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Keiser: Fredegunda / Hammer, Munich Neue Hofkapelle
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Keiser: Fredegunda / Hammer, Munich Neue Hofkapelle

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Composer
KEISER, REINHARD
Artist
Pavlikova, Koch, Stuber, Hammer, Neue Hofkapelle Muenchen
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 27, 2009
Catalog #
8660231-32
UPC
730099023177

About

There is a real danger, especially in Handel’s anniversary year, that he and other major composers such as Bach and Telemann eclipse their talented contemporaries completely. Yet the Leipzig Council, for example, cannot have been entirely bone-headed in preferring Fasch and Graupner to Bach for the post of Kantor at the Thomasschule. The story that they thought Bach ‘mediocre’ is, however, based on a misunderstanding.

CPO have also recorded his secular cantatas (CPO999 8562 – ‘a lovely disc’: see review) and his version of the Christmas story is coupled with Graupner’s Magnificat on ‘a splendid festive offering from Carus – albeit short value at forty five minutes’: Carus 83.417 – see review). Keiser was also the first composer to set the Brockes Passion, a text later employed by Fasch (recorded by Naxos on 8.570326 – see review), Telemann and Handel; perhaps Naxos will now record that, too.

There are two recordings of his St Mark Passion: the older Claves recording of his St Mark Passion is available from eMusic, albeit on 50 tracks, which will mean blowing your whole monthly £12 allocation in one go. The single-CD Christophorus recording on original instruments is, in any case, the one to go for, (CHR77143 – Parthenia Vocal and Parthenia Baroque/Christian Brembeck); it’s also available from classicsonline as a very acceptable 320k download. Bach certainly possessed a copy of this work and there are points of similarity with his St Matthew and St John settings, including the traditional tune of O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden – compare Keiser’s setting of Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden (track 5) with Bach’s. I’m sure that I shall be listening to it on future occasions.

Like those other two operas, Fredegunda (March, 1715) was composed for the Hamburg Oper am Gänsemarkt, or Goose-market Opera, where it was extremely popular, four years after Crœsus. The libretto is by Johann Ulrich von König (1688-1744) after an Italian libretto by Francesco Silvani (c.1660-c.1725). It is sung in German and Italian. The plot concerns the tempestuous relations between the sixth-century Frankish King Chilperich and his mistress Fredegunda; each of them has another lover, making for two sets of love triangles though all, of course, ends happily.

As usual, I set out first to test the claims made in the blurb on the rear insert, that this is ‘an important and entertaining ... opera [which] abounds in melodious, often ravishingly orchestrated, music.’ More crucially, do the performances do justice to the music?

Certainly the music is very attractive – listen to track 28 of CD1 Ricordati, ben mio (‘Remember, o my beloved’) for some of the finest baroque music – though the opera has its moments of longueur and there is no doubt that posterity has been correct in preferring Telemann and Handel. If you have already become familiar with their music, however, Fredegunda is well worth trying.

The opening Sonata goes with a real swing in this performance; there’s no stodginess here, but rather the kind of abandon at the start which I associate with modern Italian performances of baroque music. On the other hand, there’s enough contrast between the sections to avoid the problem of having everything too hurried, which I recently found with Collegium Musicum den Haag’s performance of Telemann’s Ebb und Fluth (L’Europe réunie, ORF SACD3008).

Dora Pavlíková as Fredegunda begins her opening recitative in fiery mood, too: at first she sounds almost too fiery to hit the notes securely, but soon settles down, especially in the aria Du verlachtest die Tränen (‘you mocked my tears’, CD1, track 3). After all, Fredegunda is a fiery character and she is chiding Chilperich for preferring Galsuinde – she opens the recitative by referring to him as Grausamer, ‘awful man’, and ends the ensuing aria by referring to his undoing their relationship mit deiner falschen Hand ‘with your faithless hand’.

