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Edition 40ème Anniversaire Orfeo : Les enregistrements de légende

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We would have liked to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Munich label Orféo with a box set featuring these "ultimate recordings" (as indicated on the cover) rather than this mid-price digest and two discs offering separate pieces from symphonies and sonatas, completely decontextualized from their source and entirety. The booklet only provides a brief overview of the label's history and a list of tracks including the composer, title, performer, and date (from 1951 to 2017). That's all. However, there are some great names on the bill: Klemperer, Sawallisch, Furtwängler, Kubelík, and Kleiber, but listening to Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, etc., in a fragment of a work doesn't offer much to the listener unless they are in their car contemplating the road (might as well turn on the radio). The same goes for the barely two minutes that make up the Prelude of Bach's first Partita under the fingers of a rare pianist, Carl Seeman, a 1965 recording that passes as quickly as an espresso and leaves a bitter taste, followed by Oleg Maisenberg in the Andante of Schubert's 14th sonata (rather dull) and Saint-Saëns with his Swan, played here by the Pergamenschikov/Gillov duo. A real mishmash. We will compensate for our disappointment by listening to very discreet gems scattered here and there in this unworthy program: Debussy by Konstantin Lifschitz (Epigraphe antique No. 1), Baiba Skride and her sister in a Romance by Sibelius, and the opportunity in the second disc to enjoy these "legendary voices" that have contributed to the prestige of the label: Popp, Lipovšek, Gruberova, Bumbry (Adrianna Lecouvreur), Baltsa (La Donna del Lago). More unexpectedly: Jessye Norman in Alceste, and Brigitte Fassbaender in Bizet (!), the formidable Krassimira Stoyanova singing to the Moon (Rusalka), and especially the very beautiful duet "Lass für ihn" from Sphor's Jessonda, divinely interpreted by Julia Varady and Renate Behle. A double album worth the detour... if not for the box set. (Jérôme Angouillant)

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  • Album Edition 40ème Anniversaire Orfeo : Les enregistrements de légende
  • Artist Rafael Kubelik
  • Release date 2020-09-01
  • Label Orfeo
  • Format CD
  • EAN 4011790200323
  • Number of discs 2
  • Number of tracks 40

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Disc 1

  1. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
    7:04
  2. Overture (Suite) No. 3 In D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air On The G String"
    6:44
  3. Symphony No. 4 In B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
    5:02
  4. Partita No. 1 In B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Prelude
    1:41
  5. Symphony No. 88 In G Major, Hob.I:88: IV. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito
    3:33
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante Con Moto
    5:30
  7. Symphony No. 2 In B-Flat Major, D. 125: III. Menuetto: Allegro Vivace
    4:12
  8. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3. Intermezzo In C Major
    1:28
  9. Carnival Of The Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan)
    3:24
  10. Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse: Allegro Moderato
    5:44
  11. Concert Piece In F Minor, Op. 113, MWV Q23: III. Presto
    2:14
  12. Piano Sonata No. 14 In A Minor, Op. 143, D. 784: II. Andante
    4:59
  13. Symphony No. 1 In E Major, Op. 5, "Slavyanskaya": II. Scherzo: Allegro
    4:46
  14. 4 Pieces, Op. 78: No. 2. Romance
    3:05
  15. Jaro (Spring), Op. 22a: No. 5. V Roztouzeni (Longing)
    3:25
  16. Souvenir D'Un Lieu Cher, Op. 42: III. Mélodie: Moderato Con Moto
    3:55
  17. Etudes-Caprices, Op. 18: No. 4. Caprice In A Minor
    1:33
  18. 6 Épigraphes Antiques: No. 1. Pour Invoquer Pan, Dieu Du Vent D'été
    2:54
  19. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Danse Des Tailleurs
    2:50
  20. Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 77: IV. Burlesca: Allegro Con Brio
    5:17

Disc 2

  1. La Donna Del Lago (The Lady Of The Lake), Act II: Tanti Affetti In Un Momento
    5:27
  2. Così Fan Tutte, K. 588, Act I: Un Aura Amorosa
    3:37
  3. Alceste, Act I: Air: Divinites Du Styx (Sung In French)
    5:00
  4. Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail (Abduction From The Seraglio), K. 384, Act III: Aria: O, Wie Will Ich Triumphieren
    3:32
  5. Jessonda, Act II: Duet: Lass Für Ihn, Den Ich Geliebet
    4:12
  6. Il Bacio
    3:50
  7. La Bohème, Act IV: In Un Coupe
    4:29
  8. Il Trovatore, Act II: Stride La Vampa!
    2:30
  9. Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I: Io Son L'Umile Ancella
    3:30
  10. Marechiare
    3:46
  11. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
    2:18
  12. Carmen, Act I: Seguidilla: Près Des Remparts De Séville
    4:10
  13. Werther, ACt III: Toute Mon Âme Est Là
    3:48
  14. Faust, Act I: Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux
    3:09
  15. Djamileh, Scene 5: Lamento: Sans Doute L'Heure Est Prochaine
    2:45
  16. Flis (The Raftsman): Plyna Tratwy Po Wiśle
    4:31
  17. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Měsíčku Na Nebi Hlubokém
    5:36
  18. Tannhäuser, Act II: Dich Teure Halle Grüß' Ich Wieder
    3:25
  19. Ariadne Auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a: Es Gibt Ein Reich, Wo Alles Rein Ist
    5:41
  20. Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg), Act III Scene 5: Verachtet Mir Die Meister Nicht
    4:49

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