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Great Singers Live: Edita Gruberova
BR Klassik

Great Singers Live: Edita Gruberova

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Details

Composer
BELLINI DONIZETTI HANDEL
Artist
Gruberova, Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Edler, Gardelli, Hager, Steinberg, Viotti
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Jul 06, 2018
Catalog #
BRK900325
UPC
4035719003253

About

Edita Gruberova – her very name is melodious. The Slovak soprano is undoubtedly one of today’s most well-known interpreters of coloratura opera singing, and especially of Italian bel canto. She made her debut in 1970 as Queen of the Night in Mozart's "Magic Flute" at the Vienna State Opera and, ever since her performances in the same role at Glyndebourne and Salzburg in 1974, she has been a regular fixture on the world’s leading operatic stages and concert podiums. Flattering epithets such as "the Queen of Coloratura", "the Slovak Nightingale" or "prima donna assoluta" are hardly exaggerated, for they really do represent what Edita Gruberova has embodied for almost half a century. She is celebrated all over the world for her perfect mastery of vocal technique, her astonishing ability to master even the most difficult coloraturas and highest notes, her clear and precise intonation and, most importantly, for something that overshadows and transfigures everything else: the seductive and beguiling timbre of her voice. This album, released by BR-KLASSIK to celebrate her 50th stage anniversary, presents nine recordings made between October 1983 and June 2000 at Bayerischer Rundfunk concerts. In addition to well-known as well as lesser-known arias from operas by Handel, Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, and also the Couplet of Adele from Johann Strauss' operetta "Die Fledermaus", Edita Gruberova can also be heard in interpretations from Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate", his “Laudate Dominum” from the “Vesperae solennes de confessore,” and also Michael Haydn’s far too rarely performed Christmas cantata “Lauft, ihr Hirten, allzugleich.” This album is more than a historical portrait – it offers a representative musical cross-section of Edita Gruberova's wide-ranging repertoire, and also includes several surprises that complement and enrich her comprehensive discography.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Exsultate jubilate, K. 165 14:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
    Duration
    14:26
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Leopold Hager
  2. 2 Lauft ihr Hirten allzugleich, MH 217 08:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Lauft ihr Hirten allzugleich, MH 217
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Leopold Hager
  3. 3 Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum 05:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Leopold Hager
  4. 4 Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ah! Mio cor! Schernito Sei! 06:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ah! Mio cor! Schernito Sei!
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  5. 5 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Il dolce suono mi colpi, "Mad Scene" - Ardon gl'i incensi - Spargi d'amaro pianto 15:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Il dolce suono mi colpi, "Mad Scene" - Ardon gl'i incensi - Spargi d'amaro pianto
    Duration
    15:34
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová, Herbert Segl
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Lamberto Gardelli
  6. 6 Linda di Chamounix, Act I: Ah! tardai troppo - O luce di quest'anima 05:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Linda di Chamounix, Act I: Ah! tardai troppo - O luce di quest'anima
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Pinchas Steinberg
  7. 7 Beatrice di Tenda, Act II: Ah! Se un'urna e a me concessa 07:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Beatrice di Tenda, Act II: Ah! Se un'urna e a me concessa
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Pinchas Steinberg
  8. 8 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Una voce poco fa 06:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Una voce poco fa
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  9. 9 Die Fledermaus, Act III: Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande 04:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    Die Fledermaus, Act III: Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Performer
    Edita Gruberová
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Marcello Viotti