Description
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle - John Tomlinson, Sally Burgess, Orchestra Of Opera North, Richard Farnes / Peter Moores Foundation / Opera In English / Chandos Audio CD 2006 / CHAN 3133
UPC 095115313329
Duke Bluebeard's Castle (Hungarian: A kékszakállú herceg vára, literally The Blue-Bearded Duke's Castle) is a one-act Symbolist opera by composer Béla Bartók to a Hungarian libretto by his friend and poet Béla Balázs. Based on the French folk legend, or conte populaire, as told by Charles Perrault, it lasts about an hour and deploys just two singing characters: Bluebeard (Kékszakállú) and his newest wife Judith (Judit); the two have just eloped and she is coming home to his castle for the first time.
| Label: | Chandos – CHAN 3133 |
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| Series: | Opera In English, Peter Moores Foundation |
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
May 2006 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern, Opera |
Tracklist:
| Duke Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakkallú Herceg Vára), Opera In One Act, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Op. 11) | |||
| Prologue | |||
| 1 | Bluebeard’s Castle, A Myth, A Legend | 2:19 | |
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Opening |
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| 2 | Will You Enter? Look Around You | 3:30 | |
| 3 | Here I Am In Bluebeard’s Castle | 3:31 | |
| 4 | Tell Me Why You Came Here, Judith | 2:14 | |
| 5 | Ah! I Can See Seven Doorways | 2:11 | |
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First Door - The Torture Chamber |
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| 6 | Oh, I Heard Your Castle Sighing | 2:40 | |
| 7 | What’s There? What’s There? | 4:11 | |
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Second Door - The Armoury |
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| 8 | What’s There? | 2:35 | |
| 9 | Trembling Seizes All My Castle | 1:54 | |
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Third Door - The Treasury |
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| 10 | Glittering Gold! | 2:17 | |
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Fourth Door - The Secret Garden |
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| 11 | Oh! Lovely Flowers! Oh! Beautiful Scents | 4:49 | |
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Fifth Door - Bluebeard’s Kingdom |
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| 12 | Ah! | 4:00 | |
| 13 | Look! Brightness Has Filled My Castle | 2:58 | |
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Sixth Door - Tears |
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| 14 | Silent Tranquil Peaceful Waters… | 5:27 | |
| 15 | My Last Door Will Stay Unopened | 1:39 | |
| 16 | Tell Me Truly, Tell Me Bluebeard | 2:37 | |
| 17 | I Know What’s Behind It Bluebeard | 4:07 | |
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Seventh Door - Bluebeard’s Former Wives |
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| 18 | Look Upon The Other Women | 2:37 | |
| 19 | Daybreak - When I Found The First One | 2:05 | |
| 20 | Midnight - When I Found The Fourth One | 5:20 |
- Bass Vocals [Duke Bluebeard / Minstrel] – John Tomlinson (2)
- Composed By – Béla Bartók
- Conductor – Richard Farnes
- Edited By – Jonathan Cooper
- Engineer – Ralph Couzens
- Liner Notes – Mike Ashman, Peter Moores
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Judith] – Sally Burgess
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of Opera North
- Producer – Brian Couzens
