Der Zigeuner Baron Johann Strauss Jr
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NDR Radiophilharmonie & NDR Chor Lawrence Foster DER ZIGEUNER BARON JOHANN STRAUSS JR. Live Recording 1 Content Johann Strauß Jr. (1825-1899) 7 Couplet –“Just sind es vierundzwanzig Jahre” – “Kanonen dröhnen” 2. 20 Mirabella, Chorus Der Zigeunerbaron 8 Ensemble “Dem Freier naht die Braut” 7. 42 Track information 4 (The Gypsy Baron) Chorus, Arsena, Barinkay, Zsupán, Carnero, Mirabella Cast of characters 8 Operetta in 3 Acts (Version 1886) 9 Dialogue 0. 48 Zsupán, Barinkay, Ottokar, Arsena English Live Recording 10 Zigeunerlied “So elend und so treu” – “O habet acht” 5. 04 The Gypsy Baron – Saffi , Barinkay an ultra-conservative tome? 12 Text by Ignatz Schnitzer after the short story “Saffi ” by Mór Jókai 11 Dialogue 0. 27 Artists 15 Dialogues adapted by Nikolai Schukoff Barinkay, Czipra, Saffi The plot 20 12 Finale I 19. 56 CD 1 (PTC5186483) Ottokar, Arsena, Barinkay, Saffi , Czipra, Mirabella, Deutsch ACT I Carnero, Zsupán, Chorus „Der Zigeunerbaron“ – 1 Overture 8. 05 erzkonservativer Schinken? 22 2 Introduction “Das wär’ kein rechter Schiff erknecht” 2. 10 Künstler 25 Chorus, Ottokar, Czipra Total playing time CD 1: 64. 05 Die Handlung 29 3 Melodram and Ensemble 1. 45 Ottokar, Czipra, Chorus, Carnero Libretto Deutsch-English 31 4 Entrée – Couplet “Als fl otter Geist” – “Ja, das alles auf Ehr” 2. 57 Barinkay, Carnero, Chorus Acknowledgements 157 5 Melodram and Ensemble 7. 50 Premium Sound and Outstanding Artists 159 Czipra, Carnero, Barinkay, Saffi , Chorus 6 “Da bin ich”- “Ja, das Schreiben und das Lesen” 4. 55 Zsupán, Carnero, Chorus, Barinkay, Mirabella 2 4 5 CD 2 (PTC5186484) ACT III Cast of characters ACT II 1 Entr’act – Terzett “Mein Aug’ bewacht bei Tag und Nacht” 5. 00 10 Entr’act – Tempo di Valse 1. 56 Sándor Barinkay Conte Carnero Mirabella Czipra, Barinkay, Saffi 11 Dialogue – Choir “Freuet euch” 0. 54 Nikolai Schukoff , Heinz Zednik, Renate Pitscheider, 2 Terzett “Ein Greis ist mir im Traum erschienen” 7. 55 Herold, Chorus Tenor Tenor Soprano Czipra, Barinkay, Saffi 12 Dialogue 0. 16 3 Ensemble “Auf, auf, auf !” – “Ha, das Eisen wird gefüge” 3. 27 Mirabella, Arsena, Carnero S a Graf Homonay Herold Pali, Chorus 13 Couplet “Ein Mädchen hat es gar nicht gut” 3. 07 Claudia Barainsky, Markus Brück, Lawrence Foster 4 Dialogue 0. 25 Arsena, Mirabella, Carnero Soprano Baritone Chorus, Carnero, Barinkay 14 Dialogue 0. 30 5 Duett “Wer uns getraut?” 4. 10 Carnero, Arsena, Zsupán, Mirabella Kálmán Zsupán Arsena Barinkay, Saffi , Chorus 15 March – Couplet with Choir “Von des Tajo Strand” 3. 36 Jochen Jasmina Sakr, 6 Dialogue 0. 31 Zsupán, Chorus Schmeckenbecher, Soprano Carnero, Ottokar, Arsena, Chorus, Homonay, Barinkay 16 Einzugsmarsch (Entry March) 2. 50 Baritone 7 Werberlied “Her die Hand, es muss ja sein” 2. 45 Chorus Ottokar / Pali Homonay, Chorus 17 Dialogue 0. 52 Czipra Paul Kaufmann, 8 Dialogue 1. 52 Homonay, Zsupán, Barinkay Khatuna Mikaberidze, Tenor Homonay, Chorus, Zsupán, Ottokar, Arsena, Carnero, Saffi 18 Finale III – “Heiraten, vivat !” 2. 50 Mezzo-soprano 9 Finale II – “Nach Wien!” 10. 51 All and Chorus All and Chorus NDR Radiophilharmonie Kathrin Rabus, Concertmaster Total playing time CD 2: 54. 06 NDR Chor Eberhard Friedrich, Chorus Master Conducted by Lawrence Foster NDR Chor © NDR/Michael Müller 6 7 8 Cast of characters 9 The Gypsy Baron – character traits. And the story as such? is more grounded in history, more actually played at the Theater an der More on that later. dramatic – at times even operatic Wien on the evening of the première an ultra-conservative features break through. Strauss had on October 24, 1885. There is no Johann Strauss – brilliant composer intended to schedule The Gypsy Baron “fi nal version” available of the score. tome? of dance music, brimming over with (with a libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer) We only know that radical changes ingenious ideas, and also exuberant for performance at the Vienna Court were made right up until the night If you were so minded, you could claim leader of the Viennese orchestra Opera, not the Theater an der Wien. of the actual première, at the orders that the subject of Johann Strauss’ – defi nitely cherished an ambition Although this plan ultimately failed of the censors. Furthermore, Strauss operetta The Gypsy Baron is extremely (encouraged mainly by his wife Jetty) for contractual reasons, The Gypsy was forced to drastically shorten the topical. After all, it tells the story of an to creatively “outgrow” the dance Baron is surely more of a comic opera piece for performance reasons, and exile. An exile who, years after being hall. Especially with the assistance of than a genuine operetta. In particular, the singers also arbitrarily carried out banned by his family, returns to his the experienced man of the theatre, in the through-composed, large- “improvements” to their scores. homeland in order to repossess the Richard Genée, he came up with dimensioned fi nal movements and the properties of his forefathers. But this various compelling works for the fi nely structured ensembles, Strauss’ The inherently critical literary scholar