J. Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron (Live) NDR Radiophilharmonie, NDR Chor & Lawrence Foster

• 1 Overture 08:05
• 2 Introduction: Das wär' kein rechter Schiffersknecht (Chorus, Ottokar, Czipra) 02:10
• 3 Melodrama and ensemble: Zum Teufel! Schon wieder die alte Zigeunerhexe (Ottokar, Czipra, Chorus, Carnero) 01:45
• 4 Entrance: Als flotter Geist (Barinkay) - Couplet: Ja, das alles auf Ehr (Barinkay, Chorus, Carnero) 02:57
• 5 Melodrama and ensemble: Wer klopft an meine Tür! (Czipra, Carnero, Barinkay, Saffi, Chorus) 07:50
• 6 Da bin ich! (Zsupán, Carnero) - Ja, das Schreiben und das Lesen (Zsupán, Chorus, Carnero, Barinkay, Mirabella) 04:55
• 7 Couplet: Just sind es vierundzwanzig Jahre (Mirabella, Chorus) 02:20
• 8 Ensemble: Dem Freier naht die Braut (Chorus, Arsena, Barinkay, Zsupán, Carnero, Mirabella, Girls, Ottokar) 07:42
• 9 Dialogue: Na, Barinkay? (Zsupán, Barinkay, Ottokar, Arsena) 00:48
• 10 Gypsy song: So elend und so treu (Saffi, Barinkay) 05:04
• 11 Dialogue: Das Lied, ich kenne es aus meiner Kindheit (Barinkay, Czipra, Saffi) 00:27
• 12 Finale: Arsena! Arsena! (Ottokar, Arsena, Barinkay, Saffi, Czipra, Chorus, Gypsies, Zsupán, Mirabella, Carnero, Zsupán's Men) 19:56
• 13 Trio: Mein Aug bewacht bei Tag und Nacht (Czipra, Barinkay, Saffi) 05:00
• 14 Trio: Ein Greis ist mir im Traum erschienen (Czipra, Barinkay, Saffi) 07:55
• 15 Auf, auf, auf! (Pali, Gypsies, Gypsy Women) - Ha, das Eisen wird gefüge (Gypsies) 03:27
• 16 Dialogue: Hoch, Saffi! Hoch, Barinkay! (Chorus, Carnero, Barinkay) 00:25
• 17 Duet: Wer uns getraut? (Barinkay, Saffi, Chorus) 04:10
• 18 Dialogue: Dompfaff, Nachtigall und Störche? (Carnero, Ottokar, Arsena, Chorus, Homonay, Barinkay) 00:31
• 19 Her die Hand, es muss ja sein (Homonay, Chorus) 02:45
• 20 Dialogue: Wer kein Feigling und kein Schurke ist (Homonay, Chorus, Zsupán, Ottokar, Arsena, Carnero, Saffi, Barinkay) 01:52
• 21 Finale: Nach Wien! (All, Chorus) 10:51
• 22 Entr'acte: Tempo di valse 01:56
• 23 Dialogue: Der Krieg ist zu Ende! (A Herald, Chorus) - Chorus: Freuet Euch (Chorus) 00:54
• 24 Dialogue: Arsena, mein Kind (Mirabella, Arsena, Carnero) 00:16
• 25 Ein Mädchen hat es gar nicht gut (Arsena, Mirabella, Carnero) 03:07
• 26 Dialogue: Arsena, Arsena, sie kommen! (Carnero, Arsena, Zsupán, Mirabella) 00:30
• 27 March: Couplet with chorus: Von des Tajo Strand (Zsupán, Chorus) 03:36
• 28 Entrance march: Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht (Chorus) 02:50
• 29 Dialogue: Ich danke Euch (Homonay, Zsupán, Barinkay) 00:52
• 30 Finale: Heiraten vivat! (Chorus, Barinkay, Arsena, Mirabella, Zsupán, Homonay, Saffi, Czipra) 02:50
• Total Runtime 01:57:46

Info for J. Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron (Live)

Johann Strauss Jr. is the most prominent member of the famous musical Strauss family and with more than 500 dance compositions to his name, became known as ‘The Waltz King’. While conducting the world première of his operetta Der Zigeunerbaron at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885, Strauss junior lived one of, if not the biggest, stage successes of his career. Der Zigeunerbaron received 87 successive performances, which made it even more successful than Die Fledermaus and during the composer’s lifetime alone, the operetta was performed in more than 140 theaters. Originally Strauss intended to perform the 3 act operetta, on a libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer, at the Vienna Court Opera,rather than the Theater an der Wien. Even though this didn’t work out for contractual reasons, it may be seen as a reflection of the composer’s ambition to outgrow the dance hall. Der Zigeunerbaron clearly is a much more dramatic piece than Die Fledermaus and is by many considered to be a comic opera, instead of a genuine operetta. Johann Strauss junior forever stayed The Waltz King, but Der Zigeunerbaron became a success until present day. With the release of this 2-SACD album, now to be enjoyed in a splendid May 2015 recording by the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the NDR Chor conducted by Lawrence Foster.

Nikolai Schukoff (Sándor Barinkay)
Heinz Zednik (Conte Carnero)
Renate Pitscheider (Mirabella)
Claudia Barainsky (Saffi)
Markus Brüc (Graf Homonay)
Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Kálmán Zsupán)
Jasmina Sakr (Arsena)
Khatuna Mikaberidze (Czipra)
Paul Kaufmann (Ottokar / Pali)
Lawrence Foster (Herold)
NDR Chor & NDR Radiophilharmonie
Larry Foster, conductor

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