révérence vient de vous dire
3. Act 2. Interlude. Que se passe-t-il?
4. Act 2. Scene 3. Prélude
5. Act 2. Scene 3. Pourquoi vous tenez-vous ainsi depuis vingt minutes
6. Act 2. Scene 3. Dans des temps comme ceux-ci
7. Act 2. Scene 3. Oh! ne me quittez pas sur un adieu de fâcherie!
8. Act 2. Scene 3. Remettez-vous, Soeur Blanche
9. Act 2. Scene 4. Prélude
10. Act 2. Scene 4. Mes chères filles, ce que j'ai à vous dire
11. Act 2. Scene 4. Qu'allez-vous devenir?
12. Act 2. Scene 4. Où sont les religieuses?
13. Act 2. Scene 4. Mes Soeurs, notre Révérende Mère
14. Act 3. Scene 1. Parlez-leur, mon Père
15. Act 3. Scene 1. Il y a une seule opposition
16. Act 3. Interlude. Citoyennes, nous vous félicitons de votre discipline
17. Act 3. Interlude. Soeur Gérald, il faut absolument prévenir ce prêtre
18. Act 3. Scene 2. Prélude
19. Act 3. Scene 2. C'est vous!... Oui, je viens vous chercher
20. Act 3. Scene 2. Soeur Blanche de l'Agonie du Christ!
21. Act 3. Interlude. M'est avis que nous ne sommes point
22. Act 3. Scene 3. Mes filles, voilà que s'achève notre première nuit de prison
23. Act 3. Scene 3. Le Tribunal révolutionnaire expose que les ex-religieuses Carmélites
24. Act 3. Scene 3. Mes filles, j'ai désiré de tout mon coeur vous sauver
25. Act 3. Interlude. Elles sont condamnées à mort
26. Act 3. Scene 4. Prélude ...Oh! Oh! Ah! Oh!
27. Act 3. Scene 4. Salve Regina mater misericordiae



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Rolf Liebermann- Die Schule der Frauen (School for Women) - George Szell

Rolf Liebermann (1910-1999): Die Schule der Frauen (School for Women) - George Szell - Wiener Philharmoniker
Opera | Contemporary | 2CD | EACRip | APE+LOG+CUE | Covers | RS.com | 240MB
Label: Orfeo | Year of release: 2002 | ADD MONO Remastered

Die Schule der Frauen, Opera Buffa in three acts
Libretto: Heinrich Strobel, after Molière's "L'Ecole des Femmes"

Agnés - Anneliese Rothenberger
Poquelin - Walter Berry
Georgette - Christa Ludwig
Arnolphe - Kurt Böhme
Horace - Nicolai Gedda

Wiener Philharmoniker
George Szell
(Rec. Live, Salzburger Fest. , 1957)

Review form Opera News:

"...The score is bouncy, in the vein of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, and shares the latter's virtue of wit, especially in this performance from the Salzburg premiere. George Szell's incisive conducting is complemented by a flawless all-star cast. Despite the presence of Anneliese Rothenberger, Nicolai Gedda, Christa Ludwig and Kurt Bohme, it's Walter Berry who steals the show as four characters..." -Zakariasen, Opera News

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Rolf Liebermann / Die Schule der Frauen

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Tracklist:

Disc: 1
1. I. Ouverture
2. II. Mir Scheint, Ihr Seid Ein Wenig Befremdet
3. III. In Einem Kloster Von Bestem Ruf
4. IV. Dort Kommt Horace, Der Sohn Des Oronte
5. V. Du Hergelaufenes Milchgesicht
6. VI. Hallo, Alain, Georgette!
7. VII. Was Ist Denn Los? Warum Spielt Ihr Nicht Weiter?
8. VIII. Alain, Du Lump!
9. IX. Was Bringt Ihn So Zur Raserei?
10. X. In Einem Alten Buch Fand Ich Einen Guten Rat
11. XI. Ich Danke Dir, Augustus
12. XII. Als Ich Oben An Meinem Fenster Sass
13. XIII. Die Schandliche! Sag Mir Sofort
14. XIV. Pardon, Monsieur, Das Stuck Ist Von Mir
15. XV. Er Kam Sofort, Wie Zu Erwarten
16. XVI. O Glaube Nicht Den Liebesschwuren
17. XVII. Hore Meinen Befehl
18. I. Vorspiel
19. II. Wer Nie Geliebt, Ist Armer Dran
20. III. Doch Halt, Da Ist Ein Zettel
21. IV. Hallo, Alain, Georgette!
22. V. Steh Mir Rede Und Antwort!
23. VI. Herzlos Und Grausam Handelst Du

Disc: 2
1. I. Vorspiel
2. II. Wohin Hat Mich Die Liebe Gebracht?
3. III. Ist Es Auch Tollheit, Was Ich Beschloss
4. IV. Lege Im Schutz Der Dunkelheit
5. V. Die Sache Ging Ja Wie Am Schnurchen
6. VI. Oh Gott, Was Seh' Ich!
7. VII. Amor Ist Gnadig
8. VIII. Was Seh' Ich? Horace?
9. IX. Am Ziel Meiner Reise Bin Ich
10. X. Ich Bitte Euch Um Verzeihung
11. XI. Sie Ist Seine Tochter
12. XII. Just Funfzehn Jahre Sind Es Her
13. XIII. Voulez-Vous Donner De L'Esprit



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