Joseph Keilberth - Tannhauser - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Joseph Keilberth (1908-68) was, according to Brigitte Fassbaender, Inchthe most aesthetic, most natural, most serene of all conductorsInch. Martha Mödl Inchalways found him the greatestInch, for Hermann Prey Inchhe was and is the trend-setting musician of my singing lifeInch and for Inge Borck simply Inchthe singer's conductorInch. He was an exemplary incarnation of the ideal virtues of the German Kapellmeister and died far too early at the conductor's podium during a 'Tristan' performance. His recordings of works by Reger, Pfitzner and Hindemith are legendary for the transparent and vital realization of their complex structures. Among the archival treasures of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (now the WDR Symphony Orchestra), unsurpassed recordings of complex 20th-century masterpieces (1923-62) have been selected for this double album, decisively enriching the orchestral repertoire. Album 1 features the Concerto grosso for double orchestra and piano, the singular pioneering work by Heinrich Kaminski, the mystical master of the new polyphony, as well as Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling's Partita, which timelessly transforms the Bachian tradition. On album 2, two recording premieres by Karl Höller (1907-87) are followed by late Hindemith, Keilberth's favourite composer Agnes Giebel sings the 6 songs from 'Ein Marienleben', and Anton Heiller, the soloist of the premiere performance under Hindemith, plays in the late organ concerto.

Inspired by his impressive descriptions, ensemble feuervogel follows Coryat on his voyage of discovery through the alleyways, squares, and canals of the Serenissima from the magnificent St Mark's Basilica to the noble palazzi of the Venetian aristocracy and the elegant courts where music, dance, and courtly art played a central role. The concert programme Observations of Venice brings ornate diminutions and madrigals into dialogue with dance music, ricercars, and canzonas. In this way, ensemble feuervogel receives the music of the Venetian cinquecento, which Coryat wrote was Inchso beautiful that I would willingly walk a hundred miles at any time to hear the like of it.Inch

Album Tracks 1. Act 1. No. 1. Ouvertüre 2. Act 1. No. 2. Klinget, Klinget, Liebe Tã¶Ne 3. Act 1. No. 3. Das Wilde Toben Ist Verhallt 4. Act 1. No. 4. Jetzt Muß Ich Fort 5. Act 1. No. 5. Wahrlich! 6. Act 1. No. 6. Verwünschter Esel! 7. Act 1. No. 7. Sie Ist Ein Weib, FÜR Solchen Mann Geschaffen 8. Act 2. No. 1. Zwischenaktmusik 9. Act 2. No. 2. Aus Meinen Augen, Ungeschicktes Ding! 10. Act 2. No. 3. So Tretet Denn in Gottes Namen Ein! 11. Act 2. No. 4. Wir Sind Allein 12. Act 2. No. 5. Jetzt Gilt's! 1. Act 2. No. 6. Nun, Liebe Kinder, S'ist Nur Eure Schuld 2. Act 3. No. 1. Wie Es Scheint, Os Warten Wir Vergebens 3. Act 3. No. 2. Wohlan, Mein Frã¤Ulein 4. Act 3. No. 3. Er Kommt, Er Kommt! 5. Act 3. No. 4. Ha Ha! Da Sind Wir! 6. Act 3. No. 5. Heute Gilt Es Sich Zu Rã¼Hren 7. Act 3. No. 6. Wir Haben Zeitlich Uns Noch Eingefunden 8. Act 4. No. 1. Mein Liebes Weibchen, Komm! 9. Act 4. No. 2. Die Kraft Versagt 10. Act 4. No. 3. Drauãÿen, Herrin, Steht Ein Schneider 11. Act 4. No. 4. Komm! Liebes Kã¤Thchen 12. Act 4. No. 5. HöRT Eure Gã¤Ste