Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Stefan Blunier - Eugen D'Albert: Der Golem (2012)
Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Stefan Blunier - Eugen D'Albert: Der Golem (2012)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:58:58 | 490 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: MDG | Catalog: MDG9371637-6
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:58:58 | 490 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: MDG | Catalog: MDG9371637-6
Scots-born composer Eugen d'Albert established his career in Germany, considered himself a German composer, and his 21 operas (written in German) are saturated with the musical language of Germanic post-Romanticism. Der Golem (1926) came from late in his career, and while its Frankfurt premiere was considered a success, it has not held the stage. This MDG recording comes from a first-rate production at Theater Bonn in 2010. The opera is skillfully written, but the recording confirms the judgment of history: Der Golem is just not an especially compelling piece, either musically or dramatically. The Jewish legend of a 16th century Prague Rabbi who created and gave life to a sympathetic but ultimately dangerous creature foreshadows Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It ought to be a dramatically charged opera; one can imagine what Prokofiev or Hindemith might have done with this story of spooky supernatural occurrences and the devastating consequences of a human creator's hubris, but d'Albert fails to deliver. The score has some moments of soaring lyricism, but they generally lack musical substance and don't stick in the memory. The vocal writing, too, is lyrical, but usually in a directionless way, so it is entirely pleasant but mostly forgettable. The composer's imagination does seem to become more engaged with the subject as the story moves along, so the three acts are progressively more appealing and deeply felt, and the heightened musical pay-off in the final scenes may satisfy some listeners. The Bonn forces, led by Stefan Blunier, give it their all and make as strong a case as possible for the opera. Beethoven Orchester Bonn plays with fervor and precision, and the vocal soloists are uniformly very fine. The sound of MDG's hybrid SACD is clean and natural, with a strong dramatic ambience.
Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Stefan Blunier - Eugen D'Albert: Der Golem (2012)
Track List:
CD 1:
1. Act I - Beginning of Act I 4:36
2. Act I - 'Bring ihn, den Gast' (Rabbi) 6:58
3. Act I - 'Bin ich dir unbekannt?' (Kaiser) 9:55
4. Act I - 'Dies war nur Gaukelei' (Rabbi) 11:34
5. Act I - 'Aus welchem Lande holt mein Vater taubstumme Diener?' (Lea) 15:56
CD 2:
1. Act II - Beginning of Act II 4:36
2. Act II - 'Jetzt sprech ich Lea allein' (Jünger) 3:25
3. Act II - 'Sag, da wir allein sind' (Lea) 4:47
4. Act II - 'Über die Schwelle darf ich nicht treten' (Golem) 5:55
5. Act II - 'Unbewegt! Warum hattest du dich gewehrt?' (Golem) 11:02
6. Act II - 'Wir sind verraten' (Golem) 5:01
7. Act II - 'Vater!' 'Meister!' (Lea, Golem) 2:57
8. Act III - Beginning of Act III 4:41
9. Act III - 'Rabbi! Rabbi!' (Jude) 7:41
10. Act III - 'O, meine Seele' (Golem) 6:49
11. Act III - 'Auf dunklen Wogen kommt Schlaf gezogen' (Lea) 4:16
12. Act III - 'Beide gehören zusammen' (Golem) 5:38
13. Act III - 'Ruhe auch du, Golem' (Rabbi) 3:21
Performers:
Der Golem - Mark Morouse (baritone)
Rabbi Loew - Alfred Reiter (bass)
Sein Jünger - Tansel Akzeybek (tenor)
Lea - Ingeborg Greiner (soprano)
Kaiser Rudolf II - Giorgos Kanaris (baritone)
First Jew - Mark Rosenthal (tenor)
Second Jew - Sven Bakin (bass)
Chor des Theater Bonn
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Stefan Blunier (conductor)
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