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Der Ferne Klang / Jennifer Holloway, Ian Koziara
Oehms Classics

Der Ferne Klang / Jennifer Holloway, Ian Koziara

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Composer
SCHREKER, FRANZ
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Oehms Classics
Released
May 14, 2021
Catalog #
OC980
UPC
4260034869806

About

Der ferne Klang by Franz Schreker (1878-1934) premiered on August 18, 1912 at the Frankfurt Opera House. Schreker had already begun composing his first full-length opera in 1901, after the text he had written in just a few weeks. Now the work, which was initially considered impossible to perform, but which made Schreker suddenly famous, is returning to the location of it's premiere for the first time after 1945. Almost half of all operas by the Austrian, who with one exception was both composer and librettist for all of his stage works, performed or premiered in Frankfurt. The Choir of the Oper Frankfurt and Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester perform under the direction of Sebastian Weigle.

"Oper Frankfurt is arguably the “right” company to produce this Der ferne Klang recording, because Austrian composer Franz Schreker (1878-1934) had a special connection with this opera house. It was here that he scored his first big success with this opera, followed by the premiere of his complete version of Die Gezeichneten, two of his most definitive works. His musical idiom is decidedly Late/Post Romantic, yet uniquely his own, beguiling in its lush and translucent tone colours. His style can also extend into an intensely expressionistic and harmonically adventurous, if unsettling, musical soundscape. At the height of his fame during the early years of the Weimar Republic, Schreker was the most performed opera composer after Richard Strauss. He was also a noted pedagogue, as director of Berlin’s Hochschule für Musik, and counted Berthold Goldschmidt and Ernst Krenek as his students. But by the late 1920s, with the rise of National Socialism and its inherent antisemitism, Schreker, who was Jewish, lost his academic appointments and his compositions were banned. Sadly he descended into obscurity, suffered a stroke and died at the age of 56. It was only in the 1980s, through Decca’s “Entartete Musik” series, that Schreker reemerged from a decades-long obscurity. His revival gathered momentum both in Germany and America. Salzburg Festival’s striking 2005 Die Gezeichneten garnered critical and audience accolades, reaffirmed by the more recent Warlikowski production in Munich, which made a powerful (if nightmarish) impression on me in 2017...

Thankfully, Oper Frankfurt’s production of Der ferne Klang was revived before COVID shut everything down, and it is now commercially available on CD. It features a strong ensemble cast led by tenor Ian Koziara and soprano Jennifer Holloway as the two lovers. Both sing beautifully, with Koziara taking top vocal honours for his free, beautiful, never stentorian, ringing tone. Holloway is equally impressive, a few fleeting moments of steely sound notwithstanding.

This recording includes no less than three Canadians— bass-baritone Gordon Bintner, baritone Iain MacNeil, and mezzo Julia Dawson—all members of the Oper Frankfurt Ensemble. Bintner, as the Graf, has the most music to sing, including a very nice aria, “In einem Lande,” which he handles beautifully, particularly at the top. MacNeil and Dawson have less to sing but both offer fresh voices and vivid imagination. All supporting roles are well taken, perhaps with one painful exception. I debated whether to mention it as it involves a singer I have admired in the past. I heard soprano Nadine Secunde (Alte Frau Mama) as a marvelous Sieglinde and Elsa 30 years ago. Here she is in shockingly poor vocal estate, afflicted by a painful wobble —perhaps in character for an ‘Old Lady’, but does it have to be this way? Sebastian Weigle shows his fine understanding of Schreker, leading the Frankfurt forces with strength and eloquence— the Zwischenspiel in Act III is a highlight. This piece might not delight everybody, but if you are fond of Strauss and early Schoenberg, and have an inclination to stories with a Freudian bent, you are in for a treat.

