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11 Kurzopern (The Original Electrola One-Act Operas 1975-1980) | Warner - Cologne Collection 4643142

11 Kurzopern (The Original Electrola One-Act Operas 1975-1980)

Label: Warner - Cologne Collection

Cat No: 4643142

Barcode: 5099946431424

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 11

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 11th June 2012

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Contents

Artists

Brigitte Lindner
Kurt Moll
Adolf Dallapozza
Maddy Mesple
Edda Moser
Nicolai Gedda
Klaus Hirte
Anneliese Rothenberger
Helen Donath
Walter Berry
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Peter Schreier
Willi Brokmeier
Gabriele Fuchs
Elke Schary
Regina Marheineke
Krisztina Laki
Hanna Schwarz
Hermann Prey
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Philharmonia Hungarica

Conductors

Eberhard Schoener
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Otmar Suitner
Heinz Wallberg
Janos Kulka

Works

d'Albert, Eugene

Die Abreise (The departure)

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Der betrogene Kadi

Lortzing, Albert

Die Opernprobe

Mendelssohn, Felix

Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, op.89
Die beiden Padagogen

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Bastien und Bastienne, K50
Der Schauspieldirektor, K486

Schubert, Franz

Der vierjahrige Posten, D190
Die Verschworenen, D787
Die Zwillingsbruder, D647

Weber, Carl Maria von

Abu Hassan, J106

Artists

Brigitte Lindner
Kurt Moll
Adolf Dallapozza
Maddy Mesple
Edda Moser
Nicolai Gedda
Klaus Hirte
Anneliese Rothenberger
Helen Donath
Walter Berry
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Peter Schreier
Willi Brokmeier
Gabriele Fuchs
Elke Schary
Regina Marheineke
Krisztina Laki
Hanna Schwarz
Hermann Prey
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Philharmonia Hungarica

Conductors

Eberhard Schoener
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Otmar Suitner
Heinz Wallberg
Janos Kulka

About

When great masters compose miniature operas, the result is – well, masterly. Mozart, Weber, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Gluck, Lortzing and D' Albert: one-act operas from these famous pens are true gems of music history – and of the EMI archives. The Electrola recordings of these 11 short operas (mostly in Singspiel form) were made in the 1970s, but thanks to their all-star casts, which are nothing short of legendary, they seem as fresh as ever.

Now EMI is releasing them in a complete edition for the first time.

We hear the brilliant young Mendelssohn as composer of two Singspiele that were performed in the family circle, we hear Schubert's still little-known contributions to the musical repertoire of the Vienna Volkstheater, Weber's Abu Hassan and – especially delightful – works where the composer made fun of the music scene of his day, such as Lortzing's Opernprobe or Mozart's Schauspieldirektor.

In addition to the commendable rediscovery of this repertoire, the recordings derive special appeal from outstanding singers, who wittily recreate the generally light-hearted spirit of these works: singers like Nicolai Gedda, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edda Moser, Anneliese Rothenberger, Helen Donath, Hermann Prey and Kurt Moll.

"I was regularly surprised to find that there are still some undiscovered little jewels among the minor works of major composers" – Ekkehard Pluta in the magazine Klassik heute, reporting on these small but entirely fine works when they first appeared on CD in 1998.

Contents:
CD 1
Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne
Brigitte Lindner, Kurt Moll, Adolf Dallapozza
Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Eberhard Schoener

CD 2
Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor (Prosa von und mit Peter Ustinov)
Maddy Mesplé, Edda Moser, Nicolai Gedda, Klaus Hirte
Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Eberhard Schoener

CD 3
Gluck: Der betrogene Kadi
Anneliese Rothenberger, Helen Donath, Walter Berry, Nicolai Gedda, Klaus Hirte
Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München / Otmar Suitner

CD 4
Schubert: Der vierjährige Posten
Helen Donath, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, Willi Brokmeier
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Heinz Wallberg

CD 5
Schubert: Die Zwillingsbrüder
Helen Donath, Nicolai Gedda, Kurt Moll, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München / Wolfgang Sawallisch

CD 6
Schubert: Die Verschworenen
Edda Moser, Gabriele Fuchs, Elke Schary, Kurt Moll, Adolf Dallpozza
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Heinz Wallberg

CD 7
Carl Maria von Weber: Abu Hassan
Edda Moser, Nicolai Gedda, Kurt Moll
Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München / Wolfgang Sawallisch

CD 8
Lortzing: Die Opernprobe
Regina Marheineke, Nicolai Gedda, Klaus Hirte, Walter Berry
Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München / Otmar Suitner

CD 9
Mendelssohn: Die beiden Pädagogen
Gabriele Fuchs, Krisztina Laki, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Klaus Hirte, Adolf Dallapozza
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Heinz Wallberg

CD 10
Mendelssohn: Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde
Helen Donath, Hanna Schwarz, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Heinz Wallberg

CD 11
d’Albert: Die Abreise
Hermann Prey, Edda Moser, Peter Schreier
Philharmonia Hungarica / Janos Kulka

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