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Mayr - Gioas | Naxos 857271011

Mayr - Gioas

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 857271011

Barcode: 0747313271078

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 3rd September 2012

Contents

Artists

Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano)
Robert Sellier (tenor)
Cornel Frey (tenor)
Andreas Burkhart (bass)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble

Conductor

Franz Hauk

Works

Mayr, Johann Simon

Gioas

Artists

Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano)
Robert Sellier (tenor)
Cornel Frey (tenor)
Andreas Burkhart (bass)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble

Conductor

Franz Hauk

About

Bavarian-born Johann Simon Mayr achieved renown as an Italianate opera composer, his earlier work taking the form of sacred oratorios. Gioas is a combination of both forms, being a parody-oratorio closely following Mayr’s opera 'I misteri eleusini', which was considered by Stendhal to be “among [the] most powerful musical works of the age”.

This mythical drama of kings, priests and goddesses was ideally suited for its intended devotional use, and it joins other pioneering recordings from Franz Hauk which include David (857036667) and Samuele (857272122).

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