is simply a limited and simultaneously stage. However, only two works have talent in the precise positioning of Volker Klotz has hardly a good word restricting summary of a work that was actually continued to enjoy a sustained dramatic landmarks in the plot is to say about The Gypsy Baron: in fact, to become Johann Strauss’ greatest success in the operetta world: Die clear to all. Furthermore, the work he has even referred to this as an stage success following Die Fledermaus Fledermaus and The Gypsy Baron. The breathes musical fi nesse, mainly in “example of quite the opposite” of an (= the bat). For due to his fi ckle and basic dramatic and musical structures, the orchestration; not only did Strauss operetta, one that merely pays tribute unsteady character, this exile – named however, diff er fundamentally in both dominate the numerous tone colour to the “traditional order..., especially Sándor Barinkay – does not necessarily works. The highly charged plot of qualities, he was also able to play its social and private forms of rule.” have the makings of a positive hero. Die Fledermaus absolutely lives and around with them skilfully. In no way does he doubt the “sheer In front of the Cathedral of Milano in 1962. Left to right: Lawrence Foster, Lawrence Foster The same goes, by the way, for the breathes (and needs!) Strauss’ virile, musical solidity of the piece”; however, Mrs. Böhm, Conductor Karl Böhm (Lawrence's teacher) and sohn of © Marc Ginot other characters in the colourful at times even sexualized dance music; To this day, it remains impossible to he states that by merrily singing Mr. and Mrs. Böhm, the actor Karl-Heinz Böhm cast, who exhibit rather questionable whereas in The Gypsy Baron – which reconstruct exactly which music was about a “world that is merciful to 10 11 12 English 13 God and Kaiser” and their “traditional towards the ‘Puszta-romance,’ the NDR Thus, the list of leading artists Since the beginning of the season feature of the musical life of Hamburg. Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the As a guest conductor he appeared with patriotic, patriarchal and paternalistic glorifi cation of military life and loyalty whom the NDR Radiophilharmonie 2014/15, new chief conductor Andrew Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of l’Orchestre National de Lyon, Montreal values,” Strauss takes his leave of the to the crown.” However, new versions Radiophilharmonie has collaborated with is as divers Manze continues the orchestra’s In addition to its concerts in Hamburg Amsterdam. Symphony, Danish National Symphony Off enbachiade-like character of his of the work result in a totally diff erent and impressive as the orchestra unique artistic work. and in the transmission area of the Orchestra, the MDR Sinfonieorchester earlier stage works. One could take a portrayal, including the version used Excellent quality in an exceptional itself, ranging from stars like Anne- NDR, the NDR Chor also appears Among the conductors with whom Leipzig, and the WDR Radio Orchestra similar overcritical stance towards The here (which was completed by Michael diversity of musical styles – the Sophie Mutter, Hélène Grimaud, regularly at festivals such as the the NDR Chor has worked are Eric Cologne among others. Gypsy Baron, with its often crudely Rot in 2004 for the “Neue Johann NDR Radiophilharmonie, based Hilary Hahn, Philippe Jaroussky or NDR Choir Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Ericson, Marcus Creed, Stephen Layton, constructed storylines, its patriotism Strauss Gesamtausgabe“ [= New in Hannover, Germany, enjoys a Rudolf Buchbinder over sensational the Hamburg International Music Christopher Hogwood, Sir Roger Following his ten-year tenure as (due to the period in which it was Johann Strauss Complete Edition] reputation of being one of the world’s conductors like Gustavo Dudamel, The North German Radio Choir (NDR Festival, the International Händel Norrington, Daniel Barenboim, Michael Artistic Director and Chief Conductor written), and its leading male roles who and consulted the original sources most fl exible orchestras. Andris Nelsons, Kristjan Järvi or Chor) was formed in 1946 and is Festival in Göttingen, the Lower Saxony Gielen, Thomas Hengelbrock, Mariss Mr. Foster was appointed Conductor act in a highly questionable manner; available). One that leads, in fact, Cornelius Meister to Jazz legends now one of the leading professional Music Festival and the Mecklenburg- Jansons, Paavo Järvi, Andris Nelsons Laureate of the Gulbenkian Orchestra. but one does not have to. For Strauss to an “appreciation of the gypsies” Whatever the concert programme like Al Jarreau and Chet Baker – to chamber choirs in Germany. Since Vorpommern Festival. Internationally, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Over the past years, he and the himself was anything but a militaristic and sharply criticizes “the absurdity demands, the 86 outstanding mention just a few. August 2008 its artistic director has the chorus has performed at orchestra toured extensively with nationalist craving a separation of of military life.” Moritz Csáky clearly musicians of the NDR Radio- been Philipp Ahmann.