Arnold Schoenberg - Gurrelieder [2 SACDs] (2007) [DSD 5.1, 2.0 1bit/2822,4kHz | SACD-R] [FLAC|Lossless]<Classical - Vocal>

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Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Disc 1:
Gurre-Lieder: Part I
01. Orchestral Prelude (6:24)
02. Part I: Nun dampft die Dammrung jeden Ton (Waldemar) (5:20)
03. O, wenn des Mondes Strahlen leise gleiten (Tove) (3:13)
04. Ross! Mein Ross! Was schleichst du so trag! (Waldemar) (3:25)
05. Sterne jubeln, das Meer, es leuchtet (Tove) (2:15)
06. So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht (Waldemar) (3:10)
07. Nun sag' ich dir zum ersten Mal (Tove) (4:27)
08. Es ist Mitternachtszeit (Waldemar) (7:02)
09. Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick (Tove) (5:56)
10. Du wunderliche Tove! (Waldemar) (5:05)
11. Orchestral Interlude (5:37)
12. Tauben von Gurre! Sorge qualt mich (Voice of the Wood Dove) (13:38)

Disc 2:
Gurre-Lieder: Part II
01. Orchestral Prelude - Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest (Waldemar) (5:41)
Gurre-Lieder: Part III
02. Orchestral Prelude - Erwacht, Konig Waldemars Mannen wert! (Waldemar) (2:23)
03. Deckel des Sarges klappert (Peasant) (4:08)
04. Gegrusst, O Konig (Waldermar's Men) (4:47)
05. Mit Toves Stimme flustert der Wald (Waldemar) (6:04)
06. Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so'n Aal (Klaus-Narr) (7:35)
07. Du strenger Richter droben (Waldemar) (3:01)
08. Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht (Waldemar's Men) (6:35)
09. Orchestral Prelude: The Summer Wind's Wild Hunt (3:33)
10. Melodrama: Herr Gansefuss, Frau Gansekraut (Speaker) (6:04)
11. Seht die Sonne (Chorus) (6:18)

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Because the release of this magnificent SACD of Arnold Schoenberg's Gurrelieder was intended to celebrate conductor Michael Gielen's 80th birthday, the enterprise seems a fitting present to him, since few conductors have been more devoted to the composer's cause; this brilliant performance appears to be a fulfillment of Gielen's long-held wish to record this mammoth oratorio with maximum clarity and lustrous sound. Few recordings of Gurrelieder can match this one for its crystalline details and clean textures, a necessity in this fantastically dense work; even though Schoenberg's orchestration is more layered and filigreed than anything found in Wagner or Mahler, Gielen makes the heaviest counterpoint sound utterly transparent, and the singers and orchestral parts are given ideal separation and balance. The lyrical parts of the lovers Waldemar and Tove are sung with beautiful tone and credible presence by tenor Robert Dean Smith and soprano Melanie Diener, and the supporting solos of mezzo-soprano Yvonne Naef as the Wood Dove, baritone Ralf Lukas as the Peasant, tenor Gerhard Siegel as Klaus the Jester, and Andreas Schmidt as the speaker, are suitably characterized and welcome for the dramatic contrasts they provide. The combined ensembles of the SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Chorus, and the Middle German Radio Chorus, Leipzig, make this a truly potent recording in terms of volume and sonorities, so audiophiles who want to hear music of vast physical dimensions and extraordinary dynamic range will luxuriate in the sumptuous reproduction. Highly recommended.

“This 'Gurrelieder is grand opera. It might even be thought of as "modern Wagner" and, in fact, sounds more Wagnerian in terms of sound, styling, and phrasing than any reading I've heard. It is a performance of passion, intensity, and seething drama, with electricity surging through every fiber... Much of the success of this recording comes from the spectacular sound, whose presence, clarity and power, especially in the lower reaches of the orchestra, are exactly what this complex work needs” (American Record Guide)

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