L JOHANN STRAUSS II PACO001 JOHANN STRAUSS II HILDA GUEDEN ANTON DERMOTA WILMA LIPP DIE FLEDERMAUS ALFRED POELL KURT PREGER AUGUST JARESCH STATE CHORUS ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: JULIUS PATZAK HILDA GUEDEN ANTON DERMOTA WILMA LIPP ALFRED POELL KURT PREGER SIEGLINDE WAGNER AUGUST JARESCH Disc 1 Disc 2 CHORUS VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Act 2 CONDUCTOR: CLEMENS KRAUSS (DECCA, 1950) 1. Overture (8'07") 1. Ein Souper heut uns winkt ( 1'43") 2. Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein ( 3'03") Act 1 3. Ach, meine Herrn und Damen ( 1'06") 2. Täubschen, das enflattert ist ( 3'29") 4. Mein Herr Marquis ( 3'44") 3. Du darfst heut nicht zu ihr ( 1'02") 5. Dieser Anstand ( 4'46") 4. Nein, mit solchen Advokaden ( 3'45") 6. Klange der Heimat ( 4'17") 5. Komm mit mir zum Souper ( 3'15") 7. Im Fuerstrom der Reben ( 8'12") 6. So muss allein ich bleiben ( 4'08") 8. Ballet (Fruhlingstimmen) ( 6'21") 7. Trinke, Liebschen, trinke schnell ( 5'21") 9. Genug damit, genug! ( 4'30") 8. Mein Herr, was dächten Sie ( 2'56") 10. Entr'acte ( 56") 9. Nein, nein ( 3'13") Act 3 11. Olga, komm hier ( 3'58") 12. Spiel ich die Unshuld vom Lande ( 4'23") 13. Ich stehe voll Zagen (10'07")

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