Tomi Wendt’s Chilperich comes over as penny plain to Pavlíková’s twopenny coloured Fredegunda – I might have preferred him to be a little more sonorous and her a little less squally, but, again, this is not inappropriate to their roles – Chilperich is something of a wimp at this stage. By the time that we come to Fredegunda’s arias on tracks 20, (Ihr reizende Blicke, ‘your ravishing looks’) and 22, (Schließet euch, ihr holde Kerzen, ‘be extinguished, dearest candles’) Pavlíková is in much more mellifluous voice and Wendt’s Chilperich much firmer-toned. By track 24 (Zur Rache! ‘Revenge!’) both the character and Wendt’s voice have come much more to life.

The first notable aria is Galsuinde’s Lasciami piangere, ‘let me weep’ (CD1, track 7), and Bianca Koch sings it well. I might have preferred her to bring out its beauty a little more lovingly; it is, of course, a lament, but laments don’t have to be entirely squally. Galsuinde has some of the finest music – and the aria Ricordati, ben mio (CD1, tr.28), to which I have already referred as some of the finest baroque music, is sung by Koch in a manner which could hardly be bettered.

Michael Kranebitter as Sigibert, too, sings attractively, if a little too forthrightly: in his recitative Ich kann ja wohl die Zähren nicht verdammen (‘I cannot condemn the tears’, track8) he almost seems to have two different registers, one more attractive than the other. His diction is not exactly ideal: so keen is he to bring out the drama of his words that he sometimes fails to enunciate them perfectly. His aria Ich muß schweigend von dir gehen (‘I must be silent and leave you’, track 16) did not affect me as it should – here, more than anywhere, I felt that he was the weakest link in the cast, though not as disastrously so as Elisabeth Scholl, who is really off-form in Naxos’s recording of Handel’s Semele – don’t just take my word for it in my review; see also Robert Hugill’s review.

Katja Stuber as Bazina also has an attractive voice; in her first scene (track 9), however, she is slightly out-sung by Tomo Matsubara as Hermenegild. His voice has an attractive timbre, though his diction, too, is not perfect – he is not a native German-speaker. His aria Eine stolze Hand zu küssen (tr.11) illustrates both the attractiveness of his voice and his comparative failures of enunciation. If Stuber is a little reticent here, she is certainly in fine and powerful voice by track 30, giving Fredegunda as good as she gets in Du drohest and rasest (You threaten and rave). By this point, too, Kranebitter’s Sigibert has also warmed up somewhat; though I still found him a little too droopy in Ach betrachte doch die Wangen (tr.35 ‘Just look upon her cheeks’), his account of Mich schrecket kein Eifer, ich achte kein Drohen (tr.37, ‘Your overbearing threats do not frighten me’) is just right.

Tobias Haaks as Landerich is perhaps a little too forthright in the recitatives but he sings Ach, ich will viel lieber sterben (tr. 44, ‘Ah, I would much rather die’) in such a way as to make it one of the highlights of the first CD, almost at its close. If, as I suspect, the Chilperich-Fredegunda duet Vieni, o cara, o mio Tesoro (tr.48, ‘Come, my dear, my treasure’) which closes CD1, is meant to outshine Landerich – the few arias in Italian are some of the highlights of the music – it doesn’t succeed here: their singing sounds merely very decent by comparison, though they round off the act and the disc stylishly enough.

Matters are much the same on CD2, which begins quietly with the duet of Galsuinde and Bazina, Sanfte Lüfte (‘Gentle breezes’). There is some intrusive stage noise here – much than on CD1 – and in the ensuing scene. Bazina’s aria Ein Sklav’ ist mehr beglückt (tr.3, ‘a slave has greater fortune’) is a little underpowered. If Kranebitter is the weak link on CD1, he atones somewhat in Sigibert’s duet with Galsuinde (tr.5), though he is still a little too lugubrious and Koch’s Galsuinde still a little shrill.

Pavlíková’s Fredegunda, too, is just a little too shrill for my taste in Vieni a me (tr.7, ‘Come to me’) by contrast with the delicate accompaniment. It may be wishful thinking on my part, but she does seem to tone down the shrillness for the repeat of this aria (tr.11).

