Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky - Korngold - Violanta, Op. 8 (Live) (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was a child prodigy whose early genius was recognized and admired by the likes of Gustav Mahler and Giacomo Puccini. His musical style, deeply affected by music for the theatre, possessed great lyrical breadth; he managed to develop his own voice by blending all the different influences he absorbed in Vienna during his studies. The advent of Nazism in 1934 forced him to seek refuge in the United States, where he became the first composer of film scores, winning two Oscars and marking a milestone in the Hollywood film industry. Teatro Regio di Torino has contributed to the rediscovery of this precious one-act opera by staging its Italian premiere. Violanta is Korngold's second opera, which the composer wrote in 1914 at the age of 17. It was premiered with great success at Munichs Hoftheater on 28 March 1916, and a few days later in Vienna. The influence of the Austrian capital is key to understanding Korngolds style. From the late 1800s to the early 1900s Vienna was a place of contrasts: nostalgia for the past and innovative trends; conservatism and creative energy. Korngold grew up in this environment, absorbing various influences which are all present in Violanta, making this opera a sort of 'small-scale Vienna'. Pier Luigi Pizzi, stage director, costume and lighting designer for this production, chose to set the action at the beginning of the 1920s in a decadent Venice, where distant echoes of a melancholic Carnival add a sense of gloom to the whole performance.

TRACKLIST

1. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8: Vorspiel (Live)
2. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 1: Unsere Barke blüht schon (Live)
3. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 1: He, was machst du? (Live)
4. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 2: Schweigt still! Wie oft hab ichs gesagt (Live)
5. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 3: Ich hol dich. Komm! (Live)
6. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 3: Sie hasst ihn! (Live)
7. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 3: Wein! Blumen! Lichter! Geigenhauch… (Live)
8. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 4: Violanta? (Live)
9. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 4: Aus den Gräbern (Live)
10. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 4: Dann hör ich durch Nacht und Stille (Live)
11. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 4: Violanta! Ja, du wirst ihn töten (Live)
12. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 4: Ja, du wirst ihn töten! (Live)
13. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 4: Dicht Aug in Aug (Live)
14. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 5: Barbara! Bring Lichter! (Live)
15. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 5: Wie ging das Märchen, Barbara (Live)
16. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 5: Interludio (Live)
17. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 5: Der Sommer will sich neigen (Live)
18. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Wie schön seid Ihr (Live)
19. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Noch nicht das Lied! (Live)
20. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Sterben wollt ich oft (Live)
21. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Mona Violanta? (Live)
22. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Nie hab ich gelebt im Augenblick (Live)
23. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Reine Liebe, die ich suchte (Live)
24. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 6: Violanta! (Live)
25. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 7: Du riefst, hier bin ich (Live)
26. Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino & Pinchas Steinberg - Violanta, Op. 8, Scene 7: Still, mich tragen Wogen silberrein! (Live)



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