SWR
Henze: Das Floss der Medusa / Nylund, Schone, Eotvos, SWR Sinfonie Orchester
$10.49
Details
- Composer
- HENZE, HANS WERNER
- Artist
- Nylund, Schone, Stein, Wdr Rundfunkchor, Freiburger Domsi
- Format
- CD
- Label
- SWR
- Released
- Sep 13, 2019
- Catalog #
- SWR19082CD
- UPC
- 747313908288
About
A 2019 New York Times Gift Guide Selection
This is the second release ever of Henzes famous Oratorio, after the release of the general rehearsal for the world's first premiere from 1968 by Deutsche Grammophon. Excellent sound technique, first class singers and orchestra (conducted by none other than Peter Eötvös) as well as a booklet containing detailed liner notes and the libretto contribute in making this album a very important testimony about the music of the 20th century. Henze wrote the Oratorio as a Requiem for Che Guevara and set it to a text by Ernst Schnabel. It tells the story of the French frigate Meduse, which ran aground off the west coast of Africa in 1816, immortalized in the painting of the same name by Theodore Gericault. The work employs a large orchestra, a speaker, a soprano, a baritone, and choruses. In the course of a performance, the chorus members move from left side of the stage, “the Side of the Living,” to the right side, “the Side of the Dead.”
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REVIEWS:
Looking for that special something for that special someone this holiday?
Flowers? Those die.
Jewelry? Too bougie.
A day at the spa? Namaste!
An hour-long modernist requiem on the death of Che Guevara featuring a head of snakes, sung/spoken/sprechtimme’d IN GERMAN? Dear, you are so generous. I cannot possibly repay the kindness.
– New York Times 2019 Gift Guide
Anyone who wants to know Henze or know him better would be well-served and enlivened by this one. And it would be a valuable addition to the confirmed Henze fan's library. Recommended.
– Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review
This is the second release ever of Henzes famous Oratorio, after the release of the general rehearsal for the world's first premiere from 1968 by Deutsche Grammophon. Excellent sound technique, first class singers and orchestra (conducted by none other than Peter Eötvös) as well as a booklet containing detailed liner notes and the libretto contribute in making this album a very important testimony about the music of the 20th century. Henze wrote the Oratorio as a Requiem for Che Guevara and set it to a text by Ernst Schnabel. It tells the story of the French frigate Meduse, which ran aground off the west coast of Africa in 1816, immortalized in the painting of the same name by Theodore Gericault. The work employs a large orchestra, a speaker, a soprano, a baritone, and choruses. In the course of a performance, the chorus members move from left side of the stage, “the Side of the Living,” to the right side, “the Side of the Dead.”
-----
REVIEWS:
Looking for that special something for that special someone this holiday?
Flowers? Those die.
Jewelry? Too bougie.
A day at the spa? Namaste!
An hour-long modernist requiem on the death of Che Guevara featuring a head of snakes, sung/spoken/sprechtimme’d IN GERMAN? Dear, you are so generous. I cannot possibly repay the kindness.
– New York Times 2019 Gift Guide
Anyone who wants to know Henze or know him better would be well-served and enlivened by this one. And it would be a valuable addition to the confirmed Henze fan's library. Recommended.
– Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review
Tracklist 17 tracks
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1 Part I: Prolog des Charon: Sie erfahren jetzt einen Bericht (Charon) 02:30
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Prolog des Charon: Sie erfahren jetzt einen Bericht (Charon)
- Duration
- 02:30
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein
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2 Part I: Motto (Pascal Pensées aus dem 383. Fragment): Vom Hafen aus lässt sich urteilen über die (Jean-Charles, La Mort, Chorus) 03:36
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Motto (Pascal Pensées aus dem 383. Fragment): Vom Hafen aus lässt sich urteilen über die (Jean-Charles, La Mort, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:36
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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3 Part I: Ordre und Musterrolle: Den 17. Juni 1816, vor sieben Uhr morgens (Charon, Chorus) 01:27
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Ordre und Musterrolle: Den 17. Juni 1816, vor sieben Uhr morgens (Charon, Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:27
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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4 Part I: Journal der Überfahrt: Die See war still (Chorus, Charon, Jean-Charles, La Mort) 05:48
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Journal der Überfahrt: Die See war still (Chorus, Charon, Jean-Charles, La Mort)
- Duration
- 05:48
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein, Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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5 Part I: Eine Antwort: Den Bänken von Arguin Komm (La Mort) 01:47
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Eine Antwort: Den Bänken von Arguin Komm (La Mort)
- Duration
- 01:47
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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6 Part I: Versuche zur Rettung: Drei Tage Kampf um das Schiff (Charon, Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort) 03:34
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Versuche zur Rettung: Drei Tage Kampf um das Schiff (Charon, Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort)
- Duration
- 03:34
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein, Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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7 Part I: Die Ausschiffung: Monsieur de Chaumarey ist Herr der Lage (Charon, Chorus, Jean-Charles) 02:19
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Die Ausschiffung: Monsieur de Chaumarey ist Herr der Lage (Charon, Chorus, Jean-Charles)
- Duration
- 02:19
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein, Peter Schöne
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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8 Part I: Ballade vom Verrat: Wir schauten auf (Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort) 03:48
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Ballade vom Verrat: Wir schauten auf (Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort)
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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9 Part I: Gesang mit neun Stimmen: Per correr migliori acque alza le vele (Due ragazzi, Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort) 07:10
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Gesang mit neun Stimmen: Per correr migliori acque alza le vele (Due ragazzi, Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort)
- Duration
- 07:10
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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10 Part I: Anweisungen für den zweiten Tag: Es kam der zweite Tag (Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort) 06:47
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Anweisungen für den zweiten Tag: Es kam der zweite Tag (Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort)
- Duration
- 06:47
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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11 Part II: Feststellung der Lage: Acht Nächte haben den Mond (Charon, Chorus) 02:58
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: Feststellung der Lage: Acht Nächte haben den Mond (Charon, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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12 Part II: Motto (Pascal, aus dem 205.-207. und 347. Fragment der Pensées): Wie viele Königreiche (Chorus, Jean-Charles, La Mort) 02:07
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part II: Motto (Pascal, aus dem 205.-207. und 347. Fragment der Pensées): Wie viele Königreiche (Chorus, Jean-Charles, La Mort)
- Duration
- 02:07
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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13 Part II: Appell unter dem Monde: La luna, quasi a mezza notte tarda (Ein totes Kind, Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort) 06:52
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part II: Appell unter dem Monde: La luna, quasi a mezza notte tarda (Ein totes Kind, Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort)
- Duration
- 06:52
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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14 Part II: Die Rechnung zum Tode: Mitternacht. Wolken sind aufgezogen (Charon, Jean-Charles, Chorus) 02:20
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part II: Die Rechnung zum Tode: Mitternacht. Wolken sind aufgezogen (Charon, Jean-Charles, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:20
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Stein, Peter Schöne
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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15 Part II: Die Ballade vom Mann auf dem Floss: Da ging ein Mann (Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort) 06:22
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part II: Die Ballade vom Mann auf dem Floss: Da ging ein Mann (Jean-Charles, Chorus, La Mort)
- Duration
- 06:22
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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16 Part II: Fuge der Überlebenden und Ankündigung der Rettung: Wir haben kein Gesetz (Chorus, Jean-Charles, La Mort, Charon) 03:35
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part II: Fuge der Überlebenden und Ankündigung der Rettung: Wir haben kein Gesetz (Chorus, Jean-Charles, La Mort, Charon)
- Duration
- 03:35
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Peter Schöne, Camilla Nylund, Peter Stein
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös
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17 Part II: Finale: Schau auf! (La Mort, Jean-Charles, Chorus, Charon) 06:02
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part II: Finale: Schau auf! (La Mort, Jean-Charles, Chorus, Charon)
- Duration
- 06:02
- Composer
- Hans Werner Henze
- Performer
- Camilla Nylund, Peter Schöne, Peter Stein
- Ensemble
- Freiburg Cathedral Boys Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Conductor
- Peter Eötvös