Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Furtwängler, Greindl, Lipp, Seefried, Et Al

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Orfeo
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July 11, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS
    • PERFORMER
      Greindl, Ludwig, Schöffler, Gallos, Dönch, Lipp, Seefried, Grob-Prandl, Wagner, Höngen, Schmitt-Walt
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    2. Act I: Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! (Tamino, Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Sieglinde Wagner, Elisabeth Höngen

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    3. Act I: Aria: Wo bin ich? - Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Tamino, Papageno)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig, Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    4. Act I: Dialogue: Heda! - Was da? (Tamino, Papageno, Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Sieglinde Wagner, Elisabeth Rutgers

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    5. Act I: Aria: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    6. Act I: Dialogue: Rüste dich mit Mut (Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame, Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Sieglinde Wagner, Elisabeth Höngen, Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    7. Act I: Es verkündet die Ankunft - O zittre nicht (Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame, Königin der Nacht)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Wilma Lipp

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    8. Act I: Quintett: Hm! Hm! Hm! Hm! (Papageno, Tamino, Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter, Walther Ludwig, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Sieglinde Wagner, Elisabeth Höngen

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    9. Act I: Terzett: Du feines Täubchen, nur herein! (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Peter Klein, Irmgard Seefried, Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    10. Act I: Dialogue: Mutter! - Bin ich nicht ein Narr (Pamina, Papageno)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    11. Act I: Duet: Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen (Pamina, Papageno)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    12. Act I: Finale: Zum Ziele führt dich diese Bahn (Erster Knabe, Zweiter Knab, Dritter Knabe)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Elisabeth Rutgers, Ruthilde Boesch, Polly Batic

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    13. Act I: Recitative: Die Weisheitslehre dieser Knaben (Tamino, Sprecher, Priester, Stimmen)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig, Paul Schöffler, Hermann Gallos

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    14. Act I: Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton (Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    15. Act I: Schnelle Füße, rascher Mut (Pamina, Papageno, Monostatos, Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Peter Klein

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    16. Act I: Herr, ich bin zwar Verbrecherin (Pamina, Sarastro, Monostatos, Tamino, Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Josef Greindl, Peter Klein, Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    17. Act II: Marsch der Priester

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    18. Act II: Dialogue: Ihr, in dem Weisheitstempel eingeweihten Diener (Sarastro, Priester, Sprecher)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Josef Greindl, Hermann Gallos, Karl Dönch, Paul Schöffler

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    19. Act II: Aria and Chorus: O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro, Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Josef Greindl

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    20. Act II: Dialogue: Eine schreckliche Nacht! (Tamino, Papageno, Sprecher, Zweiter Priester)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Paul Schöffler, Karl Dönch

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    21. Act II: Duet: Bewahret euch vor Weibertücken (Sprecher, Zweiter Priester)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Paul Schöffler, Karl Dönch

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    22. Act II: Quintet: He, Lichter her! - Wie? Wie? Wie? (Papageno, Tamino, Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame, Priester)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter, Walther Ludwig, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Sieglinde Wagner, Elisabeth Höngen, Hermann Gallos, Karl Dönch

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    23. Act II: Dialogue: Heil dir, Jüngling! (Sprecher, Zweiter Priester, Papageno)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Paul Schöffler, Karl Dönch, Karl Schmitt-Walter

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    24. Act II: Arie: Ha, da find ich ja die spröde Schöne! - Alles fuhlt der Liebe Freuden (Monostatos, Königin der Nacht, Pamina)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Peter Klein, Wilma Lipp, Irmgard Seefried

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    25. Act II: Aria: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin der Nacht)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Wilma Lipp

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    26. Act II: Dialogue: Morden soll ich? (Pamina, Monostatos, Sarastro)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Peter Klein, Wilma Lipp, Josef Greindl

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    27. Act II: Aria: In diesen heil'gen Hallen (Sarastro)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Josef Greindl

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    28. Act II: Dialogue: Hier seid ihr euch beide allein überlassen (Sprecher, Zweiter Priester, Tamino, Papageno, Papagena)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Paul Schöffler, Karl Dönch, Walther Ludwig, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Josef Greindl, Edith Oravez

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    29. Act II: Terzett: Seid uns zum zweitenmal willkommen (Erster Knabe, Zweiter Knab, Dritter Knabe)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Elisabeth Rutgers, Ruthilde Boesch, Polly Batic

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    30. Act II: Dialogue: Tamino, wollen wir nicht speisen? (Papageno, Pamina, Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter, Irmgard Seefried, Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    31. Act II: Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    32. Act II: Dialogue: Nicht wahr, Tamino (Papageno)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    33. Act II: Chor der Priester: O, Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne! (Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    34. Act II: Dialogue: Prinz, dein Betragen (Sarastro, Pamina, Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Josef Greindl, Irmgard Seefried, Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    35. Act II: Terzett: Soll ich dich, Teurer, nicht mehr sehn? (Pamina, Sarastro, Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Josef Greindl, Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    36. Act II: Dialog: Tamino! Tamino! (Papageno, Stimme, Sprecher)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter, Paul Schöffler

