Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier - Christa Ludwig, Tatiana Troyanos, Edith Mathis, Theo Adam, Otto Wiener, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm / Festspieldokumente / Deutsche Grammophon 3x Audio CD 1994 Stereo / 445 338-2
UPC 028944533828
Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas by Louvet de Couvrai and Molière's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 26 January 1911 under the direction of Max Reinhardt, Ernst von Schuch conducting. Until the premiere, the working title was Ochs auf Lerchenau. (The choice of the name Ochs is not accidental, for in German "Ochs" means "ox", which describes the character of the Baron throughout the opera.)
The opera has four main characters: the aristocratic Marschallin; her very young lover, Count Octavian Rofrano; her brutish cousin Baron Ochs; and Ochs' prospective fiancée, Sophie von Faninal, the daughter of a rich bourgeois. At the Marschallin's suggestion, Octavian acts as Ochs' Rosenkavalier by presenting a ceremonial silver rose to Sophie. However, the young people fall in love on the spot, and soon devise a comic intrigue to extricate Sophie from her engagement. They accomplish this with help from the Marschallin, who then yields Octavian to the younger woman. Though a comic opera, the work incorporates some weighty themes (particularly through the Marschallin's character arc), including infidelity, aging, sexual predation, and selflessness in love (or the lack thereof).
Der Rosenkavalier is notable for its showcasing of the female voice, as its protagonists (light lyric soprano Sophie, mezzo-soprano Octavian, and the mature dramatic soprano Marschallin) are written to be portrayed by women, who share several duets as well as a trio at the opera's emotional climax. Some singers have performed two or even all three of these roles over the course of their careers.
There are many recordings of the opera and it is regularly performed.
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Deutsche Grammophon – 445 338-2 |
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Festspieldokumente |
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3 x CD, Album
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Country: |
Europe |
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1994 |
Genre: |
Classical |
Style: |
Romantic, Opera |
Tracklist:
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Der Rosenkavalier, Opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227) |
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Act One |
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1-2 |
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Er Katzenkopf, Er Unvorsichtiger. |
8:43 |
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1-3 |
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Selbstverständlich Empfängt Mich Ihro Gnaden |
7:57 |
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1-4 |
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Hat Sie Schon Einmal Mit Einem Kavalier |
6:52 |
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1-5 |
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I Komm Glei...Drei Arme Adelige Waisen |
2:55 |
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1-6 |
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Di Rigori Armato Seno Il Seno |
2:18 |
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1-9 |
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Ach, Du Bist Wieder Da! |
5:38 |
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1-10 |
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Die Zeit Die Ist Ein Sonderbar Ding |
14:20 |
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Act Two
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2-1 |
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Ein Ernster Tag, Ein Grosser Tag! |
5:19 |
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2-2 |
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Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren |
7:43 |
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2-3 |
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Ich Kenn' Ihn Schon Recht Wohl |
4:02 |
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2-4 |
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Jetzt Aber Kommt Mein Herr Zunkünftiger |
9:25 |
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2-5 |
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Wird Sie Das Mannsbild Da Heiraten |
6:00 |
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2-6 |
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Herr Baron Von Lerchenau |
13:42 |
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2-7 |
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Da Lieg' Ich! |
11:07 |
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Act Three
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3-1 |
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Einleitung Und Pantomime |
5:29 |
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3-2 |
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Hab'n Euer Gnaden Noch Weitre Befehle? |
8:16 |
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3-3 |
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Die Schöne Musi! |
4:38 |
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3-4 |
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Er Ist Es! Es Ist Mein Mann! |
9:07 |
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3-5 |
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Bin Glücklich über Massen |
9:58 |
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3-6 |
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Leupold, Wir Gehn! |
2:07 |
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3-7 |
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Mein Gott, Es War Nicht Mehr Als Eine Farce |
7:09 |
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- Art Direction – Hartmut Pfeiffer
- Baritone Vocals [Faninal] – Otto Wiener
- Baritone Vocals [Polizeikommisar] – Klaus Hirte
- Bass Vocals [Ein Notar] – Ljubomir Pantscheff
- Bass Vocals [Ochs] – Theo Adam
- Booklet Editor – Roswita Cervone
- Chorus – Wiener Staatsopernchor
- Composed By – Richard Strauss
- Conductor – Karl Böhm
- Design – Barbara Hanke
- Engineer – Josef Sladko
- Executive-Producer – Gottfried Kraus
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Annina] – Cvetka Ahlin
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Marianne] – Kari Lövaas
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Octavian] – Tatiana Troyanos
- Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
- Producer – Hans Haring
- Remastered By – Gottfried Kraus, Othmar Eichinger
- Soprano Vocals [Marschallin] – Christa Ludwig
- Soprano Vocals [Sophie] – Edith Mathis
- Tenor Vocals [Ein Sänger] – Anton De Ridder
- Tenor Vocals [Valzacchi] – Gerhard Unger