Gwyneth Jones / Carl Melles / ORF Radio-SO -Leonore -ORFEO CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Disc 01
Leonore (Urfassung der Oper Fidelio) H 109 (Gesamtaufnahme)

01. "Ouvertüre (1. Akt)"

02. "O w?r' ich schon mit dir vereint"

03. "Jetzt, Sch?tzchen, jetzt sind wir allein"

04. "Ein Mann ist bald genommen"

05. "Mir ist so wunderbar"

06. "Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben"

07. "Gut S?hnchen, gut"

08. "Marsch (2. Akt)"

09. "Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!"

10. "Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile!"

11. "Um in der Ehe froh zu leben"

12. "Ach, brich noch nicht, du mattes Herz!"

Disc 02

01. "O welche Lust, in freier Luft"

02. "Entfernt euch jetzt!"

03. "Wir müssen gleich zu Werke schreiten"

04. "Auf euch nur will ich bauen"

05. "Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! (3. Akt)"

06. "Wie kalt ist es"

07. "Euch werde Lohn in besser'n Welten"

08. "Er sterbe!"

09. "Ich kann mich noch nicht fassen"

10. "Zur Rache, zur Rache!"

11. "O Gott! O welch ein Augenblick!"

12. "Wie lange habt Ihr sie getragen?"

13. "Preist mit hoher Freude Glut"

14. "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen"

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Vienna Radio S.o./ Carl Melles/ Gwyneth Jones/ James King

Description:

From Leonore (1805) to Fidelio (1814), there were three successive versions of Beethovenâ??s opera, only the last of which has been in the repertory since the 19th century. Going against tradition, RenÃ© Jacobs has chosen to revive the earliest version, reworking the librettos and the spoken dialogue: a genuine tour de force, this still unknown Leonore forms an incomparable musical and dramatic structure requiring exemplary mastery on the part of both orchestra and singers. This landmark recording proves its case in every respect! - VIENNA RADIO S.O./CARL MELLES/GWYNETH JONES/JAMES KING

This version of the three act Leonore of 1805 was recorded during a concert performance in the Grand Hall of the Vienna Musikverein on 14 December 1970. Starring as Fidelio/Leonore and Florestan were Gwyneth Jones and James King, who were incomparable in these roles at the time. The rest of the cast also include outstanding singers of the age, above all Theo Adam as Pizarro, Gerd Nienstedt as Rocco, Rotraud Hansmann as Marzelline, Werner Hollweg as Jaquino and Eberhard Waechter as Don Fernando. At the beginning, there is the Leonore Overture No. 2, thrillingly performed by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the Baton of Carl Melles.

Manufacturer No.:

C200052

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