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Capriccio

Paul Hindemith: Cardillac

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Details

Composer
Paul Hindemith, Ferdinand Lion
Artist
Tomasz Konieczny, Vera-Lotte Boecker, Herbert Lippert, Wolfgang Bankl, Daniel Jenz, Stephanie Houtze
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Apr 17, 2026
Catalog #
C5530
UPC
845221055305

About

Paris is gripped by fear. A series of murders is leaving a bloody trail through the city. We are talking about E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "Das Fräulein von Scuderi," published in 1819 and often cited as one of the earliest German crime stories. And even though the story is set in the Paris of the time of Louis XIV, the work has a deeply romantic quality, driven by a fascination with genius, coupled with dark passions and terrible crimes. In 1925, Hindemith came into contact with the publicist and poet Ferdinand Lion. To Lion's libretto, influenced by New Objectivity, Paul Hindemith set music that, for all it's modernity, consciously takes up historical forms and brings them into play in a neo-baroque manner. The highly acclaimed, star-studded series of performances by the Vienna State Opera, is hereby released for the first time as a gripping live recording.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Prelude 01:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Prelude
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  3. 2 Act I: Mörder! Mörder! Verborgen! Wo? (Chorus) 04:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Mörder! Mörder! Verborgen! Wo? (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  4. 3 Act I: Über euch allen, die Ordnung erschaffend (Provost Marshal, Chorus) 04:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Über euch allen, die Ordnung erschaffend (Provost Marshal, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Evgeny Solodovnikov
    Ensemble
    Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  5. 4 Act I: Wer ging vorbei, verehrt fast wie ein Gott? (The Lady, The Courtier) 05:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Wer ging vorbei, verehrt fast wie ein Gott? (The Lady, The Courtier)
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephanie Houtzeel, Daniel Jenz
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  6. 5 Act I: Wagschalen dieser Welt! (The Courtier) 02:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Wagschalen dieser Welt! (The Courtier)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Daniel Jenz
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  7. 6 Act I: Die Zeit vergeht, Rose zerfiel (The Lady) 04:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Die Zeit vergeht, Rose zerfiel (The Lady)
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephanie Houtzeel
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  8. 7 Act I: Pantomime 04:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Pantomime
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  9. 8 Act II: Mag Sonne leuchten! (Cardillac, The Gold Merchant) 06:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II: Mag Sonne leuchten! (Cardillac, The Gold Merchant)
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Tomasz Konieczny, Wolfgang Bankl
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  10. 9 Act II: Mein Geliebter kommt (Cardillac's Daughter) 04:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: Mein Geliebter kommt (Cardillac's Daughter)
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Vera-Lotte Boecker
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  11. 10 Act II: Der Wagen wartet (The Officer, Cardillac's Daughter) 03:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: Der Wagen wartet (The Officer, Cardillac's Daughter)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Herbert Lippert, Vera-Lotte Boecker
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  12. 11 Act II: Dies ist das Rechte! (Cardillac, Cardillac's Daughter) 06:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: Dies ist das Rechte! (Cardillac, Cardillac's Daughter)
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Tomasz Konieczny, Vera-Lotte Boecker
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  13. 12 Act II: Was ich erschuf ist würdig eines Königs (Cardillac) 04:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II: Was ich erschuf ist würdig eines Königs (Cardillac)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Tomasz Konieczny
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  14. 13 Act II: Ich begehre das Schönste, was Ihr schuft (The Officer, Cardillac) 07:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: Ich begehre das Schönste, was Ihr schuft (The Officer, Cardillac)
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Herbert Lippert, Tomasz Konieczny
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  15. 14 Act II: Mag Mondlicht leuchten! (Cardillac) 04:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Mag Mondlicht leuchten! (Cardillac)
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Tomasz Konieczny
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 Act III: Stimme des Alten drang mir ins Blut (The Officer, Cardillac, The Gold Merchant) 03:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act III: Stimme des Alten drang mir ins Blut (The Officer, Cardillac, The Gold Merchant)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Herbert Lippert, Tomasz Konieczny, Wolfgang Bankl
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  18. 2 Act III: Trinker, kommt zum Rausch des Bluts! (The Gold Merchant, The Officer, Cardillac, Cardillac's Daughter) 05:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III: Trinker, kommt zum Rausch des Bluts! (The Gold Merchant, The Officer, Cardillac, Cardillac's Daughter)
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Wolfgang Bankl, Herbert Lippert, Tomasz Konieczny, Vera-Lotte Boecker
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  19. 3 Act III: Meine Lippen auf die Wunde (Cardillac's Daughter, The Officer, Chorus, Cardillac) 05:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III: Meine Lippen auf die Wunde (Cardillac's Daughter, The Officer, Chorus, Cardillac)
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Vera-Lotte Boecker, Herbert Lippert, Tomasz Konieczny
    Ensemble
    Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  20. 4 Act III: Vermöchte jener Winz'ge das Gewaltige zu fassen? (Cardillac, Chorus, The Officer) 07:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III: Vermöchte jener Winz'ge das Gewaltige zu fassen? (Cardillac, Chorus, The Officer)
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Tomasz Konieczny, Herbert Lippert
    Ensemble
    Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister
  21. 5 Act III: Gegen mich hatte er diesen Abend den Dolch erhoben (The Officer, Cardillac's Daughter, Chorus) 07:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III: Gegen mich hatte er diesen Abend den Dolch erhoben (The Officer, Cardillac's Daughter, Chorus)
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Herbert Lippert, Vera-Lotte Boecker
    Ensemble
    Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
    Conductor
    Cornelius Meister