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R Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos | 
 enlarge | Creators: Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Staatskapelle Dresden, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Ian Thompson, Juergen Commichau, Matthias Henneberg, Natalie Dessay, Stephan Genz, Christiane Hossfeld, Sami Luttinen
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
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Sales Rank: 117525
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 122
Discs: 2
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47132
UPC: 028947132325
EAN: 0028947132325
ASIN: B00005ND47
Release Date: October 15, 2001
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Prologue: Orch Intro - Staatskapelle Dresden/Giuseppe Sinopoli | | • | Prologue: Mein Herr Haushofmeister! - Albert Dohmen/Romuald Pekny/Jurgen Commichau/Klaus Forian Vogt/Anne Sofie Von Otter | | • | Prologue: Du Allmachtiger Gott! O Du Mein Zitterndes Herz! - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Ben Heppner/Matthias Henneberg/Natalie Dessay/Deborah Voigt/Albert Dohmen... | | • | Prologue: Hast Ein Stuckerl Notenpapier? - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Natalie Dessay/Albert Dohmen/Deborah Voigt/Michael Howard/Jurgen Commichau... | | • | Prologue: Ist Schon Geschehn. Wir Sind Bereit - Albert Dohmen/Romuald Pekny/Deborah Voigt/Michael Howard/Ben Heppner/Anne Sofie Von Otter... | | • | Prologue: Nein, Herr, So Kommt Es Nicht - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Natalie Dessay/Albert Dohmen | | • | Prologue: Ein Augenblick Ist Wenig - Ein Blick Ist Viel - Natalie Dessay/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Albert Dohmen/Deborah Voigt | | • | Prologue: Seien Wir Wieder Gut - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Albert Dohmen | | • | Ov - Staatskapelle Dresden/Giuseppe Sinopoli | | • | Schlaft Sie? - Christaine Hossfeld/Angela Liebold/Eva Kirchner/Deborah Voigt | | • | Wo War Ich? Tot? - Deborah Voigt/Eva Kirchner/Stephan Genz/Natalie Dessay/Ian Thompson/Sami Luttinen | | • | Ein Schones War: Hiess Theseus - Ariadne - Deborah Voigt/Christiane Hossfeld/Eva Kirchner/Angela Liebold/Stephan Genz/Natalie Dessay/Ian... | | • | Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen - Stephan Genz/Eva Kirchner/Natalie Dessay | | • | Es Gibt Ein Reich, Wo Alles Rein Ist - Deborah Voigt | | • | Die Dame Gibt Mit Trubem Sinn - Christoph Genz/Ian Thompson/Stephan Genz/Sami Luttinen/Natalie Dessay |
Disc 2
| • | Grossmachtige Prinzessin - Natalie Dessay | | • | Hubsch Gepredigt! Aber Tauben Ohren! - Stephan Genz/Natalie Dessay/Christoph Genz/Ian Thompson/Sami Luttinen | | • | Ein Schones Wunder!.../Ein Reizender Knabe! - Angela Liebold/Christiane Hossfeld/Eva Kirchner | | • | Circe, Kannst Du Mich Horen? - Ben Heppner/Deborah Voigt/Christiane Hossfeld/Eva Kirchner/Angela Liebold | | • | Theseus! Nein, Nein! - Deborah Voigt/Ben Heppner | | • | Das Waren Zauberworte! - Deborah Voigt/Ben Heppner | | • | Gibt Es Kein Hinuber? - Deborah Voigt/Ben Heppner/Angela Liebold/Christiane Hossfeld/Eva Kirchner/Natalie Dessay |
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| Customer Reviews:
A gem of a recording June 10, 2008
Some of the previous Amazon.com reviews of this set are pretty sour and begrudging - I think you have to be rather spoiled not to appreciate the standard of singing, playing and interpretation in this, Sinopoli's recording swansong. I am not saying that you should endorse it simply because it was the final recording of a great conductor; I think it can stand on its own without sentimentality. The "Gramophone" reviewer was similarly snooty about the supposed "coldness" of this interpretation, (even though he admitted that that the cast was as spectacular as you could assemble today) but I don't hear it that way. I love the old Kempe recording of this entrancing opera, with Janowitz, Zylis-Gara and Sylvia Geszty, but not even the divine Gundula can sing the highest notes with the ease and purity that Voigt brings to this majestic role. The orchestra is the same in both recordings and the Staatskapelle is wonderful in both - but the extra clarity and depth of sound in the newer recording really permits the listener to hear the nuances and detail of Sinopoli's direction - and they make such a full, rich sound in those magical closing pages, for a mere thirty players.
As much as I admire James King, he does not bring Ben Heppner's refulgence of tone to the killer tenor role of Bacchus. Heppner and Dessay, like Voigt, almost make it sound easy - and perhaps that is why some reviewers accuse them of being "faceless" in their characterisation. I don't find it so; it's such a pleasure to hear three great voices in top form. Perhaps Dessay is too gentle and seductive as Zerbinetta - a tad more acid would not go amiss - but she is witty and knowing, as she should be. The supporting roles are beautifully taken, too; Von Otter sounds more vivid than I have heard her elsewhere; there is an artist whom I admit to finding bland, sometimes - but not here. Particularly fine are Stefan Genz's pointed, elegant singing as Harlekin and Albert Dohmen's rich tones as the Music Master.
I am no fan of Schwarzkopf's mannered, overpointed style and the old Karajan recording is mono, so you canot enjoy the orchestra colours as fully as in this atmospheric DG set. I love the 1968 Kempe set, mainly for the creamy, soaring purity of Janowitz and Zylis-Gara's adorable Composer, and would not be without it - but this is the best recommendation for one set only.
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