The opera’s story has little to do with logic, yet is strangely suited to Schreker’s lush and atmospheric score. As the listener, one takes a journey of poetic imagination that’s oddly satisfying. This is a perfect opera to illustrate that one should listen not with the head but with the heart. As with a lot of Schreker, the visual element is important, if not crucial, to the total enjoyment of the work, so it’s regrettable that this isn’t a DVD release. That said, it is still very enjoyable and an important addition to the discography of a much neglected composer. Highly recommended." —— Joseph So

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Prelude 03:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Prelude
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Du willst wirklich fort, Fritz (Grete, Fritz) 04:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Du willst wirklich fort, Fritz (Grete, Fritz)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Ian Koziara
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Als du tratst in mein armes Leben (Grete, Fritz) 04:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Als du tratst in mein armes Leben (Grete, Fritz)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Ian Koziara
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  5. 4 Act I Scene 2: Frau Mama zu Hause, mein reizendes Kind? (Alte, Grete) 02:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Frau Mama zu Hause, mein reizendes Kind? (Alte, Grete)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Nadine Secunde, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  6. 5 Act I Scene 3: Was weinst denn? (Mutter, Grete) 02:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Was weinst denn? (Mutter, Grete)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Barbara Zechmeister, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  7. 6 Act I Scene 4: Nur herein meine Herrn (Graumann, Wirt, Schauspieler, Chorus) 04:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Nur herein meine Herrn (Graumann, Wirt, Schauspieler, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Magnús Baldvinsson, Anthony Robin Schneider, Iurii Samoilov
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  8. 7 Act I Scene 4: Das war ein lustiges Spiel! (Vigelius, Grete, Graumann, Mutter, Chorus) 03:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Das war ein lustiges Spiel! (Vigelius, Grete, Graumann, Mutter, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Dietrich Volle, Jennifer Holloway, Magnús Baldvinsson, Barbara Zechmeister
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  9. 8 Act I Scene 5: Fräulein sollten sichs überlegen (Wirt, Grete, Mutter) 03:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Fräulein sollten sichs überlegen (Wirt, Grete, Mutter)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Anthony Robin Schneider, Jennifer Holloway, Barbara Zechmeister
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  10. 9 Act I Scene 6: Ich kann nicht! Fritz, ich komme dir nach! (Grete) 02:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Ich kann nicht! Fritz, ich komme dir nach! (Grete)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  11. 10 Act I Scene 7: Fritz find' ich nicht mehr (Grete) 07:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Fritz find' ich nicht mehr (Grete)
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  12. 11 Act I Scene 8: Liegt ein schönes Kindchen in Moos! (Grete, Alte) 05:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Liegt ein schönes Kindchen in Moos! (Grete, Alte)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Nadine Secunde
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 Act II: Prelude - Wenn der Abend kommt (Chorus) 03:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II: Prelude - Wenn der Abend kommt (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  15. 2 Act II Scene 1: Meine Liebste (Graf, Milli, Mary, Mizi, Spanierin) 01:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Meine Liebste (Graf, Milli, Mary, Mizi, Spanierin)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Gordon Bintner, Bianca Andrew, Julia Moorman, Julia Dawson, Kelsey Lauritano
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  16. 3 Act II Scene 4: Nun wer wird denn da wieder verlästert? (Graf, Milli, Mizi, Mary, Spanierin, Baron, Chorus) 00:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Nun wer wird denn da wieder verlästert? (Graf, Milli, Mizi, Mary, Spanierin, Baron, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Gordon Bintner, Bianca Andrew, Julia Dawson, Julia Moorman, Kelsey Lauritano, Iain MacNeil
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  17. 4 Act II Scene 6: Greta! Endlich! (Grete, Chorus) 06:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Greta! Endlich! (Grete, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  18. 5 Act II Scene 6: Sagen Sie mir doch, Marchesa (Grete, Mizi, Baron, Graf, Chorus) 04:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Sagen Sie mir doch, Marchesa (Grete, Mizi, Baron, Graf, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Julia Dawson, Iain MacNeil, Gordon Bintner
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  19. 6 Act II Scene 6: In einem Lande ein bleicher König (Graf) 04:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: In einem Lande ein bleicher König (Graf)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Gordon Bintner
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  20. 7 Act II Scene 6: Eine Schauergeschichte, Graf! (Chevalier, Chorus) 04:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Eine Schauergeschichte, Graf! (Chevalier, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Theo Lebow