Wendt’s Childerich is in much better voice than he was on the earlier part of CD1. His aria threatening to react with slaughter of his foes, Con le stragi (tr.13) goes with quite a bang, as does Haaks in Landerich’s Da voi fieri guerrieri (tr.15, ‘Your beauteous eyes, proud warriors’). Both these Italian arias are among the high points of the opera, and both receive good performances.

Fredegunda’s invocation of Hecate (tr.17) is another high spot and here Pavlíková is in almost ideal voice despite some unusually intrusive stage noise. Yet she is able to achieve real tenderness a few moments after this outburst in Ach, nenne mich doch nur noch einmal Königin (tr.19, ‘Oh, let me just once more be called the queen’).

Matsubara really manages to convey Hermenegild’s indecision (tr.21, Ach nein, ich kann nicht entscheiden, ‘Ah. No, I cannot decide’) and does so with fewer problems of diction than before. Paradoxically, Kranebitter’s diction in Su’l mio crine (tr.23, ‘I shall be crowned with love’) is less than ideal.

Wendt, in Childerich’s aria bidding fortune do its worst, Weich immerhin zurück (tr.25) is affective, though not entirely tonally secure. Koch is equally affective and in better voice in Felice moriró (tr.30 ‘I shall die happy’). The whole opera is rounded off by a suitably jubilant performance of the short fifth act.

This, then, is not a ‘Sunday-best’ cast but it is a good, often very good, workaday one. It’s certainly good enough for me to predict that I shall return to it – and I shall follow with interest the careers of these singers, mostly still in their twenties.

Christoph Hammer’s direction is secure; his own solo keyboard performances have clearly prepared him well to lead the Munich Neue Hofkapelle. Though founded in 1992 to specialise in historically informed performances, their playing offers baroque music without any of the excesses which sometimes spoiled period performances in earlier days and still sometimes intrude where one least expects it – on Jordi Savall’s rather strident, but still enjoyable, version of Biber’s Missa Bruxellensis (AV9808) for example. Some of the accompaniment here is really sensitive, as in the case of Fredegunda’s aria Vieni a me (‘Come to me’, CD2, tr.7).

Apart from some very minimal stage noise and applause at the end of each CD, there is little to indicate that the recording was made live. That it was so helps in part to explain why some of the singers are a little slow off the mark at the beginning – in a studio performance, of course, there could have been retakes to round off some of the slightly rough edges. The recording itself is neutral in the best sense of the word.

The libretto, mostly in German but with sections in Italian, is available online as a pdf document but in portrait A4 – how do you get that into the CD case? – and there is no English translation, which is a problem, since even those with a decent knowledge of German may find the sometimes archaic diction hard to follow. It would be much better to offer the libretto as a download in landscape mode at a size capable of being cut, folded and inserted into the case – Naxos, please learn from Chandos, Gimell and Linn, who offer texts and notes in this manner with their downloads. Actually, it is possible to cut and paste the text into a Word document and print this in the correct format, but it is a nuisance to have to do so.

I would gladly have forfeited the booklet’s four-and-a-half pages of illustrations of the parent production, from the Bayerischer Theaterakademie August Everding, in favour of the libretto. These illustrations make me grateful to have received this recording on CD rather than DVD, since they show the production to have been the kind of up-dated version which I almost inevitably find annoying – featuring, in this case, a baby carriage and, apparently, the use of a taser.