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    37. Act II: Aria: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno, Papagena, Sprecher)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter, Edith Oravez, Paul Schöffler

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    38. Act II: Finale: Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkünden (Erster Knabe, Zweiter Knab, Dritter Knabe, Pamina)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Elisabeth Rutgers, Ruthilde Boesch, Polly Batic, Irmgard Seefried

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    39. Act II: Adagio: Der, welcher wandert diese Straße (Geharnischte, Tamino)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Ernst Haefliger, Hermann Uhde, Walther Ludwig

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    40. Act II: Andante: Tamino mein! (Pamina, Tamino, Geharnischte)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Walther Ludwig, Ernst Haefliger, Hermann Uhde

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    41. Act II: Marsch. Adagio: Wir wandelten durch Feuergluten (Tamino, Pamina, Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Walther Ludwig, Irmgard Seefried

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    42. Act II: Allegro: Papagena! Papagena! Papagena! (Papageno, Erster Knabe, Zweiter Knab, Dritter Knabe, Papagena)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Karl Schmitt-Walter, Elisabeth Rutgers, Ruthilde Boesch, Polly Batic, Edith Oravez

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    43. Act II: Moderato: Nur stille, stille, stille, stille (Königin der Nacht, Erste Dame, Zweite Dame, Dritte Dame, Monostatos)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Wilma Lipp, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Sieglinde Wagner, Elisabeth Höngen, Peter Klein

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

    44. Act II: Recitative: Die Strahlen der Sonne (Sarastro, Chorus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Josef Greindl

      Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler




MOZART The Magic Flute ? Wilhelm Furtwängler (cond); Irmgard Seefried ( Pamina ); Wilma Lipp ( Queen of the Night ); Walter Ludwig ( Tamino ); Karl Schmitt-Walter ( Papageno ); Josef Greindl ( Sarastro ); Vienna St Op Ch; Vienna PO ? ORFEO C 650 053 D, mono (3 CDs: 176:35) Live: Salzburg 7/27/1949)


This performance was first publicly issued on the Discocorp LP label, and then on CD by Arlecchino and Arkadia, the latter slightly better than the former. It was then sonically improved on by Music & Arts, and in Fanfare 19:5 I reviewed the Music & Arts release. Now, along comes an Orfeo issue that far surpasses both Music & Arts and Tahra (which is almost identical to Music & Arts). Orfeo?s is the first release that is officially sanctioned by the Salzburg Festival, and while the original master tapes have not survived, the Salzburg archives had at their disposal material superior to the off-the-air sources that have been the basis of prior releases. The sound here is far less harsh and strident, completely lacking the distortion found on all prior releases, and in fact even superior to EMI?s release of the slightly superior 1951 performance with a similar cast (EMI 65356).


From the chords that open the Overture, it is apparent that this is a weighty reading, one very far from today?s theories of how to perform Mozart. Those opening chords are arpeggiated (or, depending on your point of view, just sloppy), and have a significant mass about them. Throughout, Furtwängler?s performance is rooted in the 19th-century tradition?rich in color and texture, filled with tempo adjustments, and far weightier than we would encounter today. If you are open to this approach, it has probably never been done better. It is, as I said in my earlier review, a noble, humanistic Flute , one where the text has a strong impact on the conductor?s view of how to manage the music; it is a performance that smells of the theater. But if your idea of this music is that it must be light and fleeting, you will probably wish to avoid it.


The cast is very good, though not as good as the 1951 repeat of the production that is on EMI. There were two important cast changes between 1949 and 1951, and both are significant improvements (probably not a coincidence). The biggest difference is the 1951 Papageno, Erich Kunz, who is superb vocally and dramatically; Karl Schmitt-Walter here is limited by a dry timbre and what seems to be a lack of dramatic and comedic imagination. The other change is Tamino. Walter Ludwig here is sensitively phrased and dramatically inflected, but his tone is throaty; in 1951, Anton Dermota was a clear improvement.


Aside from that, the cast is the same in both, and is superb. Particularly noteworthy is Irmgard Seefried?s glowing Pamina. Wilma Lipp manages the second of the Queen?s two viciously difficult arias better than the first, but few have done better with both. Josef Greindl?s Sarastro is thrillingly dark-toned, though admittedly occasionally out of tune. The remainder of the cast is luxurious?in fact, only at a level possible in a festival setting like this.


Furtwängler collectors are going to want this?even if they have the Tahra or Music & Arts editions. The warm, clear sound here is such an improvement that it casts the performance in a new light. Helpful and interesting notes accompany the set, but (as is typical of historic reissues) no text or translation.


FANFARE: Henry Fogel