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  21. 8 Act II Scene 6: Zum Teufel, die albernen Scherze! (Graf, Chevalier, Grete, Chorus) 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Zum Teufel, die albernen Scherze! (Graf, Chevalier, Grete, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Gordon Bintner, Theo Lebow, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  22. 9 Act II Scene 8: Hier? So viel Menschen (Fritz, Grete) 02:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 8: Hier? So viel Menschen (Fritz, Grete)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  23. 10 Act II Scene 8: Schuldbeladen und reuig (Fritz, Grete, Graf, Chorus) 07:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 8: Schuldbeladen und reuig (Fritz, Grete, Graf, Chorus)
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Jennifer Holloway, Gordon Bintner
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  24. 11 Act II Scene 8: Was ist das? Du sprichst so seltsam! (Fritz, Grete, Graf) 05:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 8: Was ist das? Du sprichst so seltsam! (Fritz, Grete, Graf)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Jennifer Holloway, Gordon Bintner
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  25. 12 Act II Scene 9: Ist der Liebste fern (Grete, Graf, Chorus) 01:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 9: Ist der Liebste fern (Grete, Graf, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Gordon Bintner
    Ensemble
    Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  26. Disc 3
  27. 1 Act III Scene 1: Du sitzt nun wieder im Trock'nen - was? (Vigelius, Schauspieler, Kellnerin) 03:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Du sitzt nun wieder im Trock'nen - was? (Vigelius, Schauspieler, Kellnerin)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Dietrich Volle, Iurii Samoilov, Bianca Andrew
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  28. 2 Act III Scene 2: Das Theater schon aus? (Kellnerin, First Chorist, Vigelius, Schauspieler) 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Das Theater schon aus? (Kellnerin, First Chorist, Vigelius, Schauspieler)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Bianca Andrew, Theo Lebow, Dietrich Volle, Iurii Samoilov
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  29. 3 Act III Scene 3: So, da setzen Sie sich (Polizist, Grete, Vigelius, First Chorist, Schauspieler, Kellnerin, Individuum) 01:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: So, da setzen Sie sich (Polizist, Grete, Vigelius, First Chorist, Schauspieler, Kellnerin, Individuum)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Anatolii Suprun, Jennifer Holloway, Dietrich Volle, Theo Lebow, Iurii Samoilov, Bianca Andrew, Hans-Jürgen Lazar
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  30. 4 Act III Scene 6: Mein Herr, Sie irren sich wohl (Grete, Individuum, Kellnerin, Second Chorist, Schauspieler, Vigelius) 02:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III Scene 6: Mein Herr, Sie irren sich wohl (Grete, Individuum, Kellnerin, Second Chorist, Schauspieler, Vigelius)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Hans-Jürgen Lazar, Bianca Andrew, Magnús Baldvinsson, Iurii Samoilov, Dietrich Volle
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  31. 5 Act III Scene 8: Ein solcher Skandal! (Grete, Vigelius) 03:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III Scene 8: Ein solcher Skandal! (Grete, Vigelius)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Jennifer Holloway, Dietrich Volle
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  32. 6 Act III: Zwischenspiel (Interlude) 07:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III: Zwischenspiel (Interlude)
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  33. 7 Act III Scene 9: Wie seltsam das ist! (Fritz) 03:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III Scene 9: Wie seltsam das ist! (Fritz)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  34. 8 Act III Scene 10: Du, so früh? (Fritz, Rudolf) 03:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III Scene 10: Du, so früh? (Fritz, Rudolf)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Sebastian Geyer
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  35. 9 Act III Scene 10: Dirne! Ja, ja, das war es (Fritz, Rudolf) 03:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III Scene 10: Dirne! Ja, ja, das war es (Fritz, Rudolf)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Sebastian Geyer
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  36. 10 Act III Scene 11: Mir ist so seltsam zu Mut (Fritz, Diener) 01:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III Scene 11: Mir ist so seltsam zu Mut (Fritz, Diener)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Anatolii Suprun
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  37. 11 Act III Scene 13: Verzeihn Sie mir, Herr (Vigelius, Fritz, Grete) 03:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III Scene 13: Verzeihn Sie mir, Herr (Vigelius, Fritz, Grete)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Dietrich Volle, Ian Koziara, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  38. 12 Act III Scene 15: Hast Du mir verziehn? (Fritz, Grete) 01:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III Scene 15: Hast Du mir verziehn? (Fritz, Grete)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  39. 13 Act III Scene 15: Grete! Hörst du den Ton? (Fritz, Grete) 06:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III Scene 15: Grete! Hörst du den Ton? (Fritz, Grete)
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Franz Schreker
    Performer
    Ian Koziara, Jennifer Holloway
    Ensemble
    Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle