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CHRISTMAS BRASS FESTIVAL
Milhaud, D.: Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone, Op. 278 /
Lehar: Die Juxheirat / Burkert
Julius Bauer, a man known not only for his intelligent, original, and witty texts but also as Vienna’s most influential theater critic, wrote the libretto for Die Juxheirat in 1904. This wild, dizzying, surprising, and bold work was far ahead of its times as well as reminiscent of The Taming of the Shrew – only carried to the absolute extreme. The shrew is a frustrated widow and suffragette, and the male protagonist is just the opposite of a lady-tamer: overtaxed and irritated, he just wants to live out his love. Michael Lakner, then the director of the Lehár Festival, declared in an interview, "I am especially fond of this operetta with a story taking us to the United States around 1900. Franz Lehár’s name is above all associated with The Merry Widow, his great worldwide success; a year before he had already written Die Juxheirat. During his lifetime this work was performed only forty times. And we are presenting this conversation operetta in a semi-scenic performance." The conductor Markus Burkert elaborated and reconstructed this work note by note; the musicians pieced their parts together note by note. "They also take this commitment with them into the performance – and play with verve the interesting waltzes, marches, and ensemble pieces. The fact that the Franz Lehár Orchestra also produces a wonderful, transparent, and lively sound makes it the perfect ensemble for the operetta genre." (BR-Klassik Operetta Review). A bold and daring Lehár without his otherwise typical sentimentalities – and a discovery!
Mozart: Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail / Bolton, Damrau, Peretyatko, Strehl
Barcelona’s prestigious Gran Teatre del Liceu presents Mozart’s beloved Singspiel in an elegant, dramaturgically twisted production with a sparkling cast of top-rank international stars headed by coloratura soprano Diana Damrau as Konstanze and rising star Olga Peretyatko as Blonde. Stage director Christof Loy has conjured up a thought-provoking and strikingly original scenario in which both Konstanze and Blonde are feeling respect, admiration and even profound love for their captors. The result is a tantalizing approach that overturns the traditional patterns of good and evil.
“Diana Damrau achieved a huge success at the Barcelona Liceu.” Opera News “Franz-Josef Selig, the best Osmin I have ever seen.” Opera News
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL
Selim – Christoph Quest
Konstanze – Diana Damrau
Blonde – Olga Peretyatko
Belmonte – Christoph Strehl
Pedrillo – Norbert Ernst
Osmin – Franz-Josef Selig
Liceu Grand Theatre Chorus and Orchestra
Ivor Bolton, conductor
Christof Loy, stage director
Herbert Murauer, set and costume designer
Olaf Winter, lighting designer
Recorded live at the Grand Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 2011
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Chinese, Korean
Running time: 188 mins
No. of DVDs: 2
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Sonaten Fur Klarinette Und Hammerklavier
The Clarinotts Play W.a. Mozart, J.f. Humml, Druschetzky, Prinz, Denisov, Ploy, J. Strauß Ii
Bock: Anatevka (Fiddler On The Roof) / Levi, Schellenberger, Kumberger, Ernst, Ebner
The musical Anatevka tells the story of the Jewish milkman Tevye and his family in the Russian Empire around 1905. When the three eldest daughters reach marrying age and, in Tevye’s view, fall in love with completely unsuitable men, his consciously traditional way of life is turned completely upside down. After initial discord over his daughters’ nuptial wishes, love ultimately triumphs and the three girls marry their respective chosen ones. Anatevka wase seen on the Lake Stage in Mörbisch in 2014 for the first time; with its wonderfully beautiful melodies, scenery and a brilliant production, it is a true feast for the eyes and ears.
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, WWV 96 / Weigle, Beyreuth Festival
Ostensibly Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg tells a humorous tale about artistically inclined craftsmen. Goldsmith Veit Pogner promises his daughter Eva's hand in marriage to the winner of a song contest, to which three men are potentially eligible. But upon closer inspection, what is at first glance a harmless farce in a middle-class setting emerges as a profound social analysis. Wagner uses his protagonists to show how a community deals with tradition and those who break with it and just how much innovation and deviation from the norm it can tolerate - as well as to examine what value society places, and should place, on art.
Zeller: Der Vogelhändler (Live)
CHRISTMAS MUSIC FOR BRASS AND ORGAN: Great Joy, Vol. 2
DIE DOMORGELN VON LADEGAST
Lourie: Solo Piano Works / Ernst
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REVIEW:
This overview of Arthur Lourié’s music for solo piano tends to bear out an idea now gaining credence, namely that Lourié, at least in some instances, anticipated rather than echoed Stravinsky. Ernst’s sensitively artistic performances point up Lourié’s remarkable diversity of expression, and make a compelling case for his music.
– Gramophone
Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos 2 & 4, Etc / Ottensamer
