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Beethoven: Fidelio - 1805 Version / Nylund, Streit, de Billy, ORF Radio Symphony Vienna
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Beethoven: Fidelio - 1805 Version / Nylund, Streit, de Billy, ORF Radio Symphony Vienna

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Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
De Billy, Nylund, Streit, Rose, Grochowski, Geller, Kerschbaum, L
Format
CD
Label
Oehms Classics
Released
Nov 16, 2010
Catalog #
OC919
UPC
4260034869196

About

REVIEWS:

"All Fidelio and Beethoven fans will need this."

As most opera lovers know, Beethoven toiled greatly over his sole opera which was premiered in 1805 and revised in 1806--and then finally again in 1814, in the version that is now famous and beloved. The recording under consideration here is of the first version; this is the third time it has been recorded commercially.

Listening to this version...is an ear-opener: much music was eventually used in the familiar 1814 version, but even within those many pages there are small alterations everywhere and they're great fun to spot.

The performance is excellent, indeed marginally better than [the recording by John Eliot] Gardiner. It's as tightly led in exciting passages but Bertrand de Billy also captures some rapturous stillness and warmth in "Mir ist so wunderbar" and elsewhere, while Gardiner seems a bit clinical. De Billy also has slightly better singers. Camilla Nyland's sound is grander than Hillevi Martinpelto, and her reading of the text is deeper; Kim Begley and Kurt Streit are vocally both fine, but Streit's sweetness and goodness make a better case for Florestan. Peter Rose's understated Rocco is never mugged, and while I prefer a heavier voice than Gerd Gochowski's as Pizarro, his ease with the vocal line is a pleasure to hear. Dietmar Kerschbaum's Jaquino never cloys and Brigitte Geller's Marzelline is beautifully sung. De Billy gets thrilling playing from the Vienna Radio Symphony--the scoring in this version of the opera is very horn-heavy and generally heftier than the 1814--and I have a preference for ORF's non-period instruments here. The Arnold Schoenberg Choir sings with accuracy and feeling. All Fidelio and Beethoven fans will need this.

-- ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 35 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Ouverture 13:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ouverture
    Duration
    13:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  3. 2 Tagein, tagaus!… (Rocco) 02:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tagein, tagaus!… (Rocco)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  4. 3 Act I: Aria: O war' ich schon mit dir vereint… (Marzelline) 04:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Aria: O war' ich schon mit dir vereint… (Marzelline)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Brigitte Geller
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  5. 4 Act I: Duet: Jetzt, Schatzchen, jetzt sind wir allein… (Jaquino, Marzelline) 05:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Duet: Jetzt, Schatzchen, jetzt sind wir allein… (Jaquino, Marzelline)
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Brigitte Geller, Dietmar Kerschbaum
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  6. 5 Werbung, Sich-Strauben, Verzicht… (Rocco) 00:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Werbung, Sich-Strauben, Verzicht… (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  7. 6 Act I: Terzett: Ein Mann ist bald genommen… (Rocco, Marzelline, Jaquino) 03:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Terzett: Ein Mann ist bald genommen… (Rocco, Marzelline, Jaquino)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Peter Rose, Brigitte Geller, Dietmar Kerschbaum
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  8. 7 Ja, wir sind blind gewesen… (Rocco) 01:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ja, wir sind blind gewesen… (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  9. 8 Act I: Quartet: Mir ist so wunderbar! (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino) 04:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Quartet: Mir ist so wunderbar! (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Brigitte Geller, Camilla Nylund, Peter Rose, Dietmar Kerschbaum
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  10. 9 Ich war schliesslich geschickt (Rocco) 00:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ich war schliesslich geschickt (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  11. 10 Act I: Aria: Hat man nicht auch Gold beyneben (Rocco) 02:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Aria: Hat man nicht auch Gold beyneben (Rocco)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Peter Rose
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  12. 11 Es war ein Abend im April… (Rocco) 01:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    Es war ein Abend im April… (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  13. 12 Act I: Terzett: Gut, Sohnchen, gut… (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline) 06:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Terzett: Gut, Sohnchen, gut… (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline)
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Peter Rose, Camilla Nylund, Brigitte Geller
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  14. 13 Pizarro! Wir glaubten schon, er kame nicht mehr… (Rocco) 00:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Pizarro! Wir glaubten schon, er kame nicht mehr… (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  15. 14 Act II: Marsch 01:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Marsch
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  16. 15 Schildwachen auf den Wall! (Rocco) 01:36
    Track
    15
    Title
    Schildwachen auf den Wall! (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  17. 16 Act II: Aria: Ha, welch ein Augenblick! (Pizarro) 02:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Aria: Ha, welch ein Augenblick! (Pizarro)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Gerd Grochowski
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  18. 17 Er oder wir - darum geht es jetzt… (Rocco) 00:32
    Track
    17
    Title
    Er oder wir - darum geht es jetzt… (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  19. 18 Act II: Duet: Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile… (Pizarro, Rocco) 04:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II: Duet: Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile… (Pizarro, Rocco)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Peter Rose, Gerd Grochowski
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  20. 19 Und wir - hier in der Mitte! (Rocco) 00:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    Und wir - hier in der Mitte! (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  21. 20 Act II: Duet: Um froh im Ehestand zu leben… (Marzelline, Leonore) 06:09
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II: Duet: Um froh im Ehestand zu leben… (Marzelline, Leonore)
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Brigitte Geller, Camilla Nylund
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  22. 21 Fidelio, ich verstehe dich ja (Rocco) 01:15
    Track
    21
    Title
    Fidelio, ich verstehe dich ja (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  23. 22 Act II: Recitative and Aria: O brich noch nicht, du mattes Herz! (Leonore) 08:03
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II: Recitative and Aria: O brich noch nicht, du mattes Herz! (Leonore)
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Camilla Nylund
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  24. Disc 2
  25. 1 Doch, es gab etwas, das entsetzlicher war als die Furcht (Rocco) 01:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Doch, es gab etwas, das entsetzlicher war als die Furcht (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  26. 2 Act II: O welche Lust! In freyer Luft (Chorus) 17:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II: O welche Lust! In freyer Luft (Chorus)
    Duration
    17:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  27. 3 Act III: Recitative and Aria: Gott! Welch ein Dunkel hier! (Florestan) 11:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III: Recitative and Aria: Gott! Welch ein Dunkel hier! (Florestan)
    Duration
    11:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Kurt Streit
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  28. 4 Die Nacht verging… (Rocco) 01:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Die Nacht verging… (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  29. 5 Act III: Duet: Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben! (Rocco, Leonore) 03:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III: Duet: Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben! (Rocco, Leonore)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Peter Rose, Camilla Nylund
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  30. 6 Er wollte Wasser, der Gefangene… (Rocco) 00:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Er wollte Wasser, der Gefangene… (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  31. 7 Act III: Terzett: Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten! (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore) 05:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III: Terzett: Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten! (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore)
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Kurt Streit, Camilla Nylund, Peter Rose
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  32. 8 Ja, und dann hab ich es getan… (Rocco) 00:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ja, und dann hab ich es getan… (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  33. 9 Act III: Quartet: Er sterbe! (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco) 04:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III: Quartet: Er sterbe! (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Kurt Streit, Camilla Nylund, Peter Rose, Gerd Grochowski
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  34. 10 Die Trompete! Oben vom Turm! (Rocco) 00:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Die Trompete! Oben vom Turm! (Rocco)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  35. 11 Act III: Recitative and Duet: Ich kann mich noch nicht fassen… (Florestan, Leonore) 10:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: Recitative and Duet: Ich kann mich noch nicht fassen… (Florestan, Leonore)
    Duration
    10:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Camilla Nylund, Kurt Streit
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  36. 12 Von uberall her, die Gefangenen (Rocco) 01:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Von uberall her, die Gefangenen (Rocco)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Martin Schwab
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy
  37. 13 Act III: Zur Rache! Zur Rache! (Chorus) 16:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III: Zur Rache! Zur Rache! (Chorus)
    Duration
    16:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Bertrand de Billy