Siegfried Jerusalem - Great Tenor Arias

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
July 12, 2007
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      WAGNER, RICHARD
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Siegfried, Jerusalem
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 12, 2007
    • UPC
      074646052624
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SONY60526
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Ja, was auch rings umher mir droht

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    2. Act II: Vater! Hor' mich fleh'n zu dir

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    3. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act I: Dies Bildnis sind bezaubernd schon

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    4. Alessandro Stradella, Act III: Jungfrau Maria, himmlisch Verklarte

      Composer: Friedrich von Flotow

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    5. Act III: In fernem Land, unnahbar eu'ren Schritten

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    6. Act III: Mein lieber Schwan!

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein, "Walther's Prize Song"

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    8. Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride), Act II: Wart nur, wart, bis die Augen dir aufgehn

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    9. L' Africaine (The African Maid): O Paradies, das mir zum Ruhme werde!

      Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    10. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Wohin, wohin, o Frühling meines Lebens

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Gabriel Chimura

    11. Violanta, Op. 8: Sterben wollt' ich oft

      Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem

      Conductor: Marek Janowski

    12. Act I: Am Anfang gedeiht … Es geht von Mund zu Mund

      Composer: Jaromír Weinberger

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem, Hermann Prey

      Conductor: Josef Schmidhuber

    13. Act I: Dorota, weine nicht!

      Composer: Jaromír Weinberger

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem, Lucia Popp

      Conductor: Josef Schmidhuber


This collection presents the under-rated tenor Siegfried Jerusalem in a program of favorite arias: Wagner, Weber, Mozart and Weinberger as well as selections by Smetana, Meyerbeer and Tchaikovsky, all sung in German. Jerusalem, the tenor of choice in Wagnerian repertoire in the late 70s and 80s, is always an intense performer on stage, but under-recorded in some of his key roles. There is steel in his voice and, of course, this is necessary in much of Wagner, but there is also a need for lyricism and Jerusalem sings with an almost italianate elegance. The arias from 'Lohengrin' achieve this elegance, while the "Prize Song" from 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' is suitably ecstatic.
Jerusalem shines in non-Wagnerian works, too. His Tamino from Mozart's 'Die Zauberflöte' is just right, and "Dies Bildnis is bezaubernd schön" is full of fresh, youthful vigor. His rendition of Lensky's aria from Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin' is heartbreaking and well-characterized--a high point of the disc. Duets from Weinberger's 'Schwanda, der Dudelsackpfeifer' with Hermann Prey and the late, magnificent Lucia Popp are a real treat. If you want to discover a great artist in an interesting program, you should grab this one.