-- Brian Wilson, MusicWeb International

Tracklist 83 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Sonata 02:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sonata
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Ha, Grausamer… (Fredegunda) 00:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Ha, Grausamer… (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Aria: Du verlachest die Tranen (Fredegunda) 03:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Aria: Du verlachest die Tranen (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  5. 4 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Ach mochte deiner Augen… (Chilperich, Fredegunda) 01:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Ach mochte deiner Augen… (Chilperich, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  6. 5 Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Mein Konig… (Galsuinde, Chilperich) 00:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Mein Konig… (Galsuinde, Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  7. 6 Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Du weinst, Prinzessin… (Sigibert) 00:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Du weinst, Prinzessin… (Sigibert)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  8. 7 Act I Scene 3: Aria: Lascia mi piangere (Galsuinde) 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Aria: Lascia mi piangere (Galsuinde)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  9. 8 Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Ich kann ja wohl die Zahren nicht verdammen… (Sigibert, Galsuinde) 02:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Ich kann ja wohl die Zahren nicht verdammen… (Sigibert, Galsuinde)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter, Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  10. 9 Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Prinzessin, die ich stets in… (Hermenegild, Bazina) 00:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Prinzessin, die ich stets in… (Hermenegild, Bazina)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomo Matsubara, Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  11. 10 Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Hermenegild! Bazin! (Landerich, Fredegunda, Hermenegild, Bazina) 00:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Hermenegild! Bazin! (Landerich, Fredegunda, Hermenegild, Bazina)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tobias Haaks, Dora Pavlikova, Tomo Matsubara, Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  12. 11 Act I Scene 5: Aria: Eine stolze Hand zu kussen (Hermenegild) 01:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Aria: Eine stolze Hand zu kussen (Hermenegild)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomo Matsubara
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  13. 12 Act I Scene 6: Recitative: Ach, hore doch… (Bazina, Fredegunda) 00:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Recitative: Ach, hore doch… (Bazina, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  14. 13 Act I Scene 6: Aria: Fahre hin (Bazina) 01:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Aria: Fahre hin (Bazina)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  15. 14 Act I Scene 6: Recitative: Auf dann!… (Fredegunda) 00:22
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Recitative: Auf dann!… (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  16. 15 Act II Scene 1: Recitative: O Tugend, steh mir ferner bei… (Galsuinde, Sigibert) 02:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Recitative: O Tugend, steh mir ferner bei… (Galsuinde, Sigibert)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  17. 16 Act II Scene 1: Aria: Ich muss schweigend von dir gehen (Sigibert) 04:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Aria: Ich muss schweigend von dir gehen (Sigibert)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  18. 17 Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Durchlauchte Konigin… (Bazina, Galsuinde, Hermenegild) 01:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Durchlauchte Konigin… (Bazina, Galsuinde, Hermenegild)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber, Bianca Koch, Tomo Matsubara
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  19. 18 Act II Scene 3: Aria: Ich ruste mich (Galsuinde) 03:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Aria: Ich ruste mich (Galsuinde)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  20. 19 Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Wahr ist's, ich liebe dich… (Fredegunda) 00:52
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Wahr ist's, ich liebe dich… (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  21. 20 Act II Scene 4: Aria: Ihr reizende Blicke (Fredegunda) 03:37
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Aria: Ihr reizende Blicke (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  22. 21 Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Anbetenswurdiges Gesicht! (Chilperich, Fredegunda) 01:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Anbetenswurdiges Gesicht! (Chilperich, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  23. 22 Act II Scene 5: Aria: Schliesset euch, ihr holde Kerzen (Fredegunda) 05:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Aria: Schliesset euch, ihr holde Kerzen (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  24. 23 Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Was ist's… (Fredegunda, Chilperich) 00:59
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Was ist's… (Fredegunda, Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  25. 24 Act II Scene 5: Aria: Zur Rache, zur Rache… (Chilperich) 02:17
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Aria: Zur Rache, zur Rache… (Chilperich)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  26. 25 Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Versage mir, mein Herr… (Galsuinde, Chilperich, Hermenegild) 01:38
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Versage mir, mein Herr… (Galsuinde, Chilperich, Hermenegild)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Tomi Wendt, Tomo Matsubara
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  27. 26 Act II Scene 6: Aria: Ich spiele mit Ketten (Hermenegild) 02:44
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Aria: Ich spiele mit Ketten (Hermenegild)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomo Matsubara
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  28. 27 Act II Scene 7: Recitative: Hiemit sei Fredegund… (Chilperich) 00:36
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act II Scene 7: Recitative: Hiemit sei Fredegund… (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  29. 28 Act II Scene 7: Aria: Ricordati, ben mio (Galsuinde) 04:26
    Track
    28
    Title
    Act II Scene 7: Aria: Ricordati, ben mio (Galsuinde)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  30. 29 Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Durchlauchte Fredegund! (Bazina, Fredegunda) 01:15
    Track
    29
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Durchlauchte Fredegund! (Bazina, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  31. 30 Act III Scene 1: Aria: Du drohest und rasest (Bazina) 03:17
    Track
    30
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Aria: Du drohest und rasest (Bazina)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  32. 31 Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Wie, darf sich des ein Madchen unterfangen? (Fredegunda, Bazina) 00:14
    Track
    31
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Wie, darf sich des ein Madchen unterfangen? (Fredegunda, Bazina)
    Duration
    00:14
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  33. 32 Act III Scene 2: Sinfonia 00:29
    Track
    32
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Sinfonia
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  34. 33 Act III Scene 2: Recitative: O schonste Konigin… (Chilperich) 00:25
    Track
    33
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Recitative: O schonste Konigin… (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  35. 34 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Kein andre Hand soll sich erkuhnen… (Galsuinde, Sigibert, Fredegunda, Chilperich) 01:45
    Track
    34
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Kein andre Hand soll sich erkuhnen… (Galsuinde, Sigibert, Fredegunda, Chilperich)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Michael Kranebitter, Dora Pavlikova, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  36. 35 Act III Scene 3: Aria: Ach betrachte doch die Wangen (Sigibert) 00:52
    Track
    35
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Aria: Ach betrachte doch die Wangen (Sigibert)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  37. 36 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Ja, Ja… (Chilperich, Fredegunda, Galsuinde, Sigibert) 00:41
    Track
    36
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Ja, Ja… (Chilperich, Fredegunda, Galsuinde, Sigibert)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt, Dora Pavlikova, Bianca Koch, Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  38. 37 Act III Scene 3: Aria: Mich schrecket kein Eifer (Sigibert) 01:46
    Track
    37
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Aria: Mich schrecket kein Eifer (Sigibert)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  39. 38 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Auf, greift ihn an… (Chilperich) 00:32
    Track
    38
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Auf, greift ihn an… (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  40. 39 Act III Scene 3: Aria: Mich schrecket kein Eifer (Sigibert) (da capo) 01:05
    Track
    39
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Aria: Mich schrecket kein Eifer (Sigibert) (da capo)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  41. 40 Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Mein Konig… (Fredegunda) 00:08
    Track
    40
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Mein Konig… (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:08
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  42. 41 Act III Scene 3: Aria: Mich besturmen des Eifers aufsteigende Wellen (Chilperich) 01:05
    Track
    41
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Aria: Mich besturmen des Eifers aufsteigende Wellen (Chilperich)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  43. 42 Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Schwimmstu, Galsinde, heut in heissen Zahren (Fredegunda, Galsuinde) 00:43
    Track
    42
    Title
    Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Schwimmstu, Galsinde, heut in heissen Zahren (Fredegunda, Galsuinde)
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  44. 43 Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Nachdem der Himmel dir die Krone… (Landerich, Fredegunda) 01:00
    Track
    43
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Nachdem der Himmel dir die Krone… (Landerich, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tobias Haaks, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  45. 44 Act III Scene 5: Aria: Ach, ich will viel lieber sterben… (Landerich) 02:27
    Track
    44
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Aria: Ach, ich will viel lieber sterben… (Landerich)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  46. 45 Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Die Liebe sucht… (Fredegunda, Landerich) 00:21
    Track
    45
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Die Liebe sucht… (Fredegunda, Landerich)
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  47. 46 Act III Scene 5: Arioso: Ich habe das getreuste Herz… (Landerich) 00:23
    Track
    46
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Arioso: Ich habe das getreuste Herz… (Landerich)
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  48. 47 Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Bleib, bleib, mein Landerich… (Fredegunda) 00:19
    Track
    47
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Bleib, bleib, mein Landerich… (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:19
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  49. 48 Act III Scene 5: Duet: Vieni o cara (Fredegunda, Chilperich) 01:53
    Track
    48
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Duet: Vieni o cara (Fredegunda, Chilperich)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  50. Disc 2
  51. 1 Act IV Scene 1: Duet: Sanfte Lufte, kuhle Dufte (Galsuinde, Bazina) 04:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Duet: Sanfte Lufte, kuhle Dufte (Galsuinde, Bazina)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  52. 2 Act IV Scene 2: Recitative: Kommstu, Tyrannenkind, in diese Schrekkensgruft (Hermenegild, Bazina) 01:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Recitative: Kommstu, Tyrannenkind, in diese Schrekkensgruft (Hermenegild, Bazina)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomo Matsubara, Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  53. 3 Act IV Scene 2: Aria: Ein Sklav' ist mehr begluckt zu schatzen… (Bazina) 02:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Aria: Ein Sklav' ist mehr begluckt zu schatzen… (Bazina)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  54. 4 Act IV Scene 3: Recitative: Ach weine nicht ob meinem Ungeluck… (Sigibert, Galsuinde) 02:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act IV Scene 3: Recitative: Ach weine nicht ob meinem Ungeluck… (Sigibert, Galsuinde)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter, Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  55. 5 Act IV Scene 3: Duet: Mit Seufzen und mit Klagen (Galsuinde, Sigibert) 00:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act IV Scene 3: Duet: Mit Seufzen und mit Klagen (Galsuinde, Sigibert)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  56. 6 Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: Wo mag sich Landerich so lang… (Fredegunda, Chilperich) 00:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: Wo mag sich Landerich so lang… (Fredegunda, Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  57. 7 Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Vieni a me dolce oggetto (Fredegunda) 02:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Vieni a me dolce oggetto (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  58. 8 Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: So wie ihr Sinn… (Chilperich) 00:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: So wie ihr Sinn… (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:09
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  59. 9 Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Il mio fato e assai severo (Fredegunda) 00:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Il mio fato e assai severo (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  60. 10 Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: Ich will mit stillem Tritt… (Chilperich) 00:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: Ich will mit stillem Tritt… (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:10
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  61. 11 Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Vieni a me dolce oggetto (Fredegunda) (da capo) 02:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Vieni a me dolce oggetto (Fredegunda) (da capo)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  62. 12 Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: Noch einmal, liebster Landerich… (Fredegunda, Chilperich) 01:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Recitative: Noch einmal, liebster Landerich… (Fredegunda, Chilperich)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  63. 13 Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Con le stragi e con le morti (Chilperich) 02:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Aria: Con le stragi e con le morti (Chilperich)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  64. 14 Act IV Scene 5: Recitative: O Landerich… (Fredegunda, Landerich) 00:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act IV Scene 5: Recitative: O Landerich… (Fredegunda, Landerich)
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  65. 15 Act IV Scene 5: Aria: Da voi fieri guerrieri (Landerich) 02:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act IV Scene 5: Aria: Da voi fieri guerrieri (Landerich)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  66. 16 Act IV Scene 6: Recitative: Wohlan, um die Gefahr zu enden… (Fredegunda) 00:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Recitative: Wohlan, um die Gefahr zu enden… (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  67. 17 Act IV Scene 6: Aria: Offne die dunkle Kluft (Fredegunda) 02:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Aria: Offne die dunkle Kluft (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  68. 18 Act IV Scene 6: Recitative: Ach, weisstu wohl, dass schon die ganze Stadt… (Bazina, Galsuinde, Fredegunda) 00:44
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Recitative: Ach, weisstu wohl, dass schon die ganze Stadt… (Bazina, Galsuinde, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber, Bianca Koch, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  69. 19 Act IV Scene 6: Aria: Ach nenne mich doch nur noch einmal Konigin (Fredegunda) 02:26
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Aria: Ach nenne mich doch nur noch einmal Konigin (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  70. 20 Act IV Scene 6: Recitative: Wohlan, so zeige doch mein Sinn (Fredegunda) - Scene 7: Recitative: Nachdem ich mit Gewalt … (Landerich, Sigibert, Galsuinde, Bazina, Hermenegild) 01:58
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Recitative: Wohlan, so zeige doch mein Sinn (Fredegunda) - Scene 7: Recitative: Nachdem ich mit Gewalt … (Landerich, Sigibert, Galsuinde, Bazina, Hermenegild)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Tobias Haaks, Michael Kranebitter, Bianca Koch, Katja Stuber, Tomo Matsubara
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  71. 21 Act IV Scene 7: Aria: Ach nein, ach nein (Hermenegild) 02:59
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act IV Scene 7: Aria: Ach nein, ach nein (Hermenegild)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomo Matsubara
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  72. 22 Act IV Scene 7: Recitative: Wird meine Bitte dann von Sigibert… (Galsuinde, Landerich, Sigibert) 00:40
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act IV Scene 7: Recitative: Wird meine Bitte dann von Sigibert… (Galsuinde, Landerich, Sigibert)
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Tobias Haaks, Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  73. 23 Act IV Scene 7: Aria: Sul mio crine amore e sdegno (Sigibert) 03:36
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act IV Scene 7: Aria: Sul mio crine amore e sdegno (Sigibert)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  74. 24 Act IV Scene 7: Recitative: Man darf hier keinen… (Galsuinde, Bazina) 00:24
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act IV Scene 7: Recitative: Man darf hier keinen… (Galsuinde, Bazina)
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Katja Stuber
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  75. 25 Act V Scene 1: Aria: Weich immerhin zurucke (Chilperich) 03:24
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act V Scene 1: Aria: Weich immerhin zurucke (Chilperich)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  76. 26 Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Ach, greife doch (Bazina, Chilperich) 00:37
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Ach, greife doch (Bazina, Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Katja Stuber, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  77. 27 Act V Scene 2: Es sterbe der Tyrann (Chorus) 00:06
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Es sterbe der Tyrann (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:06
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova, Bianca Koch, Katja Stuber, Tomi Wendt, Michael Kranebitter, Tomo Matsubara, Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  78. 28 Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Du hast gesiegt (Chilperich) 00:16
    Track
    28
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Du hast gesiegt (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:16
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  79. 29 Act V Scene 3: Recitative: Nun sollstu, Wuterich (Hermenegild, Sigibert, Galsuinde, Chilperich) 00:35
    Track
    29
    Title
    Act V Scene 3: Recitative: Nun sollstu, Wuterich (Hermenegild, Sigibert, Galsuinde, Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomo Matsubara, Michael Kranebitter, Bianca Koch, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  80. 30 Act V Scene 3: Aria: Felice moriro (Galsuinde) 05:05
    Track
    30
    Title
    Act V Scene 3: Aria: Felice moriro (Galsuinde)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  81. 31 Act V Scene 3: Recitative: Wie, dass Galsinde noch… (Sigibert, Galsuinde, Hermenegild, Bazina, Chilperich) 02:22
    Track
    31
    Title
    Act V Scene 3: Recitative: Wie, dass Galsinde noch… (Sigibert, Galsuinde, Hermenegild, Bazina, Chilperich)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Michael Kranebitter, Bianca Koch, Tomo Matsubara, Katja Stuber, Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  82. 32 Act V Scene 4: Recitative: Nichts ist, o Held… (Landerich, Sigibert, Chilperich, Fredegunda) 01:07
    Track
    32
    Title
    Act V Scene 4: Recitative: Nichts ist, o Held… (Landerich, Sigibert, Chilperich, Fredegunda)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tobias Haaks, Michael Kranebitter, Tomi Wendt, Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  83. 33 Act V Scene 4: Aria: Lass sich die Wolken (Fredegunda) 05:11
    Track
    33
    Title
    Act V Scene 4: Aria: Lass sich die Wolken (Fredegunda)
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Dora Pavlikova
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  84. 34 Act V Scene 4: Recitative: Mich aber soll mit Galsuinden (Chilperich) 00:19
    Track
    34
    Title
    Act V Scene 4: Recitative: Mich aber soll mit Galsuinden (Chilperich)
    Duration
    00:19
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Tomi Wendt
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer
  85. 35 Act V Scene 4: Aria: Tutta giubila festeggi (Galsuinde, all) 02:42
    Track
    35
    Title
    Act V Scene 4: Aria: Tutta giubila festeggi (Galsuinde, all)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Reinhard Keiser
    Performer
    Bianca Koch, Dora Pavlikova, Katja Stuber, Tomi Wendt, Michael Kranebitter, Tomo Matsubara, Tobias Haaks
    Ensemble
    Munich Neue Hofkapelle
    Conductor
    Christoph Hammer