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Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Fidelio
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Overture
2. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Jetzt, Sch?tzchen, jetzt sind wir allein
3. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Der arme Jaquino... O w?r ich schon mit dir vereint
4. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Marzelline! Ist Fidelio... Mir ist so wunderbar
5. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. H?re, Fidelio... Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben
6. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Ihr habt das leicht sagen, Meister Rocco... Gut, S?hnchen, gut
7. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. March & melodrama
8. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!
9. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile!
10. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Abscheulicher!... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern
11. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Meister Rocco... O welche Lust!
12. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Nun sprecht, wie ging's?
13. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Ach! Vater, eilt!... Was hast du denn?
14. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Leb wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht
Track Listings (9) - Disc #2
1. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!... In des Lebens Fr?hlingstagen
2. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Wie kalt ist es... Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben
3. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Er erwacht!
4. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten
5. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Alles ist bereit... Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst wissen
6. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. O meine Leonore... O namenlose Freude!
7. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Entr'acte
8. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Heil! Heil! sei dem Tag
9. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. Du schlossest auf des Edlen Grab

CD Details

All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christa Ludwig, Curt Malm, Donald Grobe, Edith Mathis, Franz Crass, Hans Hotter, Ingvar Wixell, James King, Klaus Hirte
Title: Beethoven: Fidelio
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Opera D'oro
Release Date: 4/8/2003
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 723724521827

CD Reviews

Calling all Christa Ludwig and Fidelio fans

05/18/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Recorded at the Salzburg Festival in 1968. Christa Ludwig is not in best voice. She shortens some top notes and makes a few errors. Of course, since this is a 'live' performance, any 'faults' will not be 'corrected'. But the 'live' ambience and the heat of the performance more than makes up for the lower recording quality and faults here and there. Karl Bohm seems to be rushing at times and does not seem to make allowance for Ludwig. The recording quality is not very good - Ludwig's voice seem to 'vibrate' a lot, nevertheless, the voice is still beautiful. The is more the result of the recording rather than Ludwig herself. In spite of the faults, this is an excellent performance. Christa Ludwig sings differently here than the studio recording with Klemperer. James Kind gives an incandescent performance as Florestan. Those who think that Jon Vickers is the best Florestan around should just listen to King's Florestan. While the recording quality does not permit me to make a more conclusive judgement, I must say this Florestan is one of the best I've heard - better than Goldberg with Haitink or Kollo with Bernstein - challenging Vickers & Patzak. I don't wonder King had such a wonderful career - Siegmund, Emperor and so on. I wonder why Karl Bohm conducted some passages so fast. This is a great performance - you will like it though not the sound quality. Besides, it's hard to find another 'live' Christa Ludwig fidelio anywhere so grab this while it exists."

5 stars

05/06/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ever heard Christa Ludwig in the Klemperer version? Catch her live. She is very dramatic and involved. Her reading here is different from that in the studio, which is good for us. Who wants two identical readings? James King is a wonderful Florestan. Under Bohm, the whole performance comes alive. Sure, the sound quality is not top quality. But you get much more satisfaction from this imperfect performance than many of the artificial ones in the studio (Klemperer's is an exception). Very highly recommended."